Google refreshes smartphone brand, launches “Pixel” phones starting from $649
Consumers are accustomed to paying a premium for an iPhone, but will it work for a Google phone?
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Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera – a compact winner for capturing filmic footage
Since I started shooting videos for Stark Insider in 2006 I’ve tried as hard as possible to make our stuff look like film. I haven’t…
“Wasps & Lavender” – Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera or Canon C100 II? (Video)
Shooting wasps is an exercise in patience. That’s the first thing I learned. It’s also an exercise in liberal sunscreen. Squinting. And, waiting some more.…
Test Shots: Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 telephoto lens on Canon EOS 80D DSLR
I’ve heard about the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 telephoto zoom lens for ages. Widely regarded as a legendary lens, it’s been on my lust list for as…
Apple iPhone 7 on mission to kill the DSLR
It looks like Apple is on a mission to kill more than just the headphone jack. Camera. Camera. Camera. For a relatively long segment of…
DSLR Filmmaking Gear: What’s in my bag? (Too much!)
I found myself doing what I tell myself never to do: taking gratuitous photos of my gear. Sigh. Why on earth do all of us…
Need filmmaking inspiration? Read ‘Rebel Without A Crew’ asap
Some times less is more. Often it seems creativity flourishes in an absence of infinite resources. Case in point: Robert Rodriguez. At only 23 years-old,…
Pebble 4.0 is here, all about “glance and go” and fitness tracking
In advance of its next wave of smartwatches — Pebble 2, Pebble Time 2 — the upstart company that continues to innovate where others have…
Clowning around on Stark Insider
You can’t take life too seriously — at least some of the time. Right? We like to put that idea to the test every now…
Pebble smartwatch OS update brings unobstructed, Wear-like notifications
Pebble just keeps getting better and better. But will it be enough? Nextgen Pebble smartwatches are around the corner. In the coming months the Silicon…