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Welcome to Visual Edge Productions

Introductions are always awkward.  So we’re going to skip all the frippery and cut to the chase:

What can we do for you?

Need a crew?  No problem, the company’s owned by two camera guys who’ve been at this since the days when Betacam was shiny.  They’ve been there, done that, still enjoy what they do and know the best folks to work with to make your project the best it can be.  We have a full time staff in the office so that last minute out of nowhere pop-up shoot is going to get covered.

Need gear?  You’re covered. High definition, standard definition, support, lighting, grip, we’ve got it.  And we know how it all works so you’re not going to be handed a camera by a person with a polite yet bemused look on their face when you ask about the frame rate.  Also, remember the part about the company being owned by two camera guys?  If we won’t use it, we don’t rent it.  We’re committed to providing the equipment needed in today’s production world.

What else can we do for you?  Editing, data transfer, duplication… We’re also happy to help out if you’ve got a tech question so even if you’re out on a shoot with your own camera or one that’s been rented from somewhere else (the horror!) and you run into an issue feel free to give us a call.

We’re going to try and make this site not only a place where you can see what we have to offer you but also somewhere we can highlight new technology, offer some tech tips and point you towards the work of some talented folks out there that inspire us.  We’re on Twitter more often than we’d care to admit so please follow us there for the type of up to the minute banality that only 140 characters can offer.

Thanks for checking us out.

Canon EOS C300: It’s coming…

Visual Edge Productions Canon C300

New Lenses at Visual Edge

It’s 2012 and while there still aren’t any flying cars (well, there’s this, but it looks lame) we do have a couple of new lenses available here at Visual Edge that are perfect for your DSLR, F3 or C300. First up is the very nice and handy Nikon 28-70:

The lens covers that critical range for interviews, allowing for a zoom in or out on an interview subject without having to reposition the camera, and is fast for a zoom at a constant f2.8. We had the lens checked out by Matthew Duclos of Duclos Lenses before he gave it one of his superb cine-mods and he declared that the “contrast and resolution are excellent” and the “overall image quality of your lens is what I would consider high”. The lens has  a manual aperture and while it does have a Nikon F mount it can be used on the Canon 5DMkII or the Sony PMW-F3.

Another fun new addition is the Rokinon 8mm Fisheye, also in a Nikon mount:

We picked this up because, well, it’s fun. While the lens will not cover the full frame Canon 5DMkII it perfectly covers the sensor on the Sony PMW-F3 and can create a really fun shot, as you can see at the end of this video:

 

We’re looking forward to a great 2012 with a bunch of new cameras and accessories on the way and we’re looking forward to working with you. Feel free to give us a call, drop us an email or, heck, go all 20th century and send us a regular old letter.

Chris Cardno
Production Manager

Government Video Expo 2011 News & Notes

The Government Video Expo was last week here in DC and there were a few standouts on display. Now, granted, there were lots of things on display but I’m going to focus on the few things that we really liked rather than try and summarize every gadget, doohickey and gizmo that was there. It can [...]

Five Lenses and An F3

Five Lenses And An F3 from Visual Edge on Vimeo.

This is no more than a quick demo to show the field of view differences when using different lenses using the Sony F3. Plus, it gave me a reason to throw up a couple of shots using the Rokinon 8mm Fisheye!

Lenses used:

Sony [...]

‘Inside 9/11 – The War Continues’ Airs Sunday August 28

We are very pleased to announce that ‘Inside 9/11 – The War Continues’ will premiere on the National Geographic Channel at 9pm EDT/8pm CDT on Sunday August 28th. Bruce Liffiton shot the interviews for the show here in the DC area using both the Sony HDW-F900R and the F800 XDCAM with the Convergent Design NanoFlash. [...]