Lens Image Circle Explained
Even though we work with images on a rectangular canvas, lenses project their images in a circular shape. All of the lenses designed for a particular format or imager size will roughly project the same size circle, or at least a minimum circle to cover the rectangular imager within the diameter of that circle. This …
Has Canon found its way again?
The last couple of years Canon has always been the company releasing cameras in the sub-20,000 category that were a) more expensive than the competition (Sony) and b) less capable than the competition. If you look back at the Canon-Sony camera release history: Year Camera Price 2012 Canon EOS C300 (S35) 20,000 2014 Sony PXW-FS7 …
Life cycle of Flash Media
I am often confronted with accusations that flash memory cards are responsible for lost footage or corrupt media files. I dug deep to find out if there is some truth to the accusations or if other factors need to be considered why footage wasn’t delivered to Post Production properly. The accusation From time to time …
How to correctly store your Fluid Head
During my years as a camera rental agent I have seen pretty much every way possible that a tripod head was stored or returned. There are many theories out there that have either been taught in film schools, were passed on by older generations of filmmakers or simply thought up on how to properly handle …
Wireless Video best practice
Going with a wireless video transmission is often seen as the more practical and superior solution compared to routing cables. On the other hand you will have to be aware of certain restrictions and best practices in order to have trouble-free operation or at least be able to troubleshoot if you encounter interference or signal loss …
Lens Coverage Tool and Lens databases
After the very positive feedback for the Ultimate Camera Database I built in 2017 I decided to build on that success and offer even more data – this time for cine lenses. I am regularly confronted with questions like “What‘s the close focus distance of a lens?”, “What’s the front diameter of lens XY so …
Ultimate Camera Database
As part of my daily job as a rental technician I had clients ask regularly for rather specific details about the cameras they want to use and I always kept spreadsheets with the most important specs for certain cameras. But the lists would eventually get lost or were in the wrong place when on the …