Filmmaking

Free PDF 40-page reprints of Sony F65 and FS700 Report from NAB 2012 Issue of FDTimes -- in English, French, and Spanish. About 9 MB each. ... continue... Read More »

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When Adam Wilt and I shot “Fire and Ice” together on a prototype FS700 we had no idea that it would be shown at NAB… and that it would be hit. We wanted to do more, so we pitched Sony a commercial concept for a local company that involved high speed “veggie baseball.” Guess what: they sent us an FS700 again. Edible baseball... Read More »

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Here’s a short and sweet video with a tip on the best way to get good production dialogue audio from your talent. Watch... Read More »

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FDTimes will be back at Cine Gear Expo -- Booth 85. The Cine Gear Expo exhibits will be open at Paramount Studios in Hollywood on June 1 and June 2, 2012.... continue... Read More »

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The LEICA M9-P Edition Hermès was one of the new cameras presented at C/O Berlin Leica Event on May 10. This is the third limited-edition done in collaboration with the Hermès since 2003. While New York may have been ululating lately over... continue... Read More »

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Several features make Leica's new X2 an ideal constant-companion camera. It is lightweight and pocketable. There's an excellent auxiliary electronic viewfinder. Analog, intuitive dials on top take you from full manual control to automatic functions. ... continue... Read More »

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Today Leica Camera AG introduced the Leica M Monochrom for full-frame, 35 mm black-and-white still photography.... continue... Read More »

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  More than 500 guests and hosts traversed the red carpet to Leica Camera’s “Das Wesentliche” (The Essential) event this evening in Berlin’s historic C/O center, a former royal post office (hence c/o, and its additional curatorial/obligations). We were treated... continue... Read More »

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Something’s brewing in Berlin. And it’s not the beer. Your intrepid and sleepless FDTimes reporter is here to attend a major LEICA product announcement on Thursday, May 10. Tonight is the overture, the warm-up for things to be revealed. Andreas Kaufmann... continue... Read More »

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NAB is too big a show in too short a time to see more than a fraction of it. I’ve covered a few things in some depth (as have other PVC folks), but there’s plenty more that slips by without proper coverage. Here, I have a few photos of interesting things that I saw in passing, with pointers for more info should anything catch your... Read More »

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