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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.

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Disco Ensemble: White Flag For Peace

Published March 14, 2010 in Films.
I got a call from Jussi / Disco Ensemble that they have an idea for a music video and would need someone to shoot it. Only problem was that the video would need to be shot next week. So not much time to plan it. We decided that instead of making it a huge production, renting cameras and tons of equipment we'd do it with a minimal set-up and shoot it with my Panasonic GH1 DSLR...
 
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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.
 
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Kraak Records – A Day in the Mouth

Published December 18, 2009 in Films.
KRAAK is a grass-roots organisation that offers presentation and development possibilities in left field music. A quality platform, a promotor for young artists who are working within uncommon genres as avant-rock, psych, experimental electronica, free-jazz, new folk, improdrones,... We organise small 'lab-evenings', bigger presentation moments and creation possibilities.
 
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Bääbs: You Don’t Know Tomorrow

Published December 7, 2009 in Films.
Bääbs, alias Päivi Kankaro from Tv-resistori is participating in the Finnish Eurovision Song Contest semifinals with You Don't Know Tomorrow. Vote for Bääbs on January 8th, 2010!
 
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Pierced Arrows: Caroline (live)

Published November 26, 2009 in Films.
Dead Moon is one of my favourite bands and I was happy to do a little live shoot to test out my new Panasonic GH1. Graded with Magic Bullet.
 
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Waffle kiddos Park Royale

Published November 26, 2009 in Films.
Shot in Brussels with my new Panasonic GH1 Music by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers "Egyptian Reggae" Shot with Panasonic GH1, Canon FD 24mm 1.4L with Vari ND.
 
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