I was shooting some video with my Canon 7D when what to my wondering eyes should appear? No it wasn’t a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer. On the upper right hand side of the screen I spotted a red dot. The dreaded hot pixel !! Not surprising, that this happens occasionally, considering that there are 18 million pixels in the 7D. I of course panicked, as I will be on the road for the next 20 days and, have some very important...

We like to pride ourselves on practicing what we preach. We shoot exclusively with DSLR’s for a living and any gear we recommend, we have used in real world situations. This is a short BTS video that we shot, while in Key West, with the ultra-talented Philip Bloom on a shoot for Kessler Crane . We finally got to meet the infamous Tom Guilmette. Unbelievably, he’s even cooler in person. Special thanks, to Eric Kessler ,who is...

So, awhile back, I became friends with a guy on Twitter. He had just bought a Canon 7D and from time to time would ask me for advice on various things about it. Now, when that happens, there are a few ways you can deal with it. Scenario #1 Screw this guy (or girl) ! I don’t know them from a bucket of paint and I’m not wasting my time. I get it. I am busy too. We are all busy. However, if you position yourself as a person that...

I am posting this music video because I had the privilege of meeting the super-cool and very talented Chad Calcagno of Quanti Studios at our Canon Filmmakers Live Event in Philadelphia. He drove across the entire state of Pennsylvania because he is dedicated to honing his craft. I think this video is the perfect example of the fact that it is not about the camera. The camera is only a tool. He was able to get some gorgeous footage using an...

I own the Canon 7D but if any of you know me at all, you know I hate 3D. I have never seen Avatar. I just am opposed to it. I have no clue why. It is an opinion not based on fact or logic I just don’t even like the idea of it. However, I saw this 3D lens for the Canon 7D and I am curious if anyone owns or has used this. Sure I am a bit hypocritical in that I hate 3d but if I can do it I probably will just to say I did. Doesn’t...