TheRenaissanceMan

5 hours ago, CineAlta said:

A pair of good quality 1x1 led panels from Aputure with 95+CRI to bring the inside lighting up by a few stops.  Fire one up at the ceiling and use the other to simulate the feeling that there's light coming from a window out of shot.  With $900 invested in a pair of LS-1 panels you'll be laughing.  

Where are you finding an LS1S for $450?

8 hours ago, mercer said:

So I’ve been reconsidering my lens choices. I own too many and use only a few of them. 

This is exactly what made me finally take the plunge on my Leicas. It made more sense to have one premium set of lenses vs a hodgepodge, even if it was a lovable hodgepodge. It's made life a lot simpler, since I'm not always sifting through the pile deciding what to use: just pick my focal length and go. 

So I applaud the thinking. Keep your set streamlined. Unfortunately, I don't have any insight on the lens in question. What few samples I can find look good, but who knows. Some Canon FDs I've used had issues with purple gunk, so keep an eye out.

EDIT: In my experience, the FD L lenses do color match with Canon's newer stuff, which is helpful. And a 20-35 sounds like an IDEAL lens for shooting in cars. Nice all rounder for close quarters.

6 hours ago, jonpais said:

Devin Graham just uploaded an unboxing video of 1/4 million dollars worth of Leica Summicrons, just few weeks after buying a set of Sigma cine lenses. Worst case of GAS I’ve ever seen. 

Two very different price categories, too. Interesting. Wonder if he plans to rent them out. Both are extremely popular in their respective worlds.

Well, Netflix productions will be renting something higher end than a Kine, EVA, UMP, etc regardless. This is more a competitor to those cameras--low end workhorses for owner-operators. 

There's also a difference between content commissioned by Netflix and content acquired by Netflix. Gonna go ahead and say all of us fall into the latter category, in which case they'll distribute anything they think people will watch.

For me, the only standards I need to adhere to are my own standards for quality (easily met by ProRes, let alone KineRAW), broadcast (again, easily met by ProRes), and whatever my clients specifically request (at most, 4K 10-bit). Between the codecs, low light, and slow motion, the Kine ticks pretty much all my boxes.

Also, Netflix allows content to be shot on Varicam, which is "just 4k." Never have I read that they or any other streaming service require oversampling or give a shit about Nyquist.

Camera looks dope. A poor man's Red, but with Panasonic-like low light performance and compatible with my existing accessories. Waiting to see a little more footage, but...this is on my radar.

Just because a technology is used in a major film (complete with publicity) doesn't necessarily mean it will become mainstream. While I'm all for anything that breaks the mold, this project does not herald a slew of new theatrical releases shot on cell phones.

Depends how well the film is recieved.

On 2/2/2018 at 10:55 PM, AaronChicago said:

They scrapped cinema release except in the 2 huge markets of USA and China. Looking fwd to this film. The score used in the trailer was a hook.

The music cue in the trailer stood out to me too. Creepy yet melodic. Dug it.

On 2/5/2018 at 6:53 PM, Robert Collins said:

So the consensus is that Panasonic is using a sensor 'wider than MFT spec' in the GH5s. But this doesnt make a lot of sense to me - introducing a marginally wider sensor is an expensive proposition. Furthermore, you cant really have a partnership of many companies based on one sensor spec, that allows any of its companies to produce 'bigger' sensors - it is a road to breaking down that partnership pretty quickly.

The micro four thirds standard specifies electronic communication protocols, mount specifications, and flange distance. It does not dictate a specific sensor size. So any implication that Panasonic couldn't put an oversized sensor in the GH5S without violating the standard is completely baseless.

1 hour ago, Mattias Burling said:

The Sigma 50-100/1.8 is the best zoom lens I ever had. Gorgeous glass.

Very nice image, if a little too contrasty. The massive focus breathing killed it for me.

3 hours ago, maxmizer said:

My personal opinion: It does not seem so cheap to be 1.86 m4/3 crop!!!

Could say the same for the Red Raven, and that one doesn't even have a speed booster option.

There's a fair bit to shooting, grading, delivering, and displaying HDR properly. Art Adams' write up is the most comprehensive I've seen, and a goldmine for people looking to dig into the topic further. 

https://www.provideocoalition.com/a-guide-to-shooting-hdr-day-1-what-is-hdr/amp/

Sadly, most viewers simply don't have the display or the desire for proper HDR content, and the majority of "HDR TVs" don't have nearly the display contrast of an OLED or premium LCD. It also doesn't help that there's no universal standard for HDR encoding: HDR10, HDR 10+, Dolby Vision, HLG...it's early, messy days yet, and I doubt we'll see widespread adoption for a few years yet.

The 50mm Summicron-R does magical things wide open...

And some pretty cool things stopped down, too.

The ACES workflow in DaVinci makes matching your cameras easy as hell--as it should, since that's what it was designed for. If you haven't tried it, go give the tools a spin. You'll be stunned what you can get out of it.

11 hours ago, Emanuel said:

well, if so, where's the catch then? :-)

The catch is that the sensor is oversized, and expands the readable area horizontally in those aspect ratios instead of just cropping more vertically. This lessens the crop factor in those formats compared to the GH5 sensor.

http://m43photo.blogspot.com/2012/10/multi-aspect-sensor.html?m=1

There's definitely a difference in crop factor when shooting 16:9 and 17:9. 

On 1/15/2018 at 8:24 PM, webrunner5 said:

Maybe you can hide this under your jacket? And people complain a GH5 body is too big.

One of the bigger F3 rigs I've seen. Definitely not built with the intention of staying small, light, and discrete. My setup tends to look more like this, generally with a small riser, rails, and follow focus.

The GH5 and GH5S are both current models. Neither is outdated or replaced by the other.

4 hours ago, Damphousse said:

Lol.  I've thought of that myself.

4 hours ago, maxotics said:

Sorry to interrupt this fine threat, but did you guys notice @TheRenaissanceMan's signature

"Tungtsen fo' life"

HA HA HA! (and agree, at least in the winter)

Haha, good catch Max! Living in SE Wisconsin, the winter aspect of it comes into play more often than not.

It's still the most consistent, reliable, good-looking light source out there, especially for the money they sell for nowadays.

32 minutes ago, mercer said:

@TheRenaissanceMan nice... was that with the F3?

Thanks! Yep, F3 running 10-bit 4:2:2 into a Blackmagic Video Assist. 

The director just did some basic corrections and a film emulation LUT. I'll post updated stills once we finish our pickups and start on the proper grade.

A little Leica R action from a recent short. Not final color.

Varicam LT or C300 II

GH5S Advantages:

-Low light performance (obviously)

-Dual Native ISO (huge for both sensitivity and practical DR)

-While the total DR is similar, more of it is clean/usable, and highlights clip much more smoothly

-Improved color response

-14-bit sensor readout

-Timecode

-Multi-aspect sensor for reduced crop factor

-Better HFR

-No jitter from car mounts/gimbal motors/etc

-Slight improvement in battery life

GH5 Advantages

-IBIS (obviously)

-Higher stills resolution

-6K anamorphic

-Slightly sharper video

-$500 cheaper

GH5 is clearly a better hybrid, and has distinct advantages for hobbyists without support gear, but the S definitely gets me hotter under the collar.