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@Fredrik Lyhne I don't see any need for underexposure in any of the videos you've posted up till now.

I'm sorry, but I can't stand to watch any more of Shane Hurlbut's videos. I've been shooting Cinelike D now for months now using ETTR and have never had such consistently good results using just the histogram and zebras. I'm sure V-Log must be trickier. But many mistakenly believe they should be shooting V-Log when shooting Cinelike D would be better. V-Log is not the be all and end all for every situation. As for the work of the other person you mention, from what I've seen, all their videos have crushed blacks. I need to see the clips straight out of the camera. Edit: Again, I strongly urge readers to check out the YT channel of those insisting that underexposure is better, and compare their videos to those who recommend ETTR and decide for yourselves which results in richer colors and greater dynamic range. You can even have a look at my own channel and see how much better my skin tones are than in the past, when I was underexposing. Many of my videos are straight out of the camera, and several of my more recent videos also contain screen shots of the scopes so you can see for yourselves.

Very good video, thanks for sharing, @Orangenz. I still think this is more of an emotional issue - those who insist that underexposing is the way to go won't be convinced that there is greater dynamic range and color bit depth, as well as less noise in the shadows when ETTR. Even my best friend here, an outstanding stills photographer, regularly underexposes by as much as 1/2 stop, his images are still gorgeous, but even after explaining to him the benefits of ETTR, he continues to shoot the same old way. Many mistakenly believe that if you're shooting a dark scene, you should shoot it 'dark', which, if you've ever watched a professional grading tutorial, you'll realize is nonsense. Typically, the colorist is lowering the shadows in post, not lifting them. Of course, there are exceptions, I'm speaking in general. As I've said repeatedly before, using the ETTR technique, often my exposures are close to a normal exposure, or perhaps only 1/3 stop 'over', depending on the scene contrast, of course. And ETTR really applies mostly to base ISO. If you're shooting at ISO 6400, obviously, you're just trying to capture enough light to make an image. There's also a lot of needless confusion in the forums about clipping, and even the terms underexposure and overexposure, as few in the forums share histogram, waveform monitor or RGB parade screen shots. If someone says they underexposed a clip by 1/3 stop, we can't really be certain that's an accurate statement without actually seeing the scopes. We read far more frequently in the forums about lifting the shadows than we do about ETTR for the simple reason that it is still not a widely accepted practice. As one photographer put it, we're still using one hundred year-old metering methods with digital cameras. Then there's the fact that many, if not most of the videos we watch online that we love have probably been exposed 'correctly' or even underexposed. Which doesn't mean they wouldn't have benefitted from an extra 1/3 or 1/2 stop more light, just as there are thousands of nice videos that have been shot with sharpening at factory default and shutter speeds violating the 180 degree rule.

a warning sign when the body's getting too hot would be great! ?

Color Finale

Why would the iMac Pro be the wrong machine for transcoding to proxy? Just wondering, because I'm also seriously considering getting this machine as well. My 2013 iMac is pretty sluggish when it comes to 3rd party plug-ins like Neat Video too.

I expected something like this, which is why I said 'not enough info', and 'apparently'. Anyway, looking at those shots over at Frank Glencairn's website, the Samyang just kills the Nikkor wide open. Is this just his copy, because so many swear by those Nikkor lenses. Maybe the Korean company should take over the lens division over at Nikon.

You could always pick up a Saramonic SR-AX100 for 50 bucks. It can reduce microphone levels by as much as -35dB. There may be less expensive solutions as well, like wrapping some handkerchiefs around the microphone. I use one of these with my two RodeLinks.

Intriguing, but not quite enough info as of yet. Apparently, several overseas investors are interested in struggling Nikon, but the Japanese government would like the 99 year-old business to remain in Japanese hands. Could Fujifilm prop up Nikon? http://www.fujirumors.com/japanese-goverment-wants-fujifilm-help-suffering-nikon-company-says-japanese-report/

Final Cut has crashed on me a couple of times, but I've never lost a thing because of the auto save feature. And yes, DBounce, so many claim that Apple's individual components aren't the latest, that they can put something together with much better specs, but they don't always run faster than Macs, depending on the application of course.

The reason there's no longer a video in the post above is that the hotel where Brandon shot the video made him take it down, saying recording in the rooms is prohibited. Good thing I made a copy before he took it down from YT!

My experience too, on a 2013 iMac 27" built-to-order. I'm seriously looking at an upgrade.

If I brought that along to a coffee shop here, they'd charge me for electricity. ?

For those like me who foolishly blew all their cash on gear and can't buy tickets to go anywhere, here's some inspiration. Maybe this doesn't belong in the lenses thread, but Brandon does tell us which lenses he used.

Based on Kisaha's advice, I just picked up a Canon to record audio for my G85.

Nice job!

But in three years, we'll still be able to prolong the life of those m43 lenses on the EVA2. ?

I still haven't seen any footage from the Leica 12-60mm f/2.8-4 that touches the Leica DG Summilux 12mm f/1.4 at any aperture. This despite assertions by reviewers that it's just at the edges of the frame that we begin to see the differences. And I've yet to see any adapted lens at the same focal length equivalent that can equal the quality of the Leica Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 or the Olympus 75mm f/1.8 on a m43 body. So none of these arguments that premium m43 lenses aren't worth it carry any weight with me whatsoever. I don't want to see links to YT reviews anymore. I want to see your own comparisons, proving to me that an adapted lens is superior to a micro four thirds lens. Edit: Preferably ungraded, no sharpening added in post, of course!

Dan doesn't even say what his budget is, not sure why he's being so coy...

I've got the Rode VideoMic Pro, the Rode Stereo Microphone, a Sony audio recorder and a Yeti Blue USB mic. Nothing high end. But nothing beats a high end mic for sound quality, you can check out any number of YT videos and hear for yourself the difference a moderately expensive high quality mic can make in your videos. It's not like a matter of opinion, the difference is striking. But in my experience with low-end microphones, you'll only be disappointed in crap cheap mics, you really need an operator with the mic on a boom pole positioned properly to get the best sound. So I ended up getting two RodeLink Filmmaker kits, it's not cheap, and there are certainly better wireless microphone solutions out there, but it's the first time I'm satisfied with the sound. Skimping on things like lenses and microphones is not a good idea, a couple of years down the road, you'll only end up regretting it and getting something better and wish that you hadn't recorded so many videos with poor audio. I would save up to at least get some good microphones. Shirozina is right: there are no good and cheap microphones.

I just shot this with direct light hitting the lens, zebras filled the window to the left, mixed daylight/tungsten. Lumix G85, CineLike D, ISO 800, Leica DG Summilux at f/1.4, SOOC. Edit: Incidentally, the footage at ISO 800 is noisy as f***, I'd never go beyond that with the G85.

Not really, I made the same mistake as you in the beginning.

BTM could answer better than I can, since I haven't hacked anything in my life. My only experience was with the GH4, where I saved Vlog in one of the custom settings, and I experienced the same thing you're experiencing. Whenever the camera went to sleep, I had to reset white balance and aperture all over again.

haha. It's very atmospheric.

The same happens when I saved settings to custom on my GH4 and now on my G85. I don't believe there's any way to get the camera to remember the settings used just before the camera goes to sleep. Which is why I never use custom any more.