Sony 18-105 f4 PZ lens is one of my most used lens for sony a7s. It does not have the best image quality. But it has many advantages over other lens. Here are some facts about this lens. You won’t read them on product description. Only people who have used it extensively knows. it has…
One tool I was still lacking and I know how useful this tool is for filmmaking. That is the stabilizer. Whether you are doing wedding, short film or any event, a stabilizer is super useful. Until I think last year, most indie filmmaker were using those mechanical stabilizer. These have been there for decades. They are effective and…
I went to central park to take some candid shots. Everything was shot with Sony a7s in full frame mode with Laowa 60mm lens set at f3.5. You can see how the vignetting looks when use this lens with full frame camera in normal shooting situation. a7s with focus peaking make manual focus a lot…
I was looking for a long telephoto lens for video work. I am on tight budget. I was looking at Tarmon 70-200 f2.8 first version, and Sigma 100-300 f4 (used). I tried both lens. They are pretty good. But then I find this old Nikon lens while doing research online. There were not many reviews.…
Ever heard of this specialty lens called Venus Optics Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro Lens? There are already many review online. I took the plunge bought one. I ordered from their official website and it shipped from China. It is a Chinese made lens. First I want to say this company has really bad customer…
I am totally impressed by the video quality of my new camera Sony a7S. The final result we are able to get from the s-log2 is amazing. Here is a very quick test I did yesterday. Enjoy the nice view of NYC. default PP7 s-log2 profile. Sony 18-105 f4 lens. APS-C crop mode. Graded in premiere…
I purchased it at amazon for $150 (Westcott Ice Light cost $450-500). You can also find it on ebay. They ship from China. Did some research regarding alternative to Westcott Ice Light. I find this one looks like a good product. It even has some features that are better than Westcott Ice Light. It use removable sony NP-F550. Very convenient.…
I bought this Cinevate Cyclops Viewfinder a few month ago. I was looking for a LCD viewfinder for my GH3 to shooting better handheld video. But I actually only used it twice. I find it just not fit my shooting style. This is the kit I bought. The main piece attach to a Universal Accessory Mount using…
Just a quick real world example of using both my new Aputure AL-528s and AL-H198 LED video light. Panasonic GH3 ISO 1600 F4 Aputure AL-528s was on light stand. Aputure AL-H198 was on camera hot shoe. Can not remember what power the light was at. I think the AL-528s was close to max power. But the AL-H198…
I had Panasonic GH2, GH3 and Sony cx900. Now I sold my GH2 and bought an used Panasonic AF100A. I was about to sell my sony cx900 too. So just to keep two camera. But I changed my mind. I keep it. What is my thought process to purchase this old and not very popular…