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  1. Ernesto Mantaras
    You gotta be kidding.
  2. Ernesto Mantaras
    The sample footage wasn't interesting, except for the last shot as mjones41 mentioned. But the specs sound awesome. But one thing I don't understand (nad has nothing to do with the camera) is how many DPs insist on shooting at 360º shutter on a lot of professional work (I can remember entire movies suffering of this like "Public Enemies" or "Captain America", both of which are set in around the 30's/40's and look terribly digital!). It can of course be an aesthetical choice, but don't ever tell me they're going for the film look if so!
  3. Ernesto Mantaras
    Hey, I'm on a Windows PC! And this looks to be a great plug-in. So please put me in the waiting list if you happen to need a beta tester in this platform in the future.
  4. Ernesto Mantaras
    Yeah, sorry, I checked in a hurry and missed it. I was talking about you. I corrected it now. So then I guess there are several things to get fixed before the camera can be good enough...
  5. Ernesto Mantaras
    Well isn't this funny... Take a look at this test: http://3d-kraft.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=137&catid=40&Itemid=2   It looks as though the SLR Magic has the advantage here, and interesting enough is that the Schneider Kreuznach has horrible bokeh! That kind of bokeh you don't like but taken to the maximum. "Circles of confusion" the mentioned around there. I didn't expect that from that lens... Could it be that lenses going as fast as 0.95 will tend to have this artifact?
  6. Ernesto Mantaras
    There's nothing wrong with the sensor itself, but the artifact that can be seen there fits with the explanation MattH (EDIT: sorry, that was Fergutor!) gave: the camera has not one but 4 sensors in an array, and so in the 0:53 second on that video you can see that the light overload coming from the sun causes smearing in only the upper left sensor (out of that 4 sensor array) and so the smearing is cut in half, which is very odd. Apart from that the sensors look fine to me.
  7. Ernesto Mantaras
    Yes, I was referring to that. If there was only smearing I guess I could live with it, and use a second camera whenever it becomes a real problem (imagine any shot on a short film or a music video where you have lights pointing into the lens!), but the fact that the image (AND the artifacts) happen in a single quadrant at a time is not nice at all.
  8. Ernesto Mantaras
    Wow! That was very weird! Ineed, there was light smearing in only the upper left quarter of the frame. That's a nasty artifact. I wonder how good the D16 will finally be among the 16mm sensor options, and how present is the smearing there (I guess just as bad but in the whole frame?)
  9. Ernesto Mantaras
    hahaha You sure are categorical in your bokeh tastes! It's alright. I see what you mean. I for one noticed that, but it's not something I find distracting. Of course creamy bokeh is much nicer (that's one of the reasons I love my Minolta lenses) but what I look for in these is a fast aperture and of course I wish the results were better, but knowing what to expect from such fast lenses I'm pretty amazed at how sharp and more luminous the SLR Magic is, specially considering the price (I asked about it 'cause I've had no more news for a while but I understand it's around the $700 mark). I suppose the imperfect bokeh is part of the balance they had to deal with to put up such a product. I don't know, but I'd rather think that's it, and not the result of cheap engineering.
  10. Ernesto Mantaras
    Indeed, Andrew. I didn't like the sharpness of the BMCC in this comparison (but you can get rid of that later if you want to). Moiré doesn't punch you in the face, so I don't see it as an issue. Now, the cinematic has something to do with how the Ikonoskop renders motion, I don't think it has anything to do with the contrast. By the way, what about lifting its shadows? How does that look?
  11. Ernesto Mantaras
    The Ikonoskop looked more cinematic to me, though the BMCC seemed to have more dynamic range. There's a green tint on the Ikonoskop shadows. Is that because of the correction you made to get rid of the magenta tones? Also, CCD is great, but I remember one thing that got me excited when the first few CMOS appeared on the market (on the Sony A1 and the HV10/20, which is the one I started using and fell in love with): the lack of vertical light smearing. If the Ikonoskop has a CCD sensor does that represent the return of the vertical light smearing? Or have CCDs evolved and gotten rid of that artifact? Thanks for the comparison!
  12. Ernesto Mantaras
    And what do you think about this particular anamorphic? How sharp is it at fast apertures, Andy? http://www.personal-view.com/talks/uploads/FileUpload/e1/bcddb94c7b7c91a7fdd2c47b177b9f.jpg
  13. Ernesto Mantaras
    @andy lee Do you have to use an allen wrench to focus with that Schneider lens?
  14. Ernesto Mantaras
    I had to download the original file at 1080p to notice most differences (perhaps you could upgrade the stream video?), but it is clear the purple fringe is almost non-existant in the SLR Magic, and it is sharp! I love it! Do you know what's the price tag on it now? Or when it'll be available in the USA on sites like Amazon or Adorama? Thanks for sharing the test.
  15. Ernesto Mantaras
    Now this kind of emulsion I'd love to have. Really, that buliding lit only by the moon is nuts! To have this kind of sensitivity on a camera would be absolutely amazing, no question about it. Then if you have to shoot in the daylight there are tons of cameras you can choose from! Having to go around carrying two cameras wouldn't be a problem at all (many people do it already with much less relevant reasons than having a color nightvision camera option). And you can probably share many lenses between them both, if not all! I hope Canon bring something cool to the table, not just more douchebaggery like this: http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/education/technical/abraham_joffe_on_the_eos-1d_c.do
  16. Ernesto Mantaras
    Yeah, I bought these Minolta lenses because they were cheap, back when I bought the GH2 and they were used. I've become very fond of them. I only wish the wide open performance of the 28mm was better, but I still like the organic feel they bring to the table. I want no digital lenses today!
  17. Ernesto Mantaras
    Thank you! It was worth it. :)
  18. Ernesto Mantaras
    Thanks! And yes, I wrote, produced, directed, DP'ed and made the camera work, edited and did absolutely all the post production work.
  19. Ernesto Mantaras
    Great comparison. The D5200 looks to be a great budget camera, and it's only fair you compared it to the most expensive and sorta popular DSLR under the $3000. Certainly not an excuse to bash Canon. It's a shame that it lacks versatility on the lens choice, but for the price it's incredible how well it performs (and how it's better in some ways than the 5DIII!). But like you've mentioned in some comment, right now I need 1080p60 and I have invested in some MFT glass so it's the GH3 for me now (and hopefully a BMCC with MFT mount some time in the future!).  
  20. Ernesto Mantaras
    Hey, guys! Here's the three way comparison I promised, along with the Vimeo version of the music video for you to watch with a little better compression. https://vimeo.com/60161809   https://vimeo.com/60013574
  21. Ernesto Mantaras
    Could you try another low light comparison but recordin on 50Mbps IPB on the GH3? According to Shian's "Shootout of the End of the World" they encountered that the ALL-I mode was very noisy and the 50Mbps IPB was way better. Haven't searched for other sources on this, but could you check that out? Or at least compare those two recording modes against each other in your upcoming GH3 review?
  22. Ernesto Mantaras
    And to add to that, I think the lower performance in the ISO department is overcome by the fact that you have very fast options like the SLR Magic and Nokton lines of F and T0.95 lenses, as well as the future Speed Booster adapter to get severa T1.1 cine lenses and such! I'll stick to my guns.
  23. Ernesto Mantaras
    Damn. I was finally considering buying a GH3 in spite of its moiré issues. But for some reason I thought it was better in high ISOs. Or perhaps the D5200 is way to good in that regard? I've invested a lot on M43, so I guess I'm gonna stick with that. And besides I do like all else about the GH3!
  24. Ernesto Mantaras
    Thanks, Axel. I did make a storyboard which I synched to the song to get an animatic and build the idea tightly around the song. That way I also knew the timings I needed for each shot and added or removed as was necessary. I then printed that storyboard and wrote annotations on each shot by hand. That was my guide on the whole shoot, and it was a bless. The rest was in my head. I will upload a three way comparison (storyboard/raw footage/final image) to my Vimeo account in the next few days. I will also upload the the music video in (hopefully) higher quality (I reckon Vimeo's compression holds grain better than YouTube). There'll be a 12Mbps video to download as well.
  25. Ernesto Mantaras
    Wow, thanks a lot HurtinMinorKey! And thank you Filmman!
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