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by Steven Gladstone · Posted
Color can be one of your greatest allies in the creative process. Even more than color itself, the assurance that your color balance looks as good as possible, is accurate from capture to export, and is consistent from screen to screen can be paramount to sharing your vision with others. To achieve this control over color, a color calibration process is a necessity.
The Two Pillars
When discussing calibration, you must consider not only the monitor on which you are viewing your footage, but the camera you used to capture that footage, as well.
by Luke Rollins · Posted
The rage for retro has yet to subside, with many of the season's most popular and stylish products arriving swaddled in the warm glow of yesteryear. If your to-buy-for list has physical media purists, analog aficionados, crate-diggers, or other lovers of old things, you might find the right item in the below gift guide.
Audio
Perhaps nowhere else is the yen for retro stronger than in the realm of music and audio. Physical media sales across all formats—vinyl, cassette, and CDs—continue to rise, while artists are releasing new material to the
by Luke Rollins · Posted
Sigma returns with a second generation of its compact, modular full-frame cine camera, the FP2 Mirrorless Camera. According to Sigma, the FP2 will inherit the "world's smallest body" title from its predecessor, shaving grams and millimeters off a clean, capable, and bricklike body that produces 6K OpenGate video and high-quality stills for hybrid creators.
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GoPro's Mission lineup aims to pack cinema camera specs into a pocket-sized action camera. Today, we're testing out the GoPro MISSION 1 PRO, and what better way than with the rides at Coney Island?
0:00-Test Footage
0:26-GoPro Mission 1 Pro Specs
0:55-Sensor (Low Light, Open Gate, Frame Rates)
1:58-LCD Screen, Battery Life, Buttons
3:04-Internal Mics & Test
3:39-New GoPro Wireless Mic & Test
4:11
by Luke Rollins · Posted
FUJIFILM's beloved instant photography format instax recently surpassed 100 million cameras and printers sold, all while eyeing its 30th anniversary. In spite of brand recognition that still lags behind Polaroid, instax has both the people's vote and the lion's share of sales, expanding that popularity into a full-on ecosystem of films and formats, analog and hybrid cameras, smartphone printers and digital capture devices, and, coming soon, commercial photobooths and other event-oriented products.
by Zack Young · Posted
Open gate recording is an invaluable tool for video shooters making content that will be delivered in different aspect ratios. By recording the entire camera sensor, not just a traditional 16 x 9 frame, open gate video has more information on the top and the bottom of the image, which aids cropping, social media delivery, and overall post-production flexibility. More and more mirrorless cameras are implementing the feature, but the specifics can vary. Today we’re breaking down the current open gate offerings from three of the major camera
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
Recording work and data in the form of thousands of pictures or hours of video is made possible by compact memory cards. These devices are the standard for photo and movie storage, saving and protecting your files until you can transfer them safely to a more permanent home on your computer or external hard drive. They are available in an array of different types, with a broad range of capacities and data-transfer
by Luke Rollins · Posted
It’s 2026, and we no longer have to pretend that film is dead; film is very much alive, with a robust number of film stocks available to try out, ranging from the classics to new and creative films from up-and-coming, smaller brands.
Here’s an overview of the current black and white films available right now.
Kodak
It’s hard not to start with mother Kodak in an article like this, and with all the history—the ups and
by Mary Latvis · Posted
Taking to the skies to capture breathtaking footage has never been easier. Modern drones are not only incredible filmmaking tools they are also becoming more affordable and accessible. Filmmakers looking to take flight will want to find something that can capture cinematic imagery with ease. Fortunately, there are plenty of options available today. Whether you are a first-time content creator,
by Zack Young · Posted
There's nothing like the feeling you get after playing your footage from an arduous day of filming, when you realize that everything you shot looks like your camera stumbled into a rogue washing machine, which then toppled down a comically large mountain range. Nothing like it. Unintentionally shaky footage can make a seemingly successful shoot become the bane of one's career. While there are certain measures one can take to mitigate the shakiness of footage in post, nothing will be as painless as simply stabilizing during production—hence the
by Steven Esposito · Posted
Angelbird is happy to announce its latest V PRO CFexpress v4 Type A memory cards designed for creatives looking to capture cinema-quality 8K RAW videos, as well as those involved in extended burst photography.
The AV PRO CFexpress v4 Type A cards offer consistent read and write performance across the entire capacity with sustained write speeds of 1000 MB/s and read speeds of 1700 MB/s. In a well
by Zack Young · Posted
Sony is giving a big hand to video shooters with the new RM-DP7 and RM-DP5 cinema line monitor controllers. These 1920 x 1080 7” and 5” monitors have factory-calibrated colors, 2000 nits of brightness, BIG6 setting adjustments, and more. Both feature user-adjustable LUTs, dust and moisture resistance, and assignable buttons alongside a control knob and multi-function dial. They’ll work with the FX5, FX3, FX2, and FX30 at launch, with FX6
by Mary Latvis · Posted
Aimed at high-end, cine-style productions, the new NIKKOR Z CINEMA 50mm T1.9 VV Lens is part of an upcoming nine-lens series covering larger than full-frame sensors. Compatible with RED V-RAPTOR [X] VV cameras, these lenses feature high optical performance and a precise autofocus function. Continuing the fusion of Nikon engineering and RED DIGITAL CINEMA recording/color science, Nikon has also released v2
by Zack Young · Posted
Sirui continues to provide anamorphic innovation with their new Saturn V2 series, 1.6x-squeeze T2.9 cine lenses with full-frame coverage and support for both horizontal and vertical anamorphic shooting. The lenses weigh under 500g and have neutral flaring that adapts to the color of the light source. The initial set consists of a 35mm, 50mm, and 75mm, and is available in Sony E, Canon RF, and L-mount.
In addition to their impressive weight
by Mary Latvis · Posted
Fresh in with the 2026 fall lens crop, the DZOFilm Arles 25-75mm and 65-180mm T2.6 FF Zoom Cine Lenses bring the soft, natural bokeh and cinematic, painterly depth of the existing Arles prime series to your shoot in a convenient zoom form. Available individually and in a two-lens set, these