It’s true: Meikes are Veydras
There have long been rumors...
Cleaning Procedures for Lenses and Accessories during the Pandemic
Fujinon’s North American associates posted some simple and effective methods to keep your broadcast and cinema lenses free of...
Canon CJ18EX7.6B: a perfect compact lens for broadcast studio productions
Easy operation, excellent image quality – Canon’s CJ18EX7.6B is the perfect compact lens for broadcast studio productions, featuring a...
Zeiss Supreme Prime Radiance Lenses Announced
ZEISS Supreme Prime Radiance ZEISS Supreme Prime Radiance (SPR) lenses are a new set of 7 lenses that artistically...
Focus ramping: when T-stops go bad
Years ago, while assisting on a sitcom, I helped the director of photography shoot exposure tests on all of...
Quick Look: Signature Primes
ARRI is now shipping Signature Primes, lenses “designed to render organic, emotionally engaging images, gently softening and texturizing the...
Quick look: IBE Optics SmartfinderPro
I have been able to shoot with an incredibly wide range of cameras and optics during my career, but...
Quick Look: Three Canon Sumire Primes
Canon announced the Sumire Prime lenses in April: seven full-frame cinema primes designed to add “a unique artistically pleasing...
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...
Four lenses: a visual comparison, part 1
We live in an age of lens choice. Because of this, we also live in an age of lens...