Sony and Canon battle to become the new full frame cinema camera champion. Let’s look more closely at the new FX9 and the C500 Mark II and compare them side by side.
Canon C500 Mark II vs Sony FX9
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IDX vs PAG
Earlier this year I spent five whole days watching batteries drain and then recharge. It was so thrilling that I’ve decided to do it again; this time with industry favourites PAG and IDX.
Battle Of The Batteries
I compare a range of V-Mount batteries to see how well they perform in a ‘real world’ test. The basis of the test is simple – to see how long they can power a camera for, and how long they take to recharge.
DSMC2 Unified
Last night, RED announced some changes to their ever-evolving line up of cameras. It isn’t a new camera or sensor this time, but rather, they’ve shrunk the number of cameras, sensors, names and prices.
The Truth About Sigma Cine Zooms
Much has been said about Sigma’s new cinema lenses – both good and bad. Particularly their high speed zooms, the 18-35 T2 and 50-100 T2. Sigma recently loaned me a pair of the zooms and so I took the opportunity to get to the bottom of things.
Bright Tangerine Morrissey
I’ve been a fan of Bright Tangerine’s products for some time now, and recently I had the opportunity to field test one of their new goodies – the ‘Morrissey’ 15mm LWS lens support. Already owning a 15mm lens support, I was keen to see how theirs compared.
BSC Expo 2018
Another year, another trip down to London for the BSC Expo. It’s easily the best trade show in the UK for Cinematographers – unlike others, there’s no sound, editing or broadcast stuff – it’s all cameras, lenses, lighting and grip!
RED Gemini
Today Jarred Land of RED Digital Cinema announced a new sensor, and a very special one at that. By the time you read this, the only five available will have sold out.
Best V-Mount Battery
Different cameras are often argued over which is ‘the best’. No matter which camera systems you like or dislike, they all require one thing to function: batteries. So which battery is best?
Understanding White Balance
Understanding colour temperatures can be simple once you get your head around it. Let’s break down the basics of what colour temperature is, how to white-balance to your creative advantage and briefly cover different colour temperature filters and gels.