Archive for Product Reviews

Product Review: GiniRigs 19mm Baseplate + Dovetail

Product Review:  GiniRigs 19mm Baseplate + Dovetail

Today’s post will take a closer look at the GiniRigs 19mm Baseplate + Dovetail.   Specs and Overview: The base has fifteen 3/8″-16 holes for attaching your camera.  The front and back edges of the base plate has a row of 1/4″-20 holes drilled for…

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Product Review: Cinematics CT.2 – 50mm f1.4 Canon Lens

Product Review:  Cinematics CT.2 – 50mm f1.4 Canon Lens

It’s a recent development that I’ve been putting together a “run and gun” Canon mount lens set for use with my RED Epic camera.  This is primarily for lower budget shoots that aren’t bringing on cine glass for the production.  My Canon mount adventures with…

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Product Review: Paralinx Arrow

Product Review:  Paralinx Arrow

Wireless video transmission has only recently become a reality for film sets.  True, it’s been around for a while in limited capacities but in the past handful of years it’s really blossomed into something great.  There are a handful of companies offering products in this…

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Product Review: Lens Baby System

Product Review:  Lens Baby System

The Lens Baby system has been around for a while.  I remember checking it out at their booth at NAB 08 and being intrigued by it but never really saw any high resolution footage that was shot on it.  The effect is really quite niche…

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Product Review: The cheapest sandbags I could find (Part 1)

Product Review:  The cheapest sandbags I could find (Part 1)

We use sandbags on every shoot and often times we need a lot of them.  They keep our tripods anchored, stands from falling over, and help us in countless ways on a film set.  It seems crazy how expensive sandbags can be though.  Don’t we…

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Product Review: Impact C+ Stands

Product Review: Impact C+ Stands

Buying this type a gear is often treading the fine line wanting getting the cheapest price possible while still getting a decent product that will hold up over time.  The Impact line of lighting stands and miscellaneous grip equipment has been around for a long…

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