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• Sony Venice experience 
  It's not clear in the literature if all 4K recording modes are a crop of the 6K sensor or if you can, for example, record 6K raw and a 4K XAVC downsample at the same time: https://pro.sony/ue_...
• Winter tips & tricks as an AC? 
  I am currently shooting in kujjuaq and the temperature this morning was -40.My setup goes like this:Alexa miniMdr2 w/dm1Teradek 600High speeds Mmb1 I feel like the mini is holding up well. But the...
• 22fps for car action scene? 
  Yes and no.  I only suggested shooting at 48fps so that one would have a lot of frames to blend to make a new frame rate in post. But, shooting 24 fps and changing to 22fps in post can lo...
• Triotar 135mm or Pentovar 120mm? 
  It’s an indescreet comparison. A Triotar is a three-elements lens, a triplet. The Pentovar is a much more complicated retrofocal and varifocal system, therefore something quite different what...
• Developing product to simplify rig - "umbilical" or "snake" 
  Certainly sounds interesting. Beats making up 2m cables for everything and strapping them together.Is the umbilical relatively light and flexible?What outputs can be put on the end?
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 
  Thanks!
• Darius Khondji 
  If you are at all interested in Khondji this book just came out and it is a must have: https://www.synecdoche.fr/en It discusses his entire career. An in depth look at all of his major films....
• WTB: Gold mount adapter for SR2 
  Kind of looking for general info about where to acquire one. If anyone has one to sell I'm interested or if you can point me in the direction of where to get one made.
• Whip Pan tips 
  What a great, simple solution! Thanks Bruce. Ill keep that one in the back pocket.A trick Ive used in the past, I getting a c-stand (or better yet something more solid like a combo), positioned bes...
• some frames from my latest project 
  The only shot I have behind the scenes photos of the camera set up and the lighting set up.   This scene was scheduled to begin shooting at noon, and shooting would last well into th...
• CP-16R Drive Pulley 
  You could probably get away with a non-toothed belt or suitably sized neoprene seal ring in place of the toothed belt but the footage counter would no longer register accurately and have varying an...
• filming christmas lights in the dark 
  Super-8 inherently has a deep focus look due to the small frame and short lenses, so I wouldnt worry about having shallow focus. Probably youll want as much exposure as possible, which means drop...
• CP-16 Motor Issues 
  Inside the CP16s there is a memory battery. When this deteriorates, it may ooze onto a crystal module directly attached to the motor control board. It is quite a mission to get at it. You might str...
• Ang. Retro-Zoom 
   Thanks for the reply.  I just snapped that I needed to refer to the 1980 Victor Duncan catalog and now I see that it was designed for the Ang. 10 -150 film zoom lens, hence the 15x....
• A question on Star Trek TMP 
  If you have a look at the opening sequence of the 1973 Salkind production of "The Three Musketeers", you'll see a similar effect as Dartangian duels his fathers. *EDIT* I couldn't find a YT cl...
• ​looking for recommendations for 4K editing & burning software 
  Hello.... I shot mostly film and little digital.  I also shoot 3D.  I use a Bolex 3D film camera and shoot 3D but I have also bought a Sony 3D digital camera to shoot 3D. I work...
• Voltage & Wattage Question 
  So I was curious and threw together a fake Molefay ("Folefay"). Ordered nine 9" 185 Watt LEDs from Amazon (they actually draw closer to 110 Watts each). Ended up only using six because they're insa...
• I think I've made every mistake in the book... 
  Brian, very interesting! Thank you. So far, I've used a 15mm and 25mm, with the former being my favorite. Wanting to test new things, I have a Som Berthiot Pan Cinor 20-60mm on the way.
• Arriflex IIc 35mm for sale 
  Due to life changes, I am selling two of my cameras. Arriflex 35mm IIc: Adjustable shutter model4x Mags (1x 400', 3x 200')Matte Box w/hard mattesNew battery included with 4-pin xlr cable....
• Feature films being shot in other countries but masquerading as US 
   Yeah things like that are usually a dead give away but as long as it's only a detail like that and the rest of the production is done right I'm willing to bet that not a lot of people would p...