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Hangrip accessories and DSLR kits

Published April 24, 2010 in Gear Talk.

I was contacted by Hannu Kälkäjä of Hangrip a few months ago and he asked me to review some of their products on my web site.

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Glidetrack SD review

Published April 16, 2010 in Gear Talk.

FedEx dropped off the Glidetrack SD a few days ago. Took less than a week from the moment I made the order online to arrive to Finland from UK, fast service! I bought it specially for a music video I'm shooting end of April where I wanted to have very slow moving shots.

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Panasonic GH1 user experiences

Published March 21, 2010 in Gear Talk.

Since I graduated from school in 2005 I haven't really been able to afford to shoot on film anymore. I made a big investment in 2008 and got a Sony EX1 and a Letus Extreme and a bunch of good Canon FD lenses. A year later I sold the EX1 and the Letus and got the Panasonic GH1. Here's a little write-up on my impressions after half a year of use.

Tagged canon fd, diy, letus extreme, panasonic gh1, sony ex1, zoom h4n | 16 Comments

Panasonic GH1 Timelapse Remote review

Published February 25, 2010 in Gear Talk.
I got this from a chinese vendor over eBay. Here is the link: GH1 Timer/Remote It's really quite cheap. About 35 euros with international shipping included.
 
Tagged gh1, intervalometer, panasonic gh1, remote, timelapse controller, timer | 3 Comments

Scythes

Published February 25, 2009 in Gear Talk.
Scythes is basically a four channel tremolo. What makes it different from a tremolo is that each channel is independent. You can run a stereo audio through it and it will slice the audio. You can control all the intervals of audio and silence independent from each other...
 
Tagged diy, Gear Talk, haamu.com, haamuaudio, scythes, tomas regan, tremolo | Leave a comment

Akai Headrush Fabric

Published February 25, 2007 in Gear Talk.

Everyone who has sees the Akai Headrush pedal would propably not buy one... I tested the machine in the store and decided that the guys who've made this really new what to to put inside the box. I had to customise it the day I bought it to bare touch the gadget...

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Es Fingerpiano

Published December 25, 2005 in Gear Talk.

This is something I built that turned out really excellent sounding. I used it a lot playing live. Not so much on the albums though. The box is made out of thin plywood and the slices you pluck are cut from an old saw. I left them so that they can be easlily moved and thus tuned a bit.

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Stringcycle

Published July 25, 2001 in Gear Talk.

I Began doing this in 2001 summer. The idea is quite simple. There's 40 strings attached to a turntable. The turntable spins and guitar microphones pick up the sound from the vibrating strings as they pass them.

Tagged diy, electric, harp, solder, stringcycle, turntable, wires | Leave a comment
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