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The Insta360 One R is my Favorite Action Camera
Fundamentally, I’ve always sort of hated action cameras. Like so many others, I fell for the marketing push, and years ago, I bought myself a GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition, solely because of the amazing promotional video they put together to push the latest and greatest available in 2012. However,…
The Lensrentals Podcast Episode #47 – Roger Cicala Explains MTF Testing
Each week Roger Cicala, founder of Lensrentals.com, hosts conversations about the art and science of capturing images. From photography to videography, film, history, and technology, the show covers a wide range of topics to educate and inspire creators of all kinds. ## Roger Cicala Explains MTF…
The Lensrentals Podcast Episode #46 – New Gear Rodeo: Video Accessories
Each week Roger Cicala, founder of Lensrentals.com, hosts conversations about the art and science of capturing images. From photography to videography, film, history, and technology, the show covers a wide range of topics to educate and inspire creators of all kinds. ## New Gear Rodeo: Video…
Testing the Best Ultra-Wide Lenses for the Perseids Meteor Shower
Meteor showers can be some of the most exciting celestial events to shoot, but they can also be quite the challenge to get a good meteor photo. With about ten years of practicing astrophotography and timelapse, one of the best lessons I’ve learned with increasing chances of a good meteor shot is:…
The Lensrentals Podcast Episode #45 – Ask Lensrentals: Gear, Geysers, & the Future is Video
Each week Roger Cicala, founder of Lensrentals.com, hosts conversations about the art and science of capturing images. From photography to videography, film, history, and technology, the show covers a wide range of topics to educate and inspire creators of all kinds. ## Ask Lensrentals: Gear,…
How Nathan Armstrong Captures some of Music’s Biggest Performances
Here at Lensrentals.com, we have a vast inventory of gear and a staff of highly knowledgeable people to help you figure out what you might need for your upcoming shoot or production, but we rarely get insight into what you’re doing with the gear you rent. But now and then, we get some insight, and…
The Lensrentals Podcast Episode #44 – Komodo 101
Each week Roger Cicala, founder of Lensrentals.com, hosts conversations about the art and science of capturing images. From photography to videography, film, history, and technology, the show covers a wide range of topics to educate and inspire creators of all kinds. ## Komodo 101 Today is all…
Feeling Insured: Understanding the Differences in Production and Equipment Insurance
“Jaws” writer Carl Gottlieb had a group of us enraptured on a set in New Mexico, talking about his location visit to the classic Robert Altman film, “MASH,” when two stuntmen acting perhaps ironically as dead bodies nearly went down with a helicopter just after it had taken off for a shot. They had…
I Traded My Full-Frame Kit For A Sony RX100 VI, Here’s What I Learned
This is the story of that time I, an obsessed pixel-peeper, decided to leave all my exotic full-frame cameras and lenses at home, and instead bring a Sony RX100 VI on a week-long backpacking trip in the High Sierra of California. About Me Hello, I’m Matthew Saville! I’ve contributed to the…
The Lensrentals Podcast Episode #43 – Engineering the Shot with Nat Geo’s Tom O’Brien
Each week Roger Cicala, founder of Lensrentals.com, hosts conversations about the art and science of capturing images. From photography to videography, film, history, and technology, the show covers a wide range of topics to educate and inspire creators of all kinds. # Engineering the Shot with Nat…
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…
How Josh Hasty has Carved His Corner in the Horror Genre
We rent out a lot of stuff, actively work as an intermediary to your creative projects, and get you the gear to help bring your vision to life. Every now and then, we get wind of the project you’re working on and think it’s worth promoting to our blog readers. We highlight these in a series we call…