Tag: Canon

One of the best DSLR cameras ever made for shooting video is the Canon EOS 70D. Canon has taken years of what it knows best -- auto-focus, quality build, fast processing, ease-of-use, stellar image -- and combined it into the one-model-to-rule-them-all. I've been shooting on the 70D for a few years...

Here's a simple tip for setting your 70D shutter speed when shooting video. In short: frame rate x2 = shutter speed.

Shooting with a Canon C100 II cinema camera in Baja California Sur.

Sunscreen. Good shoes. And... a camera. As I've discovered that's the travel trifecta when visiting the Baja. Indeed, the sun shines incredibly bright here. Beautifully so, streaming during the golden hour across the dramatic, stunning Sierra de la Giganta mountain range. Hitting my daily step goal is not an issue...

Once again, I'm Baja bound. If you hear a sound, that's likely my spirits soaring ever so slightly -- just the idea of escaping Silicon Valley to the expansive, beautiful Mexican peninsula causes blood pressure to instantly ease. I've been traveling Baja for about seven years now. No doubt, it's one of my...

Stark Insider. Now in Super 35. Brace yourselves.

It might be one of the biggest, and most concerning, questions camera buyers have been asking themselves this year. Do I need 4K? More specifically, I've been shooting on the amazing Canon EOS 70D DSLR since it was released in 2013, and get the question all the time (most recently in...

RED Raven digital cinema camera. The fastest $1,000 I've ever spent. Had I been lured, like so many before me, by the Cult of RED?

When it comes to shooting video with a compact, relatively affordable DSLR camera they don't come much better than the Canon EOS 70D. I've been shooting professionally with the 70D since its launch. Before that I used the (decent) 60D, and earlier the (milestone) Rebel T2i, still highly capable after all these years. The...

So then, how good is the Canon EOS Rebel T6i for shooting video? Spoiler alert... Good. In fact, very good. I had the opportunity recently to take the T6i for a test shoot, and came away impressed with Canon's budget DSLR shooter. I've been shooting for Stark Insider with a Canon 70D...