Doesn't mean I'm going to buy one - yet. Need to spend much more time with it. But what's unequivocal is that the a7R III is the most capable camera I've ever had in hand. Here are the three videos I shot and published while up in NYC for PPE and Sony's latest camera launch...
Read moreGH5 Ultimate Rig, Zacuto, and...Plankton
The GH5 is small, fast and nimble. A 7" monitor, an articulable EVF and a cage...are not. How to reconcile?
Read moreOn the Open Road: GH5, FS5, Atomos, Zacuto, & Cartoni (Episode 1)
We were excited to road trip, see things and test gear. Then it started to rain...
Read moreRedRiver Papers' Palo Duro Etching Inkjet Printing Paper - I really like it.
I'm starting to print again. Things are a little different than they were back in my darkroom days.
Read moreSony RX10 Mark IV is a Paradox: Big, Fast, Slow, Small
You can belittle it if you want, but the do-it-all RX10 IV is an incredible engineering feat, addresses the single biggest issue of the Mark III (autofocus), and really makes you think long and hard about just how much better a top end DSLR and prime telephoto have to be in order to justify the difference in price.
Read moreIt's Only August, But I'm Naming Panasonic GH5 2017 Camera of the Year
It's been almost three months since I named the Panasonic GH5 2017 camera of the year. Nikon has released the D850, Sony has released the a7R III, Light is finally shipping the L16, and rumors are swirling around a new camera from Panasonic.
But none of it has changed my mind.
Read moreThe ONE Must-Have Lens for Your Sony FS5, FS7 or FS7 II
I am SO far behind, but I'm working to change this. For now, enjoy the video I delivered MONTHS ago on YouTube on Sony's new FE 18-110mm f/4.
Read moreOld Pros Telling Tales, Episode 1: Follow Focus, Old School
I met Barry Braverman at NAB 2017 in the press room, and over the course of five or ten minutes had a great conversation. THIS is why you go to NAB: the people.
Read moreAll My GH5 Videos in One Post!
Well, this is one way to play catch up: put all the videos I've done on the Panasonic GH5 and related lenses over the last couple of months in one post. Enjoy -- and if you like what you've seen here, please remember to give a thumbs up, subscribe to our YouTube channel and consider using our affiliate links or even directly supporting us with a contribution via PayPal in the "MORE" section below each video on YouTube. Thanks!
Read moreFujinon MK 50-135 T2.9 on Sony a6300 with Zacuto Scissors: Killer Combo
Along with its wider brother (MK 18-55 T2.9), Fujinon's 50-135 T2.9 cine zoom has just gorgeous image quality -- especially when paired with Sony's little a6300. The key is to truly lock the lens down on such a small body, and for that Zacuto's Scissors is fantastic: it locks the lens in place on your rail system by literally screwing into the lens itself, so you don't get flexing in either direction. If you have a Sony e-mount camera, you'll want to take a look at this pair. You may also want to look at the rig I used to hold it all together, the Sachtler Ace Baseplate; SmallRig 15 carbon fiber rods; Really Right Stuff L-bracket; and the edelkrone FocusOne.
Read moreI've Got to Figure Out How to Keep Up on This Blog
Just a quick note to apologize for leaving so much off the blog. This is all a very part-time thing I'd like to make almost-full time (we start shooting a documentary short tomorrow), Still sorting it out. Will try to get a pile of YouTube videos reposted here over the next couple of day, but you can always go straight to our YouTube channel. Thanks for your patience!
Read moreSleepless Over Sony's a9: what is it really, and for whom?
Sony a9 Aimed at One Thing: Dethroning the DSLR Kings of Pro Sports Photography
We are in NYC at the Sony press event announcing the $4,500 a9, and one thing is staggeringly clear. Sony may demur in public, but everything about this camera --along with the simultaneously announced $2,500 FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 G-Master OSS lens screams "DSLR technology is so last-century, especially for sports photography." Here's why.
Read moreSony a99II Hands-On: Specs Gone Wild
The a99II [B&H|Amazon] is sick-fast with a unique pellicle mirror arrangement enabling hybrid phase detect autofocus. Along with a pile of other specifications including the 42 megapixel sensor from the a7r II, this a-mount camera is aimed at giving existing a-mount users a reason to keep investing -- and maybe even toppling the Canon 5D franchise. But it's never that simple, is it?
Read moreB&H GH5 Livestream Event March 29th at 1:00PM
Hands-on with Fujinon MK 18-55mm T2.9 in Sony E-Mount!
The Sony E-Mount lens ecosystem just got a big boost from Fujinon/FujiFilm with a pair of baby Cabrios at 1/10th the price, starting with their 18-55 T2.9. Brilliant.
Read moreSony-ICD SX2000 Audio Recorder vs Zoom H1 (I'm buying the Sony)
They sound the same to me, but even at twice the price I prefer Sony's ICD-SX2000 field recorder with brilliant IOS app. I'm buying one.
Read morePRomptBox ONE: Best Teleprompter Under $150, Maybe a Whole Lot More
At the end of the day, a teleprompter is a pellicle mirror reflecting scrolling text from one side, allowing you to shoot through it from the other to give the illusion that the on-camera talent isn't reading. It works well, and you can even build one yourself for a few dollars. But the first high-quality, well-designed prompter and inexpensive prompter I've seen (for use with tablets and smartphones) is called the PRomptBox. At $139 (B&H), it's not only inexpensive -- it's brilliant.
Read more2016 Year in Review and Award Winners
It's a much smaller and more tightly focused set of winners this year, along with what I hope will become the annual Elephant Award. I began with a quick recap of 2016, and then go on to each of our winners. Camera of the year? Panasonic GX85 [B&H|Amazon] . Lens of the Year? Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 G-Master [B&H|Amazon]. Trend of the Year, Peeve of the Year, and then the Elephant Award to...the Native American Drone Pilots of Standing Rock, ND. Let me know what you think!
Read moreHands-On with the Sony a6500: an Imperfect Icon in the Hands of An Imperfect Man.
The Sony a6500 [B&H|Amazon] is a great camera, as it is essentially an a6300 with in-body image stabilization, a few ergonomic tweaks, a much bigger buffer, and an imperfect touch auto focus system. Here's my freaking half-hour review, with plenty of footage. I tell you which of the two -- along with the original a6000 -- you should buy.
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