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‘Berlin Station’: Spies, Lies and Shooting on Location
Launching on cable network EPIX with a ten-episode season on October 16, Berlin Station is a contemporary spy series that follows Daniel Miller, who...
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The Best Alternatives for DSLR Cameras
Fstoppers‘s Stephen Kampff ponders whether the days of the DSLR revolution have come and gone and what are the cameras that are taking up...
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ARRI Amira vs. Sony a7S
In the below video, Bert Degraeve pits the ARRI Amira against the Sony a7S in two test situations: outdoor on an overcast day with...
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See All of Paris’s Greatest Sights in This Energetic Hyerlapse
The City of Love’s most famous sights get the hyperlapse treatment in Tyler Fairbank’s whirlwind video “Bonjour Paris.” From the underground catacombs to the Moulin...
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Sony EX1’s Small Form Factor Proves Invaluable on ‘Asperger’s Are Us’ Shoot
Cinematographer turned director Alex Lehmann talks to Filmmaker Magazine about lensing his debut documentary Asperger’s Are Us, about a unique improv comedy troupe. “I...
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Sony Cameras Combine for Supernatural Thrills
Director of photography John W. Rutland employed a combination of Sony cameras—PMW-200, NEX-FS700 and a7S—for Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, the sixth installment in...
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Innovative Imaging Makes Sparks Ignite on ‘Rocket Wars’
For “Rocket Wars,” a short documentary from creative collective Variable (@WeAreVariable), director Salomon Ligthelm and cinematographer Khalid Mohtaseb traveled to a remote Greek island...
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See the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera vs. the Sony a7S in a High-Contrast Scene
In the below video, Tim Shoebridge compares the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera in ProRes vs. raw as well as Sony a7S‘ S-LOG 2 on...
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Sony a7S Handily Wins Low-Light Camera Test
In the below two videos, Tony Northrup compares the low-light capabilties of the Sony a7S against the Nikon D810 and Sony A7 II. He...
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Watch a Short Film Shot Entirely by Moonlight
Sam Shapson’s short film “Refuge” is being billed at the world’s first narrative short film shot entirely by moonlight. The sci-fi short was shot...
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Capturing Porsche USA Endurance Race with Atomos Shogun
On a recent project of short three- to five-minute documentaries for Porsche USA, I put my trust in an Atomos Shogun recorder and a...
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Filmmakers Capture Volcano Eruption in 8K
Filmmaker Martin Heck happened upon a volcano eruption in Southern Chile back in April and put the filmmaking equipment he and his crew from...
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This Handy Chart Compares 8 Different Cameras
A handy chart from Lights Film School compares 8 different popular cameras at a glance, detailing information about weight, sensor type, output and more....
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Sony A7s on the Field in Unfolding News Story
Guardian journalist Pete Pattisson writes for News Shooter about shooting the aftermath of the Nepalese earthquake for live news feeds using the Sony A7s....
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Time-Lapse Photographer Captures Achingly Beautiful Bolivian Salt Flat
Enrique Pacheco captured the stunningly beautiful Bolivian salt flat, the largest in the world, in his time-lapse video “Reflections from Uyuni.” Pacheco tells Fstoppers...
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See the Sony A7s Intercut with 6 Different Cameras
Shooting band Bunny Suit live in the studio, Andrew Reid used 7 different cameras for coverage including the Sony A7s, the Nikon D750, Panasonic...
‘The Wonder List’: Around the World for the CNN Series
When former Nightline anchor Bill Weir asked director of photography Philip Bloom to shoot his new series for CNN, The Wonder List, Bloom was...
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See How the Sony A7s Performs in Extreme Low-Light
Justin Majeczky tests out the low-light capabilities of the Sony A7s, taking it to the extreme by shooting a moonlit beach at ISO 40,000....
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See Footage of the Northern Lights Shot with the Sony a7S
Photographers Ronn and Marketa Murray took the Sony a7S and Atomos Shogun 4K external recorder for a test shoot of the Northern Lights up...
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The Color Science of the Sony FS7 vs. Sony a7S vs. Canon C300
Keyframe.TV’s Christian Balducci gets technical with the Sony FS7, Canon C300, and Sony a7S, comparing each of their color sciences, as summarized by motionVFX...
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Canon 5D Mark III vs. Panasonic GH4 vs. Sony a7S vs. Canon C100
In the three videos below from Onyx Cinema, the Canon 5D Mark III, Panasonic GH4, Sony a7S and Canon C100 are pitted against one...
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Sony a7S Shoots Real-Time Footage of Aurora Borealis
The Sony a7S’s low-light capabilities allowed for the below real-time capture of Aurora Borealis over Norway. As PetaPixel explains, “Most Aurora Borealis videos are...
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Video Review: Sony a7S vs. Panasonic GH4
In this very thorough, almost hour-long video review, Dave Dugdale of Learning DSLR Video details the capabilities of the Sony a7S as it compares...
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Examining the 4K Capabilities of the Sony A7s, Panasonic GH4, and Sony FZ1000
In the below video, a group from the Slanted Lens talk about the 4K, or near-4K, cameras that are currently available including the Sony...
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Sony a7s vs. Panasonic GH4
Dave Dugdale of Learning DSLR Video puts both the Panasonic GH4 and Sony a7s through its paces to figure out which will be his...
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Mirrorless and Powerful: How the Sony α7S Is Redefining DSLR Video
Three cinematographers delve into their experiences with the ultra-sensitive camera.
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First Impressions of the Sony A7s
Stu Maschwitz spent two days with the new Sony A7s and gathers his observations about the camera in a new blog post. He raves,...
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Sony A7S Is ‘an Astonishing Camera’
RedShark News’ David Shapton reviews pre-production version of the Sony A7s, writing “I do think this camera is a gamechanger. The low light capability...
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Sony A7S Is ‘Easy Acquisition, Easy Edit, Easy Grade’
W. Ashley Maddox of News Shooter writes his first impressions of the Sony A7s, which he used to shoot a short film. He writes,...
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