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Interview - Illya Friedman, Hot Rod Cameras from Vincent Laforet on Vimeo.
Last week, Illya Friedman, President of Hot Rod Cameras stopped by the studio to chat about the Canon HDDSLR’s that his company is modifying to fit PL mount lenses. We discussed about the HDDSLR movement, the benefits of standard cinema lenses, and how modifying these cameras to fit those lenses creates more of an industry standard workflow.
As a still photographer who has made the transition into the world of motion, it was interesting to talk with Illya - as he pinpointed so many of the small differences between still photography and cinematography that account for large issues on set - many of which I have discovered myself over the past two years. Luckily for the end user, Illya and others have recognized these discrepancies and are providing a solution. Check out the video above to learn more about how Illya is engineering these cameras to work with professional cinema lenses.
And of course you can always check out Illya’s site directly by visiting www.HOTRODCAMERAS.com.
PS- The lens featured at the end of the interview is the new 14-24mm T2.8 Ruby Zoom by FOCUS OPTICS. Check it out by CLICKING HERE.
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I don’t know how the innards of those mods work, but if you found a way to leave the mirror in and/or to keep the EF mount in there with perhaps only manual focusing, a lot more starting amateurs with only one camera would be interested in that.
Pablo Zanardi 07.02.10 @ 10:10 pmExcellent discussion, very nicely done. Informative, educational, and not overly long or boring. Great way to enjoy my coffee in the morning. Thanks Vincent.
Comment by Phillie D 07.03.10 @ 11:41 amIt never fails me to visit Vincent’s blog and basically see things I can’t EVER have! I’m going to go cry now! Thanks Vincent!
Comment by Steve 07.03.10 @ 1:41 pmGreat interview Vince. I like the one on one, face to face format.
Informal and very informative. Your blog is coming along rather nicely. Please keep it up!
thanks.
What is the last lens that’s being discussed? I couldn’t quite get the name.
Vincent Laforet Reply:
July 5th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
@peter hastings, the lens being discussed is the new 14-24mm T2.8 Ruby Zoom by FOCUS OPTICS.
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Avi Reply:
July 6th, 2010 at 3:29 am
@Pablo Zanardi,
I doubt any amateur who can only afford one body would be able to invest in cine glass that costs in the tens of thousands.
Also the mirror box is removed because the mirror hampers with the flange distance of the cine lenses.
But your idea is quite interesting in being able to mount both.. I think there are some PL mount adapters that are non destructive but don’t work quite as well and as universally as the hot rod ones.
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