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Leica Summilux-C in NY

One of the first demo sets of five Leica Summilux-C Prime lenses made their debut in New York at Band Pro and TCS for preliminary testing and tire-kicking. When the first complete sets arrive, they will be in rental at Otto Nemenz and available at Band Pro. We looked at the 21, 35, 40, 50 and 75mm T1.4 Leica primes… read more…

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December Issue now online for Subscribers

Our 96 page December Issue 36-38 of Film and Digital Times is now online. Subscribers: click on the MEMBERS tab, above. The print edition has gone to press. It will be in the mail soon. Our cover says “Converging Worlds.” Although convergence and 3D certainly has everyone’s attention, this is the historic year of convergence and collision between consumer and professional… read more…

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FGV PL1D: Canon EOS 1D with PL Mount

FGV Schmidle have done it: added a PL mount and modified Canon’s EOS 1D MKIV. The mirror cage is replaced by a new FGV stainless steel sensor carrier that minimizes flange focal depth variation from temperature changes. The Canon 1D Mk IV is especially interesting for cinematographers because its 16 Megapixel APS-H sensor (27.9 x 18.6 mm) comes closest to the… read more…

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