» Archive for January, 2013
14Jan Flashpoint DSLR Camera Cage
Need a lot of cold shoe mounting points on the cheap? The Flashpoint Camera cage might be something to check out. At $64 this thing has 5 cold shoe mounts on either side, 9 across the top, as well as 2 clamp type cold shoe mounts, and through holes all over the rig. The cage itself […]
12Jan Canon 6d Review
The Canon 6d is the lightest full frame camera Canon has released to date. It’s the first DSLR camera in Canon’s lineup to have built-in GPS and Wi-Fi capabilities. The Canon 6d also sports a brand new 20.2 Megapixel sensor with large 6.55 µm photodiode sites for better low light performance. Priced at $2099, the Canon 6d has a few improvements […]
11Jan 4 TB of hard drive space for $189
You can pick up an oem 4TB hard drive for around $259, so why is it that you can buy a portable 4TB hard drive with usb 3 port for $189? It seems to me that at a price of $189 it would make sense to simply order a few of these drives for your nas and […]
11Jan CameraMator Wireless camera controller
The Cameramator actually showed up last week and the design and build look pretty reasonable. Unfortunately that’s all I can say about it right now as it only supports iOS devices which basically makes it a $200 paper weight for myself and many other backers. The Cameramator site, recently took down all of their references to android devices even […]
09Jan Rode iXY Stereo Microphone for the iPhone and iPad
Rode announced the interesting looking Rode iXY stereo Microphone and app for the iPhone and iPad. It’s basically an XY microphone adapter for your iOS device that allows you to record audio at a 24 bit 96kHz sampling rate. The app also looks like it adds a few interesting features to the mix, including noise reduction, copy […]
08Jan Warning about Clone CPM parts on ebay from seller Film City
A few of these clone CPM Cube cages have been showing up on ebay for around $75 from seller Filmcity. Although the price is really tempting, I thought I’d post a quick heads up. The hardware on these clone units might put your camera at risk of damage. These pictures came from one of you guys […]
08Jan The very odd looking Powershot N
I’ve said before that Canon isn’t the most innovative company in the camera world. So I was surprise to get the press announcement for the Powershot N. This strange little camera houses a 12.1 Megapixel sensor with a touch screen interface and “wireless capabilities” which i’m guessing is built in Wi-Fi though I can’t find anything in the specs. Oddly […]
07Jan Samsung 840 Solid State Drive $334
There seems to be an ebb and flow to SSD prices. For awhile prices were dropping and you could pick up 512GB ssd drives for as low as $285, but now the prices have spiked back up to around $400 for those same drives. Samsung’s 840 series SSDs are currently clocking in at around $334 […]
06Jan Fresnel as Arri 650 and 300 watt side by side
A few of you asked about the size of the Fresnel lens on the 650 watt model and 300 watt model. Here they are side by side, the 650 watt model is on the left and the 300 watt model is on the right. The Fresnel lens on the 650 watt model is ruffly double […]
05Jan 650W Fresnel as Arri with dimmer – First impressions
I just received a couple of those Arri knock off Fresnel lights this morning, one 650 watt model and one 300 watt model. Close up there are scuff marks on the aluminum and the blue pot metal cast on the front and back have a few minor imperfections, but over all the build feels solid. The barn […]
