From http://www.productionhub.com we bring you an interview from the 2013 Cine Gear Los Angeles Expo with August Bradley, a photographer turned cinematographer who has been using Carl Zeiss lenses since he began in the industry. Camera lenses from Carl Zeiss are used by millions of...
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KILLING ME SOFTLY -- A CANON 1DC SHORT FILM from Andrew Wonder on Vimeo. When God designed lobsters he built them very different from humans, so it's hard for us to imagine how they perceive the world. Where humans are the dominate species on land,...
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Dog Schidt Optiks 'Flare Factory 58g' (Green Tint) Taking Lens + Iscorama 36 from Melting Bloke (Richard Gale) on Vimeo. From the "Just When You Think You've Seen It All" department comes a UK company with the unusual name Dog Schidt Optiks. This innovative company brings to...
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For years, I have heard warnings about the poor quality of photos taken by small point-and-shoot cameras that have digital zooms. Critics would say that they never use that feature because it would mean giving up the quality that only an optical lens could provide....
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What do you do when you need highest resolution still photographs possible, but can't afford a PhaseOne P45+ Digital Back? If you're like me, buying the NEX-7 stretched my budget so tight I can't even afford a Hasselblad body to mount it to! Answer? You drop...
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Canon 200-400 Pre-Production Sample Lens Review from Joshua Holko on Vimeo. Joshua Holko got his hands on a prototype of the new as yet unreleased Canon 200-400mm lens. No retail price has yet been set in stone for this lens, but it is projected to be...
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Blue Moon, Blue Maine from Jon Roemer on Vimeo. As we look at options to add video capabilities beyond what mirrorless cameras or DSLRs are capable of producing while maintaining our wish to leverage our investment in expensive lenses, the choices become somewhat limited. One of...
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Canon Cinema Primes vs. Canon L Series from Jonathan Yi on Vimeo. Sooner or later, if you get deep into video production, you will feel an "itch" to try out new looks that will up your game, and further refine your storytelling tools. One of these...
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Looking For Lenses from TheCameraForum on Vimeo. There is something to be said for the hand feel of a good pro grade DSLR. Strong. Heavy. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound and still pull off ten frames a second without breaking a sweat....
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By Lawrence Beck In the mid-80’s, while on a flight to New York, I met a San Francisco photographer named Jimo Perini. What caught my eye was two bricks of film sticking out of his tote bag: Tri X and Ektachrome 160. I asked him where he...
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The new Olympus 17mm f/1.8 has been officially released for sale! It will cost you. Estimated Street Price: $499.99 And it's worth it, from our first look. With a total length of just 1.4 inches, the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm f1.8 is light as a feather and incredibly compact. The autofocus performance of...
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Lens design is a major act of compromises. Field of View (focal length) Quality Zoom or Prime Size Weight Image circle (targeted sensor size) Price (depends also on number of sold copies) All lenses show to some extent different lens artifacts: Chromatic Aberrations (Lateral and Longitudinal ) Distortions Vignetting Corner softness Software can improve your lenses The better the...
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