Evan Kubota Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 I've been keeping a log of my projects at my website: http://plaza.ufl.edu/ekubota/film.html I just received the developed/transferred film from "Silence" on Friday. A few stills are posted on my site. I used Plus-X at 80ASA, and an old non-reflex Bolex H16. Lenses were a Sony TV zoom, Switar 10mm, Angenieux 25mm, and TTH 25mm. Surprisingly, the Sony zoom appeared nearly as sharp as the Switar. I think in the future I'll try rating Plus-X as 100ASA indoors - some of my shots appeared to verge on overexposure, or at least were "standard". For a project like this I prefer the denser, darker look of slightly underexposed film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest santo Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Interesting stills. Thanks for the link to your website, I always enjoy reading these kinds of things when I have some spare time. I will in the future, no doubt. Does all the action take place in that little set? Nice and claustrophobic if it does. I like it. I'm not surprised to read about the Sony TV zoom. It's a professional grade lens made to compete with others, designed a couple of decades after the Switar. Though maybe not the best available at the time, it probably cost a bundle when new. Still can't beat an old prime, though. Please post some more pics when you get a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Kubota Posted November 15, 2005 Author Share Posted November 15, 2005 Nearly all of the actual action is on the small set. There are 2 or 3 shots outdoors, back on "Earth." I had read many posts/threads on several forums discussing how TV lenses were generally made so that red, green, and blue had slightly different focusing points, as opposed to a cine lens where they would all fall on the film plane. I was prepared for sub-par results from the Sony lens (actually made by Canon, I think), but my initial thoughts proved correct - the optics were clear and large, and the lens gave a very sharp image through the ground glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Mulder Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 This is great, thanks for the link to your site ... I have been playing around with still film and video for a little while but earlier this year I bought a Bolex totally out of the blue - no idea of film costs, but since then I've scored myself 20,000ft of Plus-X ($100US :lol:) and am planing to make a short or two (or three) with it - Its great to see other productions using the same gear - and your stills help me think about the look Im after, I may well try shooting at 100 also - excellent work thanks, nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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