You do not need an expensive CF Express Type A card to shoot 16-bit RAW on the Sony FX5. Here is exactly which SD and CF Express cards you need for every format, and the silent failure that can ruin an entire shoot.
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Counterfeit memory cards are slower and smaller than the label claims, and you usually find out at the worst possible moment. Here are the free Windows and Mac apps that verify a card’s real speed and capacity, including one I built myself.
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After several months of flying the $499 SkyRover X1, I think it is a genuinely compelling DJI alternative for wedding and travel filmmakers, with 4K 100fps, SR-Log, and 360-degree obstacle avoidance.
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I walked NAB with no plan and came back with a flipping anamorphic, a light you can aim from your phone, a 12K Blackmagic, and a lens that glows in the dark.
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Sony’s new 16mm f/1.8 G is a 304 gram full frame ultra wide that takes normal 67mm filters and is targeting half the price of the 14mm f/1.8 GM. Here’s my review of it as a wedding filmmaker.
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The DJI RS4 Mini takes auto locking arms, the one button vertical swap and the switch layout from the RS4 Pro and shrinks them down. Here’s my review after testing it against my RS3 Mini.
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