Author: Paul Joy

Canon EOS C300 Now available for pre-order in the US

Although Canon’s new C300 has been available to pre-order here in Europe for over a month now it has been strangely absent from stores in the US. The camera was finally made available to pre-order from B&H photo video today for $15,999 which is pretty close to the price listed in the...

Must See Film – PressPausePlay

You simply must watch this if you are even slightly interested in how technology is effecting the progression of art including music and filmmaking. It’s an absolutely gorgeous film and we are very privileged that the House of Radon guys are sharing it on Vimeo. Taken from the Vimeo page:...

Pearstone dual battery charger review

I’ve been using a pair of Delkin dual chargers to keep my stock of Canon LP-E6′s charged up and although they have proved to be practical they are nowhere near as fast as the standard Canon charger. The Delkins have also proved to be a little unreliable when it comes...

Vello DSLR battery grip review

Battery grips as their name suggests allow you to install two batteries instead of one and extend the grip area of your DSLR. I’m old enough to remember film based SLR’s using this additional grip space to house a motor drive to wind on the film but these days we...

Christmas shootout with Philip Bloom

On a cold day earlier in December I Joined Philip Bloom, Suresh Kara, Joel Conder and Sarah Estela for Philips Christmas mini shootout .  The main aim of the shootout was to compare a bunch of large sensor cameras under typical shooting conditions. We did a range of tests including resolution, skew, skin...

Canon C300 first look review

Update: 17-1-2012 – The Canon C300 is now available for Pre-order from B&H. Today I went along to CVP in Brentford London to have a closer look at the new Canon EOS C300. Announced on November the 3rd this new Canon S35 camera has received a lot of attention as...