The Digital Bolex D16 cinema camera was originally funded on Kickstarter as we reported back in 2012. It is now a real product. This 2k camera makes cinematic quality video and the prices start at $3000. This beautifully shot promo shows off what the D16 can do....
Canon is announcing new cameras like Canon EOS C300 Mark II, but that one will cost about $20,000. For the rest of us there is an intriguing new hybrid called the XC10. It records UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) video as well as 1080p/i, 720p and image files. It has a...
Arri presents the ALEXA Mini. It's shaped as a cube and has the same image quality and power of an Arri ALEXA, but in a much smaller carbon fiber case. Alexa Mini is smaller and cheaper and than the Arri Alexa. It competes directly with the RED EPIC. The ALEXA Mini...
While the new Panasonic 4K cameras WX970, WX 870, and WX770 are consumer cameras, they make amazing video. These Panasonic 4K cameras shoot HDR video and 1080 at 240fps. Take a look at this video. Full screen and hi-res are recommended. And if you ever wanted to do...
A company called JK Imaging has licensed the Kodak name. The agreement enables JK Imaging to manufacture and sell Kodak branded digital imaging products. One of the most intriguing is the Kodak PixPro SP360. It captures 1080p video with a 360º field of view. This 360°...
Smart phones have been making surprisingly great video for quite a while now. See this classy 4 Min “Doc” for Bentley Motors which was filmed with the iPhone 5s. So it's no surprise that the new iPhone 6 would be better. But the cameras in the new IPhone 6 and the 6...
For decades Super 8 film has held a special place in the hearts of filmmakers. Many of us grew up with Super 8 home movies. The evocative feeling of these films has drawn many filmmakers to use Super 8 for a nostalgic or home movie look. Many feature films have used...
The small camera in Google Glass can take a picture either by a voice command or by touching the glasses. A software company called This Place wondered if the camera could be activated by mind control. Scientists have begun harnessing electrical waves generated by the...
April 25 - 27 every year is Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day. Pinhole photography is photography without a lens. Instead of a lens, there's a tiny hole in the camera box. Light enters the camera through the hole just like it would through a lens. The light forms an...
It looks like a 16mm film camera, but it's a custom-designed housing that includes a Silicon Imaging SI-2K Mini Camera Head and an Apple Mac Mini. The camera head produces digital cinema class 2048x1152 resolution. This SI-2K Mini camera head has been used as a second...
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