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Hi Sam - If this is the lens you have, you'll have to either buy a cheap micro 4/3 B camera and a 4/3 to m4/3 AF-enabled adapter or sell it. Sadly, it is a four thirds mount lens and cannot be adapted to EF mount. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful, Bill

My mirrorless cameras have EVFs - as good or better than the viewfinder I have on my camcorder. For me, at least, a built-in EVF is better than having no video viewfinder at all (or having to buy a loupe or external EVF). I wonder that too. But until the other manufacturers figure out how to...

Hi Deeve - any particular reason you want to move to a small sensor camcorder? If not, to keep the large sensor DSLR "look" in a camcorder body, you might want to look at the £3199 Sony NEX-EA50. Here is what this camera can do: http://vimeo.com/78621343 And with a £23.50 adapter, you can...

In the last two days, two sub-$2000 4K cameras have been revealed at CES: First, Sony announced a $1998 4K camcorder with a 1" sensor, the FDR-AX100, and then... Leaks started appearing this morning that Panasonic will roll out its 4K resolution interchangeable lens GH4K before the end of...

One certain downside of the mirror is that it blocks the viewfinder when you're shooting video. And some DSLRs have 12 minute limits (e.g., Canon T2i/D550; T3i/60D; 60D; 7D; 5D Mark II) some have 20 minute limits (early Nikons) and some have 30 minutes (Canon EOS M, 70D, 5D Mark III, modern...

You're welcome. Do you mean "most DSLRs don't power zoom"? Most DSLRs come with manual zoom lenses. Bill

Hi South Side Dreamer - sorry you were disappointed in the Sigma. You can indeed buy power zoom lenses for the GH3. If you want a power zoom for your camera, you can get the $300 Panasonic 14-42mm PZ and/or the $360 45-175mm PZ. Also, I have a classic Canon FD 50mm f1.8, and I like it a lot...

I stand corrected on the gratuitous Canon slam. That said, I agree with you - $12,000 for a 1D C is a lot of money to pay for capability that other manufacturers are offering for less than $1000.

Here's my partial list. It's not comprehensive and I've left out LCD-only (no viewfinder) cameras and anything with a sensor smaller than 1". I've also excluded the RX100 and a few other fixed lens cameras: DSLR: Nikon D5300 DSLT: Sony A57, A65, A77, A99 (not the A55 or the A58) DSLM: Sony...

Hi Foggy - sorry it's taken so long to get back to you. I have the £200 Tascam DR-40 and I love it, but I recommended the £219 H4N because you mentioned it in your original post and because the Sescom cable with the monitoring jack is only available for the Zoom. That said, you can get a...

Happy Christmas, Foggy! If you get the H4N, you should get a £35 Sescom LN2MIC-ZMH4-MON (with a built-in monitoring jack) to go with it. It won't monitor what you're actually recording in-camera, but it's better than nothing - and the GH2's meters will help too. You'll also need some way to...

ProRes video sample from the Super 35 sensor 4K Blackmagic Production Camera. Blackmagic guru and camera tester Captain Hook (of Captain Hook LUT fame) took it out on a music video shoot as the "B" cam to a RED MX. The director liked the images so much that the BMPC was promoted to the "A"...

Nirvana for lazy filmmakers - 4K and 2.5K RAW digitally cropped and zoomed down to 1080P. Casually compose and expose on the set - do the real work in post :)

Are you sure it's a Minolta mount? Gemini made lenses with several mounts, to include Pentax K.

For an even wider lens than the 11-16, in early 2014, BMPCC shooters will be able to buy a $768 Samyang 10mm for Nikon mount and a $489 Nikon to BMPCC Speed Booster and have the equivalent FOV of a 17.5mm lens on a full frame camera. Anyone who has refrained from buying a $995 Blackmagic Pocket...

jax, you rock - great review from a real professional DP instead of an amateur like me :). One minor nit - you can get to focus peaking on the BMPCC with system lenses by hitting the "Focus" button twice in quick succession. You can also get the expanded focus by hitting the "OK" button twice...

I agree with jax - if you're shooting video, the highest quality you can get in this price class is from the Pocket. Zero Three in Melbourne has a couple of them in stock for $1199 The challenge for EF/MFT shooters is lenses. If you do get both a $529 600D and the $1199 BMPCC, you might want...

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RJB - The Monfrotto 293 telephoto lens support for $64.50 is probably the best option if you don't want to build a rig. If your lens is short enough, you may be able to get away with a $30 Opteka block and a $31 lens support, but for longer lenses, you'll need a longer set of rods for $20 or...

Hi RoJo - if you need 3 "500W equivalent" 2-bank fluorescents, I recommend you get 3 of these and save yourself $300. But if what you really want is affordable "500W equivalent" LEDs, you can get 3 of them for about $50 less than the price of the fluorescent kits you're looking at: Here is a...