Congratulations to Jason from WA who won the Alzo Digital DSLR Rig!
On February 29th I will be giving away a Nikkor 50mm F1.4 to another subscriber. So if you haven’t already, sign up in the box below.
You could win this thing.
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Remember that interview I did with Director Ken Simpson and DP Alex Dacev? Well, they have recently finished their feature film HEADCASE. You can watch the trailer here. Ken has put together a great series that debuts today. This series gives viewers a look into how these filmmakers made such an ambitious film for only $50,000. Every monday they will be releasing a new episode.
They also set up an IndiGoGo page to raise money for marketing and distributing the film. Definitely take a look and give them a hand in getting this film out.
Watch all the episodes as they come out here.
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Don’t forget to sign up for a chance to win an Alzo Transformer Rig! And other gear every month! Subscribe to the DSLR Video Shooter newsletter below this post to enter to win. More info here.
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Remember that killer little shoulder rig I did a show on a while back? Well its price just dropped to $16 on Amazon. Grab yours before the deal is gone or they are out of stock! I’ve shot several projects using this little rig and it has perform very well for me. Check out the images below for a couple rigged up versions.
Folding Shoulder Rig
Shooting Contact Jugglers With Shoulder Mount
Shoulder Mount Used in "PILLOW FIGHT" Project
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Just stumbled across this brilliant project by Frederic Brodbeck. He has been working on a way to visually give films a finger print and has come up with a clever way to do so.
Check it out the video below and the project home page.
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This is pretty cool. Finally a HDSLR that allows easy clean HDMI recording, and audio monitoring via headphones. To bad its a Nikon and that its expensive. But this should also get other players like Canon thinking more about camera outputs.
Dslrnewsshooter video: Nikon D4 – video feature run through from Dan Chung on Vimeo.
Thanks to Dan Chung for getting this video up.
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For a while I have wanted to start a newsletter and start giving back to you guys through giveaways. I have set up a TinyLetter newsletter which you can subscribe to via the box at the bottom of this post.
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I have been considering selling some gear and getting a 5D2 as a second cam. With all these other cameras being announced the 5D’s price has come down quiet a bit. But now you can get your hands on a new body for $2039 now only $1999 crazy! That is incredibly tempting. Have someone really really special on your shopping list? This would make for an epic gift for that special filmmaker/photography in your life.
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I am not a super huge GH2 fan, because of the sensor size, lens choice and a few other little things. But I know with the new hacks it now sports a really powerful sensor.
If you have been eying the GH2 now is the time to grab one. Amazon and B&H have the GH2 with a 14-140mm marked $300 off. The offer only last until December 17th so better make your move!
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I got an email this morning from Glenn Pugh sharing this article, and I wanted to pass it along. I had no idea how bad the Canon, Nikon and Sony counterfeit battery situation was. Be careful when buying “brand name” because you may be buy a total fake. For more info check out this article from The Digital Picture’s website.
I can’t speak for other camera batteries but I have found this off brand battery to be the a great compatible chipped LP-E6 battery.
Thanks for the heads up Glenn!
Image credit: The Digital Picture
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Yet another instant rebate is here. I have been considering picking up a Canon 70-200mm F4 for a while now and this would be the time to do it. Check out the lenses that are available with rebates from the link below.
Canon Instant Rebates
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UPDATE:
Just after ordering a couple of these drives Amazon has almost doubled the price. I got mine for $72 but they are now $131. Yikes! Someone made a mistake. Hopefully a couple of you scored cheap drives with me!
Hard drive space is oxygen for shooters/editors.
Could not believe my eyes when I saw the price of this drive on Amazon. I know the prices of hard drives have skyrocketed because of the flooding in Thailand. So to find a 1TB drive with the speed of 7200RPM was a huge surprise. Grab them while you can! (to late. Prices have gone up). All my drives are seagates and they have perform well form me other the years.
Seagate Barracuda 1 TB 7200RPM SATA Drive.
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