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DJI Ronin S handheld gimbal for smaller DSLRs. Copied the following specs: Load capacity 3.6kg (7.94 lb). Weight is 1.86kg with handlebar. (4.1 lb) dimensions: 23.23 x 11.54 x 10.08" / 590 x 293 x 256 mm roll 360 deg rotations by offsetting the roll motor one can see the screen at the back. So...

DJI launches Mavic Air. 4K camera in a 3 axis gimbal and 12 MP still photos. It is foldable like the previous one. It has a top speed of 43mph in sport mode. Flight time is upto 21 mins. 4K video @ 100 mbps using H.264 4K only upto 30fps. 2.7K @ 60fps, 1080p@ 120 fps. Lens is 24mm (in...

I thought this is the better place to ask as folks travel with kind of similar equipment levels or more. These days traveling in flight within India is becoming a big pain. There is a 7kg weight limit imposed by airlines for cabin baggage. I am increasingly being forced to check in my...

I am editing a documentary and I need to insert couple of CCTV footage which are in MPEG-4 .mp4. FCPX doesn't read it. Can you guys suggest what do I do for making it readable by FCPX? Look forward to your suggestions. Thanks in advance.

Go Pro Hero 6 Black announced. 4K 60p, 2.7k @120fps, 1080p @240fps. GP 1 processor speed double than Hero5. Better image stabilisation (digital). water proof to 33 feet Ultra wide angle glass lens 12MP raw still images. 30 photos in single burst Wide dynamic range. B&H: price is 499 US...

Canon has just launched XF 400 and XF405 camcorders with UHD 4k 60p. XF 400 is UHD 60p via HDMI 2.0 SF405 is UHD 60p via HDMI 2.0 and 3G SDI 15x optical zoom. Dual XLR, 4 channel audio, DPAF, Dual Digic DV6 processors, UHD 60p in XFAVC long GOP, 2 SD memory card slots. According to B&H XF...

Recently I did an interesting shoot. I was asked by a company to do a short promotion video highlighting the problem of exam phobia and stress and the send the message about mind programming. This was for a company which is funded NSDC(National Skill Development Corporation). The brief was to...

I am looking for a small tripod for travel, which can be folded into a smaller bag. I found this Benro COM39C tripod and priced at $250 usd. It folds to 18.5 inches and can take 39.7 lb. Flat base. I can use my Manfrotto flat heads. Has anyone used it? Any alternatives to a small foldable...

Any idea about these BBS pipeline 3' LED Bank lights? These are 3 feet long and have the same remote phosphor technology of the Area 48 lights and 95+ TLCI rating. I love the Area 48s and am intrigued by this light. I would love to know if anyone has used these? Trying to slowly build up my...

Canon has announced EOS 77D, T7i and one mirrorless camera M6 I don't know the purpose of the EOS 77D as they had last year launched the 80D. But found that the 77D has a max ISO upto 51200 as opposed to the 80D which can go upto ISO 25600. The 77D body only is $899 usd. Also, as expected all...

I came across this article about the tweaking done to the voice of the Hero in an Indian film called Kaabil. The hero is supposed to be a voice over artiste in the film and then mimics the voices of some top Indian film heroes to invite the people to a place where he can kill them...

Just got a mail from B&H that Go Pro Karma is back. It is priced same at $1099 with Hero 5 and Gimbal and $799 without hero 5. What do you guys predict? Will it be able to fight with DJI? Earlier it had offered a Hero 5 to people who had ordered the Karma and followed the refund procedure...

I want your help as I am planning to do a documentary on a Indian classical Vocalist. This lady is 78 yrs old. I would be interviewing her in her house. During the interview she is likely to sing and explain the nuances between some ragas. And may also interview one or two of her peers/juniors...

Just saw a mail that there is an instant savings of 3000 usd on 1DC till 7/31 and Price is 4999 in B&H. So the price of 1DC is even lower than the 1DXII. Wonder why this price is only till 7/31 ? Is the savings also offered by other dealers?

Just saw that the 3DR Solo with 3axis gimbal is $599 at B&H as part of their independence day deal. I had bought it last year at 1400 plus some more for other accessories. I am perfectly happy with it as I used it for my recent film. Without it I just wouldn't have got my shots. However a bit...

Pleased to share my documentary Jewels of Thane Creek https://youtu.be/qHLXDXF3KgU This was shot with C300 Mark I. Aerial shots were with Go Pro4 Black and Solo

If you guys would have been the top executive at Canon then what decision you would have taken? What kind of camera line up you would have launched in the market? What features you would offer in the C100, C300, C500, 1DC and any other new camera for filming? How will you differentiate between...

I use C300 and use the Canon XF utility to download the footage. Today is the first day of shooting with a C300 Mark II. Since the files have .mxf so I just copied the files by finder to my hard disk. However, while downloading the C300 Mark I footage by Canon XF utility, it now refuses to...

For a Tim Cook interview by Charlie Rose, Go Pro copters and technicians were used and it was also mentioned in the interview. Wonder if that is just a coincidence...

I am having challenge packing equipment into bags and with a lot of travel, I am looking to get some hard cases. I think I had seen some video of light weight pelican cases. Not sure whether those have been introduced. I think I would like some hard cases with adjustable dividers to pack my...