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First Look: Veydra 85mm T2.2 Mini Prime
Veydras are cine primes designed primarily for micro four thirds cameras, though they’re also available with C- and E-mounts. I…

Review: Canon XC10 1” 4K hybrid compact camera/camcorder
Behold: the Canon XC10. A two-pound, 4K, stills & video camera with a fixed 10x lens and no XLRs. Kinda…

Inside Canon Expo 2015, Part One: 8K Cinema EOS
Here are some photos of the recently announced Cinema EOS 8K camera currently in development and being displayed on the…
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First Look: Sony PXW-FS7 L.S.S. Shoulder-Mount Camcorder, pt. 1
[Updated 18:40 PDT 12 Sept 2014: frame grabs and photos.] As I post this, Sony is announcing the PXW-FS7 “Vérité”…

Become an Eyelight Detective: The Easy Way to Dissect Someone Else’s Lighting
Since my college days I’ve been driven to learn how other DP’s light: what units they use, where they put…

Review: Lumu incident-reading lightmeter for iOS / Android
[Updated September 2016: Lumu is no longer supported on Android. Apparently the audio-jack interface on Android is too inconsistent to allow…

RØDE Announces New iXY Mic for iPhone 5, 5C and 5S
July 14th 2014, Sydney Australia – Australian pro-audio manufacturer RØDE Microphones has today announced the iXY with Lightning connector for…

Some Things I Know About Filters
On heels of my recent article/brain dump on lenses, here are some thoughts on filters: why they’re good, when they’re…

Some Things I Know About Lenses
I don’t know a ton about lenses. I’ve always focused on cameras and film technology, but I’m slowly building a…

Atomos Shogun and Ninja Star from NAB 2014
Craig Chartier interviews Jeromy Young, CEO and founder of Atomos at NAB 2014… Here are the descriptions of the Atomos…

Gamma Curves and Exposure: Looks Can Be Deceiving
Several people commented that the base flesh tone exposures in my CineGear presentation looked “dark.” I did a little research…

First Look at the Letus Helix
All images and text on this page are the exclusive copyright of the author, Zeb Beadle, and are published here…