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@.mateusz, here, you can play with my preset, if you'd like. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oonFA-I3ENSPvhJlgL0oneELVgHDK7ql/view?usp=sharing BTW, are you, by any chance, Polish? ( :

My bad, I stand corrected.

Can't you just stack adapters? Eg. MD-EF and then a MD-NEX speedbooster?

@mercer, wow - these are truly remarkable videos. I'm not saying that this camera isn't able to deliver good quality images and the samples you linked are excellent examples of that. I just didn't feel any chemistry with 5D2. Considering that I mainly take photos (video stands for maybe 20% of my hobby), I realized my relationship with 5D2 may prove to be a bit troublesome. Decided to let this one go and look for some all-rounder in similar (~500$) price. Maybe Panasonic? E.g. G85? We'll see, it's a process. ( :

I picked up 5D Mark II last week. Great ergonomics. That's the only thing I truly liked, haha. I became so accustomed to electronic viewfinder that I can't stand OVF anymore. It makes precise manual focusing almost impossible. Took some photos, recorded some 12 bit raw video (thanks, Magic Lantern!). If you're on base ISO (200), then everything is quite all right and there is some latitude to play with in post. However, after ISO 1600 things start to fall apart pretty easily. I wouldn't mind grain, but.. A lot of colorful sensor noise and banding. Dynamic range isn't the best, either. It just feels like a 10-years old tech, unfortunately. I got much, much better results with a6000 which costs around 250-300$ used. So, yeah, I wouldn't honestly recommend it.

Now I know it's silly, but in all my 23 years, I have never been to Tatry. Sudety, Karpaty, Bieszczady - multiple times. No Tatry, so far. The funniest / saddest thing of all is that even people living in rural areas don't share a common ground and can't agree with each other.

Summer in Poland isn't that much fun, to be honest. ? For the last few years it has been pretty hot (~30 - 35C) and dry. If I could suggest a perfect time for visiting, it'd be late September. The temperatures are perfect (~15C) and it's the time for first signs of golden polish autumn to show up. You'd be surprised! Maybe we are not the in the 'top 10 must see', but we're there, somewhere. Haha. ? Believe me, no one is.

Both HCDNA and Rapido are quite heavy and that's why they are often mounted using clamps. FVD-16A has a thread on its back - it's a 75 mm (female, and that's quite unusual since almost every filter has a male thread at the back) thread. HCDNA - can't really say much about it because I've never considered it as an option, sorry.

You can take a look at Rectilux's Hardcore DNA and Rapido's FVD-16A. Both are just superb - there is almost none image degradation, even when you use your taking lens wide open. They are a bit pricier than Rangefinder, though (especially HCDNA).

Great video! Love the BTS shots, it's always nice to see how other work.

Listen to CfFilmmaker, he listed some great points there! 2) Anamorphic Store knows to how to run a marketing campaign, but their stuff is really shady and totally not worth it. Way overpriced items, which are badly made. You can get a whole better setup for the money. I used ISCO Ultra Star HD Plus 2.1 on my a7III for a few months (sold a7III a week ago) and it was a really nice setup. Double focusing is pretty hard, though. Feel free to join Anamorphic Shooters group on Facebook.

When I was starting out here, every post I wrote required an approval of a moderator. Did something change? Can we do anything about these spammers?

He began his own crusade on dpreview (( :

True that. Canon still knows how to deliver the secret sauce. I went the Sony way and even though it felt good on paper, I realized it lacked something (at least for me).

https://www.canonwatch.com/canons-next-eos-r-model-is-entry-level-costs-1600-and-has-one-card-slot-announcement-feb-14/ Considering that EOS R wasn't that good spec wise (but many people still enjoy it), I'm really curious, what could they offer in a 1600$ package?

Yeah, same here, same here..

I didn't bother looking at his videos, seems like I missed a lot. Thanks, mercer! Do you remember Kendy? https://vimeo.com/kendyty I still admire his old work and it was done using only T2i and Sigma 30/1.4 Truth be told, since he got himself Sony a6300, I noticed that the newer videos started to lack something organic, something gripping. Take a look at this: https://vimeo.com/297169447 Versus this: https://vimeo.com/74573072

Your math looks correct, but you didn't include 2x crop in it (M43, right?). I couldn't find any first hand experience about the exact setup you posted, even on Facebook group (Anamorphic Shooters). But I did find some example: It was shot using Sigma 30/1.4 with a speedbooster and SLR Magic 1.33x on a GH4 https://vimeo.com/100453053 If this worked, then Helios would work without any vignetting, as well. Another one, GH5 + Helios + SLR Magic 1.33x, no speedbooster, though. https://vimeo.com/225223703

I'm blown away by this doc: Everything looks and feels great: sound, composition, lighting (even though it was mostly natural light), motion, color grading. Just perfect. Some BTS and commentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5o43HH6ZkE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCy-JYgLPU4

Damn you, guys.. I just bought an used 5D Mk II because of you..

Another amazing EOS M footage:

Welcome to the forum, ZEEK! It's nice to have you here.

It's just magic (aka motion cadence). ?

Looks good, Brian. Really demanding shots in terms of lighting, but you did a great job. Is rolling shutter any better in 3x3 mode, guys?

I wonder how it would do with some anamorphic adapters in front.. You made me really curious. Time to do a little research.