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    TheRenaissanceMan got a reaction from PannySVHS in New YouTubers and bloggers, who to follow...   
    Luke Seerveld's Meet the Gaffer series isn't very camera-focused, but it's incredibly educational and features some great work with the GH4 and (recently) GH5.
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    TheRenaissanceMan reacted to rosco in No-Budget Movies Are Taking Over: Welcome to a New Era of Filmmaking   
    Hacked cameras are fine if you’re a hobbyist YouTube filmmaker and you like experimenting but on paid sets, things like Sdi, shutter angle, video assist tools, timecode, full hdmi, long battery life, reliability and a big screen definitely helps, especially on long 12hr days.  
     
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    TheRenaissanceMan reacted to Tim Sewell in No-Budget Movies Are Taking Over: Welcome to a New Era of Filmmaking   
    ^^ 
    Anyone responsible for paying the crew's wages probably wouldn't choose to shoot a feature on a...
     
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    TheRenaissanceMan reacted to Tim Sewell in No-Budget Movies Are Taking Over: Welcome to a New Era of Filmmaking   
    Hmmm. My understanding is that a major reason for the almost exclusive use of Arri for serious movie making is the fact that if the camera goes down the Arri network is so good that another will be delivered within hours. I should have thought that kind of protection against downtime would be just as important (if not more) on a low-budget production.
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    TheRenaissanceMan reacted to TomTheDP in No-Budget Movies Are Taking Over: Welcome to a New Era of Filmmaking   
    I work on mostly low budget feature films in the 30k realm. They can actually be incredibly profitable if you know what you are doing.
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    TheRenaissanceMan reacted to Davide DB in Now it is a surprise - DPReview is closing   
    Perhaps at one time, when they bought it, the site might have had some relevance in bringing sales to Amazon. It was still the glorious period of forums and blogs.
    But now all the traffic comes from influencers and fu@@ing youtubers with affiliate schemes. It's much cheaper and that's how it all runs now.
    The shameful thing is that the site is really part of the global internet culture and it doesn't make sense to shut it down in a month. They probably already have a buyer. At least I hope so.  Chris and Jordan can do the same anywhere and with anyone but the mountain of info accumulated over the years on the site has enormous cultural value. 
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    TheRenaissanceMan got a reaction from IronFilm in Sony PMW-F3 with 2500 hours on it. Should I buy it?   
    Well gang, I regret to inform y'all that I'm finally selling my F3. Love the camera, got tons of great footage out of it, but the thing basically gathers dust these days. It deserves to be in the hands of a shooter who really needs it. 
    If anyone's interested in a solid 4:4:4 body with all the essential accessories, feel free to DM me. 
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    TheRenaissanceMan reacted to MoonCannon in Fuji X-H2S   
    Just to follow up, in case anyone is reading.
    Turns out it was definitely more my settings (which I had jiggered oddly to work around the old firmware). Setting everything back to stock then selecting continuous, area, sensitivity at 0, and speed at -4 and I'm quite happy with the results for moving images. Nice update!
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    TheRenaissanceMan reacted to BTM_Pix in ARRI Alexa cheap enough to own now?   
    Lifted directly from a Noam Kroll blog post that is so old it has cobwebs on it.
    So you can fuck right off as well.
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    TheRenaissanceMan reacted to Alexis Fontana in Why the heck do grids ruin light quality?   
    I wouldn’t say they ruin the quality of the  light but they do indeed change the characteristics a bit. Consider this - when you’re looking into the source from a slight angle there will be less surface area visible witch leads to a “harder” feel of the light hitting your subject. Not always bad though, and I don’t see any hotspots (except what to expect from an harder light) only slightly more defined shadow areas. This is where makeup can help a lot of you want a look that’s a bit more punchy but stay out of trouble with shiny areas.
     
    So - consider it’s a tool to both reduce spill in a quick and easy way with the slight change in characteristics and then use the knowledge to create the moods you’re aiming for. And like PPNS says - if you want to keep the softness use good old cutters and flags. Happy new year!
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    TheRenaissanceMan reacted to webrunner5 in Fuji X-H2S   
    Well, I am crushed, I have nothing to contribute. I guess I will go back to kicking my wife and beating the dog, Oh I have that backwards! Cya. 🥺
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    TheRenaissanceMan reacted to Davide Roveri in What camera is this?   
    The body layout is from the previous generation of cameras so it can either be an a7 III or a7r III (the only different thing would be the badge on the top left hand side of tha camera which is unfortunately covered in the shot). The lens is 100% a Sony G FE 90mm f2.8 Macro, you can tell by the big focus ring with clutch mechanism and the double distance scale in different colours (you can just about see the red marking is feet above the white one in meters) 😊
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    TheRenaissanceMan got a reaction from kye in What camera is this?   
    Looks like Sony footage. The lens kind of makes it look like an RX10, but I'm guessing it's an A7 III/A7R III with some native lens I don't recognize
     
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    TheRenaissanceMan reacted to markr041 in Upgrade 120Mbps bitrate and 10-bit video on GoPro... 11   
    Here is a test video shot at 5.3K 60P with Linear + Horizon Leveling, 10bit color, Flat Profile, Native WB. Thus what you see is my grade:
     
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    TheRenaissanceMan reacted to kye in Who has a 10-bit display 2022   
    TBH, I think this is probably well into the realm of diminishing returns.  
    The way I see it is that there's stuff that happens before you colour grade and stuff that happens afterwards.  10-bit (or more) matters when you're capturing footage that you need to significantly alter in the colour grade (log, linear) but after it's in a 709 space I think it becomes far less important, unless you're capturing in a 709 profile and plan to heavily grade it after that.
    I've found that there's essentially three groups when it comes to colour accuracy:
    The general public, where there is zero guarantee of quality, adherence to standards, or consistency in what they're looking at.  They also (mostly) don't care, and most probably can't tell the difference between the colour of a Sony A72 and an Alexa. Professional colourists, where there is almost no limits to the degree of accuracy and the investment in minutia around this, and is often accompanied by a failure to understand the practicalities and compromises of the world.  Their clients are occasionally directors or producers who have some of the most refined taste and colour perception imaginable, so they are aspiring to be good enough for the worlds best.  They will argue to the death about things you've never heard of. Us practical folks in the middle trying to do what we can but without it being the entire universe that we live in.  We care so much more than the general public that they can't understand a word we say, and we care so little in comparison to the pros out there that we can't understand almost anything they say. If you've got a vaguely colour accurate monitor setup in a vaguely controlled environment then I think you're going above and beyond for what most of the audience really cares about.  For this, 8-bit monitoring is totally fine.
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    TheRenaissanceMan got a reaction from kaylee in Who has a 10-bit display 2022   
    I technically do, since all the new OLEDs are 10-bit displays
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    TheRenaissanceMan reacted to Matt Kieley in Any thought? 10 Cameras Compared | Canon 1DC | C100 Mk2 | EVA1 | GH6 | NX1 | BMCC 2.5k | GH4 | GH2 | GH1 | Z6   
    To me this just proves we've had access good image quality at micro budget prices for over a decade. I've come to realize this more recently, and that the only real factor in deciding to buy or keep a camera is whether or not is suits your needs and your production style. 
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    TheRenaissanceMan reacted to BTM_Pix in Former Atomos CEO Alleges ‘Rampant Illegality’ At The Company   
    In May 2022, just over six months after her appointment as CEO, Estelle McGechie was fired from Atomos due to her being unwilling to re-locate to Australia.
    At the time, it seemed a bit odd because you would have thought that her appointment to that senior role would have been contingent on her re-location from the get go.
    According to a suit that she has now filed in the US, she claims that there was more to it than her relocation.
    A lot more.
    In addition to her claims about gender discrimination and a toxic corporate culture at Atomos, there are also allegations that there was 'rampant illegality' at the company with regards to shipping out 'dud' products to fraudulently inflate sales figures to meet projected targets.
    One example product mentioned in her filing is the CAST switcher add on for the Ninja V range which was shipped without any functioning firmware.

    The other product mentioned is the Neon grading monitor which shipped with know deficiencies that rendered it outside of the capabilities detailed in its marketing literature and packaging.
     
    The CAST product interests me because I've been surprised that for something that is such an appealing product (turns your Ninja V into an ATEM) there has been very little buzz about it since it was launched and comparatively few reviews on YouTube and certainly none from the past few month.
    Possibly now not as surprising as I'd originally felt.
    The share price of Atomos in the past twelve months certainly wouldn't have been bringing a nice warm glow to investors anyway, but this latest news has knocked it further.

    Needless to say, Atomos have refuted all of Estelle McGechie's allegations so it will be interesting to see how this pans out.
    Full story here :
    https://www.afr.com/rear-window/ex-ceo-alleges-rampant-illegality-at-ellerston-regal-backed-atomos-20220831-p5be2q
     
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    TheRenaissanceMan reacted to Django in Fuji X-H2S   
    Wow that was some of the best footage I've seen yet from this camera. Props to the filmmaker.
    6.2K Open gate + Speedbooster for FF + vintage glass at 24fps is really a look that I covet/desire!
    It's getting harder and harder for me to resist going in on the system.
    By the way the XH2 was announced couple days ago in relative silence. It comes in cheaper at $2100 has 45MP stills and has 8K + oversampled 4K with ProRes. The sensor isn't stacked which means XT4 type rolling shutter & AF. And no open-gate either. Still quite interesting for hybrid shooters and an entry price for 8K if that's your thing. For me XH2S remains the target.
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    TheRenaissanceMan reacted to D Verco in Fuji X-H2S   
    I've had the xh2s for a couple months now. Just shooting test stuff but the footage is absolutely unreal.
     
    Don't have anything else to say except that camera conspiracies guy is the most annoying person on the internet. I'd like to see him try to make something look good before constantly whinging.
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    TheRenaissanceMan reacted to MurtlandPhoto in GH2 hacks made Panasonic realize the GH series should be made for pro   
    It's nice to see this full admission, but I think everyone figured that out the moment the GH3 was released. Panasonic took massive strides to make that camera everything that a hacked GH2 was and more. Definitely seemed to have inspired them to big change.
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    TheRenaissanceMan reacted to Django in Sony FX30 (S35 FX3)   
    Didn't really see this one coming:
    26MP APS-C sensor
    similar FX3 body and similar FX3 specs
    same FX3 interface (from latest firmware)
    unconfirmed: Price around $2,500
    announcement in late September
    (Source: SAR)
    If the rumoured price is confirmed this could be quite disruptive as it would be almost half the price of an FX3 and by far the cheapest FX line camera.
    The latest FX3 firmware adds LUT support, Cine EI modes & timecode sync.
    So basically a GH6, XH2S & R7 competitor.
     
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    TheRenaissanceMan reacted to Andrew Reid in 5 Simple Forum Rules   
    Forum rules
    1. If advertising your own LUTs, camera guides or similar paid stuff please get permission from the site owner first. (Direct message Andrew Reid here!)
    2. Only long-standing trusted members are allowed to offer their kit for sale, this is to prevent abuse or fraud. If you're a new user and wish to do so, please DM the site owner.
    3. If a user account is set up purely to direct traffic away from EOSHD or to advertise, it will be banned
    4. Please be polite to other users and myself.
    5. Please over time post your own work, opinions, video and tests, because a forum should not just be a link farm or library of YouTube clips
    Have fun!
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    TheRenaissanceMan got a reaction from PannySVHS in Sony PMW-F3 with 2500 hours on it. Should I buy it?   
    That depends heavily on how you shoot. Almost everything I do has it least 1-2 crew members, a client monitor, and something big onboard for operator/crew. In that environment, there's no real downside to making that onboard monitor a recorder. 
    The wealth of mounting points on the camera would completely contradict the idea that the F3 wasn't meant to be rigged up, no? It's primarily a studio camera that needs some rigging to work its best, unlike the canon C-series that excelled as a stripped down all-in-one DSLR upgrade.
     
    Now THAT'S a camera I could see having a second life as prices plummet. Amazing codec, strong DR, and the siren song of global shutter...
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