http://blog.abelcine.com The Technology Report of Abel Cine Tech Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:16:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Earlier this month, long-time Abel client Daniel Dacian of BigAppleFilms shot some nice low-light tests using Arri Master Primes and Hawk Anamorphics on their RED Mysterium-X. They used only the light they found, with the exception of one Litepanel (the video says it is a Litepanels Micro, but it is ... http://blog.abelcine.com/2010/03/12/daniel-dacian-tests-master-primes-on-red-m-x/ Some of the newer Phantom cameras, such as the v640, feature an internal mechanical shutter used to shade the camera’s sensor during a Current Session Reference (CSR). A CSR calibrates all pixels that will be used for a given set of camera parameters and sets them to pure black - ... http://blog.abelcine.com/2010/03/10/phantom-v-series-external-shutter/ As everyone should know by now, Kathryn Bigelow is the first woman to win the prestigious Oscar for Best Director or Best Picture for her film The Hurt Locker. What isn’t so well known is that Hurt Locker is the first Best Picture to be shot using Aaton XTRprod and A-Minima ... http://blog.abelcine.com/2010/03/08/the-hurt-locker-breaks-new-cinematic-ground/ With the release of the SxS-1 cards and the MEAD adapters (for Memory stick and SDHC use), Sony announced a firmware update to their XDCAM EX cameras to allow use of these new memory recording options. The Sony UK site has just made this update available, and the good news ... http://blog.abelcine.com/2010/03/06/xdcam-ex-firmware-updates-now-available/ Canon announced today that new firmware for the 5D Mark II camera will be available on March 16th. This is a highly anticipated upgrade that adds 1080 24P (actual 23.98) and 25P recording to the 5D Mark II. Previously 1080 30P was the only supported recording format, and filmmakers have ... http://blog.abelcine.com/2010/03/01/canon-announces-24p-upgrade-to-5d-mark-ii/ Panasonic's push into 3D just took another step forward. Recently, they made several announcements about their 3D product lineup including details on their 3D camera (AG-3DA), a new 3D production monitor (BT-3DL2550) and a new 3D mixer (AG-HMX100). Panasonic is moving to bring 3D to a broad community of filmmakers ... http://blog.abelcine.com/2010/02/25/panasonic-3d-update/ With all the various HDSLRs appearing on the market, keeping their features straight can be a bit of a challenge. Abel’s Andy Shipsides has put together a handy chart comparing five of these cameras side-by-side. He compares the Canon 5D Mark II, 1D Mark IV, the 7D, the new Rebel ... http://blog.abelcine.com/2010/02/22/hdslr-camera-feature-comparison/ Why change the mount on the camera when you can change the mount on the lens? Zeiss will soon ship a version of their Compact Primes in Canon EF mount for EOS cameras such as the Canon 5D Mark II. The Zeiss Compact Primes are designed to cover the full ... http://blog.abelcine.com/2010/02/18/zeiss-compact-primes-in-eos-mount/ We recently rolled out an upgrade to our website, www.abelcine.com, that includes many new features, including the ability to process international orders. Now, for the first time, our international customers can purchase items directly through the website using fast and secure Google Checkout. Many of the features we included in this ... http://blog.abelcine.com/2010/02/18/abelcine-com-goes-international/ Many of you may remember the Panasonic AJ-PCS060G, the P2 reader with a built in 60 GB hard drive. It was a great device at the time, but the 60GB hard drive doesn't do much for customers with 32GB & 64GB P2 cards. So Panasonic has come up with a ... http://blog.abelcine.com/2010/02/17/the-p2-media-storage-unit/