The best DoP in the world uses the fastest and cleanest modern lens. This is contarary to other lesser DoP who uses vintage lenses to get the look they are looking for because of the imperfection. Clean sharp modern lens such as the Zeiss Master Prime are consistent, sharp and excellent flare control, but the same cannot be said for vintage lens which gets really soft, colour shift, bad CA wide open but became better when stopped down. There is too much inconsistency in older lenses.
the more i learn about this guy's work the more i understand how much of a genius he is.
Roger Deakins and his perfect cinematic imagery has really inspired me, would be a dream to work with him!
The camera Roger shot Skyfall and In Time with is on eBay right now for 3-4,000 USD.
Awesome conversation. Just starting out in cinematography and learnt alot from this interview...
can he tell us if he shoots on logC ?
He says he shoots RAW in Skyfall. I assume he shoots raw all the time
Haha haha 😂
The best DoP in the world uses the fastest and cleanest modern lens. This is contarary to other lesser DoP who uses vintage lenses to get the look they are looking for because of the imperfection. Clean sharp modern lens such as the Zeiss Master Prime are consistent, sharp and excellent flare control, but the same cannot be said for vintage lens which gets really soft, colour shift, bad CA wide open but became better when stopped down. There is too much inconsistency in older lenses.
To each their own. As Roger said in the previous part of this interview: there's really no such thing as superior.