In Part 2 of my review of the Sony CCD-VX3 Hi8 camcorder, I thought I’d indulge in a bit more detail about the formats and brands that ultimately seeded the emerging prosumer market, and offered options, features, and higher quality optics and sensors that were embraced by videomakers who wanted more than lo-fi VHS.
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My first BHA+ podcast of 2026 is a Q&A with musician & music video director Max Farrell, and the release of the new album Blessings Infinity: Season One – on VHS. We discuss the genesis of the short film that supports the prog rock tracks, the layered landscapes that comprise Farrell’s short, and fusing digital and analogue elements into a cohesive work.
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Branded The Helios 44 Project, the first part of this recurring series is devoted to this classic Soviet-era lens, and features some background info on my use of the Helios 44-2 with a vintage Pentax K5 DSLR,, plus “FRIENDS FOREVER”, a short narrative shot entirely with the 58mm lens.
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In Part 1 of my review of the Sony CCD-VX3 Hi8 camcorder, I contextualize its status as an in-between model that followed the CCD-V801- sharing a lot of its design and manual features – and its importance as the first affordable 3CCD camcorder in the nascent prosumer market.
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My latest podcast interview at BHA+ is a lengthy conversation with Canadian filmmaker-musician-composer schudlbug and the making of his 3-D short film “Roach” where a pilot attempts to escape the debris-laden, toxic surface of a dystopian world, and evade a giant flying roach. We touch upon visual and sonic influences, crafting the film’s effects, and assembling materials for a limited VHS release with swag. Detailed in the Blog are some of the vintage video gear used to create the analog voice-triggered visuals, and the first vintage gear to be reviewed at BHA+, with Part 1 coming later next week!
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Announcing the soft launch of BHA+ where I review vintage consumer, prosumer, and broadcast video gear; offer practical user info for filmmakers; test footage featurettes; podcast interviews; and serialized, historical examinations of unique gear. Read the Introduction for an overview of the channel’s mandate, and details of my upcoming podcast with filmmaker-composer Schnudlbug; hear an audio podcast version of this Intro; or watch a Visual version of the podcast!
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