Which lens to use.

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16mm- An ultra wide lens, this bad boy distorts heavily, emphasizing objects in the foreground by making them look a lot larger than the background. Dynamic, but use with caution!
28mm- Standard for documentary and photojournalism to shoot cowboy shots, otherwise known as medium shots.
35mm- Another standard for documentary filming, also tight enough to shoot portraits.
50mm- Standard for cinema/video, it approximates the human eye's typical focal length.
85mm- A popular portrait, or "beauty" lens. Capable of making everyone look lovely!
200mm- The top of the scale for most people, this is a telephoto lens. Their inherent shallow depth of field makes them useful in eliminating unwanted foreground and background objects by simply throwing them out of focus. Great for sports photography!

Thanks to Vincent.
 
Without a sensor size, this diagram means nothing. I assume he is talking about a full frame still camera. In 35mm film, most people would a 30-40mm lens consider to be a "normal/standard" lens....
 
cordvision said:
Without a sensor size, this diagram means nothing. I assume he is talking about a full frame still camera. In 35mm film, most people would a 30-40mm lens consider to be a "normal/standard" lens....
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I was gonna say the same thing. Definitely sounds like he's talking about full-frame, but then the descriptions sound film
 
What this vimeo video doesn't mention is how horribly color matched that lens set is.

Contrast, color and exposure seems to be all over the place. Good grief. Something photographers don't have to think about when taking photos, and obviously this one didn't. When shooting professional video, especially if trying to support a strong sense of realistic and flawless continuity in a made-up narrative, this is important or becomes very time consuming and expensive in post coloring.

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Hah!

Its like a koleidascope....

PS sitting in atlanta drinking beer w/ Andrew Brinkhaus and jon bregel chatting about la... we decided you are good people. ;)
 
Hahaha?! You're with Andrew?! I almost asked if you were, because on facebook, you both had status updates regarding the great food in Atlanta! Lol. Is he gaffing for you? Tell him I said what's up! :)
 
For those interested... 4k RedOneMX camera sensor:

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The only non-perfect color matched lens is the 18mm which is a tad warmer than the rest. Otherwise, you'd never know it was a different lens, even under ridiculous scrutiny.
 
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