Tagged: DSLR

Cheap bokeh

I had a thought provoking phone call from a friend of mine today who pointed me in the direction of Simon Wyndham’s Bokeh-Porn rant from a few months back. In the post Simon talks about how shallow depth of field has become an obsession and the huge amounts of “test...

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...

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...

Zacuto & Genus reviews

I’ve just posted a couple of small reviews for some support gear I’ve been buying lately. Click the links below to read my thoughts… Zacuto mini base-plate Genus matte-box and advanced support rods