» Archive for September, 2011
05Sep The Dead Lantern Ghost Chili Challenge
The guys I work with over at Deadlantern like to get together now and again for some poker and drinking. There has been talk over the past few months of trying a Ghost Chili Challenge. I didn’t make it down for the event but thankfully Mat managed to capture everything on video. Watch as this Ghost […]
05Sep Zoom H1 Shock mounts back on Tuesday
Thanks to everyone who’s already picked up a Zoom H1 shock mount. I’ve gone through 15 pounds of plastic and cases of rubber bands. The makerbot has been so busy printing shock mounts that I haven’t had a chance to create anything else. I have another 3d printer on order so hopefully once that’s up […]
04Sep ARCH Follow Focus Rig
This one is interesting. A Cube rig that has a hoop over the camera mount. Use the hoop to set start and stop marks and you basically have a low end follow focus with easy to set start and stop points. Square camera cages are generally a good thing and normally give you plenty of […]
04Sep Ape Case Pro Luggage Case ACPRO1600
This case has been around for years. It started out life as a snare drum case, then it was used to hold effects pedals, but it’s most recent use over the last few years has been to hold spare camera gear. The case is made out of heavy duty plywood, lined with hand stuffed bags […]
03Sep Polaroid Fader ND v.s. Light Craft workshop Fader ND Mark II Video test
Fader ND filters are very handy, but is it really worth it to DSLR film makers to spend big bucks on higher end brands? That was the question I had when I first started looking at the LightCraft Fader ND. The cheap Polaroid Fader ND filter that I’d been using seemed to work just fine, […]
02Sep Saying goodbye to my Lilliput 8 inch monitor.
I’ve been using this Lilliput monitor for over 2 years. It does a great job, but it’s time to let it go. I don’t need to have 4 HDMI monitors laying around the house. So the first up on the chopping block is the Lilliput 8 inch 869GL. I have it listed now on ebay […]
