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Samyang has revealed the latest addition to its Tiny Series lens range, with the AF 35mm f/1.8 FE – a fast-aperture, wide- angle, prime lens, optimised for use with full-frame Sony E-mount cameras. The lens provides outstanding corner-to- corner image quality, even wide open at F1.8 and its quiet autofocus and tenacious tracking performance make it a great choice for stills and video shooting. Its small size also makes it well-suited for use with APS-C camera bodies, where it offers a 52.5mm equivalent focal length. The optical construction includes two aspherical elements to correct aberration and deliver high-resolution throughout the entire image frame. The nine-blade circular aperture enables beautiful bokeh. It is not only important how accurately and quickly autofocus allows you to capture images, but how quiet and smooth it is. Thanks to the Linear STM Stepping Motor, a larger and heavier focus lens group can be controlled more quickly, quietly and precisely. samyang.com SAMYANG Compact 35mm prime for full-frame Sony mirrorless cameras
PELI Lightweight Peli Air Cases get even more air space!
‘n’ Pluck foam for protection against impact, vibration and shock. The Peli Air range is hugely popular and there are now 16 sizes available. Newmodels of deeper Air Cases now include the 1556 and 1626, both featuring the press-and-pull latches. The addition of these case sizes offers more customer choice and options for equipment protection. Many of the Air Cases, along with Peli Protector and Storm Cases, have the option of a Trekpak insert. This is a simple and versatile divider, designed specifically to fit Peli cases. The divider sections are light, strong and almost impossible to tear. The unique pin system allows for flexible adjustment of the dividers as the contents of the case move around or change. Trekpak allows the user to optimise the space, while maximising protection. peliproducts.co.uk
The Peli Air Case range has been expanded with the addition of the 1745 case, designed for long equipment, such as tripods. Peli Air Cases are waterproof and crushproof, and offer additional sizes to the Peli Protector and Peli Storm lines. Engineered to maintain the same level of durability as the classic Peli cases, the weight of the Air Cases has been reduced by up to 40%. The range is also constructed of lightweight HPX2 resin, the next generation of Peli’s proprietary formula that rebounds from stress without breaking. The 1745 long case features press- and-pull latches to keep the lid firmly closed during transit, but to open easily on arrival, while stainless steel bearing wheels are built in for easy transportation of heavier loads. The case is 1118mm long, 426mmwide and 206mm deep and is available with Pick
POCKET FILMS Let The Camera Map guide you to suppliers of top gear
community. A new updated version of the site launches in October. To help point producers toward The Camera Map website, a printed pocket guide is published as a companion to the website. As well as listing 60-plus key companies with their contact details, The Camera Map pocket guide has a fold-out map to help visualise the location of these companies. The 2020 edition pocket guide is out now. The Camera Map joins two other niche directories by Pocket Films – The Studio Map, a directory of film and TV studios (thestudiomap.com), and Screening Room Map, the leading directory of screening venues in the UK, New York and LA (screeningroommap.com). thecameramap.com
Finding a comprehensive list of UK camera suppliers is not straightforward and can involve searching online sources and offline directories. A newcomer to the list of resources is The Camera Map, a website and printed guide that aims to bring all camera supply companies into one place.
The Camera Map aims to provide a dedicated, camera-only resource, for the UK industry and give users a location- specific, map-based directory so they can find the right camera supplier wherever they are based. At the heart of The Camera Map is
the website, thecameramap. com. This has a growing list of companies that make up the three fundamental elements of the camera supply chain: hire, sales and manufacturers. The publisher, Pocket Films, is on a mission to strip away the distractions of more traditional production directories, leaving a clear path to finding the right camera supplier for the production
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