Did you jump right in and download Final Cut Pro X today? Did you get your mind readjusted to the new editing paradigm? Did you freak out when you couldn’t get your XDCAM footage into FCPX? And then have another little freak out about what you had done when you saw the unrelenting tweet stream?! Relax. Keep…
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Thunderbolt Macs + Speed
Apple’s recent lineup of laptops and iMacs are fairly impressive and offer a lot of performance for the price. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a better time to get a new computer. Look at the 2011 MacBook Pro 17″ 2.30GHz with 8GB of RAM — it is damn near as fast as the…
My Feature Film Premiere
At long last. After three years of laboring behind the camera, in front of the editing computer, over weekends and late nights, we have a finished feature film. TRIUMPH67 premieres on Friday, April 15th, 7:00pm at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. I’d love to see you there! I shot, edited and co-produced this narrative drama…
Sony F3 Gain Demo + Specs
A very quick video test of the Sony PMW-F3 video camera at high gain settings and the rundown on the pre-launch specs and features.
Lens Options for Sony F3
AbelCine has a new brief posting with an overview of lenses for Sony’s F3 camera coming out next month. I’m very excited by the possibilities of different glass on this new camera as the old Sony EX3 had interchangeable lenses but the reality wasn’t of much use, due to magnification factors of up to 5.4X on 35mm lenses (one of the drawbacks of the smaller 1/2″ sensor but great for wildlife/extreme telephoto work). The new Nikon and Canon adaptors for the F3 still have a slight magnification of about 1.5X with full frame lenses.
Sony FS100 Review
The Super-35mm sensor Sony FS100 video camera has been out on the market for several weeks now and yet there still seems to be confusion and a lack of good hands-on material. Probably because those that have the camera are having so much fun shooting with it that they haven’t made time to sit down and type up their thoughts and experiences! Certainly since the FS100 showed up around here we have been very busy shooting work or feature film footage — and enjoying almost every minute of it!
What It Is: A great replacement for the Sony EX1/EX3 and any DSLR for filmmaking. Like the offspring of the EX3 and the Canon 7D, with the ability to use most any lens you might have access to. A camera with a real workflow for shooting. A true 1080/60p device. A low-light rock star.
What It Isn’t: A DSLR killer (although it is pretty close). The Arri Alexa Mini or the RED Epic Mini. Why? Read on…
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