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The Raw Panel is available in Resolve with the RawLite files from the C200?

A couple Minolta lenses can be converted by changing out the mount but not with a simple adapter... they require one of the adapters with glass. Same goes for FD lenses. Now I found a Minolta 35mm 1.8 that was converted that I use with my 5D3. It’s a lovely lens. Here’s a few Raw screengrabs from a test shoot... But honestly since you may need EF in the future, you’re probably better off with the Nikon Nikkor lenses. They are so well built and the IQ is simply gorgeous. Some of the ai-s lenses are still sold new today. Here’s a frame from my short film and a test shot from the Nikkor 35mm 1.4... If you can look past my meager color grading skills, you can still see the attributes of the lenses. Unfortunately I had to sell off some of my favorite Nikkor lenses but I may buy new copies. Or I may get a couple Zeiss ZF lenses instead and replace the mounts with Leitax EF mounts. Or if I do go with Nikkors, I’ll probably do the same.

Read this about Minolta lenses... http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?92246-Minolta-Rokkor-Survival-Guide But I’ve had many many Nikkor lenses and you really cannot go wrong for value to price with Nikkors... the 28mm f/2, 35mm f/2 and 35mm 1.4 are excellent lenses. Are you making a feature with the GH5?

Watch him on a phone like everybody else... it looks great. It looks great on my 40” 1080p TV as well. Jesus Jon, I wasn’t making fun of your audience or anything about you. I was just curious about the need for 4K vs. 1080p for YT videos. I wasn’t aware that the majority of Dave’s audience watches his channel on a desktop... Obviously, I’m the lowest common denominator here, so relax... you win.

How is that gaslighting? You’re not a professional YouTuber so you don’t have an audience... but you were referring to people who watch YouTube videos on their phone as the lowest common denominator.

Sorry, but that’s just silly. I am getting way too OT, so this will be my last comment on it... YouTube videos are a business for some and in any business you want to maximize profits. In any creative endeavor you must know your audience... so if the majority of your audience watches YT videos on their phones and they will gain barely any benefit in 4K over 1080p, why spend the money on a 4K camera when you can spend a quarter of the cost for a 1080p image? When you add the extra time for post production, it hardly seems like a solid business decision. Now of course, this isn’t my time or money, so any excuse is good enough... even if it is “I want to.” But “lowest common denominator” is probably not the smartest way to describe your primary audience... good thing you’re just a hobbyist too I guess. Sorry for the OT.

Yup, that makes sense, but also out of curiosity, at what point do you decide, when the option is yours, to shoot at a lesser resolution for cost effectiveness? I imagine a 1080p production through post is more time consuming than a 1080p production, so are there some jobs that you will shoot in 1080p to maximize your profits?

It’s not the lowest common denominator when the majority of people watch YT on their phones and I assume it’s by a HUGE margin. Either way, I was just curious. Oliver made some great points. I’m just a hobbyist making some short films for fun... obviously I’m not as serious as most of the pros on here... carry on.

That looks nice. I had the ai-s version and I bought it, despite Ken Rockwell’s review, brand new for 60 bucks and let me tell you, I was pleasantly surprised. I ended up selling it for a profit but I may get another one. Btw, how do you like the D7500? How are you managing with the crop and your F mount options?

Most vloggers shoot themselves in a medium close up... so where’s the need for reframing? Idk, I think 8k or 16K could be the norm but you’re only getting so much from a 3-5” screen being held 12-24” from your face.

Out of curiosity, why do you need 4K as a YouTuber? Good AF, yeah I get it. But 4K? Most people are watching on their phones... what’s the benefit of having good 4K?

Camera divisions are all just divisions of larger companies. Panasonic and Sony are more diverse but Canon, Ricoh and Olympus are still diversified enough to lose their camera divisions and survive as a company... Nikon... I don’t know.

Yup, this is your most salient point, in my opinion. The manufacturers rely on the deep interest and pockets of enthusiasts and hobbyists to force unnecessary tech advancements down our throats and our wallets. Prosumers seem to pay the most for any advancement in the camera industry. And very little of these advancements actually filter down to the consumer models. I know Canon gets a lot of heat around here, but take a look at Panasonic. They have a high bitrate 1080p in the GH4 and GH5 but it never trickles down into their consumer models. Yet the same 100 mbps 4K has been floating around for 3-4 years. Sony has had the same 50mbps X-AVC 1080p and 100mbps 4K for 3-4 years. So it seems that the overall advancements in IQ have been fairly stagnant for nearly 5 years, yet there is zero funneling of even the modest of upgrades in lowly 1080p.

Btw, do you know the 2017 Production numbers according to CIPA, because I assume the production numbers have always been higher than the shipment numbers? @Trek of Joy

I don’t know, I think it’s all a stretch. It’s akin to finding a code in the Bible. If you search for it, you will find something that supports a predetermined conclusion or argument. If you look at the graph you supplied, DSLR searches remained fairly steady for years with occasional spikes in interest. It wasn’t until after the spike on Jan 22 2017 that there seemed to be a steady decline. One could argue that date represents the release of the GH5 and general consumers that were looking for a camera upgrade, searched DSLRs after hearing about the GH5... yes I know the GH5 is a mirrorless, but the average consumer might not know, nor care about, the difference. Point is, it’s impossible to know search intent and unless you do, how can you gather any logical conclusion? Don’t get me wrong, it’s fun fodder and interesting but hardly proof of a death sentence for DSLRs... even if there are other indicators.

Nice, you got a twofer with that one. It crossed the mortal boundaries of two topics. Well played.

Well obviously someone from Panasonic’s product development team reads this forum and learned that the FF look doesn’t exist. If only Sony, Nikon, Canon and Pentax had better engineers, they could have come to that conclusion as well and wouldn’t have wasted so much time and money in R&D, production, marketing and distribution.

They look even better on a smudgy iPhone 5S screen.

I think he meant “crushing everything else” based on google search numbers. So if we are to believe that this extrapolated data has any direct correlation on sales, or interest, and the 5D series is down, then Panasonic and Sony are really screwed because their numbers are way worse than Canon’s.

@Sage I can imagine you get requests every day to make Alexa color for the iPhone or for Sony or for the PixelVision 2000... lol. There are a lot of ifs in my scenario, but if I go with a Panny, I’d imagine even with 8bit, your CineLikeD process could work? The magic is in the skintones so maybe even some experimenting with zebra strength could do the trick. If I go that route, I’ll keep you updated. Thanks.

Well, Samys in LA has been listing some “New Other - Open Box” G9s on eBay for $1249... so that is a pretty big difference with the GH5 and the G9 seems to have better IBIS than the GH5. The G85 could be an option but the price difference between it and the G9 is kinda small, especially when you consider you can have 4K 48p and 60p with the G9... plus you get a headphone input and a few other extras. I already have Raw video with my 5D3, so I have no interest in the P4K. Honestly, if I even get a second camera, it’s between a Panasonic or the X-H1. If I choose a Panasonic it will be for the IBIS and your color science conversion... and for a camera to use some of my c-mount lenses. Most of my short films will be shot with the 5D3, and the second camera will be for casual, family and experimental pieces. Now if you were to create a post workflow for the Nikon Flat Profile, I may get another D5500.

Man, that Venice image just takes my breath away and could make me lose that loving feeling for that Arri color science.

Unsure if I should laugh or cry at this comment. With what’s on the market right now, I would probably switch back to Panasonic for the G9 or get an X-H1. But I can assure you, either way there will be imbalance... This was supposed to be in black and white... imbalance

@Sage honestly, I’ve been one of the biggest critics of the GH5/s on this site. But I can honestly say, you’re conversion/LUT (to be honest I’m not a hundred percent sure of your method, I need to go back and read the entire thread) makes me reconsider my preconceptions. I’m still not sold that it is a replacement for an Alexa or exactly like Arri color science, but it doesn’t matter because it fixed every issue I’ve ever had with Panasonic color. I’ve owned a few Panasonic cameras over the years and I’ve always struggled with their color. Granted I struggle with color in general but Panasonic never worked for even my tried and true, goto color hack jobs. But I’ve always been a fan of CineLikeD, I find it just flat enough for light grading. Now I don’t think I’m in the market for a GH5, but the prices of the G9 are dropping and the G85 is a great low budget option, so I’d be very interested to see how your process works with those cameras in CineLikeD. Also, as a side note, I have a history with the Nikon D5500 and their Flat Profile is simply gorgeous to work with. While messing with some files the other day, I noticed that LogC LUTS worked amazingly well with the footage (obviously at a reduced percentage) so with the new Nikon mirrorless coming, it may be worth looking into. And with the D3400 now sporting the Flat Profile and a $300 price tag, it or the still cheap D5500 are great options for no budget filmmakers. If you could work your magic on that... I know I would be a customer. Either way, great work!!!

I only understood 6 words in that sentence... lol. What’s the street value of all that ear porn?