Cine Gear 2019: Shot On Cooke. “A Motion Gallery”
If you are a painter and you want to learn from the Masters you have to study those who...
ShotOnCooke: a new online gallery to show how Cooke lenses are used
To better understand the characteristics of Cooke optics, nothing better than to see how they are used. The ShotOnCooke...
Four lenses: a visual comparison, part 2
It’s time to name names. I’m going to tell you what lenses you’ve been looking at for the last...
Sony VENICE gets High Frame Rate shooting up to 4K 120fps
Sony’s VENICE new upgrade introduces High Frame Rate (HFR) shooting, up to 120fps at 4K 2.39:1, and 60fps at...
Bohemian Rhapsody: Cooke Speed Panchros lenses used for the first act
To capture the idealistic energy of Freddie Mercury and his future bandmates, Tom Sigel, ASC, used mostly a 40mm...
Casting the look of a camera into glass
Recently I had the pleasure of meeting with ARRI’s senior color designer, and I asked him the question I...
Large sensor lens coverage: taking old glass to the “breaking” point
Old glass and large sensors need a lot of testing. The results may surprise you. In this article I...
PNW Lens Summit, May 5th, Portland OR USA
Quick note: if you’re coming to Portland OR for the PNW Lens Summit, you can get 20% off lodging at...
The large format look, continued: shallow focus and stressing old lenses
I’ve been getting some play time with RED’s new Weapon camera with a Monstro sensor at Videofax in San...
Current thoughts on current lenses
Near perfect lenses are easy to find these days. The problem is… I don’t want them. I want lenses...
