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Filmmakers spent five years asking for 4K, 60 frames per second, in full frame. Canon finally built it, put it in the cheaper of their two new bodies, and then I found out mid-recording that it has a crop after all.
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Full frame 8K RAW with no crop, 4K at 120, real IBIS, zebras, and a price Canon should have no business charging. After twelve years, a Canon camera has my attention again.
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Your eyes know that lamp is orange. Your camera has no idea. Here is what white balance actually is, why auto is the wrong place to leave it, and the four Kelvin numbers worth memorising.
Continue readingWhy Apple’s ARM Silicon Macs Are A BIG DEAL For Video Editors
Apple is dropping Intel for its own chips, and whatever you edit in, it affects you. Three reasons why, written days after the announcement, with a scorecard at the end for how every one of my predictions actually turned out.
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