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Goodbye Hillman, and thank you.

I’ve just found out the very sad news that aged just 51 Hillman Curtis has passed away after losing a battle with colon cancer. Hillman played a big part in my move from a flash developer to becoming a filmmaker when he showed some of his early films at the...

C300, the good the bad and the ugly!

I was out shooting some pickup shots with the C300 today. I needed some wide opening shots of Norwich city along with some general lifestyle type material. After finding a good location for the wide shot of the city I set about trying a few different lenses on the camera...

Lovebugs – C300 Macro tests

The sun was out for the first time since I’ve had the C300 yesterday so I decided to continue my experiments with the camera by donning the Canon 100mm L lens and grabbing some macro shots. I have to say that I’m really impressed with the images the camera produces,...

First days with the Canon EOS C300

  After a little over three months on the waiting list I finally took delivery of my Canon C300 this week.  While the battery charged for the first time I did what all overgrown boys do and decided to attach some toys. After reading that Zacuto made a new specialist...

Tascam DR-100 mkII vs Zoom H4n Review

I’ve been using the Zoom H4n audio recorder since early 2009 and for the most part I’ve been very happy with the results. Anyone that’s been shooting with DSLR’s over the last couple of years will be well aware of the audio limitations of these cameras and the need to...

The Canon 5D mark III is announced

The long awaited Canon 5D mkIII has been revealed today . The camera’s most notable new features for use in video production are as follows: • Digic 5+ processor (supposedly reduces moire, rolling shutter and aliasing) • Dedicated video / still switch like that on the 7D • HDMI stays...