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Shoot Tools: Band Pro Film & Digital  

By Trevor Boyer

Manufactured by Carl Zeiss in Germany and marketed by Band Pro Film & Digital, DigiDiopters are designed for extreme close-ups or for wide shots with a shallow depth of field. They come in +1 and +2 magnification versions...

Shoot Tools: Fujifilm 

By Trevor Boyer

In time for NAB, Fujifilm introduced its new PD711, a 23.3GB Blu-ray disc designed for Sony XDCAM and XDCAM HD systems. Data transfer is standard for Blu-ray: 72Mbps for single heads and 144Mbps for dual. Certain hardware/software combos yield 86Mbps...

Shoot Tools: Petrol Bags 

By Trevor Boyer

For those fun shoots that literally require a hike to reach the location, Petrol Bags has designed its Cocoon backpack. The bag is padded in the breast and hip straps for comfortable carrying of your camcorder...

Display Tools: Sony 

By Trevor Boyer

At NAB, Sony made a splash with a 23.5in. LCD reference monitor that’s backlit by light-emitting diodes....

Blackmagic Design Announces Intensity 

Blackmagic Design announced Intensity Pro, a new low-cost and extremely high-quality video capture and playback card for professional videographers. ...

Display Tools: RK Enterprises 

By Dan Ochiva

MMR-B15 Mobile Monitor RK Enterprises Taking an LCD monitor on location presents difficulties, from screen washout caused by bright environments to cracked...

Shoot Tools: Origin Labs  

By Trevor Boyer

As affordable as HD camcorders have become lately, many professional shooters' lenses are now more expensive than the imaging system behind them....

Shoot Tools: Mobile Studios 

By Trevor Boyer

Based around the For-A HVS-500HS Hanabi HD switcher, the MS7HD from Mobile Studios incorporates an input preview monitor, an audio mixer panel, and a flight pack to form a portable live video production unit....

Focus on Affordable HD: Sony HC3 

Reviewer: Tom Patrick McAuliffe

Though the price performance trends in HDV and other affordable HD formats have been remarkable, none of these ground-breaking options are truly inexpensive. Enter the new Sony HDR-HC3 HDV 1080i Handycam camcorder at $1399....

Edit Tools: Panasonic 

By Trevor Boyer

Dubbed the “P2 Mobile,” the AJ-HPM100 is the first recorder/player in Panasonic's P2 line of solid-state recording gear. ...