FXPHD – DOP217 – Pimp My Lenses

Following on from our highly successful lighting DOP course, this course looks at lenses, how to measure them, use them, trick them and understand how to get the best out of them. Matt Duclos (of Duclos Lenses) and Mike Seymour cover a huge variety of lenses from a single pin hole camera, to new top of the line professional anamorphic lenses. Along the way they cover a huge array of lens info, camera tech, and look at what we jokingly refer to as "what it takes to pimp my lenses".

Matt Duclos is one of the most experienced lens experts in the world, like his father before him, he modifies lenses, tests and develops new lenses at the Duclos Lens Workshop in LA. Much of this course will be shot in LA, and at the offices of Matt Duclos with photographic examples from around the world. With each lesson we will aim to not only explain the lens but show shooting examples and connect the real world lenses with their digital equivalents.