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April 11, 2010 | 0 Comments

Zacuto’s DSLR Shootout Webisode 2 is up

Webisode #2 is up at Zacuto’s Great DSLR Shootout. This current episode is a comparison of light sensitivity of the DSLR Cameras from Nikon, Canon and Panasonic. Check this episode out to see the Nikon D3s and Canon 1D Mark IV at insanely high ISOs.

Great stuff.

This year’s lineup: Canon 7D, Canon 5D Mk II, Canon T2i, Canon 1D Mk IV, Nikon D3s, and Panasonic GH1.

To see products made by Zacuto, click here
Some examples are the Zacuto Z-Grip and the Zacuto Z-Finder

April 11, 2010 | 0 Comments

Electrocution avoidance – rebuilding my LTM Pepper light

Tonight I’m spending some time, fixing the wiring of an LTM Pepper light. The previous owner had some poor wiring.

Here’s the lessons I’ve learned from this light:
1. If the wiring is spliced. It’s not a good idea to leave the splice TOTALLY UNCOVERED next to the splice on wire next to it.
2. If there is a nut holding the wire in the back of the light and only one thread will catch, then HOT GLUE IS NOT THE ANSWER for stress relieving a wire. Put on a new one.
3. If a wire is PRESSED DOWN ON THE FOCUSING MECHANISM, IT WILL WEAR a DANGEROUS HOLE IN THE SHEATH.

Someone could have been hurt with that light and that someone could have been me.

OK, I have that off my chest.

If you work on electrical devices, you’re on your own. Some people really shouldn’t work on them. I take no responsibility for your actions.

April 11, 2010 | 0 Comments

Panasonic Lumix GH1 Cameras Shooting Video with Minolta Lenses

To follow up on the Canon research, I also found some great examples of people using Lumix GH1 cameras, wonderful Minolta lenses and a Minolta to Lumix adapter.

Here is some video of Single Malt Whiskey bottles with Minolta MD Rokkor 1:2,8 / 28mm and Minolta MD 1:1,7 / 50mm and a Novoflex adapter:

Single Malt Whiskies from Stefan Vohl on Vimeo.

Here is a cat using a Rokkor 58mm f1.2:

GH1 Test – Rokkor 58mm f1.2 from Renaud Duval on Vimeo.

Korean music video shot with GH1 + 20.7, Minolta 50.4, Minolta 100mm macro:

[M/V]Queens – Ahpa(My heart is hurt) from Jay Park on Vimeo.

Test with Minolta 50mm 1.7

GH1 Test from Björn Sonnenschein on Vimeo.

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