It looks like camera technology is finally starting to catch up with the demands of professionals and consumers for those in the large sensor market. For many years we have had to battle with lens adaptors and DSLR cameras to get the filmic look, but now things are starting to […]
Reviews
Metabones Speed Booster sample footage
The Speed Booster adaptor from Metabones comes is various forms. The sample footage here uses the Canon EF to Sony E mount version. The Speed Booster definitely is a step-up in terms of design from the Metabones mki. Tolerances have been changed on the mounting rings so there is less […]
Neat Video noise reduction review
Every once in a while you come across a product that just works, and works well. Neat video noise reduction is one of them. It comes in the form of a plugin for all of the most popular editing and motion graphics packages including After Effets, FCPX, Premier, and […]
Canon C300 demo – Dublin
Canon UK and Ireland were kind enough to invite me down to their video demo day in Dublin. They had a 5d mkii and an XF305 there, but the product that I was interested in was the C300 EOS Digital Cinema Camera. I had already been very interested in purchasing […]
Sony HX9v
I just recently purchased a Sony HX9v compact camera so I can take some photos while out on my bike. The camera also shots 1080p video at 50fps which is amazing for this price. I just had to test this out, so took a mixed bag of shots out and […]
LED 500 and 1000 video lights
I’ve recently added a set of LED lights to my equipment list from Konova Photo in Korea. The order process was smooth and the lights arrived to me in Northern Ireland in just a few days. After unpacking the lights and checking them out, they seem to be of a high […]
Twixtor test
[vimeo id=”16517935″ width=”628″ height=”353″]Not much of an in-depth review here… Twixtor is a plugin for various post production software packages including, Final Cut Pro ad After Effects. It recreates frames in an attempt to create silky smooth, super slow motion footage. I’ve experimented with it a few times before and […]
iTimelapse review
I’ve just upgraded from the original iPhone 3G to the iPhone 4 and actually have a useable phone again, so I didn’t mess around in trying out the speedier processor with some new apps. iTimelapse has been out for a while but it is a pretty cool wee app that […]
Magic Bullet Grinder 1.0
Red Giant software have just released Magic Bullet Grinder for converting H.264 files from your DSLR camera to Pro-res of Photo JPEG format. There is only support for Canon DSRL’s at the moment. It seems like a useful piece of software and reasonably priced at $49. So why use this […]
Z-Finder review
I’ve just received delivery of my Zacuto Z-Finder, the much talked about accessory for DSLR style cameras. Most of you will probably know that the Z-Finder allows you to turn the LCD screen on your digital camera into a viewfinder. The version i purchased includes the Gorilla Plate which provides […]