Author: Paul Joy

DJI Ronin 4D all in one cinematography solution

DJI has today announced the DJI Ronin 4D, which takes its gimbal technology and merges it with a new cinema camera system. The Ronin 4D is supplied in two gimbal camera options, the Ronin 4D 8K Cinema Camera and the Ronin 4D 6K Cinema Camera. The Ronin 4D’s modular system...

How to fly a drone from a moving ship

In this post I show you how to fly a drone from a ship along with some of the steps you can take to make sure you don’t lose your drone in the process!   My Experience I’ve been flying drones commercially since 2015 and in that time I’ve faced...

Sony FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM II

Announced today was the Sony FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM II lens. The new lens is reported to improve autofocus speed as well as image quality at the same time as reducing the weight of the lens significantly over the previous model by 29% to 1045g. One of the features I...

SmallRig FX3 Half Cage Review

In this post I review the SmallRig FX3 Half Cage.   I purchased the Sony FX3 primarily for use on my Ronin-S Gimbal because it offers fantastic image quality with an incredibly small form factor. Whilst I didn’t want to make the camera unnecessarily larger I did want to add...

Mounting a monitor on the Sony FX3

In this post I discuss a better way of mounting a monitor on the Sony FX3 using a selection of accessories by SmallRig. Sony supply a cold shoe adapter that can be screwed to the handle itself which works fine if the camera is on a tripod however it’s totally...

Sony FX3 – Fixing the top handle!

  I’ve been shooting with the Sony FX3 for a few weeks now and I’m really liking the camera. It’s obviously a big upgrade from the a7siII for many reasons and I’ll talk more about that when I do a full review of the FX3 in the coming weeks. There...