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Nikon D4 Preview

Brian Bilgere — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:24:04 +0000

Jared Polin from FroKnowsPhoto.comgave this preview of the Nikon D4. It’s a very good preview from when he had a chance to see it at a show. He has me sold.

BTW, Polin’s site is well worth following. He has an engaging presence and seems to be genuinely passionate about what he does. He often features videos of himself with his grandma, Lil.

Wet plate camera – smallest in the world?

Brian Bilgere — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:10:33 +0000

Could this be the world’s smallest wet plate camera? Well, if not, it’s still very cool.

This miniature wet plate camera takes 1/2″ square plate photos.

The article shows this beauty as well as a picture taken with it.

Click here for more wet plate collodion cameras and accessories… of the larger kind

Lee Filters – How filters are made

Brian Bilgere — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:06:00 +0000

I thought this video showing how Lee filters are made was worth passing along. This shows both gel lighting filters as well as lens filters.

When I was looking for the Lee Filter segment, I ran across this video as well.

Click here to see Lee filters on Amazon

Click here to see the best prices on new and used Lee filters

Documentary about Gordon Parks

Brian Bilgere — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:47:12 +0000

Here is a video about Gordon Parks “Half Past Autumn: The Life and Work of Gordon Parks”. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Parks is an inspiration to me.

Wikipedia said “Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006) was a groundbreaking American photographer, musician, poet, novelist, journalist, activist and film director. He is best remembered for his photo essays for Life magazine and as the director of the 1971 film Shaft.”

Click here to see Gordon Parks materials for sale on Amazon

Edward Weston Documentary Film – The Photographer

Brian Bilgere — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:56:44 +0000

I love old films like this. Here’s one on Edward Weston from 1948. It’s a video of him at home, at work, and with his students.

It’s that old narration style of the day. That gets my attention every time. I hope you enjoy it.

Click here to see Edward Weston resources on Amazon

Cine Camera Construction at Arri

Brian Bilgere — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:35:06 +0000

Since I showed the large format camera construction video below, I thought I’d pass along another that I really liked. This one shows the construction of an Arri Cine camera.

Find a good selection of Cine Cameras here

Large Format Camera Construction Video – Walker Titan SF 4×5

Brian Bilgere — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:23:16 +0000

I thought this was an interesting video of how a very modern view camera is made. I’m glad to see manufacturers still keeping this alive with the onslaught of the digital age. Large format and film are still my absolute favorite combination. Check out the Walker web site at http://www.walkercameras.com/

For a great selection of large format photography supplies and cameras, click here.

Collodion Photography Supplies

Brian Bilgere — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:01:49 +0000

I was crusing around www.apug.org and found a link to a supplier of collodion supplies. I’ve been interested in this for some time, but have never taken the plunge.

http://lundphotographics.com/ seems to have a good range of supplies. Be sure to heed that safety warning since some of this stuff can kill you.

Click here for other large format and plate camera supplies at a discount.

Canon C300

Brian Bilgere — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:02:20 +0000

The Canon C300 digital video camera has been announced. This is not a replacement for the typical home camera. This is a pretty cool and very compact $20,000 camera. The people at engadget released the video below. I’ll add more videos if I find any worthwhile.

Here’s a video talking about the Canon C300 vs the Red Scarlet X. I’m not going to just duplicate his content, you can see it here. Going by specs, he likes the Red better. Real tests are better than specs though, so I’ll be waiting.

I’ll also post videos of the Red once those start showing up.

See more Canon, Red and other digital video cameras and movie cameras here.

Sexy Shen Hao 6×17 field camera

Brian Bilgere — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:55:28 +0000

Today’s camera is the uber sexy Shen Hao 6×17 field camera. This video gives a brief, but good overview of the movements available as well as the use of the film back.

I’d love to have a camera in this format. I think I’d have to decide whether to take the Shen Hao or a Fuji G-617.

Click here to find Shen Hao cameras like the 6×17 and other large format cameras.