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• Black Magic scanner 
  I looked at it at NAB. The main difference between the current model and this is the interface. They added a PCIe port, since thunderbolt is essentially non-existent in the Windows World. This lets...
• Kowa Prominar Anamorphic Set 
  Hi Chris,Thanks for selling your great set to us!
• So you've decided to buy a camera. Do you buy the extended warranty? 
  I wouldn't here, but we have very good consumer protection legislation so I wouldn't need the extended warranty. But the rest of it is really insurance. It's your call.Drops and spills sounds rathe...
• Sony FS5 II is Garbage 
  From what I understand the Lucent look is just affecting the REC709 gamma.. so that it gives a "similar" look to the Venice REC 709.. what would be great is if its just a software upgrade for all t...
• D Mount Lenses for Nizo Double 8mm cameras 
  It seems reasonable to assume that, but if my memory serves I tried different D mounts in my Nizo Heliomatic Trifo and they didn't focus properly. I think I measured the flange depth and found it d...
• 4 JG McAlister 10k for sale 
  Would you be able to post a pic of the ILM one in this thread?
• Punch Drunk Love - Movement in comedy 
  Re watching "Punch-Drunk Love" as I  prep to shoot a dark comedy in a few months and wanted to look at the camera movement. Can anyone tell me how much was shot on Steadicam and how...
• Imac Prooooooooo...... 
  Ya can't run updates... ya basically gotta run that system and when the next system comes out, ya gotta then upgrade on another drive. It's a bit of trouble, but again if you use intel components,...
• How bad is the Canon C500 in 2017? 
  I ran into this article today: Canon C500 – Still Worth It? 5 Things I’ve Learnthttps://www.cinema5d...worth-5-learnt/ But to answer my own questions, I wouldn't consider the C500...
• Why are 90% of Netflix series framed at 2:1 aspect ratio? 
  Older than that — the mid-1950’s RKO SuperScope format was usually 2:1 and the Fox Grandeur version of “The Big Trail” (1930) was around 2:1.
• Portable 35mm projector 
  In the German Democratic Republic they built the TK 35 as an "portable" projector, which was very often used for mobile cinemas in Germany also after 1990.You can get them with many accessories or...
• Loop Eumig r2000 
   The timer idea is not so good; the inrush current of when the timer relay kicks and the lamp and motor come online probably will, blow the lamp!  No, you should manually pause the projec...
• http://www.film-photo.co.uk/ 
   Hey John,     I dug up this info. Check in the good folks at film-photo, let us know what you find out.    Film & Photo Ltd. 13 Colville Rd...
• What's the difference between accent lighting and ambient lighting? 
  Aah okay, that's understandable. So it gives it more depth in the frame.
• Microphone Mounting options for a K3 
  I suspect you';ll find that the camera noise will make for a poor quality recording. It would be better to keep the mic well away from the camera. 
• Diffusion for portraits 
  what commercial is this? 
• CCD 2 FR Video assist suddenly not working. Help! 
  Can anyone help?
• Master Prime Template 
  I am looking for a template to have foam cut for a Master Prime lens, sideways position. I would trace one myself but I dont have the lens yet and I would like to have the case ready for when I rec...
• Monitor for film 
  After much research last year, I found this to be the best of both worlds and can be read in sunlight. It has BNC SDI's on the back for SD video and shows the 4:3 image better than the usual 4 or 5...
• Russian K-3 ND filters 
  Dom, Thank you so much! "If it would have been a snake, it would have bitten me".  Nate