Sony 16-64mm F2 TV lens on my Sony A5100

Our latest video, shot with the Sony 16-64mm F2 TV Lens on my Sony A5100. The group gets a thanks too ;)

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Concentrating on Vintage glass

Good evening folks, we've been concentrating on Vintage Glass lately. So many inexpensive fast primes out there that are easily adaptable to other systems makes it easy to build a nice set of primes fairly inexpensively piece by piece. Our next video will likely be no exception, more than likely it will be a Vivitar 135mm F2.8 in Canon FD mount. Most of my vintage primes are Canon FD mount in fact tho I have adapters for Nikon, Pentax-110 and even C mount. Hoping to fill the holes in my Canon FD mount prime collection but patience is needed to find them at good prices. For example lately I've been pricing 85mm primes....... So far it's looking more cost effective to get a used Rokinon 85mm than a vintage one which kinda bugs me out. Having a vault full of vintage is NICE tho and of course once I've got a complete set I'm sure then the bug to get the fastest primes will take over. Keep your lenses in good shape they'll last a long long time and continue to produce stunning images.

Teleconverter for Video?

While going thru some of my camera gear I stumbled across an old Vivitar .43 Wide Angle Teleconverter. Sice I already had my Canon 28mm FD Lens on my Sony I decided to shoot some video with it to see if it's useable , the results shocked me frankly. I don't think I'd use this for Stills but seems quite useable for video. Some Footage of the Teleconverter in action

C mount lenses

C mount lenses can be inexpensive yet excellent way to expand your arsenal of looks for your videos. My current favorite C mount lens is the Fujian 35mm F1.7 , this is a lens made for a 2/3" sensor but works well on the BMPCC, various Micro 4/3 camera's and even some Sony APS-C cameras like the NEX5. I hope to see more and more releases of lenses like these in the coming years This shows 2 c mount lenses in use on a BMPCC. http://youtu.be/GXQH92dBg2A 

Enjoy

Way down the Mississipi close to New Orleans

Rendering another glimpse at New Orleans, this time a nice shot Way down the Mississipi close to New Orleans ;) back beyond Jackson Square not far from Cafe DuMonde and the heavenly Beignets

Reading

Well I just finished reading the book "The Casquette Girls"($0.99 kindle edition) which was very nice read. So now I'm in a Vampyre mood so giving Shayne Leightons book "Of light and darkness:the vampires daughter" a shot. Bonus is it's currently FREE for the Kindle.

Contemplating springing for Kindle Unlimited for $9.99 a month

Below a photo of The Old Ursuline Convent which figures into The Casquette Girls story quite prominently ;)

Some thoughts on possible upcoming events on Sons of Anarchy :-)

Some CRAZY Theories on whats to come on SOA this season No insider info, no little whispers from the set just the products of my deranged imagination. Comment below if you think I;m right or wrong or just a crackpot :-) My thoughts on what may happen on Sons of Anarchy this season