Like steady cam ‘GO PRO’ cameras is a major invention. It has really changed the outlook of sports and action imaging. It is now considered as America's fastest growing Camera Company. The Inventor of the Go Pro, Nick Woodman had the idea of using a wearable camera to capture action footage Go Pro though was under development in the late 90's, but the...
The term shutter comes from still photography where it describes a mechanical ‘door’ between camera lens and the film. When a photo is taken, the door opens for an instant the film is exposed to the incoming light. The speed at which the shutter opens and closes can be varied - the faster the speed, the shorter the period of time the shutter is open...
Panasonic had its strong foothold in the digital era by introducing the world's first Digital Single Lens Mirrorless camera DMC-G1 in 2008 and the subsequent DMC-GH1 achieved the world's first Full HD video recording in 2009. Panasonic Gh3 and 4 cameras got wide attention among Independent film makers. Especially GH4 gave 4k video recording option internally. The price factor also was very much...
For over 60 years, the Leica M full frame lenses have captured unique and iconic images around the world. LEICA has manufactured high quality cinema and still photographic lenses. Recently SUMMILUX-C PRIME LENS (CW Sonderoptic) a lightweight, prime lens set for high resolution cameras won Oscar award for technical achievement. CW Sonderoptic, sister company to Leica Camera announced the new Leica M 0.8...
Matte box is an important camera accessory for cinematographers. A matte box serves two purposes. To cut down unwanted lens flares and To allow change filters (Filter holder) in front of the lens. Sometimes cinematographers have to sacrifice use of ‘Matte box’ especially during hand held operations, fixing cameras to drone or rigging to vehicles due to its extra weight. During some critical...
The new Canon XC15, which builds on the XC10 4K UHD digital video camcorder, enables shooting with an external microphone through an XLR input. It features the selection of different ‘Look’ modes for different visual aesthetics and also allows it to match the look of other Canon professional cameras making it ideal for the use as ‘B’ camera option for professional film making....
Once upon a time photographers used to buy Sigma lenses as they were cheap. That perception has changed with the recent series of Sigma lenses, especially their art series lenses were applauded by professionals and independent film makers started using for video filming. Sigma with Global vision series has announced Cinema lenses in three categories FF Zoom Line, High Speed zoom line and...
Carl Zeiss is a German manufacturer of optical systems, industrial measurements and medical devices known for its high quality cinema lenses has launched a new ZEISS Lightweight Zoom LWZ.3 21-100mm/T2.9-3.9 (ZEISS LWZ.3) for the Super 35 format that can be used for a wide range of applications. The new 21-100mm zoom lens weighs over 2 kilograms and features a speed of T2.9 on the wide...
