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Lunch Seminar This Wednesday – “What Should My B Camera be?”
Whether you are shooting on an FS5 or an F55, you have invested a lot of your capital in the right camera for your work. But now your client wants a second camera angle on interviews, or you’re going on location where your big camera rig can’t go, or you […]
Sony Instant Savings on Mirrorless Cameras and Lenses
by Keith Mullin Sony recently announced a wave of instant rebates on many of their most popular Mirrorless cameras and lenses. Savings range from $100 to $500 on camera bodies and from $25 to $100 on lenses. Almost all cameras and lenses have at least some amount of instant savings […]
Game Changer: Blackmagic Design Announces Hybrid UHD Studio/ENG Camera – And It’s Super Affordable.
by Frederick Gotfredson Attention community cable television stations, college video departments and houses of worship: With the announcement of the Blackmagic Design URSA Broadcast Camera, you can now get a true, professional studio camera system with state-of-the-art imaging and advanced camera controls starting at $3,500 (for the camera body). The […]
LTO-8 And The Latest LTO Roadmap
last updated on 8/14/18 by John Zdechlik The big news here is that LTO-8 drives can not read LTO-6 tapes. They can read and write LTO-7 tapes. In the past, LTO drives could always write one generation back and read 2 generations back. We believe this is because LTO-8 drives utilize tunnelling […]
Sony Service and Technical Support Tips
How to get help, parts, and repairs on for Sony Pro Video Equipment We at Z Systems are here to help you get back up and rolling as quickly as possible, and are happy to act as a liason, but once you learn Sony’s infrastructure, you will find the often […]
Demystifying “Crop Factor”
By: Keith Mullin What Is It? “Crop Factor” is the idea that imagers smaller than a full 35mm stills frame effectively increase the focal length of any given lens. Essentially they “crop in” on the image being transmitted from the lens onto the focal plane. For example, the most common […]
Three Affordable Video Technology Solutions Trending in 2018
By Frederick Gotfredson As technology advances and becomes more accessible to the general public, it is important for organizations to upgrade their audio visual infrastructure in order attract and engage their audience. Here are three affordable professional video tech trends to follow in 2018. Digital Signage, Video Bulletin Boards and […]