FHDcrew

You can push and pull Nikon FLAT a decent amount!  Obviously will still break if you push it too hard but it does well for not being a LOG profile

1 hour ago, PannySVHS said:

Pro job! Would love some z6 8bit stuff in the good old artsy fartsy gh2 style. It's always easier for me to ask than going out and film and edit some myself:) @FHDcrew

Yeah just filmed some z6 8 bit and it has more flexibility than one would respect. For 8-bit lately I’ve actually done a CST to Arri LogC and then applied the Arri Rec709 LUT. Liking the results, and the camera can be had for like $850 if you look hard enough 😮 

If I had no money I would be shooting with a Canon 50D. People keep saying the EOS M is the budget king (valid) but this camera literally costs $109.98 with shipping! That is freaking cheap for 14-bit RAW video!

1 hour ago, TomTheDP said:

Looks really good @FHDcrew

Appreciate it!  Anything you would recommend regarding improvements?

Here is the 4k upload 🙂

Dang it I thought I upscaled this to 4k.  I'm reuploading but scaled up to 4k for the better YouTube bitrate.

I wanted to share this recent project with you guys!  Also I guess this counts as a face reveal lol.  Shot entirely on a Nikon Z6 with the Tamron SP 45mm 1.8!  NLOG graded in Davinci Resolve.   Some footage was shot using the Ninja Star, others the Ninja V.  Most of the footage was shot using the oversampled 1080p mode I spoke about earlier in this thread; the AROLL was definately shot in this mode.  Just wanted to share, because one I want to share some of my work and what I do here, and two I wanted to give a good example of what this camera can do in 2023!

Now the prompt is ridiculous: "Explain dynamic range to a 4-year-old, adding in facts about American History."

Hi kids! Do you know what a camera is? It's a tool that helps us take pictures and capture memories. But have you heard of "dynamic range"? Well, let me tell you all about it while we learn about American history!

Back in the days of the American Civil War, photographers had a hard time taking clear pictures because the cameras of that time couldn't capture all the details in the bright sunlight and dark shadows. But, over time, cameras got better and better, and dynamic range became a big part of that.

Dynamic range is the amount of light that a camera can capture. Just like how the American colonists fought for their independence and the right to control their own lives, a camera with a high dynamic range can capture both the bright parts and the dark parts of a scene, so it has control over all the details in the picture.

Think of it like the American Dream - the bigger the opportunity, the more you can achieve. Similarly, a camera with a high dynamic range can fit in more light and capture more details in a picture, just like how Americans have the opportunity to chase their dreams and achieve their goals.

So the next time you take a picture, remember the spirit of American history and look for a camera with a high dynamic range, so you can capture all the details and make your own memories, just like our forefathers did!

Explaining dynamic range to a 4-year-old is apparently possible thanks to ChatGPT:

Hey kids! Do you know what a camera is? It's a tool that helps us take pictures and capture memories. But do you know what "dynamic range" means in a camera? Well, let me explain it to you in a fun way!

Imagine you're playing outside on a sunny day. You see a big, beautiful tree that you want to take a picture of. But when you look through the camera, you see that the tree is too bright and you can't see the details of the leaves and branches. That's because the sun is too strong and it's hard for the camera to capture all the details in the bright light and the dark shadows.

This is where dynamic range comes in! Dynamic range is the amount of light that a camera can capture. A camera with a high dynamic range can capture both the bright parts and the dark parts of a scene, so you can see all the details.

Think of it like a cookie jar with a big opening. The bigger the opening, the more cookies you can fit in the jar! Similarly, a camera with a high dynamic range can fit in more light and capture more details in a picture.

So the next time you take a picture, remember to look for a camera with a high dynamic range so you can take pictures that show all the details, even in bright sunlight!

8 hours ago, BTM_Pix said:

 

In the short to medium term there will be plenty of opportunities for people to have careers as editors of the Ai output.

None of the code that I've experimented with it generating has actually worked (or even compiled) without me finessing it and anything creative I've prompted it to do has shown a propensity to frequently - and wildly - overestimate the number of limbs/fingers humans have and the extent of their range of articulation.

It has also had a bizarre and somewhat disturbing penchant for creating faces in scenes of crowds where one of them has more than a passing resemblance to the former leader of the National Socialist party.

 

This quote highlights the current limitations of AI technology and its potential for creating biased or unexpected outputs. While there may be opportunities for individuals to work as editors of AI output, the author's experience suggests that there is still a long way to go before AI can produce high-quality and reliable results without human intervention. Additionally, the mention of a disturbing output highlights the importance of ethical considerations and the need to address potential biases in AI systems. Overall, the quote suggests that while AI has the potential to revolutionize many industries, it is important to approach its development and deployment with caution and to carefully consider the potential consequences of its outputs.

On 1/25/2023 at 4:47 PM, PPNS said:

did another short with this camera, feel like showing off some stills again. the short itself is not yet finished. 

Beautiful cinematography and use of light!  This camera keeps on delivering!

Dynamic range of a camera is typically measured in "stops," which refer to the ratio of the maximum to minimum brightness that can be captured by the camera. One stop represents a doubling or halving of light intensity, and the number of stops a camera can capture is a measure of its ability to record detail in both bright and dark areas within a scene. In the case of the Arri Alexa classic, it has a dynamic range of 14 stops, which means it can capture a wide range of brightness levels in a single shot. This measurement is usually performed using specialized test equipment and protocols.
 

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Our man @Andrew Reid is back at it!  Also the lighting looks GREAT this time too!

@tompeter has transcended my friends

16 hours ago, ade towell said:

Yes it's a crop for 4k50p but that doesn't bother me as I don't really use it, am sure it's a big deal for some though...

With the Canon R6 I thought full frame 4k50p would be a great thing but I have only used it once when I thought I might want some slow mo but didn't and ended up conforming it to 25p anyway. I have a possibly irrational dislike to unmotivated slow mo - I am obviously in the minority here but it is very rare when I see it used in a way that actually adds to the story. I do mainly documentary stuff and realise it can have its uses but generally it's not for me

Same boat.  Rarely is even 60p footage used in my videos, it's pretty much always straight 24.

58 minutes ago, BTM_Pix said:

You should take up any inaccuracies about the number of card slots with the actual author of the post.

That's ChatGPT for ya

12 hours ago, BTM_Pix said:

Additionally, the Nikon Z6 has a longer battery life and dual card slots

Hilarious. The Z6 doesn’t even have dual card slots, was the #1 complaint in 2018 when the camera came out 😂 

43 minutes ago, PannySVHS said:

Plan on doing the same. Got a 5DII with 28.000 or so shutter count, exellent condition for 150Euro. Just looking at it gives me more joy than looking at my S1. I think it is time to part with the latter, keep the L-mount 24-105 just in case but using the 24-105 Canon L, which I got from the same seller for 300 Euro. Too bad I didnt grab his additional offer: nifty 50 1.8 plus the cool and infamous Canon 70 300 green ring for 100 Euro. Wondering how the latter would behave on a S5II regarding AF. Well nifty 50 for a start and some time later the Mattias Burling favorite, the 35mm F2 USM with image stabilization. Oldies but goldies.:)

Why don’t you go out and film with your Sony F3 😉 

1 hour ago, eatstoomuchjam said:

 

When I decided to ditch Sony for good - and when I decided to ditch Micro 4/3, I was bummed at all of the system lenses that I had and sold for not enough money so I've decided that for now, for the most part, I'll just get EF lenses and adapt - the Canon adapter for the R5 autofocuses about as well as I need and I also get the bonus of having a built-in ND filter tray so I don't need to bring other ND's with me.

The only exceptions will be lenses that are totally unique to a system (800mm f/11!), lenses that have some truly major improvement for a given system (the RF 70-200 f/4L is shockingly tiny and still pretty good), and GFX lenses (some EF lenses work fine on GFX, some don't - plus every GF lens I've used (except the 80/1.7) is freakin' incredible).

Anyway.  This strategy makes jumping systems easy once the vendor gets complacent.  I moved to Sony mirrorless from Canon years ago because EF bodies stagnated and they kept releasing new cameras that were the same as the last one, but with only one or two spec bumps where Sony was going crazy with improvements - not to mention the first A7s was mindblowing for low light on a consumer camera.  Then...  Sony started releasing a bunch of ho-hum updates... and Canon suddenly had the R5 which, aside from early overheating shenanigans, is incredible...  by mostly having lenses that work with every camera, I won't get stuck to a system where the vendor decides to stop innovating because it's hard to move away with thousands invested in lenses.

Anyway.  EF lenses are often not the greatest, but also are often good enough for anything I need.  I strongly suggest the strategy to everybody!

(Also, adapt all manual focus lenses to Leica M mount and you'll only ever need Leica M adapters for your cameras)

I may just do this. With the fringer EF-NZ this strategy can definitely work for me on my Nikon Z6.

Best route is to adapt EF and get sigma glass, that way you can get working AF on a Sony body if you ever go that route

3 hours ago, Amazeballs said:

Some pretty convincing autofocus test with Sigma lenses. 

Awesome.  Also super happy about the good performance with the Sigma MC11; it gives an affordable option to those who want the S5 II.

26 minutes ago, Dave Maze said:

my vid is up! outside of the review aspect, i would love your feedback on my edit/ tone of this video. 

 

I like it!  Love the opening sequence, well done on the lighting. Good, balanced review. Keep it up!

If you use the Ninja V you have great assist tools, waveforms false color zebras and LUT support.  If you use a Ninja Star you rely in the Z6 built-in screen.  Has Zebras and focus peaking, but you can only have one or the other enabled.  Zebras are in 8 bit code values instead of IRE; I just set it to the highest number and ETTR, but need to run more tests to see how accurate they are.  And when using HDMI sometimes they just don't appear, so you need to hit the q menu button and then exit, and then the zebras appear as normal.  No internal LUT support for monitoring but it does have an NLOG view assist.  Which is nice but doesn't account for overexposing by 1-2 stops, which is where NLOG shines.  I don't honestly think these are huge issues for run and gun stuff, as when I need more critical assist tools for controlled environments I just switch to the Ninja V.

2 hours ago, dreamplayhouse said:

Thanks for all your comments. I decided I'm going to go with Z6 and might get a Ninja 2 or Star for 10bit video. I just prefer the handling and EVF of the Z6. Actually had the Z6 last year and returned for another camera... it's been a camera gear disease for a few years now.

Let me know if you have any questions, saying as I have that exact same setup!

2 minutes ago, IronFilm said:

Welllllll..... you kinda sort of ish get half of that for less with the Panasonic S5mk2! 😉
 

you sir are spot on!