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Some time ago I bought a “cheap” LED light from eBay. It was called “Pro 600 HP LED Video Light” containing 600 5400K LEDs with a power consumption of 36W. The light comes with a dimmer and 3 acrylic filters:…
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The Great Camera Shootout 2011 – Episode 2: Sensors & Sensitivity
The guys at Zakuto just uploaded the second episode to their “Great Camera Shootout 2011”. It focuses on the sensors and sensitivity of the tested cameras. Yet another excellent episode to watch! Check out Episode 2 at www.zacuto.com/the-great-camera-shootout-2011/episode-two. In case…
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Splitscreen – A Love Story
“Splitscreen – A Love Story” won the Nokia Shorts 2011 competition. It was shot on a Nokia N8 mobile phone. It just shows that you don’t need a giant Hollywood budget to create something beautiful. It all comes down to…
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Plot Device – Showing Off Magic Bullet Suite 11
Director Seth Worley and executive producer Aharon Rabinowitz created a brilliant short film “Plot Device” to show off the new Magic Bullet Suite 11 by Red Giant. They did an excellent job. I really like this film. The script is…
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The Great Camera Shootout 2011
Just like last year, Zakuto produced a camera shootout with the currently available digital cinema camera’s. The following camera’s (and 35mm film) where tested in a wide range of situations: 35mm Kodak 5213 Film, 35mm Kodak 5219 Film, Arri Alexa,…
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Nikon AF 35-70mm f2.8 D
I’ve been thinking a while about buying a faster auto focus lens for my D300. I’ve been shooting with fast manual focus lenses (mainly primes) and although the results are very good, a fast auto focus lens would be very…
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Mutant Buchla 259 timbre section
Lately I’ve been working on building a mutant version (that is: with non-vintage components) of the timbre/symmetry section of the famous Buchla 259 complex waveform generator. I used the schematic Mark Verbos posted on his website as a starting point.…
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60 Second Landscape
While on the beach last weekend I was watching my wife and daughter walking through the water and suddenly remembered Chase Jarvis’ “60 Second Landscape Challenge“. As I only had my Nikon D300s with me at that time, that’s what…
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On The Road…
I had a little family get-away to the coast last weekend. As we were driving there I snapped a few pictures, intentionally photographing towards the sun. The camera was a Nikon D300s with an AF-S 18-135mm lens @ 26mm. Aperture…
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Alessandro Cortini’s lecture on Buchla 200e
I came across a very interesting audio recording of a lecture of Alessandro Cortini (ex Nine Inch Nails) about modular synthesizers, musical interfaces and the Buchla 200e. He gave this lecture at the Concordia Electroacoustic Studies Student Association in 2009.…
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Buchla 258 Dual Oscillator working
The last couple of days I have been fighting with a DIY variant of the Buchla Dual Oscillator Model 258. I couldn’t get one of the two PCBs to output the right waveforms. Tonight I wired the second PCB and…
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Buchla200 custom cabinet almost done
The cabinet is almost done now! It is made out of 18mm Birch plywood and there are 4 layers of Mahogany stain applied now. I still have to do one or two layers of protective lacquer. Today I made four…