mkabi

If you went EF mount route, I would've recommended the Magic Booster by LucAdapter.

In my opinion its a cleaner application...
https://www.lucadapterstore.com/product-page/magic-booster-c-2-5k
 

I think he is only applying an OLPF filter here not the actual focal reducer, but same way to apply it:

On 10/27/2023 at 5:40 AM, kye said:

Easy!  It's that black thing with some white writing on it....  duh!

Wrong its the white box - labelled Red under the tripod.... duh!

On 10/28/2023 at 3:39 PM, Kino said:

There are so many cameras coming out in 2024 that there will be better options.

There are even better options in 2025, you should definitely wait.

18 hours ago, zlfan said:

Even so, for high res stills, pros use t2i and 18-55 kit lens to combine 50 photos into one, using special software. 

Which pros are doing this^^^

52 minutes ago, MrSMW said:

I am at the point now where I don't need the latest and greatest and still will often by used or the previous gen, cameras, phones, whatever, but also savvy to the fact that living perpetually in the 'good old days' is not always the best course of action in life.

I'm in a similar boat, I don't technically need the latest and greatest, BUT... if I need to upgrade, for whatever reason, then I will get the latest and greatest.

No point in sitting in the Stone Age and remaining there, complaining about these kids and their new gadgets... sounds like a grumpy old man.

Sometimes you have to move towards progress otherwise progress leaves you.

Not to toot my own horn but I got an 75 inch 8K TV back in 2019.... did I need it? Nope. Funny thing is... I had a 60 inch 1080p TV before it, I used it to watch movies in the basement (my man cave) and it was nearing 10 years since I got it... it could've kept going but I had replaced the living room TV with a 55 inch 4K TV (in that same time). I was late to the 4K TV game, everyone else in my family already had one.... and given that I will be holding onto them for 10+ years.... why not get the latest and brightest. Oh, BTW, it has AI upscaling so the 1080p doesn't look half bad on that screen.

Similarly, I just got a iphone 15 (the base model) - again not trying to show off - cause the last phone before that was an iphone XR... I don't switch every year, I don't see the point of doing that. Some guy was recommending the iphone 14 to me, but since I'll be holding onto this phone for 5 to 10 years too, I would want the latest and greatest just to stay relevant. 

2 hours ago, MrSMW said:

Agreed. I am not that techy but would have thought…if it’s even possible, that it would need sending in to be done physically. But as I said, not that techy!

Folks waited years for the GH6 but I guess you knew what you were buying so can’t be that affronted something else came along with PDAF because that was inevitable if Lumix were going to continue to exist as a camera brand.

I have zero evidence to support that, but outside of some diehard Lumix users, their image was ‘great video specs but utter trash AF so it’s a pass’.

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again but I am surprised a company does not exist who will retro-mod older bodies with newer tech.

The body is just a shell and providing it is large enough, why not?

They take older cars and put modern bits in them.

We take old buildings and modernise them.

Why not older camera bodies with new tech?

Veering slightly off topic I know…

I’ve always had that idea… had it back in 2014 in fact… I said… why not take the innards of a GoPro and put it in a canon??? 
 

I think I said it in the Magic Lantern forum at which point they said that I was trolling (TF?).

Funny thing about this…

It was harder to shoot and edit a movie in this day; forget about the price of equipment too.

Even harder to shoot a “good” movie, forget about an “amazing” movie… with amazing characters and scenes…

But, once it was said and done… it was easy to sell… there was always a major buyer/distributor.

Fast forward to today… easy to shoot and edit, hell you can do it all on your phone… you can do it well too… it might take some time to write the script, storyboard and even find decent actors - go to a drama school and take your chances with auditions etc…. Nonetheless the price of admission is super low… again you can do it all on your phone. 
 

However!!! You will have a hard time selling it.

On 5/24/2023 at 9:18 AM, MrSMW said:

If on the basis I could not afford to switch to a Nikon Z9 + Z8 pairing…which I cannot really justify, my ‘budget’ option would be an XH2 paired with an XH2s.

However, want an even smaller similar capability pairing, ie, one stills orientated and the other more video, but both hybrid, then the pairing of an XT5 with this new XS20 would be a great little set up, especially as the XS20 can take the add on cooling vent.

Lenses?

I’d have to go zoom for my needs and really only 2 contenders and I’d stick the Fuji 16-55 f2.8 on the XT5 and the Tamron 17-70 f2.8 on the XS20.

The Tamron has a longer reach, is slightly lighter, but is not as sharp as the Fuji which is why I’d pair them in this manner.

Real world 24-83mm FF equivalent stills and 27-105mm FF focal length video, both with no aperture changes.

F2.8 light gathering with an equivalent f4.2 DOF.

Would work for me.

The other thing about Fuji is the SOOC results and I’d shoot Colour Neg for stills and Eterna for video.

Personally though, I’d go for the XH2 and XH2s pairing and with battery grips just for the handling as I like the idea of dinky cameras, but for work purposes, nah, not very stable platforms or ergonomically good over long days.

In my strong opinion, skip the Nikon pair and go straight to Fuji.... BUT choose either XH2 or XH2s and pair either one with the Fuji GFX 100S (Fuji's medium format camera).

On 8/13/2023 at 6:01 PM, Andrew Reid said:

 

lol - I have a feeling that Nolan thinks that he is smarter than he really is by targetting the mensa crowd. When in fact he is just alienating the many by tickling the few.

I learned a lesson in grade 12/13 physics... you are not smart if you are trying to explain something complicated in the most complicated way. My physics teacher told us this -> Who is more famous? Issac Newton or Galileo? Did you know that Galileo explained Gravity way before Newton did??? 100 years before...
You know why Newton won over everyone, he explained it so everyone understood it.

You are smart if you can take something complicated and explain it in a simple way.

*ANOTHER SPOILER ALERT* Sorry - but Nolan's need for practical effects didn't really work for me.... we all know about the mushroom cloud... there are images of it from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, didn't see it in the movie. And, the paper flapping on that ladies face, you know what I am talking about... I didn't even see it on IMAX - that couldn't have been good for IMAX.

I couldn't tell that that was Gary Oldman... I was actually surprised he was in the movie...
For the most part, I followed along... *SPOILER ALERT* I didn't understand Downey's character motivations and his need for personal vendetta; its like nobody else has ever insulted him before.... really? So, growing up in that era no one bullied you? So, you are going to create this overly complicated scheme to discredit you through a tribunal to remove your security access? Huh? You take away his security clearance, are you saying that Oppenheimer couldn't teach/work at a University? At that point, Oppenheimer felt guilty - I don't think he wanted to work on the H-Bomb... 

10 hours ago, kye said:

Most influencers, except the serious ones that have mature and controlled processes, just setup crazy situations and then see what happens, recording the whole time, then edit it down.

I would assume - for most influencers the phone is good enough.

I remember seeing some person's home tour - may it was on queer eye (can't remember) and they setup an area because he was an "influencer" - all they had was a ringlight with phone mount.... and I thought... well... record, edit and throw it on the platform - done.

5 minutes ago, mkabi said:

*cough* Canon 1dc *cough* released in 2012 *cough*

Sorry - Red One - released in 2007 is really the first... so, technically Red should be thanked for the 4K revolution. If we are talking about affordability... sure lets bring Panasonic in the picture... but it has to be in the same space as Chinese knock offs (I'm sorry if I'm triggering some people - but the truth hurts) and we all know Chinese knock offs are cheap.

On 2/19/2023 at 5:41 AM, PannySVHS said:

2014, Panny started the 4K revolution. 

*cough* Canon 1dc *cough* released in 2012 *cough*

Sorry - newsletter does say PDAF. Improvement?

Its real - I got a newsletter from Vistek with pre-order details for S5II & S5IIX... Feb 24 delivery date.

I don't know anything about AF though... nor do I know of the real differences between the first gen and second gen.

Wait for the reviews I guess.

Editted to add: Vistek is a camera store here in Canada, its on par to Henrys (but there are way more Henrys than Vistek). Imagine - Bestbuy only for camera equipment (photo & video).

This thread is in stark contrast in comparison to this thread:

For a split second, I thought this thread was about how the sperm met the egg…

Jeez... like... there isn't a thing that me or anyone else can say to make you or your sister feel better.

Take your time after everything is said and done.... this is not going to be an easy trek. Hang in there...

We will talk later - much later.

15 hours ago, Andrew Reid said:

Proof that 10bit is almost pointless 🙂

Or Motion JPEG was under appreciated????

32 minutes ago, gt3rs said:

But then you have the candid moment only in photo or video…. 

True, but then why would they ever need to switch between photo and video during an event???

At which point, we are back to the argument - why even have a hybrid camera??? You can have a dedicated one for photo and a dedicated one for video.

2 hours ago, MrSMW said:

Maybe so, but even 8 seconds is too long for my needs!

But not a concern as I have no current plans to switch to any other system, - great tracking AF (or lack thereof) is the current (and only real cross) I have to bear…but even that is also a case of over-hyping YouTube drama queens 😜

I'm telling you... people that don't know are completely oblivious... people look at 8 seconds and think thats nothing. But if you are at a wedding or any other event... where candid moments are happening on the micro-second level... those 8 seconds feel like an eternity. 

Those that don't know - I challenge you... you don't need to be a photographer/videographer at the event... but the next time you attend one... just pay attention... find those candid moments and just count... 1 mississippi... 2 mississippi.... all the way to 8 mississippi... then tell us that 8 seconds is nothing.

15 hours ago, kye said:

@mercer and I have had many discussions that revolved around a two-lens setup - normally something like (on FF) a 50mm for the majority of shots where everything is 'normal' in the plot, and a 24mm wide for location/establishing/emphasis shots and those wide close-ups where the shit has hit the fan for a character.

It seems a lot more flexible stylistically to have a couple of lenses so that you have some dynamic capability to change the perspective during moments of emphasis or when you want to change the mood in some way.  It's also more practical being able to do wide shots with a wide lens, otherwise you have to shoot them from far far away - something that a low budget might struggle with, so it's a practical choice too.

In todays crazy market for vintage primes it's not too much of an ask to get a 24 and 50mm from a set, even the most sought-after sets are affordable if you're not chasing the fastest primes.  For example just getting a 2.8 of each focal length should be enough for the DoF but shouldn't break the bank for most.

Ron Howard does that - I know he shoots a 50mm (on Super35 though - and he does it to get that tight, portrait type shot) and 24 to 35mm for most other shots.

1 hour ago, M_Williams said:

The only situation where it really matters is within the same scene…

Yeah… everyone has different requirements… 

As an example there are a ton of examples where the whole movie was shot on a 35mm lens… the one lens gangs…