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Shot in 5K on a Red Epic. Director/DP Tom Lowe took the Leica Summilux-C lenses out for a shoot in the deserts of the Southwestern US and returned with this impressive footage.

This piece showcases the lack of distortion in the wide range (most of this piece was shot with the 18mm prime). Other optical characteristics are the edge-to-edge sharpness of the lenses when wide open (see the astrophotography shot).

Music is Violin Concerto: III by Philip Glass. Available on iTunes here bit.ly/hJsUrI

See Tom's other work at timescapes.org

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  • MUZEUM 9 months ago
    stunning pictures, i enjoyed this.
  • Next Level Pictures plus 9 months ago
    Great stuff Tom. Can't wait to kick it with you guys this summer. Keep killin' it out there.
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  • Band Pro Film & Digital plus 9 months ago
    HQ version is available for download on this page with much high image quality (About This Video->Download This Video). You have to be a Vimeo member but it's worth it.
  • Daniel Dragon Films plus 9 months ago
    I like the idea of a 18mm f/1.4 lens for astrophotography, of course I'm wondering what the price is. They say if you have to ask, you can't afford it. :-)
  • Daniel Dragon Films plus 9 months ago
    P.S. if you download the video, you'll see it's *snowing* in the second scene.. gets lost with Vimeo compression.
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  • Norm Li plus 9 months ago
    Again, stunning. Love the Leicas. And of course Tom's work :)
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  • DCINE Cinematografia Digital plus 9 months ago
    Holly Macro...
    Impressive work guys!
    Congrats Tom, BandPro and Team...nicely done!
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  • Richard Gluck plus 9 months ago
    this is your best work yet Tom. most amazing images i've ever seen. those Canon Mark 1V shots are unreal. totally unreal. cinema glass is just what timelapse needs to capture it's integrity and clarity. my god. the bar has risen. you and Dustin are holding it down.
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  • Spencer Black 9 months ago
    Excellent work!!
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  • Daniel Dragon Films plus 9 months ago
    Wow. Wind turbines with the stars.. and then the slowdown with the 2nd wind turbines.. intense.

    Now that I've had a chance to watch it twice, the moon going behind the mountains... also very nice.
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  • Two Brothers Films plus 9 months ago
    Great imagery. I'd love to play with those lenses a little with some sports filming and phantom slomo. Would be unreal.
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  • Tom Lowe pro 9 months ago
    Big thank you to my assistant Dustin "Dr. Kanab" Kukuk for helping me with this shoot, and to Randy, Seth, Amnon and Jeff at BandPro for giving me this opportunity and trusting me not run away to Mexico with their precious Leica primes. :)
  • Dustin Kukuk 9 months ago
    Had a blast shooting with these lenses, and the footage turned out amazing! Big thanks to everyone at Band Pro, they did a great job of showing off the footage at NAB this year =]
  • Karen Abad plus 9 months ago
    *Sigh* So beautiful guys, great job! :-)
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  • F9photo pro 9 months ago
    Great Job Tom & Dustin!
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  • Dominic plus 9 months ago
    Indeed great job guys ! Awesome footage !
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  • JSaarinen plus 9 months ago
    Beautiful.
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  • Jeff Arnold plus 9 months ago
    As usual very impressive Tom
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  • Randy Halverson plus 9 months ago
    Great Job!
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  • Logan Troxell 9 months ago
    I am speechless.
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  • Andrew Walker plus 9 months ago
    Those lenses are pretty awesome. Good job Tom. I got to see this at Band Pro's NAB booth while taking shots of tequila. Definitely enhanced the experience ;)
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  • Elcurado 9 months ago
    Tom, these are real stunning and gorgeous images.
    Hard off. Bravo!
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  • Allan Jeffers 9 months ago
    Great stuff! Wish it was longer though
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  • AbdulRahman AL-Daithan 9 months ago
    Amazing work Tom
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  • chrisp0 plus 9 months ago
    Stunning footage. I especially love the Mono Lake tufa shot. Great job, Tom and Dustin.

    The Summilux-C lenses are something else. If you didn't see this in all of its top quality goodness at NAB, do yourself a favor and download the high quality version above.
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  • Daren Tatham 9 months ago
    Awesome vid. Love the shots of the PS windmills. Is the light pollution from the Casino/Banning area?
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  • KETCH ROSSi STUDiOS plus 9 months ago
    Seen it a the large Screen at NAB and love it!! Great work Tom...as usual... ;)
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  • Giovanni Ferlito plus 9 months ago
    The images are spectacular!!
    Really nice!
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  • Enrique Pacheco plus 9 months ago
    I love the frame rate change.
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  • Dourado 9 months ago
    Great colors&sharp images :)
    Amazing work!
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  • CleanCut Studios pro 9 months ago
    Stunning
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  • Eric Hines plus 9 months ago
    Excellent work. There is some amazing video in there.
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  • Craig Carson plus 9 months ago
    Very Cool great work.
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  • Gabriel Winebrenner 5 months ago
    Beautiful! You've become quite the master over the years. Thanks for this. F'n amazing!
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  • Nosode 2 months ago
    Beautiful work!
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