» Archive for August, 2011
17Aug What’s under the hood of my editing computer?
I get e-mails now and again asking about the computer I edit on. These stats aren’t a requirement by any means. In fact most people don’t need 24GB of ram for editing. If i’m working on editing with little to now effects, 6 or 8GB of ram work just fine. I only really notice the […]
16Aug 2 SanDisk 32GB Extreme cards for $119.95
Sandisk Extreme memory cards are considered by many to be Top notch and normally you pay top notch pricing. But over the past few months, prices have seemed to drift downward. Right now B&H is offering a 2 pack of 32GB SanDisk memory cards for $119.95 which ends up being about $60 a peace. Still more […]
16Aug Shock mounts back in stock.
I got back from Chicago yesterday morning, and after a 10 hour nap, I finally had a little bit of time to get the printing press back up and running. Zoom H1 shock mounts are now back in the Noob Store. Juiced link DS214 adapter should be up shortly. Stills from the film project I […]
12Aug A protective case for your 5 inch monitor.
I had to leave for Chicago yesterday morning and I needed a couple of cases for my Sony CLM v55 and Smallhd DP4 monitors. I started digging around the house to see what i could find and it turns out that both monitors fit quit nicely into the same case that I use for my Zoom […]
09Aug Canon LP-E8 generic battery road test.
I finally had a chance to give some of these Generic LP-E8 batteries a proper road test. Two full days of filming with over 100 GB of footage and they kept up better then I expected. I ended up averaging about 2 to 2 1/2 hours of filming with two batteries in my Zeikos battery […]
09Aug Alesis PalmTrack field recorder for $39?
The Alesis PalmTrack is very similar in specs to the Zoom h2 field recorder. Both have 4 Mic capsules and both allow you to record 4 tracks at the same time. The PalmTrack also has a threaded adapter mount and the added benefit of being a usb audio interface for your computer. There is also the standard line/mic […]
08Aug My car just got replaced.
I have to be in Chicago next week for a film project and I’m driving, so I had little choice but to go car shopping today. I’m now the owner of an 09 Nissan Versa. Not the classiest car in the world but good gas mileage and lots of room for our traveling film crew. Four […]
06Aug Mother nature hates me.
Between storms I was able to run out and grab a few shots with my cell phone of my car. Lightning hit the tree right next to my car and crushed the back of it. Thankfully all of my camera gear was in side. My car is totaled, but I still have to drive it […]
06Aug Hard drive failure.
Hard drive failure is a pain and although I back up drives regularly, sometimes I get lazy. Case in point, the hard drive above (Seagate momentus XT) was backed up 3 months ago. I normally try to run backups on my laptop drives at least once a month, but I was on the road the […]
03Aug Lilliput 569GL 5 inch monitor in the wild.
LJ posted this unboxing video of the new Lilliput 569GL monitor. I’ve been interested to see how Lilliput’s 5 inch monitor stacks up. Coming in at $200, it’s well under any of the other 5 inch hdmi monitors in this category. It’s also one of the few monitors in this price range sporting proper BNC connectors. Lilliput’s […]
