This is high quality long form content and belongs on this platform. ARE YOU LISTENING ALGORITHM!?

I'm a photographer rather than a film maker so I find the movie aspect interesting to watch but this is where this channel really vibes for me, I cant see people discussing optics and camera science with this depth and approachability anywhere else on KZfaq. This channel is a diamond in the rough and I hope to see a lot more "messing around" from you guys. all the best and have a great 2023.

I first saw this idea when DIY Perks did his Large format Project, It was great seeing that idea done in a more professional camera envirement. Also seeing it used is great and very intresting. (After reading another comment I need to add this: I'm not implying that anyone has stolen each others idea, I just find it great that such optical projects get more attention on YT. I actually think that both projects show the concept very well and also show how it can be done with different budgets obviusly since you have more experience in this field you could use it better)

Seriously, the final shot of the film is some of the most gorgeous and beautiful cinematography I've ever seen in my life. The fact that you did this stuff just as a hobby and to show what's possible is insane given the effort you and your peers put into these. Your videos never disappoint.

As an engineer, I found your process absolutely fascinating. This is one of the best explainers of camera design that I've ever seen; there are so many bad explanations of depth of field across different sensor sizes on the Internet and this is truly a breath of fresh air. As a photographer who's been dabbling with mating "fast" medium format lenses with large format cameras to shoot instant film, I appreciate the inspiration. It's nice to know that I'm not alone in my quest to build exactly the camera I need. And as a lover of shallow depths of field, I'm in awe of The Iron Sea. Thank you.

Not only is your production quality extremely high, your work also has great amounts of character. That requires a lot of skill.

my jaw is on the floor every time you guys drop something huge like this. 1 hour passes like it's nothing. keep being crazy!

Damn this channel just keeps getting better and better. I had to watch it 3 times to absorb what was happening. This is what KZfaq is for. Kubrick would be proud.

What an insane introduction to a channel pushing the limits of what’s possible. Top notch doesn’t even cut it. You’re in a league of your own. Thank you.

Happy for the sponsorship and thank you for everything you do as always, you're a gem!

It is criminal this channel does not have more subscribers this content is better than most high budget productions now.

This channel is just pure gold. I don't understand the lack of subscribers.

One of the best and highest quality videos I’ve ever seen on KZfaq hands down. Here are enough Netflix shows that strive for this level of quality (and planning lol). Using the robot arm for the explainer shots was genius.

MEDIA DIVISION creates the best photo-geek content. Full stop. I've been "playing" at still photography for 40 years but, with each video you produce, my level of understanding deepens, or, more accurately, my ability to explain these niche topics increases 10 fold. Thank you!

The thing camera lovers can do is leave a message to help with the algorithm

Media Division stands alone on KZfaq when it comes to quality and content. I can't imagine the endless hours spent making sure everything from build to shooting to narrative is perfect. You could've probably halved the time invested and still put together an amazing video, but I always get the sense that "good enough" doesn't exist in your vocabulary. Thank you for entertaining, informing and inspiring us.

Providing content like that is a game changer for every autodidact in this world. Allowing us to get more comprehension of the physical concepts behind photography. It allows all to get information people studied it in school sometimes never heard of ! I really appreciate it and therefore I thank you, and all people working jointly to create this content ! Keep up the good work

A very underrated channel. The effort your team puts into your videos is simply outstanding. Well done and please don't stop producing work for this channel.

Im more of a hobbyist photographer, but I always find your videos fascinating and always watch all the way through. Not too many channels can keep me hooked for an hour. Your production value and explanations are always excellent.

A 1000 miles journey starts with the first step. In the last three years, I bought plenty of "shoes" and "socks", but I still don't have the courage to make that first step... You are inspiration guys, I wish you all the BEST!!!

There isn't another channel out there like Media Division. Thank you for the time and effort invested in each brilliant episode. Can't wait to see what's next!

Myth Busters of the videography. Thanks.

Perhaps the most intruiging, thoughtful, and incredible content I have seen on youtube. So entertaining and so informative. I am just flabbergasted that this content is free. You've got a subscriber for life.

highly underrated video, as of writing this the video has been up for 2 weeks and only has 243k views the project deserves soo much more

Kann man gar nicht in Worte verpacken. Was ihr hier jedes mal abliefert ist einfach absurd gut!! Ich muss jetzt echt Member werden

Incredible and fascinating video Nikolas.

the quality of your half documentaries, half video essays are absolutely stellar. thank you for sharing how you conquer new problems, but accessibly visualize them.

Well, I’m 30 minutes in and I can’t takie my eyes away! It is an amazing experience for me to watch and listen to people that clearly know what tey are talking about. I admire your passion and commitement to what you are doping. This video alone is truly beautiful. I recommend everyone to watch it. I will definitely stay with your chanel for a longer time now that I have just discovered it for myself. Again, love the work, and I am now going to continue watching till the end…

Did the short film make anyone else literally cry or just me?

Your videos explaining photography in such a scientific, yet fun, way is one of a kind!~ Thank you for creating these.

This is by far the most interesting cinematography channel on KZfaq and so well put together!! Maximum respect!! 👏👏

I really appreciate the amount of work that goes into making these video. Incredible amount of info. Thank you so much!

You videos are a rare example of "the sky is the limit". When ever I thought "how to raise the level on the next one?" this next upload gave the anwser. So proud to be a community member 😎

Thank you! Was so worth the wait for this video and instilled me with confidence to eventually make one some day soon. I love the low light, DOF, wide viewing angle, and look created by this setup!

This is the first, probably last, video on KZfaq that kept me hooked for ~40 minutes straight (i skipped a few parts) in this year. Glad I found a content creator who educates and captures breathtaking videos. Keep up 👌🏻

So happy you followed up on this topic. There was of course the video b Über Hoover a few years ago and a few attempts at something similar. Including an interesting combination of anamorphic lenses combined with an anamorphic adapter in the front (so the image is spherical but squeezed in both directions). There is a 29mm (prime prime) f/0.8 lens for MFT, but it's similar dof to a 50mm f/1.4 which people are used to on Full Frame. Yet I still want one. Eventhough it's more like T1.02 (at the center) and T1.8 at the edges. I have a large format camera that's 13.5cm f/4.5 and I have shot dry plates with it. People had to hold still for 10 seconds wide open and the negatives are really really thin. The largest lens I have is a 150mm f/1. But it's not made for visible light but thermal infrared, because the lens elements are made of Germanium. It's slower than your 300mm f/2.8 but faster lenses exist for thermal infrared cameras too, so do telescopes (using mirrors). I believe a patent for a f/0.37 lens does exists, but it's using mirrors and might not be physically feasible. LargeSense 811 is just four LargeSemse 45 joined together. Similar to the Arri 65 sensor perhaps. You can get such sensors much cheaper. Look at X-ray detector plates. They have a sintilaton layer to convert x-rays into visible light due to fluresence. You could remove that layer and end up with a rather large visible light detector. It will be low resolution, large pixels and has some stiching lines. It's essentially what LargeSense sells, ready made for photography. There is a video from Ben over at Applied Science that shows how such a detector plate works (for x-rays). and you can find them on eBay for like 500 bucks. it's a project I have thought about a few times. But been told it's dangerous. The largest digital sensors are 81x81 mm and are made for space telescopes by Teledyne. there is 61x61 "scientific" cameras you can buy starting around 50k for astro cams. These are also actively cooled. There is another reason to use large format. In stills, like landscape you wand really deep depth of field. But stopping down would introduce a loss of sharpness due to diffraction. What many don't realize is that diffraction is inherent, and becomes and issue when the aperture is small. But if you are shooting large format wide angle, your focal length might be 450mm. And stopping down to f/128 will leave your aperture several cm open. So you do not have issue with diffraction. The intro shot made me think Adam Driver, seen too many wide Kylo memes. Turning your room into a camera obscura reminds me of a photographer I once met. They were shooting in an equally giant lens but not on ground glass but glass plates directly. Essentially a window pane that had emulsion brushed onto. And the developer would be sprayed on with a garden hose. The camera and darkroom where an old school gym with a giant separation curtain. There is a story about a pinhole camera the size of an aircraft hangar, with several months of exposure time. And finally if you do VLBI (very long baseline interferometry), your synthetic aperture can have the size of the planet or even the solar system (LISA). But that goes beyond imaging or even filmmaking.

I think this is the most valuable video I've seen in years. I'm a focus puller and I work on hundreds of gigs per year with every tech money can buy (for that I'm grateful) and yet this is so far beyond anything we've done. The build you made was pure gold and the focusing solution made me say "wow" out loud👏👏👏 Thank you for the walk trough and detail!

A ticket to the movies indeed. Thank you for making transparent your hard work, and the beautifully hybrid scientific and creative world that is cinematography!

Your channel is one of the best out there and the production quality is unmatched. I am amazed with every new video you drop. Keep up the good work!

Incredible production quality of this video!

How this channel doesn't have 1+ million subscribers is beyond comprehension. Well done guys. Another amazingly interesting and incredibly well produced production.

Amazing content guys! Always thrilled to discover what you have created. Really inspiring and educational. Thanks a lot and wonderful Christmas to you all! 🙏🎄

"Warp speed"::: You have so many creative and really great ideas: SENSATIONAL... 👍👍👍👍

Discovered your channel through this video. The pacing, production, explanations, and everything else are nothing short of extraordinary and professional. You've easily earned my support and I look forward to watching your previous and future content.

DIY Perks, sends best regards!

Each episode you guys post is somehow even better than the last. This is seriously the best channel on youtube when it comes to photography and filmmaking. This was awesome and I'm already thinking about how many different ways you could use this technique. Super cool and thanks for sharing!

You have the most inspirational content on KZfaq. Keep up the great work!

Thanks for existing ❤️ Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄

Popcorn popping now

Super awesome project! Love large format and it's so cool to see it used like this. Great behind the scenes too

So awesome! These episodes showcase so much creative energy! Super inspirational as always!

As usual, astonishing content. Thank you for keeping up with such beautiful episodes!

Incredible production! Thank you for doing what you do!

Great job, as always; I can't imagine the amount of work you guys do to produce content like this.

Even the great ONE , Kubrick , would been blown away if he could see this video ☆☆☆☆☆ The skill and talent you guys have , is the best i've ever seen ☆☆☆☆☆

A fantastic and informative episode. I teach Light & Optics at a University, and the way you visually explain the depth of field and equivalency of lenses is exceptionally good! I'll be sending my students your way in the future.......

Your Videos are just absolute gold! Thank you for producing such high quality Videos. One can totally see the love to the craft! Keep it up und Frohe Weihnachten!

First video of yours I watched. I am really impressed with the production quality and the storytelling is really nicely paced and thorough. I love it and will be watching more! Thank you for creating something different.

this youtube channel is really incredible... it's a gift for producer like me to find this kind of video and for free ! Thank you Media Division !

Speechless. Sincerely a photographer very interested in optics.

The amount of work in this video is incredible. Huge respect

I LOVE the production quality on your videos! This is literally better than any Netflix documentary out there! Keep it up!

this is the type of stuff that makes me thankful for being into art. I've been entertaining the thought of underwater photography and this really convinced me to go full on. thank you guys for being this awesome.

I am so enthusiastic about your content! After years, I finally have the feeling again to see a video, for which KZfaq was created at some point! Your dedication and your eye for detail are mesmerizing. You are incredible. I can only say "wow" and "thank you." Greetings from Hamburg ma friends!

I am genuinely always astounded by the work that you all do. By far, the highest quality of work that I have seen on this platform and I don’t mean that in terms of videography only but just the sheer dedication the team must have to present such a highly informative yet entertaining video in such a innovative way that the video in itself is a work of art. These videos must take so long and so much hard work to create and it is so evident in every second of viewing. I used to look at the duration of these videos and was demotivated to click on them due to how long they were but the second I started watching I fell in love and now always take out the time and enjoy the work of you talented artists.

Super excited to watch the whole video. @DIYPerks build a really similar thing from what I can tell from the intro.

That theme song and deutche accent… just triggers abundant pleasant chemicals in my brain. It must like like Star Wars enthusiasts hearing the opening music on a new film they’ve not yet seen. Breathtaking awe and anticipation.

This was some of the most impressive videography I've seen so far. Especially watching the HDR version on my 3000nits screen was truly breathtaking. And great video overall too! 👍👍👍🎉💪

Such cool content. Nothing else like it on KZfaq. Keep up the great work!

Always the most incredible videos ever on this channel

Time to put daily life on hold and watch the new media division release 3 times in a row

It was 53.38 minutes that was really valuable. I respect you. 👍🏻

Thanks! Edit: Not much to say thanks, but this is the most beautifully produced camera-hardware-related technical video I've seen in a long while. This question has been something I've wondered about before, regarding how wider (or lower f-stop) will be physically possible. Absolutely fascinating documentary. Insightful! Kudos for the breakdowns too, not that I'll possibly ever be in a position to replicate in my lifetime, I guess, but the thinking process involved in the building is definitely appreciated. Edit 2: And surprisingly, giving my first ever KZfaq thanks to a channel I saw for the first time, on their first video I watched. The algorithm must be algorithm-ing indeed

truly a channel un like any other. i do a lot of close up shots, stop motion stuff, and i can get these effects with normal lenses since they are all close ups. i have always seen the narrow focus plain as a problem, but watching this, i think i should use it as an advantage when needed.

Another awesome episode from you guys!!! Thanks for all your troubles and the extents you guys and your team goes to!!!! Thank you!!!

Glorious shots & fantastic pieces of information in this video, as always. Thank you so much for making this video. Kudos to everybody who was involved in creating this project.

I think this is basically the same concept that DIY Perks used in one of his videos. But I love the in depth explanation of this Media Division video. Such a cool concept and the results were crazy!! I am going to make one some day

God, I can't believe the quality of your videography. You truly are a master videographer.

Oh man, I'm FLOORED by this. Incredible job! The image you get from this is so strange and surreal. I could see this being used in a film during, say, a dream or hallucination sequence or to otherwise give the viewer a totally different feeling. Really a beautiful and strange look. Phenomenal job!

Wieder eine herausragende Episode. Einfach wundervoll anzuschauen. Danke Dafür

Thank you for all the work you are doing, incredible stuff in a sea of mediocre youtube content. Absolutely worth paying for the membership. Keep up the good work!

Always enjoy seeing kinefinity repped on this channel. My Terra 4K is still my A cam and while my Canon 24-105 L with the speedbooster is still my go-to combo, paired with my Mitakon Speedmaster 85mm f1.2 it's pretty epic

That's what I call a Christmas Present! Incredible work of Art!

I love you, man. This channel is so special.

Thanks! Just suuuuper cool, educational and inspiring. Makes me want to play some more with my 25mm f/0.95 Voigtländer for MFT again soon. Even though it’s still vastly different worlds. Love your behind the scenes and post-mortem explorations. Do you have plans to shoot more with this system? And yah, the video on Canon FD lenses was also really awesome.

Surreal work, well done

I am very happy to see that you are back again with your superlative videos and explanations of cinema gear and technics!!!

I'm just speachless.. I can just say I'm glad that content of such quality are available thanks to great mind and creativity of humans like you. Bravi ❤️

I remember using DIY depth of field adapters with the old Canon cameras like the XL1 😁. Enjoyed using those back then. People would use those clear fake CDs and sand them down, then spin those. A Fresnel lens would be used on the lens side to reduce vignette. Also, groves? i assume it was meant to be grooves?

Stunning! Excellent work! I wish it was possible to make something like that I could hand hold lol

Every episode is absolutely fascinating! The quality of the cinematography is unmatched. Thanks for all of the edutainment!

Thank you for this wonderful work you have done in an environment where ridiculous videos are watched in incredible numbers. Thanks to you, I became interested in photography. Good luck with .

This is a focus puller's worst nightmare 😂

Wow mate this is great timing! I've just started experimenting with building a (long forgotten) DOF adapter to use 6x7 lenses for that IMAX look. I was inspired by your other episode on the Mamiya Medium Format lenses but to me the Kipon booster didn't seem to give the feel of a medium format sensor/film. Thank you for making such amazing videos and Merry Christmas!

I talk about this channel with all of my fellow DP friends. A tremendous source of inspiration.

This is perhaps the most in-depth, practical and gorgeous video I have seen on the subject. Thank you so much.

I think when people talk about the "Medium/Large Format look" that they are attempting to describe is the difference in DOF at comparable apertures. Also larger lenses have their own unique properties. Many of them were not made for digital and have elements like lead and thorium which makes their images extremely unique compared to the basically perfect lenses of today. So it's annoying yes, but most photographers don't even know what flange distance is let alone anything else in this video.

Me: I don't wanna learn math, I just wanna make movies. Media Division : Hold on 🤣

There has already been countless comments saying this, but this is one of the best quality, most informative and fun video I have ever seen! Thank you! Also the HDR version looks unbelievably good!

Stunning! What a beautiful production. Very thorough on the process - I respect the time and detail in all of this. Not to mention the visuals produced by the large format. Amazing. Well done!