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File this one in the “That was clever” section. Zack McTee uses Rycote overcovers to minimize that awful wind noise Canon camera nat mics experience. It can’t cut the wind out entirely, but it makes a huge difference.
More info via FreshDV.

5D Mark II Wind Muff from Zack McTee on Vimeo.

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Sony just released info on the NEX-VG10E Handycam that utilizes interchangeable photo lenses. It’s looks like it will make it to market in September 2010 for around $2000. It’s not quite a professional instrument, so let’s not get too excited yet. This is a major clue as to the direction of our [...]

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There’s been a lot of news out of YouTube lately.  At the risk of sounding like a vessel for their PR department, I’ve got more news.  YouTube will allow 4k uploads shortly.
This is from the website that got us all used to the crappiest videos ever made. They now want high-end content creators to upload [...]

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Photographer, and all around talented DIYer Robert Benson, has made a wireless monitor to work with your Canon 5Dmii (among others for less than $200).  Admitedly, he explains it’s a very “frankenstein” looking creation, but it does the job, and you can order the units from him if you’d rather not put it all together [...]

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His only mistake was caring too much.

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Super Mario motion tracked onto a concrete sidewalk.
Impressive indeed!

Video via Gizmodo

Turn your turd gear into something special, like a diamond or something

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Your movie sucks.
Mostly because you didn’t use every single one of these handy tips for composition. The other reason it sucks is because of its wooden dialogue.  We’ll work on that later.
I hope you’re shooting a film noir, otherwise these won’t make much sense.

Video courtesy Joel Johnson

Here’s a cool little follow focus for $5. Included in the video is instructions on how to build it.

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Blackmagic introduced the Pocket Ultrascope today. According to them, it’s the first portable USB 3.0 laptop based waveform monitor. It features one USB 3.0 connection and one HD-SDI connection. It has 6 different types of scopes. Bonus if you can name more than 2. Times up. We will accept parade, waveform, vector, histogram, audio and [...]