cinema5D at NAB 2013

Dear friends. It is the time of the year when the cinema5d team is heading towards Vegas to bring you the latest and hottest news from the NAB show.

If you are around. please drop us a line and we will do our best to meet and say hi.

Thank you,
Sebastian, Nino and Johnnie

MoVI – the future of camera stabilization?

Everyone who operates video cameras knows that there is one major thing to consider before you can start shooting: stabilization. There are countless ways of stabilizing your camera – a simple tripod, a (shoulder) rig system (necessary for handheld shots if your camera has a form factor that makes it impossible to put it on the shoulder without additional pieces of equipment) – all the way up to Steadicams, jibs, cranes, sliders and so on, if you want to move that camera.

MōVI from Vincent Laforet on Vimeo.

And now the world is richer with another possibility to stabilize cameras, the MoVI, a digital 3-axis gyro-stabilized handheld camera gimbal – produced by Freefly Systems in Seattle, WA.

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Mesmerizing first-person music video Biting Elbows ‘Insane Office Escape 2″

WARNING: This video shows instances of extreme violence and is NSFW. Don’t watch it if you have a weak stomach.

The interwebs are currently buzzing with a new music video for the Russian band “Biting Elbows”, which looks like a first-person video game shooter shot on video with a GoPro. The effects are absolutely incredible and surprisingly, even the “story” draws you right in. I didn’t even realize it’s a music video until after I watched it – it’s an amazingly made short film which gives you a sense of mesmerizing immediacy.

The GoPro footage implies a sense of reality that makes the images shown all the more unbelievable – watch out, this is extremely violent (as these video games tend to be most of the time).

We here at cinema5D do not promote violence of any kind and distance ourselves from the content, which can be appalling for many readers – however, the way this video is made is impressive to say the least, and that’s the only reason why we are posting it.

Considering the amount of violence in an average Tarantino movie, I think it’s save to say that this is comparable – however some people seem to react more appalled than others because the GoPro footage evokes a feeling of realism.

Nikon Coolpix A promises large sensor goodness for your pocket

Nikon has announced the Coolpix A, its first compact camera featuring an APS-C sized CMOS sensor (Nikon DX format).

It can capture 1080p videos and has a 18.5mm lens (which equals 28mm on a full frame camera) with f/2.8 speed. That’s quite intriguing and very fast for a camera in such a small body. ISO ranges from 100 to a whopping 25600 (which is almost never usable due to excessive grain).

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