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A short film about an old man reminiscing on his first date has won a team from Brighton’s Screen and Film School £250 each to spend at used gear expert MPB, which backed the contest. MPB worked with second-year students from the college on a creative brief, giving expert support and camera kit. The films were shown through MPB social media. Principal Itziar Leighton said: “We value our industry connections, for the insight and opportunities they provide to our students. MPB offered a unique chance to participate in a challenge that provided creative thinking and business acumen.” Pupils had to follow a project brief and pitch ideas to the MPB team, who then chose six groups. Shortlisted students attended pre-production meetings with MPB, where they received client feedback and mentoring before presenting the final projects. MPB offered access to camera kit and coaching throughout. A panel of lecturers from the school and staff from MPB judged the submissions, selecting one short film – A Moment in Time directed by Morgan Jones – as the winner, with two more highly commended. MPB backs student film contest
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION Students from Brighton get to grips with some top kit – thanks to MPB
MPB’s Andy Lorton said: “Photography and videography have the power to change the world. Opening that to interpretation by students has been so much fun, as well as documenting the making of these films and sharing them with our audience.” Find the winning video on the MPB YouTube channel (youtube.com/mpbcom). mpb.com
CANON’S WIDE BOYS!
The 15-30mm ultra wide-angle zoom has 5.5 stops of OIS, increasing to seven with a suitable EOS R body. It weighs 390g/0.9lb with a compact, robust design. Macro capabilities mean 0.52x magnification, focusing as close as 13cm/5.1in in manual. Aspherical and precision elements and lens coatings feature, and a focus and lens control ring can be altered. canon.co.uk
A pair of wide-angle lenses for Canon RF mirrorless cameras – a 24mm f/1.8 Macro and 15-30mm f/4.5-6.3 – have been revealed at just £720/$599 and £669/$549. They’re for full-frame, but work on Canon’s APS-C mirrorless too. Both lenses have built-in image stabilisation and use stepping motors for quick, quiet AF – ideal for video. The 24mm has a fast f/1.8 maximum aperture and circular, nine-blade build. At just 270g/0.6lb, the lens has minimum focusing distance of 14cm/5.5in to give 0.5x magnification. It also sports a customisable lens control ring, to allow fine-tuning of ISO, aperture, and to switch between AF types. There is a dedicated focus ring. With 11 elements in nine groups, the RF 24mm has Super Spectra Coating to prevent ghosting and flare, and a five- stop OIS. This increases to 6.5 stops of IS when alongside an EOS R series body featuring IBIS.
PNY’S BIG DEAL Memory card maker PNY has launched the EliteX-Pro range of USB-C 3.2 portable SSDs, offering up to 1600MB/s sequential read and 1500MB/s write speeds, respectively. These units are available in 500GB, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB capacities - the biggest the company has ever made. Drives are in durable aluminium housing, with data protection, USB Type C to C and C to A cables. The 500GB costs £95/$75; the biggest 4TB version is £594/$500. pny.com
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