» Archive for February, 2011

05Feb Konova Slider Update

After having a chance to spend a little more time with the Konova Slider, I thought I would take a little time to post a few more pictures and a quick update. My good friend Amos has the DryLin® Linear Motion Camera Slider, which is considered to be one of the best DIY options for […]

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Canon 7d, Canon t2i, Slider

04Feb JuicedLink DS214 AGC Disabling pre-amp released this month.

Let me start by saying that I like Juicedlink products. I have the JL-DT454 which provides the ability to disable AGC on the canon 7d. The handy thing about Juicedlink preamps is that they provide gain. Beachtek and Studio one preamps are passive, so if you have an audio source that’s quiet there is no […]

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Audio Gear, brackets and mounting, Canon 7d, Canon t2i, Field recorders, Magic Lantern Firmware

03Feb USB Follow Focus just showed up.

So i’ve got some good news and some bad news. Lets start with the good news first. The Okii usb Fallow focus just showed up today, comes in a nice little tin, feels very well made, and Okii had it shipped to me in 4 days (very nice). Now for the bad news. If you […]

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brackets and mounting, Canon 7d, Canon t2i, Filming, Follow Focus

03Feb Attaching your monitor battery to your rig.

I will start out by taking a moment to credit my girl friend who actually gave me this idea. Thanks Dani! I was looking for a cheap and easy way to mount batteries, remotes, and other random stuff to my camera rig. When Dani walk over and says “Velcro”. She then explained to me that […]

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brackets and mounting, Field monitor

01Feb More on the Dirt Cheap monitor

I’ve been getting a lot of request to see this little monitor up close. I didn’t have a chance after putting this together to film the monitor in use. So hopefully this short video address most of your questions. I will note that it’s hard to properly expose a video monitor, so the color ends […]

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brackets and mounting, Canon 7d, Canon t2i, Field monitor, Filming, Slider
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