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Andy, I vaguely remember you saying you expose by eye as well... Or do you use the histogram or zebras? Do you expose to the right or under expose?

Thanks, these are the type of specifics I need to hear. He does have blotchy skin, but I believe it has more to do with me testing the vector tool in color finale for the first time. The hue and luminance adjustments are powerful tools... Just not in my hands... Lol.

Sadly, there may be just as much of a chance of seeing a unicorn as there is that the BMMCC will be released before NAB.

I noticed that too. The footage was tack sharp on my computer, so I'll have to check if it's the gorilla grain I added last minute or if Vimeo is forcing SD or 720p onto people.

Where pots of gold hide and unicorns roam.

So you don't use any waveforms as guidelines? Nice. I should try that, God knows RGB Parade isn't helping me. Do you just use the master curve, or do you you tweak RGB curves individually as well? And yes that is what I have been using as well -5 contrast and -5 saturation and I have found a simple contrast curve brings back the most of the color without having to boost saturation in post. Although, I have been using CineLikeD and not Natural, but Natural seems pretty nice... I just haven't really messed with it yet. That will be my next round of tests, now that I've settled on my Minolta 28mm f2 lens.

How much saturation do you have to boost in post with your flat settings? I have been testing flat lately, and I have found that once you bring the contrast back in, a lot of the color comes back as well. My most recent test, I was messing with the vector tool in Color Finale, so I ended up bring in too much blue in the sky, but for the most part contrast brings back most of the color. Have you found the same? Btw, the screen grabs look great!!!

I think I need to calibrate my screen, because the sky did not look that blue on the computer.

Once again I have another lens test. This is probably the last one, I have narrowed it down to two lenses, the Tokina RMC 35mm f2 and the Minolta Rokkor-X 28mm f2. One of them will be the workhorse for my upcoming project. This specific test is with the Minolta. I shot it in CineLikeD with contrast at 0, sharpness and noise reduction at -5, and saturation at -3. As always I performed a quick correction and grade with Color Finale. After watching some tutorials, I am starting to try and actual workflow, don't get me wrong... I am still horrible at it, but it is beginning to make some sense. Anyway, thanks for watching. I don't have too many people to get opinions from, and I tend lose objectivity when I start tweaking color.

What in camera settings are you using?

This is gorgeous. Couple questions... What lens did you use? Do you edit, grade and deliver in 4K?

Here is an ungraded grab from the G7 shooting CineLikeD with everything dialed down. I used the Tokina 35mm f2 lens with a Fotodiox ND Throttle adapter... Here it is with just a curve adjustment... And here it is letterboxed, with the Tetrachrome LUT from Impulz, and some Gorilla Grain...

That is insanely clean... Especially for the contrast and dr in those shots. Do you know how good the gh4 version of the Leeming LUT works with the G7? I know a few people claimed to test it with the G7, on DVX, with favorable results, but I haven't seen any footage with it. About a month ago, he said he was working on a G7 specific version. Like you said, as a specific film stock, it will work nice. I've been using CineD with everything dialed down with pretty good results. I'll post some grabs later that I don't attempt to grade, just correct and balance.

Am interested in hearing your thoughts on it when you get it. I was able to get out today and run some tests. And I finally tried the Leeming LUT settings you told me about. I will probably buy his LUT when he has a specific G7 version.

Yeah, probably. The G7 is dirt cheap right now. I think you can get a body only for around 400 on eBay. So, maybe pick one of them up in the interim, since the gh5 won't be out until the end of the year.

I have never used a gh4 but all of my research says that it is better in lowlight and the newer sensor shows a slight improvement in iq.

Yeah, I didn't love the 1.4. The f2 is one of the sharpest lenses I have ever used, though. Even wide open.

Ok, gotcha. You were talking about a f/1.8 lens... That's not gonna give you that much more light. I guess the Samyangs are your best bet, there aren't a lot of lenses, less than f2, in the semi-wide to normal range that are cheap. I guess there's the Konica 40mm f/1.8. That's a really cool lens and it has a little bit of a cult following.

Looks great Bror. Beautiful lens and composition, but I am a sucker for slow rack focusing. What camera did you shoot that with? If you already have the Nikkor 35mm f2, then why are you even looking for another lens in this range... Get some more Nikkors... How about the 50mm 1.2 or 85mm f2... Or the 20mm f2.8? There are so many great Nikkor lenses that you should be concentrating on building a nice set of those... IMO.

Haha, yeah I am guilty of a little click baiting. However, I was going for the Yet Another Guess The Camera.

At least I now have an excuse as to why my videos all of a sudden look bad...

Thanks, if you have it I would like to see it. I almost picked up a Nikkor-O 35mm f2 the other day but we couldn't agree on a price and since I already have the 28mm f2, it seems redundant if I can't get it for the right price. Which Nikkor 35mm f2 do you have, and do you have any footage online using it?

A lot of lenses are worse than canon FD and nikkor 35mm f2, Rokinon/Samyang/Bower included. But I have not seen anything from them. Have you used the Creator 35mm f2? Do you have any footage from them? I have been curious about the price for awhile.

The Samyang/Rokinon/Bower lenses are nice lenses, my friend has the 16mm Cine lens and it is a really nice lens. Mitakon also makes a 35mm f2 lens that looks really nice. Brand new they sell for $160. Of course I haven't seen any footage from them, but their other lenses look good Without a doubt. Those lenses will be good for years and they will work with any future Nikon, Canon, or mirrorless.

Gotcha, then there you go. If you want autofocus, Mattias is selling the Samsung 30mm pancake, I think.