Struman Optics

13/02/2022

SF3, Australia's smartphone film festival is here and tickets to their 2021/22 season are on sale now and we are a very proud partner. Experience their incredible films, both shorts and features, all shot on smartphones, up on the big screen. Walk the red-carpet, get your photo taken and be part of this innovative, accessible and boundary pushing film festival. Happening Feb 26th & 27th live in Sydney and online too. Get your tix at www.sf3.com.au

17/10/2021

We are excited to share the MINA X smartphone film festival program and trailer with you.

Screening & Smartphone Film Festival Program:
https://www.yumpu.com/s/OyHhIWCe0XmGfnRS

Trailer on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/cXY443h4rJc

Trailer on Vimeo:
https://vimeo.com/630494923

We will release the trailers for the Containing Covid-19 / Lockdown filmmaking, and New Voices program over the next week. Please keep an eye on our social media channels.

Here also a link to the video QT H264 and program as PDF
https://liveswinburneeduau-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/mschleser_swin_edu_au/EtieLmjFqZNJjncxGhASYPMBaRa1fJNuMAJIqze2_mF4KA?e=jQhLPp

Online Screening & Smartphone Film Festival:
https://xerb.tv/channel/mina/virtual-events/2239

For the screening and workshops at ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) tickets are available via
https://mscminax.eventbrite.com.au

MINA, the Mobile Innovation Network & Association, presents the 10th International Mobile Innovation Screening. Please see program for further information: https://www.yumpu.com/s/OyHhIWCe0XmGfnRS

31/05/2021

SF3 - the SmartFone Flick Fest is back for their 7th season and they want your films. All films must be shot on smartphones or tablets; the rest is up to you. Over $40,000 in prizes, awards, judges and ambassadors, including Megan Riakos, Phillip Noyce, Kriv Stenders, Nicole da Silva, Kerry Armstrong, Wayne Blair, Stan Grant, Jon Bell and more at www.sf3.com.au

Entries are now open across all SF3's categories:

* the SF3 Gala Awards - short films up to 20 mins in length;

* SF3 Kids and SF3 Teens - short films made by filmmakers 16 years and younger

* SF3 Feature Film Award - feature films 40 mins and longer;

* SF360 – Virtual Reality (VR) and 3D/360 degree films up to 20 mins in length;

* SF3 Mini: ‘RISE’ – shorts with a maximum three minute time limit and inspired by the theme of Rise and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Struman is proud to be a prize partner of SF3 2021. Find out more & enter by August 1st at www.sf3.com.au

17/10/2020

#1 tip to avoid a blurry image - Clean your lens including your Struman lens attachments.
Had fun creating this graphic for the Tack-Sharp course
Did you miss the YouTube workshop: 4-step system to turn blurry smartphone photos into tack-sharp images
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=aAdcvl77cj4

01/10/2020

SF3, the SmartFone Flick Fest 2020 is less than 2 weeks away! This year you can watch the whole festival either in-cinema OR online. SF3 is screening 85 smartphone films from across the globe, including 7 feature films, in the online festival. Prices start at pay-what-you-can and SF3 Online runs from October 9-25th. For Sydneysiders a selection of films will also be screened in cinema at Event Cinemas, George St in the city on October 10, including SF3 Kids, SF3 ISO & Feature Film and the SF3 Gala Awards. Plus we have a panel discussion with our ambassadors & two masterclasses with Jason van Genderen and Phillip Noyce. Get your tickets now! www.sf3.com.au

30/09/2020

A brilliant review from Smartphone Photography Training on the new Struman Cinematic Macro.

New manual focus macro lens by Struman Optics produces the most beautiful creamy blurred backgrounds and sharpest details - flowers, insects

12/08/2020

Mike from Smartphone Photography Training shows us how to get the most from your Zoom calls & conferences.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja8lHaXg-ZM

Thanks Mike!

21/07/2020

Proud to be Sponsoring the 10th MINA Festival

Some great talent last year, if you are interested in short film, check out the link below.

10/07/2020

📷 Our Starter Kit is still on sale for anyone yet to get theirs! 📷
https://strumanoptics.com.au/product/proseries-photo-extension-kit/

08/07/2020

Sent to us by Rube_Clark!
Totally amazing macro shots. 📸