andy lee

cable tie your lens to the lens supprt to cut out any movement at all , - it work wonders! use cable ties you can undo each time you need to take the lens off the rig ..

if you are going to get a Speedbooster get a Metabones they are the best construction wise and optically plus no lens shift on any on mine and Im using 8 X Metabones XLs to shoot a feature film right now ( 4 in Nikon Mount and 4 in Canon EF mount )- they are outstanding and I love them , I wouldnt shoot without them , they are essential on micro 4/3 cameras plus follow focus works really well as there is no play in the lens mount plus I cable tie all my lenses on rigs to the lens support so there is no movement at all of the follow focus - Im using Gini Rigs follow focus as its very big and smooth Im 38 days into a 45 day shoot and they are all performing superb NO issues at all 5 Metabones XLs on my rigs (Gini Rigs) with Nikon Bourne Lenses for the feature film Pandora I'm DP on .

FILM CITY Matte box works well with my Nikon Bourne lenses on a Gini Rigs rig I made up from their parts

Panasonic g7 with speed booster metabones Xl , superb camera and you can get the colours right all in camera it is a very powerful camera with its internal colour processing , you can get away with not grading , I have four of these camera they are that good

Contax n lenses are very very good , modern Zeiss designs aspheric elements absolutely razor sharp warm Zeiss colours and great blacks , you can use these on micro 4/3 with the right adaptor , I have a load of these lenses they pop off your screen they are that good .

Metabones XL is very well made with a very tight snug fit onto the micro 4/3 mount , no sideways movement when mounted which is great

it does the same job its a poor mans KinoFlow - we use them it works , the more lights you have available to play with the better in my book !

if you use your fresnel for a hard backlight and your Kino for a soft front light you can create any movie set ups like Aaron says , the Chinese Arri Fresnel copies on ebay are actually very good- with the right globes in them .... - I have alot of Arri Fresnels and recently used a Chinese copy on a set and it was just as good - just alot cheaper off ebay

G7 has no moire , no aliasing , incredible clean blacks no noise fizz , Im shooting 4 stops under at times and it looks great , no banding in sky's at all no banding on graduated colours , it is an incredible camera for the money - andy

G7 has no moire , no aliasing , incredible clean blacks no noise fizz , Im shooting 4 stops under at times and it looks great , no banding in sky's at all no banding on graduated colours , it is an incredible camera for the money - andy

the G7 kicks ass the best Panny camera yet in my opinion , such a good camera for such a small price its a game changer - when paired with a Metabones XL speedbooster makes it a very serious film making tool - everyone on this forum should be using one

g7 is an amazing camera the best yet from Panasonic in my opinion , Im shooting a feature film with 4 of them they are that good ! NO banding at all .

yes the camera sits on a quick release plate and the lens is cable tied to the lens support to its rock solid for the follow focus , the whole camera lens unit can be quickly taken out the rig if needed with minimal effort . those are Gini Rigs CANON MK111 cages they are great on the G7 as you have lots of room around the camera for easy access , like the record button ! - doh !

ps just because I know someone will ask - the Nikon 28-70mm takes a Film City Matte Box really well and the Nikon 80-200mm an Arri LMB Matte Box fits on it like a glove .

Panasonic G7s on the set of the movie 'Pandora' yesterday for a pre production lighting test I was doing , Metabones XL Speedboosters , Gini Rigs cages rods lens supports and follow focus , Nikon 28-70mm and 80-200mm , Libec Tripods - they are still building the set so plastic on the floor so we dont ruin it!!

G7 is a game changer from Panasonic , its 4k UHD is just stunning , nothing like it for the price

Get a Panasonic g7 no banding in skies in 4k UHD mode this camera in my opinion is alot better than the gh4

Yes buy one g7 recording internal is in my opinion as good as in places better than / comparable to red and Alexa , its that good ,g7 is great for stills too , this is the best Panasonic camera so far ...in my opinion .

I dont use that at all so just leave it in a straight line no curves at all

both Ive not had any blocking noticable yet at all

speedbooster XL is essential with th g7 it makes a very powerful film making combination

It works well how Im using it so far no micro blocking and Im really playing in the shadows and printing it down

it makes a nicer image that grades well

I leave nr and sharpening at 0 because I like the look this profile gives when saturation and contrast are -5 , Panasonic have done an amazing job on the codec for this camera in 4k UHF its the best they have ever done in a small micro m4/3 camera yet, I personally don't believe in adding sharpening in post ever , I just don't do it never have never will , just get it right in camera first , all my tests against the red and Alexa where done on these settings and I like how the final image looks once graded , it works so I'm not going to start sharpening every cut I do in post when it looks great straight out the camera . I like pin sharp images I use the best aspheric lenses I can , the Nikon zooms ate insanely sharp and produce a great usable image

you get a much more usable image with natural and you dont need to get so tweeked up re correcting like you do with cine D profile ,that ties you up in knots correcting before you actually put the look on it you want to . I used natural on the g6 for 2 years now Im using it on the G7 ,