31Aug Dual L Bracket DIY Fig Rig Stabilizer- First Video?
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Cheap New DSLR Rig from Tony Carretti on Vimeo.
We’ve been donated many photos and ideas on the ‘Dual L Bracket DIY Fig Rig stabilizer’, but I believe Tony Carretti here has donated the first video tour of how this thing really comes together. The first idea is to use a a flat flash bracket to [...]
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31Aug Cheap A.S.S. Shoulder Support Video
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Mixed Martial Arts Madness from alexis wanneroy on Vimeo.
Shot using the a Canon 5D Mark II + Cheap A.S.S.(
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31Aug 3.5mm Mono To Stereo for Audio-Technica LAV Zoom Recorder
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I’m still waiting on the other two, but i’ll have a total of three Zoom H1’s and still my Zoom H4n. I have ordered more Audio-Technica ATR3350 Lav microphones which is a Mono mic (not stereo), and if you’re looking into those cheaper shotgun microphones, those would be mono as well. If you’re lucky [...]
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31Aug DSLR DIY Top Handle – Idea
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Random post. This blog is sometimes used for me to keep tabs on the random things that run in my head. So while i’m out here in Maui on vacation i’m pretty sure i’ll forget this little idea. Redrock Micro makes a cool handle that uses the hotshoe on top [...]
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31Aug FlyCam Nano – Excellent Demo Video
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Flycam Nano test run from kaydawgy on Vimeo.
There’s quite a few things I find that can be useful with the DSLR community, but haven’t had the chance to test it out myself. Vimeo member kayDawgy checked out the FlyCam Nano stabilizer article I posted and decided to test it out. The design looks pretty familiar [...]
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30Aug Cheap DSLR Shotgun Microphone
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Under $40 dollar Shotgun Microphone EG1
Just by using a microphone away from the camera and closer to your subject things generally will sound much better. In that case almost any microphone should suffice to getting decent audio. The most popular microphones used by DSLR shooters are the Rode VideoMic and the Senheisser MKE-400.
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30Aug DIY DSLR Rig with ThorLabs RA90
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Thanks for Mako for sending in images of his DSLR rig using Thorlabs RA90 – 90 degree clamps with locks. These $10 dollar ninety-degree clamps are a great way to start building your different rigs or support structures, but if you take a peek around ThorLabs ‘post accessories’ [...]
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29Aug ATR3350 on Zoom H1 – Yongnuo RF-602 Flash Triggers
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Yet another video where I try to cram as much gear tests into one quick take. Here i’m using the Zoom H1 recorder with Audio-Technica ATR3350 powered Lav mic talking about the Yongnuo RF-602 Flash Triggers. Hey, I might as well get it out of the way since I haven’t said much about them after [...]
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29Aug Cheap $35 China Shotgun Microphone
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Thanks to Alex for sending this in. I’m sure we’ve all seen this cheap Shotgun microphone before, but there wasn’t much information about it’s performance. For around $35.00 dollars shipped, this video test shows that the HTDZ HT-81 Shotgun microphone is still better than using your onboard camera microphone. The microphone states it can also [...]
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29Aug Jeff Ello teaches DSLR VFX at Dragon*Con
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Jeff Ello sent in some BTS images of his DIY DSLR cage on set with one of films earlier this year. He’s been a busy guy teaching low budget shooting/editing/fx panels at various conventions for several years now including GENCON, InCon, Marcon, Starbase Indy, this year. The next event you’ll be able to catch Jeff [...]
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27Aug Friday’s Mail Bag – Audio-Technica LAV and Letus DSLR
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Today’s morning mail bag drops in with some nice surprises. I finally received the two Audio-Technica ATR3350 powered Lavalier Microphones for my Zoom H1. This will be an interesting test. I was already impressed with the Zoom H1 built in mics when doing this BiGeye review, but I was in a controlled environment. We’ll see [...]
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27Aug Mounting Zoom H1 on Camera for $1.00
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Ok, someone asked about mounting the Zoom H1 on your camera’s hot shoe. This is cool, it’s a compact setup, but I highly suggest that you first grab a $12.00 dollar L Bracket or two which will not only move the Zoom’s Mic a few inches away from the camera [...]
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27Aug Quick Review – LCW BiGeye Profinder DSLR view finder
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Trying to kill several birds with one stone, here’s a review of the LCW BiGeye Profinder. I’m using my 3 piece 800w lighting kit, and audio was recorded using the new Zoom H1 audio recorder from the built in microphones. Sound is awesome. So hopefully you get an idea of the Zoom H1 audio sample, [...]
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26Aug Another Hot Item to Pre-Order – Canon 60D
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click to pre-order Canon EOS 60D from Canon Store – Amazon
Well the Zoom H1 did meet it’s release date, but didn’t meet the demands of the retailers. Few shipments went out and there’s still a ton of people waiting in line for new products to arrive, including me! I got a hold of one, but [...]
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26Aug The Q-Strap Quick Camera Strap
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Thursday mail bag continues….
It’s called the Q-Strap. Some people are touchy about using the word ‘clone’ or ‘replica’, so i’ll just say this resembles very very closely, almost exactly similar to the Black Rapid RS-4 Camera Strap. Since this is ‘comparable’ to the R-Strap the Q-Strap (quick strap) runs less than half the price. The [...]
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26Aug Thursday Mail Bag
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It’s still a bit early, there may be some new things that arrive later, but here’s what just came in for today’s mail bag. Here’s a hint. It could be the next BIG thing to keep your EYE on…. Ok that was probably a corny one liner. Would you like some butter on that corny [...]
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