I am starting on my first music video this week!
My friend, Brandon, turns out to be a rapper. So after he released a couple songs now, he called me and asked if I wanted to collaborate with him on making an MV.
How could I say no, when his music is that good.
I'll be shooting this Saturday, and it'll be the goofiest video I've ever made.
Check out BTodd on his soundcloud. He is honest to god, real talent.
What is this mysterious brand name?
Konica Minolta is what you would call the old school retro version cameras and lenses of today.
The Japanese brand was first formed when the two companies, Konica and Minolta, decided to merge in 2003.
Unfortunately, sales were not good. In 2006, the company decided to quit the camera business and sold it to Sony.
Why am I talking about them you ask?
Well, for a project I did a ways back. {Check my last post} I was given these three lenses as a form of payment.
Konica Minolta 50mm f/1.4 manual focus lens.
Konica Minolta 135mm f/3.5 manual focus lens.
Konica Minolta 24mm f/3.5 manual focus lens.
I had to buy an adapter to get them to fit onto my GH4, but that was so cheap it didn't even matter.
Now these lenses aren't like amazing. (except for the 50mm)
They are old, and everything is manual. I can't use these for any run and gun projects. I'd have to keep with my Olympus 12-40mm lens.
But, I was able to test out the 50mm, and it was great. It was sharp. I could set my own aperture with the aperture ring on the lens itself. If you check my facebook at the link on the top of my page. Then my profile video will be of use from the 50mm Konica lens.
Warning!!!
My profile video is me and my girlfriend. And it is hilariously creepy.
-Timothy Nguyen
Vaporium
I was working on a news package on the Oklahoma Asian Basketball Association and I went to grab footage and interviews last week for it. I had clean shots and great soundbites from my subjects.
But, me being the idiot I am. I go on a camping trip this last weekend and forgot to upload everything onto my laptop. So I forget about the whole thing and ended up FORMATTING my card.
I was sourly disappointed in myself for being unprofessional, so I had to come up with a new news package story. That is how I ended up with my Vape Lyfe PKG.
A couple of my buddies work at a vape shop, and me myself as a vapor decided to interview them about the growing lifestyle and culture that comes with it.
The link to the video is below.
That really expensive stuff people can't afford.
I recently purchased the Olympus M.ZUIKO Digital 12-40,, f/2.8 Pro Lens. It is a weather-sealed professional standard zoom lens for the micro four thirds system. It offers a 35mm equivalent focal range of 24-80mm.
It's max aperture is at a fast 2.8 throughout it's zoom.
The darn thing was like seven bills!
It has a customizable L-Fn button to suspend autofocus during recording when something gets in the way. The lens itself doesn't have image stabilization and is relying on the camera body itself to do that. Olympus cameras have that function, but Panasonic's line of cameras (except the GX7) don't. So Panasonic owners might want to consider grabbing a different lens.
Focal Range
The lens has a versatile focal range. At the 12mm end, the diagonal angle of view is 84°, i.e. the same as that of a 24mm lens in a 35mm system.
Field of view at 12mm
At the 40mm end, the angle of view is 30°, i.e. the same as that of an 80mm lens in a 35mm system.
Field of view at 40mm
Overall, this Lens is awesome. I've only used cheap lens before this and I did not like them. But now most of my shots look cleaner and beautiful. This is honestly the lens I wanted the most other than the Sigma 12-35mm f/1.8 with a metabones speedbooster.
-Tim
