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I coudn't say as I've never shot with the GH3. Only the hacked GH2. It's better performing than a 5Dmk2 and about the same as a pocket, totally subjectively of course...

http://vimeo.com/83774924 here's a director dp working with (super cheap) super 8mm (i support the artist and whatever choice he or she makes) for me kodak film...watching first dailies...well it was love at first sight...the unexplainable... for practical reasons use both digital and film keep them both competitive and evolving

UPDATE: Metabones has kindly offered to exchange my adapters for new ones.

Here is another Promo we recently shot with a set of Kowas (40, 50, 75, 100mm) that I though some people might like to see. Any thoughts or feedback welcome.

You could get a variable ND noa or a stepless aperture ring manual lens. Changing exposure during a shot using dials and shutter speed looks ugly anyway.

​Yes, I think 4K is the next major hurdle for Olympus to get over, let's hope they don't dither for as long this time...! jb

This special “filmic” look… Give me a break. It is like with wine tasting. There are 2 kinds of film. The ones I like, and ones I don’t. And even if there really WAS this filmic look… Today, I would guess, 99,9% of all films are watched on TV or a monitor! And even in cinemas, there are digital projectors. So what’s the point, making the “ultimate” wine and mix it with cola? But honestly, I don’t believe in ultimate film quality. Not, if I don’t see it. In the cinema, I don’t see the difference between film-film and digital-film. On the monitor neither. It is also funny, this idea comes from Hollywood, which is more the “fast-food’ of the global film industry. I would guess, in the last successful Hollywood films more than half is animated computer effects… So taking care of Kodak’s film is like McDonalds wanted to protect the ancient wagyu cattle… :-) The Kobe-beef is premium, I can taste it. But I don’t see the difference between film and digital, furthermore, with the right software I can make a good digital image look like any kind of film. I do like music and I have a good Hi-fi system. Some years ago I sold all my LP-s, because they were not better than my CD-s. The person, who bought them, liked exactly the additional handling and caring with the LP-s, and found the scratches are a natural part of music. And I thought, what a wonderful word, everybody finds and pays for his preferences.

Film is going to stay for people who want to use it (obviously it's not everyone), it's just another option ou there for "some" filmmakers. One of the main reasons people still want to shoot with film, apart from it's look, it's because of the workflow, they are used to it, (shooting, and then watching the dailies later, etc..). Some DPs hate the way digital works (I am not talking about how it looks) but because now they have 12 people watching on a screen what the DP is doing and giving remarks on his work, he has much more pressure, especially if actors are not happy the way they look. With film everyone would trust the DPs knowledge and experience. In the end it's still just a tool to tell a story, if the directors thinks that it is going to help him tell the story because he prefers the look, the workflow, and what it means to shoot film, then so be it, who are we to tell if something is better! I really don't see what the fuss is all about, we should be happy that film will still be around as an option to shoot a movie.

There is no cheap solution not even 2000 dollar solution i been researching this to death for few months only way without pro monitor is to use Light Space CMS integration with Resolve this will get you relllyyyyyy close but software alone is 1500 then you need a probe another 200 to 500 and a nicer monitor with 10 billions + color and eternal monitor lut not video card one. Or you can spend 1500 to 2000 getting one of plasma tV that was used as client monitor in a studio,but as i said again even after 4 years they can still be 1000 to 2000 dollars since its really accurate color but even then you will need to out put the signal another 200 to 1000 for kona card our black magic mini card. What i did was get dell u2410 monitor with xrite pro probe and dispalGUI calibrate to REC 709 do i get close not really but close enough for me. But again there no cheap solutions because technology is to expensive to be cheap

Judging from the TCSTV video it looked pretty soft though. Of course, it doesn't help that they were shooting the rest with the awesome FS7 and that Chris was on the controls, lol. But yeah, this does look like a winner in terms of video. Take your 3-axis gimbal system and leave it at home, because it has industry leading 5-axis IBIS. That means you can take your old vintage, cinema, or third party system lenses and get it stabilized time after time! (Not to say there isn't a place and time for a 3-axis gimbal system) Since the E-M1 FW update only seems to mention an upgrade in burst shooting (was hoping for the new E-M5II's video functions on it as well)... I will go through some more video tests posted online and then probably will ditch the E-M1 in favor of the new E-M5II. Pretty sure they aren't rushed with pushing out an E-M1II. If anything, I think this was a statement that they are interested in giving a camera some more videofriendly functions, because their IBIS actually gives them an angle to start snooping away at that section of the market, which hadn't been acknowledged in the E-M1. The vari angle display finishes it off. Not sure if they will go bananas on the E-M1II though. They might just keep it for the mainly serious photographer audience... my feeling is they don't want their flagship known to be great for video. I think they don't mind making that change for the E-M5 line, making the E-M5II the hybrid flagship. They're even stating it... "OM-D Movie that provides cinema-quality movies in hand-held shooting" "To compensate for image instability, the OM-D E-M5 Mark II in-body 5-axis image stabilization system uses a VCM driver, which floats the image sensor with magnetic force. This construction makes it possible to shoot smooth, hand-held movies without a movie tripod, mini-jib, rails, or other specialized equipment." "Advanced movie features for professional level movie making" "Equipped with Multi Frame Rate, High Bit Rate, ALL-Intra shooting, and able to set time codes, professional level movie editing is possible." "Focus Peaking is now available in 4 colors (black, white, red and yellow), and the intensity can be selected from low, normal and high, making focusing easier when shooting." "Audio can also be recorded using an Olympus IC recorder equipped with linear PCM recording connected to the microphone jack for optimal audio levels and high quality audio recording. Because power supply settings to the external microphone can be turned on and off, users can use a high-end condenser microphone or dynamic microphone with a power supply." "Camera grip HLD-8G (sold separately) with a headphone jack can be used to listen to recorded audio while shooting." "Functions that go beyond flagship models" ~ http://www.olympus-global.com/en/news/2015a/nr150205em5mk2e.jsp Interesting.

It has 24p, 25p, 30p, 50p and 60p in video mode. So it seems it's a global camera. Now, let's see the video quality - the E-M1 was already a step up - and if there is any type of video feats like cinestyle, log, timecode, etc.

i'm a wedding photographer/videographer! Simon's "entry level" comment has a lot of truth in it. All you need to do to start weddings is borrow your friend's handicam. Or borrow a DSLR and call yourself a "cinematographer". But I think it's worth noting -- at the high end, ie guys who are charging $20k+ a wedding, they're often still using 5DMk3s, though they might own C100s, C300s and Red cameras. In terms of DSLR vs proper video camera, well, there's a number of advantages DSLRs give you -- low-light, discreet, full frame and shallow depth, requires easier gear (lower end steadicams, lighter tripods) and gives you the ability to buy nine of them if you have to for multicam coverage on a ceremony (though, usually, people won't use more than 3-5). In terms of which DSLR, Canon vs the rest, well some companies actually do use one or more 1DC cameras... For the rest of us, a7s is probably the best DSLR, but one huge advantage of a Mk3 is that the ML hack lets you record past 30 minutes, which is a surprisingly big deal. Otherwise, if you have a lot of cameras to mind, you find yourself running around pressing record over and over, instead of shooting.

It will be the ultimate run and gun for me, especially paired with Sigma 18-35mm and Speedbooster, not even Came 7800 can support this combo, let alone zoom/focus on the go while being stabilized!

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