Monthly Archives: June 2013
Camaras y Luces – Buenos Aires
[new_royalslider id=”5″] Camaras y Luces lives up to its reputation as a rental house and studio to which most others should aspire. The attention to detail, quality of service, and condition of equipment is matched by only a few other companies worldwide. The main offices are in the “Hollywood of South America” section of Buenos Aires — an area… read more…
The Motorcycle Diaries – Buenos Aires
EXT. CAMARAS Y LUCES, BUENOS AIRES – NIGHT Les and Jon arrive at Camaras y Luces for the final leg of the South American tour. Continuity lapses, motorcycle now a Harley Softail Deluxe. Lectures were held in the Camaras y Luces stage, followed by Malbec and choripan (sausage). Full details and more pictures to follow.
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Musitelli Film & Digital – Uruguay
[new_royalslider id=”4″] Musitelli Film & Digital has been described as one of the cleanest, modern, and well organized rental house anywhere in the world. The reputation is accurate. Uruguay offers incredible locations, with almost no traffic and quick company moves from one setup to the next: from spectacular beaches, countryside to a picturesque, historic city. The accompanying slideshow shows Musitelli’s… read more…
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JPF Cine – Santiago, Chile
[new_royalslider id=”3″] JPF Cine is a major rental house and studio in Santiago, Chile. Owner Juan Pablo Fabres began a distinguished career as a fashion still photographer in Paris and New York, before moving back home to set up his motion picture companies. He also owns a lab for Film and Digital stills. Juan Pablo organized this Motorcycle Diaries lecture… read more…
The Motorcycle Diaries – Montevideo
Les (playing Che, driving) and Jon (as Dr. Alberto Granado, rear rudder) departed JPF Cine in Chile yesterday and arrived today at Musitelli Film & Digital in Montevideo, Uruguay. Warning: Do not attempt. Drivers on closed road. Always wear a helmet. Ernesto Musitelli stars in cameo appearance, above, as gatehouse guard. Never mind that Zellan and Fauer are travelling the wrong… read more…
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The Motorcycle Diaries II
Les Zellan and Jon Fauer embark on a South American lecture tour. First stop, JPF Cine in Santiago, Chile (above). If it’s Wednesday, it must be Musitelli in Montevideo, and Friday at Camaras y Luces in Buenos Aires. Les’ lecture is “How to Build a Lens.” Jon’s lectures are “History of Art in 30 Minutes and Lighting,” and “What’s new… read more…
Leica Store Los Angeles Opening
Leica Camera opened their new flagship Leica Store and Gallery Los Angeles today. Located at 8783 Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood, the 8,000 square-foot space is an art gallery and store in a beautiful space. read more…
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LED Ellipsoidal Spotlights
Barbizon Electric in New York put together a thorough and informative side by side comparison of leading LED fixtures. All were ellipsoidal spotlights and while this test may have less immediate interest to FDTimes readers than a test of Fresnel or panel type LED fixtures, the wide variation in design and performance points to the confusion in the marketplace and the difficulty that crews and rental companies have in selecting equipment. read more…
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Pierre Andurand Interview at Cannes
Pierre Andurand is President and CEO of Angénieux. Jon Fauer interviewed him at Cannes about Angeniéux as a festival partner, the cinematography award to Philippe Rousselot, anamorphic lenses, and the relationship of cinematographers with a company that supplies the windows on their worlds. read more…
The Cat is Back
Film and Digital Times is pleased to announce that Aaton is alive and well and living in Grenoble. Jacques Delacoux, President of Transvideo, said, “Aaton and Transvideo will follow the same path — as sister companies. We have lots of exciting products that we are working on together.” I tried to reach Jean-Pierre Beauviala, Founder of Aaton, but he is probably… read more…
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Leica X Vario
The new Leica X Vario is an APS-C format camera with a 16.5 megapixel CMOS sensor camera and an attached Leica Vario Elmar 18-46 mm f/3.5-6.4 ASHP lens. It does HD video recording at 1920 x 1080 30P, MP4. Style and function follow the Leica M. The Leica X Vario has a compact body whose top piece is machined from solid… read more…
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80 Million NIKKOR Lenses
80 million NIKKOR and 1 NIKKOR lenses have shipped. NIKKOR lenses fit Nikon full-frame (FX) and APS-C (DX) size SLR cameras. 1 NIKKOR lenses attach to Nikon 1 APS-C size mirror-less cameras. In January 2013, Nikon introduced the AF-S NIKKOR 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VRsuper-telephoto FX-format lens. It is Nikon’s longest focal length autofocus (AF) lens. The compact and lightweight AF-S… read more…
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JVC 84″ 4K Monitors
Two new 84″ 4K monitors will ship later this month from JVC Professional Products Company. The new PS-840UD Professional Series ProVérité and RS-840UD Reference Series 4K 84-inch LCD monitors are 3840×2160 – 60p. Two PS-840UDs were shown at Cine Gear by FOR-A with their 4K super slow motion camera. A Quad MC converter from Keisoku Giken was used to connect the camera’s 4x3G-SDI outputs to the… read more…
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Angenieux Zooms on Cannes Films
The Cannes Palme d’Or winner, La Vie d’Adele (Blue is the Warmest Color), was shot on two Canon C300 cameras fitted with Angénieux Optimo lightweight 28-76 mm T2.6 zoom lenses. The Canon cameras, supplied by PhotoCineRent/PhotoCineShop Paris, were purchased with Canon EF mounts. (The choice is PL or EF.) The Angénieux zooms therefore came with EF mounts. This is a well-known,… read more…
