Optical design is the philosophy of IB/E Optics, who share an insight into their rich collaboration with TRIBE7. During the early days of its existence, IB/E Optics was responsible for a lot of industrial lenses and creating heads up displays for BMW and Audi. A dream come true for Klaus Eckerl, IB/E Optics’ CEO, was … Read more
Hawk offers the widest range of anamorphic and spherical motion picture lenses in the industry. Discover their distinctive lens series, which offer maximum creative flexibility in the hands of the cinematographer. “Hawk as a company feels homegrown, like a family, the effort and craftsmanship they put into their lenses is amazing. Everything is done in-house – building … Read more
No.9 Optics is fusing the charm and character of century-old glass with cutting-edge contemporary design. The Gestalt principle of the ‘unified whole’ refers to something being greater than the sum of its individual parts. In 2022 Ben Mitchell, managing director of Focus Canning and Edward Koehler, former design and production manager of Van Diemen, partnered … Read more
Push the boundaries of imagination with PAVO S35 2X Anamorphic Primes DZOFILM, the renowned optical technology company, is delighted to announce the release of its latest offering, the PAVO S35 2X Anamorphic Prime series. This outstanding collection comprises six meticulously crafted front anamorphic cinema lenses with focal lengths ranging from 28mm to 100mm and a … Read more
ARRI Rental offers several exclusive lens series that are manufactured in-house, as well as global lens customisation services. ARRI Rental’s in-house lens development programme began with the release of the ALEXA 65 as a rental-only camera in 2015. Featuring a sensor the same size and shape as a 65mm film frame, it was – and … Read more
Find out how a free online resource developed by a dedicated London-based cinematographer can help with selecting the ideal lenses and filters for your next project. The Lens & Filter Library (LFL) is an online tool providing a database of lens and filter tests to filmmakers for their evaluation. It has been shot and compiled … Read more
A plethora of filtration and lens options gives filmmakers the perfect opportunity to establish the desired look for their project in camera. The instinct to defer creative choices is understandable in an environment as expensive and risk-strewn as a film set. The huge capability of modern post-production makes it more practical than ever to put … Read more
A rental company will welcome you with open arms when you’re looking for an aesthetic for a shoot. But in the pursuit of the right lens you’ll enter a vital creative partnership Ultimately light, or the lack of it, is the final arbiter of a look. So, your invention of this look is at the … Read more
Whether chosen for their speed and versatility or as a creative tool, zoom lenses deserve their moment in the spotlight. Progress in zoom lenses over the last few decades has created a strange reaction. It’d be easy to conclude that they’ve gone directly from being considered a compromise on quality over convenience, to being too … Read more
Vintage lenses can be an invaluable part of cinematographer’s armoury, but using them effectively can be a balancing act. It’s no stretch to point out the popularity of vintage lenses, and finding a balance between that expressive gloss and the danger of distracting the audience is a compromise modern cinematographers often encounter. After three features … Read more
Is the lens the most important part of the camera channel? It may be and would explain the expanding business of lens customisation and the constant hunt for more glass. Like a music producer covets their microphones, a cinematographer will aspire to using particular lenses. Customising lenses is a wide topic and reaches from a … Read more
Take a quick trip through the lens to see what sets cine lenses apart from their stills counterparts. If lenses designed for cinema and HETV were animals, they would be thoroughbred racehorses trained just for flat racing and nothing else, while lenses for stills photography would be good for the jumps and maybe showjumping. So, … Read more
Filmmakers today are spoilt for choice with the variety and quality of cine lenses available, even if their evolution hasn’t been as dramatic as other camera technology over the years. Given that lenses are the part of camera technology that have undergone the fewest fundamental changes in the last decade or two, the modern fascination … Read more
PLAIN SAILING FOR SUMMERER When COVID derailed plans for period drama 1899, set on a migrant steamship, to be a lavish multi-location shoot, the production pivoted to being shot almost entirely on a virtual sound stage, becoming the largest production since The Mandalorian to do so. Netflix helped fund the build of a new VP … Read more
A virtual production stage is filled with equipment both familiar and unfamiliar to a DP, but even the familiar must be considered in new ways. The prime requirement when selecting a camera for virtual production work is that it must either have a genlock input or be able to sync to a timecode input. This … Read more
Canon streamlines the virtual reality production process with the new EOS VR system. “Canon really is the only major electronics company that has made anything like this solution currently,” says Graham Payne, product business developer – ISB Business at Canon UK. He is talking about the Canon EOS VR System, which leverages the RF mount … Read more
Director-DP Brett Danton chose Canon cameras and lenses to immerse Bastille in a multi-layered VR experience. The latest album from Brit Award-winning pop rock band Bastille is entitled “Give Me the Future”. “Sci-fi is escapist, but technology can also be terrifying,” the band said of the album’s themes at the June 2022 launch of the … Read more
Filmmaker and VFX supervisor Hugo Guerra recently tested the CinCraft Mapper, a new service from ZEISS that saves the troublesome and time-consuming process of shooting lens grids for visual effects work. Hugo Guerra has been in the visual effects industry since 1999, working in Portugal, Sweden, and now the UK. He served for several years … Read more
The pioneering toolset unites LED and camera technology to create an innovative solution for the virtual production, broadcast, and live production spheres. Technology does not remain static as new innovations and applications are constantly being discovered. The emergence of virtual production has led ROE Visual to tailor their high-end LED screens and to enter into … Read more
Virtual Production Studios by 80six takes modular LED volume stages a step further. The founders of 80six envisioned their recently expanded studio as an immense technical playground for real-time exploration that puts 100% control into the hands of filmmakers. 80six emerged as a leading system integrator and virtual production provider in early 2019 at the … Read more