video cameras

The Flip Video camera came from nowhere and disappeared overnight at its peak

Aug 23, 2024 John Aldred

There was a time, quite a few years before the mirrorless revolution, when everyone who wanted to shoot video bought a Flip camera. No, not…

How I made my own 3D printed film video camera

Dec 15, 2022 Joshua Bird

I’ve made an expensive and unreliable way to record low quality videos! If you haven’t noticed from my last few blog posts, I’ve been pretty…

Nine things to think about before buying your first video camera

Nov 5, 2021 Dunja Djudjic

So, you’re into video and the time has come to buy your first camera. Congrats! But before you spend your hard-earned money, let Jordy Vandeput…

Blackmagic’s new 4K UHD URSA Broadcast video camera costs less than a high end DSLR

Feb 2, 2018 John Aldred

The advancement in camera technology is pretty astounding. I remember only a decade ago shooting with great big standard definition Sony DSR500 broadcast cameras that…

This video was shot on a DIY 8×10 large format video camera

Jan 2, 2018 Dunja Djudjic

We’ve seen a few remarkable experiments with large format cameras. But young photographer Zev Hoover added something new to it: motion. He made a working…

This is the most highly anticipated camera of 2017

Feb 11, 2017 Dunja Djudjic

What’s the camera you are looking forward to? Are you upgrading your gear this year? There were several exciting announcements of cameras we can expect…