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The Zen of Focusing Written by Jack Anderson On the surface focusing seems simple enough. During a blocking rehearsal, marks are laid (that’s the job of the second) to indicate the places on the set where the actors will be stopping and standing during a scene. The first assistant measures the...

First off, hello! I'm the treasurer of a film club at my college, and we are starting to get into producing our own videos. None of us have any in-depth experience with gear, but we've all tried to learn as much as we can through the FST classes offered and other sources like YouTube. Since...

Editors from HDProGuide.com and HD Pro Guide Magazine stop by Sigma's exhibit at booth 337 at the 2015 PhotoPlus Expo in Manhattan, New York. Sigma's booth highlights include live presentations from Sigma Pro photographers Roman Kurywczak, Robert OToole, Jen Rozenbaum, and James Schmeltzer, as...

Lightweight Zoom LWZ.2 with Interchangeable MountThe new Lightweight Zoom LWZ.2 is the first on the market to combine outstanding optical image quality with an interchangeable mount. The LWZ.2 is a cine lens designed for use with HDSLR as well as traditional cine cameras. The interchangeable...

I'm using a Canon HF20, and recently I realized a significant difference between shooting from close up, completely zoomed out, and shooting from far away and zoomed in. The subject is the same size in both cases but the amount of detail in the background is different. In the first case, it...

I have been collecting any eos lens I can get my hands on, some are cheap none are great but is does add a lot of variety to my films.. What is your favorite cheap lens? So I can keep my eyes open. http://hardymagz.com/March%202010/jeremy/JeremyUVU.html

i saw a Canon XL2 at soniccameras.com for $1,149.99 and this seems quite cheap. is this the price for just the body or do you think it comes with a lens?