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• Is there a reason tilt shift videos always seem to be time lapse? 
  Dom, this is super helpful... I suspected as much. Honestly I'll probably have to fake the effect in post (budget constraints), but I think your answer still probably applies. Thanks especiall...
• Eyemo lenses 
  I realize that I misunderstood which one was shorter and which was longer, thanks for your follow-up Dom. Long ago I sold the Eyemo that I had modified with the Canon mount, but I'll track down som...
• Secondary lightmeter 
  We have the same Leningrad! Very nice design but, as mentioned, not very suitable for professional shooting! But the cell on mine still works, a little "tank"!Sorry for the translation, I'm a...
• Black Magic scanner 
   Even though BMD is making the camera in this, the camera is only a part of the equation. Thousands of engineering hours go into building machines like this, and someone has to pay for that. C...
• Sony FS5 II is Garbage 
  It just is what it is.. its a very cheap s35mm camera .. that is for sure easier to be dealing with than a DSLR.. its just a step up from that.. it has the very nice variable ND..(wish the f5/55 ha...
• Arriflex d-21 useful in 2017? 
   Hale, Looks great!  I'm sold.  Gonna try to find one.
• Neon Lights: Practical substitutes and pushing 
  Hi everyone, I'm a long time reader and a first time poster and student. I'll be shooting a shooting a short film in about two months from now which calls for "a bar lit with neon signs"....
• Lighting a Low Key / Dark Day Interior 
  Was this picture the first one you took, color graded? It looks a bit contrasty compared to the second one which looks grayer in the blacks.
• Cabrio 20-120mm Zoom Fujifilm TEST 
  Dear colleagues, you can see now on the IMAGO website  the test that we published of the zoom 20-120mm of FujiFilm.I hope it's of your interest http://www.imago.org...rio-xk6x20.html...
• So what light is this? 
  You worked on Akeelah and the bee? Wow that was awesome. I liked that movie alot.
• Why are 90% of Netflix series framed at 2:1 aspect ratio? 
  Thank you, Davis Mullen for you correction.I did not know this two formats. So I learn more......now I was more interested and looked up in my "old" book about some some formats. I did not found th...
• Kit lens 
  What is the kit lens?
• How does a focal lenght doubler work? 
  It enlarges the image circle and as a result dims the brightness of the image in the process.  As an example to make this concept more clear imagine a movie projection say 10 feet away fr...
• Help Identifying a Slate / Marker from the 1960s (with photo)... 
   Michael, The BNCR autoslate system I am aware of only worked if the camera was blimped, as in Mark's link to the Mitchell Cameras website.  So, if ALL the outtakes show these N...
• Cameras That Utilize B4 2/3 Lenses? 
  The mini pro seems to be a really good option, especially since you can get other mounts for it is well. I am assuming you realize that you will have to shoot HD or 2K on the mini to avoid vignetti...
• Panasonic GH5 or Sony A7sii? 
  I can't speak for the GH5 but I did use a Panasonic G6 in a dimly lit wedding reception venue last year with 1600 iso and the footage looked pretty clean. I was using fast lenses too - mostly old p...
• Bauer A512 issues 
  Okay, your descriptions are getting a bit confusing, but given that the camera runs and other power features (such as zoom) work, the camera seems to be - at first sight - fully functioning.The whi...
• FS ARRI 416 
  How much? Whats included?
• D Mount Lenses for Nizo Double 8mm cameras 
  You had Bell & Howell competing with Eastman-Kodak for the mass market, the big one. 16mm had become too expensive since fall 1929. Kemco tried their luck. Then the Double-Eight trick was appli...
• Som Berthiot Pan Cinor Lens 
  If I may add something, not to spit into your soup but I deem it necessary, I have encountered delicate diaphragm mechanics with Berthiot lenses. One is the 10 mm f/1.9 wide angle, the other the D-...