Los-Angeles based filmmaker Noam Kroll is founder of the boutique production company Creative Rebellion. In his latest contribution to Indiewire, Kroll helps filmmakers understand which lenses to use ...

Main Image: A field of sainfoin beneath the village of Campi Vechio, the Valnerina, Monti Sibillini National Park, Umbria, Italy. Canon 1Ds mkIII, 24mm TS-E lens, 10x ND filter + 0.9ND grad, ISO 50, 6 ...

How to choose the right lens Most standard zoom lenses give a maximum magnification factor of about 0.3x. Zoom lenses, and even some prime lenses with a ‘macro’ badge, give a greater magnification of ...

In the tutorial, Sheldon shows you how to chose the right lens for the effect you're trying to achieve as well as for the budget you have. "Perhaps you don't have a fast aperture lens but you do own a ...

There is a huge range of glass available to filmmakers today – everything from vintage cinema lenses from the 60s to modern stills glass made for DSLRs. How can a DP choose which is right for their ...

"Wait...what? An f/1.8? That's incredible! My Canon lenses start at f/3.5 at the best! Hmm... I wonder if there’s a way to use this manual lens on my DSLR..." I had ...

Now I'm going to make a sweeping statement here that is true for me at least, feel free to disagree vehemently. My 70-200mm f2.8 is often used wide open at maximum aperture, my 16-35mm f2.8 rarely.