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As Chris Watson http://www.dallasweddingfilms.com discovered the Zenit 35mm film cameras come equipped with a Carl Zeiss-like lens. Zeiss lenses are highly regarded in the world of cinematography. Chris found one of these cameras in a pawn shop for $35. He took the...

Sony announces a new Sony EX series camera at NAB. The PMW-320 is a 1/2" chip version of the PMW-350. Both camcorders have three Exmorâ„¢ full HD 1920x1080 CMOS imagers, HD-SDI and HDMI out. The PMW-350 camcorder features a DVCAM recording and playback as an option;...

The Pocket Flix was created by Ideal Toys in 1978. It was a battery-operated movie viewer that accepted film cassettes. Clips from movies, TV shows and cartoons were available. There was talk of it being able to carry phone signals and display newspapers and books....

Google, Intel and Sony developed Google TV to bring the Web into the living room through a new generation of televisions and set-top boxes. The Google TV software, based on the Android operating system, which was designed for smartphones. It will allow Facebook,...

Canon admits Version 2.0.3 firmware for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II causes a malfunction in which the manual recording level changed and made recording impossible. The correction is a new release Version 2.0.4 which is available from the Canon web site at:...

To produce this video we removed the nose cone of the glider and constructed, in its place, a very strong camera platform facing the skilled stunt pilot. The music is "I Just Want To Get You High" by http://www.vincenthayes.com/ with Steve Yankee. This film is...

Ron Proctor and Amy Jo Proctor built a 3-D video system for only $250. If you have anaglyph glasses with a blue left lens and red right lens, you'll see such videos in 3-D. Essentially, their system uses two Kodak Zx1 Cameras on a 6.5cm baseline. That's similar to the...

LAS VEGAS (CES Booth 14200) Jan. 6, 2010 ”“ Sony Electronics is expanding its line of solid state camcorders with two new models designed to broaden the shooting capabilities for professionals and consumers. The company is introducing its first professional...

Ataque de Pánico! (Panic Attack!) on Youtube Fede Alvarez from Uruguay uploaded this short film to Youtube last month (November, 2009). As he told the BBC's Latin American service Mundo "I uploaded (Panic Attack!) on a Thursday and on Monday my inbox was totally full...