Zak Forsman

1 hour ago, Don Kotlos said:

Cheers to @Zak Forsman for uploading the parts on YT:

 

 

my pleasure.

this was also posted today. ExtraShot had to cover up their EVA1 footage when they originally released this review, but today got a green light to release it properly. this is not final firmware however.

4.6K. is this the same sensor in the Ursa Mini Pro then?

12 minutes ago, kaylee said:

 

@Zak Forsman if you dont mind me asking, what do you think about all this?? ur so smart pls tell me

im still thinking ~9 (+/-) 5 min episodes

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I think that's a great target. the lower the barrier to watching, the better. when it comes to advice like this, I almost always say the same thing: look at your own viewing habits. and i know zak forsman, when he hits 'play' on youtube, and sees the run time is over 10 minutes, he's likely to stop, thinking he'll watch later, but of course never does.

11 hours ago, kaylee said:

the entire concept of webisodes (god i hate that word)

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haha! yeah. i'd say you can drop the "web". the internet as a platform for content is so ubiquitous now that it doesn't need its own category. if it were me, i'd get in the mindset of referring to it as "an original series" or something like that. 

Here is Radio 88 in 4k on vimeo.

1 hour ago, jonpais said:

Everyone says the 10 bit Long GOP files are unplayable, but once they're transcoded to Pro Res, they play smoothly. I don't get what the fuss is all about. 

 

don't have a GH5 but my guess would be that in order to transcode them, you need an app that can open them in the first place. and thus, the fuss.

9 hours ago, mercer said:

Damn Zak, gorgeous. Is that with your Zeiss lenses?

no this was with a Leica Summicron-R 35mm.

brought my 5D3 with me to South Carolina for the eclipse. A few days later, we got some rain and I snagged a few shots.

12 hours ago, aldolega said:

Not sure how they can keep a straight face calling the EVA a cinema camera without LUT capability.

 

I think it's because of all the other shit it will do.

Yeah, no problem! This is a 30 second teaser. We're saving the actual trailer for much closer to the release date. This film was shot on a GH4, by the way.

5 minutes ago, mercer said:

Great poster! Is that the film you showed a trailer for a few months back?

yep

5 hours ago, IronFilm said:

A Panasonic EVA1 MFT would allow you to do all that, **and** give you the additional options of gaining a stop of light with a FF FoV with your lenses if using a focal reducer.

*And* let you use MFT lenses too, if you ever changed your mind and went down that path in the future (or sold your EVA1 MFT in the future to a MFT shooter then they could buy it from you).

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believe me i know. I've been doing exactly that for years. i understand the advantages and disadvantages. full frame is fun and I enjoy shooting in it, but in this case, I *want* a super35 (1.5x) sensor digital cinema camera to shoot films with. I want that because that's the standard I'm used to for motion pictures. besides, I don't like using a focal reducer with my vintage lenses because they exacerbate blooming, CA, and soft corners for apertures wider than f/2.8, which negates the advantage of the metabones' extra stop, or more. fortunately, I won't need that extra stop with a native 2500 ISO (providing it's just as clean as 800 which we have yet to see from the EVA1). and last, I have the 5D3/MLRAW option for when I want the full frame look (which I'm also a fan of for the right project).

side note: I used to own a good bit of MFT lenses when I was an AF100 and then GH4 owner. always found them a little too small to operate with my big bear paws.  the contax zeiss I'm using now look f***ing amazing and suit me better.

I appreciate what your saying. just offering a different pov. 

21 hours ago, mercer said:

Do you have another feature in the works?

yes, two actually. and the latest is finally getting a release date for late this year or early next. in talks now with the distributor.

I'm heavily invested in EF mount lenses. Beyond a small collection of Sigma Art and Tokina lenses, I've got a set of Leica Summicron-R lenses adapted to EF mount, and a set of Contax-Zeiss lenses adapted to EF mount. And I like the idea that I can use these on my EVA1 (pre-ordered) and if I wish, can use a GH5 with a .71x Speed Booster as a b-cam to get the exact same Super35 1.5x field of view.

well, I pre-ordered one to get in early. and as long as the upcoming sample footage makes good on the promise of Varicam color science, I'll keep it.

The 1.33x SLR Magic Anamorphots don't look great under an f/4. the 50 performs slightly better than the 40. and their 2x is no good under a f/5.6. I've owned them all, briefly. If you want to shoot at f/2.8 or better, you need to go the route of a Kowa or Cinelux ES. I have shot as low as an f/1.4 with each of those and they still look great, meaning, no loss in sharpness due to the anamorphic. the only deficiencies would be attributed to having the taking lens wide open.

you'll need to get it down to 1.4mbps to get a 3 hour file under 2gb.

Can the IBIS be turned off?

15 minutes ago, jonpais said:

There might have been more of a desire for this with the GH4 as it has an extra crop in 4K. Now that the GH5 has no extra crop in 4K and there are several native wide angle zooms starting at 7-8mm available...

Sure. For me, it's not just the wider field of view -- it's the compressed spatial and defocus qualities of relatively longer focal lengths married to a wider field of view that really revs my engine. 

Haha! Well, I am a bit of a gambler when it comes to things like this. If I had one, I'd definitely give it a shot. The BMPCC speedbooster worked fine with my GH4. Also happens to work very well on my BMCC giving it 1.33x crop.

Well, I just used it inside a cheap junker lens. We'll see what happens,  

Anyone know if a product like this is safe to use inside a lens to make a repair? Want to avoid a potential issue of off-gassing clouding the glass.

It's called "Bondic" and is a liquid plastic that you use a UV light to harden and set the bond. Thanks!

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QU5M4MG/

They drove right by my neighborhood along Beverly Blvd (keep an eye out for El Coyote on the left). Also their new campaign slogan, "$8K for 8-bit" is not very compelling.

2 minutes ago, HockeyFan12 said:

Thanks! Feel like I got a good deal at $199. 

hey, me too. 24 hour sale at B&H?