Andrew Reid

Not much detail to go off mate! Most minimal rig is pistol grip and OIS stabilised lens like the 14-140mm. Is that what you want?

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[html][img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/eoshd-patch-vault1.jpg[/img] Are you mystified by the sheer amount of patches and settings out there for the hacked GH2? I certainly am. Well there is a saying that has served me well in the past – if you want something doing properly, do it yourself! I have been working on my own patches. I’ve optimised these as well as the film modes and I shoot with them on my own work. I believe them to be the most optimal patches and film modes for the best image quality currently possible on the GH2 – at least to my eye. [url="http://www.eoshd.com/content/6563/eoshd-releases-hacked-gh2-patches-and-film-modes/"]Read full article[/url] [/html]

Hey Nick. Got in touch and they are simply struggling to meet demand. They have a list of prior orders to satisfy first, so the lens is not in stock for new orders yet. The situation will improve at some point. Keep an eye on the main blog, when it is back in stock on eBay I'll link to it there.

Sorry to hear that. All I can say is - stay away from third party batteries. My experience of them has been simply awful. This could have happened during the official V1.1 update, it is NOT the fault of the hack. It is the fault of the third party battery 100%. I suggest to return it to the shop and say that you were updating it to the official Panasonic firmware and it simply went blank. They should replace it.

[html][img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/a65-bolex-660x438.jpg[/img] [url="http://www.eoshd.com/content/3701/recommended-affordable-sony-a77-lenses"]EOSHD recommended lenses for the Sony A65 / A77[/url] Amazingly Sony have got their flooded production going again and Sony A65s have found their way to England in time for Christmas. I’ve come to the UK to spend some time with family and in Manchester I picked up the Sony A65 with kit lens for £699… Considering how similar it is to the A77 that is a pretty competitive price by Sony and I am sure this is going to give the 600D / Rebel T3i something to think about over the next few months. But is it any good for video? [url="http://www.eoshd.com/content/6545/sony-a65-first-impressions-review-documentary-shooting-evolves/"]Read full article[/url] [/html]

Ah the joys of FCP gamma shift. This is an Apple thing, usually once you export the footage back out it returns to proper exposure. You can try the 5DtoRGB app to transcode the AVCHD to ProRes - this should fix the gamma bug.

Tips on the menus? It takes around 1-2 weeks of solid use to re-wire your head from another camera system to the GH2. It would be the same if you had used Panasonic for 5 years previous and then swapped to Canon without never having used one. The design of the menus and the button layouts on the GH2 are superb in my view. Do you have my book? It would speed up the learning process somewhat!

You have mail :)

I think NR needs to be on for you to see the benefit, best way to find out is to see for yourself - try it at -2 and at +2, see which image you prefer. Thanks for the Clipwrap voucher ntblowz. Nice find.

I am not sure where it is either. I do know they are keen to call it the SLR Magic 12mm F1.6 now and not Noktor. I'll ask and see where it has got too... It is a great lens.

I'm tempted myself Roman. I'll send you an email later, Cheers

[html][img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/5d-660x371.jpg[/img] [url="http://www.adorama.com/ICA5DM2C.html?emailprice=t&KBID=66885"]Get the Canon 5D Mark II at Adorama for $1999[/url] This is really tumbling now. I think there has been around 4 price drops in the last week on the 5D Mark II. Now it is at $1999 for the first time. That is cheaper than some 2nd hand bodies on eBay. [url="http://www.eoshd.com/content/6539/canon-5d-mark-ii-price-dips-under-2000/"]Read full article[/url] [/html]

[html][img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/gh2-v1-11.jpg[/img] It has been a great week for the GH2, with the new official firmware update. It adds a ‘HBR’ mode which is high bitrate 25p or 30p depending on if you have a Euopean / PAL or US / Japanese NTSC GH2. Here I’ll take a hands-on look at the new firmware in FAQ form, and whether you should use the official ‘hack’ or the unofficial one. [url="http://www.eoshd.com/content/6534/handling-the-new-gh2-25p-footage-and-reinstalling-the-hack/"]Read full article[/url] [/html]

[quote author=ed_lee83 link=topic=61.msg709#msg709 date=1323760866]BTW, nice to have an anamorphic forum! We can showcase our videos here, yes? [/quote] Nice to see you here Ed. Sure!

[quote author=Antonio link=topic=56.msg684#msg684 date=1323603264] First of all, thank you for your articles and your passion in writing them, Andrew. That said, visually speaking, I think it could be rather interesting learn something about two movies released this year. I'm talking about Melancholia and The Tree of Life. I remember you wrote something about Terrence Malick photography, but not specifically on his last film. Regards [/quote] The Tree of Life cinematographer's tips are in the GH2 book. Melancholia I'll look into.

Yeah, it is a slight white balance issue with certain kinds of electric light sources especially energy saving crap. Nostalgic film mode + custom WB gives a better image, you can get it warmer like a Canon.

Sounds like a typo. Consider why you'd need that anyway! Under the glow of a nuclear explosion perhaps? :P Get an ND filter and keep the shutter below 1/100 for the most cinematic 'as the eye sees it' motion unless you are doing slow motion Twixtor or action scene stuff. As an aside, one of the things that seems like a bug on the GH2 shutter wise is that the constant live view preview in movie mode gives up at around 1/1600. Shutter speeds higher than that don't affect exposure until you hit record. Quite annoying really.

I'd look at whether you need AF for family shooting, or whether you are more comfortable with MF. Manual is more cinematic of course. If it is AF you need look into the Lumix lenses, some recommended above like the 20mm F1.7 pancake and 14-140mm are pretty nice. If it is manual focus you can get some nice primes which will be cheaper than the Lumix lenses and better in low light. Canon FD 35mm F2, Canon FD 85mm F1.8 and Samyang 85mm F1.4 spring to mind as being particularly good value for money considering their image quality (around £200 each compared to £250 for the Lumix 20mm and £300+ for the 14-140mm). If you are filming people moving around a lot, it will help to stop the lens down and use a wider focal length... say 20mm F2.8. The Sigma 20mm F1.8 stopped down to F2.8 is nice and sharp and has a nice big manual focus ring on it far more convenient than small one on the Lumix pancake. The Samyang 35mm F1.4 is also good to handle because it is big and fits in the hand well for manual focus.

Hopefully not too clinical.

Global shutter does reduce high ISO noise performance and dynamic range, they need to overcome that before it enters the photographic market but from what I hear Panasonic are already working on it because they want to illuminate the mechanical shutter, make the camera 100% electronic (and it reduces costs).

If you have any other films you want to know more of how the cinematography was handled let me know, I think we can all learn a lot from these masters.

Bitrate is always variable (VBR) so it depends on how much detail is in each shot, each frame. Shoot with a a deep depth of field with everything sharply in focus and the bitrate will be up as high as it will go according to your settings (44Mbit, 176Mbit, etc.) but with shallow depth of field and scenes with less detail (i.e. interiors not outdoor scenes with lots of grass and wavy trees) the bitrate doesn't need to go so high so it automatically drops to a more reasonable level, but still higher than the standard 24Mbit

I am really impressed with Zeiss's new 'added value' strategy :) OK we know the business reasons but regardless this is great. I don't usually rent but will do with these.

Most likely stuff I have heard first: AVCHD 2.0, 1080/60p Better EVF by Epson Hopefully a higher resolution LCD Better build quality, waterproof Better sensor again (goes without saying, since GH line carries Panasonic's best CMOS sensors) Less likely stuff: Super high bitrates (you will have to wait for it to be hacked again by Vitaliy, if possible) Build in ND Bigger battery Improved manual audio and sockets Internal 10bit or 4-2-2 (although maybe via HDMI) That is my best guess at the moment.