Recent content by zac love

I know many stations are still broadcasting in 1080i, but are people still shooting interlaced? 99.9% of what I shoot these days goes straight to the web, so I'm always shooting progressive, a lot of 24p (23.98), but often 30p (29.97) & some 60p (59.98). I feel when I have put my progressive...

Just saw this EX1R on eBay. Sensor was damaged while shooting some type of laser / tattoo thing. http://www.ebay.com/itm/XDCAM-PMW-EX1R-Camcorder-Damaged-sensor-/171286066142?pt=Camcorders_Professional_Video_Cameras&hash=item27e171f3de#viTabs_0 Raw video...

http://i.imgur.com/NCSBEVG.gif I really hope someone gave the guy from AP a wedgie.

B&H was running a playful contest of users making videos showing how to use expensive equipment for low tech purposes. One of the top prizes is a Nikon D600 DSLR, which is nicer than the DSLR I own, so I thought, why not, make a silly video. (There are a dozen things wrong with it that I...

List of good & bad ENG lenses? (Also Fujinon lens key?) 1. There are a ton of resources out there for Canon & Nikon SLR lenses, just wondering if there is the same thing for Canon & Fujinon ENG lenses. --- 2. Also, Canon has a method to their madness in naming their lenses. (i.e. you can...

Is this a thing now? Putting a mic flag that "lives" above the mic. Just saw it for the Rode Reporter handheld mic. http://youtu.be/rzf3-SZzHyM http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/904403-REG/Rode_Reporter_Omnidirectional_Interview_Mic.html/SID/RODEREPORTER My first impression is I'm not...

saw this image & had to share: http://i.imgur.com/3HEbu.jpg the advice is not just for Microwave trucks always be safe out there

The shooting today made me think about covering the 2007 shooting in Omaha, NB But more about how one woman in the city had a vision in a dream, wrote a local radio station & a simple idea came to life in a showing of community support & healing. I feel this article covers it pretty well, but...

So I got a message from 2003 that said I should blog more… ;-) I just put together a couple posts going through why I like the style of VCT-14 quick release plates & a solutions / products I've found & used. Take a look & let me know your thoughts. Thanks! Introduction Canon TA-100 Libec...

Did anyone else think that the red dress Ann Romney wore tonight when she gave her speech at the RNC wasn't broadcast safe? Or do I need to adjust the settings on my TV? To me it looked like a face on top of a bright red block w/ a v-neck. I was a little worried the red channels were going to...

I have a couple Sony EX1 & HVX cameras at work, we've only sent them in when they need repairs. Does anyone know if these cameras should have their "oil changed every 3k miles"? If so, how often? About how much does this cost? And where should I send them (local repair shop or send to NY /...

All this is from: http://www.dpreview.com/news/2002/10/7/sensorsizes So I was looking at the size of 2/3" chips & found that none of the dimensions are 2/3" of an inch. Then read some more & found out that it goes back to old tube camera days & that: So a 2/3" chip is roughly 2/3 of a 2/3"...

I'm helping someone get some equipment together to do some audio interviews (not necessarily for radio, but we want broadcast quality). They called a retailer who suggested a Audio-Technica AT8035 shotgun mic, sales guy said "This American Life" uses this mic, so that is why he recommended it...

33% price drop on the Convergent Design nanoFlash announced yesterday. New street price $1895, down from a list price of $2995 http://www.convergent-design.com/Portals/0/PressRelease/nanoFlashReduced_040212.pdf http://cd.contentpros.org/MediaCenter.aspx

FS700 - "4K Ready" replacement of the FS100, now with ND & a better handle http://www.pro.sony.eu/biz/lang/en/eu/product/nxcamcorders/nex-fs700e/features http://www.facebook.com/notes/sony-pro-usa/sony-expands-nxcam-line-with-new-full-hd-super-slow-motion-camcorder/381173908569966 PDW-680 -...