HDSLR

As camcorders get smaller , so too are the lenses.

But often smaller lenses with less elements mean a sacrifice in edge sharpness and overall contrast.  But not thews little beauties.

I have always been a fan of Zeiss glass particularly some of the older Zeiss Contax lenses which are small and very compact.

Enter Touit – Now I can’t honest tell you I understand what Touit means, Wikipedia say “Touit is a genus of Neotropical parrots in the Psittacidae family...

Ripple Tools II is an expanded set of 12 Final Cut Pro X plugins that allow you to quickly accomplish a number of effects and editorial tasks. Add Glows and Rays to your text and video; format and animate your text along 4 different path types; remove unwanted pixels using the Cloner; create scrolls or crawls with custom graphics or video; apply various retiming effects; and use classic effects such as Tritone, Blink and Vignette....

4K was the definitive buzzword at NAB this year, as well as CES, with a number of manufacturers releasing 4K televisions, 4K game systems, and 4K cameras.

Warning.  Read this before you watch so you understand the context and what I was looking to test...One thing I find with digital imaging cameras is that they can sometimes be a little too perfect....

Magic Lantern (ML) is a Canon firmware toolbox specifically aiming for the video segment. It has recently got a huge buzz for enabling a Canon's 5DmkII to shoot 24P RAW video. And while ML is not the oldest of custom firmware, it is definitely one of the more mature ones, with many movie makers using it on production setups. As with CHDK, it usually run from the memory card and does not require a firmware "flush.

A reader informed me that Samsung released the code for the NX200 and NX300 mirrorless cameras as open source based on the Cortex A9 quad core CPU and Neon coprocessor. This means that everyone can download it and make their own modifications, fix bugs, add new features, etc. As far as I know, this is the first major camera manufacturer to release their source code to the public. Could this be the beginning of the open source camera...

Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) plans a hearing on Thursday before the House Intellectual Property subcommittee to pursue his worthy goal of copyright reform.

Like you I spend a bunch of time every single day working through my inbox, answering emails, sending emails, reading emails, deleting emails. I’ve shared my personal inbox management system before so you can go ahead and read that if you missed it but the fact is that you and I spend a buttload of time there.

Which means, naturally, that there is a literal cost of real resources that we’ve allocated to it. I emphasize real here because some people have not ever thought about this and are making many people’s lives very miserable, like mine.... read more!

Swedish company Memoto is developing a camera that automatically documents the lives of users by snapping a photo every 30 seconds. The gadget could threaten privacy on both sides of the lens, critics warn.

Invented in 1987, the GIF (or Graphics Interchange Format) definitely isn't showing its age. Popular on social networks, community websites, and making appearances in acquisition announcements, the...

Sorry, Volkswagen Darth Vader Kid. This new Audi commercial, starring both Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto, has beat you.

When you’re considering what to invest your money into in regards to camera equipment what comes to mind?  Some may say the camera body, but with technology changing moment to moment the body is  one of the most disposable pieces of a camera rig.  At best you may be able to get three to four good years before it’s time to replace it.  If you’re talking a DSLR body, expect to lose 50% of what you paid for it if you resell it

How to charge for your photography formula by Davor Pavlic. A simple formula you only need to put numbers in and get your fee.

Lately I've been a little obsessed over finding a very affordable, and I mean practically cheap fluid video head for a slider and jib. I hate it when this happens to me but my insanity might benefi...

This post by Andreas Bergmann explores some of the business aspects of being a photographer. Mainly, Should you work for free, and should you accept under paid jobs

The maker of the $4,000 Blackmagic 4K camera tells THR why technology is “too expensive,” what he loves about filmmaking and why he “hates” his products.

New Camera at NTown Productions: Canon EOS-C100.

These days, most of us take the existence and use of a camera for granted. We can take good pictures on our iPhones, BlackBerries and any type of Smartphone.