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  1. On 3/8/2021 at 5:33 PM, Kenney said:

    Zeek,

    Beautiful work. You mention that when you shoot 2.8K you use the cropped Live View during recording, after you've framed. So, does that mean you are kind of guessing where the framing is during recordings with camera movement? Doesn't this get a bit tricky? Do you find this method easier to compose than using the low fps framing view?

    Thanks

    When you click record you can still switch between the two Famings so it's no issue. Once you get the hang of it it comes natural. A really good lens for these modes is the Canon 10-18mm.

  2. On 2/14/2021 at 6:49 PM, cameraeye said:

    I just love how every pixel on ML Raw bursts with life/filmic look. What kind of monitoring do you get on the M in 2.8k? Is it the normal canon quality or the low frame rate ML. Nice film!

    Yeah, the colours are always gorgeous with ML thanks to the bit depth and colour science. 

    I get a cropped real-time display in Live View, then I press the 'info' button to show me a grey scaled live view (low fps) of the actual raw framing. Then I go back to real-time and click record. I'm so used to it these days haha 🤣🎥

  3. Just posted my latest Video with the EOS M & 2.8K Raw. Truly remarkable what this camera still can do. Tried to emulate the Super 16 look although I mainly used Canon L Glass.

    https://youtu.be/ohDS3ErANOs

    - - Gear Used- - 

    *Camera - EOS M (Original w/ ML)

     *Lens - Canon 17-40 F/4 | Canon 24-70 f/4 | Canon 35 F/1.4

     *Tripod

    - - Settings - -

     *2.8K RAW 2800x1190 [2.35:1]

     * 23.98 FPS, 1/48, WB 5200, ISO 100

    - - Editing - -

     *All graded in MLV App (ALEXA LOG C Profile w/ Creative Adjustments enabled, Exported Prores 4444

     * Finishing touch in FCPX 8K Timeline & Export (LOL), added little saturation and exposure adjusted, No sharpening at all.

  4. On 9/14/2020 at 6:08 AM, Emanuel said:

    @ZEEK where are you man? Your level of expertise is required over here :- )

    My bad, I haven't been on this forum in a while...
    Been digested in the Magic Lantern Forum, and soon going to buy the P Lumix S5 😉

    For the EOS M ML RAW Modes, Jip-hop a while back posted the calculations of how the modes compare relative to the width of a full frame sensor (The Crop Factor).
    1080 RAW Mode [1736x976] = 1.6x Crop Aps-c
    1080 RAW Mode + x3 Crop Mode Enabled 1800px wide = 4.61x Crop (1.6x * 2.88x) 
    2.5K RAW Mode @2.35:1 = 3.29x Crop (1.6 * 2.06) 
    2.8K RAW Mode @2.35:1 = 2.96x Crop (1.6 * 1.85) - (Closest mode to Super16 or the BMPCC FOV)

    EOS M sensor size: 22.3 x 14.9 mm
    EOS M sensor width: 5184px

  5. On 5/17/2020 at 7:36 PM, tweak said:

    I agree, it could be a very lovely camera with ML. Imagine the eosm but with DPAF an EVF and a few other upgrades.

    That sounds like the M50's future to me. I hope the M50 will be up and running sometime this year or next...who knows, but I'm hanging on :). 

    Greg has done something really nice for the M50 so far, check it out:
    https://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=23296.msg227504;topicseen#msg227504

  6. Yep, the 5D2's are so cheap these days, I can get 3 at around $400-550 locally. I got mine for $500. But honestly, I believe the 5D3 is worth every penny if you are going to be a dedicated ML User, or want the most reliable RAW recording. Get yourself some Nikkor lenses and enjoy pushing those colours around...😎👍

    I love my A7rii 4K to bits, but prefer the look and colours of my EOS M or 5D2 with ML Raw more.

  7. 2 hours ago, Ilia3101 said:

    Please make a comparison of 14 bit lossless and 14 bit uncompressed. Lossless means exactly what it does, if you compress and decompress an image with it, the result will be identical, byte for byte, not just visually.

    I have done my own tests and will continue to do so. I personally feel the colour reproduction is slightly less degraded in the uncompressed and for the 14-bit RAW footage, in particular skin tones. There probably isn't a difference except in file size, but I like to push my grading in my spare time and just feel something different with the Uncompressed. Whi knowa i may be wrong, but I'll continue to grade lossless and uncompressed just for my own sanity sake and see. Cheers ?

  8. 5 hours ago, mercer said:

    I used to have a few Pentax-M lenses and a couple SMC K versions... the original K lenses are interesting because most of them are identical to the Takumars with the new mount.

    How does Dual ISO work? That feature has been around for a while but it was my understanding it's at the cost of extra noise... or something that made it impractical.

    That eos-m video looks great... you really found the secret sauce with that camera. I just watched your Beach Vibes video as well... did you process and upres that in the MLV App or in Resolve? Whatever you did, it looks fantastic!!!

    yeah the Pentax M give a more modern looking image with a similar Takumar-like character, except for the yellowing effect :) The Pentax-M 50mm f1.4 feels like the 8-Element Takumar as it's pin sharp @f1.4.

    Dual ISO works fine with the EOS M @ISO 100/200, 100/400, & Potentially 100/800. You enable Dual ISO, record, and then place the video files into MLV App and then select the "Dual ISO" Enable Button which automatically corrects the exposure of the whole clip. Then you just tweak it from there. Aliasing can be a bit rough so you need to use anamorphic mode or x3 crop mode where zero aliasing is present. You get up to 13.2 stops of DR or around there. With the 5D2, Dual ISO doesn't work that well, I still need to play around with some settings, but you can get a crazy 14 Stops of DR. 

    Thanks! It's the reason why I wont let go of the EOS M. Super easy to carry around and can produce nice footage. With the Beach Vibes Video, I did upscale that to 3840x2160 in MLV App which is the only platform I use to grade all my footage, then I export as Prores. Some say the ML Workflow is what puts them off, but it's super quick the way I do it. It takes me more time to get the colours and skin tone right on my GH5 to be honest. Cheers!! 

  9. 5 hours ago, mercer said:

    It really is an amazing camera and although I sometimes think I need an upgrade, I really couldn't be happier. I have the 50mm 1.4 Samyang and for the money, I don't know if there is a nicer 50mm lens  around. I think my next lens purchase will be the 24mm but I hear that lens suffers from copy variations so it may take a few tries to find a good copy. Which Samyang lenses do you have?

    Also do you prefer the 5D2 more than the eos-m? A friend of mine recently bought an eos-m based on your videos. He left 4K and IBIS behind with the change.

    Honestly, you don't need an upgrade, maybe just a 4K side camera to fill that need. I have the GH5 as a 4K sidekick, but I now appreciate the Magic Lantern cameras more. They're better for my main needs, the gh5 is just for backup 4K if I ever need it. 

    I have had pretty much all. 12, 14, 24, 35, 50 & 85 (never owned the 135mm although it looks nice). Now I just own the 35 & 50mm. Both great companions to the 5Dii and extremely sharp. They grade like Hollywood lens ? The 24mm was very nice, but the 24mm and the 85mm just feel like speciality lenses to use in certain situations which is why I sold them as I don't use them often. For landscapes and closeups, they're perfect! Might consider the 85mm again.

    I love both the 5D and the EOS M. The 5D is overall better with low light and dynamic range. The dynamic range gives the 5D2 a high end camera feel. Without an ND on a bright day, I'd have to stop the EOS M to about F22, with the 5D2 it's like F11. I love crop sensor cameras as well as the portability. The 5D2 I feel overall provides a more detailed and visually pleasing cinematic look. Really love it, won't give it away.

    With dual iso, it has 14 stops of DR, just need to get the settings working. Pentax K lenses also go well with the Canon Full Frame if you file the back correctly. 

    Here is the latest eos m film I did, not sure if you've seen it, but it's probably the best work in terms of colour I have pushed on the EOS m:

    I use both the 5D2 & EOS M equally as much. 

  10. On 1/1/2020 at 6:50 AM, mercer said:

    And yes, I used the full 14bit raw with sound from the Nightly Builds page. I never had a single glitch and I am convinced there is more detail. The extra storage capacities of the 14bit Lossless was great but I cannot afford freezes or loss in detail. I am curious if I could use the regular full 14bit raw in the July 2018 experimental build and not have any issues, in case I ever want to shoot in crop rec mode for establishing shots.

    Awesome Mercer! The 5D3 is such a great cam even in 2020! I have the 5D2 and the 14 bit raw amazes me still, especially with the Samyang Primes. 14 Bit RAW I also feel is better than the lossless. The lossless feels like a .png and 14 Bit feels like full raw with more colours to play around with and more detailed too, considering you're getting more bit rate mb/s. Some people can't tell the difference, but I can feel it when I grade and am sure you can too. 

  11. On 11/20/2019 at 5:51 AM, Anaconda_ said:

    can you get realtime preview with correct framing at 2.5k? I'm having a hard time getting it to work

    Not with realtime preview no. I can get correct framing but it will be a little laggy. 2.5K is in my opinion the best mode to use on the EOS M, I'll do a video about it, how to set it up, framing, and the other stuff very soon on YT. If it's not working for you, you can go into the ML Settings and reset ML Configuration to start fresh with ML Settings. 

  12. 1 hour ago, mercer said:

    Btw, if you like that 25mm, I’m pretty sure the Contax version is the same optical formula, just with better coatings.

    And if you like the Zeiss Jena, East German lenses, you have to try the 35mm 2.4 and the 50mm 2.8. What they lacked in quality control, they surely made up in image quality. 

    Good to know! May look into it as I really like the 25mm look owning a 7Artisans 25mm.

    I own the zeiss Jena tessar 50mm f2.8. Very nice character indeed. Though it's just slow for a 50mm. 

    Heard good things about the 35mm f2.4, but whenever I get a medium/wide lens, I'm somewhat forced to get the equivalent brand 50mm. I've already owned the pancolar 50mm but find it a little saturated like Jena tessars and not as organic as the contax zeiss line. 

    Never tried the Rollei Zeiss QBM Mount, wondering if they allow for infinity focus with EF Adapters or EF Mount. Cheers!

  13. 1 hour ago, mercer said:

    Honestly, all Zeiss lenses, I’ve tested, work great with ML Raw.

    Indeed! Thanks for sharing those clip grabs. The 25mm looks like a scene from the Force Awakens or something. Well Done! 

    I've heard the ZF/ZE are poor wide open and too "clinical" which has kept me away from them. I have used Zeiss Practical PB Mount also which are fantastic. The Zeiss Practica PB Mount 28mm f2.8 is a steal if you find it, just a pain to adapt. It's as sharp, if not sharper than the Contax Zeiss 28mm I used to own and goes for less $120 or less if you can find it attached to a poor camera. Cheers! 

  14. 2 hours ago, leslie said:

    makes me think i'm a wuss wanting a single focus solution lol 

    Thank you. Still need some practice with these adapters (especially aligning them and cropping sides in post). Best way forward is to test your current anamorphic setup with double focus and if you're sold on the look and the effort, then a "single-focus" solution may be the next step forward. For me, I prefer the general use of spherical lens for short films, but anamorphic is fun! Thanks :)

  15. 9 hours ago, Tito Ferradans said:

    You'll be wrecked by hauling them around. Plus support gear and stress on your taking lens and camera mount.

    They usually have far minimum focus (past 4m), and not necessarily go wider than their smaller counterparts.

    Agree with this. Run & Gun Anamorphic is the way to go with all these new, light weight, mirrorless cameras these days. Having great luck with the MOSTY SE 16mm 2x [GOLD], very nice anamorphic adapter indeed, rally sharp wide open, faster focus than my taking lens. 

  16. I have four EOS M batteries, but barely get through the second, then again, i'm using vintage lenses. I'm guessing you're using the native lenses?
    There is a dummy adapter where you can charge the camera with a power bank (5000mah, 10,000mah etc.) via the usb end. I know its a 'dummy adapter', but it's a 'no-brainer' (pun intended). 

    Link:
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/LP-E12-Power-Charger-Cable-ACK-E12-DR-E12-Dummy-Battery-for-Canon-EOS-M-EOS-M2/143167084446?hash=item21556c579e:g:wHAAAOSwZrtclZfW

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