Nitecore Superior Prime: a completely new line of Cinema lenses
Featuring interchangeable PL, Canon EF and Sony E mounts for the needs of different camera users, the Nitecore Superior...
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...
Cine Gear 2019: Panavision Shows Off Entire Lens Line Up
According to Panavision, the PanaSpeed lens line-up is a large-format update of the classic Primo look. At T1.4, the...
Cine Gear: Images & Items of Interest
Another year, another Cine Gear. Is there any other show that brings together so many unusual film and video...
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...
ZEISS Otus 1.4/100: a new addition to a filmmaker’s video set
With the introduction of the ZEISS Otus 1.4/100, the Otus Video set from ZEISS has now a choice of...
NAB 2019: Things ‘n’ Stuff
In recent NABs, the back end of Central Hall was filled with LED luminaires from a vast number of...
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...
