Equipment
A curious reader recently asked for an explainer on the endlessly confusing world of professional video batteries. How is v-mount different from gold mount? What’s d-tap for? Are these things really worth the money? We don’t often get requests for video-related blog articles in the comments, so we try to accommodate as well as we […]
Equipment
We cover gear a lot on the Lensrentals blog. Which lenses are sharpest? Which camera has the most features? What does the inside of a GFX100 look like? What we rarely address, especially on the video side, is the equally-important field of post-production. It won’t matter what codec you shot or which lenses you used […]
Equipment
Live streaming has gone from fairly niche to vitally necessary very quickly over the past few months. Ryan is joined by Josh and Ally to get specific on how to begin live streaming if you’re new to the game, and some advanced options for those more versed in video. We’ve spoken about Live streaming in our blog a few times, with Justin’s Guide to Live Streaming, and Joshua’s own guide on the topic a few years ago. But live streaming is always evolving, and getting more and more complicated with each generation.
Equipment
The quickest way to capture the hearts of techs at Lensrentals is to design your product to be easy to use. Multiple thousands of items per day pass through the tech room, and they’re each individually inspected by actual human beings. Often a tech will have to check a hundred or more things per day. […]
Equipment
ADDENDUM: I should have mentioned in the text, all testing was done at 73°F (22.75C) ambient temperature. Lots and lots of people are talking about Canon R5 heat cut-offs. The discussions range from technical discussions about heat generation, cooling methods, and firmware protocols to strident conspiracy theories. I only know a little bit about heat: Electronics […]
