Browsing: Reviews

The Ikonoskop A-Cam is a 12bit uncompressed raw digital cinema camera that shoots in Cinema DNG format, much like the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. In many ways though this is a different animal. The Ikonoskop addresses some of what the Blackmagic Cinema Camera lacks in that it features a global shutter…

Read More

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/53340005[/vimeo] A version of this review will appear in the UK edition of Mac User magazine. Check out the subscription here This review is based on the final retail model (not a pre-production camera or loan unit). I pre-ordered from CVP in London back in April. The camera is currently ÂŁ2148 at CVP but…

Read More

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/46847636[/vimeo] The best camera is the one you have with you and the best smartphone is an Apple iPhone. Unfortunately the camera on your iPhone just became very very obsolete. EOSHD deals with a dilemma.

Read More

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/46037469[/vimeo] Journey – by Andrew Reid Does the new OM-D E-M5 manage to produce a GH2 style virtuoso performance in video mode? I have to say there are some question marks over that – but as a stills camera it is now my absolute number one choice against some very…

Read More

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/45682834[/vimeo] Buy the RX100 at Adorama or Buy the RX100 on eBay The RX100 is a camera that fits in your jeans pocket. Would I consider intercutting RX100 footage with 1080p from a pro Super 35mm cinema camera? Yes I would. This should give you an idea of what a monumental achievement…

Read More

Above: one of my favourite scenes from the episode, click it to enlarge to 1080p, the colour on this shot is ‘early Technicolor’ and ‘Hitchcockian’. But I am not 100% sure which camera was used to shoot it (although I have a gut feeling!) – and that tells you a…

Read More