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    inde got a reaction from IronFilm in Super Speed Zeiss cine glass (vs Contax Zeiss)   
    Here's another little tidbit. I found this out many years ago after subscribing to obscure mailing lists in the 2000's and my own experience. All manufacturers have significant sample variation between copies of lenses. This includes Zeiss Leica and the Japanese makers. In fact Kubrick was famous for ordering 10 of a lens from the manufacturer and sending 9 back. Back in the day, for instance, Nikon was jealous of Konica for their consistancy in lens manufacture production. In the 50's Kingslake made the discovery (Kodak lenses are legendary) that the Tessar designs is one of the most difficult to manufacture due to the extreme low tolerances required. A Tessar design can be very sharp two stops down, most aren't. Also, you can guarantee most lenses sent to photography reviewers will be golden samples.
    An, aside, Kubrick also used still camera lenses on his cameras, notably Nikon Nikkors.
    Lens rentals blog is the most significant lens testing outfit to measure sample-to-sample variation. Sigma seems to me to be the leader in lens tech these days from what I can tell.
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    inde got a reaction from PannySVHS in Why 6k Resolution Is Not Overrated... And Might Be Too Little   
    I've got two responses to this topic
    Consider that in terms of resolution, for stills, a 6 Mp CCD camera equaled 35mm film 10 years ago in terms of resolution. Not in terms of colour..
    It seems to me modern 100mbs super 35 at 1080p from a prosumer camera is equal to 35mm film stock in terms of resolution. I've shot quality 4k and displayed it 4k on a big screen and it looks impressive. However, I'm happy with quality 1080p. I've heard annocdotally that for major studios VFX is done at 2k and rezzed up. It wouldn't surprise me.
    Also, what's the point of 6k if it's broadcast at 8Mbs? I mean really..
    The limitation is not in the number of pixels but the size of the pipe.
    it's just a case of give me MOARRR!
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    inde got a reaction from Papiskokuji in Why 6k Resolution Is Not Overrated... And Might Be Too Little   
    I've got two responses to this topic
    Consider that in terms of resolution, for stills, a 6 Mp CCD camera equaled 35mm film 10 years ago in terms of resolution. Not in terms of colour..
    It seems to me modern 100mbs super 35 at 1080p from a prosumer camera is equal to 35mm film stock in terms of resolution. I've shot quality 4k and displayed it 4k on a big screen and it looks impressive. However, I'm happy with quality 1080p. I've heard annocdotally that for major studios VFX is done at 2k and rezzed up. It wouldn't surprise me.
    Also, what's the point of 6k if it's broadcast at 8Mbs? I mean really..
    The limitation is not in the number of pixels but the size of the pipe.
    it's just a case of give me MOARRR!
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    inde got a reaction from webrunner5 in Best 1080p 60fps camera?   
    No idea what's the **best** but I really like the A7s image. It's my belief that many who look for the elusive *cinematic* image are really looking for dynamic range and potentially, nice rolled off highlights. Stabilisation would be an A7sii. There are many things not to like about these cameras but the image and just as importantly the sound quality is fantastic.
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    inde got a reaction from j_one in Best 1080p 60fps camera?   
    No idea what's the **best** but I really like the A7s image. It's my belief that many who look for the elusive *cinematic* image are really looking for dynamic range and potentially, nice rolled off highlights. Stabilisation would be an A7sii. There are many things not to like about these cameras but the image and just as importantly the sound quality is fantastic.
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