Jordan Drake’s Take on the Sony A6300 Hands-On Field Test
By Jordan Drake
It’s been a long time coming. After a deluge of new camera releases from Sony, they finally updated the most popular camera in the line-up, the A6000.
Posts by: Jordan Drake
Syrp: Genie & Genie Mini for Motion Control Time-lapse + Real-time Video
By Jordan Drake
The Genie is a simple, portable solution for motion control Time-lapse + Real-time video. Designed to be part of your regular camera kit, with no external wires, batteries or controllers there’s no need to ever go without the option of motion control again.
TCSTV Sony FS7 Review
By Jordan Drake
The Sony PXW-FS7basically ticks every box I was was looking at, and the new form factor
is truly wonderful. I haven’t been the biggest fan of Canon’s Cinema
cameras, but I always loved the handling. The new handgrip and much
more usable EVF of the FS7 puts it in line with Canon’s C300, but with
much more modern specs. The slow motion capture, while not quite
reaching the 240FPS of the FS700, gives you great colour and flexibility
in post, while recording to capacity of the card.
Fujifilm X30 Hands-On Field Test
By Jordan Drake
We love the Fuji X series, and their latest camera just arrived! Unfortunately, it also showed up during a freak snowstorm in the summer. We brave the elements to give you loyal TCSTV viewers the scoop on this cool little compact!
DJI Phantom 2 Hands-On Field Test (With Vision+ and Go Pro)
By Jordan Drake
The DJI Phantoms have made it possible for many untrained photographers and videographers to capture stunning aerial images. To see how easy it was to fly these little marvels, the TCSTV crew went out to shoot some footage. See how the new Phantom 2 drones and DJI gimbals perform and whether a Go-Pro or Vision+ camera is the right setup for you.
Sigma DP2 Quattro Hands-On Field Test
By Jordan Drake
The Sigma cameras have been defined by the spectacular images they can produce, and the awful design choices that make capturing those images incredibly difficult. The new Sigma Quattro cameras aim to fix those design quirks. With a run of brilliant products from Sigma this year, will the Quattro keep the streak alive?
Pentax 645Z Hands-On Field Test With Deluxe Design Group
By Jordan Drake
The Pentax 645Z is the most sophisticated medium format camera everreleased. With a new 51 megapixel sensor, live view, and modern DSLR
functionality, it’s an incredibly versatile tool. It’s also the first
medium format camera ever to shoot video! The TCSTV crew went out to
test the stills, and we met up with our friends at Deluxe Design Group
to shoot a movie trailer and test the video capabilities! Is this the
camera that will restore the popularity of medium format digital?
Panasonic FZ1000 Hands-On Field Test
By Jordan Drake
4K recording, a 1” type sensor camera with a 25-400mm equivalent F2.8-4 lens for under a grand? Panasonic is on a roll. In this episode TCSTV’s Chris Niccolls takes a look at the incredibly powerful Panasonic FZ1000 to see if it can really be as impressive as the specs look on paper.
TCSTV Shorts: Lastolite Urban Backgrounds
By Jordan Drake
Tired of boring seamless paper and speckled muslin patterns? Add some urban edge to your portraits with the Lastolite Urban Background series.
The Great Mirrorless Camera Autofocus Shootout!
By Jordan Drake
It seems like every 13 minutes, another mirrorless camera is announced that promises the ‘World’s Fastest Autofocus’. We decided to cut through all the hype and pit the fastest mirrorless cameras against each other, and we threw in a Nikon D4S, just to make it interesting. To really put these cameras through a stress test we went to Wildrose Motocross Park with a Fuji X-T1, Sony A6000, Olympus OMD E-M1 and Panasonic GH4!
