This is an article I’ve been wanting to write for a long time but I just keep pussying out. I wrote a 1,000 word version already and then canned it because I was too scared about pissing everyone off. But here we go: Why is so much mediocre work held up as ‘amazing’ or ‘stunning’ when, actually, it probably isn’t? What are the consequences of that? Should we care? And what could we do...Read More
By: Chris Collins When we travel we do it light! We carry on everything, and lights go in the camera bag. We started using the Lite Panel Micro Pro a few years ago and have since moved on to the Ikan 312 and Switronix Torch LED lights. I took 2 Ikan 312s to Sengal, Africa while shooting La Promese, and they turned out to be life savers. We continue to use them on The...Read More
Like the sensational headline? Just a kick in the pants to wake everyone up to this killer little camera from Sony. It’s not a Scarlet killer but we were able to get it in places that even a larger DSLR might have trouble. Not to mention only wasting away $600 plus the $275 lens, if it gets trashed. A Great little B camera, similar to the “B-Camera” Red Scarlet Right? I would rather risk...Read More
ikan has been very supportive of our film The Board Of Education and sent us a killer ikan explorer camera bag. They also sent the ikan expandable sling bag and an AC1 belt pouch. We wanted to spread the wealth and give them away via Twitter. The sling bag looks to be a killer addition to any camera kit. It will hold two lenses and a bunch of other smaller AKS. It can also...Read More
C300 or Scarlet? Hmm. For me the choice is easy. Neither. I can’t afford them. Stu Maschwitz wrote a very good piece recently examining the current large sensor landscape available to us seemingly never satisfied consumers. In it he said of the FS100: This camera isn’t going to knock your socks off with colorimetry or latitude, but it deserves our attention for shoring up many of the shortcomings we lament in our HDSLRs without...Read More
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