Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Previously, I shared the Sony A7s press conference unveiling and a rudimentary ISO test of the Sony A7s with several sample images at 100% shot on the show floor for NAB 2014.
As you may recall, the Sony A7s was announced alongside a new 28-135mm cinema power zoom lens. Here is what the lens looks like attached to the Sony A7s. [Read more…]
Blackmagic unveiled the Cintel Film Scanner, a new real-time film scanner for 35mm and 16mm film, at NAB 2014, which was the culmination of Blackmagic’s purchase of the film scanning company Cintel over a year ago. [Read more…]
Aside from the 4K capability, one thing everyone is talking about on the new Sony A7S is the new 12MP sensor and the ridiculous low light sensitivity that it delivers.
I got some hands-on time with the Sony A7s today and took several shots at various ISO levels. Below, I have assembled 100% crops of the images from the center of the frame from ISO 100-102400. [Read more…]
Sony’s new A7s is a 4K-capable camera; however, it must send 4K video to an external recorder in order to actually record 4K video. Otherwise, it captures 50MB/s XAVC S video to onboard memory cards. [Read more…]
DaVinci Resolve 11 Edit Page
Just a few years ago, DaVinci Resolve was a boutique, all-in-one hardware/software solution for colorists that was a six-figure product. The price currently stands at $30k; however, Blackmagic began offering DaVinci Resolve for Mac in 2010 for $995, which was a huge deal at the time. The price still stands at $995 for the full version; however, Blackmagic also offers a Resolve Lite version for free. The $995 full version is also included for free with the $1995 Blackmagic Cinema Camera and higher level cameras.
DaVinci Resolve 11 Control Surface
In DaVinci Resolve 10, we got a timeline for making some basic editing functions when we import a XML from a supported NLE. Again, it was a huge move that further extended the value of Resolve.
Blackmagic announced DaVinci Resolve 11 at NAB 2014 and they have stepped up the game even further. Now, you can start and finish your editing project in Resolve 11 with no need open another NLE.
That’s right; Blackmagic just jumped head-first into the NLE market. [Read more…]
The Atomos Ninja Star is a $295 HDMI recorder that measures 3″ wide, weighs 3.5 ounces and records 10-bit 4:2:2 ProRes to CFast cards. [Read more…]
Canon has its new 17-120mm T2.9 cinema servo lens on display at NAB 2014. The lens is available in EF or PL mount options, and here it is mounted on a Sony F55. [Read more…]
Taking a cue from Blackmagic and the success it has seen from the release of its cameras in the past several years, AJA released its first production camera at NAB 2014, the AJA CION. [Read more…]
Along with the new URSA production camera, Blackmagic also announced an exciting Studio Camera version of its popular BMCC line. [Read more…]
8big Rack, 5big and 2big external Thunderbolt 2 drives
LaCie has announced the 8big Rack, 5big and 2big external Thunderbolt 2 drives here at NAB 2014. [Read more…]