Editorial
InstrumentsIssue N. 001

Instruments

Cameras, film, lighting, and printing, covered as instruments of craft.

Canon EOS R5 Mark II camera body with the lens mount open
The hybrid workhorse, mount open: 45MP stills and 8K raw video in the one body that travels to the location.
Courtesy of Canon

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Canon EOS R5 Mark II

One body, one lens set, one card workflow, two deliverables.

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