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1 minute ago, homestar_kevin said:

I went ahead and grabbed this one because the controller has that functionality now the new design looks good with that built in parallax thingy and the price was right.

I'll post back when it arrives and I get to check it out, but I thought it was worth sharing.

It does look good! Nice price also, especially for its length.

Keep us posted!

Fuji released an app that allows to use X-T4 (along with X-H1, X-Pro2, X-Pro3, X-T2, X-T3, GFX100, GFX 50S, GFX 50R) as a webcam with a simple USB cable.
No HDMI Cam Link needed.

Nice!

https://fujifilm-x.com/en-us/support/download/software/x-webcam/
 

Alright, it's official, people!
Supported cams: GFX100, GFX 50S, GFX 50R, X-H1, X-Pro2, X-Pro3, X-T2, X-T3, X-T4

So far, only Windows.

https://fujifilm-x.com/en-us/support/download/software/x-webcam/
 

Don't get your hopes up, but here is what I read on fujirumors.com RE: X-T4

They said it during yesterday's Fujifilm India live event.

Alright, you win.

🤔

Another great addition coming from Nigel.

This time: affordable vintage glass: Canon FD 50/1.8 and FD 24/2.8 coupled with a Pixco speedbooster.

Fotga has just added waveforms (RGB parade / YUV waveform / Luma waveform) and a vectorscope to the aforementioned A50T monitor series.

Can't truly say I ever expected to receive ANY firmware update, but they constantly surprise me with those new features, wow.

First they added a Hi-brightness setting (which bumps the brightness from 510 nits to over 700 nits), then a DCI-P3 gamut and now - waveforms.
Just: wow.

Resolve offers something like this. It's quite good, actually.
Did you give it a whirl?

21 minutes ago, Geoff CB said:

it's gigantic elements would cover most small lenses.

It's both a curse and a blessing.

A blessing, because it'll cover almost any lens possible.
A curse, since it's so big that you'd need a rig to properly mount it and most likely a FVD-35A (the biggest single focus diopter available right now).

Sure, you could scratch off the FVD (did I mention it weighs over 1 kg alone?), but then say hello to the excruciating pain of double focusing.

Great find!

Those samples look gorgeous.

What about OS - does it work? How does it do in conjunction with IBIS?

And what exactly version of this lens do you use?
There are at least three. Two of which are f/2.8 - 4.0 and the third (and the oldest) is f/2.8 - 4.5.

This guy didn't really do it in post, but I didn't want to create another thread.

First time ever I've seen someone trying to actually recreate what Pro Mist filters are about.
And he did it with a spray paint, lol.

Side note:
I knew Sony give yellowish skin tones, but I didn't expect a Simpson-ish jaundice.

If you are interested in top-quality glass and would like to listen about its characteristics and how do they affect the image, this video is worth looking at:

A video from a professional DP.

He also reports "some weird IBIS issues".

I really like it.
Feels calm and soothing.

Great work on the grade - it definitely helps sell the above.

How do you like the camera?
What made you consider and finally buy it?

Curtis is quite enthusiastic about Godox VL300, as well.

Those shots are gorgeous, I really like its rendering.

Can't quite believe all of those were shot wide open. Impressive!

Now, you managed to whet my appetite.. Why, oh, why..

( :

Congrats on the find and thanks for sharing!

Striking images. 

Even though your resources were quite scarce, you managed to pull it off. 

Congrats, that's an impressive work!

On 5/14/2020 at 1:53 PM, Andrew Reid said:

and the view assist works well too

I wonder if they updated it or is it a completely new feature.

There is no assist on X-T3, unfortunately, and the "Natural Live View" thing that's supposed to properly display F-LOG / HLG on camera, seriously messes with zebra readings.
Things, that weren't even near clipping point in HLG preview, are lit up like a Christmas tree after enabling it.

Overall, I find Fuji's zebras quite too conservative.
There were times when I had to slightly overexpose the image and I was getting a lot of zebra'ed areas, but after importing the footage to Resolve, I saw that those areas weren't clipped at all, even though I've got my zebras set up to 100% (can't go higher than that).

Sure, it was a nice surprise, though I'd rather have a tool that I can trust and if it tells me something is clipped, then it truly should be.

1 hour ago, leslie said:

this will be the start of the next video challenge, wait and see 😉

I'm not buying anything, not once again!

Thanks for sharing, there are definitely some neat tricks there.

But I'm getting a little annoyed by his trendy "YouTuber" approach.
"Are you guys pumped, are you guys ready? Before we jump to this tutorial, two days left to sign up for my masterclass".

Ugh.

1 hour ago, leslie said:

However that lens doesn't seem too bad on the nex

Exactly! I also think it's good enough.

Maybe I didn't put it quite right, but, considering it costs only 25$, the Newyi is exceptional.

1 hour ago, leslie said:

not sure what the nikon lens costs

Nikkor alone cost me ~100$ .
Add another ~80$ for the Lens Turbo II.

10 hours ago, MrSMW said:

The new Viltrox’s look interesting, but very sloppy aperture rings so for me, just no.

Not only that - supposedly they can cause some damage to X-Pro3.

Here is an official statement published by Viltrox:

Hiya!

Another extensive post coming from me - brace yourselves!

Long story short: I tried to minimize my 35mm eqv. setup and see what potential drawbacks would this bring.

Left side: newly acquired Newyi 25/1.8 CCTV C-mount lens bought for astonishing 23$.

Right side: Zhongyi Lens Turbo II + Nikkor 35/1.8 G (officialy it's a DX lens [meant for Nikon APS-C cameras], but it happens to cover FF quite nicely).

Goliath vs David:

Operation-wise, it's difficult to pick a clear winner.

Newyi, being a CCTV lens, is so tiny that it's rather tricky to wield, even with my  small fingers. Aperture ring is stepless and smooth, whereas focus ring is a bit stiff near infinity.
Can't say a bad word about focus throw or focus zones overlaying one another - those are all good and allow to precisely nail the focus.

Nikkor, on the other hand, isn't the most intuitive lens and is rather quirky to operate manually. There are no focus marks and the focus ring has little steps that can be felt while fine tuning.
There is no aperture ring and the only way I can affect the aperture is via an AI - EOS adapter with built-in aperture lever.

Having said that, Nikkor simply feels better in my hands. It may be bigger, heavier and not meant for manual use, but it is what it is.

Newyi is advertised as a f/1.8 lens, yet it doesn't gather as much light as it really should.
The same scene, shot in the same conditions, required a shutter speed of 1/60 when I used Newyi wide open, compared to a shutter speed of 1/105 when I used Nikkor (via dumb adapter, not a speedbooster).
Speedboosted Nikkor gave me a reading of 1/160.

That's a 2/3 EV of difference, which makes Newyi rather a T/2.2 (if not less) lens, not a T/1.8 one.
Speedboosted Nikkor is almost a T/1.4 beast.

Field of view between those two is almost identical.
Nikkor has some serious barrel distortion, but it's due to it being a DX lens.

Sharpness and contrast:

Wide open Newyi is not only tack sharp in the center, beating the Nikkor easily, but also free of any noticeable aberrations/fringing.
Unfortunately, it's less contrasty and introduces some ugly beige/red tint to the shadows.

Some 100% crops.

Those are my thoughts after owning the Newyi for 3 hours.

I really wanted it to replace its bigger competitor, but to me contrast, color rendering and ability to gather more light is more important than sharpness and portability.

Nonetheless, the fairy tale has a happy ending and Newyi managed to find a new host - Sony NEX-5.
I hope my sister enjoys it, lol.

Here is a photo taken with it on a NEX-5:

And a 100% crop:

4 hours ago, PannySVHS said:

hey friends, filmed made last may. but also did a quick one last week. so, here some pre corona single room fun:)

Those look like a very happy times, indeed.

Just a matter of few more weeks (months?) and hopefully they'll be right back.

Thanks for sharing and reviving the thread, Panny!