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  • September 30, 2014
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LEDs Are the Future But Some Specialized LEDs Have Problems Now

The current trend to use LED lighting exclusively on feature films and high-end commercials has carried with it some interesting

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  • August 24, 2014
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The Demand for Uncoated Optics

Normally when light strikes a glass surface a portion of the beam is reflected. This loss of light is compounded

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  • July 27, 2014
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The Peril of 4K: Be Careful What You Wish For

Higher and higher resolution.  It’s what we all want, right?  And the camera makers responded.  NAB and Broadcast Asia 2014

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  • June 18, 2014
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A Flicker of Truth

Whether you’re shooting time-lapse, fast or slow motion, or even more routine scenes under temperamental fluorescent lighting, chances are you’ve

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  • May 17, 2014
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Nothing Digital About This

Some of you may be aware that I have a vague and passing interest in vintage English bicycles manufactured from

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  • April 28, 2014
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Panasonic’s new GH4: Digital Cinema Camera By Any Other Name

Any way you hang it or support it the new Panasonic GH4 is an amazing camera, with true Cinema 4K

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  • April 12, 2014
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Among the Flamingos at NAB 2014

Just wrapped NAB 2014 in Vegas. Really great seeing many old and new friends in one place! Panasonic’s new Varicams

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  • March 23, 2014
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Aspiring Shooters in the Philippines

I continue to be amazed and humbled by the young shooters I encounter around the world, and this is especially

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  • January 24, 2014
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The Truth About Crop Factors

A reader wrote me recently regarding an online merchant’s ad touting the benefits of a 50mm DSLR lens on a

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  • December 10, 2013
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VIDEO SHOOTER 3rd Edition Now Available!

It’s finally here!  With lots of new and updated material,  including discussion questions for educators and in-depth chapters on the

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