Koerner Camera’s PNW Lens Summit is happening next week, Friday & Saturday May 13 & 14, in Portland, Oregon. I covered the 2017 Summit for ProVideoCoalition and the 2019 for Film and Digital Times, if

This is my Sankor 16C and SLR Magic Rangefinder 2x Anamorphic setup with a custom holder and rail setup. This Sankor has a custom made aluminum clamp that is rail mounted and allows for 70mm vertical

I've been working on an iOS app with lens specs, coverage charts/image circles, and some basic cinematography tools, and I'm happy to say it's finally finished. A few people here (notably Art Adams) h

Wanted to extend invitations to our NAB party to CML members!! Sunday Night NAB 2019 Kick-Off Cocktails w/ Moving Picture Rental! Email me for a invite code for eventbrite. Invitation only!!! We have

At a pro photo shop in Washington, DC, one of the folks there told me that Sony's E-mount autofocus lenses were very susceptible to damage from vibration. So much so that a client of theirs had specia

One probably for Matt Duclos but others may have some thoughts.. I’ve finally got round to properly declicking one of Leica Summicrons - the bearing was taken out by someone else and I’ve just taken o

Hi there fellow optics lovers, I hope everyone’s year is going well so far and people are safe from the dreaded virus. I’m shoot on a set of celere High speeds to day and we are having a strange issue

Hi all, looking at possibly getting a set of OM's together. Does anyone here have a set? Any advice on what to get / not get? Anything anyone can show shot on them, there isn't much info online... Yet

Hi everyone I have a Red Pro zoom 17-50 with a rough focus. Any suggestion on repair service, especially in the northeast US? Thanks JB J.B. Earl Director of Photography www.jearlandsedor.com www.jbea

Hello everyone, I’m shooting a short next month and for the most part using in-house equipment. Camera is original Venice (PL), and we have a set of Cooke miniS4s also PL. I’m interested in shooting t

Hello CMLers! I'm crazy excited (and more than a little relieved) to finally announce that The Cine Lens Manual is out in the world. After eight long years of exhaustive work - Christopher Probst, ASC

Hello, Sorry for the newbie question, but the answer is not obvious for me. So far I have been used to shoot short films with photographic lenses (mostly Zeiss Contax and Sony lenses) and I almost alw

Hello everyone. I'm very curious if anyone has had a chance to get their hands on the new Cooke S8i lenses? They seem to really fall into the Cooke ecosystem nicely. Size, weight, and overall performa

Hello all! We're going to be doing a shoot using Orion's anamorphic primes which we've used before. The client has asked for some options or in-camera filtration, such as Black Pro Mist, SoftFX, etc.

There are couple of things I think will be of interest to followers of CML-Glass; (more details can be found at the links below.) First, I would like to announce streaming coverage of an evaluation pe

Hi All I have a 1st series 50mm Speed Panchro lens but unfortunately it has no focus mount. There have been lots of Panchros rehoused so does somebody have a box full of old parts? Surely somebody has

Hello Shane, There can be a number of reasons why a focus ring seizes up. Here are a few to consider: Retaining ring or gear ring mechanics came loose – there is usually a set of tiny screws that hold

Has anyone had a lens winterized by Sigma ? I'm under warranty right now. Specifically my problem is I bought the 50-100 1.8 EF regular stills lens a few months ago. I bought the stills vers because i

Hi, Does anyone know Tico Vision V1 T.3 lenses? I can't find references to them anywhere. Thank you very much for the help Regards Alfonso Parra AEC,ADFC Co-chair of the Technical Committee of Imago (

Hello - This could as easily go in the Mentor section, but I thought I should start here. I am planning to film a couple of scenes for a short that was shot on an Arri Alexa Mini with Cooke miniS4 len