Andrew Reid

[quote author=Sara link=topic=157.msg1225#msg1225 date=1326399842] Resolution aside - its the jello wobble effect that I can't stand seeing in DSLR movies.  Lots students I know are getting sick of the Canon 5D jello effect as well and are dumping their gear in favor of renting more expensive Alexa / Red / SI-2k equipment. Im saving for a Ikonoskop personally. [/quote] It just depends how much you move the camera. I stay away from too many whip pans and sideways sweeps. I think it is a shame if students are renting such expensive gear, because part of learning and being creative is to overcome the limitations of a camera, not throw money at the problem until it disappears. If I were a student now, I'd feel pretty spoilt with all that DSLRs have to offer and I wish I had them in my university days.

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The GH2 isn't discontinued at all. The GH2 with 14-140mm kit is discontinued because the new kit zooms are coming, such as the 12-35mm. The other GH2 kits are still in stock at B&H. [url=http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=gh2&N=0&InitialSearch=yes]http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=gh2&N=0&InitialSearch=yes[/url] My sources say Photokina 2012 (September) at the earliest for the GH3.

[quote author=wanderer63 link=topic=157.msg1195#msg1195 date=1326245862] Hi Andrew The footage shot by Corey Rich and team "Why" looks awesome don't you think Cheers Paul [/quote] Nicely shot but very soft resolution... Could have been done on 5DMkII anyway.

It will work better with AVC-Intra, and an i-frame recording is less demanding on CPU speed so you will get a smoother workflow with it as well. Nice to see the blacks hold up in your footage... My Mac has lost mine.

Interesting theory. You could well be right. Nice guessing.  :P However do bear in mind that the G1X and 1DX are new product lines not continuation of old ones. The 1DX represents merging of 1DS and 1D so counts as a new product, and the G1X is a significant change from the G12 product line.

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[html][img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/canon-mirrorless.jpg[/img] Canon will release a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera in 2012. Japanese website DCWatch has the first interview where Canon have spoken in detail about the development of the new system. There’s so much in this interview. But the translation is very rough. So take my interpretation as just that for now – an interpretation. Note: I have also corrected some grammar in the translated quotes for easy reading. [url="http://www.eoshd.com/content/6749/canon-mirrorless-is-our-future-and-video-optimised-lenses-coming-2012/"]Read full article[/url] [/html]

Is the clip and timeline playback set to full resolution? I've had issues with GH2 footage at half res. Click the icon near the monitors to change this.

It is WAY too early to dump on it. Come on guys. There's no solid info out there yet and the sample videos are highly compressed. My gut feeling is that Expeed 3 will downscale in a similar way to Expeed 3 on the J1 mirrorless so won't be as detailed as it should be, but again... we just don't know for sure.

You are right in wanting to invest in glass that can be used on full frame as well as the GH2, it is very versatile when it comes to lenses and almost anything works, but full frame lenses are future proof and sharper in the corners with less light fall off on the GH2. Go for a fast 35, 50 and 85. Contax Zeiss are nice on eBay, if you can find the 85mm F1.4 for a decent price £400-£500 grab it. If you need a cheaper one, unfortunately Canon FD is out but the Nikon 85mm F2 AIS is worth a look for £100-£150. For the 35mm obviously Samyang 35mm F1.4 springs to mind but there are cheaper alternatives like the Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm F2.4 in M42 mount which are just as sharp and half the price. Good 50's can be had at rock bottom prices. See the Olympus OM 50mm F1.4 and the ultra cheap Helios 44M-2 58mm in M42 mount. That Helios is a bargain (sub $50!!) and should be in everyone's bag. Lovely sharpness and cinematic flare. The Contax Zeiss 50mm F1.7 has better contrast and is £130.

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Ignore most of them. Try Driftwood's. Try mine. Choose the one you like best. Simple.

[quote author=Simco123 link=topic=139.msg1129#msg1129 date=1325907121] 1Dx can read image data faster than D4 therefore less rolling shutter. [/quote] I don't see how we can know that for sure yet dude. Thanks for the videos mozes

I suggest Cody does his own research here, for the best.

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Disagree max. Movement for movements sake is no good.

Sara is right about heat, it is the main reason there's no 60p on the D4 or 1Dx in 1080p mode, and the EPIC has a huge heat sink and cooling to deal with faster frame rates, and a huge crop on the sensor too. 1080/60p on a full frame sensor would only be possible with taking liberties with the image, line skipping, etc.

I prefer Vanilla 44 patch to V1.1 HBR... 44Mbit sharper than HBR and it is native 24p. Remember that HBR is 30p inside interlaced wrapper unless you have a PAL GH2 when it is 25p inside 50i wrapper. Not compared my Intra 88 to Seaquake. Motion is better compared to Vanilla 44 but Intra is not good at long record times because it is an i-frame patch. Yes you can use ex-tele no problem. No hack for the GX1 yet. Similar to G3 in different body.

Same place as you Sara  8) I like it, will blog soon

Peter Chang showed me his work on Twitter. Although I don't think it represents a synced 3D video mode, they have managed it for time-lapse in stills mode on the 5D Mark II. [url=http://vimeo.com/31175428]DEUS EX HOMINE - San Francisco 3D Moco Time-lapse[/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0quUxvXtHPw#ws]DEUS EX HOMINE - San Francisco 3D Moco Time-lapse[/url] Nice footage. You will need to click through to the YouTube one and change the 3D settings on the page to suit your glasses!

Didn't pick up the Gitzo in the end, went for a Manfrotto. Didn't feel the Gizto had consistency of torque, it seemed a bit notchy. Shame because the design was great.

Hand made and so well built! Don't think they can keep up with demand which is why the price has rocketed in some places. It is worth the money though, unique character... unique on the entire M43rd's system actually.