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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 […]
08Aug My car just got replaced.
I have to be in Chicago next week for a film project and I’m driving, so I had little choice but to go car shopping today. I’m now the owner of an 09 Nissan Versa. Not the classiest car in the world but good gas mileage and lots of room for our traveling film crew. Four […]
29Jul 11 inch friction arm with Rod clamp.
I’ve been using these adjustable friction arms for quit awhile and they work great, plus they’re cheaper then most of the other adjustable arms on the market. It seems like every few months they come out with an updated model that has some other minor feature. This time they’ve included with the arm a nice […]
22Jun Horrible weather in the Midwest.
I was in the middle of getting caught up from my recent vacation, when the weather took a turn for the worse. Believe it or not there is a street under all that water. To add insult to injury, the flooding was followed up by baseball sized hail. That blue Saturn lost 2 windows, and […]
07May Makerbot build update.
I dropped a few of the projects I had on my plate so I could dive into the Makerbot build. I couldn’t resist it. No major mistakes yet, so far I’ve managed to put together the X, Y, Z, and build platform. It’s a pretty slow process, but I haven’t run into anything overly complicated […]
16Apr Makerbot 501pl plate print out.
Looks like I wasn’t the only one thinking about making quick release plates with the makerbot. Thingiverse member NRP put together this version of the 501pl quick release plate. His design is a bit different then mine but it’s cool to see that the idea works. I also found a few designs for quick release […]
27Feb Something fun for a Sunday Night. Rubber shot on the 5d Mark II
It’s Sunday night and I’m about to sink into the couch and enjoy a film shot entirely on the 5d mark II. If you’re up for a bad comedy/horror movie this might be just the thing to round out your night. Get it, round out our night? Alright that’s a horrible joke. Anyway Rubber is […]
23Jan Should you use zoom lenses for DSLR filming?
I don’t recommend using zoom lenses for filming unless the zoom covers a focal length that is hard to find or not available. Two such focal lengths are covered by the Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 and the canon 16-35mm f2.8. I’ve already done a review on the tokina 11-16mm, but i thought it might be nice […]
