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The Squidrig Gives Your Tripod Arms To Hold Your Lights And Microphone

Tripods already come with a set of legs, so why not give them a set of arms, too? If you shoot video, and particularly interviews, you’ll know the hassle of having to setup a bunch of stands for a couple of lights and your microphone. The SquidRig plans to solve that by adding three arms right onto your tripod. It’s a bit like a grown-up version of the Gorillapod Octopus....

The Strobepro Power Scale Comparing Godox Strobes Speedlites And Leds

Why is it so difficult to compare one light to another? It would be bad enough to say that watts, LUX, watt-seconds, and guide numbers aren’t directly comparable. And unless you’ve been around lights for a long time, these measurements won’t even make intuitive sense. Born from this frustration, I give you the Strobepro Power Scale! Before we get into it, here are a few disclaimers: 1. Practicality was the goal If I set out to do an apples-to-apples comparison in every respect, I believe the usefulness of the data would have suffered....

These Are The First 12 Things A Filmmaker Should Buy

If you have decided to start making films, there is a list of items you need to have before you get started. Darious Britt shares a list of 12 things you absolutely need to get before you start shooting videos and films. If you are transitioning from photography to video, you already have some of these items. As for the others, you might need an upgrade to your gear or buy new stuff, so you can make the recording, storage, and editing possible....

This Is How Sony 400Mm F 2 8 Gm Lens Performs For Portraits

Not long ago, Sony launched the 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS, a “lightweight monster.” What first comes to mind with the lens of this focal length is wildlife and sports photography. But photographer Miguel Quiles decided to test how it performs for portraits. He gave the lens a quick spin and he shares his impressions and some shots in his latest video. Sony 400mm f/2.8 GM, like other lenses of this focal length, is aimed primarily at wildlife or sports photographers....

This Is The Best Explanation On The Internet About What Dual Iso Is And How It Affects Dynamic Range

The phrase “dual native ISO” seems to be coming to more and more cameras these days. Certainly not to all of them, but to many, especially when it comes to video. Panasonic’s done it with the GH5S, Blackmagic’s done it with the Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, and it’s out there on a few more, too. But what exactly is it? I mean, we get what the end result is, but how does it work?...