Geoff CB
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Nikon 1 J5
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I don't know what the hell is wrong with nikon. All they would have to do is add a 24 fps mode and I would use the camera with small c-mount lenses for short films. Why they continue to shoot themselves in the foot when as others say they have NO cinema lineup to protect just completely baffles me.
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I'm really liking my NX1, but i don't really feel like I'm maximizing its potential, especially in terms of DR and color. On just standard profiles, it looks great right out of the cam, but I haven't found a good flat setting yet. The colors seem to get messed up to my eyes in Gamma DR. Do these various converters deal with color differently?
Don't drop contrast below -5, use black level instead. If you drop the contrast to far it completely kills the colors out of the camera.
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Yeah I ran into memory issues with Rocky Mountain which is also based on ffmpeg, it would slow down the rest of my computer to the point I would have difficulty running a web page. That's with me running a 4.6 Ghz quad core with 16gb of memory.
Will give 10-bit H264 a go on the same clip and see if I can get similar results, will be great if I do.
Photon seems to drop the highlight brightness in ProRes 2, which while I do like for skin, is a problem in outdoor scenes. Will see if 0-235 helps.
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I've been using the camera for a bit and as a B-roll on a C100 shoot. Seems like there is about a stop less on the NX1. Perfectly usable.
Name of the game really is protect the highlights on the camera, but thankfully it does have very clean highlight rolloff even if you do blow them out.
Great thread on DVXuser:
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?334819-Samsung-NX1-Log-Gamma-Dynamic-Range
I don't use wondershare, I use Rocky Mountain or Photon. Hopefully we will see what the camera is truly capable of when an editor like Premiere supports it natively.
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Those images are from the NX1, Tokina 28-70 with and SLR Magic Anamophot, first image is wide open, second is f4. My personal favorite setup on the camera, really great skin tones with it.
What I meant by the D800 comment is that if I can still use old glass on a sensor that detailed, 4K video should never be an issue for you with your favorite glass
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I have been interested in 2k or 4k video lately and I have been researching some of my options.
Right now, it seems like the gh4 gives the most bang for the buck, when you consider interchangeable lenses. There are some other options if you don't mind a fixed lens... Which I am also contemplating.
Being a lover of old, manual, vintage glass, I have read over the years that older glass barely has the resolving power for some of these newer sensors, and that's for 1080p. But I always took that with a grain of salt because I have also read that most 1080p cameras only use 5mp in their video functions, unless I misunderstood what I read, which is possible as I am not a tech head. Either way, 70's glass can resolve 1080p if it resolves well on 35mm film.
But, if any of this is true, regarding older lenses, is there a point with 4k, or higher, that these vintage lenses will actually hurt the iq capabilities of modern sensors?
NX1 shooter here. Almost every vintage prime lens can resolve a 4K image. I'm shooting vintage glass (Mr 24n 35mm, Nikon 105mm f2.5, old Tokina 28-70 2.6) on my D800 (over 8K) and stopped down they are razor sharp. You don't really want razor sharp images most of the time, so a little softness is a good thing. Will they be razor sharp on a test sharp with no coma, no they won't. But they will always create a nice pleasing images. Bottom image here has tons of chromatic aberration and is soft, but I still like the look
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Great work man. I will be sure to credit and donate when I use a piece!
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In that price range for cinema work if you need RAW, KineMINI. You can use cineform when your shooting interviews, and raw for more post intensive projects. Keep in mind you have to rig it out and pay more for 4K and Hi-speed.
Don't use Mark 3 Raw on a professional shoot. Creative projects, sure. Never on a set where reliability is a concern. Also, like you said before the KineMINI will make your clients believe they are getting more for their dollar. Also you get in camera backup to SSD with the KineMINI, a godsend if something goes wrong.
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I was the one who said it's scaling and asked a specific question about 4k display. there is no negativity in this thread.
"Moire and aliasing all over NX1 footage! omg!"
Yeah that thread title isn't negative toward the NX1 at all.
Also again I asked what you are playing it on currently, can't fix the problem without knowing if your playing it on a PC/Mac or on a TV. For PC Pot player is my current favorite to play the original H.265 files on, runs smooth with no scaling issues on my 1080p monitor.
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Really hoping NAB brings a gigantic firmware update.
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I can't understand why samsung is waiting this much for implementing the new features (lossy compressed raw and cropped 4k as an alternative) on nx1. The flagships has been forgotten already??
I think they are waiting for NAB to drop a huge update.
Anyone see what the rolling shutter is on the NX500? Crop factor is okay if it fixes the one issue the NX1 has with 4K.
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What are you using to play it? Are you running the video on your PC to the moniter? What software? Off a USB stick?
Like others above me pointed out, this is a fault of bad scaling, not the camera. I hate negativity about a product created by user incompetence.
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Atomos Shogun
In: Cameras
Would love to get support for it, 4K anamophic on the NX1.
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Might be worth getting for a cheap LUT supported monitor for small cameras. I'm actually hoping for a sub $1000 price due to the lack of touchscreen. We'll see.
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We will offer the same adapters for NX mount in the near future.
Thank you very much!
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Varavon has a cage (though they don't seem to promote it much):
http://varavon.com/products/armor-nx1
Walimex also makes an adjustable cage similar to the Wooden Camera one posted above that is a bit cheaper:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1040129-REG/walimex_pro_19884_uni_xl_adjustable_cage.html
Damn I might have to grab that, love the locking HDMI as well.
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I have the 50-150 but never tried it for video.
You can use peaking with legacy lenses by touching the icon on the screen. It stays always on, and is very effective. I tried it with a hexanon 57/1.4 at full aperrure and it's very good.
Give it a try, saw a sample video taken with it online and it looked gorgeous.
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Agree with you on both counts.
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I'm still looking for a good adapter for Nikon G lenses (Like your Sigma 18-35). The cheap ones have horrible reviews and the only professional one is the $300 Novoflex, which I am very close to purchasing. There seems to be no options in between!
Your realistic hopes for NAB?
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My Hopes:
Adobe announces H265 support for Premiere
Firmware update for the NX1 that adds the 1:1 4K crop mode from the NX500.
GoPro will announce a video camera outside the action sports arena.
KineMINI announces a U.S. Distributor