Visual Impact Blog

  1. Canon Announces Flagship EOS-1D X Mark II DSLR with 16fps, CFast, and 4K Video

    Earlier this morning, after weeks of speculation and numerous specs leaks, Canon officially announced their highly anticipated EOS-1D X Mark II flagship DSLR. Engineered to put the ultimate combination of image quality, resolution and speed in the palm of photographers hands, the 1D X Mark II features a 20.2 Megapixel Full-Frame CMOS Sensor capable of 14 frames per second with full AF/AE tracking and 16 fps in Live View mode onto CFast and Compact Flash cards.

  2. Meet the New Anton Bauer CINE Batteries and Check Out This Crazy Litepanels ASTRA Durability Test

    Announced at IBC 2015 last year, Anton Bauer's new CINE range of batteries for high-end digital cinema cameras such as ARRI ALEXA Mini, Panasonic Varicam 35 and RED Weapon are designed to be the safest and most durable mobile power solution for the modern professional cinematographer. Plus check out a crazy Litepanels Astra durability test that may surprise you.

  3. New Tutorial Videos For SmallHD's 502 and 501 On Camera 3D LUT Monitors

    The SmallHD 501 and 502 monitors have been really popular with handheld gimbal stabiliser operators and FS5 and FS7 owners. The units are really well built, feature incredible resolution and colour reproduction as well as a vast array of image monitoring functions such as Peaking, False Colour, Zebras and are the only monitors in this price range to support 3D LUTs for monitoring.

  4. Sony FS7 Firmware Version 3.0 Released

    Sony just released the much-anticipated Firmware version 3.0 for the PXW-FS7 enabling key features such as 2K Centre Scan for Super 16mm lenses and B4 2/3 broadcast glass, movable focus magnification, improves Zebras, noise suppression in CineEI mode and more.

  5. Creativity For Filmmakers

    Being creative is at the heart of every great cinematographer but the pressure to produce can sometimes stifle that process. Join experienced DoP and Canon Ambassador Simeon Quarrie as he explains how to remain creative as a filmmaker in this interactive webinar. He covers the techniques he has used to breathe new life into standard shoots and discusses the kit...