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By Ian SimpsonA Zoom Lens with a Prime Lens’ Asset.Once upon a time, zoom lenses had variable maximum lens aperturesdepending on the selected focal length and these maximumapertures were small because of the limitations of cost, weight andlens technology. Now Sigma Corporation (www.sigmaphoto.com),have announced the Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM Art lens. Thisis claimed to be the market’s first zoom lens to achieve a maximumaperture F1.8 throughout the entire zoom range. So for aDSLR or video camera with a APS-C size sensor this lens has afocal range of 27-52.5mm (in 35mm standard speak). So for bothstill photographers and videographers Sigma have produced a lensthat is ideal for those low light situations whether it be for landscapes,portraits, still-life, studio, close-up and casual photography.Want a small non-threatening, high image quality, High Definition camera for about $1000?Of course we all dream of such an entity. Well now Blackmagic has made one appear at NAB (the National Associationof Broadcasters in April at Las Vegas). It is called the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera. For under $1000USyou get a solid magnesium alloy chassis which will accept Micro Four Thirds (MFT) lenses, has a Super 16 size sensorwith 13 stops of dynamic range and will record the images in high quality ProRes 422 (HQ) and lossless CinemaDNGRAW file formats. The ProRes footage is captured at 220 Mbps thus allowing 50 minutes of footage on a64Gb SDXC card which is also just about the duration of the charge of the battery. The excitement around this cameracomes from the unique combination of low cost, large selection of MFT lenses and the high dynamic range of thesensor, and not forgetting the bundling of DaVinci Resolve Lite colour correction software with the camera. For PCusers it is almost enough inducement to desert to an Apple iMac and FCP X(?)The Hobbit at Double the Standard Frame RateEver since 1927 the standard for shooting and projecting a motion picture was 24 frames per second. But then alongcame digital 3D cinema and New Zealand director Peter Jackson. He recently shot The Hobbit at 48fps so as to givea clearer image for 3D projection. Jackson commented about the new frame rate that, “Film purists will criticize thelack of blur and strobing artefacts, but all of our crew–many of whom are film purists–are now converts. You getused to this new look very quickly and it becomes a much more lifelike and comfortable viewing experience.” It hasbeen commented that 3D at high motion can cause certain people to feel sick: and during a recent viewing of TheHobbit in 3D I noticed that many of the pans at the beginning of the movie did appear odd and very fuzzy. I couldsee how some people could become motion sick. So in these few pans the doubling of the frame rate has not improvedthe situation.Page 28 AUSTRALIAN FILM & VIDEO—VOL 20 WINTER 2013
By Ian SimpsonBrian Harvey’s Web SearchesLive in a bi-lingual family and want a Mac to talk to Windows? http://www.mwave.com.au/product/sku-aa45146-j5create_wormhole_station_mac_windows_compatible#detailTabs=tabOverviewNeed an electronic clapperboard for your iPad? Then have a look at this:http://www.redsharknews.com/production/item/510‐the‐coolest‐clapperboardHave you got a Zoom H1 microphone? If so you may like to read the following discussion on its Pros and Cons:http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=1230.0Need some inspiration for your next Audio-Visual? Then watch this:http://marcbrecy.perso.neuf.fr/history.htmlSeen a good movie recently? Why not try Flickerfest:www.flickerfest.com.auNeed a sliding mechanism for your camera? If so why not build this DIY one?http://www.videomaker.com/forum/topic/easy-diy-camera-slider-tutorialA Fresh Approach to Copying 8mm Cine FilmLooking more like a 1960s reel-to-reel tape recorder, the Retro-8Home Movie Scanner is USA Texas based company, MovieStuff’sanswer to the Telecine machine. Claimed to scan frame by frame at arate of about 2 frames per second, a 50 foot reel will take almost 30minutes. Thus it is no speed demon but it has automatic features builtinto it that will stop the process at the end of a reel or at a brokensplice. Interesting all the computer complexity required of theirtelecine equipment for saving files is gone with the Retro-8. Nowwith the scanner all that is needed is a USB connection to your computer.The Retro-8 scans are codec-free in HD and can be seen immediatelyafter capture on the capture PC in the viewing software.These files can then be exported both as 1080p HD files as well asSD .MOV files or can be output as a numbered image sequence in afolder. For years 35mm slides could be scanned to your computer,now amateur film makers have a tool of comparable quality and simplicity.Are Smart phones killing off the Digital Camera?The digital camera market has decreased by a third from 2006 to 2011. For an answer to why this has happened, justlook around at any event, school, festival or party and count the number of smart phones being used as cameras. Thepeople who use these phones are not your average enthusiast photographer, they are the happy snappers. They wantconvenience and immediate availability, all of which are provided by a device they now carry around with themselvesall the time, the mobile phone. Add HD video capability to this necessary piece of a modern person’s adornmentand you have the ideal unit. You are ready for any eventuality; you will never again miss that once in a life timeshot. However, happy snappers please hold your phones with their long axis horizontal if you are capturing movingimages.A Project Activity any Camera Club could EmbraceIf your Camera Club is looking for a project to involve all its members then take a lead from the Lake Illawarra MAP(Memory And Place) Film project. Concentrating on one geographic location, this project explored the collectivememory of Lake Illawarra seen through the moving image. It is a collection of short films or digital stories, rangingfrom contemporary video to archival film footage. Each one of these films contains a strong sense or 'memory' andmany of them reflect on the environmental, cultural or historical significance of the Lake to individuals and the community.http://www.lakeillawarramap.info/About_the_Project.htmlAUSTRALIAN FILM & VIDEO—VOL 20 WINTER 2013Page 29
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