» Archive for April, 2012
12Apr Canon 1D C Cinema EOS announcement
The Canon 1DX has yet to be released and Canon has already announced its bigger brother the Canon 1D C. Basically a video oriented version of the 1DX with some added frame rate options (24 through 60 at 1080p) and of course the ability to shoot 4k at 24fps Motion JPEG. All this recorded to Dual CF cards with no […]
12Apr Transcend Premium 400x 32GB compact flash cards.
Although I’ve been very happy with the performance of the PRETEC SDXC 64GB cards I’ve been using, the toughness of a CF card still wins compared to the thinner lighter weight SD cards. Plus the combination of a 32GB CF card and a 64GB SDXC card in the camera gives me close to 90GB of footage before […]
11Apr Used Gear Watch: ikan Elements DSLR Cage
Ikan makes a lot of random equipment including DSLR Rigs and friction follow focus adapters. I’m not a huge fan of their DLSR Rig’s handle design, but the rigs are all metal and as with anything else, for the right price it can be a pretty good deal. Ikan’s Super Fly DSLR Rig alone will set […]
11Apr Letus Talon 1DmkIV cage with the Canon t2i fully loaded
Even though this Letus Talon Cage was designed for the Canon 1D Mark IV, it does a very good job of protecting the fragile plastic body of the Canon T2i and it’s battery grip. The reason I point this out, is that Letus Currently has this Cage on Sale for $250. At $499 the cage […]
10Apr Boom pole mounting option for your field recorder
If you’re looking for a low profile option that allows you to mount your field recorder directly to a boom pole this could be an easy way to go. Basically it’s just a small clamp from a friction arm combined with the very low price metal quick release plates I posted awhile back. It doesn’t […]
07Apr First look at my headphone Wireless monitoring setup.
I mentioned awhile back that I’ve been using my Bluetooth stereo setup for audio monitoring. Above are the AIAIAI TMA-1 headphones I use when I need that extra bit of clarity in the audio I’m monitoring. The nice thing about the TMA-1 headphones is the 3.5mm jack on the left ear peace, this allows you to remove […]
06Apr Tascam DR-40 V.s. Zoom H4n features or price?
I’ve had the Tascam Dr-40 for quit some time, but until Tascam added the firmware update that gives you independent control of the input volume, I hadn’t really considered it a true competitor to the Zoom h4n. However, now that this feature is available, the Tascam Dr-40 is a very affordable alternative to the Zoom […]
04Apr DIY wireless audio: turning the Audio2000s into a wireless 2 channel portable audio system
I received an E-mail a few weeks ago from Shabazzr. He was wondering if I knew of any way to make the Audio2000s 6032uf UHF dual channel wireless system 100% battery powered. The wireless transmitters already run on batteries so I really just needed to find the spec’s for the receiver and a low price battery that would meet […]
02Apr Canon 5d mark III HDMI output
With the exception of the 7d which has a crippled audio system, the 5d mark III is the first to have a fixed HD output. The HDMI signal registers on the monitor as a 1080i signal, but just like the Canon 7d the output signal is an odd cropped version of 1080i. With the screen info […]
01Apr Canon 5d mark III Hands on Video and my first impressions.
So far I’m very pleased with the 5d Mark III’s performance, although I will need to spend some more time testing the audio inputs. As of right now I’m not sure if it’s the camera or the mic that is the source of the noise and I haven’t had a chance to test out other microphones yet. More […]
