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A nice look at the GoPro Cineform studio from Vimeo member Lucas Pfaff, and how it doesn’t have to be used just for GoPro cameras. There’s plenty of encoding options in the Cineform Studio to encode different video file types including DSLRs, and does an excellent job maintaining quality through the process. I know many [...]

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Looking to license music tracks for your next project? Then check out Vimeo’s new Music Store. For those of you who produce music, there could be a possibility your music tracks could get added to the Music store if you’re registered with

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Some camera have a built in electronic leveling feature like the Canon 7D. This is helpful trying to get your camera’s horizon straight, especially when it’s too dark to view the little bubble on your tripod. Also helpful to know when your Steadicam is flying straight. Here’s a clever little 3 axis electronic leveling device [...]

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A video I shot several weeks ago, but decided not to post (the product wasn’t announced yet). Now that it’s been shown at PDN New York, here’s a look at this unit with a Canon 5D Mark II + Battery Grip + Rode VideoMic Pro (showing access to audio ports). Keep in mind that this [...]

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Opteka is now offering a shoulder rig stabilizer. Very basic with a pair of straight rods, shoulder pad, mounting plate, cross bar, and two handles. A decent set up to minimize rotation. Claims to be made of heavy duty aluminum construction and standard 15mm compatible (for most accessories). You can find it available following the [...]

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Check out the first image (above left). That image definitely depicts this as a true “Extreme Sports” camera in my book. LOL. In the last month, there’s more people talking about a fairly new Crocolis HD Sports Camera. In full 1080p mode, it has quite an almost normal 140 degree FOV (field of view) which [...]

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Another new item added to Gini’s product line. There isn’t very much information on these new universal Follow Focus lens gears from Gini, but from past prototype photos, these could be those metal ones now with an anodized plating. Metal lens gears? Don’t see that too often. So far the auction doesn’t clearly state what [...]

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The Konova K Slider DSLR video camera slider has been extremely popular for DSLR video shooters, but keep in mind that was only their first release. They were bound to find a way to make things even better. Konova has now changed a few things and I have in my hands the latest iteration.
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Delkin steps in to offer a 1080p HD video sports camera called the WingmanHD. Naming convention and marketing images familiar? The little cam has a built in HDMI, 1.5″ LCD, 3x Zoom, composite A/V and USB ports. Comes with waterproof housing and available with a variety of mounting options. No sample videos online that I [...]

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Rebates on Cinevate gear including Atlas Sliders, Pegasus, Simplis, Cyclops, Cinevate Rigs and more. All found through the banner below.

Cinevate Fall Specials – Rebates

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Prices were all over the map earlier this week on Gini’s new iFocus Follow Focus, but today there’s a few listed as a set BuyItNow price I managed to get my version for. Only 7 listed at this price, but hopefully this will be a permanent set price going forward. Only time will tell. The [...]

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YouTube member reimaginecinema shares a look at the new 312 LED light (above) and compares it with the popular Z96 (below) [Thanks Jacob]. Obviously putting up a 312 count LED light against 96 LEDs isn’t a fair fight, but it’s a good comparison for those who are looking for which on camera video light to [...]

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Zacuto Z-EVF owners hopefully got word of the new firmware update turning something good into something even better. More information following the link: http://www.zacuto.com/zfinderevf/evf-support

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Swivi (Swi-vee), the external 5.6″ swivel LCD monitor has been showing at PDN New York for the past few days (still showing) and a few blogs have already published about it. I have not seen the final version of this product, but I hear the build quality was beefed up and other software features were [...]

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This little 561BHDV bugger has been out of stock for quite a while. Don’t blame me, blame the guys at StillMotion who made the excellent tutorial about shooting with this Monopod (above). You can also find some additional information from Olivia’s video where she compares it to the small Manfrotto 560B version.

This monopod reaches [...]

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Here’s a very simple mod you can do with a Fotopro Transformer tripod or sometimes called the Polaroid All Terrain tripod. Available in ugly chrome and Gunmetal Grey. When choosing, be aware that some packages don’t come with all the pieces. It’s probably found under several different names too, but basically it’s a flexible tripod [...]