Category: Gear Check

Thinking Negative: New Film Scanner

When I first started my photography journey the summer of 1987, I had tremendous respect for the negative. I did my best to store them in the right place. My family on the other hand never cared about the negatives once the photos were printed […]

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Testing the New OSMO Pocket with Truth (12/2020)

I just purchased the versatile, pocket-sized gimbal from DJI: the OSMO Pocket. This thing looks to a real asset for some upcoming productions. It’s feature packed, so small it doesn’t cause a stir, and has a pretty decent image for such a small device. I […]

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Gear Check (10/3/2017)

Getting ready for a shoot. Here’s some of what’s going in bags. What I’m taking with me in total would cover about eight of these squares. I pack too much and somehow seem to forget an all important teeny-weeny screw. We have the stellar Canon […]

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Gear Check (11/2015)

There isn’t much contrast in this gear spread, with the wood floors being so dark. I was about six months into the new office on 7th Street in Penn Quarter. I see the chunky URSA, Rhino motorized slider and Redrock Micro remote focus joint. It’s […]

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The Beast: URSA by Blackmagic Design (3/2015)

So I went ahead and purchased this 16lb beast (just the camera alone). I think it’s around 26;bs here with all these extras. A 10″ screen? No need for a external monitor for sure… at least for my eyes. Time to get out there and […]

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