Daniel Acuña

​I was wondering that the NIKON 28-70MM F2.8 IF ED would give me the equivalent of a 44 to 112mm equivalent on a super35 size sensor. I was looking for something a little bit wider, with an aperture of f/2.8. Do you have something else wider andy?

Thanks.

Wow thank you Andy, I would have never thought of that

​Ok, thanks I'll take a look

What do you think is a reasonable price for the NIKON 28-70MM F2.8 IF ED on eBay?

​Ok great, thanks Andy!

If we leave aside the fact that I wan't to match in with my Zeiss, what others options do I have for a wide lens at a reasonable price?

Thanks.

Hi, (sorry if I deviate a little bit)

So I am looking for a wide(ish) angle lens to match my Contax Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7. I know there is the 28mm f2.8 or the 24mm from Zeiss but it's more money than I am willing to spend right now. I heard the Yashica ML are good but not all of them. Is the 28mm f2.8 good?

If there are other options out there, please let me know. A lens with an aperture of f2.8 would be a great! 

Thanks

PS: I know Andy will find me the best lens possible

I filmed a short documentary in the tramway last month, we send a mail for a permission to the company, they never answered so we just went for it. We where well prepared and everything went very well, we didn't had any major problem. The crew was small which made everything easier and faster. Be prepared and scout the places you are going to shoot in, so you can solve creative and technical problems before the shoot. Just try to be discret and to always have someone watching out for the police. 

​Yes that would be great! Is there any footage of the ALEXA 65 yet? 

I do agree with you, the F65 has amazing colors, Winter Sleep was such a blast visually! (The movie is great, but clearly not for everyone.) I would like to see it more often used on feature films.

The Director of Winter Sleep (Winner of the Palme d'Or in 2014) talks about his choice of using the Sony F65 :

Great list Andrew! Those are very good cameras with their pros and cons! The best camera will always be the one that suits you the best (your shooting style, etc...) or the camera that will help you achieve the best possible result for a specific project/job. One camera might not necessarily be the best camera for two different projects! 

The 1DC seems to be a great camera and the best one for Andrew then so be it, get over it guys.

I myself am not very fond of the 1DC mainly because of the price but, but if Andrew found a reasonable price (5000 pounds) then I think it completely justifies the purchase.

Cheers. 

​Thanks for answer, I have the Mitakon focal reducer it's seems to have the same screw, I'll try it later and see if it works. 

Hi

So I recently bought a Contax Zeiss 50mm f/1,7 for my Gx7. I bought an adapter to fit my focal reducer (C/Y to EOS), everything is working well but I just can't focus to infinity with apertures like f/1.7, f/2.8, even f/5, it only seems to focus to infinity at f/16, I don't know if this is normal (maybe it's a stupid question), It maybe has something to do with the adapter or the focal reducer  I don't know. I did put a small piece of paper between the lens and the adapter for it to be tight. 

So could you please enlighten me on what is going on?

Thanks.

Last week I realized that I had learned a lot of things this year, but specially that I still have to learn a lot of things! This website and this forum has been a huge help for me, it's a very good community, and lots of people willing to share their knowledge.

I would like to focus more on the content of my work than the technical part, I tend to focus to much on what camera and lens I am using rather than what I am shooting. And don't have to forget that they are just tools to support the story and the content. 

And I hope to get accepted in the film school I am applying to.

Merry Christmas to all! Joyeux Noël à tous!

​Well let's just wait and see who knows... It's christmas anything could happen

They are solid, I just bought a couple of them, but they were a little bit tight when I had to screw them to my Canon EF- micro 4/3 focal reducer, so i just I had to sand them a little bit and then it was good. I also had to put a small piece of paper between the lens and the adapter for it to be tight. I don't know if this has something to do with it but the lens seems to have a problem with focusing to infinity, this has maybe something to do with the adapter I don't really know :/

I do have another problem though, I am using a Mitakon focal reducer and the image is a bit soft when shooting a f/16 and other apertures I don't know if this is normal. The lens I am shooting with is the Contax Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.7

Well better late than never I guess. Otherwise great news, I just want to have more info on the specs, but for that I guess we'll have to wait.

​Ok, thanks It's working now

There just seems to be some problems with some special characters like ñ. My name is all weird now, I hope it's soon going to be fixed otherwise I love the new look of the site.

Same here, there just seems to be some problems with some special characters like ñ. My name is all weird now, I hope it's soon going to be fixed otherwise I love the new look of the site

Cheers.

Thank you for your help, I found a solution, I just had to sand a little bit the 3 small parts (I don't know what they are called) of the adapter and it works perfectly now

Ok thank you, I have two and they are both very tight, I am going to try to sand one of them a little a see what happens. Right now I can't buy anything else unfortunately I am on a trip, but could you recommend me a brand for the c/y-eos adapter andy?

Thanks.

Thanks for your help but where exactly do I have to sand it?

Hi,

I just purchased my Gx7 with a Focal reducer (canon EF to MFT) and then I bought an adapter (C/Y to Eos) for my Zeiss glass but when I mount the lens to the Focal reducer it's very tight, I don't know if it is normal and I am scared of breaking something.

Have you had this problem? Will the metal wear off with time or should I just buy another adapter?

Thanks.

A is video and B is raw

=> More info in the shadows on the B and more color bit depth.

Plus I get the feeling that the NX1 is crushing the blacks in video, dynamic range in video is not as good as in raw

We have to remember that film schools give you opportunities and an education, You will know people there that will probably work with you for the rest of your life, It's more about the people you meet! You might afterwards work with one of your teachers on his next movie, or not, going to film school doesn't mean you WILL have a job, but it will certainly help a lot!

It's true that doing everything by yourself is what a lot of people recommend but we have to remember that those guys are geniuses (unless you consider yourself as good as Tarantino, Kurosawa, Nolan etc...) Doing everything by yourself is hard, and it depends on what your are aiming at!

PS: here in France we don't pay film schools, la Fémis and Louis Lumiere are almost free and they are one of the best schools in the world. (la Femis is number 5 worldwide, students have won many prizes in Cannes and other big festivals) The difference is that we have to pass a very hard exam in the beginning which is very selective. So money is not a problem, you have to earn your eduction not pay it!