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[vimeo]19336485[/vimeo] As you may know, Philip Bloom is having another holiday in the US later this year – I mean, tour! In a continuoation of his hotel timelapse series, Philip will be visiting 12 cities to help people get the best out of DSLRs, which is nice.

Pentax are going to release a digital version of the Auto 110, joining the mirrorless party in a way that Pentax boss Mr. Hamada San describes as ‘shining through’. Well, it is certainly different!

The Panasonic GH2 has been completely disassembled, analysed and torn down by Chipworks. Incredible!

Sony have just revealed an update to last year’s best compact the HX5 – the HX9v (and put the same new tech inside a bridge camera, the HX100v, with a ridiculously long lens and some extra manual control including manual focus ring, horray). The HX9v now does 1080/60p at 24Mbit and 42.9 Megapixel Sweep Panoramas, an awesome feature. I will be getting one, even though it is only a compact…

I don’t usually do site news but I feel so much gratitude to the DSLR community today, it’s EOSHD’s 1st birthday.

For the price and full spec visit DitoGear here DitoGear are a relatively new arrival on the DSLR scene yet a creative and exciting one. They’ve begun to make something of a name for their sliders and I’ve taken some notice. Here I try their cutting edge slider for the first time.

Above: GH2 with LA7200 anamorphic and Small HD DP6 Check out the full spec and price at Small HD EOSHD recently received a demo unit DP6 from Small HD and I am excited. Why? I am finally free from ever having to enter manual focus assist mode again and squint at a tiny LCD. I am also free from the world of viewfinders, which are great for looking at the…

[vimeo]19331547[/vimeo] This rig from HalfInchRails is a refreshing no-bullshit approach to DSLR rigging. Rigs are essential for handheld footage (OIS is floaty and raw handheld DSLR shooting is jittery and amateurish) but sometimes they really do make things much more expensive and awkward than they should be.