Images © Zacuto / Sara Collaton The first episode of Zacuto's Great HDSLR Shootout versus 35mm film aired yesterday. Here are my thoughts on all the first episode and all cameras involved. It is very exciting stuff. If you haven't seen it yet I recommend you check it out before reading further. I won't give away the plot in it's entirety - rather talk about some things which stood out for me. What's your favourite HDSLR? Be sure to have your say on the shootout thread in our forum. "Wow" - the GH1 looked good on the bathtub scene ...
Camera comparisons of noise in video mode aren't entirely accurate - there are too many variables. Even the picture profile can have a massive affect on percieved noise on the 5D Mk II. Just try setting Neutral, Adobe RGB and metering to spot focus and see what happens. This gives the image processor less to do and reduces noise significantly even at ISO 3200, but at the expense of detail even when noise reduction is turned off. It's strange stuff. What I wanted was to eliminate all this in-camera software faffing bullshit, and the codec compression (the GH1's AVCHD mode does a great job of noise reduction) and to discover how the actual sensor is working. ...
I've always had a thing for how skies slowly change. When I was young, my father used to take me out for bike rides. We'd ride the same paths and see the same sights every time. Our bike ride route seemed like something unique to us, that nobody else could imitate. Now as adults, people pound the same old roads and pavements every day and its clear their paths aren't unique, and the roads don't belong to them (unless you drive a 4x4 Audi). I remember looking at the clouds with my dad and feeling incredibly sentimental as it changed, and as clouds formed and separated. As you can see, sentimentality seems to be the order of the day in terms of this blog! Anyway, when I look ...
Using the Panasonic LA7200 on the Canon 7D, Canon 550D / T2i and Panasonic GH1 This blog is really to pull together everything I've learned about using the LA7200 anamorphic adapter recently. I hope this article will be of use in the practical real world for you. Feel free to comment on the forum or below. Part 1: is it sharp? Yes. Part 2: where can I get one? Supply seems to have depleted recently but you can still find them on eBay, also try searching by LA7200G - note the G on ...
Click here or on the image above to watch in 2.35:1 on Vimeo I have some footage to show you from the Panasonic anamorphic lens on the GH1. I talked a bit about the rig earlier but here is part 2 of my anamorphic shootout for real. So far I've concentrated on the LA7200 from Panasonic. It's available on eBay for $450 or £300 but prices vary by around $100. Why use this lens? Well, it gives you a wider field of view horizontally. I've talked about the details in a previous blog but all you need to know is that it makes for a very cinematic feel. As big a difference as shallow depth of field or 24/25p makes ...
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