Equipment

First Impressions of the Canon XC10

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Over the July 4th weekend, I had the chance to mess around with the new 4k capable Canon XC10.  The feature heavy system packed into a smaller form factor had many videographers intrigued, Here are the first few shots along with some quick first impressions.  (All shots were captured hand-held in c-log with a cloudy […]

Lenses and Optics

Variance Measurement for 35mm SLR Lenses

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Last week we posted optical bench MTF and copy-to-copy variation measurements for 50mm SLR lenses. We’re going to continue that series this week with the same measurements for the 35mm lenses. This set should fill out the wide-to-standard range lenses and gives us a lot of interesting data as we continue to look at what factors […]

Resolution Tests

Variation Measurement for 50mm SLR Lenses

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Last week we posted an introductory article on how we measure copy-to-copy variation in different lenses. I’ll be continuing to publish these results over the next few weeks for prime lenses. We will eventually have a database put up, but I think it’s important to look at the different lenses in smaller groups, illustrating some […]

Lensrentals News and Alerts

Save 20% This Summer!

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Beginning on Monday: It’s our longest and largest summer promotion ever! Get 20% off all orders arriving through the end of August. The Nuts & Bolts Eligible arrival dates are July 13th – August 31st Must use the code SUMMER20 Not combinable with any other offers Discount applies to rental fees only, and does not […]

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