Repairing an Old Lens | Joe McNally – What’s in Your Bag
Melissa Niu of Photofocus and Chase Reynolds of LensRentals.com talk with commercial photographer Joe McNally about one of his most-favorite lenses being added back into his camera bag. 
Category: gear
10 Essential Accessories for New Photographers
Over the years, photographers find what works for them and build a camera bag full of essential accessories for the way they work and shoot. There are many different items that can find there way into photographers’ bags but some are more essential and universal than others. Discovering these essential items early on can save new photographers […]
Pro Camera Manufacturers Need to Get on the CFast Bandwagon
I was shooting some video using the Atomos Ninja Star yesterday, which uses CFast cards. When it came time to download my footage, I had 27GB of footage. It took 2 minutes to transfer to my Mac Pro using a USB 3.0 card reader. I hate plugging in a CF or SD card to a card […]
Smoke and Mirrors
We have all used smoke machines on sets, they’re great, they create mood and help enhance lighting. We have all seen those amazing light beams.Smoke machines are handled on set by the Special Effects crew. Over the years I have seen them apply smoke several different ways. Allow me to share a few with you […]
Canon rumored to be working on a new 70-200 L lens
Earlier today we shared an updated list of rumored specs for the Nikon D5 and the next rumor makes sure Canonists have something to look forward to as well. According to Canon Rumors a new version of the popular 70-200mm lens is in the works, but it is…
Camouflaging Shadows
“Your greatest curse could be your greatest blessing” Shadows, at times they are such a curse, but with a bit of creative manipulating they can be a wonderful blessing. When working on a Hollywood set there are times I’ll will have the Grips (the guys who rig things, their name comes from old Hollywood “because […]
Aeon Is a New GoPro Gimbal That Looks Like An Alien Weapon
While GoPro supplies great footage it is often unusable without some sort of stabilization. Sometimes stabilization is made in post, with some cost in image quality, but we are seeing more and more options for stabilizing footage while shooting. This is what Aeon wants to do for your GoPro – “Create Smooth, Cinematic Videos“. The Aeon has […]
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Updated: rumored specs for the Nikon D5
The most recent update to the rumored specs for Nikon’s upcoming flagship DSLR, expected to be named the D5, confirms most previously mentioned specs, includes more info regarding the 4K video capabilities, mentions full HD slow motion and a possible decrease in the expected number of autofocus points. Despite the possible decrease from previously rumored […]
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Demo of Apple Live Photos
Check out this quick demo of Live Photos! In this video I’ll show you how to view a Live Photo, how to take a Live Photo, how to turn Live Photos off, and how to disable the motion in Live Photos that you’ve already taken. The Apple iPhone 6S and 6S Plus launched a few […]
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Hero+ New GoPro With With WiFi @ $199, Hero4 Session Cuts $100 Off Price
Over the last year it seemed that GoPro are upping their positioning and slowly crawling into the pricier side of the action camera range. (going up to $500 with the HERO4 Black). Now the company is bringing it down a notch with an addition of a new Camera – the Hero+. If the name sounds familiar, it is because […]
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