Canon just announced their new C300 Cinema Camera.  At first glance it looks pretty sweet (kinda like a more aerodynamic Epic) We’ll have to wait to get some hands on it to find out how it really stacks up to the competition.  If you missed It, Engadget has a blow by blow of the announcement. Meanwhile, here are the basics: Super 35 Sensor Both EF & PL Mount versions 4k Sensor – Delivering 1920×1080 HD Image 50...

Now might be a pretty good time to stock up on hard drives, before the prices start to shoot up. Catastrophic flooding in Thailand has had a negative impact on about 70-80% of the manufacturing of hard drives and their necessary components. Hardest his is Western Digital which has been forced to close plants, but also affected are; Samsung, Hitachi, Seagate, and Toshiba. Many retailer have a supply of drives for the next couple of...

We all know that the Nanoflash is the “bees knees,” but if you can live without HDSDI, then Atomos Ninja may be the affordable alternative for you.  Its great for HDSLRs and other cameras with an HDMI out.  Instead of recording to flash memory cards. The Ninja lets you record NLE ready ProRes video onto cheap 2.5″ laptop drives.  For a little more dough you could go with SSD drives. So a...