I was going to call this: “There’s never been a better time to buy a camera”, but then the more I thought about it the more I realised that actually in some respects, right now it’s really difficult to make the right camera choice due to the large number of very capable cameras on the … Continue reading Are the F5 and F55 going to be game-changers?
OK, not really very scientific, but I’m busy on some paying projects at the moment and the weather is very changeable so I only had a short window to do this. I’m still exploring the image quality of the FS700. It is very good, of that there is no doubt, but my benchmark right now … Continue reading PMW-F3 and FS700 comparisons. Free clips to download.
Here’s a link to 14 short comedy sketches shot by cinematographer Charles Papert. Shot using S-Log with a PMW-F3. Really, really good stuff and gives an amazing insight into the range of looks that can created with the F3. https://vimeo.com/channels/311011/
I’ve decided to group together some of the various shooting tips that I have written over the years on a single page. Hopefully this will make them easier to find. Some are technical, some are practical or creative. For technical aspects of setting up picture profiles see this page or for other technical information this page. … Continue reading Shooting Tips
I have just spent a couple of days with 3 of Sony’s latest offerings. The new compact XDCAM camcorder, the PMW100, the diminutive NXCAM HXR-NX30 and the NEX-FS700. If you’ve managed to miss all the noise, the FS700 is yet another camcorder with a Super 35mm sensor, this one recording to AVCHD and very,very similar … Continue reading A Second Look at the Sony NEX-FS700.
Great news. I have managed to create a set of .lut files from the standard MLUT’s included with the PMW-F3. These new files work with most LUT enabled software, like LUT Buddy, Colorista, Resolve etc. The standard Sony files don’t work so I had to create these which should be 100% matches with the F3’s … Continue reading PMW-F3 MLUT’s converted to .lut files. Works with most LUT software
I get asked a lot about settings for shooting in low light with the EX1 and EX3. To be honest there is not much that will make a big difference that can be done, beyond adding in camera gain. There are a few tweaks you can make to the picture profiles that will help minimise … Continue reading Low Light Picture Profile for EX1/EX3
At NAB I was offered a TVLogic 5.6″ monitor kit for review and assessment. The VFM-056WP sits somewhere between being a monitor and a viewfinder. It’s not as big as most monitors and it’s not really a viewfinder, like the soon to be released Alphatron/TVlogic EVF. So I was somewhat sceptical as to how useful … Continue reading TVLogic WFM-056WP Monitor/Viewfinder
At NAB I was offered a TVLogic 5.6″ monitor kit for review and assessment. The VFM-056WP sits somewhere between being a monitor and a viewfinder. It’s not as big as most monitors and it’s not really a viewfinder, like the soon to be released Alphatron/TVlogic EVF. So I was somewhat sceptical as to how useful … Continue reading TVLogic VFM-056WP 5.6″ Monitor/Viewfinder Review.
I tried to like it and “get used” to the ergonomics, but the audio controls, lack of switches for gain and white balance plus the stepping iris controls was driving me nuts. I had hoped the C300 would be that one piece solution I was looking for, but when you consider that you have to … Continue reading Sold my C300!