Aussie Ash

Hi Max are you happy with your new gear ? Perhaps your"adopt a cat" would make a fun 60 second clip for youtube.

Big surprise on the price .I understand that they have made it entry level to their other cameras but to step up to the 6K Kinefinity Mavo mk 2 full frame which can do 12bit ProRes4444XQ and uncompressed Raw is US $6,000.

the download is on their homepage -demos at Cine Gear Expo tomorrow

Black magic generation 6 color science is supposed to be on their latest high end cameras.Hopefully more will be revelled at Cine Gear Expo June 5 & 6.Generation 5 came out way back in July 2020 . Greg Clarke from Blackmagic says Gen 6 is for the top end RGB cameras and whilst the update should be available to some other cameras there will be a cut off due to processor limitations on older or less capable cameras.

ARRI have been able to focus on colour science for cinema whereas Canon and Nikon moving from film to digital was primarily colour science for stills "the capture of a single frame".It is not the same .Nikon must have had many died in the wool stills photographer old farts on their board that only began to change about six years ago towards "cameras are multimedia capture devices." Fujifilm is different -making motion picture film was an important part of their business from 1934 to 2013. Red have been in the game since 2005 but without the history and back ground that ARRI had with cinema meant their colour science developed in a different way(with American influences !) . There is also feature films like Dune-2021 and The Batman -2022 that used digital to film to digital (DFD) to give the final result a more film like appearance.

Looking at the bigger picture the current lead that ARRI has in this field can be eroded over the next few years by other camera manufacturers.As an example Black Magic is already up to Generation 6 color science and each generation is a step better than the last

Tilta compared to Viltrox -his summary of the differences is at 9.5

Looks like they haven't learnt anything from "DEI Snow White" loosing $170 million.The Odyssey is shaping up to be another "go woke,go broke". Why the silly looking noses on the Dwarfs ?

Thanks for that I have changed "adapted" to converted.

RareAdaptors.com do a Canon FD to LPL for about US $100 but it only works with lenses with a 60mm thread (and they don't list them !) removing the FD mount looks fairly easy I don't see what problem there is with that ? Canon FD sets are common amongst Red owners.

here is a LPL mount with a PL adaptor in it

Unfortunately PL mount is limiting because it was designed for super 35 .Many M42 lenses like Pentax won't fit and only some Soviet lenses fit as the maximum diameter of the rear part has to be less than 53 mm .the early helios 44-2 will fit but not the later 44-M ,44-M6 etc. Nikon F fits the larger LPL mount but not PL Canon FD can be converted to LPL but not PL Hopefully there is a LPL version coming as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuCJ6Ab4uVg

colour movie film in the 1960s was only ASA 50 so they used extra lighting out doors on sunny days !! This is on set Hitchcocks "The Birds " 1963 with two carbon arc lights in the back ground now Fijifilm make a colour film rated at 1600 ISO (5 more stops beyond 50 ISO) and full frame sensors are way beyond the limitations of 50 ISO so yes it is far easier now !

This guy (he is wearing a Tilta shirt) has what appears to be Viltrox E to Nikon Z auto focus with PL mount adapted onto that better still would be Nikon F to Sony E to Nikon Z

You probably deserve a medal fuzzy, for being satisfied with what you've got for ten years and not being seduced by camera "lust".

What is Noir ? (runs for 5 minutes)

supposed to work on the Z6III as well see "siegvaldes" in the comments

the ancient cave art far exceeds a 5 minute "doodle" in a boring algebra lesson ! It is highly probable the location were meeting places that held spiritual meaning .Also a lot of planning and time and effort to create them even involving "spray painting" ! The creation of prehistoric cave art in France, such as the masterpieces found in Lascaux and Chauvet, was a highly labor-intensive, complex, and "painstaking" process that required immense skill, preparation, and specialized knowledge. Artists worked in dangerous, deep-underground, and pitch-black environments using only flickering torchlight or fat-burning stone lamps. The creation process involved several steps: Preparation: Artists often scraped or smoothed the irregular limestone surfaces before painting, and sometimes used scaffolding to reach high ceilings, as indicated by post holes and rope marks in caves. Sourcing Materials: Pigments were sourced from local minerals, including iron oxide (red and yellow ochre) and manganese dioxide (black). These had to be found, transported, and ground into fine powders. Techniques: Artists utilized multiple methods: Painting: Brushes were likely made from animal hair, twigs, or plant fibers. Spray Painting: Pigment was blown through hollow bones or reeds to create a spray-painted effect on the wall. Engraving: Sharp flint tools were used to incise outlines into the rock. Has anybody been to see the IMAX film "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" ? photo is attributed to wikimedia

"Matt Irwin Photography" on you tube has just done a video on "Nikon ZR making your ZR better" with lots of coverage of Zine control starting at 10.5 minutes .I have not put a direct link because of affiliate links.

The colour 16mm movie film used by George Stevens in 1944 and 45 is Kodachrome and very slow only ISO 10 or ISO 16 so only worked well in bright daylight.Here is a frame capture -the colours hold up very well.