Ian Edward Weir

Final version of video.

36 minutes ago, andycorleone said:

Hi, I notice lot of times when I use the Speedboser a 50mm with a Kowa 2X, an anoying white vignetting cover most of the edges of image I guesss because of the sun reflection. I wondered if there is any way to avoid this during the day? When I use the 85mm I didn't notice  that. I wondered if  a Rangefinder or CoreDNA minimize it

Watch this. 

19 hours ago, Rudolf said:

That was a great way to spend 15 spare minutes! Really a pleasure and relaxing after a long day with much work! Wonderful video

 

Thanks for checking it out Rudolf!  

On 10/8/2017 at 9:11 AM, Hans Punk said:

Great stuff as always Ian!

Thanks Hans! You been shooting with your Inflight? What is new. PM me

2 hours ago, Lambo said:

How do connect the Zeiss Ultron to the Anamorphic?, total Anamorphic noob here but as far as i can tell the Ultron does not have a standard front thread.

I tried to find the one I got a few years back. I found a picture but not a link. It is very well made with a 55mm female thread from.

Here is one I think works and can look later because I own this one too.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Zeiss-Icon-Contaflex-126-lens-switching-filter-ring-M52/253168300815?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D47043%26meid%3D004bec9ea9d641cd9d32f9a50ae811d3%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D253168300815&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A795968de-ad24-11e7-98b7-74dbd180dba7%7Cparentrq%3A0284dbf015f0a86c79023229fff9a07c%7Ciid%3A1

The good news is i learned that I think a standard 58mm filter with out the glass would just screw on top. I will check later. Thanks. 

On 10/8/2017 at 9:11 AM, Hans Punk said:

Great stuff as always Ian!

Thanks Hans! The only other guy I know in the world to rock the Kowa Inflight 1.75x  Thanks for checking out. 

21 hours ago, keessie65 said:

Looks very good Ian! I love your nature works and it looks also very natural. Well done with the variety of lenses you used.

 

Thanks Kees! Lots of Bolex 16/32 love in here. I'm off to check out your Austria piece  

1 hour ago, ShowsOn said:

Inspirational and awe inspiring.

 

Thank you!

Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers!

5 hours ago, Julien416 said:

Loved it. Kinda hypnotic. Couldn't care less about the "Guess what lens it is !" side of things, i just loved the images and the music and didn't really think about the lens combo (even though i was wondering about that particular flare at... Nah i'll refrain myself  ). Really a brilliant work. Thank you for that.

Thanks Julien! It was a labor of love. "Baraka" being my inspiration. Thanks for checking it out and kind words. 

Hello community, I have finally finished my new video "A Journey through the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge”, when you have 15 mins to spare and want to relax to some nature / lens porn, I love for you to check it out. On a good screen with sound ;)

Filmed over 3 years with Baby Hypergonar 1.75x, Bolex 16/32 1.5x, Kowa C35 1.5x and Kowa Inflight 1.75x.

Taking lens used were the Voigtländer 42.5mm f0.95, Voigtländer Color-Skoparex 28mm 2.8 , Olympus Zuiko Pen F 38mm f1.8, MeVis 35mm f1.8, Takumar 200mm f3.5, SMC Takumar 135mm f2.5 and the Zeiss Ultron 50mm f1.8.

Edited in Adobe Premiere and colored with Colorista III and Film Convert.

If you give me a screen grab of a shot you like I will tell you the combo.
Bonus, of the 160+ shots 2 are not scope.

A special shout out to John Barlow for his lovely Rectilux Hard Core DNA and 3FF-s which are all over this piece.

Thanks.

On 6/13/2017 at 7:48 AM, Andrés Garvía said:

Hi everyone! I know this is an amazing lens but... Am I the only one thinking this is "a little" overprized??? Anyone have one of this? Is it at the level of Iscorama 36 on terms of sharpness? Is it better or worse than the 16/32? Cheers!
http://www.ebay.es/itm/Lens-Moller-Anamorphot-32-1-5x-for-Bolex-Beaulieu-16mm-/272712261761?hash=item3f7eeae081:g:kBUAAOSwwzhZPvo-

You will find guys in both camps to which is better. But both camps would also agree that 3k for this lens is stupid high.  Spending about $2.5k ( $1.5k + 1k for a Hard Core DNA ) would give a Iscorama 36 a run for it's money. But you have the light weight of Iscorama and easier use of 72mm diopters vs 86mm diopters for extreme close ups. 

2 minutes ago, AaronChicago said:

The stretching of the footage is what slows it down for me. I can play back the 4:3 4K files in Premiere no problem. As soon as and adjust the scale to 58% x 29% it drags.

It slows you down because your messing with H264, which is always a night mare. I can't edit at all with H264 or computer crashes. I dump out 5k Pro Res and everything works great. If you are doing music video or something small I would transcode. Feature or documentary maybe not.

On 6/4/2017 at 10:07 AM, AaronChicago said:

I've had a hell of time editing 4K anamorphic 4:3 footage from the GH5. I guess it's the scaling that is slowing it down. Do any of you guys transcode your footage into the stretched aspect before you start editing?

I do it in my work flow. I shoot GH4 4:3 4k with 1.75x and stretch to 5k 2.35:1 - 5120x2179. I then build a dailies sequence and do a media management transcoding to Pro Res or go clip by clip adding an in and out. I export out 5k Pro Res and then edit and finish on a 4k timeline 3840x2160. I have a Mac Book Pro from 2012 and it works like a charm. I do allot of nature films and do it this way so I have a collection of 5k pro res footage.

2 hours ago, Hans Punk said:

Here are a few iscorama pre-36 shots thrown together for those interested - I took my camera and Rama to a local car meetup with this thread in mind. My injured back prevented me getting the low angle dynamic shots and closeups I wanted, but you get the idea. A sunny day with lots of chrome is always a good test to see if a lens has any CA or highlight/contrast edge bloom issues. There is some fine alias/ line buzzing artefacts due to warp stabiliser being used on almost all shots (no tripod and was high on painkillers).

I'm sure the Bolex can match the iscorama (perhaps beat it) on sharpness, but as I've always noticed with the Rama - it tends to simply be as sharp/clean as the taking lens that you use with it. My other kowa lenses with Core DNA attached could have achieved similar results, but not at such wide aperture on 58mm on FF - and definitely not in such a compact and light form factor as the Iscorama. 

 

 

Looks great Hans!

2 hours ago, DIGICHombre said:

Sorry, dumb question    I have the Kowa 35 1.5x. How do you attach the HardcoreDNA to the Kowa? Does it clamp down with screws? 

No dumb questions. You can attach via a custom coupler made from a lens hood if you have a front threaded adapter filter ring from Redstan or Rapidio. Otherwise you will need to get the HCDNA machined to slip the Kowa C35 in the back. Not machined, a 35mm was the widest I could go. Machined, a 28mm is the widest I could go.  

20 minutes ago, mercer said:

They should work but probably nothing wider than 25mm. With the GH4, G7, GX85, G85 you could go as low as 12.5mm with some 1" c-mounts.

Thanks. This video shows the difference in crop. So I guess you get wider with native lens that were designed specifically for MFT. 

I wanted to ask those who have the GH5 and who have owned the GH4. Does C-mount glass still work on the GH5 being it's crop factor is so much wider? Also if you have the Voigtlander 25mm or 17.5mm, is it that much wider on the GH5 and has no vignetting? Thanks.

5 hours ago, keessie65 said:

The Bolex is a bit sharper then the Iscorama 36. When I focus at my NX1, I clearly see with focus guidance more green with the Bolex. Doesn't mean that the Iscorama isn't sharp, but with dual focus on the Bolex, you will have sharper results. The Iscorama is easy to handle and prduces very nice warm flares. Like to see the comparisson of the 3 lenses by @Ian Edward Weir

Unfortunately I have never owned an Iscorama 36. The Bolex is sharper and then the Kowa C35 is sharper then that. Isco with warm flares and Bolex with purple and blue and Kowa has blue and magenta. All are good for different projects. There is no perfect lens, which is why most people have multiple. Cooke?

Hard to let them go. Your set up looks like it's easy to use and provides a lovely filmic looking image on a digital camera. What else could you want

6 hours ago, Dave Reeve said:

Yes there is a difference. I had a 16/32 and a moller 32 - one with great front optic one with great rear optic. I took it to a lens repair shop to see if the elements could be swapped to make one great lens and there were subtle differences in the optics. Also worth noting that the repair shop got hold of a couple of another 16/32s and went to undertake a swop from one of those and the element was a little different there as well. So not only are there differences between the 32 and 16/32 but not all 16/32s are alike...

And the differences are...??? 

9 hours ago, keessie65 said:

I am going to sell my Bolex 16/32/1,5x cause I switched to Iscorama 36 pre. This evening at EBay.

I thought you really dug the Bolex. Now that you have the Iscorama, what do you think? You also did not have a Hard Core DNA with the Bolex correct? 

1 hour ago, rokkimort said:

 

Are you coming from usability point of view? Coz people here state that kowa c35 with hardcore is even sharper then the iscorama. And can focus closer.

Also, you could get a Kowa C35 and Hard Core DNA for 2k vs the 3k + for the other. I do think it's nice that the Iscorama is a mechanically solid and produces a lovely image but I don't think it's worth an extra 1k or more. If I had one and I payed 3k for it I would vote for it as well. They are lovely. 

1 hour ago, rokkimort said:

Oh my gosh! That's a ridiculously awesome collection.

What I actually meant was to see the images shot through the bolex and c35, to compare the IQ and character they deliver, but again, it's so much to ask.

Between c35, inflight and bolex, which one would you keep?

Thank you!

I love them all for different reasons. I'm gonna do a test between C35 and Bolex 16/32. The Kowa is sharper but Bolex might be a tad more vintage film looking and Kowa has a cleaner filmic look. Inflight and Kowa C35 are identical coating and optics besides the ratio being different. Love the native 2.35:1 

3 hours ago, rokkimort said:

I think if ISCO did not have the wider angle capabilities, I would just go for a C35, simply because it's cheapest of all.

I think I saw someone using B&H with a 40mm pancake too. @Hans Punk does your inflight allow to use wider lens then the B&H? There's a chance the C35 will also do, and in this case I have a winner.

@Ian Edward Weir Thank you.

Check out my picture of lens. From left to right. 2 Baby Hypergonars, 2 Kowa 1.75x Inflights, Kowa C35 1.5x, Bolex 16/32 and Bolex 8/19. The Kowa C35 has a much bigger back then Bolex 16/32 and the Kowa Inflight is much bigger then the C35. 

5 hours ago, rokkimort said:

I know it's so much to ask, but can you make a couple side by side images? I'll owe you so much.

I can do this. Will keep you posted.

I have both the Kowa 35 1.5x with HardcoreDNA and Bolex-Moller 16/32/1.5x with HardcoreDNA. They are very close. Kowa is slightly sharper but Bolex has something magical about the image. I can get a sharp usable image at f1.2 on Kowa. Iscorama is f2.8 right? 

The Bolex 8/19 is the only lens i have tested and it worked. Results were subpar so I just decided to wait because John from Rectilux has something special up his sleeve. I was able to get a 24mm FOV with my Bolex. Top angle on my drum solo.