Author: Paul Joy

Bad day with the DSLR’s

Like I’ve done so many times before with my EX1 / 35mm adapter setup I decided to spend today shooting on the north Norfolk coast, only this time I was using two DSLR’s. I’ve recently picked up a 7D to use as a second body to save me swapping lenses...

London BVE – DSLR & 3D

I visited the BVE (Broadcast Video Expo) yesterday in London as I have done for the last few years. I always enjoy these shows because it’s great to put faces to names and check out all the latest gadgets. Walking around the show this year it was amazing to see...

NEXTO DI Video Storage Pro NVS2500

The NEXTO DI NVS 2500 is a stand alone backup / archiving system for digital media cards. At it’s heart lies a 500GB 2.5 inch drive which has been wrapped in card readers, a rechargeable battery, a colour display and a whole host of communication ports. It’s all packaged up...

Compound Shooting Form

Work is progressing nicely on a shooting form DVD I’m producing for release in the next few weeks. Here’s a quick trailer for you to look at. I used a pair of Sony EX cameras for the majority of the shoot with a few 5D shallow depth of field takes...

Canon announces the 550D (Rebel T2i)

Today Canon announced another ground breaking HD-DSLR in the form of the 550D, otherwise marketed as the Rebel T2i. What’s amazing about this new sibling in the Canon line-up is that on inspection of the specs it appears to offer all of the video features of it’s bigger brother the...

Canon at the Movies

Canon looks poised to announce something new for film makers in London next week according to canonrumors. Wouldn’t it be great if Canon’s video camera people have put together something new based on their success with DSLR sensors! After all the XH-A1 and H1 have been around a long time...