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    Laquaglia Punto Ernesto got a reaction from Justin Bacle in The White Balance project   
    Hi Everyone. 
    During my quest to understand how raw files work and what are the benefits of using one format over another, I never really found out a clear definitive answer. So i decided to start this topic in oder to do so.
    My fundamental questions are:
    A) Which raw files DON'T have baked-in white balance?
    B) Is there anything as logarithmic raw files?
     And the answers I have found so fare are:
    A) .ari files and Magic Lantern 14bit .dng files
    B) I don't consider .MXF or .R3D files to be raw but uncompressed video therefore no. Otherwise I would say that the only logarithmic raw files are MXF files

    Pretty much all other kind of raw files out there turn out not to be really raw as they claim. In my opinion, I found that working with a linear file was a safer bet against blown highlights and being able to truly change white balance and at least magenta/green shifts (unfortunately no blue/amber cast in lightroom for me, only magic lantern allows you to correct that in camera :D) 
    Maybe for you all the answer to this question are obvious, but I though it would be nice to have a little corner of the net with a clear cut answer to which camera does generate TRUE raw files (I am looking at YOU: RED, SONY, CANON, BLACKMAGIC )
    Because, I would be pretty pissed off if i'd bought a sony f55 or a RED Raven or a Blackmagic Ursa or any other 10k+ camera and find out I can't truly change white balance in post e.g.: The lumetri panel in premiere does not do that. It only apply a azure/orange filter to the image to simulate white balance shift.
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    Laquaglia Punto Ernesto got a reaction from Justin Bacle in Why nobody is talking more about the mesmerizer? :)   
    Hi folks, recently I was filming in Italy and we filmed everything with an F55 with CP2 lenses and this godsend anamorphic adapter that really blew me away. The sheer size of it, unbelievable!  
    I only found a brief mention of it on the forum, but on cinematography.com I was able to retireve a bit more information. Anyway, for this shoot I intended to use my Kowa B&H, as I really pressed to shoot part of the short in anamorphic, but as you can imagine, without machining out a proper adapter for the CP2 lenses this was a no go.

    The thing that baffled me the most, is that, I have been interested into filming in anamorphic for quite a while, and believe me, I searched far and wide for lenses like this. 
    Also, I found that double focusing with this lens was not really an issue, quite often I could easily focus through with the CP2s and adjust the anamorphic focus later. Rarely we needed to use a tape measurer.
    I was never lucky to get my hands on an ISCO 36 or other ISCOs, so I can't really know if they are as good, therefore folks is there anyone here having played around with both?

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    Laquaglia Punto Ernesto reacted to Justin Bacle in Double focusing solved?   
    I was thinking about a solution like this using a couple of servomotors and an arduino. Give me a week to come with a solution on paper  I'm sure it's not that difficult and way cheaper than the other solution
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    Laquaglia Punto Ernesto got a reaction from valery akos in WHAT'S THIS??? (undentified 1.75x anamo lens)   
    I kinda distrust by instinct post on ebay that have the word RARE or MINT in the title.. I mean, after all how can the guy prove that the lens is legit?
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    Laquaglia Punto Ernesto got a reaction from Justin Bacle in Double focusing solved?   
    Hi everyone! 
    I would like to share this theory with you all because I am in no position to test it out without spending a small fortune. Recently I cam across this:
    https://www.pdmovie.co.uk/collections/remote-air-mini/products/pdmovie-mini-02-remote-air-mini-dual-channel?variant=19159935171
     
    The follow focus works via bluetooth. you can download it's app from the apple app store it only works with iOs devices at the moment. 
    Fiddling with it a bit I found myself thinking: "If you could set the focus markings for the anamorphic lens on the FOCUS section of the app, set the markings of the taking lens on the IRIS section, then link all the marks together so, the problem should be solved right?"
    Do you think it would be possible to link two channel and synchronize them like the genius behind this?:
    Or hack the app so to be able to using it in that way? I am no expert of programming, but the people behind PDMovie could be really in a position to make double focusing easier,  IMHO
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