It is probably impossible to work with motion picture equipment and not be aware of The Cine Lens Manual, a definitive guide on the cinema optics that was published last year.
Up until it arrived, there really was no single source of information for those interested in lenses - cinematographers, directors, visual effects artists, camera assistants, animators, technical journalists, historians, students, rental house technicians - anyone looking for a deeper understanding of cinema optics.
We caught up with Jay Holben and Christopher Probst, ASC, the authors of The Cine Lens Manual, on how the book came to be.