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    DriftProductions reacted to Andrew Reid in Best 60fps and 120fps   
    NX1 the best choice by far, you need to spend over $6000 to beat it for 120fps
    However if you don't mind the small sensor and fixed lens - RX100 IV has the best resolution and even 240fps, with less moire.
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    DriftProductions reacted to Mattias Burling in Sony RX100 V - official topic   
    Casio had up to 1000fps in their compacts 6 years ago. But I get what you mean
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    DriftProductions reacted to wolf33d in Sony RX100 V - official topic   
    Used mine to record this video in Cuba. Never overheated ...
     
     
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    DriftProductions got a reaction from Davey in My Review of the Zhiyun Crane 3-Axis Gimbal   
    I planned to use my G7 and Metabones Speedbooster XL with the Tokina 11-16 f2.8 however I have found a cheaper and lighter lens combo that still allows me to achieve decent low light performance and won't place any long term stress on the gimbal motors with a heavy load! There is no doubt the Crane can handle these moderately heavy loads, but this is a killer little combo for a gimbal of this size or smaller.
    The lens I ordered was the Rokinon/Samyang 12mm F2.0 lens MFT mount. I've found it well constructed, very lightweight at just 270g and has little to no distortion or chroma, also takes filters. The lens has decent reviews, and at $300usd (often less) and given its weight I much prefer it over the heavier and bulkier Panasonic 12-35 f2.8, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 or Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 lenses with a speedbooster.
    There's a tiny bit of footage in this promotional video above that I shot in Sydney recently, most at night. This was the first and only time I have used the Crane, I didnt get a chance to balance the gimbal very well or calibrate it. The footage is noticeably not perfect but i'm super impressed on it's performance straight out of the box first use, i'm sure them little bumps in the footage will be smoothed out once I calibrate it and balance carefully next time. 
    Cannot wait to fine tune this thing and get some heavy testing shooting some weddings next month, seems like it will be the perfect low light lens/gimbal combo for weddings. 
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    DriftProductions got a reaction from jonpais in My Review of the Zhiyun Crane 3-Axis Gimbal   
    I planned to use my G7 and Metabones Speedbooster XL with the Tokina 11-16 f2.8 however I have found a cheaper and lighter lens combo that still allows me to achieve decent low light performance and won't place any long term stress on the gimbal motors with a heavy load! There is no doubt the Crane can handle these moderately heavy loads, but this is a killer little combo for a gimbal of this size or smaller.
    The lens I ordered was the Rokinon/Samyang 12mm F2.0 lens MFT mount. I've found it well constructed, very lightweight at just 270g and has little to no distortion or chroma, also takes filters. The lens has decent reviews, and at $300usd (often less) and given its weight I much prefer it over the heavier and bulkier Panasonic 12-35 f2.8, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 or Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 lenses with a speedbooster.
    There's a tiny bit of footage in this promotional video above that I shot in Sydney recently, most at night. This was the first and only time I have used the Crane, I didnt get a chance to balance the gimbal very well or calibrate it. The footage is noticeably not perfect but i'm super impressed on it's performance straight out of the box first use, i'm sure them little bumps in the footage will be smoothed out once I calibrate it and balance carefully next time. 
    Cannot wait to fine tune this thing and get some heavy testing shooting some weddings next month, seems like it will be the perfect low light lens/gimbal combo for weddings. 
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    DriftProductions reacted to Cinegain in Panasonic G7 and Metabones Speed Booster XL hands-on - Super 35mm 4K for cheaper   
    I use it for zoom and sharpness. It crops in on the middle which is the sharpest part of the image circle. Mostly with these bright primes at f/0.95 they're quite soft, especially in the corners, so you're more likely to use 'em at f/1.4-f/2 where they get noticeably better, unless it's a stylistic choice to go for the smooth dreamy look. Another thing is zooms. There are some great f/2.8 zooms out there that you can boost (making 'em more sensitive than the Panasonic and Olympus f/2.8 options (that can't be boosted)). And the f/1.8 Sigma is a delight of course! Super useful for the range and sensitivity. Metabones XL makes a lot of glass out there get around the Hollywood f/2 mark. It allows adaptation of all sorts of glass with all kind of price tags. Maybe like me you use a Nikon body for stills as well, which makes your lenses serve double duty. EF mount is a little nicer in terms of mounting flexibility (Nikon is prone to have some issues with certain mounts concerning infinity focus, which requires additional glass correction elements, of which the adapters degrade image quality pretty significantly I would say)... however, I have no native EF lenses and do not require the electronics which makes the EF SB XL the more expensive option. And it's nice to just mount a Nikon lens directly without additional adapters... so I went with the MB SP XL for Nikon and for EF have a Mitakon Lens Turbo II, which doesn't quite have the same reduction, but it's tremendous value nontheless.
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    DriftProductions got a reaction from mike_tee_vee in Panasonic G7 and Metabones Speed Booster XL hands-on - Super 35mm 4K for cheaper   
    Best thing I have ever done selling my Nikon D750 and prime lenses and getting the G7 with Metabones Speedbooster XL! 
    Such a killer combo, thanks for the great review @Andrew Reid I'm new to videography this is my first video and stoked with the performance of this little cam
     
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    DriftProductions got a reaction from Thpriest in Panasonic G7 and Metabones Speed Booster XL hands-on - Super 35mm 4K for cheaper   
    @Thpriest Hey mate I havent pushed the ISO past 1600, haven't needed to yet, I mostly shoot with the Metabones Speedbooster XL .64 and Sigma 18-35 f1.8 and that combo often keeps me at ISO 1600 or lower, 3200 rarely. Despite this, I occasionally have issues maintaining accurate exposure and colour with the G7 too, however I'm a pretty inexperienced videographer.
    To light the dance floor and cake cutting I used a small Metz Mecalight 320 on a light stand, the G7 also falls apart if pushed past ISO 1600 in low light scenes like this. Definitely rather have a speedbooster and portable lighting solution than push this cam to ISO 3200. 
     
    Cheers for the feedback mate ?
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    DriftProductions reacted to Thpriest in Panasonic G7 and Metabones Speed Booster XL hands-on - Super 35mm 4K for cheaper   
    Very nice video. 
    I have been experimenting with the GX85 for weddings. I usually use a canon C100 which is fantastic but heavy! My problem with the Panasonic is that it falls apart quickly after 1600 ( I have Panasonic 1.7 lenses) and it is sometimes hard to maintain exposure and colours from shot to shot.
    I saw that you low light stuff looked pretty good with the G7 but did you use extra lighting in the dance and when they cut the cake?
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    DriftProductions got a reaction from mercer in Panasonic G7 and Metabones Speed Booster XL hands-on - Super 35mm 4K for cheaper   
    @Hanriverprod Hey mate used the Rokinon/Samyang 35,50 & 85mm T1.5 prime lenses with Metabones Speedbooster XL 0.64x adaptor.
     
    Natural Picture Profile
    Noise Reduction -5
    Sharpness -3
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    Saturation 0
     
    No colour grading or luts applied, picture straight out of camera. 
     
     
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    DriftProductions got a reaction from Hanriverprod in Panasonic G7 and Metabones Speed Booster XL hands-on - Super 35mm 4K for cheaper   
    @Hanriverprod Hey mate used the Rokinon/Samyang 35,50 & 85mm T1.5 prime lenses with Metabones Speedbooster XL 0.64x adaptor.
     
    Natural Picture Profile
    Noise Reduction -5
    Sharpness -3
    Contrast -3
    Saturation 0
     
    No colour grading or luts applied, picture straight out of camera. 
     
     
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    DriftProductions got a reaction from Hanriverprod in Panasonic G7 and Metabones Speed Booster XL hands-on - Super 35mm 4K for cheaper   
    Here's another, using the same in-camera settings but different lenses this time.
    NO COLOUR GRADING. My camera settings listed in the video description....
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    DriftProductions reacted to Andrew Reid in An adventure into the Panasonic GX85/80 begins - and a look at the Leica Nocticron for Micro Four Thirds   
    Yes the IBIS works with any non-IS lens. It is like the Olympus 5 axis IBIS.
    If you have a Panasonic Power OIS lens then it will use that for axis Y and X, with the other 3 axis on the sensor.
    Either way it rocks.
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    DriftProductions reacted to Andrew Reid in An adventure into the Panasonic GX85/80 begins - and a look at the Leica Nocticron for Micro Four Thirds   
    You can do bigger, sweeping movements and even walk with the GX85's stabilisation, you can't do this with the Sonys.
    If the GX85 is 10/10 as good as it gets in 2016 then the A7R II is a 7... not bad, just more like a Canon IS lens than anything revolutionary.
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    DriftProductions reacted to Andrew Reid in An adventure into the Panasonic GX85/80 begins - and a look at the Leica Nocticron for Micro Four Thirds   
    The camera which Panasonic can't decide what to call (GX80 in Europe, GX85 in the US and GX7 Mark II in Japan!) really excites me.
    It's the first time that anyone has put 5 axis in-body stabilisation in a 4K camera which exceeds the performance of the stunningly good Olympus 5 axis system.
    It's not quite as effective as a gimbal for sweeping handheld movement, but that pain-in-the-ass tripod you can certainly dispense with now, along with that Olympus 1080p mush too!!
    GRAB A CUP OF TEA, PUT DOWN YOUR F***ING IPHONE AND READ THE LONG ARTICLE!!
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    DriftProductions reacted to Andrew Reid in An adventure into the Panasonic GX85/80 begins - and a look at the Leica Nocticron for Micro Four Thirds   
    The manual is a bit badly worded.
    The in-body stabilisation is 5 axis.
    You can also choose to use the hybrid electronic stabilisation in video mode. That's 5 axis too. You should not bother.
    The Dual IS is 5 axis - 3 axis on the sensor and 2 axis on the lens.
    Either way no matter what mode you're in... one will get full 5 axis stabilisation on the GX85, just like you do on an Olympus body.
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    DriftProductions got a reaction from Mat Mayer in Panasonic GH4 w/ speedbooster xl worth it ?   
    NATURAL Picture Profile
    Noise Reduction -5
    Sharpness -3
    Contrast -3
    Saturation 0
     
    Given its only 8BIT I wanted to retain as much colour information as possible so didn't touch the saturation and didn't shoot too flat.
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    DriftProductions got a reaction from Mat Mayer in Panasonic GH4 w/ speedbooster xl worth it ?   
    I owned both the G7 & GH4 and recently managed to use both cams on a wedding shoot before selling the GH4, I saw no reason to keep it. The G7 wins, I'm talking picture quality not features, the GH4 has loads of great features and should not be discounted however, all depends on what type of media you shoot. Just get a G7 already if you are considering it, for $500 or less you can't go wrong, its dope. Would make a great B-cam to the A6300 or similiar. Here is the wedding I shot with both cams, all night footage at the very end shot with the g7, not the GH4 which suffers by 1 1/2 stops. 
     
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    DriftProductions got a reaction from kidzrevil in Panasonic GH4 w/ speedbooster xl worth it ?   
    NATURAL Picture Profile
    Noise Reduction -5
    Sharpness -3
    Contrast -3
    Saturation 0
     
    Given its only 8BIT I wanted to retain as much colour information as possible so didn't touch the saturation and didn't shoot too flat.
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    DriftProductions got a reaction from Jimbo in Panasonic GH4 w/ speedbooster xl worth it ?   
    Thank You! Lenses used were the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC ART, Canon 70-200f/2.8L IS II USM and Metabones Speedbooster XL. Shot in 4K, downscaled to 1080p on a 1080p timeline in Premiere Pro.
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    DriftProductions got a reaction from mercer in Panasonic GH4 w/ speedbooster xl worth it ?   
    Thank You! Lenses used were the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC ART, Canon 70-200f/2.8L IS II USM and Metabones Speedbooster XL. Shot in 4K, downscaled to 1080p on a 1080p timeline in Premiere Pro.
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    DriftProductions got a reaction from TheRenaissanceMan in Panasonic GH4 w/ speedbooster xl worth it ?   
    I owned both the G7 & GH4 and recently managed to use both cams on a wedding shoot before selling the GH4, I saw no reason to keep it. The G7 wins, I'm talking picture quality not features, the GH4 has loads of great features and should not be discounted however, all depends on what type of media you shoot. Just get a G7 already if you are considering it, for $500 or less you can't go wrong, its dope. Would make a great B-cam to the A6300 or similiar. Here is the wedding I shot with both cams, all night footage at the very end shot with the g7, not the GH4 which suffers by 1 1/2 stops. 
     
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    DriftProductions got a reaction from webrunner5 in Panasonic GH4 w/ speedbooster xl worth it ?   
    The Metabones Speedbooster XL is dope! I shoot with the G7, the XL Canon mount and Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 and the results are killer for what I need. Example...
     
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    DriftProductions reacted to andy lee in Panasonic GH4 w/ speedbooster xl worth it ?   
    Metabones XL and G7 is a killer combination , G7 is much cleaner in the blacks and less noise than GH4 , G7 codec is very thick you can grade it to extreme levels with no micro blocking , its like grading ProRes!!
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    DriftProductions got a reaction from andy lee in Panasonic G7 and Metabones Speed Booster XL hands-on - Super 35mm 4K for cheaper   
    Cheers @boxtree ! Yeah settings for this vid were....
    Natural Picture Profile
    Noise Reduction -5
    Sharpness -3
    Contrast -3
    Saturation 0
     
    Given its only 8BIT I wanted to retain as much colour information as possible so didn't touch the saturation.
     
    For colour grading just some light corrections in Speedgrade and added a sharpen mask in PP. That's it, pretty simple workflow and I like the picture it pumps out without needing to shoot flat.
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