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Monthly Archives: January 2012
The T-Rex™ Rig / Stabilizer / Crane ?? WTH?
It's a stabilizer, it's a crane, it's umm...I give up. I have absolutely no words to describe this video rig thing.. They say necessity is the mother of invention, but who the heck would find this necessary? It's a beast! You gotta love the last photo (above) where he's taking a call with a cup of coffee - LOL. It's called the ' T-Rex™ Hand Held DSLR Rig, and there's some additional information and images following the link (click here)
T-Rex™ hand held rig crane stabilizer for DSLR
News on DSLR HDMI Monitor with Samsung LED Display?
Frank S. writes in and shares a find for this 7" HDMI DSLR external monitor claiming to use a backlit Samsung LED (not LCD) display. [Thanks Frank] With the LED (not LCD) display it claims to boost color, have better (blacks) contrast, brighter for outdoor use, and color temp adjustable.
Anyone seen / heard anything about this? There's some additional information following the link (click here).
Samsung LED Display HDMI DSLR Monitor
Zoom H1 Firmware Update Instructional Video
YouTube member KnopTop shares all the steps needed to update the firmware on the popular Zoom H1 portable recorder. [Thanks Dave] The new firmware update is supposed to solve some major problems you want to avoid. There's some additional information on the original post (here).
Amuse 5″ HDMI LCD with Focus Assist
Amuse releases a 5" DSLR LCD with Focus Assist features that highlight objects in a Silver outline. [Thanks Johnny] It's a bare bones slim video monitor with only one HDMI input and can be powered by a single Canon, Panasonic, or Sony battery.
Choose aspect display ratio: switch between 4:3 and 16:9, with Underscan and Peaking features. Display Resolution: 800 x 480 (native 5D res) with a contrast Ratio: 600:1. The Amuse DSLR LCD monitor is about $50 dollars more than what you would find the larger Lilliput 5" HDMi LCD for, but the slim down size and weight might appeal better to some. There's some additional information following the link (click here).
Amuse 5" HDMI LCD with Focus Assist Peaking
Shade that ND – Cheap Folding Rubber Lens Hood
Once you've placed something on your lens like the new LCW Digi Pro Variable ND filter, which can start at 77mm and end in 82mm, you can no longer use the standard hood on your lens. Most likely you'll be using ND filters because you're outdoors on a bright day trying to cut down light. That same light could also cause lens flares and low contrast imaging.
To shade off that ND glass, an expensive and more cumbersome option of course is to have a Matte Box system on rails, or you can slap on a simple folding rubber lens hood. They can fold back when it's not needed or if it's in view of very wide angle lenses. Unlike the plastic lens hoods, these foldable rubber type hoods take up minimal space in a bag when packing. I had to grab myself one for the new LCW. Many are found for under $5 bucks (click here).
Rubber Lens Hoods - via Amazon
Some of the larger versions are more expensive on Amazon, but here's a seller that has the large 82mm version (needed for the LCW) for about $5.00 dollars (click here)
Folding Rubber Lens Hoods - via eBay
DIY DSLR Video Slider – How To
A follow up video on the DIY Roller Bearing DSLR video camera slider. This is one that was posted about less than a week ago, and might give you some good ideas on crafting your own. It might not be suited for everyone, but you have to appreciate the effort put in to the instructional build info. [Thanks Sunny]