Thursday, April 11, 2013

NAB 2013: Bits and Pieces, Part I


The big theme this year was 4K, 4K, 4K. Everyone had products to shoot, edit and deliver 4K. And those 4K Production Monitors from Panasonic, Sony, TV Logic and others were sweeeeeeet. 


Best cart I saw this year. This is a real man's cart, not a pretty boy's cart!


The inside of one of those remote TV trucks. And you thought the iDrive system on a BMW was complicated.


It took a few years, but Hoodman finally figured out how to compete with Zacuto on the DSLR loupe. Improved optics on the finder, and a nice mounting system (made by Custom Brackets) and a good price point makes this a compelling alternative to the Zacuto Z-Finder. Shipping very soon. 


Rode is going to have some competition this summer on its VideoMic, as they are set to launch two DSLR mics. One is a straight shotgun, the other is a shotgun with a recorder built in. No pricing or firm ship date yet, just "summer."