[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/61304882[/vimeo] Catch the EOSHD interview with Leica’s Jesko von Oeynhausenand and hands-on with the Leica M type 240 here The new Leica M (dubbed type 240) has a CMOSIS full frame sensor, and a first for a Leica camera – video. Not since the Leicina 8mm camera (EOSHD article) has a Leica product been viable for cinema. The Leica M of course is primarily a photography tool, but it is…
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The D16 Digital Bolex – pictured above in the hands of the biggest 16mm advocate of all, Darren Aronofsky Does the Digital Bolex have Blackmagic on the back foot? A friend Roald Christesen recently got in touch, to share some footage shot with the CCD in the upcoming Digital Bolex. He’s a developing new Cinema DNG transcoding software and has been testing the sensor as part of that process. The image…
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/60863477[/vimeo] Discussion of the prototypes on the EOSHD Anamorphic Forum Many anamorphic lenses especially the affordable ones require the prime lens to be set to the same mark as the anamorphic on the focus barrel, making a focus rack during a shot impossible by hand and shot setup awkward. Now an ingenious electronic follow focus by Markus Houy has been created making our dual-focus anamorphic glass single focus like high end…
Full frame 35mm 16:9 format Hyper low light sensitive – even larger pixels than 1D X sensor Prototype to be shown in Japan between 5th-8th March If you think the C300’s low light sensitivity is impressive, here’s Canon’s new image sensor. Is it destined for digital cinema cameras?
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/60401188[/vimeo] “They each have their own unique character. Which image do you prefer?” Iscorama VS Iscomorphot 8 2x VS Iscomorphot 8 1.5x by QuickHitRecord. This is a new weekly series on EOSHD. The forum is really booming at the moment. A while ago on the site I decided to redirect the article comments system into the forum and that has seen a big increase in the number of people using it not…
In the early days of DSLR video the codec was probably the weakest part of the camera. With the advent of uncompressed HDMI out – the codec is no longer a weak point but sensor sampling becomes an Achilles Heel. Can the Nikon D5200 benefit from a hike in image quality from using an external recorder?
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/60135187[/vimeo] Let’s pit the $700 Nikon D5200 against the $3000 Canon 5D Mark III and see which one comes out alive.
The Nikon D7100 is here and appears to be based around the new sensor and image processor of the D5200 which is proving rather good at video so far. Whilst the D7100 gains a dedicated movie mode and headphone jack, it has a few things that may disturb video shooters.