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Monthly Archives: February 2011
PMW-F3 Picture Profiles. First Batch.
OK here we go. Here are some notes from testing my PMW-F3. First thing is… aliasing… a zone plate looks pretty bad with a fair amount of aliasing. I had heard rumours of this from others with pre-production units, but … Continue reading
Download and print your own test charts.
Clearly these will never be as good as, or as accurate as properly produced charts. Most home printers just don’t have the ability to produce true blacks with razor sharp edges and the paper you use is unlikely to be … Continue reading
Hurricane Rig Update. Available via Manfrotto.
My 3D rig will be available in many countries via Manfrotto from the 1st of March. Production has been in full swing for the last few weeks and we now have finished rigs in stock at the factory. In the … Continue reading
Canon XF105, using OIS to correct zoom axis shift. (3D applications)
While I was in Singapore last week I got to play with a pair of Canon’s XF105′s on a Genus Hurricane 3D rig. We were able to use the programmable axis shift function to compensate for the way the zoom … Continue reading
Are Cosmic Rays Damaging my camera and flash memory?
Earth is being constantly bombarded by charged particles from outer space. Many of these cosmic rays come from exploding stars in distant galaxies. Despite being incredibly small some of these particles are travelling very fast and contain a lot of … Continue reading
Can you use a 2/3″ Zoom on a 35mm camera??
Can you use a 2/3″ B4 broadcast zoom on a 35mm camera. Well yesterday I would have said “no”, but having seen this video on the AbelCine web site, now I’m not so sure. UPDATE: OK Should have read the … Continue reading
Can you use a 2/3″ Zoom on a 35mm camera??
Can you use a 2/3″ B4 broadcast zoom on a 35mm camera. Well yesterday I would have said “no”, but having seen this video on the AbelCine web site, now I’m not so sure. UPDATE: OK Should have read the … Continue reading
Juice Designs EX1R base plate. Curtis does it again!
I had one of Juice Designs base plates on my EX1 and it was fantastic. It never came off the camera and gave me the confidence that any loads exerted on the base of the camera were spread over the … Continue reading
When is 4:4:4 not really 4:4:4.
The new Sony F3 will be landing in end users hands very soon. One of the cameras upgrade options is a 4:4:4 RGB output, but is it really 4:4:4 or is it something else? 4:4:4 should mean no chroma sub-sampling, … Continue reading
What is ISO and how does it compare to gain?
With more and more people using 35mm size sensors, more of the old traditional filming styles and techniques are trickling down from the high end to lower and lower production levels. This is a good thing as it often involves … Continue reading