Yup, within the first few minutes the Steadicam Smoothee walked through the door it was laying helplessly in pieces on my workbench. As I suspected, it’s quite easy to modify this little stabilizer. With a quick release adapter, a top stage that can be fine tuned Left/Right & Forward/Back for easy balance, and one of [...]

Dave Dugdale over at LearningDSLRVideo.com, puts the Litepanels MicroPro up against the Konova Ledgo CN-B150 LED. It’s not surprising that the overall light output fails against some of these cheaper LED video lights, as we’ve seen it fail against the $70 dollar Z96 LED Video Light and also the $150 312 LED video light.
Of [...]

The good folks over at EVSOnline gives you a peek at Cineroid’s L2C-3K LED Video light. Instead of providing two different LEDs which normally cuts your output in half, they decided to provide options for swapping out ALL of the LEDs. Of course this means you can’t dial in mixed temperatures. It definitely looks like [...]

Finally got around to playing with the Jag35 Wireless Follow Focus V2 prototype. First time getting it working (somewhat). There’s a procedure you need to do before throwing on something like this on your camera, so i’ll need to run through the manual and get things ironed out.
Each motor has a certain amount of [...]

(above) Possible GoPro Flat Lens Housing – Winter 2012
For years people have known that the stock GoPro Hero curved lens housing caused soft images underwater. We did a test not long ago showing how different a flat lens is compared to the stock GoPro (click here).
Several different companies addressed the problem with aftermarket flat [...]

There was plenty of information about Canon replacing the G12 in the last few months, and now it’s official with the coming of the G1X. [Update] It appears that the G1X is not a replacement, but a new line of camera.
Sorry for the short post guys, i’m flying out to Las Vegas (CES) today, but [...]

If you’re in a bind to find an inexpensive Microphone Windscreen a.k.a. DeadCat, here’s a quick tip shared by YouTube member krotoflik. Try grabbing yourself a padded furry (or wooly) seatbelt cover. There’s a short sample with and without the Seatbelt cover on the microphone, and it does a decent job of eliminating that dreaded [...]

Derek Bruce writes in and shares a find on the Swivi LCD. Listings have been discounted for the next 48 hours as a New Years promotion. [Thanks Derek!] Not sure what a ‘Swivi’ is? Check out a review posted here: http://cheesycam.com/swivi-5-6-external-lcd-review/
I can’t remember exactly, but I want to say that MSRP price was listed around [...]

There’s new firmware available for the popular Zoom H1 portable audio recorders. To minimize our gear over at CES, we’ll most likely be using the Zoom H1 as a hand held microphone. No wireless body packs, receivers, and heavy portable audio recorders. You can see how Olivia used this in one of her NAB interviews [...]

If you love to shoot outdoors on bright sunny days with a shallow DOF, you’ll need to get yourself an ND (neutral density) Filter. The ND filter will cut down the amount of light that comes in through the lens so that you can tame that shutter speed, and use a wide aperture without blowing [...]

B&H published a few articles in their Learning Library around popular gear in 2011. Check out a few of their articles that get in-depth with Fast Glass, Voice-Over equipment, Shotgun Microphones, On camera monitors, and Portable Audio Recorders. These articles are great reading materials for a more in depth look at at tips, tricks, and [...]

YouTube member TheJoeDigital shares a video review with a look at some of the new designs from the Lanparte DSLR rigs. The video above shows the Follow Focus with two hard stops, a new clever swing open cage design, and variable position handles with geared locks. They also make Matte Boxes and other accessories.

I picked [...]

The battery powered Meike FC100 LED Ring Light can function as both a continuos light, or be switched to photography flash mode. If you’re planning to use the flash mode on the light, it would be a good idea to get the one listed for your camera make / model. These lights are a good [...]

The new PNC grips are on the way and should be added to the product line hopefully in about a week. Another product that’s been in the works are a few different DSLR cages. The goal is to be the most affordable cage on the market, have excellent build quality, and offer a few varieties [...]

Sorry it took me a while to run these little tests, but i’m in between some big projects right now. Here’s an update on testing the W12 LED video light with High Power LED bulbs, compared to the Z96. If you’re not up to speed, we are comparing the two because they share basically the [...]

A few days ago I received a package from Jag35.com. I’ve been very excited about this, so what’s in the box? Well the box was a bit larger than I expected, but that’s because of the included rig that was shipped along with two motors. This is a prototype of their soon-to-be-available Wireless Follow Focus [...]