Leon Smits

Volunteering to help out as hobbyist camera operator for low-/no-budget independent short films, livestream broadcasts, behind-the-scenes work and internet shorts/sketches (YouTube/Vimeo) with shoots in The Netherlands. Always looking for people with creative minds and fresh perspectives to come together and collaborate with on projects. For me it's all about getting those shots. With minimum crew I can take on the tasks of Camera Operator, Cinematographer, Director of Photography and Photographer (Still) as needed.

Mainly this is for myself to keep track of what I've got going on, but it might be nice info on what I can bring to the table on collaborative efforts. My main gear includes:

- Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH5 (4K video, V-LOG L, 5-axis body image stabilizer), DC-G9 (4K video, V-LOG L, 5-axis body image stabilizer), DMC-GX80 (4K video, 5-axis body image stabilizer), DMC-G7 (4K video), DMC-GH2 (hacked bitrate; check ), 2x Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera (BMPCC; shoots RAW/ProRes) and ImagineVision Tech Z Camera E1 (4K video, Z-LOG)

- Bunch of native lenses to Micro Four Thirds (MFT/M43) such as a Veydra Mini Prime cinema lens set (12mm, 16mm, 25mm, 35mm, 50mm and 85mm T2.2's; E-mount adaptable). The Sirui Anamorphic 50mm f/1.8 1.33x MFT, SLR Magic HyperPrime CINE 25mm T0.95, Olympus M.Zuiko 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO, 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO, 17mm f/1.8, 45mm f/1.8, 60mm f/2.8 Macro & 75mm f/1.8, Panasonic Lumix 12-32mm, 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS II, 12-60mm, 14mm f/2.5 II, 20mm f/1.7 II, 25mm f/1.7, 30mm f/2.8 OIS Macro, 42.5mm f/1.7 OIS, 14-140mm (1x GH2 kit lens, 1x GH4 kit lens) & 100-300mm (with custom r-roesch.de lens collar), Leica 10-25mm f/1.7, 15mm f/1.7 & 42.5mm f/1.2 OIS, Sigma EX DN 19mm, 30mm f/2.8 & DC DN 30mm f/1.4, Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT, Zonlai 25mm & 35mm f/1.8, Zhongyi / ZY Optics 24mm f/1.7, 25mm f/0.95 & 42.5mm f/1.2, Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 II, Geekster 35mm f/1.1

- Then the Nikon AF(-S) Nikkor ED 17-35mm f/2.8 D, 28-70mm f/2.8 D, 80-200mm f/2.8 D, 28mm f/2.8 AI-s MF & 35-70mm f/3.5 AI-s, Tokina AT-X PRO DX 11-16mm f/2.8 II, AT-X 535 PRO DX 50-135mm f/2.8 & AT-X PRO II 28-70mm f/2.6-2.8, Walimex Pro 8mm f/3.5 II fisheye & 24mm f/3.5 Tilt-Shift and Sigma ART 18-35mm f/1.8 (for Nikon, with Metabones Speedbooster XL Nikon - M4/3, RJ Lens Turbo Nikon - M4/3), Contax Zeiss Distagon 25, 28 & 35mm f/2.8, 28mm f/2 'Hollywood', Tessar 45mm f/2.8, Planar 50mm f/1.4, Sonnar 85 & 135mm f/2.8 (Zhongyi/ZY Optics Lens Turbo II EF - M4/3 & K&F Concept C/Y - EF), Leica Summicron-R E55 35 & 50mm f/2 (K&F Concept L/R - EOS) + many other vintage/legacy & C-mount lenses, regular Kent&Faith (K&F Concept) & Fotga adapters + anamorphic lens Kalart Victorscope 2x + IronGlass Adapters modded HELIOS 44-2 58mm f/2 (anamorphic insert, flare line, de-clicked, focus/aperture gears, EF-mount) & IronGlass Adapters Vintage Lenses for Video (VLEV; Alan Besedin) cinehoused HELIOS 44-2 58mm f/2 12-bladed aperture mod PL-mount (metric) with PL to EF adapter

- B-roll camera's: Sony ZV-1 (4K video), HERO5 Black, 2x GoPro HERO3 Black

- Lilliput 663/O/P2 (7" field monitor w/ histogram/waveforms/vectorscope)

- Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro

- GH4 cage kit (cage/shoulder rig) + Smallrig G80 cage + GH5 cage + NATO handle

- Ginirigs Custom Rig7

- Sirui P1 electronic gimbal stabilizer

- Pilotfly H2 handheld gimbal stabilizer + handlebar + RM-1 remote

- Glidecam (generic model S-60)

- Tiffen - Yuneec & Steadicam VOLT smartphone stabilizer

- Snoppa M1 smartphone stabilizer

- Rollei C6i Carbon tripod

- Sirui N-2004 tripod, FT-717AH fluidhead

- Velbon Rexi-L, FHD-52Q fluidhead

- 2x Cullman Magnesit Copter mini tripod incl. CB2.7 ballhead, Leofoto MT-01 w/ LH-25 & Manfrotto Pixi

- Table dolly w/ Beike ballhead

- RatRig Jib Express (w/ slider add-on) & V-Slider Mini

- Velbon QRA-3 Q/R system for all mentioned gear

- Parrot Teleprompter & Teleprompter 2

- 2x Zoom H1 microphone recorder

- RØDE VideoMicro w/ Micro Boompole & Videomic Me

- Takstar SGC-598 videomic with deadcat

- Aputure V-Mic D2

- HTDZ HT-81 shotgun microphone

- Tascam TM-10L lav mic

- Ohrwurm X high-end ear-located stereo mic

- 77mm filters: Tiffen Ultra Contrast 3 & Smoque 1. Breakthrough Photography CPL/ND. ZOMEI CPL/ND. Fotga CPL/ND

- Datacolor Spyder 5 ELITE

- 2x Godox SL60W LED video lights (Bowens S-type)

- Aputure AL-H160, AL-198 & AL-198C LED video lights w/ 2 stands (König KN-LS10) & 1 ministand (PhotoSEL ST121)

- Patona spare batteries for all cameras + NP-F970 Premium batteries for powering accessories

- Memory cards: mainly SanDisk Extreme Pro SDXC 64GB 95MB/s, 280MB/s & 300MB/s + Toshiba Exceria Pro N502 R270W260 V90

- PGYTech OneMo Backpack

- Caden camera bags (several)

Hobbyist/enthusiast keen to gain some more field experience in cinematography as camera operator. Make sure you can provide: script, shotlist, locations/sets (permission/waiver), actors (+ wardrobe/make-up), (legal) props, lighting (if req.), audio (if listed not sufficient), editing/post-production, hosting, et cetera.

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Languages: English, Dutch (native), German (, French)

Driver's licence: yes, vehicle: no

Broad understanding of: Adobe Photoshop, photography & design. Familiarizing with Davinci Resolve Studio, Adobe Premiere Pro & After Effects