JB Earl

"The Smell of Success" I think is beautiful. !

I bought a Vivtar C/Nikon adapter but it is too wide to seat properly. I have a Canon adapter that fits fine, but my lenses are all Nikon mount. Can anyone give me a specific brand recommendation that definitely fits?

I doubt he's lying. I'm surmising here: If he is rehousing perhaps he is recessing the lens elements deeply inside the PL mount ( if they are small enough in diameter) I imagine it would be an expensive proposition.

Any optical experts here that can weigh in?

I think Switars are all C mount, so there would be no way to use them on PL mount as the flange distance is too short.

They would fit directly on the ACL though. You could try a large diameter focus gear to help with focus pulls.

I too would like to see how they perform wide open or around T2

Howabout Rokinon/Samyang lenses in Nikon mount? You can get 10mm, 16mm, 24mm etc , manual aperture, inexpensive, and will certainly cover Super 16. But Mitch is right, a proper cine zoom will be better for a lot of reasons

great news!

A Very Secret Service on Netflix is looking very interesting. Dry humor and nicely photographed.

I've had some that's a hexagon weave, but I don't know how widely available it is. You can also get it in grey or white which may be useful occasionally.

I have the 10-100 T3, but mainly need faster choices for my NPR. I could also use a C adapter and a couple of Rokinons or Nikkors, but I'm afraid the c mount will be too weak for them. I don't know if they'd perform any better than the T2 Sonnar anyway (maybe breathe less)

Thanks very much for the detailed information. Do you have any thoughts on their performance wide open?

I'm looking for opinions on the performance of the Zeiss Vario Sonnar 10-100 T2 and the Angenieux 9.5-57. Especially interested in how they perform wide open. Compared to the Sonnar T3, do they breathe as badly?

Got it. The "bolt heads" are glued-on covers. Took more force than I was first willing to try. thanks guys.

the other side has the same hardware in the corners

I have a bolex H16 Battery (black plastic case with XLR) that I need to open and recell. There are 4 bolt heads recessed on each side, but there is no way to get onto them. Any advice on opening it up?

The quote, hmmm. I think he means that lighting can be too formulaic, too expected. Maybe that's what he means by the KinoFlo being too perfect, looks just like a window, can end up fill everywhere and be dull. Hopefully one of the lighting masters will chime in here. David Mullen?

The HMI will simulate moonlight. It will appear blueish with camera set to white balance at 4200K color temperature. The kino flo will fill in the foreground and be gelled to a different color, to simulate a foreground light such as a table lamp or streetlight.

The exact placement of the lights will be determined by what ratios and mood you like.

Try the 575 (HMI) from 3/4 high & behind. Place the kino flo as fill, but gel the color to be motivated from a street lamp, or table lamp etc from the setting. Set the camera white balance to 4200K. The color contrast will add some interest.

Another Khondji quote:

Too often lighting is where it "should" be.

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That's a broad question. They are semi soft sources, usually used fairly close to the subject. What do you need to light?

Macks has a point, ADR is a good option, (especially if you don't have an audio crew (recordist and boom op))

Make sure you get lots of ambience and room tone while on location.

John Clark is right you need a blimp if outdoors You may find you need some lavs also. And a mixer....

A mic is like a lens. It depends on where and how you're using it, and what it's attached to.

You may want to check dvxuser or some of the sound design discussion boards for more detailed info.

It matters if you'll be using the mic indoors or out, and room conditions on the indoors. You'll need at least an additional preamp to get decently clean tracks on the Zooms. Also important- you need someone to handle the recording, if you'll be handling the camera.

Look at an AT875R for an inexpensive all around mic, but it's better to have a shotgun for outdoor and a hyper for live rooms.

Where will you be using this mic? What do you have for the rest of your audio equipment?

Howabout this:

All aspects of a movie or film serve a THEME, including the story.

I also propose the reintroduction of the word "cinematograph"

:D

Perfect Illustration!

A story ...

 

 

 

 

But more than that: a film ...

 

I think the most amazing aspect of filmmaking is the group effort. Every part being necessary to the success of the effort. If ANY part changes (story, acting, directing, score, cinematography, design, etc) then the product changes. I don't think there is another art form like it.