Monthly Archives: October 2015
Shooting Video with Leica SL
Leica’s new SL (Spiegellos – Mirrorless) Camera shoots superb 4K 4096×2160 24p Video. The camera exposes stills in either Leica Format (24x36mm) or APS-C. Video is recorded in 4K 24p or UHD 30p in APS-C format, as well as HD in Full Frame Leica Format up to 120 fps. MOV or MP4 4:2:0 8-bit files are recorded onto an internal SD card. External 4:2:2… read more…
Camerimage 2015
CAMERIMAGE, the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, will take place November 14 – 21, 2015 in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Worth the Trip
As they say in the Michelin guidebooks, it’s definitely “worth the trip.” There are three very good reasons to visit Weiden, Germany. 1. Have dinner nearby, in the best restaurant in Germany. Chef Thomas Kellermann is a maestro, presiding over a kitchen surely staffed by muses. 2. Spend the night in recently renovated rooms above the restaurant, in the Relais & Chateau Burg Wernberg. The castle was built in 1280. 3. Visit Vantage Film, ten minutes away, home of Hawk lenses and mother-ship of world-class rental houses in Weiden, Prague, Paris, and Berlin. read more…
Code Name Max
Its code name was Max. Designers of the new Leica SL autofocus, full frame (Leica Format), mirrorless, interchangeable lens camera said Max stood for “maximum,” or “to the max.” However, other Maxes lurk in Leica’s history. Max Berek developed the lens for the first Leica Model A (Leica I) camera. It was a 50mm f/3.5 fixed lens, named Elmax, apparently from the letters E (Ernst) L ( Leitz) and Max (Berek). The real name is SL for “Spiegellos” (mirrorless).
Leica SL 35mm Full Frame Autofocus
Cut to the chase: favorite things about the new Leica SL Full Frame Mirrorless 35mm camera introduced today at Leica HQ in Wetzlar. Sharpest EVF I’ve looked through on a still camera: 4.4 Megadots. Very rapid autofocus and Optical Image Stabilized lenses. PL adapter to use cine lenses; also M, R, S, etc. 4K Video: .MOV motion jpeg or MP4 files Smooth skin tones and… read more…
Tags: Leica SL, Leica SL Camera Launch
Leica SL
Wetzlar Germany. Leica introduces 35mm full frame mirrorless fast autofocus camera. More than 4-million dot EVF. 4K video. 24 MP sensor. Works with all M,T, R lenses, new SL generation, and PL.
Sony RX1R2 Palm-Size Full Frame Camera
Sony unveiled the new palm-sized full-frame RX1R2 Camera. It’s a 35mm full-frame format (24x36mm) digital still camera with a 42.4 Megapixel sensor, attached ZEISS Sonnar 35mm f/2 lens, variable optical low pass filter, and pop-up EVF. The variable OPLF of the Sony RX1R2 lets you adjust the amount of moiré and artifact reduction. read more…
Canon M10, G5 X, G9 X
With PhotoPlus Expo coming up next week in New York, Canon is rolling out some new still cameras. The G5 X puts an eagerly-awaited EVF onto a 20.2 Megapixel, 1.0-inch CMOS sensor pocketable camera with fast f/1.8-2.8 4.2x zoom lens (35mm equivalent of 24-100mm). Canon’s G9X is smaller, has fewer features, slower and shorter zoom range, and no EVF. And Canon’s new M10 is a small mirrorless APS-C sensor camera with interchangeable lens mount that accepts EOS lenses using an adapter. read more…
Tags: Canon, Canon G5 X, Canon M10
Ali’s AJA Asprey Films
Ali Walker is a British filmmaker and artist. He has been working on fashion and beauty, product and corporate image films for Asprey using AJA CION cameras. Asprey London was founded in 1781. Their jewelery and luxury products continue a grand tradition of craftsmanship, quality, and design. This was the first time they did a video project. read more…
Tags: AJA, AJA CION, Ali J. Walker, Asprey, CION
Cine Theft
More than $8 million in cine equipment was reported stolen last year. What to do? Don’t leave equipment unattended. Don’t leave equipment unattended, even in locked vehicles. Lock up equipment in a safe area at night, even if the studio is locked. Treat camera equipment as risky business — like jewelry. At trade shows like IBC, watch your cameras and lenses like hawks, and hire guards. read more…
Tags: Missing Equipment, PERG, PLASA
ICG Emerging Cinematographers NYC
ICG’s 19th ANNUAL EMERGING CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARDS SCREENING & RECEPTION– NEW YORK CITY The International Cinematographers Guild, Emerging Cinematographer Awards NYC event will take place in New York City on Sunday, October 25, 2015, at 3:00 PM, at the School of Visual Arts Theatre, followed by a cocktail reception. An exciting evening of excellent short films honored for their Artistic Achievement in Cinematography at the… read more…
FDTimes at InterBEE booth 2407
11/18/15 – 11/20/15
Inter BEE 2015 Tokyo: FDTimes in booth 2407
Japan is now probably the 4th largest feature producting nation in the world. That’s why we’ll be at Inter BEE again this November. FDTJ – Film and Digital Times Japanese language edition will be distributed from our booth and the booths of our sponsors. Inter BEE 2015 will be in Makuhari Messe over three days from November 18 (Wednesday) to 20… read more…
Tags: Inter BEE, InterBEE 2015
ActionProducts Alexa Mini AKS
“Made in Switzerland” makes me think of finely crafted watches, reliable mechanical things, and of course, ActionProducts — the Swiss manufacturers of very well-made camera accessories. ActionProducts’ new accessories give ARRI Alexa Minis the potential to become…gasp…your A-Camera. Let’s start at the back (photo above, left to right). First comes a battery plate, choice of Anton/Bauer or V-Mount or quick release for separate battery… read more…
Captain Cooke and 135mm Anamorphic
Ahoy there. EMIT in Paris has taken delivery of the new Cooke 135mm Anamorphic /i prime. The long-awaited Cooke 135 Anamorphic Prime was at IBC. Like the rest of the “S6” set, it’s a front anamorphic (oval bokehs). The current Cooke 2x Anamorphic set consists of: 25, 32, 40, 50, 65 Macro, 75, 100 and 135 mm. Cooke 135 mm Anamorphic /i… read more…
Tags: Anamorphic Primes, Cooke, Cooke 135mm Anamorphic, EMIT, FDTimes
