June Cashmere Documentary filmed in Kyrgyzstan

As i sit here in a guesthouse in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, I'm backing up all my files from a week-long shoot through the mountains of the south.
We stayed in villages, ate with nomads, trekked up mountains, and shot some amazing footage!
We are working on a documentary about June Cashmere, a fiber company based in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, and crafted a story about the history of Kyrgyzstan, from Soviet-era to present. It's been a blast and really tough.

The Ursa Mini Pro was SOOOOO solid through this whole week. Through dusty trails and cold temps, it held up and performed consistently and flawlessly. the build-in ND filters were such a huge help, and with SmallRig plates and handles, getting the rig setup and ready to go quickly helped get us great shots along the way.

Can't wait to get into the edit on this one.
i'm sure i'll post some stills soon.

We eagerly await those screenshots. Congratulations!

How many terabytes did you shoot in the week? What codecs?


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And which lenses, if I may ask?

It's so nice to read a success story, since forums tend to be full of complaints! Not so many people write when they are happy with it's performance, and that deteriorates perception of that great camera by newcomers.

And which lenses, if I may ask?

It's so nice to read a success story, since forums tend to be full of complaints! Not so many people write when they are happy with it's performance, and that deteriorates perception of that great camera by newcomers.

We took an Ursa Mini 4.6k w/ Rokinon 35mm, 50mm, a Canon 70-200mm, and a Sigma 18-35mm.
For my UMP, i used a Vivitar 28mm f1.9, Mir-1b 38mm f2.8, Helios 44-2 58mm f2, and a Jupiter-9 85mm f2.

Other gear used:
EasyRig MiniMax
SmallHD 702 Bright
BMD Ursa Viewfinder
SmallRig plates and handles
Rode mics w/ blimp

We eagerly await those screenshots. Congratulations!

How many terabytes did you shoot in the week? What codecs?


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We only ended up with about 3.5 terabytes, using 4:1 Raw in 23.976fps & 48fps.

here's some stills:

Boy by Adam Langdon, on Flickr

Cashmere Goat 1 by Adam Langdon, on Flickr

Woman by Adam Langdon, on Flickr

Cashmere Goat 2 by Adam Langdon, on Flickr

Shepherd by Adam Langdon, on Flickr

National Geographic worthy.


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Those frames are really beautiful!

For my UMP, i used a Vivitar 28mm f1.9, Mir-1b 38mm f2.8, Helios 44-2 58mm f2, and a Jupiter-9 85mm f2.

Lovely stills! How did the russian lenses work with the UMP?

For my UMP, i used a Vivitar 28mm f1.9, Mir-1b 38mm f2.8, Helios 44-2 58mm f2, and a Jupiter-9 85mm f2.

Lovely stills! How did the russian lenses work with the UMP?

I bought Focus rings from Iron Glass that made a WORLD of difference.
I generally had to stop them down a stop or two for best results, but the fact that I could stick them in my coat pocket to quickly swap made them easy to use!

Some more stills, Shot on the UMP w/ Helios 44-2 f2:

kids 1 by Adam Langdon, on Flickr

kids 2 by Adam Langdon, on Flickr

kids 3 by Adam Langdon, on Flickr

Wonderful stills. I bought my Helios 44-2 f2 6 months ago and haven't used it. Looking at these stills are tempting.

These are gorgeous, congrats!

here's a few more:

woman1 by Adam Langdon, on Flickr

woman2 by Adam Langdon, on Flickr

Here's a Teaser...

Very nice, as a trailer, it works, I want to see more!
Cheers