FilmMan

The HP concept stealth design is amazing.   I had a pc station built(not one of these HP workstations).    A computer shop in my neck of the woods, Memory Express, had exceptional pricing on "Black Friday".  They also match competitor pricing and beat it by 25% of the difference.  I was able to get some cheap pricing.  I use a solid state for my operating system and for my programming.  Amazing speed.  The GTX 680 lightning is an amazing video card.  It rocks.      Not sure if you ever saw this site.  Some good info. http://www.studio1productions.com/Articles/PremiereCS5.htm

Cool concept.  http://shopping1.hp.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/WW-USSMBPublicStore-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewStandardCatalog-Browse?CatalogCategoryID=NrwQ7EN6mmQAAAE1dBFOLVOb&jumpid=re_r11260_shop_atlas_psg_wscpm_z1_products_preconfig/notifyme_z1   I recently had a computer system built for about $2000 (i7, geforce lightning 680, 32GB ram, 4 3TB harddrives ($89 each), windows 8 (which I'm kind of regretting), and so on.    

I hope everyone has/had a Merry Christmas.  All the best in the New Year too! http://www.thesuperficial.com/photos/the-courtney-stodden-bikini-humping-santa-pics-we-saved-for-last#the-courtney-stodden-bikini-humping-santa-pics-we-saved-for-last/courtney-stodden-bikini-santa-1223-08?&_suid=1356458871626020255518910645098 Cheers

Notice the shadows and the highlights.  Finally a test done with expertise and clearly thought out. :rolleyes:   https://vimeo.com/55912441

My findings too.  Cheers.

Just yapping.   Found this on the net. hthttp://seekinglight.net/1442/the-new-leica-m-type-240/tp://seekinglight.net/blog/   On the page there are a series of photo jpg's.  Note it is web compressed.   The new Leica M will have a video component - Mjpeg compression.  Will the video come out close to these jpegs?  Worse?  Better?  Download the jpegs then color grade.   ;)

Yep.  Sums it up very well!  Cheers.

@ScreenPro, I own Canon (including L), Zeiss (ZE) and Leica lenses.  IMO, Canon lenses are not the top of the food chain - they are good.

And some more C500 footage: https://vimeo.com/55803392

Here's some C500 footage with recorder.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvAayZjLpZI

So the F5($16490) and the F55 ($28990)  are priced cheaper now.  It'll be interesting to see if Sony knocks some more off before the release date?  Here's another Sony F55 video (on how they produced the Seven Colors). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY1XrOQ5MdU

Here's some info from Driftwood from the ML site with respect to 5D3 and GH3.    Ok Here's a look at the h264 encoder found inside the MKIII in-depth. Thanks to hjfilmspeed for supplying the test files. First and foremost the encoder uses only 4x4 transform (along with the standard 16x16) and employs High Profile Level 5.1 for All-I and High Profile Level 4.1 for IPB. Everything is encoded using CAVLC (All-I and IPB) and NO scaling matrices are found to be used if my analysis using Elecard is correct. Contrary to the Canon 5DMKiii encoder, the new Panasonic GH3 encoder uses Adaptive 8x8 and 4x4 transform and is thus 12% more efficient. It's All-I rec modes chooses High Profile lvl 5.0 CAVLC to encode - IPB employs CABAC High Profile level 4.1. All the GH3 modes use the same scaling matrix algorithms. So you can see there are marked differences between the GH3 and the 5DMK3. I will attach graphs and sequence parameter sets for each of the Canon 5DMKIII modes shortly. The dropbox link to the folder/files is;- https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zqayfoniqo1s6dz/GO9zr30AMb

Here's the score:   Shane used a light meter to keep the exposure consistent through every Iso. Keeping the shutter angle the same, but dialing down the lighting, and T-stop on the lens to compensate for the increased sensitivity in the higher Iso’s.   It was a good test in my books.  Cheers.

I'm not sure if this was posted.  Check it out.   http://www.cinematography.net/Alexa-BMCC-C500-December-2012.html

Lower price for the Sony F55, http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/898428-REG/Sony_PMW_F55_CineAlta_4K_Digital.html   And the F5, http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/898427-REG/Sony_PMW_F5_CineAlta_Digital_Cinema.html   Still over a month away.  Will pricing come down further?  With Red's Dragon Chip coming soon, will things heat up even more?  Will Red work some more pricing magic?  Will another company announce a 4K product?  Will Canon lower pricing or beef up specs or both?   And so on. 

Too funny.  How true.

Scroll to the bottom of the article for the Hobbit.   http://intentious.com/2012/12/11/the-soap-opera-effect-why-movies-look-bad-in-hd-smart-lcd-tvs/

More on the "soap opera effect" on tv's.      There is a feature on some Samsung tv's called Auto Motion Plus (AMP). This is what is causing this weird motion you are describing. Luckily, you can turn this feature OFF in the picture menu. Goto the picture menu and select the AMP feature. Turn the AMP to off or low. If the tv is a different brand, then you need to find the feature that affects motion and disable it. On LG tv's, it's called Truemotion. On Sony tv's, it's called Motionflow.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-33620_3-57410231-278/the-soap-opera-effect-when-your-tv-tries-to-be-smarter-than-you/

Sharp entering into the 4k television market.   http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20121214a5.html

I went on my laptop this morning and the video does link thru vimeo and this site.  I was using my other system yesterday, which has Windows 8, and it must have been blocking the link?  Hmmm.

The video isn't linking so try this: copy into your browser:  vimeo.com/55472434  then place in front https://

Impressive ISO cranking with the 1DC.  https://vimeo.com/55472434

Here's an excellent article on testing your camera's emulsion.   http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2012/12/testing-your-cameras-emulsion/comment-page-1/#comment-45718

Buying a Television.  Here's a good read.  Lot's of misinformation out there.  This is why we should be objective when reviewing a camera too.   [url="http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33199_7-57557833-221/five-lies-your-tv-salesperson-will-tell-you/"]http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33199_7-57557833-221/five-lies-your-tv-salesperson-will-tell-you/[/url]