Weapon of Choice: Scosche RH1056md Headphones

For my latest "Weapon of Choice" I highlight the Scosche RH1056md headphones. I've been looking for some Dre Beats quality headphones that have a similar build and the same quality in regards to sound.

I needed a set of headphones that I could us for listening to music as well video editing. As you can tell by now, I have particular taste in what I'm looking for.

There's a ton of headphones out there but I was looking for a very particular set of headphones that could rival the features and quality of Beats by Dre headphones. Now the average somebody reading this would most likely say, "why not just buy a pair of Beats by Dre headphones? Trust me, I have my reasons.

Anyways, I was searching the internet just hoping to find something but the search wasn't going all that well until I saw the Scosche RH1056md headphones. These headphones were everything I was looking for in style, build, and quality. So there you have it, my latest weapon of choice.

Weapon of Choice: Glidecam HD 4000

The Glidecam HD4000 is a lightweight, hand-held camcorder stabilizing system. This system is upgraded from the 4000 Pro and offers fine adjustments and an improved gimbal and balance system.

Camera stabilization systems like this one work to provide camera stability during movement for dynamic and subjective camera shots. It utilizes a balancing system that dampens the user's body movement, providing a smooth, floating moving image appearance usually achieved with more expensive equipment.

- Coutersy of B&H Photo

The Glidecam HD 4000 is my weapon of choice because I'm big on making everything I do look professional and up to industry standards. I want to exhaust all of my resources to squeeze out all of my potential when producing anything. 

I like what the Glidecam has to offer and footage from the use of a Glidecam is amazing. It gives your video a cinematic feel to it and that's what I like do when producing anything. I prefer this over a tripod and a monopod. 

Now don't get me wrong, a tripod and monopod have its place but when I'm on the move and I want good clean crisp footage, I prefere the Glidecam HD 4000.

Canon EOS 70D Camera First Look

Here's a look at the newly released Canon 70D. This was released to replace the Canon 60D and has some features added that I'm sure most photographers and film makers would enjoy.

Weapon of Choice: Panasonic HMC 150

The Panasonic HMC AVCHD camera is another of my "weapon's of choice". I've had a lot of experience using this camera as well as a number of other cameras and this one by far has everything I need in video production. Here's a few things this camera is capable of.

The Panasonic AG-HMC150 is a camcorder designed to record in high definition on standard SecureDigital (SD) and SHDC memory cards. While SD-based camcorders have been gaining ground in the consumer market, the AG-HMC150 has the ability to record AVCHD images at significantly higher bitrates. This enhancement makes the camera more efficient than comparable HD interframe codecs, such as HDV and XDCAM EX. Using H.264 as its compression algorithm, the camera can record incredibly detailed images at a fraction of the file size.

AVCHD is a variation on interfame codecs such as HDV and XDCAM. The advantage is that it uses a standard H.264 compression algorithm, making it highly efficient without sacrificing large portions of memory. Less bandwidth allows the camera to record directly to SD and SDHC media.

The AG-HMC150 will feel much like the acclaimed AG-DVX100, as opposed to its more similar and larger cousin, the AG-HVX200. Reducing weight makes the camera easy to hold; at 4.2 lbs the camera is very comfortable on long shoots.

The 13x zoom lens system features 13 lens elements in 10 groups, including three aspherical lenses. Panasonic has reduced the front lens element from 67mm on the AG-HVX200 to 53.2mm on the AG-HMC150. The use of low-dispersion glass reduces color aberration while a multi-coating process minimizes flare and ghosting.

The camcorder's advanced digital signal processor uses 14-bit A/D conversion and 19-bit inner processing to attain unprecedented accuracy. While the camera does not record 1080/60p, it is from this capture that all other signals are made. The DSP performs a variety of adjustments, including eight types of gamma settings, for each of the R, G and B channels. It also converts the signals to HD or SD format. With a performance equivalent to the processors used in many higher-end HD cameras, this DSP helps the camera deliver beautiful images in all video formats.

- Courtesy of B&H Photo.com

Weapon of Choice: Canon 60D

My first Weapon of Choice, a Canon 60D is the DSLR camera that I will invest in. Many of you know that I have decided to finally take the throne of photography in my family. My grandmother was a photographer and now the photography bug has bitten me and I am the rightful heir. So why the Canon 60D? For the longest time I was moving toward grabbing a standard Rebel T3i DSLR that most consumers grab. As I continued to do research, I realized that I wanted a DSLR camera that would meet both expectations of a full body professional camera and the affordable price of cropped series DSLR's. To make a long story short, I decided that the Canon 60D is a good balance. It's a semi-pro DSLR camera that can meet the needs of shooting photographs as well as shooting HD video. The Canon 60D DSLR camera is my latest weapon of choice.