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salim

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    salim reacted to Andrew Reid in Whats up with No Film School?   
    The audience shifts over time and keeps evolving with the site. NFS have written pretty much nothing but articles designed to reel in clicks so their audience has shifted to the lowest common denominator of people. It's what you get if you have to pay for your visitors or entice them with headlines, rather than building a community around real content and real filmmakers / enthusiasts.
    The people left online overall are the same as ever, not just trolls but real people - pros and artists still use the internet, they have not gone away! It's just that maybe they don't want to read or engage with a shit website. The problem is that there are too many shit websites around and it's hurting the internet generally. Most sites are completely under the spell of clickbate and bad content for hits and ad revenue... I have completely lost faith in pretty much all of the photographic / video sites to be honest.
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    salim reacted to DBounce in GH5 Night Testing with SLR Magic Compact 40 Anamorphot   
    It's really not bad. All the shots here were AF. It's a really workable setup. About a workable as you will find when working with scope. Oh and all these shot are handheld. 
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    salim got a reaction from BenEricson in What are the good medium format deals in 2017?   
    "perspective" is only function of distance. You probably getting the same perspective as a 55 on a 35FF camera. 
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    salim reacted to Arikhan in Drone for a A6500 / A7R ii / A7S ii   
    @salim
    Thanks for advice! I shoot drone footage for more than 2 years now. My first drone was a DJI P2 with a GoPro 3 BE. I am familiar with drone flight and shooting - but only with smaller drones like the DJIs. I ALWAYS shoot drone footage with a second person. 
    It's NOT all about stiching. A m4/3 camera will NEVER get similar IQ as a A7R ii + an excellent/outstanding wide angle lens. I've done already some test shots with a A7R ii + Nikon 20mm 1.8 from a very high building to simulate a little bit perspectives of aerial photography and the results were amazing. Stiching with a m4/3 is NOT an option...An A7R ii + light weight Nikon F1.8 primes (20mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm) give me a lot of options for excellent IQ and different focal lengths, even for my second important requirement - low light....
    My requirements are all about maximum of photographic quality (OK...maximum for this kind of budget)
    Thanks for the tip with the M600 / S1000. As I am NOT a do-it-yourselfer with drone electronics and remote/transmitter systems, I need a reliable, professional solution for cameras up to 1,5kg. I have to buy a ready2fly-drone, capable to fit my requirements.
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    salim reacted to ripper2020 in My Review of the Zhiyun Crane 3-Axis Gimbal   
    Okay, Here is my first video.  Sorry about the crappy footage, all I have is my phone to record. https://youtu.be/eKbsrQSNTxE
    You can see that with my sel55210 I was finally able to get the tilt axis working so it stayed in position when I let go.  
    The next video is trying to balance at all with the simga 19mm - https://youtu.be/wRE0M3pKWVQ. There is only one small spot in terms of moving the mounting plate forwards and backwards where the camera will sit anything close to level.  If I want it to point up to the ceiling, I have to move it all the way to the front and push the tilt axis adjustment all the way up.  However, then when I tilt the camera down, it swings back up.  Let me know if anyone has any tips.  I'm basically just trying to figure out if it will work with my setup or I'm just doing something wrong.
     
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    salim reacted to OliKMIA in Drone for a A6500 / A7R ii / A7S ii   
    There are plenty of drone available to lift your Sony camera. Now while finding the airframe and dynamic parts is relatively easy, having a good machine, tuned correctly is more challenging. You'll have to balance the drone properly, set the right PIDs for the flight controller, handle the vibration, balance the props and possibly the motors, use one of these huge 6S or 8S battery that are very expensive with a dedicated charger. Chargin the battery itself is an operation (balancing, need DC source for fast charging, must not overdischarge, etc.). Your flight time will be limited to 10-15 min max.
    The key point is the gimbal, it must be able to handle the load and be balanced correctly. Everytime you change the lens you will have to rebalance the gimbal and/or change the gimbal settings (PIDs, motor load, etc.).
    A DJI S1000 can handle the weight and there are plenty available on the used market.  The Z15 gimbal would work but there isn't much room for fine tuning with DJI. A S900 + FTBO G10 could work too.
    Then comes the problems of controlling everything, expo settings, triggering the camera, etc. If you opt for a do it yourself solution, the flight controller won't be synchronized with the gimbal and you'll have limited access to the cam settings. In terms of video you can choose the DJI lightbridge 2 or Amimon for digital link.. You can also go the analog route with a 5.8 GHz system and cam switch for the FPV/HD cam. If you need two video feeds (pilot and operator), you can combine the solutions). But the 5.8 GHz system won't be as user friendly.
    Honestly at this price point I would consider the Inspire 2, it will make your life so much easier. Well, the kit price point is around $6000 with the X5S camera (micro 4/3).
    In the end it really depends of your technical skills and will to get your hands dirty with building and tuning.
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