» Archive for February, 2014
11Feb Under $6 1/4 20 ball head to cold shoe mounting solution
So here we have 2 relatively low price 1/4 20 to cold shoe ball head adapters. The one on the right will set you back $9.50 while the one on the left will only cost you $5.40 (or as low as $3.38 if you look around). The one on the left took the slow boat […]
10Feb BlackMagic 4k Camera price drop to $2995
It looks like BlackMagic is dropping the price of it’s 4k production camera to $2995, coming down $1000 from earlier pricing. There has been a lot of speculation about the possible price of the new Panasonic GH4 (which will also be 4k capable) settling in at around the $2000 price point. While the BlackMagic 4k production […]
10Feb Batch processing Gopro Hero 3 protune clips in Gopro Studio
I’ve been shooting allot with the Hero 3 black edition lately and do to a misunderstanding I had about how the Gopro Studio software works, I was unaware that you could batch convert files to .avi or .mov, instead I was exporting each file individually using the export option in step 3 of the program, […]
08Feb Seiki 39-Inch 4K monitor $362 Amazon warehouse deal
If you’re looking for a lot of screen real estate and want to move up to 4k, Amazon Warehouse deals has the Seiki 39 inch 4k panel on sale for just $362 refurbished. While the panel isn’t the greatest display in the world with its 30hz refresh limit and imperfect color reproduction, that’s still a […]
07Feb Freenas PCI-e 4 port SATA upgrade revisited
It’s been awhile since I’ve made any changes to my original Freenas build (you can find that here). At 18TB of storage in raidz I still have 4TB left which seems to give me enough of a buffer when deleting and adding new projects to the Freenas box. The old PCI-e 4 port SATA card I’ve […]
07Feb Tascam DR-60d $199 with a free copy of Pluraleyes 3
If you are in the market for a field recorder, B&H has the Tascam DR-60d field recorder on sale for just $199 and that includes a free copy of Pluraleyes 3. That’s a pretty darn good price for an excellent little field recorder. Pluraleyes also adds a lot of value and is an excellent way […]
06Feb Crucial M500 960GB $449 Amazon Sale
The Crucial m500 960GB SSD drives might not be quit as fast as the Samsung 840 EVO 1TB drives, but the slight difference in performance will save you $80. Right now Amazon has the Crucial m500 960GB SSD drives on sale for just $449 while the Samsung 840 EVO 1TB drive is priced at $529. That […]
06Feb SanDisk Extreme Plus 32GB micro sdhc speed test
I’ve been using my Gopro hero 3 allot lately and I’ve been getting occasional dropouts when shooting in protune mode. I ended up throwing the hero 3 off that cement structure 3 times in the Cobalt cage review video because of it. Turns out i’m yet another victim of Sandisks buzz word labeling system. I […]
06Feb Anytime Tools 32 pc MICRO PRECISION SCREWDRIVER SET
Getting ready to put in that Samsung 840 EVO SSD into my Asus Zenbook. I’ve been waiting for this 32 piece screwdriver set with torx bits to show up since last week, apparently prime shipping isn’t always 2 days. Not exactly the most exciting purchase, but for $8 you get a pretty decent selection of precision bits […]
05Feb Nady SGM-12, still the cheapest usable shotgun mic on the market
For the price the Nady SGM-12 shotgun microphone is still one of the best values on the market. At $30 it could be described with buzzwords like “adequate”, “acceptable”, and “usable”. The audio from the Nady SGM-12 isn’t particularly impressive, but it is very usable for a $30 microphone. Over the years i’ve managed to […]
