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Although, this is an interesting topic for discussion, I wonder if a lot of folks overthink this stuff? This isn’t binary. It’s intuitive. And individualistic. Every single moment in a person’s life creates a chain reaction in their style or artistic choices. Other than Oliver’s statement earlier in the thread, I think this is the most honest statement...
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You are free to disagree as much as you want. I am just explaining my experiences with the cameras using the exact same lenses. Also I don’t believe the amount of stops the IBIS can correct for is even given for either camera. Perhaps the heavier weight of the G85 and ergonomics made the difference. Either way, your experiences and mine are equally anecdotal. So whatever...
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Idk about Dual IS Two but I do know the IBIS on the GX85 required me to use the digital IS to get the same level of steadiness that I was getting with just sensor IBIS with the G85. I guess one could argue that I’ve been shooting more handheld between the two tests so I have a steadier hand now? I suppose that’s possible but I also suppose that with the next generation of Dual IS, sensor IBIS also improved... it truly seems like the latter to me since I was thoroughly unimpressed with the IBIS from the GX85 and the G85 felt more like Olympus IBIS.
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Not all of the Takumars have Thorium glass. The 50mm 1.4 and 35mm f/2 both have it but the 55mm 1.8/f2 and the 35mm 3.5 don’t. I’ve used a few FD lenses with my favorite being the 50mm 1.4... I even sought out one that was modified so I could use it with an EF camera... it matches nicely with my EF 28mm 1.8 and 85mm 1.8 and I find it to be a better lens than the EF 50mm 1.4. If you can, it’s nice to have a small set of lenses from the same manufacturer... it saves some time in post and gives you a good starting point for delivering a look for your film. IMO... YMMV.
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I think a lot of people love the yellowed glass of Takumars for B&W because they don’t need the filter.
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Good to know, thanks! How accurate is the WB? With some cameras, specifically the G7, even the Kelvin settings felt a little off. Ever since I started shooting Raw, I’ve become spoiled with my post WB options. I just watched one of that Caleb guy’s videos where he rigged out a GH5s. With a battery grip, a cage, a top and side handle, it really added some heft to the camera seemingly making handheld more smooth.
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Ehh... who needs B-Raw when you can shoot ProRes LT.
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Thanks for sharing this. And yeah, this is amazing! The filmmaker really made great choices in that film. And I cannot believe he shot that in ProRes LT onto SD cards. He may have just single handedly restored my faith in this camera.
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Yeah that’s actually what’s interesting about the SMC “K” versions... they’re the same lenses as the Takumars but in a K mount and they didn’t use Thorium glass, so the glass won’t yellow. The 28mm f/2 and your Takumar should match nicely. Two legendary lenses. If you pick up the Tak 85mm 1.8 or 1.9 or the 105mm... you’ll have a nice little set. The Fotodiox Pro M42 to EF adapters are really solid. So you can stack on your Viltrox.
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Thanks @kye !!! I am going for this “look” due to the film I’m working on. Great tips for Resolve... of course some of it was Greek to me, but I will look into this. The JM method required a lot of nodes and transfers from Linear to Log. Since ML Raw is linear, IDK if that method helped with that shot or not. Prepare yourself for a PM, if you don’t mind?
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Yeah, I have like two tricks so I can make most footage look either way with any NLE... skillz. But seriously, I am just trying some different things. I prefer coloring in FCPX, I think the curves are smoother but I think I prefer processing the footage through Resolve better than MLV App. MLV App is just too slow. I wish I could get the LogC curve in Resolve. My next test is to use the CST that Juan Melara uses in Resolve. I tested it once a while back and with just a simple LogC to Rec709 LUT and an S-Curve I came up with this... That was shot with either the Canon 24-70mm f/4 or the 35mm f/2... I forget.
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Panasonic's new AG-CX350 (4k 60p in 10bit up to 400Mbps HEVC)
mercer replied to Mako Sports's topic in Cameras
That is pretty cool but according to their spec sheet, it only does ProRes at UHD 50p, 60p... weird. -
Did you get the Pentax-M or just plain old SMC Pentax?
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Sweet!!! Get yourself the SMC Pentax K 50mm 1.4 to go with it... a nice lens as well. Yeah, I shot that wide open at f/2. I think you’re probably right on both accounts. He was moving and I added zero sharpening. ML Raw doesn’t have any Sharpening and I forgot to add some default. The one thing I do miss is the Midtone Detail function in Resolve which adds a little crunch to skin and takes away that smoothness but for a wide open, fast Nikkor ai-s lens, I was surprised by how sharp it is. I’m in the process of putting together a teaser for my film. So stay tuned for a moving image.
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Haha, no I thought you may have thought that. @Matt Kieley ‘s video looks great! I was going to ask him if he was planning on getting the P4K, then after watching the video, I was going to ask him not to get it because what he’s doing with the Pocket and Micro is just too good to change. Gotcha, my dad used to say that as well when I worked with him. Thanks, BTW... I’m trying a simpler workflow in FCPX with a camera LUT and just some curves.
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Well... I thought it looked pretty good until you posted that...
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So, I was able to get my lead actor to sit through another one of my lens tests. This is the Nikkor 24mm f/2...
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Very cool... I wish something like this was available for the Micro.
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@thebrothersthre3 thanks! And thanks again for posting that the first time I asked a couple months ago... sorry I forgot. Was that shot in the actual 2K setting or 1080p? And I forget... was that F-Log?
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Wow they give you a lot of information... was that in the manual or do they have a white page published somewhere? Shit they even give you where 80% zebras hit... which I assume is an important zebra setting if they’re including it in this graphic. Has anyone tried to ETTR skin tones at 80% zebra level and then let everything else fall where it may? Can you assign FC to a function button and toggle it on and off? How about while recording?
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Does anyone know where skintones should sit on the BMD Film curve? As long as you know that, you can use false color and either hit them dead on or go up a stop or so? But it sounds like a 2 iso camera and that’s how I would treat it. I think, @BTM_Pix burns in his LUTS, so I imagine he is hitting his exposure dead on. How’s the noise?