ikan monitors were all the rave at NAB this year in Las Vegas. Check out what the guys at Adobe, Autodesk, Reflecmedia, AJA and Adorama had to say!
Battery Chemistry is important. Beyond the increasing amount of data and studies saying which type of battery lasts for X dation and has y life-cycle, why should you check that your batteries and respective chargers are compatible? Why check that your charger is optimized for the battery? This may sound like an obvious point but [...]
The ikan ELEMENTS BlackFly is a light-weight hand held rig that’s perfectly suited for mobile or tripod shots. The top of the rig is equipped with multiple 1/4″-20″ mounting points for adding accessories. This means you will have more options available, no matter what additional equipment you choose use. The BlackFly accepts a variety of accessories: [...]
Danny Schmidt is an award winning shooter who has worked with the National Science Foundation, PBS, NatGeo, and Christi Kuhn of the TRUST Foundation under ColorBurn Productions. Danny has also covered a wide array of social ecological issues, some of which can be seen by visiting his Vimeo channel. He shot the film on an FS100 [...]
It’s been about two months (too long for a successful and effective blogger to remain inactive) but the delay has been worth the while, considering the changes in my life thus far. Working on a feature, running with multiple different cameras, building new rigs, crazy long nights without sleep, and generally pushing the limits. I [...]
Well, it’s finally here. For most of you who had the chance to tour our booth last year at NAB2011, you were given a taste of what to come with ikan’s software division–at the time in its infancy. Since then, they’ve shaped up to bring a heavy hitting teleprompter app to the market, ready to [...]