Video
What Sensor Size is Best for You as a Videographer?
One of the most common questions our photo techs get is “What sensor size is best for me?” or some variation of that. “What does crop factor mean?” “What’s the equivalent focal length of that lens?” “Will I be able to get the look I’m going for with a smaller sensor?” And these questions totally…
Understanding the Difference in Global and Rolling Shutters
When getting started on video, you may run into a common problem, with no easy explanation of what’s going on. During quick pans, your footage may look like jello, or when recording video of rotating objects, they may look like they’re rotating slower than they are, or not at all. These are all…
Production Services Series: Frame.io
_We cover gear a lot on the Lensrentals blog. Which lenses are the 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…
Announcing the Winner of the Lensrentals Pitch Contest
A month or so back, we announced our first-ever Pitch Contest, where we were giving away a pretty nice prize package to any videographers who have a great idea for a short film. The rules were simple, send us a pitch of a film you’ve always wanted to make, and through a team of judges, we would…
The Top Rented Photo and Video Products of 2020
Each year, we take a look at the data and rentals we were able to provide for our customer base and use it to get some perspective on where the industry might be heading. Certainly, this year was a different one, with the pandemic putting many stops to the industry and the jobs available – but we…
How Ballet Memphis Was Able to Produce a Nutcracker Performance for Everyone to See
This year has been incredibly different and has caused all industries to reflect on their business strategy and find ways to offer their services remotely and safely. This is uniquely true for industries that thrive on congregating people together. The struggle can often breed innovation, and that…
Understanding the Differences in Video Camera Battery Systems
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…
Product Spotlight: Blackmagic eGPU Pro
For the kind of stuff I do, a computer has to accomplish a type of balancing act. I need something portable if I’m traveling for work, shooting in the field, or just want to set up shop somewhere other than my office. But it also has to be powerful enough to handle occasional intense tasks like…
A Production Junket: The Art of Storyboarding
A week or so ago, I started this production junket series with an article about how to budget and finance your short film. To continue that series, today I’m talking to you about part two of the multi-step process and talking to you about storyboarding your film. Putting a cohesive scene together…
A Production Junket: A Guide to Budgeting and Financing your Short Film
_A film budget_ — it’s the large grizzly bouncer with the lousy reputation standing in the way of your talent getting beyond that golden door of opportunity where stories are made and told and, if you’re luckier than a ladybug rolling sevens, distributed. As filmmakers, we all come face to face…
Comparing the DJI Osmo Action & GoPro Hero7
GoPro cameras have been a staple in bags of various photographers and videographers around the world. They’re almost ubiquitous in action genres at this point. They’re small, sturdy, and have decent image quality for their size. GoPro carved out a niche for itself in the late 2000s with the…
A Look at the RED Ranger 8K Production Camera
The most important thing about RED’s new Ranger is that it’s rental only, not because that’s a first for RED (though it is), and not because we’re the only online rental house carrying it (though we are), but because it’s indicative of the customer it’s designed for. This isn’t a camera for…