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Gale Tattersall on CreativeLIVE Talking HDSLR Workflow

July 8, 2011 By Eric Reagan

Heads up to everyone who wants to get more into HDSLR video capture – Gale Tattersall is on CreativeLIVE this weekend with a full 3-days of HDSLR instruction. If you aren’t familiar with the name, Tattersall is the Director of Photography for House.  He shot the House season finale last year with the 5D Mark II.

It’s free while running live and will be available for download afterwards for a fee.  Details about the program are here on CreativeLIVE.  The free live stream is here on CreativeLIVE.

Filed Under: hdslr Tagged With: canon 5d mark ii, filmmaking, Gale Tattersall, hddslr, hdslr, production, video, workflow

 

Zacuto Z-Finder Review

July 5, 2010 By Eric Reagan

If you’ve got any interest in using a DSLR as a serious video camera, chances are that you’ve heard of the Zacuto Z-Finder.  As I have been learning the ropes of shooting video on the 5D Mark II, I’ve found the Z-Finder to be an indispensable piece of equipment for mobile operation of the camera.

Read the rest of the review at Tech Tilt: Zacuto Z-Finder Review.

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: cinematography, dslr, hddslr, hdslr, z-finder, zacuto

DIY Wooden HDDSLR Shoulder Rig With Follow Focus

May 6, 2010 By Eric Reagan

DIY DSLR Wooden Shoulder Rig from Jonathan Clifford Bergqvist on Vimeo.

I’ve seen some clever DIY setups for HDDSLR rigs and focus pullers; however, Jonathan Bergqvist’s wooden rendition for his Canon 7D in the above video takes the cake. The integrated focus puller on the left handle is really a nice touch.

[Vimeo via Crunchgear]

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: cinematography, digital cameras, dslr, focus pull, follow focus, hddslr, hdslr, photography, shoulder mount, shoulder rig

Manfrotto 501HDV Fluid Tripod Head Review

May 5, 2010 By Eric Reagan

The Manfrotto 501HDV is a dedicated video fluid head.  As camera manufacturers add more and more DSLRs with HD video capture, photographers’ interest in video seems to be growing at an exponential rate.  I know my interest has been piqued since I picked up a 5D Mark II roughly a year and a half ago.  One thing we’re learning though, is that good photo equipment doesn’t necessarily make good video equipment as well.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: digital cameras, dslr, hd dslr, hddslr, Manfrotto 501HDV, photography, tripod, tripod head, video, video camera

Vincent Laforet on HDDSLR Cinema Happening Now on CreativeLIVE

April 30, 2010 By Eric Reagan

Vincent Laforet HDDSLR Cinema

Remember when creativeLIVE launched earlier this month?  There have been a lot of great courses since it launched, but I’m watching Vincent Laforet’s course, “An Introduction to HDDSLR Cinema” right now, and I gotta tell ya, it’s good stuff.  It’s also free while it’s live.

If you’ve missed the first day today, it looks like they are doing a re-watch stream of the entire class tonight starting at 11PM ET.  Laforet has got content going for the next two days as well, so you might want to shelve Photoshop CS5 for just a bit and tune into creativeLIVE to learn the ins and outs of your HDDSLR if that’s something you’ve been curious about.

Here’s the link: creativeLIVE.com

Finally, if you can’t tune in this weekend, you can pre-order the video of the full weekend class for $79.  If you wait until after the class is over on Sunday, it goes up to $129.  Having watched it for the past few hours, I can assure you that it’s more than worth the $79 if you are new to shooting video with an HDDSLR camera – and there’s gonna be two more full days of content.

Filed Under: Learn Tagged With: 5d mark ii, cinema, cinematography, creativelive, dslr, hddslr, Vincent Laforet

Switronix Powerbase 70

April 10, 2010 By Eric Reagan

Switronix Powerbase 70

Switronix, maker of a variety of video accessories for HDDSLRs, has introduced the Powerbase 70, which will be on display at NAB 2010.  The Powerbase 70 is a dedicated accessory for the Canon 5D Mark II and 7D and provides up to 6x runtime thanks to its 14.8v battery pack.

More details in the press release below.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: canon 5d mark ii, canon 7d, cinematography, digital cameras, hddslr, hdslr, photography, powerbase 70, switronix

Mastering HD Video with Your DSLR – New Book

March 30, 2010 By Eric Reagan

Mastering HD Video with Your DSLR

Mastering HD Video with Your DSLR is a new book dedicated to learning how to capture and edit footage captured with the new video-capable DSLRs.  Mastering HD Video with Your DSLR is authored by Helmet Kraus and Uwe Steinmueller.  The book retails for $34.95, but is available from Amazon.com for $23.58 at the time of this post.

More details in Rocky Nook’s press release below. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Books, cinematography, digital camera, dslr, hddslr, hdslr, Mastering HD Video with Your DSLR, photography, video

Canon 5D Mark II Firmware Version 2.0.4 Available

March 19, 2010 By Eric Reagan

Canon 5D Mark II

After posting firmware version 2.0.3 earlier this week, a problem with the 5D Mark II video recording capabilities was apparent.  As a result, Canon has posted firmware version 2.0.4 for the 5D Mark II, which aims to address that issue. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: 24p, 5d mark ii, audio, Canon, digital camera, dslr, firmware, firmware version 2.0.4, hddslr, photography, video

Canon 5D Mark II Firmware Version 2.0.3 Problems Surface

March 18, 2010 By Eric Reagan

Canon 5D Mark II

[UPDATE: Canon has posted Firmware Version 2.0.4, which is intended to address the below-described issues.]

Canon has released a statement on the 5D Mark II Firmware Version 2.0.3 info page describing problems caused for some users by the firmware update. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: 24p, 5d mark ii, Canon, canon 5d mark ii, digital cameras, dslr, firmware, firmware problems, firmware version 2.0.3, hd video, hddslr, photography, video recording

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