Lighting Options of Photo and Video

Equipment

A Breakdown of Lighting Options Available for Photo and Video

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A month or two ago, I wrote an article about the fundamentals of lighting and discussed core lighting techniques used for both photo and video to better understand artificial light both in a studio or on location. Continuing the trend, I wanted to answer the question that so many people will often call and ask […]

Camera Lens broken from eclipse

Equipment

Rental Camera Gear Destroyed by the Solar Eclipse of 2017

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We recently had quite a spectacle in the United States, with a Solar Eclipse reaching totality throughout a large portion of the United States. Being that this was the first solar eclipse passing through the Continental US since 1979, excitement ran wild on capturing this natural event using the best camera gear available. But with […]

Cine Lens Comparison

Lenses and Optics

Cine Lens Comparison: 35mm Full-Frame Primes

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Good day! And welcome to our first Cine lens MTF comparison. If you aren’t familiar with what we do here, I suggest you take a glance at our previous post on why we’ve started testing Cine lenses. For those of you who haven’t been here before, let’s be clear about what this is not. It […]

How to Fly DJI Mavic Pro

Equipment

Comparing Drones – DJI Mavic Pro, Phantom 4 Pro, and Inspire 2

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As mentioned last week, Lensrentals.com has drones! I can see you opening another tab to reserve your copy (wave to the drone flying outside your window), but first, let’s take a minute to find out which one best suits the needs of your shoot and free-flying spirit. You may already be acquainted with drones from […]

Equipment

Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM Sharpness Tests

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Well, I’ll say to start with I’ve probably had more requests for the Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM MTF tests than any lens in recent memory. People are excited about it. About half the requests have been very reasonable “I’m hoping to see MTF results before I decide between this lens and that.” And, as has […]

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