Lowdown on the Sony F3's 2K cinema sensor
It appears the Sony F3's sensor has a few tricks up it's sleeve relative to the cheaper AF100. Sony Japan say their Super 35mm Exmor CMOS in the upcoming F3 is completely…
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Rumour: Phase One to release digital back with live view, RAW video
(Thanks to Glen Ryan who brought this to our attention) Medium format looks set finally to enter the world of live view, and that means video capabilities. There is a rumour circulating…
Century Optics anamorphic viewfinder hood for DSLRs
Buy on eBay from London based Cinematographer, big version (ex-BBC stock) A few months back I said to Steve Weiss in an email, come up with an anamorphic version of the Z-Finder…
Sony F3 - Who would have thought film industry dogma would be worth so much money?
Above: notice zoom rocker switch on camera body Sony's F3 is here, a competitor to the Panasonic AF100 in all but price. The F3 is the reason for the lack of 24p…
Debunking Canon Yamato
A large sensor version of this, would please lovers of big cameras. Over at Canon Rumours it looks like a Canon fan has been reading the AF100 spec sheet to produce the…
400mm F1.8 on the Panasonic AF100 and GHx
What's the longest and fastest AF100 lens? The Canon FD 200mm F1.8 L lens - let's call it the Canon trumpet lens for short - is the equivalent to 400mm F1.8 on…
EOSHD - Rare. eBay. Finds - Lomo / Konvas Anamorphic - US
Lomo Konvas mount anamorphic lenses were designed in the USSR to film communist propaganda. Later, the great master Tarkovsky shot Solaris (and other masterpieces) on these very lenses. They're slightly soft wide…
4 way anamorphic shootout - sharpness
Here is a quick test I conducted in Berlin today... No bloody charts, just a pair of AKG headphones. The idea was to focus on the AKG badge, determine sharpness and judge…
GF2's Flicker Reduction mode enables manual control in video mode
Left - LX5 is a compact camera. Right - GF2. Image source Photography Blog The Panasonic GF2 has full manual control in Aperture Priority mode thanks to a new feature called flicker…