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Having just made the transition from Adobe's Premiere Pro CC to Apple's Final Cut Pro X NLE, I have had to get used to a lot of changes. While there is some built-in LUT (Look Up Table) support within FCP X, there isn't the native ability to add your own LUTS like in Premiere Pro CC's Lumetri color panel. Since I'm shooting primarily with an FS7 in sLog3, I am almost always relying on a…

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Back in January of 2014, I wrote up an article that showcased the most expensive DSLR cameras currently on the market. Since the article went live, it attracted a tremendous amount of traffic, and 1.4K readers even took the time to vote which of the six models they wanted most. The result of this poll was the Canon 5D Mark III with a popularity of 29.8%. Now that almost two years have passed since the…

Reader Question: I'm looking to pick up an affordable wireless security system for my home, but I mainly want these cameras to be outside instead of in. Will a Nestcam work in this situation? Are they weatherproof? UPDATE (7/14/2016): Nest released an outdoor version of their popular camera dubbed the Nestcam Outdoor which is available on Amazon. When it comes to an affordable home security camera that is wireless, there are a few models on…

Sony's FS7 is currently one of the best video cameras on the market for anyone with a budget of $10K. However, this budget can be quickly surpassed when you consider the additional cost in Sony-branded memory cards and batteries. Having recently picked up an FS7 of my own, I recently ran into this dilemma and decided to do further research to see if there were any cheaper alternatives available which gave me similar performance to…

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