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Win FM Lens!
When?
From today till 1st of March 2015
HOW?
Submitting any anamorphic video footage link (20sec. max.) to: 
fmcompetition@anamorphicshop.com
All video material of all entrants will be presented on FB ‘anamorphic shop’ for your independent vote.
www.facebook.com/pages/Anamorphic-Shop/774607322559772
WHO WILL WIN?
The contestant who will have a leading number of ‘Likes’. Winner will receive a second edition fm lens.
Lets get creative!
 

   

Hi guys....been away with work recently so not many posts from me recently.
After a discussion with richg101 I decided to test the theory that introducing more optical faces into the Cinelux would result in nicer contrast and flares.
So I mounted a 72mm cheap UV filter to the rear of the Cinelux and as you can see...it helps considerably by introducing internal reflection. It Should also help intensify other similar lenses (ultrastar etc) - although I don't have mine anymore to test.
Very useful for those who are disappointed by the lackluster flares often found with these MC optics.
 
 
 
 
 

Don't compare the figures they give to film with the ones they rate sensors with. I got into shooting stills with c-41 (portra 400, 160, ektar,etc...) on medium format, developing and scanning them on my own and film (specially portra 400) has impressive DR. I might do a comparison with the d800 (14 stops @ iso 100), but I think portra 400 (motion picture stock is supposed to be a little or much better) has more latitude.

Damn. That was some serious damage on the front of that Iscorama 54! I wouldn't have had any hope for salvation of such a lens. Incredible result after polishing and recoating!

Damn. That was some serious damage on the front of that Iscorama 54! I wouldn't have had any hope for salvation of such a lens. Incredible result after polishing and recoating!

Here is my last music video of JAZill (Lisa Bandy) on GH4 anamorphic, enjoy
 
 
I've made this music video with Lisa with :
GH4 photomode 4K UHD 16/9 25p + 96fps FHD mode, all export in 24p
Dciné mode -2 -5 -5 +0
Lumetri cine1 and cine2 color correction on Premiere
Qioptiq 35mm f1.6 MeVis-C C-mount lens with baby Hypergonar 1.75x anamorphic lens
SLR Magic +0.33 and +1.33 diopters. Manomi +3 diopter
from 200 to 1000 asa
4K version downloadable here on Vimeo (for members) or watchable on youtube : youtu.be/kUzIs1dTCyY
Lisa Bandy youtube and facebook
youtube.com/channel/UCDBqyzLcmVbLOWvps9ViMBA
facebook.com/jazilljazill

​DxO doesn't test 'feel' or 'general performance'.... Also, I don't think anyone can just look at color and say: camera A is better than camera B. That just comes down to personal preference and/or image processing, not something like actual bit depth.
You can disagree with the 'total' score of DxO, but just click trough to the tab 'measurements' and compare all the details.
An article on 'how to read DxO scores' would be helpful for a lot of people though It's important to look further than the total score and decide for yourself what is important for your photography (and photography only, DxO Mark is completely irrelevant for video).

Sony's AVCHD cameras are great as long as the scenes are such that the codec holds up. With deep focus and lots of motion the footage breaks down to a level where no sharpening / post processing can help it. With my Nex-5 the codec is an unnecessary obstacle that I have to work around all the time. It is just too bad that Sony did not release a firmware update XAVC-S for A6000, that camera could produce so much better video with a better codec! There has been rumored over at sonyalpharumors that there might come an A7000 camera this year, but who knows...
My recommendation: try to give D5200 and D5300 some testing in a proper camera shop, see if you can figure out if the film mode workflow is something that could work for you.
Otherwise I think some of the Panasonic or other m4/3 cameras will be your best bet.

Damn it. This means my mom has 4k before I do

Damn it. This means my mom has 4k before I do

I feel these kind of questions are a bit like "If you'd have to kill one of your children, who would you pick?" - however you motivate it, you'll always feel like you miss your dearest child
Anyway, this is why I have a 16-35mm zoom for the wider end. In addition I usually pick 50, 85 and 200mm lenses along in the bag. If I had to go down to three primes, I think it'd be 28 + 50 + 105. Or perhaps 35 + 85 + 200.
My preference is to have my bag nearly packed with equipment and lenses nearby - so I can pick the ones that I think are right for the situation when I head out somewhere (anything from one lens to five, depending on situation). 

Here is an example of the cinelux es 2x running on the zeiss 85mm f1.4, wide open on full frame.  no cropping.  3:2 still from the A7r then de squeezed.  Incredible image quality.

I vote for GM1, since I am using it completely for run&gun. The missing stabilisation is not that much of a problem if you have a steady hand and if you actually wont run while shooting ;)
 
Some examples with that camera:
 

 

 

One way to get better Youtube IQ is to render 1440 or even 2160 version of your video. When browser downscales it to monitor size (normally fullhd) it looks much cleaner.

But on the other hand Christina, take a look at this thread: '?do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>>
 
That's one of the things I'd like for xmas :) Seems like it would be possible to get a nice look in harsh light with those filters.

'Two peaks' at different Olympus primes at various stops to show Sharpness/ DOF / Vignette.
Full Information is in the description on the Vimeo page...
 

Tito: Since you've been away, check the anamorphic forum for the "FM Lens module" as well, I think you might find it interesting, especially on the subject of "anamorphic on a budget". Interesting to see your contributions here again :)

With a background from stills, and not any real education in filmmaking - I found this a quick analysis of the Silence of the Lambs scene very interesting from a storytelling point of view.
 
Maybe it is obvious for some of you, but I bet some others like me can learn a bit from this:
 

 
 

FM owners who are keen to install a protective 105mm UV or a large circular VND filter who have not figured it out already (took me too long)
- It is done by unscrewing the front metal lip/hood - which reveals a male 105mm thread > install filter 'backwards' > screw front hood into male thread of filter.
 
It's a nice little design, yet seemingly not documented.
 
Compatible Mattebox would be a 110mm rail mount , and the FM lens has 27mm in-out travel to accommodate. 

Tito: Since you've been away, check the anamorphic forum for the "FM Lens module" as well, I think you might find it interesting, especially on the subject of "anamorphic on a budget". Interesting to see your contributions here again :)

One chapter at a time, I'm translating to english my graduation work which is 90% focused on anamorphics. I hope it brings some light onto common questions as well as works as a good follow-up read after the original EOSHD Anamorphic's Shooter Guide.
I'll keep updating the links to each chapter on this post, please feel free to comment and correct me along the way. There are 22 chapters/topics and roughly a hundred pages.
WHO AM I AND WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?
http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=7166
 INTRODUCTIONhttp://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=7174 LENS RESEARCHhttp://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=7195 a ) FOCUS THROUGH (1.33x)http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=7204b ) ISCORAMAS (1.5x)http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=7225c ) DOUBLE FOCUS (2x)http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=7235d ) CINE LENSES (2x)http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=7260e ) DAMAGE AND SERVICINGhttp://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=7278f ) DIOPTERS AND CLOSE UPShttp://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=7282g ) LENS-YCLOPEDIAhttp://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=7280h ) FAKING THE LOOKhttp://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=7283 MAGICLANTERN RAWhttp://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=7304 a ) CUSTOM CROPMARKShttp://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=7305 ZONA SSPhttp://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=7310 a ) LOMO: EPISODE 01http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=7311b ) ISCORAMAS: EPISODE 02http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=7317 THE PROCESShttp://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=7318 a ) CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=7319b ) ON SET PREVIEW
http://www.tferradans.com/blog/?p=7320c ) WORKFLOW CONCLUSIONBIBLIOGRAPHY

Kristoferman, some of the more affordable rail systems I've seen are the Jag35 ones, like this one: http://jag35.com/universal-baseplate.html
 
I have this older version myself: http://jag35.com/dslr-baseplate-basic.html
Been using it with a follow focus. Can't complain, solidly built. From what I've seen, Jag35 seems to be a bit lower priced than a lot of other video gear, yet the products I've seen haven't skimped on quality.

I feel you man. My storage server (that contains all my data) is acting up and I'm looking at throwing in big bucks on that now, to build a new storage setup...
 
So I haven't yet pulled the trigger on the FM lens module, although I really would want Santa to bring it to me. Especially since after I saw Häns footage! Soon... Soon...