PannySVHS

AUS only issue - that sounds about right!

Tripods and heads should make you some good money. @webrunner5

Tripods and heads should make you some good money. @webrunner5

You have to have a Really stable tripod and a good fluid head to get the best out of the lens. A B4 lens like it will cover m4/3 with a 2x doubler. It will cover the s16 senor at medium to long lengths without even using the doubler. That lens cost like $8000.00 40 years ago. They are super good quality.
They make normal a camera look like a toy. But they weigh a lot, but that is a good thing for stability on an ENG camera that weighs a lot also. The ENG rig I used the most weighed over 20 pounds. But you get used to it, and they were rock solid once you used them for a few weeks. Hardest thing was learning how to walk backwards fast, which you did more than forward it seemed. I covered a lot of courthouse cases. Really hectic stuff in the hallways. My rig cost close to $100,000.00 new, $20,000.00 tripod and fluid head, that was in 1980's money. 3 Tube 2/3" tape cameras, a whopping 480i was my first one. Never got to 1080p ENG wise, I bought a lot of Sony CCD ones later on my own. I had a company that shot TV commercials for about 5 years. My writer quit and so did I lol. It takes a very special talent to come up with new stuff to do.

That is a B4 adapter, and the lens has an internal 2x. That lens is not really 4K ready, but it can do 2K pretty easy. It ends up being close to a 500mm f1.7 lens, and with the Doubler in it ends up a 1000mm 4.0 Parafocal lens.
I bought the lens, B4 adapter, that battery pack on the rear and the cable on Ebay for 90 dollars 6 months ago.

Money is the ultimate drug. Addictive as hell. They all act like they are your best friend, but it is all about the money.

He pivoted to high end audio gear reviews - probably is more profitable (no problem for me with that) and less toxic than the camera game.

Looks like it is not unusual - in a small channel that I like (Andrew & Denae) Andrew decided to make a channel about the mountain bike restorations that he make (he, his wife and 2 children enjoy mountain biking, and to lessen the bike shop costs he built a personal bike shop at home), and in two videos he got almost 4x the subscribers that they got in many years reviewing cameras.
I too have the same impression that Steve never disliked a camera - pointed some faults at most - but he always declared that he only reviews cameras that interested him, hence there is a pre-filter.

This is an interesting video from the host of one of the more long running camera review websites.
I don't know whether he has recently found God or recently found himself off the favoured reviewers list but for whatever reason he has decided to spill some of the beans about his fourteen year history in the game.
I say some of the beans as, although he gives specific detail about one source of revenue (the affiliate deal with B&H), he leaves it up to the viewer to extrapolate an estimate of the overall total when including the other streams such as Amazon, advertising and sponsorship etc.
He also holds back much in terms of too many specifics amongst the war stories of complementary trips, free or heavily discounted gear, passive agressive editorial control and so on.
However, there is enough there to put the picture together about his own activities as well as more than enough hint of how his own discomfort with it have caused him to reign it in whereas a great number most definitely haven't.
Obviously, most of us will file this under "absolutely not shocked at all"
My own view of Steve Huff was that he seemed personable enough but that he seemingly never came across a product that he didn't like.
Which is an obvious red flag.
On the generous side, you could say that that was due to him being so enthusiastic about gear.
Or, on the less generous side, you could say that he lacked sufficient judgement to differentiate between good and great.
Or, most cynically, you could say he was just simply "at it" and every new wow equalled more affiliate clicks.
Clearly, the money that he has declared from B&H shows that he was obviously "at it" to a certain degree and I don't think anyone would do a public confessional video if they too didn't accept that they were "at it" either.
But the majority of his income was based around the website rather than YouTube so the degree to which he was nakedly "at it" compared to some of his latter day peers was likely a bit more of a side effect than the whole raison d'etre of the new wave of teleshopping hosts.
I was quite interested in footage he had in there of earlier promotional trips and how wide eyed giddy many of the invitees seemed to be. I bet the marketing arms of these companies absolutely wet themselves when they realised how easy and cheap it was to drive sales without so much as a half page ad buy in a magazine.
It seems if you didn't feel generous enough to give a free camera away to an attendee then just massaging their ego with the invite and a discount on retail was enough.
I hope that the what I would politely describe as "whining cunts" who trail our very own host of this ad-free and affiliate link free website around social media posting shitty replies to his posts watch this video.
They want everyone to be polite nice guys who keep their criticisms of manufacturers to themselves while they show them slow motion B roll and make them feel better about their purchases.
Well, here's one of your politest nice guys and guess what?
He was at it.
For years.
 

Darrrrrn! What a brave rig this is! @webrunner5 So you have a b4 or b2 mount adapter and a doubler or 1.4 extender between mount and lens or inside the lens? ENG pros don´t know any fear! So, how does the lens perform on general terms and on terms of the BMPCC, 4K ready? 🙂 cheers and thank you for lighting up my evening with such a cool setup!

Couple shots of my BMPCC with my 14x Fujinon.

Yes, Mr. Webrunner is a true personality, sometimes making me think and laugh at the same time. A great pleasure! @Emanuel

The 3:1 compressed raw is a good compromise between ProRes HQ and uncompressed CDNG raw; you get nearly all the latitude of uncompressed raw without the ginormous file sizes. I've been shooting 3:1 raw on the BMMCC for a few years now and liking it, although Prores HQ is no slouch and can take a lot of grading and adjustment of white balance etc. as kye noted above.
My favourite monitor with this camera is the SmallHD Focus, which is discontinued but presumably very much available on the used market. I also have the Atomos Shinobi, which works but I much prefer SmallHD (better UI, more and better-implemented features). I have the 5" video assist as well but only use it if I need a recorder.
In addition to using it for video, I've been having fun using it for stills: the actual CDNG files are only 2 megapixels in resolution so it's far from ideal, but if I'm shooting portraits I'll bring my BMMCC along and just let it run, going through the footage afterward and stopping on a good frame, grading it in Resolve, grabbing a still, exporting a TIFF, and the upscaling it in any photo processing app like Affinity Photo or ON1. When your camera is capturing 24 or more frames per second, there's a good chance it'll catch the moments you just missed with a stills camera. If you set the shutter angle to 45 degrees you'll get terrible video (herky jerky like the beginning moments of Saving Private Ryan) but better stills since they'll have less motion blur. Unless you want motion blur, which I sometimes do.
 
 

I use one of these. Best thing I ever bought for the BMPCC. Not sure but I think they only work with a 1080p output?
Zacuto EVF Flip-Up Electronic View Finder Z-EVF-1F
https://www.ebay.com/itm/144366685371?

I found the Sigma video not appealng in regards to the "vintage character" of the lenses. To me it was going over the lines. I would suggest buying some affordable M42 lenses, just like Andrew and the EOSHD cats have been suggesting as a valid choice since the existence of this beautiful site and forum.

There is the possibility of moire. The S1H is the safe bet for any grooms suit.:) I find the monitor on the S1 a bit unpleasant to handle. It´s connection is very solid but due to that not very smooth to move. A few times I find the EVF bump to be in the way when shooting from certain angles. S1H being 350g heavier than the S1 makes it indeed a very heavy Lumix. GH6 seems like the perfect body.
Btw, GH6 in low light seemed to hold onto colours much better than GH5s and though noisier, detail was reained better as well, coming from some youtube tests. So it is a mini S1H in many regards and way beyond in others.

Maybe stupid question, but what if you use a cheap (uncoated) UV filter on the lens instead? Will this not give flares without ruining your lens?

I guess the problem is not the ideas to share but when people rather than discussing ideas and listen them, impose their egos without any respect for the ideas aka the standpoint of the other side.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth can only lead to self-destruction instead.
We cannot survive without the other part external to us.

I boarded up my windows a couple of years back.

Hmm that is an interesting statement. There has to be a combination of several factors for you to think that. Above resolution, maybe clarity, colors, weak filter array on the sensor, etc. etc..

The GH5 did not have an OLPF and had zero Moire.

I think you might be surprised by the S1. The tilting screen on it is awesome and the weight increase is marginal IMO.
I think for the GH6 its partly a question if the dual gain sensor applies to stills. One of the downsides of an M43 camera in general is the lack of dynamic range and color depth. That might solve it.

I noticed a difference in detail when it comes to Fuji vs Panasonic but I think its the weird X-trans filter thing more than sensor size.

I have found there is so much detail in the 24mp S1 Raw files that I can't imagine ever needing more than that for any application. I have cropped in on an eye from a portrait shot and found there to be enough detail for the image to be usable. The most I'd ever crop in for something is like 50% and its got that covered easily.

For me it’s only partly the megapixies…
Going from APSC Fuji XT3 26mp to FF S5 24mp, I noticed a marginal difference but nothing I would call a quantifiable advantage.
In fact, I’d give the nod regarding colour to the Fuji files, but that could just have been familiarity with a system I’d been working with for a long time.
But the S5 had/has I reckon a good 1 stop low light advantage.
The S5 purchase for me was really against an XT4 where for me in more areas, the S5/L Mount system, edges the Fuji.
The files from the S1R are whole other level though. Quantifiably above 24mp FF.
I have tested and used the ‘quad’ thing but the reality is it’s for certain types of landscape and studio work, not weddings.
The question though re. 47mp over 24mp is would the client notice?
Nope, but I do and there’s an element of professional pride and craftsmanship.
I could go back to 24mp FF easily enough and maybe even 26mp (or more) APSC and APSC/S35 is the sweet spot for me for video, but I’d really struggle with going 4/3rds for stills.
But if anything was going to convince me, it would be GH6 or OM-1.
 

I went to an S1 from my GH5s, actually I still use both. The S1 has been amazing image and low light wise, although the slow motion is a bit aggravating. The GH5 could do really good down sampled HD, meaning the 1080p60 was really good. The S1 doesn't do HD very well, so you are kind of stuck with the cropped 4k60, which isn't as bad as I thought it would be, just have to be selective with what lenses I use. Other than that I don't have any complaints, the image is a huge step up from the GH5 for sure!

It's a pleasure to see you two to join such conversation, that's part of your legacy pal @Andrew Reid ;- )

Trouble is the BMPCC and the BMMCC are not the sharpest output going and when you put a OPLF in them they get even less sharp. I know part of the greatness of the early BM cameras were that they weren't sharp as a knife, filmic looking but I am not a big fan of that mod. But that is a popular mod so maybe I am in the minority. It doesn't ruin the look though.
You are going to like it Marty, they are crazy good and fun to use. Raw is such a pleasure to have as an option. It really raises your skill in a lot of ways. Very rewarding when it comes out right. Something you created not some baked in look. You feel like a creator not an operator.

I agree, PannySVHS. Thanks a lot for the nice words! 😀 Please let me know when you release a macro film. Looking forward to it!