May 2012

Nikon D800 Music Video Shoot at SXSW

by Vu Bui May 30, 2012
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SXSW is a big deal for us every year. We’ve spoken at the conference for the past 3 years (this years talk, last years talk) and it’s our favorite conference for many reasons, not the least of which are the people who attend (half of our friends are there). Conferences really are about people, you [...]

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Canon 5D mark II nostalgia

by Lan Bui May 14, 2012
Canon 5D mark II nostalgia

I just got my Canon 5D mark II back from the Hollywood Canon repair center. It was a sad day when after 3 years my camera broke in my hands… all by my doing. All I remember doing was putting a CF card into the camera in the dark and it wouldn’t let me get [...]

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Traveling with a Kessler Slider

by Lan Bui May 6, 2012
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I’m in the airport about to fly to San Francisco to shoot for Zacuto at the Skywalker Ranch. One of the things Vu and I wanted to make sure we were able to bring was a slider… So I packed my standard cary on Lowepro X200 to the brim with all the gear I normally [...]

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