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Sennheiser Evolution G3 100 Series
Written by David Tames on February 18, 2010
Filed Under Featured, Gadgets and Devices, General, Reviews, Sound, Video Production
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If you want to go with a wireless microphone system, and you’re trying to balance between performance and price but don’t want to compromise too much on performance, I would suggest taking a close look at the Sennheiser Evolution G3 Series. I’ve been using the previous G2...  Continue Reading...

Comparison of four professional LED lighting instruments under $1K
Written by David Tames on July 19, 2009
Filed Under Camera, Documentary, Filmmaking, Gadgets and Devices, Lighting, Reviews, Sticky
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Over the past couple of years I’ve had a chance to use or take a close look at various LED lighting instruments available in the marketplace. Today you will find lots of inexpensive lights suitable for on-camera use available for anywhere from $50 to $500 from a variety of vendors....  Continue Reading...

Beyerdynamic velour pads: new life for Sony MDR-7506 or V6 headphones
Written by David Tames on November 16, 2008
Filed Under Gadgets and Devices, Sound, Video Production
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For many years I’ve been using two pairs of Sony MDR-7506 headphones (one lives in my camera kit and the second lives in my sound kit) and the original plastic ear pads had started to fall apart. These are outstanding headphones for monitoring audio, however, the pads are their achilles...  Continue Reading...

Quick and dirty Kodak Zi9 camera test
Written by David Tames on November 15, 2008
Filed Under Camera, Demo, Gadgets and Devices
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Steve Garfield purchased the cute little (OK, not so little, it’s larger than many competitors) Kodak Zi9 camera recently and brought it to the Boston Media Makers meeting. And while this $179 camera is not going to enter my short-list of favorite documentary cameras (on the list are...  Continue Reading...

Boston Media Makers, Meeting Notes, March 2, 2008
Written by David Tames on March 2, 2008
Filed Under Events & Screenings, Gadgets and Devices, Media Literacy, New Media, The Media, Video on the Web, Web
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Here are some highlights from the March 2, 2008 meeting of Boston Media Makers. Continue Reading…  Read More →

Boston Media Makers, Meeting Notes, December 2, 2007
Written by David Tames on December 2, 2007
Filed Under Events & Screenings, Gadgets and Devices, Media Literacy, New Media, Podcasting, The Media, Video on the Web
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It was another inspiring, interesting, and entertaining meeting of the Boston Media Makers , which has become carved in stone in my calendar for the first Sunday of every month. We meet at Sweet Finnish in Jamaica Plain with founder and master of ceremonies Steve Garfield. Continue Reading…  Read More →

Using SATA drives in the raw with your MacBook Pro
Written by David Tames on November 4, 2007
Filed Under Filmmaking, Gadgets and Devices, Productivity
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A while back I wrote about Using SATA drives with a MacBook Pro, and I also compared MacBook Pro external drive performance using SATA, FireWire 400, and FireWire 800. Today at the Boston Media Makers meeting I discussed my solution for cheap backup and archiving: bare SATA drives, this is...  Continue Reading...

Canon TX1 Movie Test
Written by David Tames on May 8, 2007
Filed Under Camera, Demo, Gadgets and Devices, Photography
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OK, so the big question is, what’s the tiny Canon TX1 like as a video camera? To answer the question, I made a short video this weekend. I’m not much for testing with charts and side by side comparisons these days, image quality is only part of the camera equation, so instead...  Continue Reading...

Canon TX1 First Impressions
Written by David Tames on May 6, 2007
Filed Under Camera, Gadgets and Devices, High Definition, Photography, Video on the Web
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I’ve been shooting with a Canon S100 Digital Elph since 2000, and after seven years the camera was looking very long in the tooth, with dead pixels and starting to fall apart, it was time for an equally tiny replacement. For serious still shooting I’ve got a Canon 10D w/ an EF...  Continue Reading...

DLO HomeDock Deluxe: Integrating the iPod with your television and stereo
Written by David Tames on January 12, 2007
Filed Under Gadgets and Devices, New Media, Podcasting, Video on the Web
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I listen and watch podcasts on my video iPod as I commute to and from work. Sometimes I want to watch or listen to podcasts on my home stereo system in the living room. My wife would like to listen to her iPod on the stereo too. As far as audio goes, it’s easy to simply hook up a...  Continue Reading...

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