Justin Hawkins

Tech is nice. I personally wouldn't trust it 100% although I've never used Cine Tape so my opinion is not based on experience using it. I do just fine getting my marks with distances. I believe in using all the tools available so I'm sure it can't hurt to have Cine Tape to confirm your distances. From what I've seen it mounts to the top of the camera system so it seems to add some profile and weight to the build which might be a disadvantage in some scenarios. Not sure how it works but i figure it works just fine until the target steps out of the viewing plane of the Cine Tape unless it has a wide coverage.

When I pull focus I use all the tools that are available. I typically do everything by measurements and I try to confirm my marks using 1:1 Focus Assist. If the camera is back focused properly, then you should have no problem getting accurate focus marks by using distances only. I normally stay away from using a monitor on most set ups, especially dolly moves. Having a full HD option is nice on to glance at to make sure your sharp and especially useful some of the longer focal length stuff if you throw on a peaking option.

The article mentioned 24fps. Great stuff!

I found a few in the used section. I looked there before but I guess I just missed them or something. Thanks Adrian

Does anyone know a website or place to order Nikon AI-s Lenses. I'm looking to purchase a few in the near future. I always see the 50mm f/1.8 for sale but I can never seem to find any other lengths.

Always start with your Master Wide Shot. No matter what, this shot is your savior in the editing room. If you start with all you CU's first, say you run out of time and you have to move to the next scene or the talent has to leave. If this happens then it will make it extremly dificult for the editor to cut the footage together. Shooting the Master first means that technically you've shot your scene so if time runs out later and you can't get that one CU that was in the shot list, at least you can cut your film together and it will make sense. Also like the other guy was saying, once you shoot your Master WS, your grips and electrics can start breaking down equipment that isn't being used to keep the set clean and organized or if it's the last shot of the day then it's much easier to wrap the shoot since a lot of the equipment is already packed away.