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I guess you need a loupe. I think there are some inexpensive ones on eBay... like that cowboystudio loupe. It gets pretty good reviews for a low budget accessory.

I gotcha, yeah that must be annoying not to be able to see the changes on the screen as your changing it... Didn't think of that.

Sounds awesome I love wide zooms. I have a Tokina 24-40 and a Minolta 24-35... I have only ever used them on an aps-c but the convenience of two primes in one is very good for run and gun. With the Sigma, I guess it's 3 primes in 1.

Of course the lcd is a major issue and you aren't the first person I have heard who have had issue with it. Like I said, I don't have one... So is the issue it is just too dark in general or due to the angle you hold the camera makes the screen too dark?

How often do you change the shutter angle, ISO and wb? I get the inconvenience of sub menus... My main camera right now is an EOS-M, everything is touchscreen menu selection and my NEX has horrible menu controls... ironically my Pentax Q7 is the best with buttons on the camera body, but I rarely find the need to change too many of those options anyway.

It sounds awesomely annoying. I have been mad at myself for the better part of a year about not jumping on the BM pocket last summer.

Matthias, that is one sweet piece of Zeiss. My question is... Do you find the lens or the bolex has more to do with the look of that video? Did you do any grading? The reason I ask is because the video looks so filmic. I would almost believe it was film if you swore by it. Very nice.

That's what I was thinking.

I commented on a couple of his posts, but the man acts like a child, or a politician that changes their statements and facts to support their narrative. I don't debate children or politicians, so I stopped commenting, and stopped reading... It was liberating. Nobody will change his mind. He is convinced he has some form of justice, or righteousness on his side. I am glad I spoke up against him because he didn't have the right to smear people without iron clad, proven evidence, but to continue is just an exercise in futility. Of course, he didn't use my PMs against me, so I cannot blame Neumann for wanting his story to be told.

Andy Lee is the person to ask, but I assume he will say the Bourne lens. I just got a good copy of the Tokina 28-70 in MD mount. The day it arrived, my dream zoom, the Tokina AT-X 24-40mm 2.8 constant became available, so I bought that one too. I did test the 28-70mm and it is a nice lens. Part of me wants to keep it, but I have too many lenses already. To ebay it will go.

I'd take it all down to 1080p.

I remember a great video you shot with MD lenses and a rebel, look forward to what you can do with an ursa.

Okay Ed that is what you would do... Bloom reacted differently, but honestly you can only surmise what you would do... You would not know for sure until put into the situation. Honestly, I really think this entire argument is getting stupid... It's no longer about Bloom or his Saras... It has become a pissing match about semantics. I believe you are guilty of self-righteousness, but honestly... I really don't care anymore. When I first heard of the story I was saddened by the entire affair... For all parties involved. I knew I didn't know the entire story, but also knew it was sad whatever the truth was. But your inability to look objectively on this issue has forced me into ambivalence ... Which is probably the opposite effect you were attempting. This whole discussion reminds me why I stopped talking politics.

I read the first two paragraphs and stopped there. This is the most unfair conclusion You could have drawn from your self-righteous rant. You drew conclusions based on your opinion and whoever didn't agree with your assertions you labeled as someone who does not care about domestic violence, when in fact I did not read one statement that supports your thesis on this blog. You are creating false narratives and unfairly labeling people as sexist, pro domestic abuse, or whatever nonsense you want to believe. The only thing I have really read, other than a few jokes, are people who are trying to be objective to your subjective rants that hold no basis in truth because the truth is only known by 3 people... None of which you are. If for some reason at the end of your self-righteous diatribe, you apologized for putting words in people's mouth and forcing your opinion on others, then I am sorry for my beginning statement.

Good lens and good friend. You should look into some old c mount lenses... They pair nicely with the pocket. How do you like the pocket camera?

Hey no problem, man. Good stuff Keep at it. What lens did you use on your pocket cam? I almost bought a pocket camera last year when the sale was on but I flinched, thinking they were just dumping inventory, for a newer model... Instead they released a firmware update that fixed a lot of the negatives for me. Oh well, my Canon eos-m still works.

Just picked up a Tokina AT-X 24-40mm in FD mount. I was looking for a Konica AR version, because the adapter is much smaller, but I couldn't pass this lens up in the condition it was in and the price they wanted. Anybody have any experience with this lens? I saw a few videos online and I was really impressed. On my aps-c sensor it will be a nice 36mm to 60mm... Nothing too extravagant but I could probably shoot, nearly, an entire film on this bad boy.

Okay, I forgot to add one critique, it really isn't something you did wrong, because there is no wrong in these types of pieces. But in the middle, there was one or two cuts where you cut from one shot of the ocean to a similar angle of the ocean. I prefer it when you cut and show a completely different angle or a completely different image.

I liked it. You had some nice shots and a good command of the camera. If anything, I may have liked to hear some ambient sound of the ocean or the breeze, just to add a little more of a haunting feel to the piece, but all in all good stuff. If if you're interested in narrative filmmaking, how could you use that footage and turn it into a story? You have about a minute. What if I told you, it had to be 3 minutes long? What could you add to it, what story could you tell within the parameters you have already created? But as is, it is good.

People love to hate Canon. I just get so surprised how loyal people are to the brand of camera they have. Is it because they just spent a butt load on a new camera, and then another brand comes out with a new camera that tops it, and they get pissed off? Or are people just so obsessed with their team that they have to knock every other camera in the world? I mean this is seriously funny. Is this canon the perfect low budget, micro budget, indie film camera... No. I don't think it was ever supposed to be. But it still looks like a pretty good camera when you read the specs and after further thought, they probably will sell some to journalists and to owners of the c100 who are looking for a good b-cam to hand to a crew members. I mean, people knock canon, a lot of times with good reason, but they usually make a pretty good product so I'm sure this will be one of them. And if they drop the price to between 1800 and 2200, I bet a lot of you guys will own one. If I had the money I would probably buy one for one of my more marketable movie ideas. I think where canon is really failing is their inability to recognize or support no budget filmmakers. But they've always done that. if they came out with a 1 inch or aps-c mirrorless between 1200 to 1500 rebel cinema camera with interchangeable lenses that shoots 2.7k, 1080 at high bitrates with good sound capabilities, and built in ml features they would own that market again and they obviously have the technology. I am actually interested in what they are going to bring to the action cam market. They may accidentally give some amazing features to compete with gopro.

At 2500, this camera is a no go. At a grand... I may consider this over the FZ1000. It really is ashame these camera manufactures do not realize the market. Unfortunately, they believe that if they include too much at a lower price point then they will be hurting the sales of higher end cameras. But this camera will never compete with their own cinema line and at 2500, they won't even sell any to their "professional" customers. If this price was low enough, younger, inexperienced filmmakers might buy this as a starter cinema camera. Or someone like me that works on a no budget level but would like to upgrade to 4k.

I feel the more you shoot, the more ideas you will have. You will become familiarized with your equipment and learn what it can do and what you can do with it. Sometimes, I will just drive out to a nearby state park and do some lens tests. The physical act of messing with lenses and equipment frees my mind to concentrate on ideas. Don't concern yourself with rigs or follow focus, just throw a lens on you camera and press the little red button. You'd be surprised at what you can do with just a camera and a lens. If you're feeling fancy bring a small monopod with you so maybe, just maybe you can get some b-roll. And if you're really lucky, the way the sun hits a puddle and the reflection of the flare off the rippling water might just inspire a shot. Sometimes something as simple as a shot can inspire an entire concept.

Sorry about all of these questions, but since you are the resident lens expert, I thought you may know. These zeiss lenses I just bought are my first foray into German glass. From the footage I have seen online, I think I may like it better than Japanese glass. Of course, I will always love my Minolta MCs and MDs and my Pentax K version lenses.

Also, how are the Mir lenses compared to the Zeiss?

Thanks, I'll have to look out for one. These German lenses aren't as easy to come by on this side of the pond. I have read that after the "merger" the quality control wasn't as good, but are the optical qualities the same?