‘Film technology’ Archives
Nano Timelapse Dolly & OpenMoco
The Nano Dolly can be retrofitted to a moco dolly using of the shelf NEMA 17 stepper motors . Using the OpenMoco Engine on Arduino basis and a Windows GUI or Perl Skripts, up to 4 axis can be controlled. The control unit consists of a Pelican 1450 case with an Arduino 2009, L297/298 Motor drivers (lately I used Nanotec SMC11 wit great [...]
Matters of life and depth
In the NAB2010 edition of Film & Digital Times I wrote an article about measuring the flange focal distance on digital cameras. Yo can download it at www.fdtimes.com. Also in this edition: in depth NAB coverage and a great series of articles on "Oceans"
MBF PL-Mount in Film & Digital Times
In the current Cine Gear to New Year - Feb 2010 Special Report online only edition of Film& Digital Times Jon Fauer presents, among many other interesting products, the MBF Canon PL adaptor. PDF Version can be downloaded here.
Nano Motion Control Test
The Nano Dolly can be upgraded to a motion control dolly in seconds by attaching a stepper motor connected to an Arduino controller running the OpenMoco framework. Here's a first example video: Motion Control Timelapse Test from Matthias Uhlig on Vimeo. Stereoscopy The Nano also can be used for stereoscopic imaging. In the near future, [...]
What lenses can be used with the MBF Canon EF-PL adaptor ?
Many people ask why the MBF EF-PL adaptor cannot be used with certain lenses. As you can see in the picture the stainless steel ring is about 7 mmdeep. Behind this ring is a brass ring with the EF Mount on the backside. The lens' mount has a collar, which is about 12-14 mm deep on most Zeiss, Cooke or Red lenses. When inserted in the camera [...]
CF Card Specs for Canon HDSLR Cameras
Andy Shipsides of Abelcine in NY has written an interesting article on CF card specs: CF Card Specs for Canon HDSLR Cameras
PL-Mount for EOS 7 D
The long awaited PL-Adaptor for the Canon 7 D is now available in the MBF onlineshop. It works with the following lenses: Angenieux Optimo 24-290 Arri Shift & Tilt Set Canon Century 200/300 mm No camera modification necessary Price: 399,- € + tax Limited supply only !
Canon PL « Film and Digital Times: Blog
Jon Fauer, known to many as author of numerous books and owner of an informative Blog has started the race for the Ron Dexter Award for that person or company who manages to mass produce a PL-Mount for the Canon EOS 7D first. MBF is a hot candidate to win: Canon PL « Film and Digital Times: Blog.
DSLR Comparison
At MBF, we compared the Lumix GH-1 & Hotrod Adapter with the Canon EOS 5D-2 and 7D. I will report soon...
