mkabi

My guess is that every scene doesn't need to be color matched... the story, the look, the mood, the emotions... different colors invokes different moods and emotions... I think they discuss this and story board it - color and style should be discussed here, the colorist has to give his input here too and the cinematographer needs to choose wisely to match that...

On 6/23/2022 at 5:34 AM, Django said:

So what you're basically shooting from the optical viewfinder or guesstimating focus? metering exposure etc?

I don't own a Canon DSLR anymore.... and may be someone can verify/confirm what I'm about to say...

I vaguely remember the optical viewfinder becomes disabled with live-view enabled??? I'm assuming that in video mode because it depends on live-view in a DSLR... optical viewfinder becomes disabled there too... so... they are really blind in video mode if the live-view goes black... can someone verify what I'm saying is true/false???

3 minutes ago, mercer said:

Those build are literally listed under "Experimental Builds" I don't know if you can judge the entire Magic Lantern Raw firmware based on a build that is titled experimental.

Exactly my point... I'm not trying to insult you or the community... but all the "hype" is around these experimental builds. Everyone is excited to share the positives without sharing the negatives.

All I'm doing is pointing towards the negatives.... if you can look past them, you're golden.

1 hour ago, mercer said:

As far as I know, 1080p Raw runs continuous on the 5D Mark III. I've gotten as much as 10 minutes.

If you need 30 minutes... buy a camcorder.

What about 3.5K Raw??? How many minutes can you record there?

Some builds have the live-view go black... so you are basically shooting blind... may be not yours as you are happy with it???

 

11 minutes ago, SandKa said:

I am afraid of that. Sometimes footage which can be found on youtube shows disturbing "artifacts" (flickering red dots in darker parts of the picture looking like a noise). Maybe problems mostly occur in the newest experimental builds? There have to be some tested "safe modes" in ML for sure... Anyway, thank you for your input.

Its more than just "artifacts"... do your research before going down that route...

If you are bothered by a 30 min. record limit... yeah well... you know what... do your research.

24 minutes ago, webrunner5 said:

Magic Lantern has to be the most Unreliable thing ever invented. You would have better luck guessing the Lotto numbers than using Magic Lantern often. If you don't cuss you will.

In the early days when they kept it simple (focusing on monitoring tools, etc.) and had stable releases - it was dependable. When they started focusing on Dual ISO output and RAW.... pushing the limits.... thats when it all started falling apart.

There is no stable release anymore... not for a long time now... even the gateway into getting ML isn't as simple as it was back then.

Also... I find it funny... that everyone based Canon's inability to max out their own tech off of Magic Lantern's efforts.... yeah well... it was all over inflated... ask a real user.... how long is the record limit with Magic Lantern on the 5D Mark 3... and the real truth starts coming out. Thats when you start to realize that R5's 8K over heating and record limit issues wasn't so bad.

22 minutes ago, TomTheDP said:

…as long as you aren't printing huge stuff…

I have a strong feeling that most people have been tricked to think that way by the pixel peepers who need to zoom in 400 to 800%
1080p was good enough on my old 60 incher… and you have to remember 1080p is only 2MP.

Even if you’re talking billboard size… nobody is walking up to a billboard on the regular. Most of the billboards I see are off of highways… I see one moving at the speed of 60 to 80 miles per hour 1 mile away and that’s if I’m not concentrating on the road/traffic ahead of me. Where is the logic here??? “Oh… I see jagged edges on that Billboard… did he take picture on the first iPhone or something???” All that while driving too???

10 hours ago, webrunner5 said:

I think that looks like a Smartphone case to me??

Weren't you talking about buying $1000 phone and video quality coming out of that phone in some other thread????

Now imagine adding a Panavision housing behind it 😄
 

What is that Panavision monitor???

I can’t seem to find any information online.

12 hours ago, kye said:

Yeah, I know there are but it seems to be the exception.  I frequently find that discussions with "pros" assume you'll be able to operate fully manually, that you can have a rig the size of a fridge (or truck) if you need it, that light can be provided / modified to suit the composition, and that normal camera accessories will all be fine (up to the point where it makes the operator resemble a Borg drone).  Any mention of situations where the speed of working is a factor or there are any limitations that might impact what you can do seem to be considered an exception.  Those situations do seem to be handled pretty well when they come up, so I'm not suggesting a limitation on their behalf, merely assumptions around what is considered normal.

 

The problem with so called "pros" is that they have been tricked into thinking that way... you need that kind of $100K setup to be a big shot. The main problem are the producers... they come from old school methods of film making where you need those kind of huge cameras, rigs and setups.

I remember someone telling me or reading it somewhere, that once the guy brought DSLR to a gig and the producer turned around and said something as cocky as, "I have a camera like that at home, so if I can just bring that to set... may be I wouldn't need you."

I would've said, "Fine, then go to your local dollar store, buy yourself a hammer and build yourself a fucken house while you are at it... or better yet, go to your local pharmacy - they literally give away needles... use that to perform brain surgery on yourself." 

8 minutes ago, webrunner5 said:

True but if you are shooting 8K they would not last long sad to say.

True... but thats reality. Cost of CF Express Type B.... isn't exactly bargain basement - even with other brands.

You know what man... just give it 10 years. Everyone wants now... now now now....

You know I recently bagged a Blackmagic 2.5K Cinema Camera... yeah... I know its old, but the images that come out of that is undeniable. Moreover, people used to complain about storage if you filmed 2.5K RAW... this is 10 years ago (actually, people were even complaining 5 years ago) anyway.... now... you can get a 1TB SSD from ebay for $100 and that will hold about 4 hours of 2.5K RAW. Grab 3 SSDs and you are good for an event. Even the EF mount now has a magic booster... give it time... shit happens....

8 minutes ago, webrunner5 said:

Gee only....

 

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1630649-REG/delkin_devices_dcfxblk512_512gb_black_cfexpress_type.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&lsft=BI%3A6879&gclid=CjwKCAjwjtOTBhAvEiwASG4bCMN6iMkNtXJ54MG768MuGv6Z_JfRpcx0MFqUuGnjsi9_8QtGYnDzzxoCUr0QAvD_BwE

128Gb and 256Gb isn't too bad.

3 hours ago, gt3rs said:

...R5... mostly overheats...

Speaking of which... Apparently the "Delkin Black" CF Express Type B cards are capable of recording 8K for 30 min. without overheating??? 

https://www.canonrumors.com/new-delkin-cfexpress-card-to-launch-thursday-it-will-be-the-fastest-card-for-the-canon-eos-r5-yet/

I don't know how 4K/120p performs... but any volunteers on this forum that is willing to do so... let us know.

1 hour ago, MrSMW said:

The ‘problem’ with Fuji…for me anyway, was they brought out the XH1 which at the time (and still is in several regards) was a great camera.

It was intended as their slightly video-centric but also more robust ‘pro’ platform. And then immediately trumped it for video spec, with the XT3. But no IBIS.

Pissed off a lot of Fujistas at the time, many of whom (like me) wanted the XT3 spec in the XH1 body.

They then brought out an XT4 and went flippy screen which delighted the YooToobers, but didn’t please so much others. Like me.

And other than their cinema lenses and a couple of more recent primes, not much for the videographer.

Much as I love them, I don’t think they really have a ‘pro’ line but are more ‘serious amateur’?

The bottom line for me is yes, they kind of stagnated for a bit but I think they are probably going to pop something out a bit more ‘pro’ with the XH2. Perhaps not ‘fully pro’ like say an SH1 or Canon R5c, but close the gap between ‘serious amateur’ and ‘pro’.

I don’t really like the labels/terms I have used, but I think you’ll know what I mean.

Purely my personal opinion of course!

I hear you... in fact... might as well wait for the XT5 - cause it will probably outshine the XH2 and/or XH2-S.

Get another screw or baseplate (should be a few on ebay).

4 hours ago, Davide DB said:

Best quote of the year!

You know that thats been said over and over again for several years now.

But, you know whats funny... eventually... for as long as I've been on these forums... on an individual level (I don't know about the rest of you all)... the need to argue about tech dies down, and for me atleast the tech outpaces my initial arguments and I want to go out and shoot more often... You got to be humbled by the advancements... think about what you are coming from... I'm coming from the 7D and 5D Mark 2 era... and all I wanted was 4K/24p and 1080/120p - look where it is now. I never asked for IBIS or Video AF.... I never asked for DR over 12. <- These are just bonuses. I know people would be surprised when I say this... but I've never used IBIS and none of my cameras have IBIS (I still use a tripod, a 4ft slider and for special cases a 4ft crane - I borrow an 8 ft crane from a friend).

Personally, its too much camera for me, but if someone gifted this to me.... I wouldn't say no....

If you check out Kai's video where he tests O.I.S + E.I.S... it isn't half bad.... in my opinion.

The only thing is that Video. Off. Picture. switch.... what were they thinking.... again Kai shows that there is a lag too.... this is that thing where if you want to shoot candid moments that 8 second lag between that switch over.... you're just going to miss everything.🤦‍♂️

On 10/26/2021 at 2:09 PM, Django said:

120fps is in DX crop mode only at a reduced 11MP. So essentially 4.2K @ 120fps in APS-C.

Thats a bit deceiving. Oh well... 

On 10/11/2021 at 6:22 AM, IronFilm said:

That's a good analogy.

Is it though?
 

Okay fine... @IronFilm I value your input as you have invested way more than me in the audio industry... so... you can let me know if this is bad or good (meaning does the audio quality deteriorate or just as good):

On 10/24/2021 at 4:44 PM, ntblowz said:

8k60p! They definitely going all out!

8K60p is nothing.

Now 120FPS stills - thats ridiculous. For both photographers and videographers.

You do know that you can throw 120FPS stills in video - it would be exactly like 120fps video without sound with the highest resolution. Nobody really needs that but nobody really needs a 12K camera either....

The only questions I have are whats the megapixel count, whats the buffer size.... at this point... 🤯....the specs are a bit out of this world....

23 hours ago, newfoundmass said:

Using wireless systems to knock XLR is silly/unfair. 

Its only "silly/unfair" if you don't understand the pretext of the argument... the argument is about "quality" vs. "convenience of size" obviously you believe that the "convenience of size" overrides "quality" in the context of lavaliers. My complaint is that if you can oversee it that once.... you should be able to oversee it every other time too.

Or - put in the same wireless technology that you have in lavaliers in regular mics.

By the way, I haven't said anything about USB. 

Sorry for my rudimentary diagram. Look... in all reality XLR isn't transforming sound into Is and Os AND from my understanding USB doesn't accept analog information to flow through it.... you need a digitizer for that... so the problem isn't with USB Audio.... but the digitizer (transforming the sound into Is or Os)... you can place the digitzer anywhere you want.... you can take Mic to digitzer via XLR then move from digitizer to computer via USB. Even on-camera audio.... you can move from Mic to input device via XLR (its digitized on the input device or in-camera)... its then recorded on a memory card and then card info is moved via USB port..... so... in theory....why not digitize on the microphone itself where it is the quality that you want?

Here is my take... I feel that XLRs are antiquated... in fact that whole mixing board environment in studios is antiquated. Its been carried forward from analog days... and I don't see the point since the advent of Avid Pro Tools (which has been around since the 90s; and as a studio if you weren't using it by the 2000s chances are..... you were out of business - this is high end audio studios).

Different story for live musical events (with instruments) - there hasn't been much innovation in this area - although wireless has become a thing.

But going back to studio set ups... if you are going from mic to mixing board to computer.... I don't know about you... but that middleware sounds problematic to me.... the only time that I see a problem without a mixing board is phantom power to condenser mics, but that should be a problem that Sennheiser, Audio-Technica, etc. should be solving.... shoot... if I plug in my iphone to my laptop... its charging and I can upload/download on it. 

If you think I'm spouting non-sense -> you don't connect your lavalier mics to XLR wiring (nowadays).... don't tell me its different... if you are going to tell me XLRs are the shit.... it has to be straight down the board.... every single audio situation.

On 8/21/2021 at 12:11 AM, herein2020 said:

Additionally, XLR was designed from the ground up to be low noise and high quality; I can't say the same for USB.

You forgot to add the fact that -> "XLR was designed from the ground up to be low noise and high quality" in the 1950s which was for Analog Audio (vinyl & tape era)... that doesn't apply to digital audio where it is transformed to Is and Os.

29 minutes ago, Matins 2 said:

Might as well read a book...

Done that too... in fact - most books (not all) translated to movies or tv series do pretty well...

Besides, it takes great talent to translate a book into a movie. 

Also, there is a reason why platforms like audible is working.... people just too lazy to read a book.

6 minutes ago, mkabi said:

Oh by the way - they went from that green look to a golden/brown look - that could be part of the storyline right??? What iteration of the Matrix is this??? 22 years from the last movie - how can the matrix remain the same? Its evolving to match how we see the world??? I'm not saying that they should look like every other movie - but from green to what other color would the world look more real? Red, pink, purple, blue?