In case you missed it Red just announced a new system for their DSMC (Digital Still and Motion Camera) with two brains; Scarlet and Red Epic. Chase Jarvis talked about this possibility a few weeks ago and now it’s become a reality.

For a sneak peek at the marketing materials click here.  I’m not sure how long these will be live so forgive me if the link is broken.

The implications for photographers, like myself, who shoot both video and still is pretty staggering.  For the cost of a medium format camera I can have both a high end still and HD system that rivals film. Ultimately this lowers costs and increases quality and productivity.

I’m going to beg, borrow, steal one of these systems as soon as I can. I’m just about $50k short at the moment but hopefully a local rental shop will start stocking this system. I can’t wait.

I find this appropriate since I’m just a few hours away from getting a look at a Red One system. Who knows, maybe there will be some used Ones on the market soon.

I’ve been asked many times how to calibrate a Sekonic 758DR to a specific Camera.  Well Phil and the gang over at Sekonic have made it easy for you.  Here’s a quick video that explains the entire process.

If you don’t see the video, click here.

To download the Data Transfer Software, click here. Remember, this is a new version of the software and it works much better than the previous version.

We’ll I’m finally back from my brief trip to New York.  I was in New York shooting, picking up Andrew, and also making some new friends.  I was invited to drive north and chat with a few people at Sekonic, Pocket Wizard, Profoto, and Mamiya (and a few others).  They’d seen some of my YouTube videos and gave me an open invitation to talk to them about their products – who wouldn’t jump at that?

I was able to get a first hand look at the new calibration software for the Sekonic L-758DR (it works!) and I was also able to get my hands on one of the new Sekonic PRODIGI COLOR C-500 meters.

Phil from Sekonic showed me some features of the L 758DR that I didn’t even know existed.  He also walked me through the operation of the C-500 Color Meter. Now color correction is going to be a snap.  I can’t wait to make a few videos to show you some of the things I learned.

After a full day of chatting and learning I took a train back to Manhattan. Yesterday I was able to spend a few hours walking the streets, meeting people, and shooting.  Drew and I filmed a little bit of our walk about the city and I’ll be editing and posting some of those videos soon.

I met an interesting man named Richard in Washington Square Park. He’s a chess player and I actually played him a round of chess and lost in 51 seconds. I had a blast playing on a clock, it was the first time I’d ever done it and the first time I’d played chess in at least 10 years. Here are a few shots of Richard that I took while we were chatting.

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© Copyright 2008 Mark Wallace/SnapFactory

© Copyright 2008 Mark Wallace/SnapFactory

© Copyright 2008 Mark Wallace/SnapFactory

We decided to ditch the old flash interface on our home page and we now have a much faster and easier to use site.  Take a trip over to www.snapfactory.com to see what we’ve done with the place.  It’s a work in progress but I think it’s a good start.

While walking through Ikea yesterday I saw a huge wall sized photo that looked strangely familiar.  For a few minutes I thought that the photo was mine (purchased as stock), but it turned out to be the work of another photographer.  I dug through my photo archive and found my photo from 2005.  I’ve posted both photos below.  Freaky.

My photo from 2005.

The photo on the wall at Ikea.