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1 hour ago, Ed_David said:
Yes, save yourself the headaches of external recorder, etc. Go Blackmagic Ursa Mini 4.6k or Micro
On 3/14/2017 at 3:35 AM, Laurier said:I was considering it too , but I went for a ursa mini 4.6k.
I never liked external recorders, it s more batteries to manage, more cables around, the whole thing is bigger ect...You should go red or blackmagic IMO
Unless you go Ursa Mini Pro, the headaches of external NDs is still a factor to consider. Canon color is really nice. It depends what you're shooting I guess. This is one reliable setup though, professionally used for years and years. You also can shoot that lovely Canon baked in color...
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4 hours ago, hijodeibn said:
Don`t worry, it was just a ad for a very expensive training course!!!
Haha. Sounds about right.
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On 10/31/2016 at 4:31 AM, Orangenz said:
I have https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/319988-REG/K_Tek_KE_89CC_KE_89CC_Avalon_Series_Aluminum.html if you want to have a play with it.
Can vouch for this boom pole. I have used this on probably 100 interview shoots. It is very compact and reliable. Make sure you get a bag for it.
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3 hours ago, webrunner5 said:
Well don't we really want to admit you can go out and buy a BMPCC, BMCC, shoot raw, and be happy with a Lot less hassle than shooting Film for normal stuff that is not a Hollywood Feature?
I own the pocket, it has aliasing, really bad IR, batteries run out super quick. It is a hassle in a lot of ways in its own right. I do like the images, just such a pain to work with. The bolex does a lot of things the bolex cannot, 64fps, long exposures, no rolling shutter.
The F3 however is awesome.
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On 2/27/2017 at 4:55 PM, webrunner5 said:
I am sure as hell not buying a film movie camera, or film photo camera if they give me one. Those days are done. Give me a 8k Red Weapon, not a Bolex!
Honestly, 16mm is really underrated. I'm working on a few Bolex 16mm/Super 16mm projects right now. I have been getting 4K scans and I am super happy with the results.
You get the color everyone wants but you also get the character of the film stock and lenses of that era. Really been loving the Kern 18-100. The first few frames are with the Kern zoom. I'll post up the projects when they get done.
I really love the F3 and C300ii but cannot stand the FS700. There's a lot of green in washington state, and the FS700 just doesn't render green right. Canon nails it. F3 nails it. Film obviously does as well.
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On 2/18/2017 at 10:30 AM, sudopera said:
Some footage from James Miller.
Highlight rolloff looks very good when recorded externaly with his baked in LUT.
Looks nice, but his style of color grading makes almost every camera he tests look the same.
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52 minutes ago, Kisaha said:
@BenEricson Fact is, for all the awesomeness C300markII has, it is a bit overpriced for small markets like mine, I have to double my camera budget , while still have a lot of stuff to complete my sound kit, some basic lights, a better 4K editing machine etc etc
C100mkII is my favorite camera to use right now, but my next buys are going to be 4K ready, I seriously can't think of a reason of buying a NOT 4K camera in the 2nd quarter of 2017, and there is no Canon C options for less than 13.640€ that the C300markII costs here. Plus, bigger (and more expensive) tripod, accessories, bags etc
Of course there will be selling a lot of C100s in India and EastAsia right niw, so I do not thing that Canon cares much about the downsizing European market and its specific needs, but Sony is here, and going up, even A7Ses are getting sales from video people.
If I owned a C100ii and was doing well freelancing with that, I would probably buy a 1DXii. You can advertise to your clients that you shoot 4k, plus you get a really nice stills camera. Just a thought. People rave about the 1DC as well.
You're right though, the market that you're talking about favors the FS5, FS7 right now. The C300ii is overkill and the C100 isn't enough anymore.
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5D MKIII Raw.
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On February 3, 2017 at 11:45 PM, Gareth Watkins said:
Yes many are jumping ship to the Sony's (FS5/7) ... Which if and when I need a new camera I will look at. It's a shame Canon has this continual policy of restricting their cameras in the belief they are protecting the higher end models. Sony's policy proves that this is a fallacy. The FS5 is indeed a very well spec'd little camera...
However I shall stick with the C100 for the moment. I've rigged it so it has all the functionality I need... and remains as compact as the FS5. (I hate these massive franken'rigs). I don't need 4K ... not sure I when I will. Slow-mo would be nice, but is not a deal breaker. And I have a bagful of Canon glass that works so well with the DPAF.The problem with the FS5 is that when you're asked to shoot a 1080p interview, the footage will look worse than the camera you upgraded from. Of course there are a ton of awesome features with the FS5/FS7, but image color and skin tone is a step down.
The FS5 weight and body size is pretty awesome, color just doesn't do it for me. The built in XLR on the FS5 is seriously awesome though. You can strip the body way down and still get great audio.
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3 hours ago, DaveAltizer said:
C300 mk2 is the best ever. If you can afford it....its the one to get right now. I wish the slow motion options were better...but from an ease of use standpoint and at an image standpoint...we love it and are thinking of getting one or just continuing to rent it.
It is a joy to use. Thinking about using it makes me happy. I stripped it down for a shoot the other day, just the C300ii and a rode mic on top. Really easy to run around and grab shots. The image never looks cheap, colors always look right. ˙
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17 hours ago, SuperSet said:
It's a little early but just playing with those clips a bit more, I'm really not that happy with the colors. This reminds me of my GH4 and my struggles getting really good color out of it. It's a little better than my Sony A7s and 6300 but not as good as the Samsung NX1.
This is another case where a c100 in a lot of situations is just going to look better. It will be just as sharp in 1080 and render better skin tones and overall scene colors.
Don't get me wrong, I pre-ordered one and I am excited about it, but it seems like every clip still has that GH4 look.
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5 hours ago, Ed_David said:
It is good - but is it gooder than the ursa mini? Tomorrow all will be revealed.
In poor/mixed lighting, hard to beat. There's always nice skin saturation.
Looking forward to your tests.
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19 hours ago, Ed_David said:
canon c300 ii.
Shot an interview this morning 1080/12 bit. Man the 12 bit out of that camera is just lovely.
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I agree, a C100/C300/F3/FS5 with a fitted pelican case will take away a lot of the stress. At my work we have a fitted case for the 4 Light Panels, and 2x 300ii. This makes it extremely difficult to forget or misplace items.
16 hours ago, Andrew Reid said:For interviews you should click a wireless lav mic onto the subject. Not use a mic on the camera.
XLR is also overkill for an interview. 3.5mm jack just fine.
You also don't need a monitor... the screen on the GH4 is just fine for interviews. Works as well as the screen which comes with the FS5, does it not? It's even a similar size! Guess that Don't
buy a C300.
3.5 is maybe fine for wild sound or some cheap doc work, but not if the client is paying you a good day rate and expecting quality. Always boom the subject as well, wireless mics are great but a boom is always more solid.
Depending on how many interviews you shoot, the C100/C300 could be a game changer for you. I couldn't imagine doing the amount of interviews I do on shoots without the tools and features that the C300ii offers.
I know that you can get great images with smaller cameras. I love the pocket camera, one of my favorite images ever, but the amount of work it takes to build it up is just too risky and too much of a headache.
The right camera for the job. Interviews. Canon C series is hard to beat.
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20 hours ago, mercer said:
Also, did you hear that the new generation of the BMPCC Mosaic filter also adds IR filtration. I think it will be released any day now, so I am excited to see the results.
No way? That is huge. Does that work for the micro as well?
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4 hours ago, mercer said:
I have owned a butt load of cameras over the past year and a half and IMO, for a small budget narrative, nothing beats the BMPCC. With the right lens and prores, I think you can get a really filmic image.
I think the next step up is the 5d Mk iii... so you should be good.
The next step up after that would be the Digital Bolex.
Otherwise, buy a Krasnogorsk or old Bolex and shoot S16mm film.
I've shot with the pocket a lot. It is true, very filmic image, but if you mess up it can easily look really bad. Any moire or IR pollution and the image is instantly ruined. The F3 reminds me a lot of the pocket, but the larger sensor gives you less noise. I've never shot with the digital bolex but it really has that caked on color look that film gives you. So much richness in the saturation.
12 hours ago, Axel said:Part of this is grading with a lot of well saturated colors (Speed Racer, the terrible but beautifully graded Burlesque) and imo has little to with the camera or codec used. In terms of color differentiation I guess you could shoot ProRes log with a BM camera and achieve this.
Pocket would have trouble getting a look like this. I've seen good pocket footage, but nothing quite this good.
The frame shutter is huge, so motion is much different. Depends on what you're shooting, but that alone makes a huge difference.
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The Light Panel Astra is expensive, but I think is currently the highest light output available.
I was recommended the Dracast lights. They have been fine, but I compared them to some of the V1 and V1.5 light panels at work and the color shift is much worse in comparison. I haven't seen a comparison of the Astra, but they seem to the current industry standard...
On November 27, 2016 at 11:13 PM, Cinegain said:When does the daylight version ship?
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On November 23, 2016 at 5:02 AM, Django said:
Yeah it looks like the XT2 could do with a nice kaizen update for video..
I think what's impressed me the most aside from the tack sharp 4k image was how good the XT2 nails white balance. The camera store i tested it at has the worse artificial lighting, i don't think a single camera i've tested there has had good results regarding that... except for this XT2.. purest whites SOOC!
speaking of which found this video illustrating just that:
"The room is very low lit and with greenish/yellowish lights. Using the Custom White Balance in the X-T2 nailed the Color Temp. perfectly."
I shoot mainly indoors with often harsh ceiling lights so this camera could be a saviour. very close to pulling trigger now.
No kidding. That white balance is perfect. What beautiful colors.
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3 hours ago, jpfilmz said:
Even though I think the pocket's image is better....it's occasional moire, IR pollution, abysmal battery life, bad audio preamps and need for rigging make it a less compelling tool to shoot with in dynamic situations. Also I think you to get the best image out of the pocket you NEED a speedbooster on it.
Agree with all of this. The footage looks so nice, but the IR pollution is a nightmare, the moire is a bummer as well. The XC10 is a really nice camera to just grab and go.
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5 hours ago, Batou Bato said:
hello,
@hyalinejim @kidzrevil @BenEricson
"i hope my English is understandable"
I like your pictures : )
I just bought an xc10 I will start to make tests in my turn, I bought it to make a documentary
in your opinion, if you only have a single tiffen filter to choose to shoot in 1080p only and probably in WIDE DR mod, what would it be ?
here a test but in french (The test was done before the firmware update) http://urlz.fr/4qxf
basically they say that the c log is not a LOG curve but a compression of the highlights and WIDE DR is better choice
the other problem with standard settings is that the signal level of the contour is very, present on the XC10
"DSLRs are generally free of this phenomenon, as a result of the digital processing of the purely video signal, which gives a "tv" effect to the images (the most original of the "Detail" correction was to visually correct the response of the cathode ray tube which , Softens transitions by a contrast enhancing treatment on each side of the transition"
I hope canon will make an update otherwise it is not worth its price...
Thank you. I would recommend doing as many tests as possible. Kidzrevil has been doing a ton of tests with different profiles, he seems to be making a lot of progress in finding the correct profile for each situation.
C-LOG is really really nice in my opinion, but probably not ideal for lowlight. You need to work with seeing how much you can push it. If you keep the shadows lit enough, you can really avoid macro blocking and noise. The camera is temperamental. Does weird things sometimes. You really need to work with the strengths and learn to avoid exploiting the weaknesses.
My biggest advice would be to not shoot over F11. Try to between 2.8 and 8, favor the shallower more open apertures when possible.
Canon vs Sony or...
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Better color. This is tech. Pros care about this more than hobbyists. You can bake in color that will look better than most footage you see shot s-log and graded. There are good examples but there a lot more bad examples.