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Rumored Sony PXW-FS7 announced

PC: Cinema 5D Sony has just announced the PXW-FS7, which is their successor to the extremely popular FS700. When I first added the Sony FS100 to my camera kit, I noticed a huge increase in image quality, audio clarity, and overall performance compared to my Canon DSLR lineup.

Free photography courses at Bishop Museum

Kaimuki Camera has teamed up with Canon to host two FREE workshops this weekend at Bishop Museum. For those of you who missed our Introduction to DSLR Video workshop earlier this year, Saturday's FREE course may be a good one to attend to learn about some camera fundamentals. Course Details:

Hawaii Shoots: Data Management & Backup

You've got all these images and/or videos captured... So now what? Do you dump all your files onto your computer's desktop? Do you have an external RAID that you work from? Do you have a duplicate copy of your data? Brad Watanabe spent 6 years overseeing the IT and editorial

Produce Your Dream Contest – The Music Bed

The Music Bed is a great resource for finding contemporary and compelling soundtracks for your film, commercial or marketing video. They just announced a contest in which they are giving away $50,000 worth of prizes so that you can bring your film dream to life. Follow The Music Bed on

May Lighting Workshop Wrap up

We had a special guest speaker at our May Event.  Owner of Carrillo Digital and veteran cinematographer, Ruben Carrillo gave us an introductory workshop on the basics of lighting.  He talked about some of the basic kit items he always has on set including his two large AadynTech LED light fixtures.  Many

Hawaii Shoots Hangout May 2014: Lighting Workshop

Our May Hawaii Shoots event will be focused on lighting. 20 year veteran cinematographer Ruben Carrillo and director, Brad Watanabe will discuss when, where and how to use lighting to enhance your story. In collaboration with AAF Hawaii's AdMonth, we thought it would be fitting to feature a professional who

Hawaii Shoots Hangout April 2014: Gimbals, Stabilizers & Aerials

We're really excited to have our April hangout event at Olelo Community Media's main office in Mapunapuna, Hawaii. We'll take a tour of their facilities before getting settled in their large studio space to talk about stabilizers and aerials with Kila Young of Kahoku Video Productions. Kila has been building