Justin Bacle

I use Minolta MD to m4/3 Mitakon Lens Turbo II. So that I can use both Minolta MD and M42 lenses on my m4/3 mount camera. (You can find cheap adapters for M42 lenses to MD mount) EF is good too as you can adapt Nikon F, M42, Leica R and Pentax K to Canon EF mount (but no Minolta or Canon FD) I don't know much yet about Olympus OM and Canon FD as I just got some lenses in this mount last month. I'll update the topic if I come across something good)

You are right. What I was trying to say is that as long as the end result is good. No one cares if it was done with manual focus or auto focus We all make mistakes, and improving on that is one of the best way to learn. (Btw, even without manual focus, as soon as you can at least lock focus, there is a lot you can do)

I still use the pistol grip I got with my Krasnogorsk K-3 Camera. Love it !

IMO, a good story and attention to detail is worth much more than the gear you're using Who cares if you use manual focus or not, or if you shoot 4k or not. Even using a flat profile has nothing to do. Go out and shoot, ask yourself and your coworkers the right questions and work together to record straight in camera the best image possible for the project you have. I shoot short movies and live events with a couple of cameras from 2008 (Canon EOS 50D) and 2010 (Panasonic AF100) with cheap russian lenses most of the time. So, you have to think and work more than the guys who have the latest gear, but the end result is what matters ! Like the guys from Film Riot say : Write, Shoot, Edit, Repeat

Not all PL lenses can be adapted to EF from what I saw on th web :s But EF is more convenient for sure !

You should start by @Tito Ferradans 's single focus shootout video for the best single focus comparison ever !

Resolve is very good too with using MLV Raw footage

I just got a PM from john letting me know to contact him using either his Facebook Page or the contact form as he as spam problems with his email account. You should try contacting him on facebook then

Just get a FM lens module best of both worlds. Hardcore DNA's great. But limited availability is difficult to deal with.

Looks like John is not answering to many people. I didn't get any answers since I got my hardcore dna, but it looks like he is still answering to some people. Based on his facebook post today, I'd say he's still in business but maybe not taking time to answer to customers :s

Just watched it, here are my first thoughts. It is good technically, pictures are sharp and well composed (even if quite common). The main thing lacking, is that this doesn't tell a story. Pretty images for sure, but it needs background and story. You need to tell something to keep your audience. Do you want to make them share your mood, the sensation felt at this place or a story that happened this day ? Edit the footage so that it has more sense as a short story. (I'm no expert in that by any mean, just sharing my thoughts.) I don't like the music and would have love something more instrumental, calm and overall relaxing (according to the images I saw). But that is mainly a matter of music tastes IMO. So, to sum up: Good technically, but lacking storytelling. This is my honest opinion and I'm sure others will give you different feedback. Keep up the good work PS : after seeing a second time, some shots do not match in terms of color warmth but not by much.

You can also lower ISO by applying a ML iso reduction to have better highlight rolloff Usually -1/3 or -1/2 stop increases DR with ML so best iso is Canon ISO 100 - 1/2 ML Iso -> 50ISO

I've been using old GPU until quite recently. I just got used to render using CPU. Yes you can use it, no problems (unless you're using Resolve, which needs a GPU). If you need a cheap card for two months, I'd recommend getting something like a Nvidia 660 or 670 (less than $100) . They work quite well with premiere/resolve as they have a decent version of cuda. It should be good while you wait for your new gpu, plus you'll have a spare one if something goes wrong.

You can have nice 35mm f/2.8 lenses in M42 mount. Search for one with a small front glass, which is better for anamorphic adapters. Some of them are dirt cheap like this one. http://allphotolenses.com/lenses/item/c_3368.html I am using an unbranded one (35mm f/2.8 made in japan) which does wonders

Think about the 50D. The thing didn't even have a video mode when it was released ! Now, it is a great option for anamorphic raw :D

The camera is not the thing shooting video, you are. So if you think having a smaller camera will allow you to be more creative, run for it ! PS : Rent one before switching, you never know until you try :D

Check his press release here : http://tinyurl.com/jhysyh4 email is at the bottom. Yes he does reply to emails

Hi Stewart, By the look of your name, I doubt your french, but if you are, I'd like to take a look and see if I can repair it There is usefull information about Dyaliscopes here : https://sites.google.com/site/filmoscopefr/dyaliscope but it's all in french (which is okay for me, but I understand that many people don't wanna learn french as difficult as it is !)

Here in france you have to give around 25% (depends on your type of activity and if you had a job before or not) of your revenue (not benefits, revenue) as tax when starting your own small business. Then you have to pay land value tax (even if you don't rent a place for you work). But at least you don't have to give money right away. You don't get any chance to grab some "start-up money", it just doesn't exists :D Not sure what is the best country to start your own small business, but I'd like to find it out

There is not builds available on magic lantern on the experiments pages : And there is no option on the latest nightly builds (in MLV_lite or MLV_rec modules) There has been experiments in the past, but I am not aware of a working version for the 50D. (Can someone help us for the 5DmkII & 7D ?) Edit : Lates experiments are here : http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=5601.msg185344#msg185344 but you'll see they are not recording properly (every two frames is corrupted / repeated)

Here it is in action The taking lens I got with my cinelux is a Schneider 75mm f/2 Super I had to focus the anamorphic and moving the camera back and forth to get sharp focus.

Quick Question @Andrew Reid : How did you get 10bit recording on the 50D ? Last time I checked, 10-12bit recording were not available on Digic IV cameras ! (Or at least, not working properly, with one out of two images being garbage)

I have a Super Cinelux Anamorphic 2X MC, I can try when I come home and let you know

Haha there is definitely some goods points in your post I think though, that now that the resolution and DR is "similar" to 35mm film, that is why we're saying it is enough for now. There will always be people wanting to have the newest best stuff. And that's good for the market and innovation. I just think that the resolution race has not much interest. DR, IQ, Rolling shutter, recording formats are of higher priority IMO. PS : If we apply our thinking about audio formats. People ditched the 33rpm vinyl records and adopted the CD, then everything went online. But there is still people listening to Vinyl Records, event cassettes are making a comeback ! Maybe, some people still wanna use 480p cameras for the nostalgic effect. Nothing wrong about it :D

I have an X-T1, and looking at the price drop on the used market I can recommend it ! Like a lot. Just add a Mitakon lens turbo II and your good to go