» Archive for the ‘Canon 5d Mark II’ Category

04Mar Jangus Stereo Wireless Wi Zoom h4n prototype mounting adapter

I’ve been working on a practical setup that combines the Zoom h4n with the Jangus Stereo Wireless adapter. This would allow you to mount your Zoom h4n to the base of your boom pole, monitor your audio, and send  a stereo audio back to the camera. This would mean no cables and no syncing issues, […]

02Mar More info on the Canon 5d Mark III

If you’re still on the hunt for more pictures and info on the 5d mark III release, Kai from Digitalrev was one of the lucky one’s who attended the press event in Hong Kong. Digitalrev was able to film a short hands on video comparing the Mark II and Mark III. The ISO performance of the […]

02Mar Canon 5d mark III announced! Pre-Order body only available.

After an extremely long wait, the Canon 5d mark III has finally been announced and it looks like Canon was kind enough to grant most of the things on my wish list. So lets take a closer look at what made it into the camera. Advanced video codec ALL-I Proper Headphone jack Extended recording time of […]

23Feb Canon 5d Mark III announcement next week?

Canon Rumors is reporting that the long awaited Canon 5d Mark III may be announced as early as next week. Specs 22mp 61pt AF 100% VF 3.2″ LCD Dual CF/SD Card Slots Price: Around $3500 USD No reports yet on video capability, but I’m very happy to see the upgraded Auto focus system. Once you […]

20Feb Jangus Wi Stereo wireless DSLR Adapter

I’ve been playing around with the Jangus Wi Stereo wireless adapter and so far it’s really managed to impress me. It delivers clean stereo audio from my Zoom h4n at 60 feet with very low latency. I still need to do more testing and get some exact measurements, but in the 3 video tests I’ve shot so far, […]

19Feb Modogrip offers new pricing options

I posted my first impressions of the Modogrip a few weeks ago and there were a lot of people asking about pricing. Some of you already own a 680B monopod or just want some of the hardware. Well it looks like they are now offering packages starting at $205 that are a hardware only option, with […]

18Feb Jangus Music Wi Stereo wireless system – First impression

The Jangus Music Wi JMWAL35 showed up in the mail yesterday and it looks extremely interesting. Basically this is a stereo wireless transmitter that operates on a 2.4GHz frequency. You might recognize that frequency from your wireless router or cordless phone laying around the house as it belongs to the 802.11 IEEE standard. In fact the Jangus website […]

17Feb Rode VideoMic Pro Video Review

Although the audio tests don’t show any real difference in audio quality, the higher price of the VideoMic pro gives you a much smaller and lighter package. The new design has a better suspension system and the +20db switch gives you a much stronger audio single for cameras with poor or noise amplifiers. If you […]

15Feb Dirt Cheap Monitor Project – Video build

Youtube member MAREKDT sent me a video of his take on the Dirt Cheap monitor project. I like the fact that he saved the little threaded bracket, I got a little to carried away with the dermal when I built mine and there wasn’t much left of the holes. The black electrical tape is also […]

14Feb Rode VideoMic Pro – First impression

The Rode VideoMic has been a very popular compact camera mounted shotgun mic for quit a while, mine has lasted me more then 6 years with nothing more then a rubber band change out. When the Rode VideoMic Pro was released back in late 2010 I spent some time going over the specs and it looks like […]