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Fairburn on DigiPrime lenses
B. Sean Fairburn, SOC, is a HD Cinematographer from Los Angeles, California. Sean is known in the industry as one of the most experienced HD cine experts, having been the director of photography on several commercials, TV productions, and worked on recent feature films like ”Windtalkers”. He was one of the first cinematographers to use Zeiss DigiPrime lenses on a real production. This is what B. Sean Fairburn has to say about his experience:
”Thanks for giving me the opportunity to share with the world my enthusiasm for the Zeiss DigiPrimes. I had the opportunity to shoot the Zeiss DigiPrimes with a project I was doing for the US Marine Corps which demanded the finest quality possible from the HD Medium. Until the Zeiss DigiPrimes, High Def lenses have been the weak link in the chain. Common problems in most all lenses are chromatic aberration, breathing, lens color shift, port holing, sharpness and best performance between a T-2.8 and T-5.6, and inconsistent back focus.
”Zeiss DigiPrimes are not only the best lenses I have ever seen in HD, but the best lenses I have ever seen. Zeiss lenses have no chromatic aberration, do not breathe, are pure and natural in color temp, pass even light all the way to the edges of the frame at every stop, and are sharpest at a T-1.6, however, every other stop still outperforms all other lenses as well as a revolutionary back focus system.
”I make very deliberate choices with field of view and T-stop, often at extreme ends of the spectrum. The Zeiss DigiPrimes give me consistent excellent performance across its entire range. The photographic choices I like to make shouldn’t be driven by limitations in my lens, and now, with the DigiPrimes I have a greater range of creative options without compromising quality.
”I hope this helps get the truth out.”
Camera Lens News No. 17, September 2002 | |
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