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A small  Making of with some smartphone videos we took:

2 hours ago, BTM_Pix said:

I think I might have something in my eye after watching that..

I thought of you to help me translate the subtitle into English. I really didn't know how to say magician kings / wise men / Kings of magic

Like previous years I put my Christmas greetings. Gh5 and Rokinon 35mm anamorfaked (thanks Tito) 

Merry Christmas!! 

What a song! 

This video probably  deserves a good remake. 

Could be a backpack system-rig  like easyrig/turtle x. 

Modern TV shows used it a lot these days. 

Probably those 1.33x adapter (optex, soligor, LA7200) are widest option. 

1 hour ago, Oliver Daniel said:

Wow crazy. Guess there’s a YouTube tutorial on how to do this? 

http://forum.mflenses.com/flipped-front-element-44-anyone-t75456.html

http://forum.mflenses.com/helios-44-flip-reverse-front-or-rear-element-or-both-t80736.html

Now, I can't remember which element I flipped, because I played with the 2 options (I found one completely unusable) 

Helios with rear element inverted

1 hour ago, gethin said:

*Hellios 44-2. Virtuallu no swirly bokeh though, so I guess its a new variant.  After googling for an hour or so I now want a helios 40 😄

 

For Helios 44-2 just flip rear element (rear glass inverted) and you get a heavy instant swirly bokeh!! 

3 hours ago, billdoubleu said:

Everyone pronounces it uniquely, it's bonkers!

Add words Meike and Bokeh to the same sentence and the pronunciation possibilities are endless

1 hour ago, Timotheus said:

Yeah it seems off by a bit. Make sure you test extensively by finetuning focus on all three lenses with magnified view.
If it's impossible to reach infinity try to reach John directly through Facebook.

Or, if there is still time, the seller you bought it from?

 

I bought it 2 years ago. All this time I was thinking I have to fine tunning my Kowa like Tito do in his video. My bad. 

3 samples of my combo: 1 taking solo

2 taking and anamorphic 

3 taking, anamorphic and core dna

15 hours ago, Timotheus said:

Sorry to hear. How long have you had Hardcore DNA? There is a known batch with optical issues, more specifically not reaching infinity. Has been discussed a few times on Anamorphic Shooters facebook group.

Best bet is to contact John and ask for replacement glass. Might be an issue though if you are not the first owner.

1 hour ago, Timotheus said:

Sorry to hear. How long have you had Hardcore DNA? There is a known batch with optical issues, more specifically not reaching infinity. Has been discussed a few times on Anamorphic Shooters facebook group.

Best bet is to contact John and ask for replacement glass. Might be an issue though if you are not the first owner.

OMG I buy it secondhand on eBay. 

@JohnBarlow how can I see if is one of those batch? 

Someone know how to adjust infinity of core dna? I realized that my anamorphic and taking can reach perfect infinity point, but is in the single solution where I can't reach to the infinite and beyond! 

GH2+Helios 44-2 Challenge. 

Everybody same camera/lens/script so we can judge and vote over framing, lighting, sound, location, costumes... 

All those things that improves cinematography 

1 hour ago, Mark Romero 2 said:

I know that the Godox SL lights come in a battery-powered flavor, but has anybody used the mains / AC powered units with an inverter???  (Something like the Vagabond inverters from Paul C. Buff???)

 I run sl60w with an 12v car inverter, and it works well. 

But even if the inverter have 3 outputs and is 500watt rated, can't hold 2 units at the same time at full power. 

So, one inverter for unit of light. 

Regarding the recording with GH2, what is the configuration that was used the most then? HBR-24H? And the smooth color profile all at - 2?

I have Ef-m2 mk2 and after firm update to v3.4, still problems with samyang 35mm and GH2. Any fix beside tape over camera electric contacts? 

There's a menu in advanced mode that is "Phase" where you can invert to avoid electrical interference/hums. Don't know if it makes changes to the 3,5mm output, but you can try anyway

Cool ad. 

From Children of Men, I like the single shoot / car scene:

I really like this ad:

I'm so in love with the location, the music, the model...

Old school technique: no gimbal, no drone, no digital cinema camera. 

Just a steady, an helicopter, an Arri and Emily Didonato. 

I just picked a mixpre 3 II. Thanks to @IronFilm

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