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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?

The shot of the girl's hair is insane. Good stuff.

Hey I don't mean any ill will towards the BMPCC (I've wanted one forever) or the G7 (I have one and love it - probably the best camera I have ever owned) But for $150 for full HD raw... It's a no-brainer. Of course, for some reason I thought the 50D was a full frame camera. But I guess if you already own a BMPCC, then I see why you might hesitate.

Google videos and you'll see the point. Better yet here's one by somebody who goes by Planetarium on Vimeo. Freakin' amazing!!!

I was messing around with 720p raw on the eos-m a few months back, but it just wasn't stable enough for me. For very short work, it is usable but the audio issues are a pain. To use .mlv raw, you would basically get one take with audio and then the camera would freeze up. Very frustrating. I loved the image, but the workflow is tedious especially the pink dots. I believe the 50D has stable full 1080p raw, which is amazing. So, if you can get a work around with audio, then I would go for it. I don't know how well the image matches up with the BMPCC, but the 50d could be a perfect b cam.

At that price, I would say it makes perfect sense. The biggest drawback, IMO to the 50d Raw is the lack of audio to help synch up dual sound, but not impossible. Great camera for music videos though, I guess.

I am actually glad this came up because I just started experimenting with ETTR and since different cameras have different ways in which their exposure guides work, it can be a little confusing. Isn't it just Exposing To The Right (obviously) just below clipping, by using zebras or the histogram as your guide? If I am correct, then that's what Riccardo said he was doing.

Yeah Ricardo, those look beautiful. Really, really good stuff there. Did you use the Custom picture profile? And are you still underexposing?

On the G7, the UHD crop is 2x. So, why would I have to add another 1.2?

Looks great!!! They were with the FD lenses, yeah? Have you tested your Nikkors yet?

Thanks guys! I keep forgetting the FL/FOV differences. Makes perfect sense now.

So, I recently purchased the G7 and it is the first camera where I can utilize a speed booster. I don't have the budget for a metabones, so I am looking at a Roxsen or RJ Turbo. Obviously, I was curious what focal lengths could be achieved with a speed booster, so I hit Google, but with my research, I feel like I am even more confused. Basically, it seems there are a lot of misconceptions about what the formula is for determining focal length with a speedbooster. I was under the impression it was... • Lens Focal Length X Crop Factor X Speed Booster Focal Reduction = Speed Booster Focal Length? Let's say I am using a 28mm lens on a MFT with a Roxsen speed booster... • 28mm X 2 X 0.72 = 40mm But then over at DPreview and a few other sites, forum members are stating that it's just 28mm X 0.72 = 20mm? So, which is it... Do you still multiply the 2x crop factor for micro 4/3rds, or is that negated when you add a speed booster. Sorry, I am sure this has been discussed to death, but this is my first adventure with speed boosters and have never had a reason to investigate them.

Yes, Sekhar, exactly what I was thinking. I guess I understand having a master in h.265 ( I would rather have a prores master) but for web delivery QuickTime is king, so h.264 mov is your best bet. IMO.

Why would you want to export to h.265?

Is that the Rikenon M42? Or a Domiplain? Oh wait, it's the Schneider Edixa. Damn, now you have me intrigued. I love f/2, f/2.8 lenses.

It is my understanding that you do not lose information, it's just way the information is delegated, or flagged. http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/9218-nx1-16-235-vs-0-255/

Does it happen with manual lenses too?

The 0-255 vs the 16-235 is one of the biggest debates floating around the web. In fact there are probably a half dozen posts about it on eoshd alone. I think if you have any hopes, or expectations of having your work broadcasted, you should just stick with 16-235.

Am I right in assuming that color charts work best with log or raw footage?

Color Finale is updating its plug in to include support for the X-rite color chart. I have never used one. Hell, I am just starting to understand LUTS. Does anyone know of a good basic LUT that will get skin tones pretty close. I have been testing my G7 and so far like the Tetracolor from Impulz the best. But maybe I need to get me one of them there color charts... As if I would know what to do with it.