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Comment on Still Lenses That Can Grace The Big Screen by Jorn

Jorn — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:07:14 +0000

Hi Shane,

you mentioned the Hasselblad medium format lenses, will the focal lengths stay the same on a 5D ?

Comment on Camera Stabilization by Benjamin Miller

Benjamin Miller — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:47:38 +0000

Thanks Shane! I heard about the parabeams recently and have been looking at them as well.If I get the budget, I think I would like the lite panels the best. I can group them, or split them up as needed. I think they have some new ones with variable color temp. I just need to sell all my profoto stuff that I never use. I have actually used the modeling lights on my profotos (all 120 whopping watts) just to be able to have some continuous lighting. I know profoto makes some continuous lighting heads… do you have any experience with these? I think they are tungsten balanced. May be able to make use of the softboxes I already have for stills. Otherwise, I’m dumping the strobes and getting some new ‘kit’

Just as a heads up… If you haven’t already seen, the boys at Prolost are complaining about your Twixtoring… not Stu per-se, but a lot of comments said they thought it was a mistake.

by the way. I didn’t realize my typos in the last comment…. QUIET… not QUITE… i said it twice too

Thanks again!!!

Comment on The Power of Focus by Bob Franco

Bob Franco — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:39:36 +0000

Shane,

Not sure if this is the right place to post this question and my experience with this subject but here it is.
I’m really getting paranoid about changing lenses. I’m using Nikons and too often I’ll see dust on the sensor
and spend a lot of time trying to blow the dust off, shoot a solid light colored background to check, and then
clean until I’m satisfied. I’m worried that I’m going to miss some dust and end up with a speck on an actor’s
face or on a product that is very difficult to get rid of in video. Do you have any tips or tricks to making sure
the sensor stays dust free when changing lenses? I always have the lens to be mounted ready to go. I point
the camera down, power off, and make the change in just a couple of seconds. I only use a powerful air bulb to blow off
the sensor while I’m pointing the camera down at an angle. I just got a cleaning kit with brushes. I’ve heard conflicting advice. Use only an air bulb, then brushes, and finally a special wet swab. I’ve also heard never ever use a brush even if it is designed for the sensor and also never use anything directly on the sensor! I’ve got a movie I’m shooting in a week and I’m thinking of shooting the whole thing on a 50mm lens so I won’t have to change lenses!

Thanks,
Bob Franco
Endorphin Productions

Comment on The Sub Shoot by Gregory

Gregory — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:36:30 +0000

Greetings Shane,

I admire your work! Your pioneering spirit is an inspiration to many. Besides that your gaffer is John Guerra and his best boy John shoemaker a.k.a. Brooke who are two of the most rock’n dudes out there. Alright… I admit it… They actually paid me to say that. No but really… they are two of the greatest guys to have on your team.

Anyway…

We recently shot a test with the 5d using canon L series lenses. It was under low light level conditions where a xenon was passing through smoke and ruin onto a trapped subject. When viewing the results in the post lab we noticed a color banding problem occurred. I was wondering if you are familiar with this defect and if you can suggest how to correct it. My guess is that it has something to due with the 8 bit factor. Do you have any suggestions? Your advice would be extremely helpful.

Thanks and continue the strong work!

Comment on Responsible Filmmaking by Tyler Bjorkman

Tyler Bjorkman — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:22:00 +0000

Shane I am glad you are leading the push for sustainability!

Comment on Responsible Filmmaking by Shane

Shane — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:04:38 +0000

Richard Numeroff, It is great to have a friend that is behind pushing this industry to change and challenge itself to be more eco friendly and more financially responsible. Thank you

Comment on Camera Stabilization by Shane

Shane — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:01:34 +0000

Jorn, I have to say that the 5D looks the best. The 7D is not bad but does not have the subtleties that the 5D has and does not look as filmic. The 5D is the king of the hill.

Comment on Camera Stabilization by christian

christian — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:11:03 +0000

rent the gyros also ridiculously expensive too?

Comment on Responsible Filmmaking by Richard Numeroff

Richard Numeroff — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:15:46 +0000

So appreciate your loud voice on this subject and how you are pushing the industry to take on this challenge.

Please consider me a NEW YORK CITY based Support and collaborator in getting this across…

(you must realize that many companies and jobs will be lost or at least challenged… but the waste has got to stop…)

Please check me out… been around for a while, always trying to make a difference and of course make images… .

Best wishes – Richard

Comment on Camera Stabilization by Jorn

Jorn — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:21:29 +0000

Hey Shane, thanks for having this great blog. its very helpful that you are sharing our experience! would you say that the 7D can not keep up with the image quality of the 5D ( I m not only taking about the low light advantage of the 5D)? Did you do some test with the 7D footage projected on cinema screen? how did it look compared to 5D footage?