A Filmmaker’s Review Of The iPhone 18 Pro: No More ND Filters!?
Apple got about two thirds of the way to fixing the iPhone's ND filter problem. The variable aperture is a real jump for filmmakers, but the sun stars are baked in.
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This Monitor Controls 4 Cameras At Once! Portkeys LH5P III
The Portkeys LH5P III is a 5.7 inch on-camera monitor that changes the settings on up to four other cameras from one screen, wirelessly. Here is how it works and who it is for.
Would You Pay $7000 For The Sony FX6 ii?! (Here’s why I would)
Sony has not said a word about an FX6 Mark II, but based on what they just shipped in the FX5, I am betting it is coming with internal ND filters, IBIS, and a $6,999 price tag.
Don’t Buy The M5 Pro Mac Mini For Video Editing! (Here’s What I’d Buy Instead)
The M5 Pro Mac Mini has the exact same media engines as the $899 base M6, so here's the Mac Mini I'd actually buy for video editing at three different price points.
The $10 Mod Apple Doesn’t Want You To Know About (M5 MacBook Air)
The M5 MacBook Air has the same chip as the M5 MacBook Pro, but no fan, so it gets heavily thermal throttled. Here is the 10 dollar thermal pad mod that got me a 32% faster Lightroom export, plus the honest video editing and gaming numbers.
Can Your Computer Edit Sony FX5 RAW?! I Tested It On The Cheapest MacBook Air!
I edited Sony FX5 XOCN RAW on the cheapest laptop Apple makes, a fanless M5 MacBook Air. DaVinci Resolve handled three stacked RAW tracks without breaking a sweat, Premiere Pro came close, and Final Cut Pro could not open the video at all.