There are big and flashy innovations in film making. Drones, Gimbals, 4k-Video etc. But some of the innovations are more subtle, making life easier in the background for camera people and subjects alike. One of those innovations is Dual Gain…
Last weekend I had the pleasure to film a climbing competition for Ruppen Productions and Swiss Climbing TV. This meant a lot of tracking shot (Following the subject along a movement path by rotating the camera on a tripod). Here…
Staring into the sun is a bad idea; For your eyes and your camera. Sunlight (and lasers) have been known to burn holes into sensors and retinas alike. Aside from that too much light can also impact image quality. There…
Medium format cameras were first popular in high end photography. Fashion, Architecture, Advertisement; All fields where quality and resolution are important. A single photo from the Fujifilm GFX100 II counts 100 Megapixels. Are all those pixels only useful for photography…
One of my favourite lenses is the 110mm f/2, which I use for my favourite type of shots: portraits. At a 110mm focal length, there are no visible distortions, giving natural and pleasant proportions. This is especially relevant when shooting…
