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Ikonoskop A-Cam dll vs Blackmagic Cinema Camera – first impressions
The Ikonoskop A-Cam is a 12bit uncompressed raw digital cinema camera that shoots in Cinema DNG format, much like the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. In many ways though this is a different animal. The...
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Digital Bolex D16 cinema camera gets huge upgrade
I’m really impressed by this new Digital Bolex blog post detailing what they have been spending all this extra time on. The project has had a massive yet very sensible improvement on the original...
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Ikonoskop A-cam dll versus Blackmagic Cinema Camera
Click here to view the embedded video. Read more in the first part of this article Back in November I tested the Ikonoskop A-cam dll with Rob of Slashcam.de and Ludwig Reuter of HD Video Shop here in...
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An incredible achievement – Roald Christessen builds his own raw cinema...
There’s a new modular raw cinema camera. This one isn’t built by a camera company, or even a team. Created over the last 6 months in Flensburg in Northern Germany single-handedly by Roald Christessen,...
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Kinefinity KineRAW MINI review
Click here to view the embedded video. Aside from Blackmagic there’s only one other company endeavouring to give us affordable cinema cameras at the moment and that’s Kinefinity. The MINI is a smaller...
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Grant Petty reveals origins of Blackmagic cameras (concept was offered to...
Blackmagic CEO Grant Petty has revealed he approached camera manufacturers in 2011 with the idea of producing a DSLR-style model with high dynamic range and increased video quality but was turned...
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Arri AMIRA priced to compete with Canon C500 – plus, the secret of Arri’s...
Click here to view the embedded video. Full information on the AMIRA can be seen at CVP Looking at the Oscar nominations recently at EOSHD, with not a Red camera in sight, it’s clear Arri are a...
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Successor to Blackmagic Cinema Camera CMOS sensor announced with possible...
It’s an open secret that the Blackmagic Cinema Camera was based around a sCMOS sensor from Fairchild Imaging. Now the company has announced it’s successor, the sCMOS 2.0 sCMOS technology have powered...
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AJA CION 4K camera footage reveals outstanding colour performance
The AJA CION is an upcoming digital filmmaking camera priced at $9k, based around the same sensor as the Blackmagic Production Camera. What this sample video demonstrates is that AJA seem to have...
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Last chance to order your early 4K raw AXIOM Beta – a Linux based open source...
The crowd funding campaign for the AXIOM camera ends in just hours and has been a massive success, surpassing the funding target early. The open source cinema camera is backed by Magic Lantern, Philip...
View ArticleA guide to the best wide angle lenses for the Blackmagic Cinema Camera
A French rental house tries lenses on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera (La Blackmagic Camera passe chez PhotoCineRent) Here I have rounded up all the lenses I have in mind for achieving a wide angle on the...
View ArticleBlackmagic Design CEO Grant Petty explains design process behind the cinema...
When Ozzy common sense meets innovation… And a Vocas matte box Why is the Blackmagic Cinema Camera the way it is? It’s a long time since we saw such a creative camera with this much creative depth,...
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Next generation cinema camera battle – who will win?
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum In the last few weeks the already large number of options for filmmakers have been shaken up. Current cameras all seem to fall into different niches. There...
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A new hands-on report with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Blackmagic Cinema Camera – meet Canon C300. Pic by BMD tester John Brawley on Twitter Blackmagic paid a visit to British pro video camera dealer CVP this...
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Blackmagic Cinema Camera shutter angles explained
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Above is a lightly graded and non-sharpened 1080p ProRes frame grab provided by John Brawley from his pre-production Blackmagic Cinema Camera (this one is...
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EOSHD grades the Blackmagic camera raw CinemaDNG files
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Above: my first go at grading the Blackmagic Cinema Camera raw output The above frame is scaled to 660 pixels wide for the blog. Click here to view the full...
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Lossless Blackmagic Cinema DNG 2.5k workflow for Adobe Premiere CS5.5 / CS6...
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Click here to view the embedded video. DOWNLOAD 2.5K BLACKMAGIC H.264 FOOTAGE HERE (Important: on the Vimeo page for this clip, click download to get the 2.5K...
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More professional Panasonic GH3 with 80Mbit codec and preview of coming...
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Photokina is less than a month away now and it is going to be a busy time. I will be there to get my hands on the new cameras, and I don’t think I can...
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A mystery 3rd Blackmagic camera is coming at NAB
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Comment on the forum I just received a tidbit of info from a reader. Apparently Blackmagic have a third camera we’ve not seen yet on any of the posters at...
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Blackmagic Micro Cinema vs Studio Camera – What are the differences?
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Pre-order now being taken for all the new Blackmagic cameras at B&H here Comment on the forum Blackmagic once again caused quite a stir at NAB with three...
View Article5 underrated cinematic images from “forgotten” cameras
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Comment on the forum Some of my favourite images are from cinema cameras and DSLRs from which attention has long since drifted elsewhere! Rest assured some of...
View ArticlePanasonic’s small new VariCam LT is a thing of beauty, with Canon EF mount
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Panasonic now provide a smaller version of the VariCam S35 which is aimed squarely at the high end cinema market. The VariCam LT is Panasonic’s answer to the...
View ArticleNew footage and test of the $995 Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum The Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera is the not-quite-a-replacement for the Pocket Cinema Camera. Although lacking the ready to shoot straight out of the box...
View ArticleThe wraps are off! Panasonic EVA1 compact cinema camera announced with Super...
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum With a completely new Super 35mm sensor, the Panasonic EVA1 has just been announced at CineGear Expo. The EVA1 is an even more compact version of the Varicam...
View ArticleYou can now get an Arri Alexa for £4900
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Comment on the EOSHD Forum Fantasies do come true for people willing to work hard over many years but sometimes, a dream can be realised simply by sitting...
View ArticleJVC surveys the crowd for new $4000 Cinema Camera
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Comment on the forum It’s not often we get a glimpse of what a major manufacturer is considering when designing a new cinema camera. Now a survey by JVC aimed...
View ArticleThe $2000 Z-Cam E2 gets upgraded to 4K 160fps with firmware update, RAW codec...
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum I really do like the look of the Z-Cam E2. Reading Erik Naso’s very detailed review was an eye-opener. For a modular camera, it’s very forgiving in terms of...
View ArticleBlackmagic Pocket 6K surprises with Super 35 sensor, anamorphic modes and...
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum In an understated announcement which was a surprise to almost everyone, Grant Petty CEO of Blackmagic just announced the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K in...
View ArticlePanasonic S1H review / hands-on – a true 6K full frame cinema camera
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Comment on the forum / Ask me anything The S1H is the best featured mirrorless camera on the market for filmmakers – just to put it into perspective, let’s...
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Sony BURANO – Cinema cameras are getting smaller but egos aren’t
“VENICE” – it’s a word that captures the very essence of cinematic. Everybody knows of Venice, and knows that Venice is one of the most beautiful, most cinematic places in the world. The face of...
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