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16Apr Atomos Samurai Blade is a great looking monitor
The original Atomos Ninja was one of the first reasonably priced portable HDMI video capture devices on the market. Some would also call it a field monitor, though the original 800×480 resolution screen left a bit to be desired. With the addition of the Samurai Blade to Atomos’s lineup you finally get a beautiful looking 1280×720 resolution […]
12Apr Now that we have the Blackmagic Pocket camera is the Digital Bolex still relevant?
It’s been 2 years a year since the Digital Bolex was successfully funded on kickstarter. The camera brought the promise of a super 16mm sensor size and a RAW DNG file format at a sub $3000 price point. In 2011 this sounded like an amazing step forward compared to the cameras that were currently on the market. […]
11Apr No on screen audio meters on the Blackmagic 4k and Pocket cameras, plus huge file sizes
The last day of NAB seems to be the best time to actually play around with gear. I was able to spend over an hour playing around with both the Blackmagic 4k camera and the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera. Basically it was the reps, myself, and maybe 5 other people milling around off and on. […]
10Apr More Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera updates
I finally managed to speak with a Blackmagic rep. The literature they have on the Pocket Cinema camera doesn’t say anything about Raw DNG mode. Apparently that is because Blackmagic isn’t 100% sure if that feature will be available at launch. According to the rep the camera will definitely have that option in the future but it could take a few more months depending […]
10Apr Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera hands on and first impressions
A lot of people are excited about Blackmagic’s 4k camera announcement which finally delivers a 4k camera for under $4000. This is something manufactures have failed to do over the past several years and Blackmagic will make a lot of money filling this segment of the market. You might consider 4k camera to be a revolution, […]