Justin Bacle
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7 minutes ago, meanwhile said:
Film has grammar. You have to decide what parts of it you want to use. A vast part of that grammar is inaccessible on current cheap hardware without manual focus. If you don't understand this, I have no idea how large a detail has to be before you will notice it. Really, we're up at the "Is the lens cap on?" level..
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)
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On 7/26/2017 at 1:16 PM, meanwhile said:
I've picked up a GX80 and want to build some skills. But whenever I try to google for information on starting video I hit a wall of people trying to tell what camera to buy so they'll get Amazon affiliate revenue. I bought "How to make video that doesn't suck" but, frankly, the book sucks.
So this is what I've worked out from memories with conversations with people who - presented for correction and other advice
- I should shoot manual focus
- I should shoot with off-camera sound and synch with a clapperboard or even just a clap
- I should shoot in manual video mode with the shutter set so that it is open at least half the time? Or is it a minimum of half the time? The idea being to get frames to blur into each other
- If I have to alter exposure during a take I should use a variable ND
- Getting things right in camera matters more than for stills and I should shoot with a flat profile (Natural, NR and Sharpness pushed all the way down?)
- I should shoot in 4K then downsize later for the supersampling
- Try desperately hard to avoid mixing light
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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
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27 minutes ago, Michael Coffee said:
PL and CY can mount to EF, I don't think EF can mount to PL due to flange distance... the EF mount camera will be more adaptable/flexable
Not all PL lenses can be adapted to EF from what I saw on th web :s But EF is more convenient for sure !
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You should start by @Tito Ferradans 's single focus shootout video for the best single focus comparison ever !
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3 hours ago, Jimmy said:
I think for the very best quality, go through ARC (adobe raw converter). I find i can get more out of the highlights and shadows with ARC than any other software.... I find the tool for tweaking saturation on different colours is really helpful too. If i've shot everything in similar light... I can do a first grade with ARC, save a preset and apply to all the other clips I bring in.
Resolve is very good too with using MLV Raw footage
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22 hours ago, DBounce said:
Well if he's not answering before he's taken any money... good luck getting an answer once he has it. This kind of customer service should be a red flag to anyone looking to do business with a new company.
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
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9 hours ago, DBounce said:
Well if he's not answering before he's taken any money... good luck getting an answer once he has it. This kind of customer service should be a red flag to anyone looking to do business with a new company.
If the SLR Magic Range Finder was worth a dam, I would get that. But as luck would have it I'll just have to wait on the Orion Series.
Just get a FM lens module
best of both worlds. Hardcore DNA's great. But limited availability is difficult to deal with.
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41 minutes ago, DBounce said:
I really like what your doing here, but I'm holding off on ordering. Truth is I've been trying to get hold of the folks over at coredna@transferconvert.co.uk but they never reply to my emails. Are they still in business?
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
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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.
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5 hours ago, Deadcode said:
ISO100 is the minimum ISO on Canon cameras. Anything below is digitally pulled from ISO100. Long time ago before raw recording these values gave you better roll-off in the highlight when you recorded in h264.
With raw recording only analog gain levels are valid. So 100/200/400/800/1600/(3200) anything in between or higher are digital ISO values. if you put the files in davinci resolve they have the same "brightness" as the analog ISO which used as a source to push or pull. So there are no magic if you are trying to use ISO160/640/1250 which were the magical low noise ISO values before the raw era.
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
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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
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8 hours ago, TwoScoops said:
Was just looking at some 5DII ML on vimeo earlier. Amazing for an almost 10 year old camera.
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
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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- Oliver Daniel and Geoff CB
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Check his press release here : http://tinyurl.com/jhysyh4 email is at the bottom.
Yes he does reply to emails
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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 !)
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18 minutes ago, HelsinkiZim said:
Here in Finland, I went through a government funded process the lasted 2 years, where you take daily classes in Finnish and attend business advisory meetings. If you are successful in applying for business support (i.e. have a good business plan, education and experience in the industry) they give you a grant of around 10 000 which they pay you every month in installments over a 6 month period. Its called 'starttiraha' for Finnish folk interested. Literally translates to 'start-up money'.
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
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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)
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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)
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12 hours ago, wolf33d said:
You guys made me laugh hard.
You are the same people who said years ago that FHD was completely enough and that 4K was useless, when we were telling you it is not about the people having 4K TV to watch your 4K movie, but about the cropping, stabilisation, noise, resampling, and so on that allows you also to have a lot nicer FHD image. Soon the same will be true for 8K to the 4K content we will deliver.
You are the same people that said the 12mpx of the D700 were absolutely plenty enough for photography, that more was absolutely useless unless you print on a wall, where I am using 24-42mpx sensors all the time and benefit all day from their cropping capabilities, better noise, better details even seen on my 15" laptop.
Anyway, just like 90% of the people on earth, you are reluctant to change and with people like you we would still be using nokia keyboard phones.
Thanks god the 10% do exist.
Can't wait for 8K 1000FPS 14 bit 400mbps x.268 to arrive in my hands! Stay with your 480p cameras! No insult in my message, take it with humor
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
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9 hours ago, Mattias Burling said:
Ex2, xt10, xt1 and xpro1 all cost about the same used.
The only one I personally dislike is the xt10, purley for the grip. Its a very unbalanced camera as soon as you put on a nice lens. I couldn't keep it.
The EX2 is basically a x100t with interchangeable lenses. In other words pretty nice.
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
One Ring to adapt them all
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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)
(but no Minolta or Canon FD)
EF is good too as you can adapt Nikon F, M42, Leica R and Pentax K to Canon EF mount
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)