DSLR Video

5 Inexpensive and Clever Microphone Mounts For Video

Hanssie

Caleb Pike, from DSLR Video Shooter, shows us '5 Handy and Creative Ways to Mount a Microphone.'

Pictures of USAF Thunderbirds by The Official Photographer

Dave Kai Piper

We speak to San Francisco based photographer and cinematographer, Jaron Schnieder about his new mini bio-doc/BTS shoot with Sergeant Reid who is the official photographer for the Thunderbirds (the US Air Force's aerial display team).

Budget DSLR Video Tip: Using Old Canon FD Lenses On Your Digital SLR

Anthony Thurston

Did you know that you can save a ton of money and grow your video lens collection by buying old Canon FD lenses? You can find these for very cheap, I just saw a 50mm F/1.4 for under $100, that is a huge savings over the current Canon 50mm F/1.4 at around $400. The catch is that these old FD lenses require an adapter to use with your Digital SLR and they are manual focus only.

Do You Need a Shoulder Rig for Your DSLR Video?

Anthony Thurston

Shoulder Rigs are one of those pieces of equipment that are very polarizing in a specific field, there are people that swear up and down that they are great and then there are people that prefer other things instead. I sort of fall in the middle, and I wanted to talk a little bit about it.