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Monday, October 26, 2009

My Day at Photo Plus Expo

Richard Harrington | 10/26- 11:50 PM

iDC Follow-Focus
Bruce Dorn is a Canon explorer of light and a photog who’s jumped in head first to the DSLR video market. He’s made a folow focus kit that makes it much easier to control focus when shooting video on a DSLR. The device is less complex than other units, as it uses a skateboard style wheel that makes gentle contact with the existing rubber rings on a camera. I played with it hands on and it looks worth testing.
  * It currently only works with Cannon lenses (although I am willing to try and make it work with Nikon)
  * 24mm f1.4 L
  * 35mm f1.4 L
  * 50mm f1.2 L
  * 100mm f2.8 Macro
  * 135mm f2 L
  * 16-35mm f2.8 L
  * 24-70mm f.28 IS L
  * 24-105mm f4 IS L
  * 85mm f1.2 L
  * 135mm f2 L
  * 200mm f2.8 L

I’ll be doing a more detailed write-up soon.

Manfrotto 482 Micro Ball Head
I stopped in at B&H on the way over to the convention center.  This little beauty can mount on the camera hot show and give you a threaded mount. This will be perfect to attach an audio recorder to the top of my camera for DSLR Cinema projects. You can mount a variety of audio or video hardware directly to the camera. You can also rotate the mounting plate to a better angle as needed (works well if attaching a light or monitor).

  * height: 2.52 in
  * lateral tilt: -90° / +90° tilt range
  * load capacity: 4.41 lbs
  * material: aluminum
  * weight: 0.33 lbs

Fat Gecko Camera Mount
The folks over at Delkin Devices have comeout with an affordable mount for DSLR cameras.

The Fat Gecko is a dual suction cup mount that can be adhered to a smooth, non-porous surface (like mirrors, cars, airplanes.) It appears rugged, but is still very cost affordable (I would still recommend using a safety chain… but I am paranoid when it coms to gear and insurance).

  * Suction cups can hold a eight pound camera
  * Double knuckle design and 2” extension tube allow for 360° tilt, 360° turn & 360° rotation
  * The ¼ x 20 tripod mounting screw allows for use with most digital still or or small video cameras on the market
  * Suction cups use a quick release function to make attaching and detaching you camera easier
  * Steel frame construction is rugged and durable
  * Four adjustable joints make it easy to tweak the shot

You can see videos of the product in use at http://www.fat-gecko.com.

Lensbaby Fisheye Optic
Some people love them (I am a fan) others hate them.  But Lensbaby keeps putting out great new products. They released a new option, a fisheye optic, that drops into their Composer lens.

  * Ultra-wide 12mm focal length
  * 160 degree field of view captures
  * Minimum focus: 1” from front of optic
  * f/4 optic with aperture disks that range from f/5.6 to f/22
  * Designed for use with the Composer, and can also be used with the Muse with a special adapter

The lens won’t work with the Control Freak lens. I’m told because it goes soe wide that you actually see the control cabels on the lens.

That was my day… I saw a few more products I like and will try to post. The show ran through Saturday, October 24.

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