New Tascam DR-40 and DR-100 MKII FOR DSLR Audio

October 10, 2023January 3, 2012 by Dan Carr

Getting around the deficient audio in DSLR video production is always a tricky problem for one reason or another. There are several ways to do it , depending on which camera you are using but it also depends on whether you want to shoot separate audio tracks and sync in post using Plural Eyes , or whether you want to record straight into the video track on camera. The latter route will never be as high quality but sometimes you just don’t have time for the extra step in post of syncing and managing the audio files. Of course the …

The Search For My Ultimate Tripod Setup – Really Right Stuff TVC-33s

June 20, 2021December 29, 2011 by Dan Carr

Having broken my tripod recently I decided to look at what the high end of the market has to offer. A cheap tripod rarely does you any favors and whilst my previous one wasn’t exactly cheap, I’d often wanted a bit more stability and a generally nicer feel to things. I did a lot of research, read a lot of reviews, blog posts and forum threads and narrowed things quickly down to Gitzo and Really Right Stuff. I’m a big fan of Really Right Stuff products in general and I use their BH-40 ballhead as well as an MH-01 on …

Canon Cinema EOS Cine Lenses In Development

July 30, 2025December 16, 2011 by Dan Carr

Shortly after the launch of the Canon C300 I interviewed one of Canon’s technical staff about the camera. At the time he mentioned to me that on top of the announced 3 EOS Cine prime lenses there were also two more in development. One wider and one longer. I now have a photo of these two prototype lenses, see below. It’s rare that unannounced lenses are shown so I thought it well worth a mention. No focal length is known at the moment, if I had to guess I would say 100mm or 135mm and 18mm? On top of these …

Introducing The F-Stop Dakota Components

July 30, 2025December 1, 2011 by Dan Carr

The new Dakota components are designed to compliment the Mountain Series packs that I have reviewed in the past. As well as the products that I’m about to show you, F-Stop have also released a belt system featuring several new lens cases, a large padded waist belt and optional supporting shoulder straps. I have not had a chance to see or test the lens cases for the new belt system but you can view these on their website. Tripod Bag This bag is available in either black or foliage green for a modest $49 and will work with just about …

New Nikon SB-910 Speedlight

June 20, 2021November 29, 2011 by Dan Carr

MELVILLE, N.Y. (November 29, 2011) – Today, Nikon Inc. announced the addition of a new flagship speedlight, the powerful and capable SB-910 speedlight. Building on the versatility of Nikon’s Creative Lighting System (CLS), the SB-910 incorporates an enhanced intuitive operating system and graphic user interface (GUI). The SB-910 speedlight comes equipped with a wide zoom range covering the most popular focal lengths as well as FX/DX-format identification that optimizes zoom settings based on the camera body. This new speedlight also provides more efficient battery usage as well as an enhanced Thermal Cut-Out function. “As Nikon’s new flagship speedlight, the SB-910 …

Canon Launches Winter Rebate Program

July 29, 2025November 28, 2011 by Dan Carr

It’s just that time of year when everyone is trying to get you to buy something ! Canon have just launched their huge winter rebate program and you can make savings on this from now until January 7th! B&H have a dedicated page to help you get to grips will all the discounts.

Canon Delays Introduction Of New Telephoto Lenses

July 30, 2025November 23, 2011 by Dan Carr

Canon USA sent out a short press release a few days which confirms a delay in the introduction of the new 500mm F4 L IS II, the 600mm F5 L IS II and the 200-400 F4 L IS. For me this is personally disappointing as I have one of the 500s on order and was really looking forward to playing with it soon! No indication is given for the reason of the delay and no new time frame is given for these lenses which we have known about for a year or so now. Press Release LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. – …

Nikon Rebates Are Out !

July 28, 2025November 8, 2011 by Dan Carr

It’s that time of year again ! Last week we had the Canon rebates announced and now Nikon have answered with their versions!

Panasonic Finally Launches The True Successor To The GF1. Meet The GX1.

October 10, 2023November 6, 2011 by Dan Carr

The original GF1 was launched several years ago back in the very beginnings of Micro Four Thirds and it quickly gained a dedicated following from more advanced users with its small size and manual features. Much to many people’s dismay, the theoretical successors (GF2 and GF3) became more and more consumer focused and lost key features like controls dials in favor of full touchscreen interfaces. Today Panasonic are finally addressing the diversion and beginning a new line with the GX name. The GX1 takes all the major advancements that we’ve seen in the GH and GF series over the last …

10 Things You May Not Know About The Canon EOS C300 & Future Of Cinema EOS

August 5, 2025November 6, 2011 by Dan Carr

I did a post similar to this on the recently announced EOS 1DX which people seemed to enjoy so here we are again with another one. This time I was able to have a short conversation with Erik Allin from Canon today , who works out of their Hollywood branch and was a technical specialist in the research of the C300. The chat turned up a couple of new interesting pieces of information that I’ve added here. 1 – EF Cine Primes – 3 announced, 2 more in the pipeline Whilst the two zoom lenses are identical to the PL …

RED Announces The Scarlet-X

July 30, 2025November 3, 2011 by Dan Carr

I’ve totally lost track about when we first heard the name Scarlet. Either way it doesn’t really matter because what we heard about back then has long gone. Red do not stand still and the specs and price of the Scarlet have evolved continually over the last few years around the launch of the spectacular Epic camera. Today we finally get to see what they have settled on. Important Specs

Canon Announces Development of 4k Video DSLR

November 1, 2023November 3, 2011 by Dan Carr

HOLLYWOOD, California, November 3, 2011/TOKYO, November 4, 2011 – Canon Inc. today announced that the company is developing a new-concept EOS-series digital single-lens reflex (SLR) camera. Incorporating an enhanced version of the video-capture capability offered in the current EOS-series lineup, the new camera will be ideally suited for cinematographic and other digital high-resolution production applications. The model will be equipped with a 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor and, enabling the recording of 4K video (at a frame rate of 24P, with Motion-JPEG compression), will make possible the type of exceptional image quality and sublime imaging expression to be expected from …