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I just edited a little lens test of my eos-m and Minolta mc 35mm 1.8. That truly is a great camera for the under 200 dollar price tag, I paid for it and with Minolta mc's... Just spectacular.

Not to be too contrarian, but I think the new Colorista uses a new GUI, but I am going to invest in FCX in a few months, so I will probably just use that. Thanks again.

Canon S100 is fantastic. Easy to use, 24p, built in ND filter, customizable flat profile. And cheap. You can pick one up for less than $200.

Cool, thanks guys. Out of curiosity, what is bad about Colorista? It looks pretty straight forward and it's relatively inexpensive. Is FilmConvert just a color grader, or is there color correction tools as well?

Any word on ETC mode?

It sounds like the G7 and the FZ1000 could be a great low budget A and B camera set up.

How is Colorista for FCX?

For all we know the writing on the wall could have been added in post, but if anything, I think it's suggestive symbolism.

Sanveer, that's great, thanks!!!

After more thought, I am torn... This movie is essentially one big car chase. Under most circumstances, a movie like this would suck, but the style and direction put into the film elevates it. Is it a good movie... Not sure. Is it a great action sequence spread out across 2 hours... Definitely!!!

Good point. As I said, I enjoyed the movie for what it was... A stylized action flick created by a good filmmaker. And in some ways that is where it's brilliance lies. But it was smart to create just enough symbolic imagery and art direction, to create fodder for blogs.

But it's an interesting theory and quite smart of Miller to create the possibility for post movie diner talk.

Interesting theory but I think he may be overanalyzing. Honestly, I don't remember a part in the movie when it is confirmed that this world is the outcome of nuclear war, which his theory hinges upon. But, I thought his name was Immortal Joe, so I could be totally off base. Call me crazy but I don't think there is much depth to the movie. I thoroughly enjoyed it as an action movie but I think any symbolism was pretty surface level. Obviously the ozone layer has been depleted and the trees all died making the oxygen level unhealthy. And obviously Joe purified the gene pool too quickly, creating this race of cave people with genetic defects. The son, who rode with him was normal, all of his other children had defects, except for the unborn child, who was... Possibly... Born beautiful. Beauty was the dying commodity.

Sanveer, do you have any links to samples with Shure. I have been reading a little about it and heard a few tests but none of them really show it's potential? I would love to hear a clip plugged into a dslr, plus the same recording using it's internal recorder? Do you have anything like that?

I would say one of the smartest things you did, was to make lemonade. By making new trailers/teasers as you progressed was a spot on move.

I'd stick with fcx and substitute motion for after effects.

Saw a private 3D screening of it the other day... Pretty good action flick. It was funny at times and visually mesmerizing at other times. And sometimes it just moved from one car chase scene to the next with little islands of just enough story to keep it intriguing. Really not much to say.

Jonesy, great story. It makes me want to go make a movie, or bang my head against the wall... Sometimes both are equally fulfilling... What picture profile did you use? I assume neutral or prolost neutral? Don't fret man, I predict this will do well. From the trailer alone, I can see the talent. Just plan your festival strategy, or get some names of distributors and this should be an easy sell. You also have one of the hottest Asian women I have ever seen in your film... So that never hurts.

What would a lens test be without an annoyed and ambivalent pet... I use my cats, but even they can be as demanding as any actor. Good news is the 25mm works beautifully. Really nice as always.

Would the VM anamorphic work on a fixed lens camera like the FZ1000 or LX100? Also, I have an upcoming shoot at an old, log cabin. I was toying with shooting it anamorphic. Would the stark contrast between the dark logs and the white grout (horizontal lines) have any negative effect in anamorphic? Sorry, I'm sure this is pretty basic stuff, but my knowledge is just that... Basic.

Came across an article about the backbone ribcage mod that allows the use of c-mount lenses on the gopro... Just wondering if anyone here has done it and how it works with protune?

Great info and insight. Thanks guys.

I really think there is a marriage of creativity and tech. For instance I have a Pentax Q7 that I love to mess around with. It's a toy I bought to use all the old 8mm lenses I have. I came across some Cosmicar 1.9 TV lenses pretty cheap that I thought could work with the pocket, if I ever get one. So last week I attached them to my Q7 just to give them a test. I ended up loving the footage and threw some clips on Vimeo. It made me think creatively. So sometimes the marriage of a lens and a camera can make all the difference. Here's the visual test I shot and threw together in an afternoon. It is technically flawed and creatively lacking... But there is something I like about the image.

The problem is that people, in general, are over sensitive. If you like or dislike something someone else has they take it too personally. The fact is, unless you are shooting in pixelvision or beta cam, you may not need a new camera. Or you may. Or you may be overcomplicating tech to make up for a lack of creativity, or you may be relying to much on creativity when all you need is some craft and tech. It's all subjective and should be left at that. Just as long as you know I am right. That is all.

Okay, thanks. Now that you have a slate of films in preproduction, what camera are you going to use for upcoming projects? Will you buy, rent? 4K, 2K... 1080p? I have very little money, so I use what I have and I think the creative aspects will supersede any lack in technical perfection, but if I were to have a real budget I would obviously upgrade... At the bare minimum to a pocket cam... What will you use?