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I've said this a thousand times, I'd rather an interesting lens give me an in camera look than relying heavily on post... Especially since I am not that good at it yet. Anyway, the Nikons sound awesome. There's a bunch of articles online that specifically state... if you don't have Zeiss or Leica, old Nikkors will give you a nice cinematic look. Thanks for those vivid settings... Will give them a go the next time I go out.

It must have been someone else. Nah, nothing special. It is just a cheap 28mm m42 lens I had bought but it has really interesting swirly bokeh. Anyway, hope you post some of the other shorts.

You know, I feel the exact same way. I'm sure I'm going to get beat up around this thread for stating this, but although the native lenses are sharp and clean, I think they have a sterile aesthetic. But I feel the same way about the 4K. To me, straight up 4K looks brittle, that's why I downscale all my footage to 1080p at conversion. Idk, I just think it looks weightier, heavier. I messed around with the Nikons a little on my 500 and they look good.

Damn you went to town. You should love that 85mm... Everybody does. The 35mm f/1.4 gets mixed reviews, but everything I've seen from it was slick, but I love that focal length. I had a Minolta MC 35mm f/1.8 that was effin awesome, but I was short on cash so I sold it... And I wanted something similar in MD, so I eventually ended up getting the Minolta MD 28mm f/2, which is a great lens... It doesn't have the same character as the MC 35 but it's more practical. I am actually selling off a couple Nikkors, a 24mm and a 35mm so I can replace it with a 28mm f2. Am going to get a speedbooster for my G7. It's funny, when I bought the G7 last week, I was contemplating selling my NX500, but they're such different cameras, I realized I liked them for different reasons... More tools in the bag... Plus I got both of them for dirt cheap.

First off, it looked very nice. Natural. Second, the actress was great! I'd expect to see more of her in the future. He was very good too. Amazing work for having to do so many in such a short span of time. As far as your statement about you wishing you had done more continuous shots to make the editing easier... I'm not sure I agree. Since this is for actor's reels, I assume the goal is to see the actors shine... They need their close ups for that and you need the ability to edit out the bad and put in the good. Also, shot selection is vital to telling the story. In this story you have two people that aren't together any longer, but both, in some way, wish they were. If you had too many two shots, or movement, the disjointed disconnect would be gone. So, I think it worked. Good job. OT, a while back I had posted a video where I used a Miranda m42 lens, were you the one interested in it? If so, I noticed there is one or two up for sale in the UK on eBay. If that wasn't you... Then never mind, I liked your short.

Nice, what did you get?

You didn't have the issue with the Fotodiox? You would think the Novoflex would be better...

I really don't think it has to do with the adapter. With my experience, I noticed it with distant trees, and waves. It seems to be a resolution issue, other than a focus issue.

I am not a tech head, but I think it might be the codec or something. There is no reason why these lenses... Your FDs or my MDs wouldn't have enough resolution for 4K video. With the G7, I am having no issues with old c-mount TV lenses.

Yeah, this is getting annoying now. It's probably all wrong, instead Samsung is going to make a portable smart TV that transforms into a camera called the Optimus Samkon... It will still have an F mount though.

Yes! I asked about this a couple months ago, and didn't get a reply. The peaking shows it's in focus but when I get it into the computer, it just looks a little softer than close ups. Hmmm.

I think they sold their camera division with the ability to use any existing tech in their mobile division.

Sell them NOW and buy yourself a really good set of Nikkor ai-s manual lenses. Keep your less expensive ones for autofocus and native support. That's the question of the day... If true, did they buy the technology outright, or are they licensing it?

YEAH... What he said.

This is all based on a rumor, but I thought the rumor stated that Nikon bought Samsung's camera technology. I don't know, we'll see. I just think it's naive of some of these guys to think that Nikon is just going to put out the NX2 under the Nikon name, at the same price point, with the same amount of firmware updates and cater to the small Samsung customer base and continue to put out lenses using the, poorly received and reviewed Samsung mount, ignore their millions of satisfied Nikon customers, because Marco and Marc want to continue to get the most out of their Samsung lens investment. If you are worried about lens depreciation, sell those Samsung lenses and buy some adapters for other lenses because... Wait for it... The NX mount is dead. Hell, even 3rd party lens makers stopped, or never started making NX lenses... I wonder why? I bought the Canon eos-m body, but no lenses. I bought adapters and now I am swimming in them. Every box and bag of equipment has a damn ef-M adapter. Stop the madness.

So, if you were a professional photographer with tens of thousands of dollars invested in F mount Nikkor glass and Nikon debuts it's first professional full frame mirrorless camera, and you found out it was in the NX mount or something other than F mount, you wouldn't be a little upset... Adapter or not. IMO, people don't want adapters if they don't have to. The point of Nikon all of these years is their backward compatibility with a half century's worth of glass. I highly doubt they would change that now. Plus, look at the link on Nikon rumors... Full frame mirrorless in F mount. http://nikonrumors.com/2015/04/20/new-nikon-full-frame-mirrorless-camera-on-the-horizon.aspx/

What facts exactly? For now this is only a rumor. But if it is true, you guys think that Nikon, one of the largest camera and lens company in the world, is just going to drop everything and say... You know what... Let's forget everything we've ever done and let's just put out the Nikon NX2? I mean, the NX1 owners already have the lenses...

Never said it was better, I just don't think it's likely. Actually it may be better, if you are stuck using only one brand of glass that has a legendary history, then Nikkor glass is the way to go. Just don't think Nikon is going to buy Samsung tech and put out the Nikon NX2.

We read what you said, we just disagree with the point. Why would Nikon want to alienate their existing customer base just so they can utilize a few Samsung lenses? Why would millions of Nikon lens customers want to use an adapter? Why would Nikon care if the new owner of their FF mirrorless camera can buy vintage Canon FD lenses... Actually that is a good reason for them not use the NX mount.

Oliver, that looks great! Nice job!!! It's very cool to see what that camera can do in a professional environment. Are you a touch regretful for selling it?

I hope this doesn't turn into some notion that Nikon is just going to put out the NX2.

Over at Nikon rumors, there has already been plenty of talk about a FF mirrorless. According to their sources, it will have the F mount. It will not be available until late 2016, so most likely it will have the Samsung tech. Or from this point on the Nikon tech. http://nikonrumors.com/2015/04/20/new-nikon-full-frame-mirrorless-camera-on-the-horizon.aspx/ I'm hoping Andrew will do another one of his famous comparison videos. This time between the NX1 color and D750 color. Because that will be the next debate... Which color science will the new Nikons have?

I understand that, but Samsung has a very small lens line up comparatively, why would Nikon change the tradition of their lenses because Samsung has some good sensor tech and heat dissipation technology? I can't imagine that this tech is only usable for mirrorless cameras? Why would Nikon abandon decades upon decades for the NX mount? It makes no sense. Loyal Nikon customers and your average everyday consumer do not want to be bothered with an adapter. IMO.

I really don't see why Nikon would keep the NX mount when they have a half century history with treasured Nikkor glass. In the 70s and 80s when Canon, Olympus, Pentax, etc changed their mounts, Nikon designed their cameras around their lenses. Not to mention, think about how much of a boost their lens division will get by the onslaught of new customers.

Not if you look at market segment and who the tech is for. If it is for the consumer who bought a 4K television, then you are limiting your sales to people who buy Samsung televisions. Or is it for enthusiasts? I really don't know what Nikons plans are for the Samsung tech.