Focus ramping: when T-stops go bad
Years ago, while assisting on a sitcom, I helped the director of photography shoot exposure tests on all of...
Quick Look: Signature Primes
ARRI is now shipping Signature Primes, lenses “designed to render organic, emotionally engaging images, gently softening and texturizing the...
Quick look: IBE Optics SmartfinderPro
I have been able to shoot with an incredibly wide range of cameras and optics during my career, but...
Quick Look: Three Canon Sumire Primes
Canon announced the Sumire Prime lenses in April: seven full-frame cinema primes designed to add “a unique artistically pleasing...
Four lenses: a visual comparison, part 2
It’s time to name names. I’m going to tell you what lenses you’ve been looking at for the last...
Four lenses: a visual comparison, part 1
We live in an age of lens choice. Because of this, we also live in an age of lens...
NAB Preview: Fujifilm Premista FF zooms
The night before the NAB show opened, Fujifilm previewed their new Premista full-frame cine zooms (they were first shown...
Three lenses: a look at bokeh, depth of field and geometry
Some people take time off during the holidays. I borrow a half million dollars worth of camera and lenses...
Lens dynamic range: coatings, contrast and color
There was a time in the distant past when I thought of lenses as transparent glass. Film and digital...
Quick Look: Tokina Cinema Vista 50mm T1.5
Cinema Vistas are Tokina’s line of no-compromise, full-frame cine lenses. Five T1.5 primes from 18mm to 85mm are currently...