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On 4/4/2024 at 3:50 PM, a_reynolds said:

Thanks for this!! I ended up finding one that had the upgrade and it wasn't that much over my budget.

Thanks for the input guys. I ended up going with the S1 only because of ergonomics, the full size HDMI as I use a monitor and having no record limit. I know in the S5 you could just start and stop again but when shooting interviews in a multiple camera shoot the no time limit just makes things a bit easier.

It gets here on Saturday and I got a couple of Canon FD primes ready to go. Really excited about this.

Thanks so much everyone

Good decision! Think your going to love it. It feels like quality in the hands which adds to the experience. Let us know how you get on.

If your looking at used S1, make sure it has the vlog upgrade or you'll need to figure that into the cost. Between the S1 and S5 I have both and prefer the S1, the full size HDMI will one day serve you well if you want to shoot RAW. If you haven't held either then visit somewhere that will let you experience the difference, the S1 is solid and feels reassuring but it is heavier which for me is a preference. The S1 viewfinder is more than twice the resolution and a joy to use. Both are great cameras but for me the S1 stands out. Good luck.

Genius! Potentially, sell you a camera with faults or intentional omissions in firmware and then sell you a subscription to fix it, why didn't I think of that?

2 hours ago, kye said:

6 hours ago, MrSMW said:

And don’t ask me what has a hazelnut in every bite…

A hazelnut?

I know this one: Squirrel shit!

Is this off topic?

Don't need to buy anything this year, I have more cameras than talent. Unless of course Blackmagic or Panasonic release an L mount 8K. That will help take my lack of talent to whole new levels and will be more clearly defined.

That was an interesting read and I enjoyed your demo reel, thanks.

24p. We like it because our brains have been programmed for it. Someone growing up with their first experience in movies at 60p will look at old movies in the future and think that 24p looks weird and disjointed.

Good news. Pleased you've got it sorted.

That will probably be the HDMI cable. I had the same issue. Buy something that's rated for 8K, I use this one without problem:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0B76YBHPP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

On 10/26/2023 at 5:07 PM, Emanuel said:

Skin tones? Landscapes? DR?

There's skin in this one, just for you.

BMCC6K arrived a couple of days ago. My first day test.

12 minutes ago, QuickHitRecord said:

This is a great resource. Thanks for sharing. However, my version of Resolve 18.5 Studio cannot see the BRAW files. I click on the folder in Media Storage, but it appears empty in the browser. Has anyone else been able to get it to work? Or are these files just too new for the latest version of Resolve?

Try the newer version DR Studio 18.6

A collection of some clips captured in and around some local parks in the past few weeks.

Shot in Blackmagic RAW (BRAW) using:

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera - BMPCC 6K G2.

Blackmagic Video Assist 12G 5 inch connected to the Panasonic S1 & S5.

Lenses: Panasonic 24-105, Sigma 150-600mm (L Mount), Tamron Adaptall 2 90mm Macro (72B).

Thanks for looking, hope you enjoy.

11 hours ago, Snowfun said:

Update for anyone interested.

I got a P6KG2 (I don't really need built-in ND and WEX were offering a free viewfinder).!

I went for the same deal. I've been curious about the Blackmagic cams for some time so finally decided the time was right.

These below were my first test shots using my trusty Tamron Adaptall lenses. Have since bought the Sigma 100-400 EF and I'm waiting for a break in the crappy weather to put it through some tests.

On 3/2/2023 at 1:15 PM, Walter H said:

@stephen or anyone else, would you be willing to point me/us to some of the footage you have shot with a Panasonic and the Video Assist? I'd be really interested to see.

I've been a 10-bit 422 VLOG shooter both with an S1 and an S5. I'd love to see what else might be available.

These were put together from a few clips shot during a couple of days of leisure time!

Panasonic S1, Sigma 150-600mm, Blackmagic Video Assist 12g 5inch, 5.9K BRAW 12:1.

I use BRAW now for shooting stock shots, doubt I could go back to other formats.

Hopefully Panasonic will look at this and add support for BRAW to the S5II, just in case Atomos disappear and leave said camera without RAW support over HDMI.

Never understood why no mention has ever been made of BRAW for S5II (and GH6), perhaps it's something they were considering adding later, until then I'll stick to the original S5/S1.

On 8/15/2022 at 3:05 PM, webrunner5 said:

That was a super good video, thanks for posting. Looks like you have a Really good copy of the Sigma lens. They have amazing quality for the price. Women and their selfies, man what a way to spend your life lol.

On 8/15/2022 at 6:01 PM, Owlgreen said:

I'm seriously impressed.

Thank you both for your kind positive comments, much appreciated.

Been living in France for 20 years, this is my first trip to Southend-On-Sea (UK) in some time. It was a freakishly hot day in March 2022 and the rising heat was playing havoc but yet brought a certain charm to the shots. The Panasonic S1 and the Sigma 150-600mm is a heavy combination but it's great for long candid shots. Shot in V-Log.

https://youtu.be/RklH4m1JjYY

You seek collaboration but some may hesitate in case they also become thought of as "fucking unbearable".

It's apparent that you are not fond of criticism, but in the sense of true collaboration (especially within the arts) you will need to become accustomed to it or your project is doomed from the outset.

If you are working with V-Log this is worth a read:

https://na.panasonic.com/ns/253602_V-Log_Excerpt.pdf

I recently signed up to a cheap online service which allows me to generate unlimited voices from text and use them in videos for a one off fee.

The package that I purchased has 30 voices available and all but about 4 voices are fairly naff. There is one female voice in particular that is actually quite decent, but it still has many limitations.

With progress in this technology I can see that narration for film, videos and books, will possibly negate the need for human presenters. There is already technologies where you can train software using your own, or some other voice. With some improvements in inflections I'm sure that the use of these artificial voices may become more widespread.

What do you think? Is this good or bad? Do you know of a service that currently has this nailed?

I produced a short video (a review of a polarising filter from Amazon Basics) to test the water, this uses a couple of the voices that I have available to me. The female voice is much nicer than the male voice, see what you think. I won't be using this in all of my videos but I think the female voice will feature occasionally.

https://youtu.be/q9NceQBXa1s

I have a channel (allthestuffwedo) which has a low subscriber count of 330-ish. I'm an Englishman currently living in France but I am considering moving to Canada to help popularise my channel😉. I can't earn anything for views and I have only ever been approached by one company (after I reviewed a lens hood that I had bought) asking for a review in exchange for them sending me free items. I considered this and decided to decline the offer not just for the sake of integrity but also for the fact that the items were relatively low value and they were trying to buy me on the cheap! If I was approached by Sony to review the A1 and I get to keep it that's probably where the conflict begins for most people. I have heard the phrase that "x company has agreed that my review is not influenced by this sponsorship" (because that is what it is - sponsorship). I can't imagine there are many people that will give a bad review on the basis that they want to remain ingratiated with the company concerned especially with the thought of free products or huge discounts in the future.

I have only reviewed a few items comparatively but I pride myself on only giving positive reviews to items that I actually like enough to keep and use, generally if a product isn't worthy of keeping then the review might not be so favourable. But herein lies the double jeopardy, a negative review means that you will never be offered products early for review and certainly not for free, also negative reviews attract a lot more negative comments and "Dislikes" because of maybe fan-boyism or the fact that they want a positive reinforcement for an item that they have already purchased. 

I reviewed the Zoom F2 32 bit float recorder and the item was a disaster, and that's what I felt obliged to put a cross in my review, some thanked me and others disliked the video. Crawling around the web I found even more comments about what a crap review it was because I believe that it did not reinforce their purchase decision, but you can't argue with the facts I put across because they were genuinely apparent on video. 

There are other reviews I have done that are not favourable to the product but the negativity in general is not appreciated by some.

I put out a video meant to be a joke about comparisons between phones and cameras (these comparisons drive me mad) but even that has received it's fair share of negativity.

So, Andrew I understand your frustrations put across in your last few YouTube videos, I was in full agreement with the chat about the  disaster that was/is the Canon R5 and find it hard to believe the defence it received from the fans, a crap product is a crap product no matter the name on it, worse still a product that is purposely not allowed to fulfil it's potential through lack of heatsinks and software crippling is unforgivable especially at these prices.

All of my reviews of lenses or camera gear are backed up with plenty of samples which although might not be to everyone's taste they do provide insight not possible within a talking head video along with a bit of B-roll of the item.

I have resigned myself to the fact that any negative review will have consequences be they small or great, I stand by the fact that a reviewer has an obligation to be honest about issues and anomalies, if not then call it what it is, an advert. 

7 hours ago, herein2020 said:

Yes that is correct that has always been possible in DR16, you can also use remote grades, create a gallery image and apply the grade from there, hit SHIFT + = to copy a grade from a previous clip, store a color grade in a memory slot, etc....NONE of those ways are intuitive nor do they work the way EVERY other program works which is a simple CTRL A  > CTRL C > CTRL V to copy anything to anything.

Only with DR17 and even then only with the latest build can you finally simply go into the color grade node tree, select all nodes, CTRL C, go to the clip where you want to apply the grade and CTRL V. With every previous build you could only use this method to copy the first node which made no sense.

Interesting, thanks for the heads up.

You probably know this. but on the edit page you can copy a clip on the timeline CTRL C and then paste attributes ALT V - which amongst other selectable attributes can include colour correction.

5 hours ago, herein2020 said:

FINALLY....Just tried DR 17 Build 23 today and you can FINALLY copy an entire color grade and all nodes from one clip to another. This was long a source of frustration for me. Every other way to copy a color grade simply was not as intuitive especially the creating a still method. 

DR17 is really coming along nicely, it does have a few frustrating bugs but most users probably wouldn't run into them. Also, Fusion performance is still dismal for any real Fusion work but it has improved slightly.

If I understand correctly what you're describing it's always been possible (certainly in V16) to copy a complete colour grade and nodes from one clip to another:

On the "Color" page make sure clips are showing. Click and highlight the clip (or multiple clips) that you want to copy the grade to, right click on the clip that has the grade you want to copy and then select "Apply Grade".

If I've misunderstood then apologies.

Just out of interest....

Did anyone watch the last few minutes of the video, from about 9:15 onwards?

There has been no comment about the F2 locking up and the loss of the file. Just curious is it a non-issue with you? Do you think it was an isolated incident?