Gregory de Maria

cool thx a lot guys! and ya i know that the rack focus will be a pain. but i guess maybe by adapting them to cine lenses with a better follow focus it could work.

Hi guys, I want to buy 35mm lenses for my EX3. I'm getting a 35 adapter to mount them but obviously the real cine lenses cost a fortune. I was wondering if I could buy great still camera lenses instead?! To lower my cost and even getting amazing dof results. Any ideas which still cam lenses are great? Could u give me some brands or models? Thx a lot!!!

thx everyone! very helpful!

Hi again, Any idea where I can buy Cooke S2-S3 lenses?? Does anybody knows a retailer, a store or a site where i can find these lenses? Or any of the old lenses on the market. I'm based in NYC but I can definitely order them all over the country. Thx!!

Hi guys! I'm looking to buy affordable old 35mm lenses for my HDcam. I have a 35 adaptor to mount them. I'm not a DP, I'm just a director.. so I was wondering if someone knew which old lenses were great?? I can definitely rent the brand new ones but I also want to buy some for my own collection. Anyone knows great ones? Cooke S2-3? Old Nikon, Zeiss?? Please give me some models and names I can look for. I'm looking for primes or even zooms depending prices or how good they are. Thx for you time and infos!!!

Well, it's just one day shoot in a studio and me and my DP thought HD would be a cheaper solution. For my concept I need high slow motion and be able to shot a lot of takes. I wanted to choose 16mm but too expensive. I aslo need outstanding quality. It's very aesthetic and arty. It's a low budget but I want to afford at least a great day of shoot. All the post will be done in my visual fx company. Who u suggest another HD cam?

Hi guys, First of all, sorry for my english. I'm obviously French and not yet fluent. lol So I'm a young Director living in NYC and I'm preparing a conceptual short film (low budget) for end of June and I'm starting to look how to achieve some visual effect directly on the camera. I will probably shoot with the HD Phantom 2K. My concept is in black and white with a 'claire-obscure' feeling about it. The contrasty light will revealing a girl 'blooming' little by little. I will add some color and vfx on post. I'll be short, here is: - Is there any way to achieve a kinda long exposure shots. To get this motion blur distorted trace effect in slow motion?? Similar of what u can get from a still camera. - I'm also thinking about shooting with cool filters or through different materials to get cool distorted fx? Any ideas of what is working well??? I'm looking for defocused distorted effects. A bit like some shots from 'Sunshine' (Alwin Kuchler), Cunningham spots 'Flex' - 'Come to Daddy' (Khondji), ... Using frosted glass? mirrors? Distorted glass? - I also want to create experimental nice light effects. My short is all about this organic light. What about pointing lights or lasers into the lense? Any filters to create horizontal streaks of light? Thx a lot for your answers! Hope to hear from u soon. Have a great weekend! French Greg