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Think Tank Lens Drop

Posted by Corne Scheepers on Tuesday, October 9, 2018,

So you're on one of those run 'n gun video shoots and you find yourself having to swop lenses on your DSLR or cine camera for a new shot. You pull out a new lens, disconnect the other one from the camera and then find you need another set of hands to hang onto either one of the lenses while you fiddle with lens caps and lens adapters. You turn to your assistant for help, but he's holding onto a sound boom, cables and the rest of your gear. And so the ridiculous juggling act begins, the result...

Wrap up your tablet

Posted by Corne Scheepers on Friday, July 13, 2012,

My editing and camera gear travels a lot so I'm always on the lookout for protective gear. If you're like me and you own and love your Wacom graphics tablet, you'll also know that they tend to live very hard lives inside laptop bags when you're on the move. This pouch offers a protective inner lining, two internal pockets for cables and accessories and an elastic pen loop.

It fits the Intuos 4 and 5 tablets but should be perfect for any of Wacom's similarly-sized Bamboo tablets. Order on...

Keep a lid on it. A really tough, waterproof one

Posted by Corne Scheepers on Sunday, May 6, 2012,

Above: My editing laptop now lives in a Pelican 1090 Hardback case when it’s not at home on the desk. The Avid sticker is optional and does not come with the case...

Editing on a laptop opens up a world of mobility to any video editor. Owning an Avid workstation that fits inside a backpack and operates on battery power has enabled me to work on projects everywhere from offices, conference rooms and even the back of a Land Rover in the middle of the Northern Limpopo bush.

But mobility com...