The long, long, long lost update Sony F3, NikonCine Alexa Mount, Tuner Kits..etc
Hello all, You may have been wondering where the updates went! Well there’s been a lot of reasons why the...
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The Shift goes on sale November 1. Highlights: Can be used in the Hot Rod Cameras X-Baseplate, and almost...
more infoHot Rod Cameras Sony F3 Mod (Sneak Preview)
During Cine Gear this year Hot Rod Cameras showcased a prototype Sony F3 Mod. The goal of this mod was 5...
more infoJuly UPDATES and a SPECIAL PROMOTION
Hello All, Just a quick update to let everyone know that there are (finally) a couple product updates- - The Hot...
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Happy Independence Day, 2011! Ben Franklin, Homer Simpson, The Borg and Reuben Garrett Lucius Goldberg
It was on this day in 1776 that the United States of American officially became our own nation. So if you have...
more infoMTV’s Teen Wolf Reboot
Hello All, Just a quick update. In case any of you can remember Teen Wolf (and even Teen Wolf Too) guess what,...
more infoSpirit Hoods – Shot with the Sony FS100
Hello Friends, I just received a new project from talented director and cameraman Kholi Hicks. This was shot a...
more infoHot Rod Tuner-S Preview
Hello All, Just a quick pic of the forthcoming Hot Rod Tuner-S Kit. It’s a complete PL mount system for the...
more infoBike Polo – Hot Rod Cameras, Arri Alexa, SI-2K
Hello All, DP Eric Koretz posted a really cool blog all about a project he recently shot. The project is one of a...
more infoGorgeous New Web Video Now Live
Hello All, Just a quick note to let you know that a couple absolutely gorgeous new videos (Loved On Water and Head...
more infoA Short History of the Car Chase, Fast Five, and Hot Rod Cameras
Dear Blog Reader, There is a long history of dramatic car chases in cinema. Going back all the way to the silent...
more infoA Big Thank You – Domo Arigato Gozaimas
Hello All, A big thank you to everyone who purchased something from the online store this weekend. It was a great...
more infoThis weekend only- Special Promotion Cineroid EVF $699! Support Japan!
All in-stock Cineroid EVFs are only $699! Not only will all the profit go to Japan relief- but also the entire...
more infoFootnote – The Sony FS100 and Tuner-S is CML Party-Proof
Last night the new Sony NX-FS100 w/Hot Rod Tuner-S Kit, Zeiss CP and Nano Flash rocked the CML NAB party. It...
more infoNAB 2011 – Update Number 2
Hello All, I spent much of the day attempting to convince other companies to donate profits to relief efforts in...
more infoHot Rod Cameras @ NAB – UPDATE
Hello All, Thanks very much for your patience. I have not updated the HRC website as much as I would have liked so...
more infoAF100 and the Hot Rod Tuner Kit w/Cineroid EVF – Photos
Hello all, Just a quick update. I’m going to be around Park City today with what I feel is the smallest and...
more infoFree Ground Shipping on the Cineroid EVF in the US.
Hello all, Just a quick post to let everyone know that until January 8 Hot Rod Cameras is offering free ground...
more infoNew Site Completion is Near – Several Updates to Begin Very, Very Soon.
Greetings Everyone, Just a quick FYI. The new Hot Rod Cameras site is still not 100% complete, but it’s...
more infoWhat’s Going On Here!?
If you’re reading this, then you are experiencing the NEW Hot Rod Cameras website. It’s faster, stronger and...
more infoPanasonic AF100 Price Update
Hello all, A quick video was posted on the Abel Cine Cinematechnica blog yesterday announcing that the price of...
more infoHot Rod Cameras and Panasonic’s New Digital Cinema Camera
Hello fellow earthlings, I recommend all my readers take a moment to watch this very nice promotional video...
more infoThe B&H "HDSLR Guide"
Hello all, When I was in New York recently and I got the heads up about this little microsite put up by B&H....
more infoRumors and More Rumors- Know Your Sources.
Hello all, I’ve been receiving a lot of emails lately asking about rumors, usually from people who read...
more infoHot Rod Cameras Announces the Best Warranty in the Industry, 2-YEARS on the 7D-PL!
Hello all, I know I’ve been teasing it for some time, well it’s finally here! Hot Rod Cameras is now...
more infoNew Section on HotRodCameras.com
Hello all, Hot Rod Cameras has added a new section to our website entitled “Education and Events“....
more infoA National TV Commercial, Primetime Network TV Series and Studio Feature Film Choose Hot Rod Cameras!
I wanted to let you all know that the last couple weeks have been big around here- a major softdrink company shot...
more infoA Warm Welcome to Sony and the NEX-VG10
A small weight has been lifted. As of today (July 14), I can now officially talk about the following...
more infoUpdate – Happy Independence Day
Hello all, A mixed bag of an update this evening. Some really great things have been happening since my last blog...
more infoHot Rod PL on the Cover of the Panasonic AG-AF100 Prelim Brochure – More to Come!
Hello all, Just a quick update- The Hot Rod PL graces the m4/3 mount of the AG-AF100 on the preliminary brochure...
more infoBy Popular Request – Initial Impression of Firmware-X for GH1
Hello all, I’ve been receiving a lot of emails lately in regards to a hacked firmware for the Panasonic GH1...
more infoHot Rod Cameras – Blogged
Hello earthlings, Last week was a really interesting week. Somehow Hot Rod Cameras happened to get mentioned in...
more infoUpdates, Updates, House M.D., Updates
Greetings Earthlings, I’ve been pretty quiet for a while and it is only because Hot Rod Cameras has been...
more info7D-PL Warranty Update
Hello all, Good news! By popular demand Hot Rod Cameras has partnered with one of the leading extended warranty...
more infoLucasfilm and the Hot Rod Cameras 7D-PL
Hello all, Just a quick update- As many of you have read on Philip Bloom’s blog or elsewhere across the net,...
more infoNAB and Catch-Up!
Hello all, Wow, what a great NAB! The best since 2006 I’d say. I’ll be posting a couple highlights...
more infoGreat Short Film "The Bicycle" Shot on Red and Hot Rodded GH1 w/Zeiss CP Lenses
Hello all, I just caught this great short on the Abel Cine Blog. There’s also some very informative BTS...
more infoAG-AF100 Pics from NAB
Hello all, Smack in the middle of the Panasonic booth at NAB is the mock-up of the forthcoming AG-AF100 Camera. ...
more infoPanasonic AG-AF100
Hello all, So glad the cat is finally out of the bag on this. It’s a verrry impressive camcorder at a...
more infoNews, Updates, NAB and More News
Hot Rod Cameras has been jumping lately. We’ve been prototyping new pieces of kit, and getting out our...
more infoCanon EOS Movie Plugin-E1 for Final Cut Pro Available for Download
Hello all, Some of you may remember when I broke the news of the impending download of the E1 plugin for Final Cut...
more infoMaterials and Hot Rod Cameras – Hot Rod APC Case
Hello All, Just a quick update. My goal for design is pretty straight forward. Work with the best materials for...
more infoMore Photos, Sightings and Hot Rod Cameras on Flickr
Hello all, Just a quick note to let you all know that I’ve added some more pics to the Behind the Scenes...
more infoWeb Site Cart – Offline for about 48-hours
Hello all, In the effort to quickly get the site up, a couple things still need some work. Like the shopping...
more infoNational Commercial Shot with the 7D-PL
Hello all, 24-hours after launching the new website I am pleased to report that the Hot Rod 7D-PL is out there in...
more infoNew Web Site – Working Out the Bugs
Hello all, New website is live (obviously). And there’s also still some bugs to work out (again,...
more infoTomorrow – Tuesday
Hello all, We’ve been working out the final bugs this weekend, and there’s just a couple more things...
more infoDid We Say Wednesday?
Okay, well I did promise today would be the day that the new website went up with all the information regarding...
more infoWale Music Video
Hello all, I just got a report in that Hot Rod Cameras technology was being used on a rap music video from the...
more infoHappy Valentine's Day – Check Back Tomorrow
Hello all, Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone! In a time of anger and conflict, I hope that at least for a few...
more infoFCP Canon EOS E1 Plug-In — UPDATE
Hello all, I just landed a bit of news regarding the EOS E1 Plug-in soon to be released for FCP. It should make...
more infoNew Canon Compression Codec! 4:2:2 50/Mb on the way.
A new canon professional video cameras is receiving a 4:2:2 codec. This is welcome news- and could pave the way...
more infoGH1 Pixel Quality – Like You Had Any Doubt.
Hello All, I just wanted to post a quick note about DxOMark and their review of the quality of the GH1 pixels. In...
more infoGH1 Ready for Anything
Here is a quick pic of the GH1 all set up in a crash housing working on the set of the new series Human Target. ...
more infoTest HDLSR Post
Testing the HDSLR microblog Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vestibulum adipiscing, nisi...
more infoCanon 7D PL Mount Camera – Sundance
Hello all, I have successfully modified a Canon 7D to a permanent PL mount, that should accept nearly every PL...
more infoAnamorphic Lenses
I’ve been contacted by a number of customers lately using the Hot Rod PL system with Lomo Anamorphic...
more infoWhen Amazon Competes with Dell on Price – You are the Winner!
Amazon lowered their price on the GH1 to under $1250! And even better, as of this moment they are actually in...
more infoDell did a huge powerbuy on the GH1, all were sold out lightning fast, but you can still order the Panasonic Lumix GH1 for less than $1250!
Hello all, A loyal reader sent me this tip. If you order a GH1 from the Dell.com here. When the are back in...
more infoProduct Updates
Hello All, Working hard during the month of December. I recently made major progress on multiple...
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Hello All, Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving holiday, I’m back from a short vacation on Monday. ...
more infoConfirmed from 3x Sources – No More PV to EOS Adapters from Panavision.
I’m sure many faithful readers of this blog are aware that Panavision has made a handful of Panavision mount...
more infoHot Rod Camera's new Duclos Tokina 11-16, Received on 11-16!
Hello all, I just had to make a quick post about my latest toy, the fantastic Duclos modified 11-16mm T2.8 Tokina....
more infoHD Expo and Something New…..
Good Morning All, HD Expo this weekend was really great. I ran into a lot of people, and I received some really...
more infoHD Expo – In Burbank Tomorrow and Thursday — With New Custom HDSLR Case!
Hello all, Attending HD Expo in Burbank on Wednesday or Thursday? I’ll be at the show meeting and greeting....
more infoSo you can only use existing light…..
Hello all, Recently I was contacted by some clients who are shooting a documentary in some pretty exotic...
more infoTV Technology Story
TV Technology Re-purposed the DV Magazine cover story on Rejouer. It is better than the original DV Magazine...
more infoQuiet? Not for much longer.
Hi All, Sorry the blog has been quiet for a time now. I am hard at work. Lots of new stuff to update the website...
more infoPanasonic GH1 AVCHD – 1920×1080 23.98p Compressor Workflow (pulldown removal) – Cost = FREE, if you have FCP
Hello all, I’ve been asked a number of times to share this workflow. I kept sending people to my blog, and...
more infoShut Up, I Said Shut Up! – Big Winner at Instant Films
Hello All, Last night was the latest “Instant Films” screening at Los Angeles Center Studios in...
more infoNew Hot Rod Cameras Press
Hello All, We’ve had a couple nice bits of press recently. It’s always nice to read that people are...
more infoMonitoring on Set, Bits and Pieces for Your Kit.
Hello all, I’ve gotten a couple emails lately about monitoring with the GH1. In the 25-35 hours of data...
more infoA Long Hard Think
Dear faithful readers of this blog, Thank you. Thank you, for the emails and words of encouragement. Today, I...
more infoThe Hot Rod CSH Package – Hot Rod Goodness Without a PL
If you click here you can take a peak at the newest Hot Rod system- this one doesn’t include the PL mount. ...
more infoCoolest Thing I've Seen In a Week
I’ve been asked a couple times if the Hot Rod PL works with the Olympus Pen E-S1. The Hot Rod PL was...
more infoIn Front of a Paying Audience
Hello all, I was asked to speak at the July meeting of the NorCal (Northern Califnornia) Digital Cinema Society;...
more infoGH1 HEINEKEN COMMERCIAL
Hello all, Check out this cool commercial for Heineken shot on the Panasonic Lumix...
more infoQuick but Comprehensive Overview of Day 2 of the Collision Conference
Hello all, I’ve been meaning to write up something about the Collision Conference of 2-weeks ago now (sheesh...
more infoBy popular demand – A quick start guide to manual shooting with the Panasonic Lumix GH1
After one too many emails asking for the same thing again, I’ve just decided to go ahead an give a step by...
more infoREJOUER and Hot Rod Cameras on the Cover of DV Magazine
The big news of the moment is that REJOUER (and Hot Rod Cameras) made the cover of DV Magazine. While I think the...
more infoNext Week is Image Mechanics Expo – the "Collision Conference"!
One week from today (August 29 & 30) at the Los Angeles Film School will be the first ever Image Mechanics...
more infoUPDATE – Lumix GH1, Canon 5Dmk2 and Red Intercut Test Notes From DP Byron Shah
Hello all, Byron was shooting a project the night of the test results screening. He wasn’t able to attend...
more infoThe Mad Rush To Purchase a Lumix GH1
So today I received 3x request from people asking me either 1- How I got a GH1 (actually I bought two) or 2- Where...
more info3x Camera Test Screening
So I had a busy day today, otherwise I would have reported on test screening sooner. I had never seen a frame of...
more infoEasy to Forget
After having access to a GH1 for the better part of 2.5 months now to shoot a movie and some HD tests, it’s...
more infoPanasonic Lumix GH1, Canon 5Dmk2 and Red One Test
Hello all, Just thought I’d add a quick mention of the Panasonic Lumix GH1, Canon 5Dmk2 and Red One Test...
more infoThe First GH1 & Hot Rod PL Feature Film
Liam Finn, my friend and honorary resident of The Nuys (technically he’s about 1-mile away in ritzy...
more infoFilm Format and Sensor Size Comparison
Hello all, One of the most frequent questions I’m emailed about is sensor/film format sizes and 35mm depth...
more infoGH1 Film Look – New Tips
Dear loyal blog readers- first of all thanks! I’ve had some really great emails over the past few...
more infoCineGear 2009 – Thank You
So I attended the last two and a half hours of CineGear on Saturday. 5-minutes after I walked in I ran into...
more infoA Great Start!
The site has only been up 24-hours and already 230 page views! We’ve been working round the clock to fill...
more info17 Tips for Shooting with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1
17 simple rules to make a Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 look the best it can. The Pansonic Lumix GH1 is a remarkable...
more infoThe Question of Why?
Since Hot Rod Cameras started a few weeks ago some highly respected people in the motion picture equipment...
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