Digital Doc Iris Camera

I am primarily a cinematographer, so when I bought this I had in mind its potential use as a lens for super 35 format digital cinema cameras like the Sony F3 and Red Epic. Although not absolutely ideal for this purpose, it is a viable and less costly alternative to the more expensive Arri Compact Primes and other purpose built cinematography lenses. Optically, there is no question that this a superb piece of glass, delivering the latest Nikon technology in aspherical design, anti-flare coating, and superior MTF. For use with the F3 there is one drawback, which is the lack of a manual iris ring. This requires that the lens adaptor have some kind of device built in to accomodate iris control, and I understand that one is in the works. However, systems like the Red Epic have the potential for controling the iris, using the autofocus, and recording meta data from the lens as part of their new lens interface system. If it works as well in practice as it does on their web videos, this lens could be a fantastic, economical compliment to a cinematographer's tool kit. As a footnote, for use in still photography, this really needs to be paired with a full frame digital still camera, otherwise you are really not getting the full wide angle impact.

As a digital creator, the Hobolite Iris 5W continuous light is a great little light to create mood to a scene, while also being small enough to take just the right amount of light everywhere. There is a small LCD screen which displays brightness and color settings, and both can be controlled via an app. The battery life is reasonable and the USB-C charging port is incredibly convenient. This is a fun little light that also gets noticed. Here are some photos that may help:

It works great. The iris knob is very sensitive, but that may be the camera. I've gotten used to it, though.

I liked it, iris thin so less to no vignette.

No f/stop iris adjustments possible with the original Pocket 6K. Iris control works fine with the Pocket 6K Pro.

I use it as a back up for my digital camera.

I use it for dynamic doc shots, it is perfect.

Color Pics n Doc's

I love this camera it is the best of the best for a digital camera.

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