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That middle shot, between the sky, the water, and the sand, must have been a zebra nightmare.

Was that shot with the D750? Looks good.

What's that saying... If you want the film look... Shoot film? But with that being said, the d16 comes the closest, followed by the bmpcc with the Sony coming in last but still looked pretty damn good, depending on the grade.

Nice work. The first few shots are gorgeous. That light, misty fog really set up an atmosphere. I also loved your jump cut rack focus. Jarringly effective. I'm gonna steal that.

Good to know about Visioncolor. You have a wealth of info, you should write a guide when you work through all of it.

Well, I should've said that the colors weren't right until I left contrast at default. I chose to desaturate in camera. Here's the NX500 review from cinema5d https://***URL not allowed***/exclusive-samsung-nx500-footage/

Good points, but I was referring to the cinema5d video test of the NX500. My bad, confusing on my part. Not enough people have the NX500, so I usually end up chiming in on the NX1 posts. In the cinema5d test of the NX500, the guy used either standard or custom profile with -4 saturation, 0 contrast, and -10 sharpness. My point was that when you leave contrast at default, you have a little more latitude with your saturation so you can bring it to a uniform standard. Unsure how it works with the NX1, but with the NX500, the colors are not right until you dial down the saturation at least 2 or 3 clicks.

Yeah, I think this is an underrated camera, but I liked a lot of the shots Mattias did, as well. Haven't seen him around in a while... Hope all is okay with him.

Grid pattern? It's called a chain link fence.

I find the best way to process the 4K with a Mac is to get EditReady and downsampled it to 1080p prores. 4K to 1080 looks great. And EditReady is a lightning fast program that gives you a lot of control over metadata and you can even process some input LUTS during conversion.

The t2i is a fine stills camera.

I think everything I have seen from the camera looks great. The only downside is not having a constant aperture 2.8 throughout its zoom range. I think that was the biggest blunder by Canon. By the way, the fence line shot looks great. There's a lot going on in that shot and the detail looks good... Maybe even too sharp. And the last shot with the dogs is awesome too. I really like the way it handles the highlights.

Those look great!!!

That is what I finally figured out with the nx500. Every single person was using -5 contrast and I just wasn't getting good results. I assumed the issue was the saturation, but no matter what setting I tried, the colors were all messed up. It wasn't until I read the review by cinema5d that I realized he used default contrast, then all of a sudden everything clicked. A lot of the information out their about Samsung cameras are based on using their lenses, but they work completely different when using vintage glass.

You are getting some nice dr. The clouds are insane.

I have not tried an NX1, but I have seen people getting great results. Some of your work is the best NX1 footage I've seen. I really am not trying to knock the Samsung image quality, it's great. I really like my NX500. I have learned a lot about cinematography from it. It just feels like it's lacking something. Anyway, I have messed around a little with some m42 lenses... The Zeiss Jena 50mm f2.8 looks great with it, as does the Rikenon 35mm f2.8. I haven't tried Taks, but I do have a few. I just sold my 50mm 1.4 the other day, but I still have a couple others. Anyway, have a Merry Christmas!!!

Exactly. Some lenses would look better, or as you put it, you could see the little nuances of the lens. I remember when I stuck my Minolta MC 50mm f1.4 and my 35mm f1.8 on to the eos-m, I was blown away. On the nx500... Sure it's technically a better image, but the character was missing. It's like going to a bar and seeing a hot woman, sure she's nice to look at, nobody would deny her that, but that girl next door across the bar with her crooked smile, her freckles and her big brown eyes... There's a story in her eyes and it doesn't end with her tits. Sorry, not my best of analogies, but I think you get my point. Anyway, that's kind of how I have been feeling about the Samsung, it's missing a soul or something. Or I have been drinking too much... Haha.

This has been my dilemma lately. As I have said a thousand times before. I, like many, have a t2i, eos-m beginning. With those cameras you could shoot in Prolost Flat and use lenses to give your videos a "look." With the NX500, I started experimenting with color grading (usually disastrously) and I am just starting to get the hang of it, but it seems the "look" I used to get just by changing lenses is gone. With the G7 I have it back which excites me. I love putting a Cosmicar c-mount on my G7 and getting an instant filmic look with dialed down CineD. But with the NX500, no matter what I tried I never noticed a major difference between lenses, only if the lens can resolve the 28mp. My Minoltas look great on it, my Tokinas look great on it, but in a lot of ways they're generic looking and it requires post coloring.

Yeah, that's a nice lens, but a little out of my price range. Do all of the art lenses resolve 6K wide open?

Thanks for your service, man!!! Do you get to go home for Christmas? It's funny you mention the Sigma lenses. A buddy of mine has the 30mm f/1.4 and I shot a little with it yesterday and it is a beautiful lens. But he decided to return it and get a Rokinon so he would have full frame. The other day, I thought I had a Tokina 11-16, but there was a problem with the shipping, so it fell through. Afterwards I saw some footage from the Sigma 19mm and 30mm lenses. They're f2.8 but they're cheap and brilliant.

Every report I have heard from an actual user of the XC10 loves it and there is plenty of good footage floating around to confirm that.

Yeah, they resolve nicely. Different looks but equally impressive. Have you used the NX1 on any jobs yet? I recently picked up a Nikkor 28mm f2 and it is simply amazing. With just the 50mm f2 and the 28mm, I have eliminated 2 or 3 sets of lenses. I have too many anyway.

I have a couple of the K&F Concept adapters and they are pretty nice. They are one of the few cheap adapters where the lens markings end up oriented to the top of the lens. Which is nice. It better be for that money. How are you enjoying those Nikkors?

Thanks Phil. Are there any indicator markings on the Fotodiox adapter? Obviously, it won't tell us the f-stop, but anything to delineate a level of open to close?

Just picked up the Tokina 11-16 type 1 Nikon mount to use with my G7 and NX500. The specs say it's for the F mount, but since I don't see an aperture ring on it, I assume I need a Nikon G to m4/3rds or NX? I know this topic has been discussed a bunch lately on the main board, but can anyone recommend a good, cheap one? I usually use Fotasy, or KandF Concept adapters, but is the Fotodiox one smoother with the aperture control?