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KineRAW S35 2K Camera Getting Active Canon Mount, EVF Bundle, iPad App, and More

Joe Marine — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:48:51 +0000

We haven’t heard much news about the KineRAW S35 since pre-orders began back in August. The Chinese-made 2K camera capable of shooting a few different flavors of RAW video to SSDs will come in well under $10,000 for a working package, and could make some noise once it finally begins shipping in the States sometime in 2013. It has already begun shipping in China, and Dan Chung over at DSLR News Shooter got his own recently, and he has some news about what Kinefinity has planned for the camera’s future. (more…)

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Manual Iris Control Offered on Zeiss ZE Canon Mount Lenses with the GL Optics Cinemod

Joe Marine — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:37:31 +0000

While I often recommend the Nikon mount version of almost any lens out there because of its compatibility with both Nikon and Canon, there is one potential drawback that makes Nikon lenses very difficult to work with for some people: they rotate in the opposite direction to Canon and cinema lenses. While this doesn’t bother me, since I almost exclusively use Nikon lenses or use a follow focus with a reversing gear, a lot of people need a lens to work the “correct” way from the start. The other reason I always recommend the Nikon version, is because often it’s the only version with a manual aperture ring, which increases adaptability — whereas the Canon EF mount variety of these lenses (namely Zeiss), do not have a manual aperture that lets you to physically select the f-stop. In a cinema setting, this is a necessity, which is why a Chinese company called GL Optics has developed a cinemod for the Zeiss ZE lenses that does everything a normal cinemod does, but also adds a manual iris ring. (more…)

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KineRAW Super 35mm 2K Camera Pre-Orders Have Begun, Prices Starting Under $7,000

Joe Marine — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:30:09 +0000

The last time we talked the KineRAW S35, Kinefinity had released RAW sample clips for the general public to mess around with and grade. If this is going to be the way things are done with smaller companies (like Blackmagic) — Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, and Sony are going to have to get on board. Allowing users to handle files straight from a camera is the only way to judge actual quality and to know if a particular camera is going to work for you. The KineRAW S35 is now inching ever closer to being the real deal, as Kinefinity started limited pre-orders at the BIRTV show in China. (more…)

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Hands on with the ENG-Style Sony NEX-EA50, Lack of ND Filters Explained

Joe Marine — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:30:19 +0000

Announced seemingly out of the blue, the new Sony NEX-EA50 has a 16 megapixel APS-C sensor very similar to their mirrorless line of cameras. It may or may not be the same sensor, but according to Dan Chung over at DSLR News Shooter, the video quality is improved over those small cameras. While the price seemed to fluctuate in the first few hours of announcement, it looks like it has settled for the moment around $4,500 (including the power zoom lens). It’s interesting that Sony made some of the decisions they did about the camera, but one of the biggest omissions, ND filters, is explained in Dan’s video below. (more…)

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Blackmagic Adds Functions to Cinema Camera, Finally Shipping Within Two Weeks (For Real This Time)

Joe Marine — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:52:31 +0000

Just as we finally got the first downloadable RAW footage and the first real low-light test, we’re now getting a real shipping time-frame for the Blackmagic Cinema Camera straight from the company itself. Dan Chung over at DSLR News Shooter is at BIRTV in China right now and he sat down with Richard Lim to discuss the camera, the concerns people have had, and the final shipping design. Richard also details a few new nifty functions that they’ve added in software, like the ability to shoot at ISO 200 (which may or may not affect dynamic range). Check out the video below. (more…)

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A 15 Minute Look at the Video Features of the Canon 1D X by Dan Chung

Ryan Koo — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:17:21 +0000

Dan Chung sat down with Canon’s Mike Burnhill to get a look at the video features of the Canon EOS-1D X. Compared to earlier hands-on looks at the camera, this one is much mor focused on the video features we’re all wondering about: aliasing, rolling shutter, codec, time code, audio, and HDMI out. Despite the fact that Canon isn’t letting footage out of its grasp yet, Dan asks all the pertinent questions, as you’d expect given he’s one of the forefathers of HDSLR video. Here’s his 15-minute look at the 1D X: (more…)

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