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• Star Trek Discovery Season 2; what lenses? 
  It's amazing how popular anamorphic lenses are right now. I was watching a new episode of "Drunk History" and the historical recreations are shot in anamorphic, and then during the commercial break...
• Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera Cage Base w/Iris bracket Gold Mount Plate with Power Cable 
  Also, I wish Wooden Camera had better cable locks like I mentioned above. Wouldn't need to be as heavy duty as the custom thing I had the Best Boy Grip fabricate, but there's certainly room for imp...
• Best export settings for 16mm scan to vimeo 
  tad late to the party but I've found what vimeo does to 422LT to be effectively indistinguishable to what it does to 4444
• UMP and Nikon 
   Well that's put that in it's place. Thanks for the advice!
• Ektachrome! E6 the Cinelab Ekta runs! 
  Yes everything but 65/70mm ;-) for now.... We have five film processors and they run as follows: 8mm /16mm B&W Reversal (Tri-X Foma, Orwo as Reversal etc.)8mm / 16mm /35mm E6 Ektachro...
• How Cinelab charged me $161 for 100' of 7219 
   So even if you get a scan back that you think doesn't look great because of the age or temperature handling of the film, you might be surprised what a good colorist with film experience can d...
• 2.39 / 2.40 aspect ratios 
  Keep in mind that 35mm anamorphic film projection has a constant 2X desqueeze. Originally CinemaScope, which uses 2X anamorphic lenses, was going to use the Full Aperture of 4-perf 35mm, which...
• Practical Tungsten Bulbs Question 
   Tungsten practical bulbs will flicker at high camera speeds.  Their filaments are so small that a high-speed camera will actually see the rise and fall of the current running through the...
• Atomos Shogun Inferno HDR 10bit 1500nit New Mint Unused 
  Sold
• Aaton XTR Plus Kit For Sale 
  Also included in the Aaton XTR Plus package above:-Aaton XTR Plus user manual-Aaton to Nikon lens mount adapter Other used items available at additional cost-Set Optar/Illumina S16 high speed...
• FS: Zeiss MKII Super Speed Set 
  Price Drop 6 Lens Set:$58,000 OBO 14mm Sold
• FS: Arri Alura 15-45 and 30-80 
  Price Drop:$30,500 OBO
• arriflex lenses 
  PL mount lens will fit on 16mm cameras with a PL mount. You can adapt Arri standard mount and bayonet lenses to PL mount with an adapter, but not the other way. Some older 35mm lenses have Arr...
• Now that TV's are widescreen will 1.85 turn into the 4:3 of yesteryear? 
  9:16 is used a lot at live concerts, especially if it's one person performing. The video cameras have the frame lines in the viewfinder, I guess they can also use the full 16:9 recording for DVD an...
• How to shoot a feature on Alexa without a focus puller? 
    Yes was going to say.. Ive never picked up the UMP.. but Ive seen them at trade shows.. and they don't look anything like the weight of a Panzer armorer plated Arnold Richter Scope beas...
• Program wot I shot.. on Nat Geo UK 
    I usually get DVD,s well these days video files of the programs after they have aired .. this was a long series (I didn't shoot all of it) and Nat Geo stuff can take along time to air.....
• New Innovative Clamp (Inventor needing feedback) 
  Good evening from chilly Colorado. My name is David Burnett and I have been inventing and designing a clamp for over 4 years now. I have three utility patents currently and another pending. While I...
• [WTB] Looking for a set of Cooke S5i 
  Looking for a set of Cooke S5i  Let me know if you have a set of Cooke S5i  Located in LA Email:Marcus@origincine.com
• Arri Alexa XT Sutdio ARRI RAW 4:3 
  Sale For 23999 3800 hours.  Open Gate and 4:3 sensor modesARRIRAW up to 120 fps ProRes 4444 XQ,internal ND filter Lens Data System (1)ARRI XT STUDIO with 4:3 Raw Licen...
• ARRI Alexa MINI With Cage For Sale. 
   Arri Alexa Mini For sale.Around 4900 hours. Basic license.No 4:3 or Raw.Already Inspected By AbelcinePrice 39.9kIncludedARRI Alexa mini camera bodyARRI Alexa mini EVFARRI Alexa mini EVF Cable...