What's New in VEGAS Pro 14
Here At Last And Under New Ownership The Vegas world was excited in April 2014 with the release of Vegas Pro 13 at NAB. With a typical release at NAB…
Thoughts on the Panavision Millenium DXL
On the first of June, Panavision introduced the new Millenium DXL to the world with a showing at the ASC Clubhouse followed by an evening event at Light Iron. Art Adams…
Wi-Fi WFM: Turn your iPhone into an engineering monitor
Shameless commercial message: I’ve developed a new iPhone app, Wi-Fi WFM. It takes the wireless feed from a Teradek Cube, Clip, or VidiU and displays its picture along with a waveform monitor,…
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How I Became… an Expert?
The answer is not as sexy as you think. It boils down to being curious, asking lots of annoying questions, and never assuming I know the real story. On a…
First Look: Sony PXW-FS7 L.S.S. Shoulder-Mount Camcorder, pt. 1
[Updated 18:40 PDT 12 Sept 2014: frame grabs and photos.] As I post this, Sony is announcing the PXW-FS7 “Vérité” at IBC 2014 in Amsterdam. The FS7 is a large-single-sensor…
Become an Eyelight Detective: The Easy Way to Dissect Someone Else's Lighting
Since my college days I’ve been driven to learn how other DP’s light: what units they use, where they put them, how they blend them together. Behind-the-scenes photos, while immensely…
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
On heels of my recent article/brain dump on lenses, here are some thoughts on filters: why they’re good, when they’re bad, and why digital filters never look the same. Filters…
Some Things I Know About Lenses
I don’t know a ton about lenses. I’ve always focused on cameras and film technology, but I’m slowly building a library of information in my head—partially from what I’ve learned…
Gamma Curves and Exposure: Looks Can Be Deceiving
Several people commented that the base flesh tone exposures in my CineGear presentation looked “dark.” I did a little research and I think I know what’s going on… Not long…
First Look at the Letus Helix
All images and text on this page are the exclusive copyright of the author, Zeb Beadle, and are published here with his kind permission. At NAB this year I walked…
Cine Meter II for iOS is released
Shameless commercial message: my latest iOS app for camerapeople, Cine Meter II, has just been released for sale by the App Store: Cine Meter II turns your iPhone®, iPod touch®, or…
Panasonic GH4: DR and Gamma, Timelapse, and More
Now that I’ve had the GH4 for a while (initial review here), I’ve been able to explore it more detail, and use it on a couple of gigs. I’ve taken a closer…
My CineGear Presentation on the Sony F55: Part 2
Here’s part two of my CineGear presentation, in which I take an uncomfortably close look at flesh tone and overexposure… First, read Part One. Then, watch this video: I’m fascinated…