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6 hours ago, jcs said:

Why stop there? GH5, 1DXII, C200, C300II next? Expect a call from Zacuto soon ?

I was curious to test the f35 - because I am getting tired of bayer-pattern CMOS and how it renders skintones vs CCD, and Ricardo brought his 5d mark iii, so boom, added that in.

F35 vs F65 below.

Shooting at 400 ISO on both cameras.  F35 was 12-bit DPX files 1080p, sony f65 was 4k 3:1 compressed raw

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On 9/7/2017 at 5:23 AM, Ed_David said:

It shows me that the f65's mechanical shutter is beautiful - but not really that noticeably better and definitely does not make the extra weight and bulk and size of the f65 worth it.

I think that the mechanical shutter makes a more noticeable difference with significant movement and with handheld shots.  The mechanical shutter probably also reduces noise.

 

By the way, Panavision modified a few F65s by removing the mechanical shutter.  They called the modified version the "F65 Mini," and they usually live in France:

http://panavision.fr/produits/sony-f65-mini/

www.vimeo.com/197192795

 

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1 hour ago, Ed_David said:

I was curious to test the f35 - because I am getting tired of bayer-pattern CMOS and how it renders skintones vs CCD, and Ricardo brought his 5d mark iii, so boom, added that in.

F35 vs F65 below.

Shooting at 400 ISO on both cameras.  F35 was 12-bit DPX files 1080p, sony f65 was 4k 3:1 compressed raw

 

The F65 frame has a lot more detail, and I like the color better vs. the F35. Did you put a FilmConvert emulation on them? The F35 looks like a film emulation (black is not black, even so detail goes away much faster vs. the F65 as light drops: much less sensitive). The F35 frame looks like a "look" which could also be applied to the F65 frame, which looks more neutral.

I've been a fan of the F65 since Oblivion and Lucy: 

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At the end of the thread I pushed saturation on an example F65 frame: while it turned a bit orange, it didn't go magenta (maybe a hair) or green, which I though was pretty good for a Sony at the time :) 

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See the EOSHD thread in this post, last page. The F65 EXR frames are still there for grading.

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14 minutes ago, jcs said:

Did you put a FilmConvert emulation on them?The F35 looks like a film emulation (black is not black, even so detail goes away much faster vs. the F65 as light drops: much less sensitive). The F35 frame looks like a "look" which could also be applied to the F65 frame, which looks more neutral.

Looks like FC velvia.

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Here's f65 vs Alexa vs F35.

F35 just has less room to play with in the shadows - and a ton more noise. So what I would do for another test, is bring in a fill light or bounce board

Also learned:  I am not a fan of slog3 or sgamut3.  It's orangey.  Sgamut is much more pleasing skintones.  

Yea, f35 gets pretty noisy quickly.   this test doesn't show it, but it still handles mixed color so beautifully.  

i just go back and forth whether i like it or not.

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10 minutes ago, Ed_David said:

Here's f65 vs Alexa vs F35.

F35 just has less room to play with - and a ton more noise.

Also learned:  I am not a fan of slog3 or sgamut3.  It's orangey.  Sgamut is much more pleasing skintones.  

Yea, f35 gets pretty noisy quickly.   this test doesn't show it, but it still handles mixed color so beautifully.  

i just go back and forth whether i like it or not.

I've always thought the F35 has the most filmic (35mm) look out of all the digital cameras straight out of the box; same goes with the D16. CMOS just looks too real without post processing. There's just something about the way CCD sensors capture light compared to CMOS I suppose; it's just too bad they suck in low light and there aren't many to choose from. Fujifilm have come the closest to making CMOS look like film out of the box, I wish they'd make a proper digital cinema camera. I'm a bit surprised with your Alexa tests, the Dragon did more for me (never been a Red fanboy), which was the opposite of what I expected, but there's tonnes of great looking Alexa stuff so like the 5D Mk3 it's just a matter of good post work I suppose.

I can see the color noise in the shadows, crushing the blacks a bit hides it. For projects without much of a post budget and minimal low light shooting the F35 fits the bill; the best bang for buck too.

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6 hours ago, squig said:

I've always thought the F35 has the most filmic (35mm) look out of all the digital cameras straight out of the box; same goes with the D16. CMOS just looks too real without post processing. There's just something about the way CCD sensors capture light compared to CMOS I suppose; it's just too bad they suck in low light and there aren't many to choose from. Fujifilm have come the closest to making CMOS look like film out of the box, I wish they'd make a proper digital cinema camera. I'm a bit surprised with your Alexa tests, the Dragon did more for me (never been a Red fanboy), which was the opposite of what I expected, but there's tonnes of great looking Alexa stuff so like the 5D Mk3 it's just a matter of good post work I suppose.

I can see the color noise in the shadows, crushing the blacks a bit hides it. For projects without much of a post budget and minimal low light shooting the F35 fits the bill; the best bang for buck too.

Yes, F35 gets you there pretty quickly.  But it's highlight roll off is not smooth at all and its highlight clipping is ugly as well.  That's where the alexa is king.

But yes, you need time to make cmos look at good.  

Here's more f35 vs f65 .  More to play with f65, f35 the image already falls apart just by merely touching it

 

 

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9 hours ago, Ed_David said:

I was curious to test the f35 - because I am getting tired of bayer-pattern CMOS and how it renders skintones vs CCD, and Ricardo brought his 5d mark iii, so boom, added that in.

F35 vs F65 below.

Shooting at 400 ISO on both cameras.  F35 was 12-bit DPX files 1080p, sony f65 was 4k 3:1 compressed raw

f355Blackmagic DaVinci Resolvestill1930.jpg

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Ed,  for my own selfish reference, any custom paint settings on the f35 or straight cine ei? Light source?   Will the prodigal ccd disciple from the east ever see the gloriously rolled off light and repent of his lust for ever more pixels or has the digital demise blinded him forever into the cmos abyss? 

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2 hours ago, sam said:

Spreading false prophecies amongst  the gh5 sheep, dooming them to digital darkness forvever.  Just wait till the return of the one true film.  

Right now me and some DPs in New York are trying to make processing film more affordable.

Lighting was 2 1x1 astra lights at 5600k into a bead board, soft side.  Book light.  Then double diffused with 2 silks stacked.

F35 is an interesting beast.  I can upload raw footage so people can play with or if you send me a harddrive or sd card I can put stuff on it.

I recommend to everyone if you can rent it, or just try everything.

And the GH5 - very nice camera.  Not for me, but I am just one opinion and trust your own instincts.  My opinions change daily.

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1 minute ago, Cinegain said:

Bro, like... from time to time I keep on checking out that one vid you did and it blows me away every single time.

You worked wonders with that F35. To me, it honestly doesn't get much better than that.

Thanks - yea - was just comparing it with something my friend just shot on 35mm and it looked really similar!

Going to try to regrade it.

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