NAB 2013 Schedule and “something very special” coming to this blog Part II

By Vincent Laforet

Every year there’s ONE event I try not to miss: the NAB Show in Las Vegas where you’ll find EVERY single video accessory all the way up to full sized helicopters inside the convention center. It’s one of the largest conventions of the year in Vegas.

I’m also very excited to help introduce a piece of camera equipment that I think clearly deserves being called a "game changer."

Nearly five years ago I posted a blog post titled "Something Very Interesting is coming to this blog…and to our industry" – and that was the post that was the precursor to my launch of "Reverie" the first video every shot by the Canon 5D MKII. And we all know what happened next with the explosion of the Canon 5D MKII and how that affected our market.

From the moment I laid my eyes on the Canon 5D MKII I knew there was incredible potential almost immediately. I often say that "the bulb didn’t just go off over my head it exploded."

I feel the same way about the device that I shot with a few weeks ago – and haven’t felt that way about ANYTHING I’ve seen or shot with since the Canon 5D MKII (The RED Epic is close – the only reason it didn’t make the list was due to the fact that it’s simply not affordable to the amateur market.) And that’s why I’ve chosen to to repeat the same blog title for only the second time in nearly 5 years for this launch… read more...