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one edward scissorhands reboot coming up😁 do a parody. Have the barber talk about the intricacies and styling  of cutting someones hair,  while he absolutely mauls a rose bush with a set of choppers or hedge trimmer perhaps 😉

sorry dudes and dudettes, your too late, p4k is already here 😘

how does that bucket not fog up ? just the thought of it makes me hyperventilate 😲

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I  bought my fs5 from a friend for only $2k. At first I didn't like it but it started to grow on me. The heavier body is better for handheld work, the grip is awesome, SDI, xlr inputs with great pre amps and the varible ND filter makes life easier.
I only shoot sports and have come to love the end trigger/end trigger half function, when I come home from a shoot, i'm only culling the highlights I recorded. No excess clips which saves hours in the editing process. 
I'm hoping the next FX6/FX3? has better low light performance and autofocus. 99% of the time I'd rather use a video camera than a photo style body like my A7iii for video.
 

 

How am I doing.....




 
This like Scrabble, right? Where I get a triple bonus word score, for combing 5G / chemtrails / anti-vax all into one conspiracy theory!
 

"Taken care of", that's very ominous!

Hope they were not "taken care of" like they do with suspected cases in North Korea!!
 

@Tito Ferradans might be the man to ask, he's like the guru with the mojo, i'm sure he'll turn up sometime shortly.  

well its 4. 53 pm here
also be aware, as masks go, option 2 isn't likely to cause any major panic

well its 4. 53 pm here
also be aware, as masks go, option 2 isn't likely to cause any major panic

well its 4. 53 pm here
also be aware, as masks go, option 2 isn't likely to cause any major panic

I suspect coronavirus is probably going to put the kibosh on pretty much everything for awhile. No matter what area your involved in. May be a good time for england to pick up the pieces in couple of months if things get back to normal. Scrap that europe business idea, get it happening in england. Surely england could put on a good trade show. Get the queen down there signing a couple of fuji's perhaps, you could even flog btm_pix a stall for ten pounds 😉. It would work for a couple of years at least but i think mirekti is right things are changing, peoples are looking for cheaper options.

well its 4. 53 pm here
also be aware, as masks go, option 2 isn't likely to cause any major panic

well its 4. 53 pm here
also be aware, as masks go, option 2 isn't likely to cause any major panic

So, here are some keepers from my trip to Edinburgh and Gdańsk.






All in all, I think it's a pretty good lens.
Even though my copy seems a little bit decentered (left side of the image is visibly worse than right), it doesn't disturb me that much.
It allows me to get a whole different perspective and I like it.

If I shot FF and didn't mind having a reversed MF direction, I'd just get a full set of the Takumars.  They have this character that is rarely seen elsewhere, plus the build quality is absolutely excellent.  
One method that is very interesting is to convert the image to B&W in the last node and do the processing before that, as that means that you can use the colour information to enhance the look of the image by adjusting the brightness of each colour with a Hue vs Lum curve.  Basically you just raise and lower each hue to get the nicest contrast.
For example, if you had a shot of a model in front of a green hedge where the sun was on both the hedge and the model then a straight B&W conversion would have the model and hedge as roughly the same brightness.  But if you lower the luminance of the greens then you can keep the exposure on the model but darken the hedge without having to make masks or do anything manually.  If there were blue flowers on the hedge then you could brighten those up so now the model is in front of a dark hedge with bright flowers, etc.  
The technique can really take B&W images to the next level.

Nice shots... I should make it a rule on my posts that you can only post your own samples if they're worse than mine. Haha.
Seriously though... it's a cool little lens and I would have paid double or triple for it an I would have been happy.
Pentax-M lenses are amazing. Along with the Nikon 50mm Series E, the Pentax-M 50mm 1.7 was the first good lens I ever bought. I still have it in my closet somewhere. I should give that a test the next time I go out.

Congrats on the purchase (what a deal you got, wow!).
I also think that Minolta Rokkor MC 58/1.4 is one of the most underrated gems, especially when converted to EF mount - a very versatile option with great character.
Managed to grab many good shots with it.




 
Though I must admit that I sold my copy a couple of weeks ago, since I no longer needed 58 mm focal length and nifty fifties are much smaller and lighter than this hefty piece of craftsmanship.
Right now my 50 mm lens of choice is Pentax M 50/1.7.

you should be shooting some decore shampoo commercials heartoless, that hair / model shot is really nice. Although i am particularly drawn to the black and white image and the glow around the lights and how the light falls away. I seem to be feeling a little melancholic of late. Been visiting youtube in an effort to learn about black and white in davinci resolve.

you and your minolta's and andrew and his cooke lenses are playing the devils advocate with my wallet. Actually any lens thread is a bit of a danger. 🙄 My eyes lit up when you mentioned 58mm f1.2 so i ebayed it their probably about the same as canon fd 1.2 or even pricier perhaps. It seems any vintage, fast lens or wide / faster than standard lens gets expensive fast once you stray from the nominal 50 mm type lens. I upgraded my internet plan about a month ago which has meant alot of youtubes on various lenses, which kind of lead to an... indiscretion with a russian lens. I'm kind of interested  in finding either a pentax 17mm f4 or the 35mm f2 next that will kinda round out the collection of pentax m42's i have then. Some are smc some are just super taks. I don't think i have defined a look that i like yet. Something i'll have to spend some time on shortly.
I'm not fixated on pentax (well i don't think i am ), but it seems to me they have just been the easiest to adapt from m42 to ef for the canon, then the p4k came along which led to the speedbooster onto m4/3 mount. Once i got to six, i thought i should just get the whole set 😁 On the whole most video reviews seem like the m42's so i feel i haven't done too bad by purchasing them as i could afford it.
 

you and your minolta's and andrew and his cooke lenses are playing the devils advocate with my wallet. Actually any lens thread is a bit of a danger. 🙄 My eyes lit up when you mentioned 58mm f1.2 so i ebayed it their probably about the same as canon fd 1.2 or even pricier perhaps. It seems any vintage, fast lens or wide / faster than standard lens gets expensive fast once you stray from the nominal 50 mm type lens. I upgraded my internet plan about a month ago which has meant alot of youtubes on various lenses, which kind of lead to an... indiscretion with a russian lens. I'm kind of interested  in finding either a pentax 17mm f4 or the 35mm f2 next that will kinda round out the collection of pentax m42's i have then. Some are smc some are just super taks. I don't think i have defined a look that i like yet. Something i'll have to spend some time on shortly.
I'm not fixated on pentax (well i don't think i am ), but it seems to me they have just been the easiest to adapt from m42 to ef for the canon, then the p4k came along which led to the speedbooster onto m4/3 mount. Once i got to six, i thought i should just get the whole set 😁 On the whole most video reviews seem like the m42's so i feel i haven't done too bad by purchasing them as i could afford it.
 

pretty couple, awesome video,  nice staging if thats whats its called and the lacquer on that door is incredible. I want one , actually i want both doors 😀

Hey guys,
I wanted to share with you an awesome and affordable monitor made by IKAN that can, with a tiny bit of work, be used as an EVF.
The main reason I wanted an EVF + loupe for my Micro setup was to create a fourth-point of contact between my Micro and my body. 
With my right-hand on the ENG grip, left-hand on the len's focus-ring, chest-pad against my right-shoulder, having the IKAN + loupe pressed up against my right-eye added that extra piece of stability I have been looking for - not to mention being able to monitor and pull focus perfectly in bright daylight.
For those interested, the monitor is called the IKAN VL35 and can be had for as little as $259USD: http://ikancorp.com/productdetail.php?id=1738
I rigged it together with an old ViewFinder that I used to use with my A7S and A7RII. Having sold those cameras, I decided to use it as a loupe for my IKAN VL35.
It doesn't fit the VL35 perfectly (as it is designed for 3" monitors, and the VL35 is a 3.5" monitor), but it will do for now.
However, the good news is IKAN recently told me that they will be releasing a loupe specifically designed for the VL35 - and given the affordability of the monitor itself, I'm sure the loupe will be priced very nicely.
As for the quality of the monitor itself - all I can say is that it's great Very similar to the monitor on the BMPCC. 
I haven't conducted any scientific or methodical tests yet, such as running down the battery or precisely measuring colour and luminosity, but I have used it plenty in the real-world, and it has functioned flawlessly and beautifully. Highly recommended for those looking for a setup like this
Anyway, here are some pictures for those that are interested

 

Supply and demand.  Also, the devaluation of the service/product.
Which direction you looking?

ding ding, round two. I er..... recently weakened, not enough money to get some ram, but i was surfing youtube and a found another russian lens that i found rather interesting and for a measly $35 including postage, its now on its way to a new home 😁

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