I guess this belongs in Optics, although it’s pretty much the definition of hybrid technology. Anyone have thoughts on this Lightfield lens concept? https://www.k-lens-one.com/en/home Mitch Gross Prol

Sirui has released a set of 1.33x anamorphic lenses in a more proper style with focus and aperture gears along with a consistent front filter thread, T stops etc. I know it is a new set but has anyone

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Dear Fellow Lens Nerds! As some of you may already know, for the past 7 years I have been diligently working with Christopher Probst, ASC to author /*The Cine Lens Manual*/, the book that will be the

Seeking thoughts on your experience with warming diffusion filters. With the exception of a few tests online, I can’t seem to find many users expressing their first hand experiences, likes and dislike

Hi everybody, I’d like to ask you if I have proper environment for checking color of lenses. I haven vintage set of lenses and would like to check how they are different between each other. To do so I

Colleagues we have tested two of the Fujinon Premista zooms. It can be downloaded from the IMAGO page in English https://imago.org/news/evaluation-and-photographic-study-of-fujinons-premista-28-100mm-

Hi all- We picked up some press around our 16-32 prototype, which has recently started its U.S. tour. If this is something you’re interested in seeing please let me know and I’ll try to work you into

I'm wondering if anyone's had any experience with mounting split-field diopters to the rear of a lens before? Will partially throwing out the backfocus (by having additional glass between half of the

Hi all, One of my Harrison Black Dot Texture Screen Filters (the weakest - TS1) seems to have suffered some damage on a recent shoot and I wondered if anyone could provide any leads on finding a repla

Hi all- While doing some research in our service department today I found out that Signature Primes have been added to our online parts catalog. https://www.arri.com/en/technical-service/service-infor

I've been using this lens a lot lately and have come to love the way it looks and handles, so I'm looking for another zoom lens that might match its qualities in order to have a wider zoom for a reaso

If any UK based DPs wish to try out the new(ish) Tokina Cinema Vista 40mm T1.5 and 65mm T1.5 I now have them available to loan out, as well as the existing Tokina cinema primes and zooms. For those un

The choices range from a few dollars to more than US $1000 per filter with equally large scale of features and claims. On paper they all look more-less the same. But, how about optical performance? He

I have this lens for my Fries Mitchell 35R. Has anyone had any experience with this lens? Can anyone give me a good set of good and bad properties of this lens? What sort of personality does it have?

Happy Thursday CML Glass! After four years of use, one of our Sony FE PZ 28-135mm F4 G OSS Lenses will no longer hold back focus. Our Sony Rep recommended Precision Camera. Does anyone have any experi

Can anyone tell me where I could buy a Tiffen MRT variable ND in LA? Online I can only see B&H and Adorama. Jake Polonsky DP London/LA www.jakepolonsky.com

Thank you Geoff. I was introduced to CML by Ariel Wollinger when I asked him in 2006 how he had so much information about digital intermediate. I never write around here but still reading everyday and

CML Zoom on Wednesday 7th July. https://zoom.us/j/94426303343 9am LA, Noon New York, 5pm London, 6pm Amsterdam, 9:30pm in Mumbai Geoff Boyle says farewell after nearly 25 years of running CML. CML has

Conrad Hall once said: “My peers have said I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning an Oscar.” No one has made a greater difference to his peers than Geoff Boyle. Thank you, Geoff.