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Thanks Ebrahim, I actually have the G7, not the gh4 and I own only vintage lenses. I have a small set of Nikkors, Tokina AT-X zooms, RMC Tokina prime and zoom lenses, a nice set of Minolta MDs, a few Takumars, some C-Mount lenses, and others. So far I have been happy with CinelikeD, the skin tones are manageable, but definitely tend to run a little red. My next test is to give Natural a thorough run. I'll definitely give the dial down a go. Of course, even in CinelikeD with contrast at 0, I have found that I still need to add more contrast in post. Not to mention, when contrast is too low, the focus peaking becomes very weak. As far as the D5500 is concerned, the body is selling for $487 on eBay, if/when it drops below $450, I will probably buy one. A nice, clean S35 image, with native glass and 60p for short films with web delivery sounds very appealing to me. I have seen some very impressive videos on Vimeo with clean shadows and surprisingly good DR. I wish it had focus peaking, but I have read that there is a "green dot" focus confirmation in the viewfinder, that works with manual lenses... Is that true? Anyway, thanks again Ebrahim!

Thanks, Stew. It may just be better to save up for the metabones. Much appreciated, you saved me a bunch of headaches.

Haha, I'm so bad at color grading, I probably couldn't duplicate it. But thanks, this one I actually liked. I liked the first grade so much I just copied the grade to the second clip. I didn't do the proper thing and color correct first, so you're right, it looks a little funky. And I also used LUTS. I have color finale for FCPX and I used their GH4 to rec709 LUT at 50% first, then I tweaked the curves and color wheels a little and then finished with an M31 LUT at 50% No speedbooster, but I am thinking of getting one and I had the camera on my Sirui monopod and used a focus lever. Basically a poor man's follow focus, you can get them for about 10 bucks on eBay or Amazon. Thanks again.

A couple weeks ago I ordered the RMC Tokina 35mm f2 in the M42 mount. It was the first time I had ever seen the lens for sale, and there is little written about it online. I did manage to find a couple photos where it was used. They looked so good, I had to have it. It came in the other day, so I took it out this morning for a few minutes...

I just picked up a couple F2 om lenses, so it's nice to see that they have enough resolving power for 8k... Even though I couldn't tell you which shots, specifically, they were used.

Yeah, definitely good stuff. I'll have to try CinelikeV next. Natural is pretty nice too.

I have never owned a native lens, so I only think in terms of FF. Of course, I have a nice little set of ai lenses and with prices of the D5500 body dropping on eBay, I am tempted to have one camera that I don't need an adapter to use lenses. Not to mention, every where I turn, I read another good thing about that Nikon Flat profile. CinelikeV? Really? I thought CinelikeD is supposed to be the better profile for grading? And I actually like the noise on the gh4, add a little fine gorilla grain and it blends nicely.

Good job. If you guys can unlock the 1440p... I'll just go ahead and use it.

Yeah I have heard the Roxsen can suffer from that as well. I really like lens flares, is there a good chance that any shot where I attempt to get lens flares, I would also get the blue dot? This is a video I shot with the NX500 and the Tokina 24-40mm... Do you think I would have the blue dot issue with a similar video?

Thanks, good to know. What are your thoughts on the cheap Chinese speedboosters? Can you recommend one of those brands over the others?

I have the NX500. It's not in the same league as the NX1, but I am familiar with it's quirks. Trust me, I have bored many people with my failed attempts. But you're right this is only my opinion.

Fair enough, I like my lenses at f2, I think that is the perfect amount of depth for that "filmic" look I am TRYING to obtain, but with that extra stop, does the bokeh get more pronounced and the depth razor thin? With my G7, I have been putting together a couple sets of lenses with either 28mm f2 or 35mm f2, so with the XL, those lenses would be 42mm f1.2 and 50mm f1.2... Correct? In your opinion will the shallow depth of field be overkill with such lenses?

And honestly, I really like the GH4 image better than the NX1. I think it is undeniably more cinematic than the NX1. Don't get me wrong, I love what that camera can do, but for that "movie" look, the GH4 is better... Hands down.

I have to agree with Aldolega. I predict the Sony will have a thin, brittle image. I loved my a5100, but that color was just not right. The GH4, which I have told you a bunch of times, is the sweet spot, in my opinion, of your portfolio. I can only imagine that it with a speedbooster would be a perfect match. If you're looking to test it out on the cheap, pick up the G7 and the XL... Andy Lee is getting some great results and swears by it. Do they really make the image/lens infinitely better?

I wonder if Samsung has a firmware version of the NX500 preproduction 2.5k lying around? If enough people request that they offer that version to their current and future Samsung brand customers, they may just release it. And who knows what else they had in the firmware pipeline, for the NX series, before they decided to call it quits. I haven't been paying attention to this thread too much, so excuse me if this has been discussed, but does anyone here have any Samsung contacts? It hasn't happened for the same reason Samsung is getting out of the camera business... The demand is not there.

The FW-50 is a great battery for the targeted audience. Sure, I get your point... For people on this board. But for the casual shooter that shoots a few shots here and there, they can go back to their a6300 in a week or two, or even a month or two and still have some battery charge. And since this camera is for those shooters, the FW-50 battery is perfect. This camera looks great on paper, but it will have the normal Sony issues and this topic will have 30 more pages discussing them when it's released.

Yeah, I think we all would like to see some clips of Dog Schidt all over that Alexa. Or should I say... That Alexa stepped in some Dog Schidt.

While you paitently wait for your Micro? That Trump sure as hell looks good on the Alexa.

Are you still planning to review and show some non-graded/graded footage of the D5500 and its Flat Profile?

I hear ya, I was thinking about this earlier and wondering what long lenses people use. I have the G7 and the NX500, they both have large crops, so I rarely use anything over 50mm and usually I use a 28mm or 35mm f2. Obviously, there's a need for long lenses, I just haven't come across one yet. That 85mm f2 does look nice though.

I have been using the VideoMic pro and I know it will never replace external audio, but with +20db switch on... It's not bad for a lot of things. Especially if you can get an up close take.

How's the juiced link work? Does it really help to get useable audio?

But horribly over priced.

Looks awesome!

Thanks Jase, most helpful with a little Google translate. Do you have any OM lenses?