Panasonic GH5 with Rokinon 35mm lens

Filmmaking Challenge: Use only a prime lens to shoot your next project

Limiting yourself to a manual prime lens can ultimately improve your composition and focusing skills, and maybe even lead to more creative results.
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And It Hurts: Looking to ‘Beyond the Black Rainbow’, ‘Drive’ and ‘Lost Highway’ for filmmaking inspiration

For the upcoming Stark Insider YouTube promo trailer I decided to look for inspiration and do something a little different. In this case I had recently watched Mandy (2018) and was blown away by the aesthetic, Nicolas Cage's outstanding and unhinged performance, and, of course that incredible 80s soundtrack. After watching Mandy...
Canon EOS RP specs and first thoughts Clinton Stark

Canon EOS RP full-frame mirrorless camera is lighter, smaller, and — best of all — cheaper

In the camera world 2018 will be remembered as the year that both Canon and Nikon finally entered the full-frame mirrorless market. Canon with a single model, the EOS R and Nikon with a pair of full-frame models, the Z6 and Z7. It was a long time coming. Sony had...
Panasonic GH5 top controls

Trendspotting: Digital camera market decline continues, could be down 50% in two years

Digital camera makers continue to face heavy headwinds, primarily from the do-all cameras we're carrying with us 24/7: smartphones. The advent of the smartphone and something called "computational photography" which leans on software processing to provide additional capabilities is continuing to disrupt the traditional camera market. That means pain for...
Canon EOS R Mirrorless Digital Camera

Hopefully Canon listens to buyers, removes Touch Bar on upcoming EOS R cameras

In my time with the Canon EOS R I found a lot to like. The relatively small camera packs a full-frame sensor into a mirrorless design --- Canon's first. For far less you're essentially getting a Canon 5D IV in a small body, with all the great features mirrorless...
First Look Review: Rode Videomic Pro+ On-Camera Shotgun Condenser Microphone

Top 3: Must-have accessories for your new DSLR or mirrorless camera

Here's 3 camera accessories that will help round out your DSLR or mirrorless camera setup. A camera body is obviously the core of any camera setup, be it for photography or, as is mostly the case for me, videography. But if you plan to get serious and step-up your craft a...
Panasonic GH5 top controls

Best Camera for 4K Video: Panasonic GH5 still the King of video

For 4K video work (and 1080p HD too) the Panasonic GH5 remains our top pick. Though the flagship camera was released in 2017, you'd be hard pressed to find a mirrorless camera that comes close to its overall performance for shooting video. Thanks to a recent price drop and promotion, Panasonic's...
Yongnuo YN450 mirrorless camera runs Android OS

Trendspotting: Are mirrorless smartphone cameras the next big thing for consumers?

Things are changing dramatically in the camera market these days. Smartphones -- mostly iPhone and Androids -- have all but killed the point-and-shoot compact camera. Entry level DSLRs have also been hurt by the built-in cameras in our phones which are increasingly more than "good enough." And this year the...
AmazonBasics Li-Ion Battery Canon Cameras (LP-E8)

Camera News: High quality, cheap batteries for your Canon DSLR, Rebel T2i/T3i/T4i/T5i, EOS camera

Finally some good news if you're looking for low cost, but high quality batteries for your Canon DSLR camera. Amazon has made available an AmazonBasics version of the popular LP-E8 battery. Rated at 1100mAh you can use this battery in a variety of Canon cameras including those from the Rebel and...
Fujifilm X-T3 DPReview score gold - Camera Review, News, Videos

Camera Review: Fujifilm X-T3 awarded Gold (88%) by DPReview

DPReview (Digital Photography Review) has spoken. In a hot-off-the-presses and highly anticipated review the team have officially given the new Fujifilm X-T3 a score of 88% and awarded the mirrorless camera Gold. Those that follow these sorts of camera reviews will know that's high praise. One of my favorite camera...