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: 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: Metric Halo Mobile I/O 2882 By Dan Ochiva
Getting ever more capable audio gear on the road becomes an option with new generations of compact processing gear. Take Metric Halo's Mobile I/O 2882:...
Shoot Tools: RF Central RFX-NLL-II By Dan Ochiva
While they've become more popular due to the flexibility they bring to a production, portable field microwave links can still have drawbacks, such as...
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: 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: 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...
Edit Tools: Leader By Dan Ochiva
Compact tools are a must these days, whether you're on location or not. Leader helps with its LV5330 waveform monitor. The compact multi-SDI monitor can...