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      • Correct Exposure with Cinegammas and Hypergammas.
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      • Using LUT’s on set and in DaVinci Resolve with the PMW-F5/F55/F3 and FS700.
      • XDCAM file recovery.
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      • Test Mode for many Retevis, TYT and similar DMR radios.
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      • PRC-522 military VHF transceiver.
      • Racal Panther V and 2000-V Military VHF radios.
      • Racal TRA-3900 “Yeoman” Military VHF Transceiver
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    • Runbo E81, Android phone + DMR radio.
    • UK DMR Codeplugs for the MD380 and TYT MD2017.
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      • DSM-U84 Battery for PMW-200, EX1, F3 etc.
      • Element Technica Micron Shoulder Mount System
      • Miller Solo Tripod and Compass 15 head review.
      • Samyang (Rokinon) Cine Prime Lenses
      • Tilta BS-TS03 Shoulder Mount Review
      • Transvideo PMW-F3 replacement base assembly.
      • Triad PL to E-Mount adapter.
      • Wifeng WF717 Tripod. Cheap, but not nasty tripod.
      • Zunow SWV-E11 11-16mm E-Mount F2.8 Zoom Lens.
    • Adaptimax Lens Adapters for PMW-F3
    • Alister’s Equipment Reviews A to Z.
    • Atomos Samurai
    • Camera’s
      • JVC-HM650 Review. The Camera for news and journalists?
      • NEX-FS700 In Depth Review.
      • Review of the Sony PMW-200
      • Sony NEX-EA50 Review.
      • The PMW-F55 and Fujinon Cabrio Zoom Lens
    • Camrade cb-single-iii camera bag.
    • CamRade WS PMW F3 Rain Cover Review.
    • Cineroid HDSDI EVF (EVF-4MSS) review.
    • Juice Designs EX1R Baseplate.
    • Manfrotto 509 Tripod Head
    • Monitoring and Viewfinders.
      • Alphatron EVF-035W Viewfinder Video Review.
      • TVLogic WFM-056WP Monitor/Viewfinder
    • Sonnet QIO Review. Very, Very, Fast Offloads.
    • Sonnet SDHC to SxS Camera Adapter.
    • Sony FS100 and F3 Video Review
    • Sony PVM-740 OLED monitor
    • Today3D FIZ controller. Focus, Zoom, Iris, Interaxial.
    • Vinten 100 Tripod Review
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      • Aurora – Jan 23rd 2012
      • January 24th Solar Storm Aurora Pictures and Video.
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    • Shooting Tips
      • Back to Basics: White Balance

Tech Notes.

Please use the links below to go directly to some of the technical notes written for this web site.

S-Log. In in depth look at how it works.

Why you should never render 8 bit video to 8 bit video. (ie why 10 bit is good for post)

Whites and Superwhites. Know what your NLE does to your highlights.

Understanding Focal Length and Lens Conversion factors.

Getting Good SD from an HD Camera Part 2

Measuring Resolution, MTF, Nyquist and Aliasing.

What’s the difference between shutter speed and shutter angle

ISO and Camera Gain, what’s the difference?

White Balance and the Matrix, what’s the difference?

Understanding Cinegamma, Hypergamma and S-Log.

Bayer Sensors and Bayer resolution.

Why do my pictures go soft when I pan – Detail Correction.

Shooting Snow and other bright scenes.

Why Sensor Size is Important – Sensitivity and Dynamic Range.

Why Sensor Size is Important – Diffraction.

HD – SD and depth of field.

Getting good SD from HD video 1

The 8 bit – 10 bit debate.

 

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