Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
This is a long one, so here are the topics:
1. Lens Compression doesn't exist.
2. Equivalency of Lenses exists, and it's important.
3. Anamorphics don't work as commonly described.
4. If you have some time to listen to this overlong rant, I'd love your opinion on my "lens quest" and the idea of buying just one exotic lens.
If you want to look deeper into Equivalency of Lenses, then I highly recommend digging into the Depth of Field calculator by Points in Focus, which you can find here: pointsinfocus.com/tools/depth-of-field-and-equivalent-lens-calculator
Also, if you dig the shallow depth-of-field thing, or want to look at more great adapted lens projects, here are a couple that have inspired me:
Media Division (I LOVE this guy and all his work is fantastic): youtube.com/watch?v=-4uzyhbDFas
DIY Perks (this project got a lot of buzz): youtube.com/watch?v=9cT0jXI7l4E
And you can see the F-Zero Camera at fzerocamera.com
This is a long one, so here are the topics:
1. Lens Compression doesn't exist.
2. Equivalency of Lenses exists, and it's important.
3. Anamorphics don't work as commonly described.
4. If you have some time to listen to this overlong rant, I'd love your opinion on my "lens quest" and the idea of buying just one exotic lens.
If you want to look deeper into Equivalency of Lenses, then I highly recommend digging into the Depth of Field calculator by Points in Focus, which you can find here: pointsinfocus.com/tools/depth-of-field-and-equivalent-lens-calculator
Also, if you dig the shallow depth-of-field thing, or want to look at more great adapted lens projects, here are a couple that have inspired me:
Media Division (I LOVE this guy and all his work is fantastic): youtube.com/watch?v=-4uzyhbDFas
DIY Perks (this project got a lot of buzz): youtube.com/watch?v=9cT0jXI7l4E
And you can see the F-Zero Camera at fzerocamera.com
![RED V-Raptor [X]: Should You Upgrade?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/O5YruzJodPw/mqdefault.jpg "RED V-Raptor [X]: Should You Upgrade?
A followup from my earlier video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAUH5141fKo
This camera is a BIG deal to me, but not for the reasons most folks are excited about. For me its basically the endgame of cinema cameras, at least as I use them, and for the foreseeable future. On one hand, for the fee to upgrade you could make a lot of other choices about lighting gear, support/gaffer equipment, etc. But on the other hand, for me this is the last camera I will need for years, and I am HERE for it.
Keep in mind, your mileage may vary, and I may be a complete moron and wrong about everything I say here. So take with a grain of salt!
If you like these kinds of rants, feel free to subscribe, I have plenty more on the way as I work through the process of filming my first full-length feature.")
