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Hi, everyone! Gonna be shooting a film with a look rooted in Jazz photography from the likes of William Claxton, Dennis Stock and others known for the marvelous images they created around that beautiful genre. Obviously, the film's aesthetic's going to borrow a hell of a lot from these great photographers... However, what I'm most interested in is the B&W film stocks that were around the time in which the most iconic artists were photographed: the 1950s. So, on the one hand, what I'm wondering is if there's anyone in the room with an idea about the the rolls of B&W film available at that time and their characteristics. But on the other hand, I'd like to know if anyone knows where can I find information on the way these photograpers worked, which is to say the lenses and equipment they used, the way they developed their film and created they final shot in the darkroom, etc. Also welcome is information on the film stocks used to shoot movies or documentaries around the 50s. My guess is even at that time Double-X was the real deal, but... You know. A guess is a guess.

For Sale : Angenieux Optimo 28-340mm T 3.2 Zoom Lens. (Feet) Includes 2 motors and microforce w/ cables.

Zeiss CP.2 Super Speed lenses in good condition, no damage on glass, mechanically perfectly working, with some marks of use on the housing: 25mm T2.1 35mm T1.5 50mm T1.5 85mm T1.5 100mm T2.1 Close focus PL mount, Focus scale: meter Price: 11800 euros More pictures: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cn2jmnakfnj925r/AACz3ry5XoWEof-1fhhdOS0ua?dl=0

Currently, my 5008 MS is in Sweden with Björn being serviced, re-celled, and having a Angenieux 8-64mm collimated - it's a lens I'm very happy with as I've always found it to be sharper than the Schneider 6-66mm. That said, I've recently been offered a chance to buy a 10mm 1.8 retrofocus Angenieux which I've seen be compared to the Cinegon 10mm! But is it worth buying this and then paying for it to be collimated if I've already got a 8-64mm?

P+S TECHNIK T-REX RARE ITEM Price DROP email: omar@raw-entertainment.com $36,900 32-70mm 8-18mm 20-55mm 17-37mm 60-125mm T-REX Multidirectional System + Arri Remote Focus Serial: MLS-029 $36,900 Email: omar@raw-entertainment.com

Hi Guys, Been going through my lenses and looking to rationalise a bit, so I’m selling the following kit: Lenses - All in PL Mount: - Zeiss T1.3 MK2 s16mm Super Speed Lens Set (9.5mm, 12mm, 16mm) - £6’000 gbp obo - Excellent Condition! Optics are Excellent, Mechanics Excellent - Zeiss 135mm T2 Std Speed Prime Lens - £2500 gbp obo - Excellent Condition! Optics are Excellent, Mechanics Excellent - Zeiss LWZ.2 15.5 - 45mm - £6’800 gbp obo - Excellent Condition. Just had a full service by my tech at Arri. Optics are Excellent, Mechanics Excellent - Angenieux T3.9 Zoom 25-250mm - £1’000 gbp obo - Glass is good aside from a ding and some scratches on the front. Will need a shim as doesn't hit infinity currently. - Duclos 11-16mm Zoom - £1100 gbp obo - Excellent Condition Throughout! Optics are Excellent, Mechanics Excellent - Lomo Std Speed Set 7 Lens Set - 18, 22, 28, 35, 50, 75, 135mm - £4’000 gbp obo - Glass generally in very good condition although there is an internal crack in the 18mm (a common issue with these lenses) and some heavy coating marks on the front of the 135mm. Will need a service as some of the iris’ have oil on them. All detailed in the pictures - Cooke 317mm Telepanchro (Not in PL) - £3’500 gbp obo - Optics are Excellent, Mechanics Excellent - Cooke 25-250mm T4 - £4000gbp obo - Optics are Excellent, Mechanics Excellent Prices are + VAT if within the UK Pictures of all Lenses and other Kit Here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8o2rodii2u8csz3/AADWh49TXWrj655NyXG93Ilma?dl=0 Lighting: - K5600 Joker-Bug 200 HMI Lighting Kit (Near New Condition) - £1700 gbp obo Accessories Etc: - Having a Massive 'Yard Sale' of old kit also. Feel Free to email / message me direct if there’s anything you’re interested in! Very open to offers and bulk deals on all. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/cinelens2020/m.html?item=124257386665&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 Contact me on dp@adametherington.co.uk if interested

As always thank to anyone in advance who reads this and your generosity with sharing your opinions and experience. I am in the process of prepping for a particular shoot, one of which that I do not have any experience in the type of shooting, although I'm eager to learn. Basically, the job requires me to 1 shot of a small rodent being shipped in from abroad on a closed set in a studio. We are to film it inside a box with 30cm width and 100cm length; interior walls fully blacked out, and the box is filled with sand and a few elements of grass. In this box it will be able to move around freely and jump (the rodent can jump 12cm on each leap). I need to have a hole in the box for the lens. They need this to be captured in as high a frame rate as possible, however we are still concerned with subjecting the rodent to too much light which could potentially harm it. After speaking with the animal handler, he has told me the light the rodents are used to would be just a bit brighter than sunset, which is not great. This means 240 FPS is more than likely not an option but I would prefer not to go below 120 FPS (96 FPS is the minimum for sure). The shutter speed will have to be higher than the average for this also as the rodent I suspect moves and jumps quite fast. To add to this I will need a high F stop to capture the rodent in sharp focus to limit any soft shots (I am trying to get a focus puller on this job if budget will allow). So putting all these factors together it does seem I'm going to need to light this quite brightly , and if the animal care provider does not agree on the lux levels of the light I will have to sacrifice the F-Stop sharpness a but along with reducing the high frame rate. Now a few questions for anyone who may have some experience with filming animals in a studio in tight areas or in small mammal camera boxes: What lens/lenses would you suggest for capturing this creature? The client has requested they only need 1 shot, but I'm thinking if budget allows having a wider lens to capture the interior of the box and the rodent in a full shot, and then secondly a macro lens to hopefully capture an extreme close up as it jumps in mid air - poking the lens through the same hole just changing the lens (I'm thinking perhaps 2x Arri Master Primes as they are the sharpest lenses I have worked with before - suggestions are welcome on brand and especially suggestions on focal length? Its difficult to know this just going off a the 30cm width and 100cm length; I will only have access to the box the day before so will try to arrange a test even if its on my small Black Magic camera. Also any tips on if I should be thinking of using extenders or macroscopic lens adaptors for macro shots, or if I should indeed be looking mainly at macro lenses for this What cameras are recommendable? I personally am looking at the Red Helium as it has the option to record 2K in 240 FPS max and various other below frame rates, or the Arri Alexa Mini at 200FPS in 2K Pro Res. I originally actually thought of the Red Gemini as my research shows it performs best in low light situations, however this camera is not an option from my preferred rental house. Lighting: How can I light the rodent in the box? In my head there is 3 options - 1. Top of box is a netted material which will keep the rodent in and allow my light to shine through above it (any suggestions on material welcome) - 2. small LED's stuck to the interior top of the box - 3. A hole again through the box with a light shining though (although this means my lighting shape and direction can not change so quite limiting. ------ My first thought is to use an Arri M8 or M18 as the main light with a 45 degree back angle; Also putting in a small piece of white cloth on the interior of the box to get some light bounce back to fill in the front. (I'm lighting to make it look like a real sunlit setting). The M18 I will spot 50%. From my calculations 120 FPS at ISO 1200 with a shutter angle of 90 degrees at 50% spot would allow me to bring the F-Stop to 11 at a distance of roughly 5 metres. Now 5 metres for an M18 to the rodent may actually be to intense for the animal so an M8 may be more sufficient. Going by Arri's photometrics the majority of their lights are recommended to be kept at a safe distance of at least 5 metres but I assume that is not intended to mean for rodent size. Would be interested to hear if anyone has a solution for this in terms of using a different light or managing to put the light through the hole but at distance without leaving a gap in the box. I have to make sure the rodent is not affected by the heat or burned so I have been thinking going LED if I could get enough light in there for my frame rate. Any need for a Focus Puller? Normally I would of course want this crew member on board, but the budget is so tight right now and the nature of the shoot makes me wonder if their services would be void when regarding the speed and uncertainty if the animal. F11 should keep this sharp in my opinion, but again not doing this shoot kind of shoot would appreciate your opinions. I have attached 2 reference pictures of for the shoot. It is screenshots of the same type of shoot filming a gerbil in a confined space. Notice the hot slash of light across the sand, that is pretty much what I am going for. I am also trying to get the same focal length if anyone has suggestions on what this could be. I will have some pictures soon of what the box will look like so I will share that too. Any experience or suggestions is seriously welcomed so please let me know your thoughts or any questions you might have. Thanks so much.

Hi again everyone. I'm trying to recreate this look in the image provided below. Its's only this 1 shot needed. How do you reckon they did this and what lens do you think it was on? (reference image is at 1:26 minute: I have done my own test using my directors viewfinder app (red helium 8k lens on a 32mm Master Prime). Using a DOF calculator I recorded the following info: *NOTE: These results are all factored off an F16 F-stop (results will vary if we have to open up obviously but I hope this gives everyone an idea). · 32mm lens - 14 cm from back of box is where focus will start (this area is OUT of focus) - 51 cm in distance from the red tape measurer to the bottle centre of (this is all IN focus) - 35 cm from bottle to the camera lens is out of focus (35cm is the close focus distance of the lens – and this area is OUT of focus) - ***27cm height will be seen at the back of box – so it is important the height is higher than this so we don’t see the top layer of the box / roof (30cm is acceptable but you can go a bit higher if you want) Do these results look accurate to you? Also im relying on that 51cm to be in clear focus and will have to light this pretty damn brightly to get there. Any thoughts on this. Thanks.

Hello , I sure hope you; your family and friends have been able to stay healthy and safe these last few months and ready to work I know many of us are ready to get back working. I do have to share the good news from the conversations I am having with clients, the emails I am receiving and posts of various social media platforms that they are starting to get calls and production getting put back on schedule. Slowly but surely. One thing I did notice there was not a huge influx of used equipment coming in for sale. What I found was most were holding on waiting for business to get back on schedule and no interest in selling out. Very Encouraging! Below you will find some of our newest listings and you will see some Great deals and Great Savings to bring down your cost of doing business. If you see something that you have an interest in or or gear you are looking for not on this list or our website or equipment you would like to sell Call or email Coulton@newprovideo.com 843-554-7811. He is ready to make a deal! We also deal in new equipment and our prices are competitive Sony, Red, Panasonic, Teredek, Newtek, Most of the Vitec Line. Cameras Lenses & Accessories! If you are looking for Sony PXW FX9's I have those in stock ready to ship! Have a Great & Safe Day! Sincerely, Barbara Cooke T2.3 Anamorphic/i Prime Lens Set (25,32,40,50, 65MACRO 75,100, 135MM) -$154,000 Phase One XF Camera with iQ4 150MP Back -$46,000 Leica Summilux C (16, 18, 21, 25, 29, 35, 40, 50, 65, 75, 100, & 135mm)-$342,000 Arri Master Primes (18, 21, 25, 27, 35, 40, 50, 65, 75, & 100mm)--$186,000 Arri Fujinon Alura 45-250mm--$18,500 Angenieux Optimo 15-40mm T2.6 Zoom Lens--$14,900 Angenieux Optimo 28-76mm T2.6 Zoom Lens--$16,000 Angenieux Optimo 24-290mm Zoom Lens--$31,500 Angenieux Optimo 45-120mm T2.8 Zoom Lens-$15,900 Angenieux Optimo Style 16-40mm T2.8 Zoom Lens-$10,750 Canon CN-E 15.5-47mm Cinema Zoom Lens (choose PL or EF mount)--$9,250 Canon CN-E 30-300mm Cinema Zoom Lens (choose PL or EF mount)--$21,000 Canon CN-E 30-105mm Cinema Zoom Lens (choose PL or EF mount)--$7,500 Cooke 18-100mm T3.0 Zoom Lens-$11,500 WE ARE HEARING SERIOUS OFFERS ON THE FOLLOWING LENSES Zeiss CZ.2 Compact Zoom 15-30mm Zoom Lens Angenieux 25-250mm HR Zoom Lens Canon CN7 (17-120m) with Servo Canon Century 150-600mm T6.7 PL Zoom Lens TLS Super Baltars (20, 25, 35, 50, 75, 100) Leica Macrolux Diopter Set +.5, +1, & +2 Panchro/i Classic (18,25,32,40,50,75,100) Zeiss Standard Speed 10mm T2.1 Lens Zeiss Standard Speed 12mm T2.1 Lens Zeiss Standard Speed 14mm T2.1 Lens "Zeiss Super Speed (18,25,35,50,65,85) M2's " Zeiss Super Speed 35mm T1.3 Lens Leica 60mm Macro F2.8 PL Lens Leica Summicron-C Lens Set T2 (15, 18, 21, 25, 29, 35, 40, 50, 75, 100, & 135mm) Leica Thalia Full Prime Lens Set (24, 30, 35, 45, 55, 70, 100, 120, & 180mm) Canon Cinema Prime EF Lens Set (14, 24, 35, 50, 85, & 135mm) Zeiss CP.3 Compact Prime Lens Set (15, 18, 21, 25, 28, 35, 50, 85, 100, & 135mm) GL Optics Leica R Lens Set PL (19, 28, 35, 50, 80, & 135mm) Zeiss Compact Prime 18mm CP.2 Lens (choose PL or EF mount) Zeiss 35mm CP.2 Super Speed Lens (choose PL or EF mount) Zeiss 50mm CP.2 Super Speed Lens (choose PL or EF mount) Zeiss 85mm CP.2 Super Speed Lens (choose PL or EF mount) Nikkor 400mm T2.8 PL Lens Nikkor 200mm T2.0 PL Lens LEICA R 21mm F4.0 EF Mount Lens Tokina 100mm Macro T2.9 Lens Canon 16-35mm EF Zoom Lens Canon 24-105mm EF Zoom Lens Canon 70-200mm EF Zoom Lens F2.8 Canon 28-300mm EF F3.5-5.6 Zoom Lens Canon 17-40mm EF F4 Zoom Lens Sony 18-105mm F4 E-Mount Zoom Lens Sony FE 16-35mm E-Mount Zoom Lens Phase One Schneider Lens (35, 55, 80, 110, 120, & 150mm Lenses) Century Swing & Tilt PL Lens System (18, 24, 35, 55, 90, & 135mm)

For Sale Arri Signature Primes : Set includes 18, 25, 35, 47, 75, &125mm. One year old. Email sales@broadcastsolutions.com for pricing, pics & details.

Hi! I saw that there was some discussion on a thread about this before, but just wanted to get some clarification. Has anyone had experience with using 35mm intended lenses on their super 16? I fully understand that a 50 is a 50 is a 50! My questions isn't regarding what the field of view would be in choosing the lenses but more so on what it would do to the negative with the larger cover area? I have read about it working but at the cost of possible light magnification onto the negative or spilling unwanted artifacts onto the final exposure? I'm still learning when it comes to this subject matter, so forgive me for any lack of proper communication in what I am asking! I am looking to shoot with an SR3 or a 416 Plus, with the hopes of trying to make the cooke speed panchros!

Cooke S5/i Set Includes: 18/25/32/40/50/65/75/100mm Price $135K US They come with cases and the focus light controller/dimmer for use with non LDS cameras.

Hello Cinematography lovers! I hope you're all well! I recently shot a music promo using all natural and golden hour light! Filmed on location in the UK, where normally it's not like this! The budget was so small, like really small! We just managed to get hold of an Alexa for the weekend. We used my Canon EF lenses which I use normally for stills. I was quite impressed with the quality, what do you all think? Thanks for watching! Lee

Hi, I´m selling my set of Sony Cine Alta lenses, consists of: 20mm T2.0 25mm T2.0 35mm T2.0 50mm T2.0 85mm T2.0 135mm T2.0 All lenses are in mint condition, 100% Some of them was used only 2-3 times. + you will get PELI case for free. Lenses are located in Bratislava, Slovakia PRICE: 7200 € ex VAT (and shipping costs), 8450 € incl.VAT

STOLEN ITEMS - Zeiss 40mm & 85mm Standard Speeds Hi everyone, I work the Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta (FAVA), we are a non-profit charitable organization located in Edmonton, Alberta. We had a rental this weekend and 2 of our Zeiss Standard Speeds were stolen from the renters shoot. If anyone comes across: 40mm T2.1 S/N: 6947336 85mm T2.1 S/N: 7280603 for sale anywhere, hopefully you'll be able to contact me. You could reach me at, PH: 780-424-4368, EM: rentals@fava.ca & Katrina at production@fava.ca We have a police report and are dealing with insurance, but would love to be able to get the ones from our original set back as they were deeply beloved by our film community. If anyone has any other places I could share this that would be greatly appreciated! Attached are photos of what the lenses look like (not our exact lenses, photos grabbed from Alan Gordons website.) Note that one of them will have a lens cap that says 16mm instead of 85mm.

Hi guys I'm selling of my Super16 lenses (9.5mm, 16mm & 25mm), they are in great shape with both feet/meter on the focus-scale, they are all PL converted the lenses are T1.2 (although it says 1.3 on the iris-ring) No fungus or scratches, only normal sign of use Price: well i tried to find other adds on eBay and other forums, but found only a few and there the lenses was listed for around 2500 Euro each, but I'm up for reasonable offers i also have a clip-on matte box (chrozhiel) and loads of 4x4 filters that i used with this lenses, and a black magic pocket with PL-adapter and cage i planning to sell aswell I'm located in Gothenburg (Sweden) and can ship almost everywhere, but buyer pays the shipping cost

Century 1.4x extender - PL mount. Optics look clean and bayonet operates smoothly. $475 Shipped CONUS. Photos

hi everybody! i'm Marco, dop from italy. i'm going to shoot a short movie set in 1840: night, indoor, one big room. One of the options (due to logistic and creative choices) is to light up the set only with the candles. we'll use an alexa mini and i'm looking for the best lenses at full aperture (1.4T, i think), so possibly with less aberration, softness, low contrast... in this interview, Gavin Finney explains advantages and disavantages of shooting in canldelight in 2015. i really love is work and i found out that they shoot with Leica Summilux-C. Onestly, i don't know if we can afford them, so i'm looking for something slightly cheaper (between 500-1000 $/€ daily) i tried the Zeiss Super Speed MarkIII, very very cheap, nice and "vintage", but i find them terrible at T1.3. Can anybody help me? thankyou! M

RED PRO PRIMES Located in Gothenburg, Sweden A set of 5 lenses: 25, 35, 50, 85, 100mm [Metric], including a PeliStorm im2620 case. All lenses are in excellent condition, optically and mechanically. They have been used with great care since I bought them from RED in 2009. Only minor cosmetic signs of use - see pictures: https://bit.ly/2TqqNpA DETAILS T Stop: 1.8 Mount: Arri PL Scale: Metric Front Diameter: 110mm INFO Read here how Red Pro Primes performed at Evin Grant’s SALT Test: https://bit.ly/2QCoFuo PRICE 6000 Euro PAYMENT PayPal or cash in hand Buyer pays shipping, PayPal and custom fees, if any. This ad is also displayed on Reduser: https://bit.ly/2Wosepw PICTURES https://bit.ly/2TqqNpA

Hi everybody, I was reading a previous issues of "Film and Digital Times" and I came across a portion in wich the editor ask one of the lens engeneers behind the signature primes: -Q: "What happens with a large format lens like a signature prime on a Super 35mm camera like an Alexa SXT?" -A: "The LF lens looks the same as the S35 lens. An 18mm LF lens on the S35 camera looks just like an 18mm S35 lens on the S35 camera" Maybe I lack of knowledge, but I thought we were going to get a narrower field of view. So following the same logic for example if I put a 50mmn Master prime on an Arri 416 plus my lens would give me the same FOV as, for example, a 50mm Ultra 16 prime. I'm really confused about what happens when we put a bigger format lens on a smaller format sensor. Thanks in advance!

FJS International is brokering a sale of a large inventory from a European rental company. You can buy items individually. See complete list here: https://fjsinternational.com/fjsaprilinventorysale.html

IB/E OPTICS RAPTOR T2.9 Macro Prime 4-Lens (60, 100, 150 & 180mm) Set - PL Mount. These are beautiful lens which are Brand new and never used. 100, 150 & 180mm Lenses comes with a Pelican Case 60mm Lens comes with the original box. Bought these lenses for $55,610.00 and never used, our asking price for these PRIMES is $48,357.00. OPEN FOR BEST OFFERS For additional Pictures and any questions regarding RAPTOR Lenses please contact us. Email - seebeyondusa@gmail.com

All these LEICA Summicron-C Lenses are new and never used. LEICA SUMMICRON-C T2.0 11 Lens Set (15, 18, 21, 25, 29, 35, 40, 50, 75, 100 & 135mm) Leica Summicron-C 15mm T2.0 - PL Mount Leica Summicron-C 18mm T2.0 - PL Mount Leica Summicron-C 21mm T2.0 - PL Mount Leica Summicron-C 25mm T2.0 - PL Mount Leica Summicron-C 29mm T2.0 - PL Mount Leica Summicron-C 35mm T2.0 - PL Mount Leica Summicron-C 40mm T2.0 - PL Mount Leica Summicron-C 50mm T2.0 - PL Mount Leica Summicron-C 75mm T2.0 - PL Mount Leica Summicron-C 100mm T2.0 - PL Mount Leica Summicron-C 135mm T2.0 - PL Mount Bought LEICA SUMMICRON-C Lens set for $181,000 and our asking price is $157,700. All the lenses are new and never used. OPEN FOR BEST OFFERS For additional pictures and any questions regarding LECIA Lenses please contact us. Email - seebeyondusa@gmail.com

Production Company selling off gear. Best Offer for all or part... CANON HJ11ex4.7B Lens CANON HJ22ex7.6B Lens Panasonic AJ-HPX3700 Varicam Panasonic AJ-HPX2700G Panasonic AG-HPX500P P2 cards OConnor 2575D tripod system All good condition. Pics available.

Looking to purchase a pre-owned set of Hawk V-Lite Anamorphic lenses. Please email sales@broadcastsolutions.com with pricing and details.