The Simple Lens: Archive

Feb 10th

Dec 24th

Recording - ProRes vs CinemaDNG

After talking to a number of potential renters It has come to my attention that I probably don’t have enough memory cards for most people doing heavy production work. With only 30 min of memory card time I’m still about 1hr 30 min short of what most people feel comfortable with. My intention has always been to use an external recorder such as the HyperDeck Shuttle when I needed more...

Dec 20th

Ikonoskop Notes

Update - After posting this Joachim Vansteelant sent me a message informing me the firmware update I’d been neglecting actually addresses most if not all of these “Current Issues”. The feature requests stay the same. One of the things I really like about owning a dII is that the company is incredibly small. Thus, I feel I have a pretty direct line to the team there through...

Dec 20th

A Weekend in Boston

The Setup I spent the last weekend in Boston, MA, trying to test the dII with Mike Sutton and the rest of the gang over at Rule Boston Camera. Unfortunately events conspired that we weren’t able to get much testing done as a number of the folks Mike had hoped to introduce the camera and me to - and even Mike himself - had other engagements come up. In the end, though, the camera was the...

Dec 20th

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Dec 9th

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Getting Going

I’m taking some inspiration from Joachim Vansteelant, a fellow dII owner, and really giving this tumblr blog a shot. His tumbler is pretty good, with lots of interesting information on it. You should go check it out - http://a-camdii.tumblr.com/. I’ve been up to a lot just in preparation for shooting with the camera. There’s so much more to working with this camera than the...

Dec 4th

hitREcord →

I’m not sure what this is all about yet. But I like it.

Dec 4th

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Posting up this online/offline test I did a couple weeks ago just to keep the blog up to date.

Nov 21st

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This is the fourth and final in the interview series with Ikonskop creative director and co-founder Göran Olsson

Nov 20th

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This is the second in a series of interviews with Ikonoskop creative director and co-founder, Göran Olsson.

Nov 20th

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This is the second in a series of interviews with Ikonoskop creative director and co-founder, Göran Olsson.

Nov 20th

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Part 1 of Les Films Associes’ interview with Ikonoskop creative director and co-founder, Göran Olsson.

Nov 20th

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