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    IronFilm reacted to sam in Tiffen Ultra / Low Contrast filters   
    Making your struggle even more difficult: Tiffen has software that simulates most, if not all, of their filters in a plugin. 
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    IronFilm reacted to andy lee in Tiffen Ultra / Low Contrast filters   
    you can get this lower contrast look by just stretching nylon stockings over the back of your lens... its cheap and works !!- they have been doing this in Hollywood for many many years since the 1930's - it works!!
     
    just watch Atonement by Seamus McGarvey 2007 shot with nylons on the back of the lens
     
    read this in American Cinematographer magazine about how he did it
     
    http://www.theasc.com/ac_magazine/December2007/Atonement/page1.php
     
      Atonement, shot by Seamus McGarvey, BSC, lends stunning visuals to a novel’s impact.
     To further emphasize the heat, the cinematographer shot most of the 1935 scenes with a 10-denier Christian Dior black stocking on the back of the lens. The only time the filtration came off, he explains, was “when we were shooting against very bright windows. It would bloom out too much and the areas of overexposure would start to corrupt the shadow areas. For those odd shots, I used Schneider Classic Softs — 1â„8, 1â„4 or 1â„2.†While praising the stockings’ effect, McGarvey’s 1st AC, Carlos De Carvalho, notes that the material “reacts very differently if you have a lot of stop on the lens, so [McGarvey] kept things pretty much wide open, which made it more challenging for me — more exciting, actually!† Easing the damage to De Carvalho’s nerves, Panavision supplied a complement of RF (rear filter) lenses, with the exception of the 40mm prime. De Carvalho explains, “The lenses have a little screw-on adapter on the back, which allowed me to pre-net all of the lenses and have a separate ring for each lens. The longer the lens, the more you have to stretch the stockings, so we had to be careful to mark them all. But it allowed us to take the stockings off or put them back on quickly.† 
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    IronFilm reacted to maxotics in Tiffen Ultra / Low Contrast filters   
    Most of it seems shot in the golden hour and the full-daylight shots are warmed considerably.  In the car scene, the weakness of h.264 is obvious to anyone who has shot RAW (not that it was bad).
     
    I went through a "filter phase" for a bit, trying to lower contrast.  The cost of good filters gets close to the $750 you can pay to get a BMPCC.  If low contrast shooting is one's style, beg, borrow or steal a RAW camera.  That was my conclusion.  Or shoot in the golden hour when the sky becomes one big soft-light.   Most cameras look good then :)
     
    BTW, Inazuma, are you located in the U.S.?
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    IronFilm reacted to fuzzynormal in New Fujifilm cameras for video?   
    Honestly, that's like trying to multiply with zero.
    If video ever works well in a fuji camera I'm convinced it will be by accident.
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    IronFilm reacted to andrew berekdar in C100 MkII vs Ursa Mini 4K   
    Just to comment on the C100 mkii, I hear from colleagues who own them that the image falls apart early on in the grade, which I suspect you may be aware of.  
    But if you're able to keep the BMPCC for projects which require a distinct look, and use the C100 for the projects where you want a look pretty much out of the camera then you've got a good combination. Horses for courses....
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    IronFilm got a reaction from Jonesy Jones in URSA Mini 4.6K price drop? £3040 + VAT at CVP   
    Yes I hope they keep on announcing cameras then shipping then six months later over the other option of not announcing them at all! Looking forward to whatever crazy new cameras they announce at NAB 2016 that I wouldn't have even thought of before!
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    IronFilm got a reaction from sudopera in URSA Mini 4.6K price drop? £3040 + VAT at CVP   
    Yes I hope they keep on announcing cameras then shipping then six months later over the other option of not announcing them at all! Looking forward to whatever crazy new cameras they announce at NAB 2016 that I wouldn't have even thought of before!
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    IronFilm reacted to Lintelfilm in URSA Mini 4.6K price drop? £3040 + VAT at CVP   
    Lasted a week, then took 3 months for the camera to be delivered.
    Still the best £366 I ever spent though.
    Ha ha ha. Ha ha. Ha ha ha hahah ahah ah. Ha.
    It's only funny because it's true.
    [What's the emoticon for "Rocking gently in a dark corner in the foetal position"?]
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    IronFilm reacted to jase in budget "cinematic" small sensor?   
    I think that the GM1 paired with the right lens does a pretty decent job:
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    IronFilm reacted to TheRenaissanceMan in budget "cinematic" small sensor?   
    RX10 classic maybe? They're getting pretty cheap on eBay.
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    IronFilm got a reaction from Liam in budget "cinematic" small sensor?   
    If you're just looking for a super cheap overlooked option which still gives you aolid 1080 then simply get a secondhand Panasonic GH1 for US $150 or less. Will crush your existing Canon too ;-)
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    IronFilm reacted to Jimmy in URSA Mini 4.6K price drop? £3040 + VAT at CVP   
    They are just trying to shift their stock ready for the next NAB announcements
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    IronFilm got a reaction from mercer in Have to Buy A New Camera- D5300 or D750?   
    it is a trivial thing to work around in 90% of usual cases for me. Usually when this is brought up it is just a red herring flung about by people  (often Canon fanboys).
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    IronFilm got a reaction from Shield3 in Nikon D5 versus Canon 1D C for cinematic 4K video - which wins?   
    For 99% of us here, what the D5 can or can not do specifically does not matter to us. Because I won't be buying one any time soon, or even in the next 5yrs (maybe maybe by then it might have dropped in price low enough to buy one on a laugh. For instance I almost purchased a D2Hs for the hell of it recently).

    Instead what is so very significant about the D5 announcement is what it represents for video from Nikon, that they're bringing out 4K video the masses. Unlike Canon there is no restricting it only to their ultra high priced C line up, instead *EVERY* pro sports/journalist/etc photographer with a D5 will also be able to do 4K clips. Same can't be said for the 1D X users.
    Even more so, Nikon has added 4K video to their APS-C level camera. (could you see Canon doing that?? nah). Nikon hasn't been shy in putting better video into their lower end cameras than their models above it (remember the D5200 being a better choice than the D800? http://www.eoshd.com/2013/02/is-the-cheap-nikon-d5200-a-better-option-than-d800-for-video-no-moire-aliasing-and-good-detail/ ), so I wouldn't be surprised if the D7300/D5600 gets 4K as well. (maybe even the D3400?? Though maybe that is too low end... might need to wait for the D7x00/D5x00 to get it first). D620 could arrive this year with 4K as well.
    And for the poor Canon fan boys this is good news as well, as just maybe maybe this might prompt Canon to finally add 4K to their line up DSLRs! (other than their C range)
    Because no matter how many cameras Sony/Panasonic/Samsung add 4K to, well... Canon probably doesn't care too much (incorrectly so), as they don't recognise them as their direct competition. But Nikon is their direct competition, if anything will make Canon feel compelled to respond it is this, just like what happened when Nikon brought out the D90 and changed all our lives.
    Thus we should all be quite excited by the D5/D500 announcement! As it will cause a ripple that will create a bigger impact than many of us expect.
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    IronFilm got a reaction from Liam in Does it worth to upgrade to Zeiss Distagon?   
    I'm a Nikon shooter, they focus the right way round! ;-)
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    IronFilm got a reaction from Nikkor in RODNEY CHARTERS: BM POCKET CAMERA, 4K ACQUISITION & ALEXA   
    Hilariously I saw yesterday released on YouTube the trailer for a local indie film. And boldly in the title it proclaims "4K UHD"!! 
     
    Butttttt.....  I know for a fact they shot the whole thing on a C100 mk1! Ha.
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    IronFilm got a reaction from sudopera in Does it worth to upgrade to Zeiss Distagon?   
    I'm a Nikon shooter, they focus the right way round! ;-)
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    IronFilm got a reaction from sandro in Have to Buy A New Camera- D5300 or D750?   
    Mortgage the house and you can get 16 bit raw photos ;-)
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    IronFilm reacted to AaronChicago in Hercules - The World's Smallest Camera Motion Control System   
    Old thread, but thought I'd mention that I got this in the mail today. Hoping to test it a little more tomorrow. First impressions are that it's solid. Holds a GH4 with 12-35 lens no problem. The motor is a little noisy but that's about the only downside I've seen.
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    IronFilm reacted to blafarm in Hercules - The World's Smallest Camera Motion Control System   
    Normally, I would agree with that statement -- just like we wouldn't typically call a motorized slider a "motion control unit".
    In this case, I think the multiple speeds in forward and reverse, the timelapse feature and the Stretch Goal (which adds the magnetic sensors that allow for speed ramping start/stop and repeat moves) and the fact that the device is capable of free movement and not limited to using a linear track -- allow for a somewhat liberal use of the term "motion control".
    But, yes, clearly not the definition of motion control used in the business. 
     
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    IronFilm reacted to Cinegain in Hercules - The World's Smallest Camera Motion Control System   
    Certainly looks alright. But take a cheapo table dolly (let's say 15 bucks)...

    ... and then imagine something DIY to make it motorized... 199 then sounds quite the up in price.
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    IronFilm got a reaction from DevonChris in Does it worth to upgrade to Zeiss Distagon?   
    I'm a Nikon shooter, they focus the right way round! ;-)
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    IronFilm got a reaction from Dustin in Have to Buy A New Camera- D5300 or D750?   
    Mortgage the house and you can get 16 bit raw photos ;-)
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    IronFilm reacted to Zak Forsman in RODNEY CHARTERS: BM POCKET CAMERA, 4K ACQUISITION & ALEXA   
    there isn't any. we're talking about the micro cinema camera. not the micro studio camera. different animal. that being said, I expect it will look identical to the pocket. same sensor, just supercharged.
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    IronFilm reacted to richg101 in RODNEY CHARTERS: BM POCKET CAMERA, 4K ACQUISITION & ALEXA   
    I just wish some footage from the illusive camera would show its face!  It seems to be a figment of the black magic marketing teams imagination - it's almost a year since they announced it and nothing to be seen!  I want to see the impact on dr and sensitivity when switched to global shutter mode before i think about putting down a pre order!
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