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The Hollywood Distagon at f/2: A Single Daffodil and the Contax Zeiss 28mm on the Sony A7RV
April 28, 2026
Iridient Developer 3.0 Beta 3 Released
Our friend Brian Griffith advises us today that Iridient Developer 3.0 beta 3 is now available for download: http://www.iridientdigital.com/products/iridientdeveloper_download_v3beta.html “This is a pre-release version of Iridient Developer 3. it may be unstable or lack features that will be be included in the final release. Some functionality may change before the final 3.0 release. This beta version has not been tested as thoroughly as a final release of the software. It may contain errors and may not function as well as the final version. Please be sure to back up any important images or previously saved Iridient Developer settings before testing
Read moreMariachi Divas at Hollywood Forever
One of the oldest memorial parks in Los Angeles, Hollywood Forever was founded in 1899, and rapidly became an integral part of the growth (and deaths) of early Hollywood. Hollywood Forever Cemetery is the final resting place for many of Hollywood’s great studio pioneers, as well as writers, directors, and performers. The annual Dia de Los Muertos Festival at Hollywood Forever Cemetery is the largest celebration of its kind in the country, now going into its fifteenth year. Hollywood Forever is genuinely focused in striving to bestow a memorable occasion by providing a historically recognized cultural setting for this traditional Mexican festive event
Read moreCalifornia Flower Power Is Bee Friendly
We depend on bees for diversity in our food system. But bees are in big trouble, which is why Cascadian Farm wanted to help. They launched their Bee Friendlier initiative with a Flower Bombing in Yolo County, California, where they planted over a million native wildflower seeds to help increase pollinator habitat. (techie tAalk for creating a huge field of wildflowers). Watch the excellently done video above and join the cause by planting your own wildflowers, buying organic and avoiding pesticides. Because even a small change can make a big difference. Bee Friendly Facts We All Can Help Save Our Native Bees! Bees
Read more10 Reasons For A Switch From Nikon To Sony
Published on Oct 5, 2014 on YouTube.Com Want 10 Good Reasons For A Professional To Switch From Nikon To Sony? Award winning photographer Jason Lanier lists the 10 reasons why he stopped shooting Nikon and went to Sony Mirrorless cameras. Thank you Jason, you made my day posting this. I keep getting asked the same questions and giving pretty much the same answers your giving here. You’re not alone in your thinking about how much further advanced the Sony technology is, and neither am I. Like yourself, I am not sponsored in any way by Sony. The opinions we are expressing here are
Read moreWhat is a Colorist?
“What is a Colorist?” from icolorist on Vimeo. Color grading is the magical artistic process of either electronically, photo-chemically or digitally changing and enhancing the color in a motion picture film, video image, or still image. The photo-chemical process is also called color timing where chemistry adjustments and temperatures are manipulated for differing color effects. Typically these manipulations are performed at a professional photographic laboratory, in the film development chemistry and not with a computer. Modern color corrections, whether for theatrical film, video distribution, or print, is generally done digitally in a software based color correction suite, such as DaVinci Resolve, or color correction capable still photo processing applications like Photoshop, Lightroom, and Aperture. So what is a colorist?
Read moreThe Kodak Brownie Starflash: My First Camera
The Kodak Brownie Starflash From Brownie-Camera.Com: Here is a trip down memory lane for other old timers. At times I find it helpful going back to my roots to research ideas from older projects. While looking thru old film negatives, I got the idea for this story, so today, it is back to the very beginning, to my first camera. A fitting camera for an eager-to-learn twelve year old was, of course, made by Eastman Kodak. Kodak made most of the cameras the world used at the time. Things were very different back in the days of film before digital was invented. Camera
Read moreLife With A Sony A7S: At 30 Days
Contax Zeiss Distagon 28mm F2 Sony A7S Test from TheCameraForum on Vimeo. I find it hard to believe, but it has already been over a month ago that I received the Sony A7S. As I anticipated, hoped, and expected, it has been a very interesting camera to work with. The better I get to know the A7S, the more it keeps giving new and mostly pleasant surprises. The A7S is a camera you can just take for granted if you want, it is that flexible. It works so fine in “P” mode for those happy snaps where I neither need nor want anything
Read moreContax Zeiss 35mm f1.4 A7S Test
Contax Zeiss 35mm f1.4 A7S Test from TheCameraForum on Vimeo. One of the things that I always do as soon as I can when I get a new camera body, is to test it using my Contax Zeiss collection of prime lenses. These lenses are the older Contax Zeiss primes, intended for the Contax 35mm film camera, so each is optimal design for full frame 35mm cameras. I thought the coverage on the Sony A7S should be very good edge to edge, and it is. Historically, the Zeiss lenses are near legendary. Today these lenses sell at prices that are reflective of that.
Read moreThe Difference Between F Stops and T Stops
Matt Granger, from ThatNikonGuy.Com digs into the difference between F Stops and T Stops in this short presentation. Just what is that difference, and is that difference important to us, you mite ask? In the science of optics, the f-number (sometimes called focal ratio, f-ratio, f-stop, or relative aperture) of an optical system is the ratio of the lens’s focal length to the diameter of the entrance pupil at the front of the lens. It is a dimensionless number that is used by most photographers and others involved in video production, a quantitative measure of lens speed, and an important concept in photography overall. The actual mathematical formula this photographer shorthand derives from is: Solve for f-number N is given by where is the focal
Read moreSandro Miller: Crossing The Line With John Malkovich
“Let’s think about it, let’s consider what were doing here, let’s have an idea” suggests Chicago commercial photographer Sandro Miller, when asked his opinion on posting photographs for our Instagram society. Miller talked to the BBC’s Anna Bressanin about why the ability to post photos online threatens his artistic medium and about how he and Malkovich created the images that people couldn’t help but share. Chicago based Sandro Miller is a highly admired and quite successful commercial photographer with several books and exhibitions to his credit. His success in the commercial world allows him to continue his personal projects, which has included working in
Read moreCanon 16-35mm F4L IS USM Video Test
Canon 16-35mm f/4L IS USM test from Jon Roemer on Vimeo. From my good friend Jon Roemer; some interesting video samples shot with the new Canon 16-35mm F4L zoom lens. Commenting on the canon 16-35mm f4l, Jon had this to say, “Testing the sharpness and image stabilization (IS) of the new Canon 16-35mm f/4L IS USM. All clips shot on a Canon C300 in C-log and graded in FCP X. All 23.97p, 180 deg. shutter, 16mm (~24mm equiv.), handheld and with IS on.” “ISO and f-stop as marked on each clip. No stabilization or sharpening was added in post.” This lens is “Far
Read moreHow To Use Your Histogram
Published on YouTube.Com Jun 6, 2014 Before the invention of the histogram, digital photography enthusiasts had to go through a lot more trouble to get good exposures. While the histogram is one of the most useful tools on your camera, it’s also one of the least understood. Understanding how the histogram tracks your exposure is one of the key steps in learning how to become a much better photographer. John Greengo offers up a basic, easy-to-understand explanation of a camera’s histogram and how to best use it to improve your control over the capture process. Displayed on the back of most digital cameras,
Read moreDorothea Lange: Grab A Hunk Of Lightning
From AMERICAN MASTERS Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning The story, struggles and profound body of work of photographer Dorothea Lange. Premiere Date: August 29, 2014 Rating: NR One of the most recognized and representative documentary images in the world, a haunting portrait that came to represent the suffering of America’s Great Depression, is her heralded photograph Migrant Mother. Yet few know the story, struggles and profound body of work of the woman who created the portrait, Dorothea Lange (May 26, 1895 — Oct. 11, 1965). Dorothea Lange – Migrant Mother #2 American Masters — Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning premiering nationwide
Read moreMoonlight: A7S ISO Test
Moonlight | Sony A7s ISO test from Carbon Studios on Vimeo. Their goal was to set out and shoot a short film that was lit entirely by moonlight. They waited for the “right” full moon, and on the night of September 8th set out to explore the Northern California coast on a mission of discovery. Discover, they did. The mission to explore the limits of the A7S in low light failed, as no limit was reached. The film, on the other hand succeeds beyond belief because of it. What started out as a simple camera test shows how powerful a storytelling tool the
Read moreSony A7S vs Canon 5D III
The Canon EOS 5D Mark III is a professional full-frame digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera. It has a 22.3 megapixel CMOS image sensor. Succeeding the EOS 5D Mark II, it was announced on 2 March 2012, the 25th anniversary of the announcement of the first camera in the EOS line, the EOS 650. It was also Canon’s 75th anniversary. The Mark III went on sale later in March with a retail price of $3499 in the US, £2999 in the UK, and €3569 in the Eurozone. As of this writing, the venerable workhorse of the video production industry is nearly three years old. Speculation abounds on how long Canon can afford to wait
Read moreSony A7S S-LOG2
Published on Jul 16, 2014 on YouTube.com The new Sony A7s has a special trick up its sleeve….it can record a custom picture profile called s-log2. While not quite RAW, it does open up the dynamic range of the video file to better allow for grading and coloring in post. It is not usable in AVCHD but only in XAVC which is Sony’s own proprietary Professional grade camera recording format. Take a look at the video for the details about this profile, if it works, how to enable it, how to edit it, and some of the major drawbacks with
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