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Flammenspuk - Fire Artistry Show "Rotkäppchen und der Wolf"

Enjoy "Rotkäppchen und der Wolf" performed by Caro and Kathleen from "Duo Flammenspuk" in Wildpark Schwarze Berge:

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(download of full quality 1080p50 32 MBit version available for registered Vimeo users)
Alternatively you may watch the version on YouTube: http://youtu.be/ghgqGLSbDpo

Unfortunately there was heavy rain during the prformance. The video was recorded using Sony A7R with Voigtlander Ultron 1.8/21 and Zeiss FE 1.8/55 with SLR Magic Anamorphot.

For more information about "Flammenspuk", please visit http://www.flammenspuk.de

 

ZEISS Batis 1.8/85 and Batis 2/25 1st Look / Comparison with Otus et al.


In April 2015 ZEISS announced "Batis" - a new family of fullframe auto focus prime lenses for cameras with E-mount exclusively developed by ZEISS starting with the 2/25 and 1.8/85. Since then there was a lot of discussion but only few images visible on the internet so far. In June I had a first chance to take a series of pictures with a pre production set provided by ZEISS Germany. In order to classify the results you will see several comparison shots taken with some other high-class lenses.

ZEISS Batis 1.8/85

The Batis Sonnar 1.8/85 T* is designed with 11 elements in 8 groups and contains an autofocus as well as optical image stabilization. It has a length of 92mm (without lens cap / sun hood), weighs 475g and the filter thread is M67. More technical data including MTF charts can be found here.

Compared to the 1.2 kg ZEISS Otus 1.4/85 it looks quite compact:


Although there was not much time available for an in-depth shootout, we had the chance for some aperture series with the

  • ZEISS Batis 1.8/85
  • ZEISS Otus 1.4/85
  • Leica APO Summicron 75mm f/2.0 ASPH
  • Nikon AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.8 G (2012 model)

Click on the image below to see the full resolution aperture series (each titled with lens and aperture setting):

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Atomos Shogun Rolling Review! (UPDATE 8)


Finally - the Atomos Shogun Monitor-Recorder for 4K and HD video production is shipping! The Atomos CEO kept his word that the first batch of devices will ship before X-mas - almost finished...

Almost?

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Venetian Carnival, Fire Show and Masked Ball (more anamorphic productions)

March 2014 - Enjoy the mystic and colorful world of fairies, ice dragons, venetian masquerade and costumes. Follow them to the place of fire artists and dancers (filmed anamorphic, stretched to wide screen):


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Download of full quality 1080p50 24 MBit version available for registered Vimeo users.

The video was recorded using Sony A7R with Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 1.8/55 and SLR Magic Anamorphot 1.33x 50 described in more detail in this article: http://www.3d-kraft.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=152&catid=40&Itemid=2

Another challenging application for the Anamorphot was using it on the Masked Ball 2014 in Hamburg:


(1080p version: https://vimeo.com/88542696)


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Flammenspuk - Fire Artistry Show "Kobold Streit" (Goblin Hassle)

November 2013 - Enjoy the "Kobold Streit" (goblin hassle) with lots of "Schabernack" (hoax) performed by Caro and Kathleen from "Duo Flammenspuk":

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YouTube version
Vimeo 720p version
Vimeo 1080p version (download of full quality 1080p50 32 MBit version available for registered Vimeo users)
Direct download of full quality 1080p25 32 MBit version available until 8th December via WeTransfer.

The video was recorded using Sony A7R with Zeiss FE 2.8/35 and Carl Zeiss / Contax Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 lenses.

For more information about "Flammenspuk", please visit http://www.flammenspuk.de

 


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