test – Håvar Karlsen

Quick test: Sigma 18-35 f1.8

Date: June 26, 2013 Category: review Tags: 18, 18-35, 35, blog, canon, english, f1.8, f1.8mm, fotograf, fotovideo, håvar, håvard, karlsen, lens, mm, norsk, norwegian, quick, review, sigma, test Comments: 4

Brand new lens getting a taste of the Norwegian weather I recently got a chance to play with the yet-to-be-released Sigma 18-35 f1.8. Stein Erik at Fotovideo.no called me up and told me that he had one sample unit for testing purposes. This is not even an actual selling unit, its pre-production. But judging by the quality we saw during tests on set, its ready for "add to cart" allready. When it comes to new gear, I usually just throw it right into production. I shot the first Norwegian commercial on 5d mrk2, and we used DSLR on a two seasons of a episodic dark-comedy…

Nikon D800

Date: March 30, 2012 Category: review Tags: blog, d800, handheld, håvar, håvard, hdmi, hkarlsen, hkarlsen.no, karlsen, moire, nikon, review, rolling, shutter, test Comments: 0

Disclaimer: This blogpost is based on a sponsored Nikon event Even though Nikon started the whole DSLR video thing, they have not really mastered the technology up until now. The Canon 5d, released some months after Nikons D90 2008 release, had much better video performance and got established as a true game changer. And the game has changed. Every pro DSLR is now expected to feature pro video, and the recently released D800 is made with the intent of taking on the Canoninzed videomarket. As some may know I am a Canon shooter, owning 5Ds and lots of lenses. But I still think its important…

A day with the C300

Date: February 7, 2012 Category: review Tags: bugge, c300, canon, fotograf, haagenrud, håvar, håvard, hkarlsen.no, karlsen, pål, review, sample, test Comments: 8

Testshoot in snowy Oslo Me and fellow DoP Pål Bugge Haagenrud got the opportunity yesterday to check out the newest addition to the post-DSLR camera market. The C300 was announced last December in Hollywood (!), targeting the pro/cinema market, with a pro/cinema pricetag. In this review, I will give a short write up on my impressions technically, and also share my thoughts on where this cam positions itself in the market. I only had a couple of hours shooting with it. Handling The C300 is a perfect handheld camera. You can control all important settings from you right hand (the handgrip, taken from RED?) and…

Testing the new Sony FS100E

Date: July 28, 2011 Category: review Tags: 18-300, cinematographer, footage, fotograf, fs100, håvar, håvard, hkarlsen.no, karlsen, norge, norway, sony, stock lens, test, www.hkarlsen.no Comments: 0

I was recently so lucky to be able to try Sonys new competitor in the big chip camcorder market. And, its new in a lot of ways. Its basicly a brick. A brick with all the important buttons and switches we long for on our DSLRs. It might be odd out of the box, but with all those Redrock/Zacuto/Jag35/Genus rigs (the list goes on and) out there, everyone can handheld this thing their way. On a tripod, its ergonomics is in my opinion excellent. You have the bright, high res screen angled perfectly at you while standing, and all important functions is either on top of…

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Quick test: Sigma 18-35 f1.8

Nikon D800

A day with the C300

Testing the new Sony FS100E