Stark Insider Road to RED Raven: It all starts with a handle
I have the handle. Now all I need is the camera. But this isn’t just any ordinary camera handle. No, that’s because it’s designed and engineered for…
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Stark Insider: Celebrating 10 years of San Francisco arts, indie film, music and wanderlust (Video)
10 years ago Loni and I started Stark Insider. I opened up a Netscape browser, loaded something called Typepad and “wrote” this piece of profundity. I guess…
Canon EOS 80D video shoot tests and resource guide
The big news out of Canon when it comes to its mid-range DSLR line-up is the brand new EOS 80D. The follow-up to the 70D…
Virtual Reality & Live Theater: On the virtual stage anything is possible
Three ways artists, content curators, and technology companies are coming together to bring theatre and other live arts to more viewers.
Facebook keeps on rolling, gives us ‘chatbots’
Welcome to the new flesh! We now have yet another reason not to use a phone — and yet another reason not to talk with each other.…
Tips for shooting video with a Canon EOS 80D DSLR camera
Canon finally unleashed its mighty new 80D DSLR camera on to the world, and, at least in my early tests, it’s a barnbuster. Following up on…
Tesla Model 3: One screen to rule (or is that, to distract?) them all
No one would argue that touchscreens aren’t the way of the future. In most cases. They make user interfaces that much intuitive. Without the ability…
Is Tesla CEO Elon Musk the new Steve Jobs?
That Tesla’s Model 3 will sell like hotcakes seems undeniably obvious. Apple-like line-ups formed early this morning (and overnight), with thousands across the country (and the world)…
Canon EOS 80D hands-on and test photos
A little box showed up today from B&H Photo. Low and behold, the brand-spanking new Canon EOS 80D. Three years later, and Canon finally decided…
Mid-Range DSLR Dilemma: Sony Cyber-shot RX-10 III or Canon EOS 80D?
Sony just took the wraps off its updated superzoom, and it looks very much a competitive beast. Priced at $1,498 (USD) the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10…