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Jon Fauer, ASC is an award-winning cinematographer and director who has written 12 bestselling books, famous for their user-friendly way of explaining things as if you’re right there on location with him.
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Over 120,000 of his books on cameras, cinematography, film and digital video have been printed. Think of this bimonthly Journal as Fauer’s next book — arriving a year early, with up-to-the minute information brought to you in episodic format.- Cooke Tour 2020This was my 4th tour of Cooke Optics in Leicester, England. The factory has come a long way since previous visits in 2006, 2009 and 2013. It is now a state-of-the-art, modern facility with clean rooms, the latest machines, and many more technicians. As Les Zellan described it, “The glass manufacturing area is cleaner and neater and there are many... read more...
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Andy Shipsides, shown above in lens distortion mapping test pattern shirt, has been appointed President of ARRI Rental North America Camera effective May 1, 2020. He will be based at ARRI Rental's headquarters in Secaucus, New Jersey. read more... - HUNTERS, Rexer, SIGMA, RED
"HUNTERS, Rexer, SIGMA, RED" almost sounds like the incantation from Fellini's 8 ½: "Asa, Nisi, Masa." If you are binge-watching at home, here is a background interview with William Rexer, one of the cinematographers on HUNTERS. There is technical information on his use of SIGMA Full Frame High Speed Primes -- one of the first shows on which they were used. The episodes were shot with RED MONSTRO 8K VV cameras. read more... - Camera & Lens Cleaning in the time of Covid-19 by Roger Cicala
Here is advice on cameras and lenses in the time of Covid-19 by Dr. Roger Cicala, MD. Roger Cicala is the founder of Lensrentals. Before that, he was a physician whose hobby was photography. That passionate hobby became his profession "when he grew up." He is a self-described optical nerd and has enough advanced collimators and MTF testing machines to make many manufacturers envious. read more... - Eliott Peck, Canon EVP & GM, Retiring
Eliott Peck is retiring from his position as Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Imaging Technologies & Communications Group of Canon U.S.A., effective March 31, 2020. He will stay on as a consultant to Canon for a while.
Eliott played important roles in Canon’s notable achievements, including the AE-1 camera, the first PowerShot ELPH and EOS Rebel Digital cameras, the EOS 5D Mark II camera as well as the launch of Cinema EOS. He was the consummate product launch spokesman and gave thousands of presentations in his 45-year career. read more... - SIGMA Full Frame Cine Art Primes with /i Data
SIGMA's Art Prime version of their FF High Speed Prime Series have PL mounts that are equipped with /i Technology lens metadata communication protocol and electronic contacts. SIGMA is considering a conversion service for customers who already purchased SIGMA PL mount lenses and would like to add /i Technology to their lenses. read more... - ZEISS Supreme Primes Special Report
FDTimes Factory Tour and Special Report about the new ZEISS Supreme Prime lenses. Download 44-page 11MB (high rez) PDF. ZEISS Supreme Primes cover a FULL FORMAT image area up to 46.3 mm diagonal. They are incredibly small, lightweight and fast. The focus barrel has a unique, advanced square helical thread that is as smooth as cams and even more rugged. There are 13 lenses planned so far. read more... - ARRI Large Format Camera System
This is a standalone, 64-reprint of the ARRI Large Format Special Report from FDTimes February 2018 Issue 86. Download 9 MB PDF here. ARRI ALEXA LF Why Large Format? Stephan Schenk, Marc Shipman-Mueller Klemens Kehrer, Achim Oehler, Thorsten Meywald Building an ALEXA LF ARRI Signature Primes Signature Prime Lens Manufacturing New LPL Mount ALEXA LF Test by Matias Boucard ALEXA LF Dimensions ALEXA... read more...
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- Face Masks and Carry OnOn April 3, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on PBS NewsHour, "Putting a mask on yourself is more to prevent you from infecting someone else...people who are without symptoms at all can transmit the virus." The CDC agreed. We can all pull together by wearing face masks. Here is how the motion picture business can help. Few other industries are as good at rapid sourcing and just in time ordering. Just ask Jon Fry at CVP or any rental house who absolutely positively must sub-rent something from far away. Or ask any Production Manager how to get essential supplies right away. read more...
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Why Free FDT? FDTimes Issue 101 will be published here as a PDF on April 21. But the print edition will be delayed. Shipping is a mess and delivery puts people in peril. At this time, the paper we're printed on is better used in making masks, gowns and PPE products. Please stay safe. I hope FDTimes helps to keep us all together and in focus in the days ahead. read more... - DENZ FDC-LPL Flange Focal Depth Tester
The new DENZ FDC-LPL Multi tool is the latest addition to their line of essential Focal Depth Controllers, joining the FDC Multi which comes in PL mount and a variety of adapters. If you build, buy, rent or use LPL mount cameras, you need this testing device. read more... - RED MONSTRO 8K VV—Cooke S7/i—Hensgens AFC SBC
"Osmosis" is a French-language Netflix original series about a dystopian dating app. The show began streaming in March 2019. Jean-François Hensgens AFC SBC was the cinematographer. He composed for a 2:1 aspect ratio, worked with two RED MONSTRO 8K VV cameras, covering the entire area of the full format sensor with Cooke S7/i Full Frame Plus spherical lenses. read more... - Atomos RAW over HDMI from Lumix S1H
Atomos and Panasonic announced 35mm Full-Frame RAW video over HDMI from the Lumix S1H to Ninja V. Panasonic S1H will be able to output 5.9K 30p and C4K 60p as RAW data via HDMI. ATOMOS Ninja V and Shogun 7 will be able to record Apple ProRes RAW from the S1H HDMI output. ATOMOS Neon 17, 24, 31 and 55-inch Monitor/Recorders will as well. S1H RAW Recording from HDMI to ATOMOS products is expected to be released around Spring 2020.
read more... - ARRI Rental DNA LF
read more...If you dream of tuneable, repeatable vintage looks for Large Format/Full Frame, look into ARRI Rental’s DNA LF Primes. It’s one thing putting an LPL mount onto an ancient optic. It is an altogether different experience having access to more than 22 sets of 9 DNA LF lenses that match, can be tuned, restored to normal, and retuned again to the same or different specifications. You can do this at ARRI Rental facilities in Munich, Berlin, London, Burbank and New York. - Paul Mignot with RED RANGER and ZEISS Radiance
Paul Mignot wrote, directed and operated the short film "All Blood Runs Red." It is a well told story with great production value, beautifully directed, acted and shot--with RED RANGER 8K VV cameras and ZEISS Radiance primes. Eric Dumont AFC was Cinematographer. read more... - ARRI Burbank Lens Tech WantedARRI Inc. is looking for an experienced Lens Service Technician at their new, state-of-the-art service center in Burbank, California. This is a full-time position: responsible for repairs of ARRI, ZEISS and other professional cine lenses. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: Performing repairs Evaluating the performance, condition and quality control of new and used cine lenses Troubleshooting and identifying... read more...
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Spring 2020: Issue 100
This is the 100th Issue of Film and Digital Times.
It is a quick-look picture book of the past hundred or so covers—a timeline of technique, technology, tools, lighting, art, style, factory tours, practical production, restaurants, life on location and diversions—with a diverse cast of characters and a cavalcade of companies. It’s a fun reunion.
I’m holding off on print editions until paper is not needed for PPE and masks and shipping gets back to normal. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader if you don’t have it. And enjoy the FDT Free Access PDF Edition. Subscribers: you can print high-res PDFs on your home printer. read more…
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