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JVC 4K2K Camcorder at CES 2011

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JVC presented a concept 4K2K “consumer” camcorder at CES 2011.  Just looking at the camera though, I have a tough time classifying it as a consumer model.  And while JVC was mum on a target price point, $2000 is about what I would put at the top-end of the consumer price range, which would seem to be a little low for a camera of this caliber. [Read more…]

Kingston SDHC UHS-I UltimateXX Memory Cards

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Kingston has announced the UHS-I UltimateXX SDHC memory card.  As you may recall, UHS-I is a new standard introduced by the SD Association.  The new Kingston UltimateXX card offers up to 60MB/sec. read and 35MB/sec. write speeds.

The UltimateXX product line comes in capacities of 8GB, 16GB and 32GB priced at $69.99, $179.99 and $349.99, respectively.

More details in the press release below. [Read more…]

Lexar 64GB and 128GB SDXC Cards Announced

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Lexar has announced new Lexar Professional 133x SDXC cards in 128GB and 64GB flavors.  The new cards offer a transfer speed of 20MB per second.  The new 64GB and 128GB cards will be available in the first quarter of this year at initial retail prices of $399.99 and $699.99, respectively.

More details in the press release below. [Read more…]

The First RED EPIC Stolen, RED Offers $100k Reward

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Remember when the first RED EPIC that shipped out to a customer a couple weeks ago?

Well, it was stolen.

Someone broke into Mark Pederson’s chalet while he was vacationing in France and stole the only EPIC-M that’s gone out the door to a customer.  Jim Jannard is offering $100,000 to the camera’s safe return and the conviction of the thieves. [Read more…]

Canon 7D vs. ARRI Alexa: You Get What You Pay For…

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In still image files shot with the Canon 7D and other DSLRs, we have the luxury of using RAW format to capture each frame and get a tremendous amount of latitude (exposure and color range in over/under-exposed shots) out of those files in post production.  Unfortunately, when it comes to video capture, DSLRs like the Canon 7D spit out a highly compressed file that has nowhere near the amount of latitude you get from a RAW still image file.

While the below video comparison may seem silly in some respects for comparing a $1500 camera to a $65,000+ (depending on the configuration) camera, it is also very useful to those new to HDSLR video – as a way to demonstrate (1) just how limited these cameras are when it comes to capturing video, and (2) just how much more important a perfect exposure is when recording video. [Read more…]