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Finally got one developed roll I shot over in Paris on easter (and the preceding weeks) — remember the film order, right? — there are still a few pictures on another one, but that'll have to wait.
I sure hope it doesn't take half as long as this one.

It's a Velvia 100F (expired past March) which is supposed to be pretty decent.
But what really surprised me was the difference in overall quality (color, detail, sharpness, etc.) that I got with the new Zuiko 50mm, simply stunning.

I'll let you be the judge of these samples (still editing).

I still need to find a better scanner, or rather: a decent one. I can assure you the film itself looks oh so much better than the scanned and processed images.

Got a 2010 MBP — yay!
Intel i7 2.66 GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HD, hi-res display with anti-glare coating.

Here's a small unboxing/first boot video just for kicks.

Gotta get a vimeo pro account for HD embedding, any kind souls?

Just watched House season finale and was drooling the entire episode.
I still can't believe they shot the entire thing with the Canon 5D MarkII...

As the Director - Greg Yaitanes - said, they had to shoot in very tight spaces and that's the main reason why they went with the 5D. Another reason, a more aesthetic one, is that he particularly enjoyed the very shallow DOF possible by the 35mm size sensor.

All comes together in a very visually original and interesting episode.
At some point they used CG on top of the footage - meaning there's room (and quality) for professional use - and I must say I barely noticed any noise. These cameras are definitely a game-changer and this proves it more than ever.

Don't forget to listen to the 1-hour interview with Philip Bloom. Also if you're into this whole video DSLR stuff be sure to watch the full feature City of Lakes.

On new year's eve I shot some pictures with my brother girlfriend's Hasselblad 500 C/M — nothing big, just a tryout of the camera.

After developing the film I was waiting for my brother to scan them on a Epson Perfection V750 Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED, since my old V200 doesn't scan anything bigger than 35mm. It seems I'll lay my hands on those files this weekend...until then, a small preview.