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Stu Maschwitz

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Filmmaking nerd. Prolost, Slugline, Chief Creative Officer at Maxon. Follow @pics.prolost.com on Flashes, and @video.prolost.com on Skylight. prolost.com

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This developer email from Apple kinda just shows off how great iOS 26 would look if it wasn’t glassy.

05.08.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sony RX1R III with Haoge LH-S245N Bayonet Square Metal Lens Hood

Sony RX1R III with Haoge LH-S245N Bayonet Square Metal Lens Hood

If you do pick up a Sony RX1R III, save yourself $250 and get this third-party lens hood: Haoge LH-S245N Bayonet Square Metal Lens Hood

02.08.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In a rare bit of smart timing, I very recently sold my RX1R II after cleaning it up for this insert in my latest YouTube video.

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02.08.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Sony RX1R III

Sony RX1R III

If you beg Sony for 10 years to make a camera, you’re kinda obligated to buy it, right?

02.08.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Perfection is the enemy of fabulous."
🌟 See how Seth Worley used #TrapcodeParticular to make glitter for #theSKETCHmovie

21.07.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey Siri, please fix all my duplicate group chats. ✨

18.07.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sony caught us all out with the surprise announcement of the RX1R III, which updates the 9-year-old full-frame compact with a 61 MP sensor and their latest AF. There's more upgrades but also some cons that could be deal-breakers. Find out more in my quick preview at www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSFN...

15.07.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Great overview as always! I like the new EVF and grip, and the crop/zoom mode. I too will miss the tilting screen. Really wish I’d held onto the lens hood from my II, although I assume there will be third-party clones.

15.07.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Sony a7CR with 40mm F2.5 lens

Sony a7CR with 40mm F2.5 lens

I loved my RX1R II, but the landscape is so different now. My daily driver, the a7CR, is actually quite compact.

15.07.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sony RX1R III Digital Camera Sony RX1R III (DSCRX1RM3B RX1R3) Digital Camera features 61MP Full-Frame Exmor R BSI Sensor, ZEISS Sonnar T* 35mm f/2 Lens.

Still not available for pre-order, got some time to think.

www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/19...

15.07.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Introducing RX1R III | Sony | RX
YouTube video by Sony | Camera Channel Introducing RX1R III | Sony | RX

Oops Sony just made the camera I’ve been begging them to make bye bye money

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15.07.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Wonton Lessons
YouTube video by Stu Maschwitz Wonton Lessons

Thanks! Lots more here in this fun little short I created to show off version 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWjj...

14.07.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Prolost Beta β€” Prolost Store A subscription newsletter with early access to Prolost tools and tinkering.

Prolost Beta is my cheap newsletter where you get to play with cool stuff I’m working on. This update to Prolost Handcrank adds color management and a new Exposure Tint control that gives the undercranked moments in that clip their golden color.

14.07.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Prolost Beta subscribers are about to get Prolost Handcrank 2, an update to one of my longest-running After Effects presets that creates a realistic simulation of a hand-cranked camera.

14.07.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

For car windshields?

12.07.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure being β€œa drinker” is the path to learning this exists.

12.07.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the links!

10.07.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thankfully this time we seem to be spared the endless β€œwe did it all for real” sound bites from the producer/star.

10.07.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Role of VFX in Bringing "F1: The Movie" to Life One of the most innovative uses ofΒ VFXΒ in "F1: The Movie" was the technique of re-skinning cars. Instead of relying solely on CGI models, the filmmakers used real Formula 2 cars during filming.

I cannot wait to see the VFX breakdowns for F1. Once again VFX Supervisor Ryan Tudhope will be a victim of his own successβ€―β€”β€―the (ample and pervasive) work is so seamless that everyone will think it was all in-camera, just like Top Gun: Maverick.

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10.07.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Cool to see it spelled out with such clear intention.

10.07.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BA 605 Pisa to London, waiting for the restroom.

09.07.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Or just copy/paste one from any Prolost post. I set them with non-breaking half-spaces so they look real purdy.

07.07.2025 05:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes and: The battery thickness could be modular in the form of a handgrip that attaches securely.

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29.06.2025 08:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is such an inside joke I got claustrophobia.

27.06.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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26.06.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Project Indigo - a computational photography camera app

I admire the rationale behind Project Indigo. The TLDR is basically computational photography, but raw, but less raw than raw, but more raw than Apple ProRAW.

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26.06.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The app is otherwise very polished and makes some nice images. I’m still figuring out best practices in Lightroom, as the raws are optimized for HDR.

26.06.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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POV: You’re beta-testing Adobe’s new Indigo camera app in Venice in June.

25.06.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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16.06.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The accuracy

13.06.2025 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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