My 35mm f/0.95 lens just arrived! Let's take a look at how it performs. In this video, I test out the performance of this APS-C format lens on a full frame mirrorless camera, the Nikon Z6. Most of this video was shot in full frame mode. The parts I recorded in DX are indicated through text on-screen. The vignette effect is stronger at close focus. The image circle expands as you focus towards infinity. At f/1.8 on the Z6, the camera can see in the dark about as well as I can. At f/0.95 on the Z6 at maximum ISO, the camera can see better than I can. Cool stuff! This is not a sponsored or promo video. I paid for this lens myself and the company did not ask for a review. (although I did not pay full price for it, it was on sale for $192 USD, reg. $249) _________________________________________ http://kyleclements.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcs3jg-a1hA

This is part of a collaborative sonic arts/sound art project from 2005, where we walked around the city of Toronto with a microphone and field recorder, capturing the ambient sounds around us as we explored. The direction we took was determined by "Manfred" The name we gave to the man on the walk/don't walk signs. At the time, we did not have access to video capture devices, so this was an audio only project. I have created a video accompaniment to go along with these sound files. _ http://kyleclements.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP1EHOQQh60

_ http://kyleclements.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUh1OBSS3NE

I was out for a walk yesterday with my shiny new full-spectrum converted Nikon Z5 full frame mirrorless camera and my old trusty 14-30mm/4 S lens. I was testing out my Zomei 950nm deep infrared filter to see if it was possible to record video at all. I've read that the long exposure times of the deep IR 950nm filter would make video impossible, but I was able to get 4K QHD video at 1/30 sec shutter, f/4, with ISO between 360-800. The performance of this filter isn't too different from my 850nm by the same company, although the histogram feels more compressed with this filter. According to the live histogram, the dynamic range of a sunny day is about 1/3 what the sensor can handle. I am setting the exposure compensation to about -2.00 EV for proper exposure by eye (total subjective judgement), but the histogram on the camera still reads this as being underexposed. I'm still shooting straight jpegs though and seeing what I can do purely in-camera. I will start pushing RAW files in post on my computer after I learn what my full spectrum Z5 can do on it's own. I used FL Studio 11 to create some ambient background noise to replace the howling wind. I thought the weird IR black and white long-take had a weird surreal, dream-like, Lynchian quality to it. Desaturation and curves adjustment added in post. _________________________________________ http://kyleclements.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNhspq49Ir8