Monthly Archive: November 2010

What’s in a name?

I’m not sure how the rest of you feel about this but one thing that I always struggle with is that old question “what is it you do?”. Until recently I’ve been calling myself a videographer but according to Chris Fenwick that description needs to dissapear and be replaced by...

Sony PMW-F3 layout review

I’ve been looking closely at the control layout of the recently announced Sony PMW-F3 camera and thought I’d share a few initial thoughts and review the layout of the camera compared to the Sony PMW-EX1 which I use regularly. Left Side: Cache record wasn’t mentioned in the original specs on...

Sony announces the PMW-F3K & PMW-F3L

Sony have officially announced their answer to the shallow depth of field requirements of videographers and digital film makers in the form of the PMW-F3K & PMW-F3L. The K version is supplied with three Sony S35 lenses in the form of a 35mm, a 50mm and an 85mm. Sony have...

Does hard work always work!

I keep hearing this old adage that the way to do well in what you set out to achieve is to work hard. Now I don’t disagree with that totally, of course hard work is generally a requirement to do well at things but I find it a bit frustrating...

Movember

Prostate cancer kills a man in the UK every hour.  I lost my Grandfather to the cancer and my father was diagnosed with it around two years ago. Luckily my Dad has responded well to medication and is currently doing fine but it’s an ongoing challenge. Movember challenges men to...