Notes from the field.
Behind the scenes, cameras and gear, documentary filmmaking and the odd production tip — written up after the fact, not staged for the blog.
Nikon ZR Firmware 2.00: What's Coming, What's Confirmed
Log3G10 and REDWideGamutRGB in H.265, focus peaking during R3D NE recording, and what Nikon's targeting for 2027 — straight from the announcement.
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Nikon ZR in Montreal: Solo Street Shooting
The real-world test — a stripped-back run-and-gun kit, R3D NE at 4K, 12-bit colour that grades like Fujifilm's straight-out-of-camera look, and unscripted street shooting in Old Montreal.
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Nikon ZR: First Impressions from a Freelance Videographer
RED cinema DNA in a compact mirrorless body — why I chose it, how it's rigged, and what surprised me after several months of real work.
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Filming Inside the British Museum: Documentary Filmmaking with the iPhone 13 Pro
Walking into one of the world's most prestigious museums with an iPhone, a gimbal and a light on a monopod — the most surreal shoot of my career.
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iPhone 18 Pro & Pro Max: What's Actually New
Battery capacity, the vapor chamber explained, what's new for photography, the £100 UK price rise — and a generation-by-generation look back to my 13 Pro.
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A dual-lens gimbal that fits in a pocket — how the Pocket 4P holds up against a phone and a proper B-cam on real shoots.
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