Recent content by Skeptikal

Are you thinking of buying an LED panel for video illumination? Check out the most recent US Patent comedy capers: http://www.nextwavedv.com/litepanels-is-trying-to-block-the-import-of-led-photo-and-video-lighting-in-the-us/ and...if you think this won't happen have a look at how fellow...

I'd welcome comments from people who've used both cameras about how well acquisition from the Sony NX5 would intercut with that from an AF100. I'm aware of the spec differences and the greater DOF of the smaller Sony sensor (that's one reason I'm interested in it...the other is HDSDI output of...

The GH13 (and maybe the GH2) has been an absolute God-send to me for underwater documentary production. Even in a housing with a couple of HID lights it's small, easily transportable (as hand luggage!) and the image quality/available lenses are superb. As far as complaints about it's lack of...

I keep reading that using PAL-> NTSC ticked in Ptool 3.40d allows "in-camera selection" between either PAL or NTSC via "the video out in the menu". I thought PAL or NTSC selection had to be done at the time of applying the hack. Could someone please confirm this and explain exactly how to...

I had a Canon 5D2 for a year and sold it before I bought and hacked a GH1...so I can't make a direct comparison of them for "jello". The more I use the GH1 the more I seem to be noticing it's tendancy to show jello, but I can't decide if it's actually more prone to it than the Canon...or is it...

I had a Canon 5D2 for a year, but I'm a total beginner with the GH1. I recently read something on Phillip Bloom's blog (discussion of the new Sony NEX VG10) that I find curious: "Sony’s 24Mbit is decent – fine – no problem. The hacked GH1 needed 44Mbit AVCHD because it had such a dodgy...