The only word I can say about this great piece of gear is WOW! Redrock Micro will release this wireless focus remote for iPhone this summer. The basic price will be round about $ 1,500. They published an introduction video about their new innovative product! I want one, NOW! You can find more details on Redrock Micro’s website.
First time we heard about the Panasonic AG-AF100 was in April! Now there are some really good new facts out about this camera. Panasonic’s new camera (chip comes from Panasonic GH1 DSLR) will shoot AVCHD at 1080p and 720p at frame rates of 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25 or 23.98. The camera will also have XLR and HD-SDI sockets! Wow! You will be able to use Nanoflash or AJA KiPro box and record your video in extreme high data rates. THIS is amazing! AND: This camera will have a multi mount solution! A very wide variety of lenses for digital SLR cameras can be used to shoot movies! It is also possible to use an adapter and mount 35 mm PL-lenses on it! Now I want to have this camera! Here are some more facts: via: Gizmodo / Philip Bloom
Frank Arnold from Denz sent me exclusive pictures of the new Canon 1D Mark IV with PL-Mount. It will be the first Canon 1D Mark IV with PL-Mount in the world! The Clairmont Canon 1D Mark IV was the first modified 1D with PL-Mount. But if you compare both cameras, the Denz one is better because of the lens stabilisation. In addition to the Canon 1D they will release the Canon 5D Mark II with PL54-Mount. I got the Denz Canon 7D EVO PL a couple weeks ago and shot some BTS on Lucasfilm-Set. The quality of the modified Denz Canon DSLR’s is really solid! You can feel it’s high engineering quality from Germany! Denz won the technical Oscar for special efforts and consequent development in 1996. This weekend I will shoot my first short film with the Denz Canon 7D Evo PL! They sent me two Zeiss Arriflex lenses, one 25 mm 1.2 and one 85 mm 1.4. Here you can watch a short video about the Canon 7D EVO PL: Here are some facts about the PL-Modification of the Canon DSLR-Range: The originally used sensor-block will be replaced by a new custom made sensor-block, so that the camera-body…
Wow, what a great news for DSLR. After “House” there will be another great TV series, which will use two Canon 5D Mark II cameras with Red Rock Micro Rigs on their set! I read on Cinema 5D, that they are using Zeiss ZE lenses for shooting HBO’s “True Blood”. In future we will see more shows, TV series and feature films using DSLR’s. Recently we heard about Lucasfilm’s Red Tails, TV series “House” and now “True Blood”. Amazing! via (Cinema5D)
This year I wasn’t on NAB, but next year I will fly to Las Vegas (together with Micha Schmidt, Nino Leitner and Mario Feil) and visit this great fair trade.For those who have missed it too, I have made a great DSLR round up of NAB 2010. Some of the videos are from the great Dan Chung and you can watch them on Vimeo too! Just follow this link to see more videos of NAB 2010 in Las Vegas. My personal highlight was the Remote Follow Focus from Redrock on NAB. I hope this gear will keep what it promises. NAB 2010 – Redrockmicro Remote Follow focus with iPhone demonstration Vimeo at NAB 2010 Zacuto at NAB 2010 Jag35 DSLR cage system at NAB 2010 GENUS at NAB 2010 Redrock at NAB 2010 Ikan DSLR rigs and monitors at NAB 2010 Zeiss ZE, ZF an Compact Primes lineup at NAB 2010! Great lenses! Cinevate at NAB 2010
Now Sony will start his own “Cinema Look” Camera for prosumer this fall! Here is the press-statement: “Sony is developing a new type of AVCHD high definition camcorder which features key technologies powering the newly announced interchangeable lens digital camera, “NEX-5” and “NEX-3″ and plans to sell the new HD camcorder in fall 2010.” “The new camcorder will be equipped with the same “Exmor” APS HD CMOS sensor to be used in “NEX-5” and “NEX-3.” In addition, the camcorder will be compatible with “E-mount” interchangeable lenses developed for “NEX-5” and “NEX-3”, and also the wealth of “A-mount” interchangeable lenses from the existing “α” DSLR camera lineup via a mount adaptor. By combining these features, Sony aims to market a camcorder capable of generating a variety of creative expressions in full HD quality.” Here you can watch a video about the Interchangeable Lens Sony HD Camcorder:
Three Canon 5D Mark IIs used to shoot the entire season finale of the tv-series “House”! Now you can watch the first two minutes. The quality is brilliant, but is available in 480p only. On May 17 you can watch the whole season finale in the US. (via Philip Bloom)
