Month: September 2011

My First Video Surpassed A Quarter Of A Million Views

Posted by | Sep 25, 2011 |

Whilst uploading a new video to my Vimeo channel last week I noticed that the very first video I ever created has now been viewed more than 285,000 times!  I can’t believe it !  The bulk of my creative work continues to be photographic but this video is a good reminder to me that I need to get out there and shoot more videos from time to time.  No special equipment was used to shoot the video, I simply used the things I already had for my photography business and shot it with a Canon 5dMKII.  Apart from being the first video, it was also my first experiment with video editing as well and creating personal projects like this is a great way to immerse yourself in a new experience.  I learned so much in the couple of days we took to produce...

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RED Prepares To Sue ARRI ?

Posted by | Sep 25, 2011 |

Unlike the continual patent infringement bickering between the major player in the mobile industry, the digital cinema and even photographic industry is a lot quieter on the legal front.  This week though a story of Hollywood proportions is beginning to unfold when it was revealed that ARRI’s ex VP of Market Development Michael Bravin has pleaded guilty to hacking into the e-mail account of a rival camera company called Band Pro Film and Digital, a company with close ties to RED Digital Cinema.  Mr Bravin is an ex employee of Band Pro and in his plea agreement filed last week with a US District Court, Mr Bravin admitted to intentionally accessing the account belonging to Band Pro’s CEO, Amnon Band and has been sentenced to 2 weeks in jail. USA Vs. Michael Bravin Michael Bravin’s LinkedIn profile RED’s CEO Jim Jannard has always been a participant in RED’s online community at RedUser.net and as this news broke he commented on the site: Unfortunately, this will get messy. Not what anyone would vote for. Certainly not me…. The more I know… the more sad I get. “Significant” does not begin to describe the facts. I am heartbroken.  One of the companies I held in the highest esteem now has left me shattered.  The magnitude of the betrayal is really hard to comprehend.  The situation forces a reaction that I never...

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Getty Photographer Checking Out New Canon Technology ?

Posted by | Sep 24, 2011 |

I thought this was kind of interesting.  Getty sports photographer Clive Rose tweeted yesterday that he was : “Waiting outside #Canon to get a preview of some new tech.” Hmmm, I wander what it could be ?  If I had to guess I’d say that it was to take a look at one of Canon’s yet to be released super telephoto lenses like the 500mm MKII or 600mm MKII, perhaps the 200-400 f4 L.  Possible that it was a camera, but there haven’t been any recent solid indications of a new camera this year whereas the super telephoto lenses are scheduled to be released before the end of the year.  The 200-400 still hasn’t had it’s formal announcement though, only an announcement of it’s development so I’d expect to see that sometime fairly soon....

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Datacolor SpyderLensCal Review

Posted by | Sep 23, 2011 | ,

Over on ProPhotoCoalition I’ve just posted a quick review and how-to-use for the Datacolor SpyderLensCal which is a pretty neat little tool for helping you quickly calibrate all your lenses using the AF micro adjust feature in today’s DSLRs. Calibrating Your Lenses With Spyder LensCal From...

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First Four 1 Nikkor Lenses For New Nikon System

Posted by | Sep 20, 2011 |

Nikon unveiled their new mirrorless system at the end of Summer 2011.  Alongside the V1 and J1 camera they also launched the first four lenses in the new 1 Nikkor range.   UPDATE: Amazon taking pre-orders ! Sample pictures J1 samples from Nikon Full sized V1 samples 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 Primary Features 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 A 3x standard zoom lens that covers the 10–30-mm range of focal lengths (angle of view equivalent to 27–81-mm in 35-mm [135] format) and is easy to use Compact and lightweight enough to be taken anywhere A standard zoom lens with a retractable lens mechanism Equipped with a vibration reduction (VR) mechanism A minimum focus distance of just 0.2 m for extremely close-up shooting   1 NIKKOR VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 Primary Features 1 NIKKOR VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 A 3.7x telephoto zoom lens that covers the 30–110-mm range of focal lengths (angle of view equivalent to 81–297-mm in 35-mm [135] format) A compact, lightweight telephoto zoom lens that offers superior portability with a retractable lens mechanism Equipped with vibration reduction (VR) mechanism Support for a wide variety of scenes, from portraits to sports scenes 1 NIKKOR 10mm f/2.8 Primary Features 1 NIKKOR 10mm f/2.8 A slim, wide-angle fixed focal length (prime) lens with a focal length of 10 mm (angle of view equivalent to 27 mm in 35-mm [135] format) Superior...

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