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Thanks for posting that Griffin video. It looks good although I do recognize the familiar Panasonic colors, which are only okay. 

Looking forward to hearing Luke Neumann's thoughts next week. 

Personally, I thought La La Land was a bit overrated but I do agree with you that it's a leading Oscar contender.  Just from history, we know that the Academy loves movies about movies. 

'Hollywood worships everything but values nothing'

I have the Beholder DS1 pistol grip gimbal and while it works, it's not ideal. The EVF will hit the gimbal when you tilt it back and the motors struggle a bit with the heavy weight. 

It runs great with just the 30mm though. 

I would recommend a 3 axis gimbal if you want to use the 16-50.

A while back, FaceBook was working on a video algorithm that identifies your video through certain unique signatures. Once you upload it to your main FB page, anytime someone uploaded something with a similar one, they'd be flagged for your attention.  AFAIK, it's still in beta.

This is a much better solution than relying on content creators to find and individually flag videos for YT to take it down. 

YT could solve this problem if they wanted to do it.

This is a rant...

I don't know if you guys have noticed but there are a ton of bullshit camera related videos on YouTube now. 

If you want to see what I'm talking about, search 'Fuji XT2' and sort by Upload Date.  You'll be rewarded with a metric ton of computer generated slide shows, slide shows with computer-generated audio, low rez versions of copied videos from reputable YouTubers like Max Yuryev, DPReview, The Camera Store's or the Northrop's channel. 

When did it get this bad!?

4 hours ago, Neumann Films said:

I always had a problem with that in the GH4, myself.  It was subtle but I could always spot it.  

Without doing any tests or really even paying attention to it, I will say, that I didn't notice it in the latest iteration.  That's about the best gauge I have, looked good to my eyes and at first glance.

Hi Luke,

I've really enjoyed your music and color grading tutorials.  Can you offer an opinion about the GH5 color science yet?

There's another NX1 thread with links to ARourke's free LUTs that you should try as well as recommended picture settings. I really love the 1DX one that he did.

I've also had great luck with the IWLTBAP ones.

Specs sound great but as an owner of the GH2, GH3 and GH4, I first want to see some sample videos to see if Panasonic worked on their colors.

12 hours ago, Taranis said:

Just found this, it's shot with the kit lens, I think it's gorgeous:

Looks great. Was that graded or SOOC?

16 hours ago, Inazuma said:

Resolution is limited to 720p for me when controlling via android phone

Wow, that is a big swing and miss from Fuji. They need to fix that.

10 hours ago, jonpais said:

I thought Astia Soft was supposed to be soft: but it looks kind of like when I used to process Ektachrome; rich colors and high contrast - but over or underexpose by as much as 1/2 stop and either the highlights are blown out or the shadows are crushed. Tomorrow, I'll try shooting with boosted shadows and highlights turned down a notch and see if that helps any. Also, although I turned in-camera sharpening all the way down to -4, the image looks over-sharpened to my eyes.

Not sure if this has been posted but this dude's video shot in Astia Soft looks great. I'm beginning to think that's the best profile to use.

2 hours ago, jonpais said:

Sorry, no touch focus. Funny, because just out of habit, that is the very first thing I tried to do. ?

Ah, that sucks.  I was hoping it'd make up for lack of touch screen but alas..

4 hours ago, jonpais said:

Sorry I can't help, since I don't own the kit lens. I'm trying to stop myself from getting the 50-140mm f/2.8.  

Just a note on vlogging with the X-T2:

Vloggers may decide to go with one of the Panasonic cameras, such as the G85, because it has a fully articulating LCD screen. And though the Fuji does not have a swivel screen, with the Fujifilm camera remote app, you can view yourself, start and stop video recording, adjust white balance, change ISO settings and shutter speed and even choose between the different film simulation modes. And while the Fuji doesn't have face recognition in 4K mode like the Panasonic, its continuous focusing capabilities are much faster and more accurate than the G85. Finally, from a few feet away, I have difficulty seeing the screen on the Panasonic anyway, and having my iPod nearby, I can see what the Fuji is shooting much more easily.

Question.. are there any limitations of the Fuji Remote App?   For example, the Sony app allowed you to remote view and start/stop but you couldn't use SLog.  The Samsung NX App would always reset to Standard profile and screw up your custom adjustments. 

Does it allow touch focus?

Arourke - just wanted to say thanks for the LUTs! I've just recently started playing with them and am getting great results with that 1DX LUT. My Gamma DR settings are slightly different than yours but it seems to work very well with it.

Great to see Andrew continuing to update the guide. Best of luck, fellas.

I'm also bummed that more progress hasn't been made on the hack but it's a dead product so I can understand.

Personally, I was happy with the current bitrate and was only hoping for simple things like saving the video resolution on the custom settings.

Thank you to everyone who got it this far.  Was there ever a crowd funding option to further cause?

For those who already purchased it, has the original EOSPro doc been modified with recent findings?

22 minutes ago, DBounce said:

Yes, this video is pretty representative of what the 1DXMk2 does. It's not that hard to get some great stuff out of this camera. Once you have it you really can focus on producing work and forget about endlessly upgrading to the newly hyped this or that. The 1DXMk2 frees you to concentrate you efforts on the art of storytelling and take a break from the tech. 

I often look at images that I capture with this thing and marvel at their beauty. So far the 1DXMk2 is my favorite camera. I prefer it to all that I have owned or used (AJA, BM, Panie, Sony and other Canons). It is the best compromise of performance, size, form-factor, durability, versatility, low-light usability, battery life, stealthiness, weather resistance. I have not experienced a single instance of buyers remorse. Not to say that it is prefect... nothing is. But it is a good balance of features. And the DPAF is a true game-changer.

A few follow-up questions since I'd really like to buy this now..

1. Since it doesn't have an articulating display, is there an App that you can use for remote control so you can at least use it for selfie mode?

2. Since it doesn't have CLOG, I assume that video was shot something close to it?  Grading pretty easy?

On 11/28/2016 at 5:00 AM, gt3rs said:

I saw this video over at dvxuser done entirely with the 1dx II that I personally found it very good:

 

 

Pretty much, wow!  Not having used the 1DX MkII, is that what you can do with CLog or straight out of the camera?

15 hours ago, Inazuma said:

You can underexpose and then bring up the shadows.  See my earlier post http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/20213-the-4k-fuji-x-t2-is-here/?do=findComment&comment=161905

Ah, appreciate the direct link. That is definitely a lot nicer.

After having played with Andrew's EOSHDPro color on my A6300, I'm returning to my NX1 as it's just easier to get great color from it since the AWB is accurate. 

Love everything I'm seeing about the Fuji except there is no constant f/2.8 lens with OIS yet so I'll just keep waiting. It's also a shame that there's no 120fps slo mo or articulating screen.

1 hour ago, Andrew Reid said:

Yes but a couple of dusk shots I had to go to 8000K with (on both)

You can leave it on AWB if you like and still use the EOSHD Pro Color profile just fine, it's just I don't trust AWB do always do the right thing or give me the optimal tones. Plus nice to have control especially indoors to warm or cool the image in-camera.

Just curious.. have you tested your settings with leaving it at AWB?

Also, I'm wondering if this 'issue' could also be fixed just doing a custom white balance off a whibal grey card or something similar. 

Were the same 3 WB settings used in that video?

I think that's his XPro2 with the Voigtlander for the shot inside the fridge. It looks really good.

The remaining XT2 gimbal footage looks great although the highlights are really harsh.

Has anyone done any tests with highlights turned down and shadows turned up to see if skin tones get funked? 

This was the problem with my Panasonics and Slog. 

Im sure it's already been mentioned but after watching another XT2 video this morning, I couldn't help but notice that the DR seemed to be more limited than my NX1 in Gamma DR mode.   Color looks banging but the highlight roll off is pretty harsh. 

In an otherwise dreary and crappy thread, I have some much needed good news, fellas!  They opened a place for those who are having a hard time with the election. Check it out!

Thanks for posting those screenshots with the LUT. Personally, I think #6 and the last one look the best.  

What's #1?