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Hey guys, I'd love some input and feedback on the best way to approach filtration on narrative shoots...where you may often be shooting Multicam with 2 or 3 cameras. How do you stagger the filtration strengths across the focal lengths? For example, with DIFFUSION (say Classic Soft) I've heard...

The more we use our Scarlets, the more chances we are getting to use the footage. This AX MEN & VIKINGS combo spot has one of our Scarlet shots at :05 (the Ax Men tilt shift portrait, shot on a Hasseblad 150 2.8). A year ago we were only using show footage. Now we are mixing and matching, and...

Hey gang, my wife made this T-Shirt for me...cuz she knows I love my lenses! We decided to make the Tee available to the public, so other lens lovers can get in on the action. You can order it directly from Spreadshirt here (they will handle the payment, shipping, sizing, etc): ASK ME...

Hey guys, here's a quick branded piece we did in December for H2 (History's new channel), to help them promote Hyde Park on Hudson, the critically acclaimed movie starring Bill Murray. Shot on our two Scarlets, with Contax Primes. This was a quick turnaround, so no grading was done in RCX or...

Hey guys, for our second Scarlet, we're looking for a mid-priced Matte Box, Follow Focus, & set of rails that will work with our Contax lenses. With that in mind...you think this Oconnor "Cinema Camera Bundle" does the trick? OCONNOR "CINEMA CAMERA BUNDLE" Looks ideal to me, but love to see...

Hey guys, for our second Scarlet, we're looking for a mid-priced Matte Box, Follow Focus, & set of rails that will work with our Contax lenses. With that in mind how would this Oconnor "Cinema Camera Bundle" do the trick? OCONNOR "CINEMA CAMERA BUNDLE" Looks ideal to me, but love to get your...

Looking for a NON-THUNDERBOLT Red Rocket Mobile that uses e-sata via express 34 slot. PM if you have one and are looking to sell. thx.

As many of you know...I have been a strong proponent of Contax Glass on REDUSER for a while now. I get asked lots of questions. So I figured I would write up a little CONTAX SURVIVAL GUIDE that tries to answer them all at once... Hope this helps... Note - I've been writing and editing this for...

I posted this last night, but it's easily lost in a massive thread. I think all this valuable info is easier appreciated posted by itself. Enjoy. The following notes are from this December's article on Rust and Bone, the acclaimed French film lensed by Stephane Fontaine, on Epic with Cooke S4...

I've been meaning to post some compelling "notes" I've been jotting down from recent issues of American Cinematographer. Here goes: ON THE EPIC BEING MUCH CLEANER THAN FILM - From The Amazing Spiderman Let that sink in for a second. The Epic was SO CLEAN they had to completely RE-RENDER all...

Hey guys, I'm amassing 5 or 6 sets of vintage lenses, and I need some great suggestions for cases. Pelicans, etc. Most of these sets have between 6 to 12 lenses in them. I'd love to get each set into it's own case, if possible. Assume they will have 77mm threads on them. It would be great to...

I was trolling through Vimeo and found THIS this morning. Pretty sweet breakdancing clip at 300fps. These guys are making those 2K files look great. AND...what I love...is that the edit is really well done. Good music, well cut to the beat, and well thought out. It may just be a demo or a test...

Hey all. I've noticed that a part of our industry that is rarely talked about on these boards are PROMOS. I'd like to change that. They are fast becoming a MASSIVE part of our industry, and promo shoots frequently rival commercial shoots. Large $200-500k shoots for a promo are no longer out of...

Considering the recent rash of Super Speed sales, it may not surprise anyone to hear that Contax Zeiss lenses appear to ALSO be in huge demand. Anyone check KEH recently? Let me give you some perspective. Six months ago, there were over 50 Contax Zeiss prime lenses for sale at KEH. And about 25...

Not sure if anyone's heard, but SOUND ONE has just closed its doors. Totally f*cked up. A good friend of mine works at Broadway Video (in the same building), and everyone is SHOCKED. They were bought by an investment firm last week, and now DUMPED. The leading audio post house on the East Coast...

Hey guys, I'm a director/producer in search of a GREAT story-board app. Ideally, something fast and efficient I can use everyday on my laptop. Any suggestions?! Speed and clarity is more important than incredibly accurate 3D previs. I just need to visually generate a shotlist that's clear to...

Have you guys seen this insane video? I think it's AMAZING. It's already got over 2.5 million hits, and it's only been out 2 weeks. From some of the BTS pics, it looks like it was shot on EPIC/SCARLET (I'm guessing Epic). Someone else posted about this last night, but can't find the thread...

Just thought I'd bring up that this very rare lens is on sale right now at KEH.com It's the CONTAX ZEISS 100mm 3.5 Why is this special? Well, some people unofficially consider it one of the sharpest Contax lenses EVER. It's SHARPER then the highly regarded 100mm f2 until 5.6. You heard...

Here is an interesting survey of still lenses. It looks a little dated, I don't see any new Zeiss ZF/ZE's, but it's still a very compelling resource. I've come across if various times, thought I'd finally share. It was very useful to me once when I was comparing old Leica's, Nikons and...

I've been reading the latest issue of American Cinematographer, and I was struck by this: Turns out, a majority of the Imax shots in The Dark Night Rises were shot with highly cinevised medium format still lenses, mostly Hasselblads and Mamiyas: They go on to add they also used Mamiya lenses...