Posts Tagged ‘Zoom lens’

Holy crap. The Apple patent is mostly about the mirror, prism and image stabilizer that allow one to rotate the lens elements 90°, but it’s that 90° -- and the accompanying drawings which show an internal zoom lens – that mean point and shoot cameras…

I have a love hate relationship with GoPro cameras. I have to use them on more and more of the productions I am on and in some cases they are exactly what I need and other times I loath having to use them. One of…

If anyone’s going to get a 100-400mm zoom lens like this right, it’s Canon. I think Canon makes great glass at not terribly unreasonable price points.[adrotate group="6"] Surprised? Latest proof point: their just announced 100-400mm zoom (Preorder at B&H Photo | Adorama | Amazon), which while not inexpensive at…

$78,000 CINE SERVO lens  promises to be the one to beat for sports and nature. Just to put this into perspective: the longest CINE-SERVO lens in Canon’s lineup prior to this announcement was their 17-120mm T2.95, and their longest Compact Cinema Zoom remains their CN-E30-300 T2.95-3.7L.[adrotate…

When I recently borrowed a Panasonic Lumix GH4 for review there was a surprise waiting for me in the courier bag – the wrong lens. In this case the wrong lens turned out to be the right one – it was the Panasonic Lumix G…

Everyone is always asking for more information on lenses they should buy for their cameras. The common debate is between Canon vs Nikon glass because those two are the largest in the industry.[adrotate group="6"] However, there are times where it is nice to have both.…

While this may not be totally scientifically accurate, for someone who might not be that familiar with the differences that lenses create in the filmmaking process (and photography too), this test really appealed to me[adrotate group="6"] It can be eye opening to realize that the…

Canon is all about lenses - ok, they sell some amazing cameras, but they're well known for their lenses as well. I found this video very interesting because it gives you an idea of why some [adrotate group="6"] cinematographers choose lenses and tho it is…

The majority of planet5D readers use Canon cameras so why this announcement about an entry-level Nikon? Because the truth is that there are many companies making excellent cameras and we are lucky to have so many to choose from. And, it's more about what we're…

Canon has announced a new (but expensive) 200-400mm f4 lens with built in 1.4x extender which is pretty impressive. I'd love to shoot with this (tho I sure couldn't afford it - tho for those who need something like this for their work, i;m sure it…