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The difficulty of reviewing camera gear and why I have started to do more again

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5th August 2019

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Adding a servo to the Fujinon MK lenses with the Chosziel zoom lens motor

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20th February 2018

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Best Camera Gear Of 2017

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8th December 2017

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1 of 3 posts dedicated to the art of aerial filming!! Part 1: Flying and shooting with the Phantom 2 and Vision 2+

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19th April 2014

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Trying out the Canon C100 Autofocus…does it actually work? Can autofocus in video ever truly work?

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28th March 2014

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Review of the Zacuto C300/ C500/ Blackmagic Pocket Camera Z-Finder PLUS get yourself a nice C-Cup for your C100!

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19th March 2014

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Convergent Design’s Nanoflash. Supercharges your camera.

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12th October 2009

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The best shoulder mount I have used for my Sony EX3 by far

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17th August 2009

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Video review of new Vinten Vision AS line of tripod heads

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12th June 2009

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Miller DS20 Tripod Review

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20th February 2009

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About Philip

Philip Bloom is a world-renowned filmmaker who, for the past 13 years of his 30-year career has specialized in creating incredible cinematic images no matter what the camera.

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  • 20th March 2020

    Documenting what we are going through – First video shot with Kinefinity MAVO LF

  • 18th March 2020

    MZed to donate 20% of all new sales to Coronavirus fallout – plus personal thoughts.

  • 13th March 2020

    Review of the Sony PXW-FX9: The Movie!

  • 13th March 2020

    Review of the Zhiyun Weebill-S

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  • This is so simple and works a treat! It just attaches onto your hot/ cold shoe, you flip up your lcd screen and it’s a selfie screen, all for a bargain £8.29! It’s called “UURIG R031” If you don’t have a flip up screen it won’t work nor will it work with flip out screen (other than the S1H which flips out and up) It’s very cheap feeling but it’s cheap and does what it says on the tin! This is @sonyalpha A7RIV and swipe to see more images including it working on my Fujifilm GFX100!!
  • I’ve started going out with my masks on but I just don’t think they are offering me that much protection. It does help in keeping people at least 2 metres away from me! 🙃😷🤓 Check out my massive @sonyprofilmmaking FX9 review to see why I really bought these. 🙃🤓 (Link in bio)
  • Time for something a bit cheerier! How about my lad Bert and his tough face? 🙂 @thebloomcats
  • This is also on my YouTube and Vimeo channels for higher quality. Link in my bio. The second in my series of videos documenting the changing London over the next few weeks. The previous one was filmed 6 days ago and painted a very different picture to this one. These are unprecedented times and as a documentary filmmaker (yes that is my actual job,  reviews are for fun) the films are documenting the effect of the virus on London. This was filmed in Richmond, Kew, Chiswick, Hammersmith and Ealing between 5 and 6pm. I expect someone will lecture me (100% guaranteed) in the comments about leaving my house but this is my job. I have been a journalist and cameraman for over 30 years. This is no different from any other cameraman filming for the news. I am just making something visually quite different from what we are seeing on the news to eventually form a feature length documentary. I always take precautions to make sure I and others are safe, here I didn't even leave my car for this one. With my 30 years of experience doing this and filming in some terrible situations, I never place myself on anyone else in any danger or risk. I am absolutely not advocating doing the same as me especially as different counties all have different restrictions right now. This was filmed on the Kinefinty MAVO LF in 3K 195fps. At this frame rate, it captures in this aspect ratio, 2.4:1 The lens used was the Laowa 12mm EF mount. I used the normal adaptor for the shots including Chiswick then from then on the Kinefinity enhancer (like a speed booster) as at 3K the image is cropped from full-frame to micro four thirds. With the enhancer, I was able to get around a 1.3x crop. I don't know when I will make my next video, sometime next week I expect. It all depends as the situation seems to be changing almost every day. Music is "Apart" by Paul Mottram from @AudioNetwork Graded with Film Convert Nitrate. 10% off at bit.ly/fcnitrate @kinefinity @kinefinity.amsterdam @venuslaowa @lao_wa
  • Doing my duty as a documentary filmmaker (which is actually my job in case you didn't know!) to grab some driving shots of my area in London. It was a really mixed bag. It was quieter than yesterday but still quite a few people on the streets and most without masks. I didn't see many groups at all but I did see A LOT of police cars driving around. This corner at Ealing Broadway was an odd one. Last minute essentials? I will be doing an edit together of the shots I got but for now here is this one. Shot in 3K at 195fps with the Kinefinity MAVO LF. Music from @audionetwork "Quantum Droplet" by Philip Sheppherd #covid19 #coronaviusLondon #coronavirus
  • It's time to finally do one of these and it will most likely ALL GO HORRIBLY WRONG!! Join my at 8pm GMT which I think is 4pm EST in the USA (4 hours difference right now?) for my first ever YouTube live! I hope to see you there!! Link in bio or just head to YouTube.com/philipbloom 🤓
  • Edit: Video is now restored on IGTV Frustratingly the full video on IGTV has just been blocked by “yeah1 rights manager” as it may contain copyright content owned by them. I googled them and got nowhere. Well the video is mine and the music is licensed through my annual contact with @audionetwork I clicked appeal but nothing happened so if you would like to watch this whole video then head to my YouTube channel of go to my bio and the link is in the linktree. This is the first in a series of videos that I am making to document the changing London over the next few weeks/ months. It was filmed yesterday, 24 hours before bars and restaurants were forced to close. Don’t worry, I was safe the whole time and a good distance from people. I didn’t spend 17 years as a news cameraman filming in some pretty bad situations and know how to get shots and not put myself in any risk. I hope you can watch the whole video as it’s important to me as the first in a series that I think will be important to look back on once we get through this. It was shot with the @kinefinity MAVO LF in 6K 50fps with the Canon 70-200mm F2.8 IS L and @sigmauk 105mm f1.4 ART. The audio is from the superb @rodemic videomic NTG. This will probably get blocked too but I can but try! Oh and @Instagram your copyright appeal system sucks!
  • Please watch either on YouTube or Vimeo as it’s much higher quality. After all this was shot in 6K! Link in bio! I need to say this straight off, I am not advocating you all going out with your cameras, I am just explaining what I am doing and why. Please do not do this if your country/ city is in lockdown! Mine isn't...for now. Also, don't forget that I spent 17 years as a news cameraman in some pretty dodgy places. I know how to be discreet and safe. I don't take risks. We are all going through a very scary time, something that most of us have never experienced anything like. I am not going to go into my opinion about the situation and if my government or other governments are doing the right thing. I am not going to go into the financial impact it will have on us all, most of us already know this. As a documentary filmmaker, I feel that I have to try and capture what I can of London, my home,  over the next few weeks/ months. Naturally, this will only be possible if we don't have an enforced lockdown imposed on us and of course as long as I don't get ill. The way I will be documenting will be through images, not voices. My first video is of Richmond, the part of London where I live and the subject of many many camera tests! I wanted to capture the mood and the atmosphere during this time. Every few days I will go out, not just to Richmond, but to other parts of London to do the same. Things will change here over the next few weeks, things are changing rapidly day by day after all! I know countless people are filming the capital but I need to do this for myself. I will be taking no risks, I will be driving. I will be keeping my distance from people, as you will see this video was shot entirely with long lenses, the Canon 70-200mm F2.8 IS L II and the Sigma 105mm F1.4 ART.  I will be taking all the precautions necessary. Filmed with the Kinefinity MAVO LF is 6K 50fps. @kinefinity @kinefinity.amsterdam @sigmauk Music from @audionetwork Luke Richards "Last man on earth"
  • Blimey! After an official ceremony at Sony HQ (well, just a letter actually) I have just been made a @sonyprofilmmaking Ambassador which is very flattering of them to ask me considering the talent of their other ambassadors. Don’t worry this won’t affect any of my reviews or impartiality. This is not a paid role, there is no contract or stipulations. I decided to accept so I can work closer with them with new products, do the occasional paid talk (which to be honest I have been doing for years anyway but now with added Ambassador power!) and importantly for me, get my work seen more! It also makes sense as I have been using Sony video cameras as my primary video cameras for most of my 31 year career. I can still use other cameras, I can still review other cameras. Nothing has changed. I made sure of this when I was approached as it is incredibly important to me. If I couldn’t have been able to do this then I would not have accepted. I have always been and will continue to be honest and impartial, I 100% promise. I just now get to put Ambassador Bloom on my bank cards, driving license, passport etc. (Or maybe not!) I am also hoping to get diplomatic immunity from COVID-19 too but that hasn’t been confirmed. 😃 I know some people will now think I am biased. Well that’s their problem, not mine. It will be obvious from my future videos and social media posts that this is not the case! I hope everyone is keeping well, following advice and finding ways to keep sane! If you want any good Netflix etc tips lemme know! 😁 Oh and don’t forget my almost 2 hour review of the FX9 (link in my bio) which is also honest and impartial (you will see this when watching it as it’s a warts and all review!) Head to the @sonyprofilmmaking bio for a link to my Ambassador page. #gocreate

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