ricardo_sousa11

I think you guys were right, I think I was stuck on the tire and not on the message I wanted to send across.

The client let me incharge of all the "marketing" side of it, he just wants to show off his shop, so I kinda freaked out, but after thinking for a while, I got a decent plan, and will market them as loyal, workfull, cheerfull and so on with enphasis on the safety that a good tire provides. 

Im actually super excited now, its my first time doing this type of thing, its what i'd consider a "next step" into what i've been doing, so this is great, maybe I can save up enough for that URSA i've been craving :D

I recently got a gig for a car tire shop promo (1:30m long and tv 30 seconds), of course I dont want to do something simple, and would love to do something more pleasing, but im in a total blank, I cant think of anything to make tires look good. What do you guys do when you're stuck and cant come up with something for a specific job..?

What do you guys think of the Tokina 12-24mm f4 ? Its cheaper than the 11-16 and seems like a decent option..

3 minutes ago, homestar_kevin said:

Still rocking the 11-16 2.8 v1, which can be had very cheap used now.

I'm tempted to upgrade to the 11-20. but haven't been motivated enough to do it yet, as the 11-16 is still great for me, and don't want to deal with the 82mm front thread.


 

Found one of these for 200€, might jump in.

18 minutes ago, Pavel Mašek said:

Thank you! Weather could be better at the beginnig of May (I had to cancel some trips) but it was great! I finally visited Pico Areiro/Ruivo and Levada Norte :-)

Yeah, you didnt get too lucky on weather, its quite sunny today but most of the month was quite cloudy/rainy. You got amazing shots of the island, congrats!

Hey everyone,

Im in need for a cheap ultra wide lens (zoom or prime), I tried the 10-18, and its quite decent for what I need, but focus by wire makes it impossible to use on the Samsung, so am currently looking for some suggestions. So far the only that occurs to me is either the Sigma 10-20, Canon 10-22 and Samyang 14mm f2.8, but i'd prefer wider than that.

What do you guys suggest ?

23 hours ago, Pavel Mašek said:

It is so hard to compete with you :-).

But maybe better than nothing - some shots from your homeland :-). Standard, MBL+8,0-255 -> 16-235, contrast -2, 180Mbps source footage

 

Damn this is great! Did you enjoy your stay?

Once a month I come here update with new shoots and stuff, everytime I get here, im disapointed to see this thread so dead, cmon people! Lets share those incredible NX1 shots!

18 hours ago, BrorSvensson said:

there's a couple here in sweden selling for 600$, its pretty easy to get one for that price

Really ? where can I find ? Is there a specific ebay ?

1 hour ago, BrorSvensson said:

Im excited to buy an mark ii when the mark Iv drops. I know a lot of people who skipped the upgrade to the mark iii because of the not to big changes. I think the mark ii will hit <500$ mark.

Had the chance to get one with 49k clicks for 650€, with grip, batteries and 4 8GB CF cards, regret not taking it, have been lurking ebay ever since to try and get something like that, if I find one at 500€ I'll jump on it right away.

3 hours ago, Parker said:

I second James Miller's Deluts, they're fun to play with although a lot of them are a little too 'instagrammy' for me, sacrificing too much highlight detail for milky blacks, that sort of thing. When you find one that works though, most so the time it looks awesome.

I've had great success with the IWTLBAP LUTs that Benjamin sells on the forum here, fantastic value for just $20 and he is constantly updating them too.

I also have really like using Neumann Films' cinema LUT from their blockbuster looks pack. It's free, and just goes really well with the gamma dr profile I use. If I have to grade something in a hurry I can pretty much just slap it on there and it looks great right out the gate.

I totally forgot to mention IWTLKBAP lut pack, but I use them quite frequently, they are totally awesome IMO and worth the price.

1 hour ago, timmyturntable said:

Nice, Ricardo...quick question:  Do you use a "pre-LUT" before you apply the Sunderland?  Or, do you just import the footage and apply the LUT?

No pre-lut, just apply the lut and toy with the values.

I use Sunderlands Deluts most of the time, its very versatille :

Hey everyone,

Can someone recommend me unofficial branded batteries for the NX1 ? 

Something like this...https://www.amazon.co.uk/DSTE-Battery-Charger-Samsung-ED-BP1900/dp/B016JUGPH6/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1462955531&sr=8-17&keywords=nx1+battery 

2 minutes ago, baksteen said:

I don't understand this. What do you mean by photo settings? we're talking video here right. I can't adjust saturation/sharpness/contrast in the photo menu options

You know there are "standard, vivid,monochrome..." and so on menu, right ? choose custom, then apply these settings, then go to video and choose normal gamma, that way the camera will follow those custom settings that you applied.

1 minute ago, baksteen said:

You meant Gamma DR? You can't change the saturation/sharpness/contract in Normal Gamma

You can, when you choose normal gamma, it applies the photo settings, so if you change the photo changes, they apply to the video.

5 hours ago, kevindba said:

Ricardo, other settings?  AF Mode, Luminance Level, DIS?

Luminance 16-235, DIS off (I used it on for some of the shots, like the aerial of Porto and the Wing), AF is always off since I dont own any Samsng Lens.

Could only check the cam now, here are the settings :

Normal Gamma | Saturation -4 | Sharpness -10 | Contrast - 3 | Master Black Level +15 (this is still to be tweaked, maybe at 8-10 should be better to avoid banding).

These are def. my fav settings so far, they remind me a lot of canon flat profile, and already look good on its own, even better graded.

9 hours ago, timmyturntable said:

Well, you can't share something that looks as nice as these and then NOT share the in-camera settings   Please, Ricardo, do share your latest settings?

Haha will share as soon as I get home, cant remember exacly, but its similar to what has already been shared here.

Went to Porto on vacations this past week, what a wonderfull city ! Will be doing a video of it soon (trying to go for a watchtower of turkey feel). Anyway, I found a new 16-50S for 499€ and couldnt afford it, still bummed about it, but I might be able to get it, but its a shame I just got the 18-35mm...I dont really know what to do...

Also, tested some new in-cam settings, here are the graded results !

19 minutes ago, M Carter said:

Sliding waaaay off topic here, but… 3d stuff is great for giving stock photos a little kick - 

 

I had done this animation shortfilm, a few years ago, quite amateur, but I used that technique : 

This was supposed to be a "dynamic" storyboard, to then try and make a full shortfilm, but it ended up being shelved due to lack of budget!

Anyway,speaking of stock, do you think I can put up some of those clips from Alest for sell ? Do those things make money ?!

3 hours ago, M Carter said:

AE is like Photoshop, a dozen ways to get to the same end point that all depend on what tools you reach for. I do reach for the camera for lots of motion that's not really 3D or what the camera was "intended" for - things like easing and DOF, etc can be very handy. Love how your titles are locked to the images though, that was very cool!

I was going to keyframe them, to move together with each individual shot, but simply didnt have time :/

Yeah, AE has a thousand different ways of doing exacly the same thing, its just a matter of finding the best way for you, I dont use the 3D camera much, but it might be much faster for these types of stuff.

10 hours ago, M Carter said:

Ricardo, try using a 3D camera in AE with motion blur on, and use camera position and rotation for transitions like that. Kind of the same look but I imagine it would be a little quicker with the camera?

Maybe it is faster, I havent thought of that actually! Will give it a try !

49 minutes ago, kidzrevil said:

@ricardo_sousa11 i love them ! Great video btw, what were your settings ? 

Thank you, still rocking the same settings I posted earlier, havent changed a thing! Im now very comfortable with these, and they are easy to work with =)

Those Zeiss lenses are trully great ! Wish I could afford one !