Shoot Tools: Rycote By Dan Ochiva
Elastic bands sometimes just plain rubber bands have been used for years to isolate microphones within their holders. While they're pretty good at holding...
Shoot Tools: JVC By Dan Ochiva
Keep your eyes on fast-moving developments in the hardware industry as companies face an increasingly competitive world economy. Panasonic, for example,...
Shoot Tools: 16x9 By Dan Ochiva
Although some manufacturers are offering wider-angle lenses on stock camcorder systems, anyone wanting to shoot in more confined spaces realizes they...
Shoot Tools: Joby By Dan Ochiva
For the most part, when you're shooting documentary and news, you want to be as light and flexible as possible. Hauling a full-size tripod around, for...
Shoot Tools: Ikegami By Dan Ochiva
While partners Toshiba and Ikegami have shown various configurations of the latter's flash-based HD ENG gear, at October's HD World in New York, Ikegami...
Shoot Tools: Canon EOS 5D Mark II By Dan Ochiva
You had to expect it was coming, but it wasn't until this past September that Canon made its first EOS digital SLR camera the EOS 5D Mark II that offers...
Shoot Tools: Sony HDR-FX1000 and HVR-Z5U By Dan Ochiva
Sony keeps the options, and models, proliferating with two new tape-based HDV camcorders: the prosumer-oriented HDR-FX1000 handycam and professionally...
Shoot Tools: Anton Bauer Stasis Flex By Dan Ochiva
Camera support gear is pretty much a matter of taste: Some don't like to use anything, some want to try the latest innovations to see if they can find...
Shoot Tools: Petrol PRC-EX1 By Dan Ochiva
For those determined to go on shooting no matter the weather, Petrol offers the PRC-EX1 raincover. Specifically designed for Sony's PMW-EX1 and HVR-Z7U,...
Shoot Tools: Canon By Dan Ochiva
You might not rely on camcorders employing the recently introduced AVCHD compression standard for your day-to-day work it turns up mostly in smaller-sized,...