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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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