Tdove

This is my video - thanks for posting it! My experience to date: Using Magic Lantern on the 5Diii has been an amazing experience. Iv'e been working with vintage lenses - the iscorama plus DSO and Leica R as well as the nikon e series 50mm 1.8. I can use the Nikon 50mm on the FF with the iscorama without vignetting. The combination of the color space and the mixture of the digital sensor with the vintage glass has given me a cinematic quality I love. Using Magic Lantern takes some patience and it has some risks, but if image quality is the priority it pays off. I use Raw Magic, convert to Cinema DNG, do a first pass color correction in DaVinci and edit in FCP X. It doesn't seem to me to be a difficult work flow. I've found that using the BMD rather than Rec 709 color space is more work for grading but gives me better resolution and less grain in low light shots. We shot this video in 4 days and we got stuck doing a segment at night and pushed the camera. Something like the A7s would have made a difference I think, but so far neither the GH4 or the A7s have tempted me away from the Raw capabilities I have now. I'm not finding the extra resolution trumps the dynamic range and the color science. It would be nice to lose the element of suspense ;) in shooting, and some of the ease of ergonomics is very attractive. But I can wait for a bit. I'm concentrating for now on my skills working with a rig both handheld and tripod. After some time on this a lighter camera may get more attractive! There's a blog post at www.tonidove.com/blog behind the scenes on making the music video.