Gear Geek
I get a little excited about fun new gear.
This tiny little thing is the Fujinon 18-55 mm T 2.9 "Cinema" zoom lens. For those of you familiar with their Cabrio lenses, its about 1/3 the size, 1/10th the weight and 1/10th the cost!
They're also making a 50 - 175 mm T 2.9 to pair with it which will be the same size.
It feels like it weighs a pound (officially it weighs just over two). You could cary the second lens in a pouch on your hip or over your shoulder and be all set for a day of ENG shooting.
I would have preferred longer zoom range (17-100 mm?) but it would probably be a much heavier lens like their 19-90 or the Canon 17-120.
I use the Canon 17-55 mm quite often for B-roll. Its one of my favorite run n' gun lenses. This one however is parafocal. Its a manual zoom for now, but I was told that Zacuto is working on a motor drive for it.
Cost is ~$3800.
Meet the Collaborative Robots That Work With You
Playing with Rethink Robotics' collaborative industrial robots for Bloomberg TV.
Playing with Rethink Robotics' collaborative industrial robots for Bloomberg TV.
PillPack
Worked on this fun piece , for Bloomberg about PillPack, a Somerville-based company that packages pills based on when the consumer needs to take them.
See more about it on the Bloomberg website:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2017-01-23/inside-online-pharmacy-startup-pillpack
Women's March, Boston
Shooting the Boston Women’s March for America. 150,000 + people attended in Boston!
It was exciting later looking for myself and folks I know in everyone else’s pictures online.
Pittsburgh
My version of traveling light. Today, for work in Pittsburgh.
A few years ago I spent several hours in the Pittsburgh airport waiting for a delayed flight. I passed the time taking several silly selfies, including one with this dapper fellow who is still right where I left him. Apparently George Washington is still waiting for his flight home.
The Church Brew Works were an excellent discovery.
Green Screens in 2017
A couple of green screen shoots started off 2017. The top shoot was the first of the year, on the 4th.
The shoot at the bottom was at the Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill, next to Massachusetts General Hospital. Sirens galore!
