This article was first posted on my older photography blog. Since I am going to reuse the domain for something else, I will slowly move the most useful articles over here. So you are at the store, you have the money in hand, you know what you want and even the spouse agreed that you need a new lens.…

I don’t know how I missed this one but Lynda is offering a course for 5DMrkII owners on how to edit their clips with Final Cut Pro. The video only covers the basics but it is nice for someone who never touched FCP and wants to get his feet wet.…

It’s finally here! My bitching about the shipping time for my rails was totally erroneous: it was delivered in less than 2 days. The problem was with the supplier shipping my order 2 weeks after I placed it! So without any further delays, here is my first impression of my intermediate cinephotographer kit.…

Two weeks ago, I decided to move my rig to the next level and buy a follow focus kit. Well, actually it is not a real kit per day since I ordered each part from a different supplier, each time going for the cheapest alternative that seemed to fit the task.…

The Rodriguez list is a collection of everything that you can use to add production value to your film in some way or another. Here is my list Location: Hospital (well, a vet hospital) Garage Workshop Loft with huge windows Abandoned buildings (urban exploration FTW!) Stuff: cars, but none looking especially bad ass… a few pelican case (military looking plastic boxes) plastic gun replica various computer for props and production uses (desktop & laptop) fake blood delicious cookies to keep the moral up cheap construction lighting almost portable diesel power generator People with special skills/assets: Makeup artist specialized in special effects (yep, how convenient!) A few jazz/rock musicians with their instruments Sound specialist with his recording gear Heavily tattooed friends Friends who can look like tough guys Looking at this list reveals some potential.…

Lots of speculations about the elusive firmware update these days. My conviction is that Canon already has the firmware or is working on it as we speak. Why? Just imagine how stupid Canon would look if a lower end Nikon camera can do something that their camera can’t.…

I always wanted to make a movie. I have a lot of imagination (says my mom, girlfriend and pretty much everyone else) and I always tried to express it in some way or the other. That is what got me into photography.…

This question has been asked to me so many times that I decided to make an ‘official’ list that I can refer people to the next time the question pops up in a forum. Before going to the list, you have to know that the weather sealing of the Canon 5DMrkII is marginal.…