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This is a guest post by Pascal Depuhl.

The highest place that I filmed in Afghanistan, come to think of it, the highest place I have ever been at in my life, is Kret. It is in the Wakhan Valley, in the far eastern end of Afghanistan, right by the Chinese border. The valley floor lies at 10,200 feet above sea level and if you think about the fact, that I live at 7 feet over sea level when things are normal … well you get the point – it’s high. The mountains around these valleys tower over you at 22,000 feet and the valleys are so narrow that we actually had to fly through Tajikistan to get to our destination, you’ll see why they make for some spectacular footage like this one that everybody asks me about:

20130209-175406 Photos by Photography by Depuhl © 2013

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Friday-Film-Feed

Here are some articles and videos I found interesting this week. Have a great weekend!

1. 35mm Showdown: Canon, Canon L and Sigma Comparison [Via FStopers]

Canon 35mm Lenses

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CineSpider

Over the past several months I’ve had the CineSpider in for review and have really enjoyed working with it. The CineSpider is a versatile camera mount system. It can be used as a car mount, or a dolly.

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Friday-Film-Feed

Every Friday I am going to start sharing a few news items and articles I found interesting that week. I’ve never been interested in becoming the CNN of the DSLR/film blogging community. There are plenty of other sites who do a great job at it. So here is the first Friday Film Feed!

Have a great weekend all!

 

1. Cool iPhone meter on kickstarter - [Via FStoppers]

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5sites

There are tons of great resources out there for learning film and photography. Over the last couple years I’ve come to really appreciate these 5. Think I’m missing a site from this list? Share your favorite tutorials sites!

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books

The Internet is great for learning… So much out there for free. But there is nothing like sitting down with a cup of coffee or a stout and picking up a well-written book on film. Here are a few books I highly recommend you check out…

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