Vessel Productions

Baltimore, MD based filmmaker and musician/producer. Deploying modern and retro tech to make art.


Vessel Productions

The Canon 135mm FD F2.5 is a killer telephoto lens that should not be overlooked. Adapting it to the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K like I did here gives a 257mm field of view when the 1.9x crop is factored in. With solid all-metal construction, this thing has some heft to it, especially up against the new FD lens variants.

5 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 5

Vessel Productions

Visited my parents over the weekend and thought I’d check out my old closet to see if I could find any old camera stuff. Ended up finding a Panasonic PV-L501D camera that my mom bought for my brother and me in 2001 (original receipt was inside the camera case). The camera looked to be in excellent condition but I couldn’t test it because there was no battery charger or tapes in the case. I ordered a replacement charger and picked up a couple brand new VHS-C tapes. Waiting for the charger to arrive so I can test out the camera.

11 months ago | [YT] | 4