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zacuto is an american company based in chicago which creates rents and sells gear needed for filmmaking videography and photography . the company was founded in 2000 . 1 contents 1 overview 2 product developers 2.1 jens bogenhegn 2.2 steve weiss 3 original programming 4 references 5 external links overview edit located in the river north neighborhood of chicago illinois zacuto manufactures camera accessories for established and aspiring professionals in the video film and photography industries . zacuto product designers jens bogehegn and steve weiss are active filmmakers who create gear that solves common filmmaking problems . zacuto products are known for being universal between cameras quick releasable and long lasting . these accessories allow for full customization of camera rigs . zacuto gear allows filmmakers to adapt their current equipment into whatever is needed for full versatility . zacuto camera kits and dslr optical viewfinders have been said to set the standard within the industry . 2 3 4 5 6 7 zacuto offers a lifetime warranty on most products . zacuto products are made in the united states . 8 9 product developers edit jens bogenhegn edit bogenhegn studied at columbia college chicago as a film major . since 1985 bogenhegn has been a professional cameraman and has worked on numerous projects as a steadicam owner operator from 1988 through 1998 . as a member of iatse local 600 bogenhegn s union credits include the untouchables tv wayne s world 2 and u.s. marshals . his independent credits include the oprah winfrey show watch it and cosmic voyage imax . in 1988 bogenhegn began working with steve weiss as a director of photography and camera operator . together bogenhegn and weiss worked on over 600 productions together in the corporate commercial and political video industries before starting zacuto in 2000 . 10 11 steve weiss edit weiss has created and worked in many niche markets like historical videos for fortune 500 companies video news releases new product releases and interviews with ceos and politicians . for example he interviewed mayor rudy giuliani directly after 9 11 for nextel . in 2000 weiss formed zacuto with jens bogehegn . weiss and bogenhegn have also produced numerous webisodic films and series at zacuto . for instance the web series the great camera shootout 2010 was the first web series to win a emmy award for excellence in informational programming . 12 13 14 original programming edit zacuto produces original programming for entertaining and educating individuals in the video film and photography industries . these videos include interviews with leaders of the film and photography industries on topics such as event videography filmmaking cinematography directing sound lighting documentary diy filmmaking and more . zacuto s original programming has garnered emmy nominations and awards midwest chapter . 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 references edit jeppsen matthew 2008 03 10 . hands on with zacuto camera support systems . fresh dv . retrieved 2014 07 23 . zacuto s jens bogehegn . reel chicago . 2009 04 29 . retrieved 2014 07 23 . zacuto imdb zacuto audio imdb graff noah 2012 02 20 . milling dollars baby manufacturing filmmaking accessories . today s machining world . retrieved 2014 07 23 . matsumoto neil 2013 10 22 . all in one flexibility . hd video pro . retrieved 2014 07 23 . matsumoto neil 2014 07 15 . the chicago way . hd video pro . retrieved 2014 07 23 . review of new zacuto z finder v2 philip bloom . philipbloom.net . retrieved 2014 06 11 . dugdale dave 2011 09 09 . zacuto z finderpro review . learning dslr video . retrieved 2014 07 23 . jens bogehegn imdb matsumoto neil 2014 07 15 . the chicago way . hd video pro . retrieved 2014 07 23 . zacuto founders steve weiss and jens bogehegn become asc associate members . pr web . 2014 01 29 . retrieved 2014 07 23 . steve weiss imdb matsumoto neil 2014 07 15 . the chicago way . hd video pro . retrieved 2014 07 23 . bui lan 2010 06 21 . filmfellas behind the scenes film fellas asc edition cast 8 . the bui brothers . retrieved 2014 07 23 . congrats zacuto on winning your shiny new emmy awards . production hub . 2013 11 15 . retrieved 2014 07 23 . zacuto films imdb jeppsen matthew 2010 03 25 . dslr video vs. film . fresh dv . retrieved 2014 07 23 . jeppsen matthew 2009 04 20 . filmfellas episodes 7 and 8 . fresh dv . retrieved 2014 07 23 . koo ryan 2011 06 20 . zacuto s great camera shootout 2011 evaluates dynamic range of eleven cameras . no film school . retrieved 2014 07 23 . matsumoto neil 2011 12 27 . an objective camera shootout . hd video pro . retrieved 2014 07 23 . matsumoto neil 2014 07 15 . the chicago way . hd video pro . retrieved 2014 07 23 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title zacuto camera accessories & oldid 743337362 categories companies based in chicagotechnology companies established in 2000hidden categories articles with a promotional tone 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