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They also have very neutral color rendition and don't flare easily. They are all incredibly sharp with very minimal fringing and chromatic aberration. NA: Technically, the 14mm is the best wide-angle lens I've ever tested.

What technical aspects of the lenses did you notice? We also shot in cramped locations such as prison cells, where the form factor was invaluable. The additional exposure the Sigmas provided was very useful for night exteriors, and for locations like Grand Central Station, which would have been impossible to light on our schedule. It was pure coincidence that we decided to use them.ĭid you experience challenges that the Sigmas helped you with?ĪA: We shot all over Los Angeles, day and night, and for a week in New York. It wasn't until the first week of shooting that we found out that they had used the Sigma Primes on season 2 of Sneaky Pete. They were also faster than the T2 lenses we had typically used previously. They cut well with zooms and offered better sensor coverage and sharpness than the other lenses we were considering. It was handy to see how they compared to the Zooms and other Prime lens sets we were considering. They have a chart and lighting array that has various LED, Christmas lights, and Tungsten units so we could test out of focus highlights and single point sources. We then put them up on the RED GEMINI and did some testing looking at people on the prep floor at Keslow Camera. The resolution and coverage was way ahead of some other much more expensive lenses. NA: I was able to see the Sigma 7-lens set projected at our rental facilities and could see that they offered incredible edge-to-edge sharpness. I know that production was happy we weren't renting the most expensive lenses available too.ĭid you do a lens test prior to principle photography in order to choose the lenses? The Sigmas out performed much more expensive competitors in terms of distortion, sharpness and lens coverage. Arthur's previous go-to prime set had coverage issues, especially on the wide lenses. The Sigmas' larger image circle fully covered the sensor.

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NA: The GEMINI sensor is a bit larger than S35, and we wanted to capture the full 5K resolution. Why did you choose the Sigma FF Prime lenses?ĪA: My operator (and son) Nick Albert researched lenses that could cover the larger RED GEMINI sensor, unlike the Cookes that I had been using, and was impressed with their sharpness and lack of distortion. How did you get involved in the project, Sneaky Pete?ĪA: I had worked with Bryan Cranston, the creator of Sneaky Pete on Breaking Bad, which I imagine had something to do with it. Three years ago, I joined Local 600 as an operator and made the transition to mostly working in narrative.

I then formed a production company and worked both shooting and producing commercial content. My first job in the film business was as the writers room assistant for a show called Southland. After a year in the office setting, I decided that maybe the film business didn't look so bad. My first job out of school was as a legal researcher in a law office. When I went to college, I studied literature and history. Nick Albert: I grew up around the film business and originally didn't think I would take that path.

My most recent work has been the finale of Breaking Bad, the first two seasons of Better Call Saul, and this last season of Sneaky Pete. Recently, they spoke to us about the project and why they chose Sigma FF Primes.Ĭan each of you tell us a bit about yourself and your previous work?Īrthur Albert: I have been a working cinematographer for 50 years. dgn files for use in a Bentley MicroStation or with 3D models.Cinematographer Arthur Albert and his son, Nick Albert, a Camera Operator, worked together on the last season of Sneaky Pete. The FME is used to export track information to. The system reconstructs the track’s surface and surroundings to sub-centimeter precision, including location, cant, slope, height, curvature, design-speed and other dimensions.Ī key feature of SIGMA is its ability to import and export data in various formats with a feature manipulation engine (FME). Users can view scenarios for the entire track or a subset of the track. SIGMA uses track data to develop multiple scenarios. The geographic and schematic representation generated by SIGMA can be used to develop an even more extensive graphic overview of the track using ArcGIS Schematics. SIGMA combines information about a railroad track’s design and dimensions and develops a generic data model that represents the track as well as different objects around the track, such as signs or platforms. Extensive graphic overview of tracks and their surroundings

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