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  1. QuickHitRecord
    The only difference between yours and mine would be the mount (mine is the Pentax Praktika M42 version), and it worked for mine.
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    That looks really nice. There appears to be no motion judder at 2x like the GH2!
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    It's a simple procedure, but does require some degree of precision.
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    It is just a tiny a bit annoying that only a day AFTER I buy the Xume adapter set do I have a solution for the diopter situation... But I still have my Iscomorphot 8 2x, and that needs diopters.
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    Success! I have completed Rich's "surgery". I am now able to focus at 3'2" without a diopter (any further and lens begins to wobble), wide open at f/1.8 and seemingly without a loss of sharpness: GH2 with Nikkor 50m f/1.8 AI-S @ f/1.8 and newly-modded Iscorama -- this is how close I am able to get. I did superglue in in my own jury-rigged limiter, but the throw of lens is so far now that it isn't making contact. I'll probably just put a red tape mark on the lens to indicate the closest that I dare to focus (though it's very obvious when you've gone too far). Today is a good day. Thanks again, Rich, for having the guts to be the first to open up a $3000 lens and poke around.
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    I have been trying for an hour to remove the front "Isco Gottingen" ring. It's on there pretty good. I have washed my hands many times. I've tried latex gloves and rubber bands, but nothing is budging. EDIT: Rubber-dipped gardening gloves did the trick on my first try.
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    Good hint. I'll try that. What's the min. focus on your Centavision post-mod?
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    As soon as I get home, I think. I'm looking forward to it!
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    Rich, this is huge. You are an innovator and a pioneer in the world of anamorphic shooting. With your discovery, my Iscorama becomes twice as usable. My hat is off to you!
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    This is great news, Rich! No need for the expensive Van Diemen mod now... I don't suppose that you took a photo while you were working on it?
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    Or so it would seem. I just ordered a set of these for my Iscos: [url="http://www.xumeadapters.com/"]http://www.xumeadapters.com/[/url]   It should make swapping and combining diopters a snap.   I will let you know my thoughts when I receive them.
  12. QuickHitRecord
    The brand new Genus Eclipse fader is getting some good reviews: [url="http://www.dslrnewsshooter.com/2012/12/06/genustech-eclipse-fader-nd-filter-sets-new-standard-all-for-165-us/"]http://www.dslrnewsshooter.com/2012/12/06/genustech-eclipse-fader-nd-filter-sets-new-standard-all-for-165-us/[/url]   Also, I have been able to use my SLR magic with my Cavision 3x3 matte box AND my Edelkrone follow focus without vignetting. 4x4 is not your only option.
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      I've seen panning judder (or 'strobing' as someone else is calling it on another forum) from my other anamorphic lenses as well but it seems to be worse with the 2x lenses than the 1.5x. That leads me to believe that level of anamorphic stretch is directly related to the severity of the judder.   Truth be told I haven't shot with it much yet. I just got it and put Alan's clamp on it last night. But it's lightweight and doesn't need a lens support, and I can already tell that it has the perfect oval bokeh that I am looking for. It's a keeper for sure.
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      That would have been my first guess as well. But both clips are 23.98 on a 23.98 timeline, and both MOV files (i.e. the original, and the squeeze/cropped) look like this when played in Finder.
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    It's a head-scratcher. I shot this at at 1/50 (shooting at 24 frames).   There's always this, for those who can afford it: [url="http://tessive.com/the-time-filter/"]http://tessive.com/the-time-filter/[/url]
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    I have been dismissing this issue as a symptom of my aging home computer and its occasional inability to play 1080P files smoothly (a replacement is on the way), but now I am starting to think otherwise. Judder (also called "studder" or "stutter") seems to be a known issue with the GH2 ([url="http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/526/gh2-stutterjudderstrobe-issues-discussion"]http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/526/gh2-stutterjudderstrobe-issues-discussion[/url]), perhaps moreso than other cameras that shoot 24 frames, and it looks like shooting in anamorphic magnifies the problem. Here's an example of what I am talking about, shot with a GH2 and Iscomorphot 8 2x:    [url="http://youtu.be/2FBUue1-6Lk"]http://youtu.be/2FBUue1-6Lk[/url]   If you aren't sure what you are looking for, watch the edge of the monitor and note the smoothness of movement (or lack of it) as I pan the camera.   Does anyone have a solution in post?
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    This worked for me (at a fraction of the cost of the other filters that you are talking about): [url="http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/1212-panasonic-ag-la7200-diopter-mounting-solution/"]http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/1212-panasonic-ag-la7200-diopter-mounting-solution/[/url]
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    [url="http://www.cavision.com/rods/R15-60LS06U.htm"]http://www.cavision.com/rods/R15-60LS06U.htm[/url]
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    Yikes!
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    B&H lists the EF model as "Backordered" but the MFT version is still "Expected availability: December 30 2012". I talked a rep today who has said that there is no indication that they won't be able to stick to that date. Has anyone else heard otherwise?
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    If you are thinking of shooting in 4:3 mode with your GH2, just know that you'll be limited to 29.97fps instead of the cinema standard 23.98fps. I avoid it altogether.   If you can afford it, consider using a SmallHD to make shooting with your GH2 a little easier: [url="http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/1625-how-to-crop-2x-footage-to-15x-footage-on-a-smallhd-monitor/"]http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/1625-how-to-crop-2x-footage-to-15x-footage-on-a-smallhd-monitor/[/url]
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    [url="http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/1299-gh2-iso-tests-rethinking-the-iso-bug-iso-320-cleaner-than-iso-160"]http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/1299-gh2-iso-tests-rethinking-the-iso-bug-iso-320-cleaner-than-iso-160[/url]
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      I've heard this before but I am not sure that I understand it. So this is a piece of hardware that has been watered down in size (and thus performance) to fit into a smaller device? That's disconcerting. How much of a performance hit could I expect?
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    Tomekk -- If you had $3000 to spend, what CUDA-accelerated video editing workstation and monitor combination would you get?
  25. QuickHitRecord
      Yes, I saw. Not sure why they are doing that. Definitely the 27".
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