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John Mastrogiacomo

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  • Birthday 12/03/1948

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    Lately, Architectural still photography.
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  1. For Sale: Fujinon Manual Focus Controller for ENG/EFP Lenses CHF-3 + FMM-6B The Fujinon CFH-3 + FMM-6B is a manual focus grip which provides precision focus control and is useful in a variety of professional broadcast applications, including live event coverage and sports. Original owner. Controller is in excellent condition. $400 + S&H For Sale: Century Precision Optics Optical Transformer. Lets you mount 2/3” broadcast lenses on a Super 16mm camera with an Arri B mount. Century Precision Optics (now Schneider) 2/3” Super 16 Arri B Transformer S/N C53683 I used to put my Fuji 2/3” broadcast lens with servo zoom on my Super 16mm film camera so I could have power zoom control on my Super 16mm camera.The lens worked perfectly on my Super 16mm camera with no vignetting even at 7.8mm. The picture was very sharp and I could not tell the difference between this lens and my rebuilt Zeiss 12-120mm lens with the Optex conversion when viewing the transfers in HD. The glass on the lens and transformer is perfect – no scratches, mold, etc. The transformer sold new for $2,500. I am the original owner of the transformer. Items were never rented. The transformer can have the mount changed from Arri B to PL although I don't know what the cost would be. $400 + S&H
  2. Take a look at Sony's FS-100. It has a s35mm sensor with none of the 5D problems.
  3. For Sale: Fuji Lens Servo package for S16mm film cameras. Fujinon A17x7.8 BDERM-M28 with 2X doubler. 1:1.8 / 7.8-133mm. With doubler – 15.6–266mm. Sony B4 mount for 2/3” ENG cameras Century Precision Optics (now Schneider) 2/3” Super 16 Arri B Transformer S/N C53683 12 pin to 4 pin power cable for Fuji lens for servo power. This is the setup I used on my Eclair S16mm film camera so I could have power zoom control. The lens worked perfectly on my S16mm camera with no vignetting even at 7.8mm. The picture was very sharp and I could not tell the difference between this lens and my rebuilt Zeiss 12-120mm lens with the Optex conversion when viewing the transfers in HD. The glass on the lens and transformer is perfect – no scratches, mold, etc. The lens sold new for close to $20,000 and the transformer sold new for $2,500. I am the original owner of the lens and the transformer. Items were never rented. The transformer can have the mount changed from Arri B to PL although I don't know what the cost would be. Pictures can be viewed here: Fuji Servo Kit Price: $3,000 plus S&H Please e-mail with any questions. spectravideo@cox.net
  4. Make your life easy and use Premiere Pro CS5.5.2 Just drop the .R3D files on the timeline. It doesn't get any easier.
  5. Have you tried playing the clips in your camera? I always copy my 550D clips right from the camera with a USB cable. I haven't lost a clip yet (over a year). I use Sandisk Extreme and Transcend class 10 SD cards. You should always checks clips after your shot whenever you have time.
  6. You need to take the key from your change to color tool and use that to drive another tool to change the color. I used Fusion to test it and it's extremely easy to do. 1. Pull the key 2. Use two inputs to the color corrector. Input is the original footage, key is from the keyer. 3. You're done.
  7. What you have to do is isolate the yellow grass and then adjust the hue, saturation, etc. to match the green grass. This way you will get the variations in color so it will look natural. You can't just change all the yellow grass to one color with "change to color". Grass has many different shades and textures.
  8. I would really like to get my files with ProRes 4444 (LOG) encoding, but I can not be sure how does Premiere handle it. Why not transfer to DPX files. CS5.5 handles those just fine, plus it's uncompressed.
  9. For Sale Zeiss Vario-Sonner T2.4 MK2 S16 12-120mm zoom – 85mm front lens – Arri Bayonet mount. SN 7050653. $3,500 plus S&H I bought this lens used and had it completely rebuilt and converted to S16 (Optex conversion) by Stuart Rabin, owner of Focus Optics, www.focusoptics.com. The lens is as sharp as my Optar Illumina primes were. The glass is perfect, no marks, fungus, etc. The movement is silky smooth. No dents. Very minor paint missing on the gears from follow focus/gear interaction. The lens has been stored in an airtight pelican case with desiccant. Also includes Chroziel zoom drag controller. Available for viewing in Las Vegas. NV. Please e-mail with any questions or for pics. For Sale – Kinoptik T1.8 5.7mm Wide Angle lens with lens shade–Arri mount (fits in Arri Bayonet mount). SN 85417. Has build in 2”x 2” filter drawer. $600 plus S&H I bought this lens used and had it completely rebuild and calibrated by Stuart Rabin, owner of Focus Optics, www.focusoptics.com The glass has no scratches or fungus. The lens has been stored in an airtight pelican case with desiccant. Available for viewing in Las Vegas. NV. Please e-mail with any questions or for pics.
  10. The Scarlet, if it comes come out, will have Red raw files which will enable you to do better color correcting and chroma keying and also have better slow motion. At this point no one has any idea when the Scarlet will be out, if ever. I've been in this business way too long and I wouldn't make any plans in the near future on getting a Scarlet. The EX3 is a fine camera and you can make money with it. I shot a low budget movie with the EX3 a couple of years ago and my director told me it looked "awesome" on a 25 foot screen when it was screened in LA a couple of months ago. The ergonomics of the EX3 aren't great, but the picture is fine for a lot of applications. Get an EX3 or similar camera and if the Scarlet ever comes out you can always sell the EX3.
  11. The AF100 has an uncompressed 8-bit SDI output. Currently, there is no way to get full 10-bit output from the camera. http://blog.abelcine.com/2011/01/14/your-af100-questions-answered/
  12. The video quality of the lens is quite good. I have the lens. The build quality might not be the best but it will put out a good video image. Manual focus with the lens is a nightmare. Where did you hear it is a bad quality lens? 50mm is a bit long for the t2i. A much better "walk around lens" is the Sigma 30mm f1.4 prime.
  13. I agree with Frank completely. I have the new Red plugin for CS5 and it works as advertised. The whole workflow is so much easier than FCP. Start thinking outside the Apple :)
  14. The wireless remote also works: http://www.cinema5d.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=11091 :)
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