Article by Karl Bantleman The hottest Christmas gifts for this year: Digital camcorders and camerasWhereas many Christmas gifts will gather dust well into the new-year, digital camcorders and digital cameras are sure to be put to immediate use capturing the days events. If you want to relive all those party games for years to come then camcorders are a great way to ensure those magic moments are never forgotten and can be passed on to … [Read more...]
Bolex – Ancestor of Today’s High-Tech Movie Cameras
The Roman philosopher Cicero said, "To know nothing of the world before you were born is to remain forever a child." This is true in any field of interest and, generally speaking, most iPod and digital camera buyers probably don't know a whole lot about the analog precursors to their high-tech tools. That's a shame, because the story of how we all got from "there" (bakelite phones, wire recorders and record players in the '50s) to "here" … [Read more...]