Review: Lumu incident-reading lightmeter for iOS / Android
[Updated September 2016: Lumu is no longer supported on Android. Apparently the audio-jack interface on Android is too inconsistent to allow the Lumu to function well across the wide variety of…
RØDE Announces New iXY Mic for iPhone 5, 5C and 5S
July 14th 2014, Sydney Australia – Australian pro-audio manufacturer RØDE Microphones has today announced the iXY with Lightning connector for iPhone 5, 5s and 5c — the highly-anticipated update to…
Some Things I Know About Filters
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Note: this article originally appears on Philip Bloom’s web site and is reprinted here with his kind permission. Words and images presented are the copyright of Philip Bloom (except those…
Lucasfilm, Skywalker Ranch, Red Tails, Star Wars & Canon DSLRs
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Canon D-SLR Log & Transfer Plugin for Final Cut Pro
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City of Bryan, TX Assigns Municipal Communications to Panasonic AG-HMC150 AVCCAM Camcorders
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Canon USA announces 5D Mk. II firmware update
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JVC GY-HM100 & GY-HM700+Canon 14x Lens Field Test
The day before the JVC booth opened to the public I was granted a few hours of access to both a release version of the GY-HM100 and the GY-HM700 with…
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