JVC is a company that I don’t here about much these days, but what a surprise it is to hear that they’ll be shipping a new 4K camera this March.  Now lets not get to excited yet about this $5000 rig.  JVC chose to buck conventional wisdom by employing an 1/2″ sensor rather than a large Super35 or even MicroFourThirds sensor. (no super shallow DoF here) This 3840 x 2160 (Quad HD actually) camera is capable of...

This goes right into the “neat ideas I wish we’re mine” folder. The Lenskirt is a simple device that fits around your lens and then attaches to the glass of as window via four little suction cups. Now you can shoot thru the glass without reflections from inside the room spoiling the shot. I definitely need to tuck one of these in my kit.    http://www.lenskirt.com/   ...

Nikon just announced a new flagship DSLR, the D4. I looks like Nikon has been listening to their users and have implemented some new features to improve on a already awesome stills camera.  Among the improvements is better 1080 HD performance. It might be a bit too late for this $5k+ DSLR to catch up with Canon’s vast lead, but it should make Nikon shooters very happy.    Nikon has posted some action sports footage,...

Ikan has been making some pretty interesting and affordable tools for filmmakers. Monitors, Camera rigging accessories, lights, bags, batteries, you name it and they probably have it.  Anyway, I managed to get my hand on very affordable ($100 for the light, $250 for the kit) LED Light. The iLED-One is a simple on-camera style light that has some pretty nice features. Light weight – 1.75lbs Tungsten or Daylight - Flood or...

There has been a lot of buzz for the past couple of years about cameras with large sensors.  As great as they are, not every production benefits from the large sensor shallow depth of field or the need to often change lenses.  Lets face it, sometimes things are moving so fast, you can really appreciate a good small sensor camera.  Panasonic has two very nice new models – the HPX250 (P2) and the AC160 (SDHC). Philip Johnston had...

I looks like is working on few new lenses for us to drool over. Particularly, a new Zoom that should pair well with their Compact Primes.  There’s also talk of some 2x anamorphics. Check out the  article in the newest edition of Film & Digital Times. ...

The Canon C300 is finally out in the wild… even if it’s only to hold for a couple of minutes.  I got a chance to do just that at the Government Video Expo. My first impression was that the C300 is a much more substantial piece of hardware than I expected.  It has a fair amount of heft with a very solid feel. There are quite a few fiddlly things all over the camera, but I didn’t get the sense that I’d be...