Hi all, Am looking into getting some 138mm diopters, does anyone have experience/ reviews of those from Lindsey Optics? Comparing that to the Schneider and Tiffens? The rental houses here only carry S

I've uploaded last nights conversation:- https://cinematography.net/CML-Web-Discussions-ACS-what-do-they-need-to-know-9th-September-2020..html -- Cheers Geoff Boyle NSC FBKS EU based cinematographer w

Hi All, Any kind soul out there publish a video or stills of the effects of the different combinations? Sean Porter DP Jefferson State

As part of our virtual IBC we will be trying to replicate the buzz of our busy Cooke stand on the opening afternoon of IBC. Therefore we will be holding 3 hours of 10 minuet speed meetings at 3.00pm t

Hello all, Many of you will already know because you were on the call but I just wanted to make people aware that the Fujinon Premista Large Format Cine Zoom lens series is about to go from a pair to

Hi, Trying to get my head around what probe lenses that are out on the market and what has the best image quality. I've found that the Optex Excellence system is something that people use but it seems

Looking for some pen f lenses if anyone has any.. Testing scanning 4perf movement 1/2 frame camera film on our 4k HDR film scanner at my studio. WWW.FRAMEDISCREET.COM. If you have some film and want t

Join the Cooke Optics TV Film Watch Party Friday night at 6.30pm on the Cooke Optics Facebook page. Featuring some fascinating interviews with the #cinematographers who shot..⁣ Grand Budapest Hotel Th

Hi all- Last minute announcement: I will making a Signature Prime lens presentation at Cinetec this afternoon: CINETEC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: EXPO PANTALLA 2020 Time: Aug

Hi all, We have a feature project coming up, we plan to use either the Alexa LF system or the Red Ranger (FF) system, we are planing our lens choice at the present moment. We have tested a few lenses

Our 4x5.65" Tray Mount Close-Up Lenses (Diopters) have been very well received and quite popular: https://www.lindseyoptics.com/tray-mount-close-up-lenses/4x5-65-full-field-tray-mount-diopters/ We've

Hello everyone. I’m reaching out to see if any of you have had a chance to use the Sigma FP as a director’s finder? The promise of this little camera as a work horse in the camera department is exciti

The recent discussions about 12K triggered off the though that although the 12K BMD camera is indeed a critical indicator of lens resolution, I’ll be publishing test results in the future, do we actua

How sharp a lens you need is a function of what you are doing with it… and a lot of other factors. Find me an actor past the age of 25 who thought he or she looked better in HD than in Standard Def an

In case you missed it, our Digital Cinema Society event Focus On Cine Lenses From The Buyer's POV is now streaming. Due to the pandemic, the Digital Cinema Society was not able to hold our popular len

The Digital Cinema Society has for many years held an extremely popular lens event at Cine Gear Expo, and while that is not possible this year, we still aim to carry on the tradition and reprise our a

As part of my "Covid Safe Procedure" for shooting sit-down publicity interviews, I have a UV-C light bulb which I'd use after the setup is complete (before the talent arrives) and again after all the

I need some help from everyone. I got this set of lenses from a friend. I am leaving a video link below that shows what they are. The problem is I have no idea what type of mount they have on them. If

Hi All, Please join us tomorrow, Friday at 12pm PDT (7pm UTC) for a talk with Armando Salas, ASC. We will chat about Ozark, Mr. Mercedes and SIX as well as his lens & camera preferences. Participants

The portable test projector DENZ PLC MKII holds lenses with PL socket. It tests for sensor sizes up to full-size with 24x36 mm. The PL version for mounting the lens is complemented by the self-develop