Julian
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Ever heard of sales tax, vat, gst? It's not really new that prices differ from continent to continent and that you'll pay more in GBP or EUR compared to USD.
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Hey Gonzola, Cool to have you here! I've seen the videos before. I love the third one, the dof is insane! If 500mm = 50mm equivalent, the 360mm f/4.8 is like a 36mm f/0.48 on a fullframe camera! -
WOW. AMAZING. Good for you. At least this guy isn't trying to rip anyone off. You are buying something practically new, that is out of stock, for less money. Fair sale. Good luck Andrew, shame you have to let it go.
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Meet the Forbes 70 - an IMAX 70mm motion picture camera prototype
Julian replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
This needs to be coupled with a sweet anamorphic ;) Also would love to see shots with a medium format wide angle with shallow dof! -
There are no other OIS lenses for M43 than the Panasonics. There is a cheaper Pana-Leica 14-50mm f/3.8-5.6 OIS but I don't know how it compares to the new 14-42mm kit lenses for example (they aren't bad at all, but don't have much character and the f-stop sucks :)) I'm in the same boat. Looking for a affordable general purpose lens with OIS and AF for the GH4. The New 12-35mm 2.8 is kinda expensive. Sigma 18-35mm + speed booster (focal reducer - cheap) is very tempting, but I think OIS is very useful for a general purpose lens, and AF for stills. Also I'd really like to know how the 14-50mm 2.8-3.5 performs with an anamorphic lens. I know zooms aren't ideal and the front element is big... but with the SLR Magic it might work, especially with the extra crop in 4K I think you should be able to get a nice reach (20-50mm maybe?). I'm hesitating to just jump the boat. The lens isn't cheap, also the adapter isn't... I'd buy a Sigma 18-35mm in a heartbeat, will retain its value and fits multiple systems. But I can't really afford both... choices, choices :) p.s. ^ this.
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Pretty much all vintage lenses are. Photography lenses of course, not cinema stuff.
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Panasonic G6 - can get cheap deals often. I've heard of them going for $375 Focal Reducer ~$100 But you are right that a D5200/D5300 is an easy 'upgrade' too. Image quality is better than D300, but shooting (photography) with the D300 is a completely different (better) experience.
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Maybe buy something cheap (Panasonic G6) and keep your D300 if you are happy with it, for stills. Get a focal reducer / lens turbo (cheap speed booster) to use your nikkor lenses. If you have G lenses get a canon eos to m43 focal reducer and a Nikon to eos adapter with aperture control.
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Why? It's the truth. You can try it out yourself if you have a 50mm and 200mm. Or whatever focal lengths.... The bokeh quality is an interesting topic. I think bokeh 'roll off / smoothness' is better with bigger sensors vs same bokeh equivalents on smaller sensors. Would be nice to see a test of this. Might try something myself.
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Yes it does, in theory. MFT is 2x crop over fullframe. That means you get 2x the dof, but since the sensor is smaller, you can also say the low light performance is 2 stops worse. So ISO 6400 on fullframe gives the same results as ISO 1600 on a MFT sensor. With raw photo files this theory is pretty much reality. You can compare this at dpreview.com. For example: When shooting compressed movie files results might be different because of all the image processing going on vs raw files, but fullframe will always have an advantage when it comes to noise. I think the A7S will hold up at ISO 6400 vs ISO 1600 on the GH4. So in a way neither camera/system has a dof advantage or disadvantage.
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More cat coming soon. Planning on making the ultimate internet cat video. Anamorphic, 4K, slow motion, flares, you name it! :P
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Are you calling me a fanboy Pietz? :blink:
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If you already have the experience with other gear, and if you have the money, why not. The GH4 is a great tool, future proof and has nice extras like 96 fps, 4K for cropping/panning, great evf, flip screen, etc. Go for it and enjoy :)
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Yeah, I've seen that one. Curious about a comparison though, 8bit vs 10bit with current 1080p-recorders.
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I think you can start with a smaller budget for your lenses. For filmmaking you don't have to buy brand new high end glass. Old glass is fun! dirt cheap and it has character. If you want to spend the money anyway, you can easily allocate it to your camera. The setup I mentioned will cost like €1500 (GH4) + €720 (18-35mm) + €100 (Speed Booster Clone). You still have money left to buy some vintage glass / adapters. Anyway, if you are serious about your film making, what do you have in mind for audio? You'd probably need a budget for that too. On another note, if you don't want to spend much on the camera, score a Panasonic G6 for CHEAP! (like €400). Image quality is on par with the GH3 and it has focus peaking, the GH3 doesn't. Yes - it is a plastic/cheap camera, but great for the money. Perfect to start with. Actually I think it makes more sense to start with something like that. Of course, if you have the money burning in your pocket, support the economy, that's all fine with me :) But I see you are 19, can't imagine €2500 is peanuts for you. The G6 will be a great tool to start with, image quality won't hold you back in any way (if you think it does, look at the frontpage at the videos of Kendy, shot on a cheap 550D)... Buy some old primes + Speed Booster Clone and you are all set and done for under €1000.
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I don't think there are differences between the lenses you mention. Just not all sites mention the full name. There aren't multiple versions of the 85mm and 35mm T1.5 lenses as far as I know (there is a new 35mm Canon AE f/1.4 though, probably there'll be a Samyang AE 35mm T1.5 soon - this has electronic aperture control on Canon-bodies). http://samyang.co.uk/index.php/vdslr-lenses-cine
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Kendy Ty and the T2i - one guy doing amazing things with a 5 year old DSLR
Julian replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
Yep, I think that is the point of the topic. He's just using standard H264 :) -
First pick you camera, then the lens. Those 35mm and 85mm will behave completely different on a 5D Mark III opposed to a GH4, for example. The 18-35mm f/1.8 is a great lens, very sharp. Many people use it to film. I'd definitely go with the 18-35mm instead of the 24 and 35mm prime. Cheaper, you get both 35mm, 24mm + 18mm and everything in between! Plus you don't have to change lenses. Anyway, it all depends on which camera you are planning to buy. On a 5D Mark III the Sigma 18-35mm won't even work since it's designed for smaller sensors. So at least tell us which camera's you are considering :) Another note: since you are just starting out, maybe you don't want to spend a lot of money to start with. You can just grab a camera and buy some old manual primes (on eBay) for almost pocket change. You can always upgrade and sell your 2nd hand lenses without loss if you get a good deal. If you have the budget i'd Panasonic GH4 + Sigma 18-35mm (Nikon) + Normal Adapter + Speed Booster (can be a cheap $140 clone too, they seem to be pretty ok. Can always upgrade). With the Speed Booster you will get 'two' lenses. It will make the 18-35mm 1.8 a 13-25mm f/1.3 equivalent. On the GH4 in Cinema 4K mode (2.3x crop) that will give you ~30-57.5mm f/1.3. Use the 'normal' adapter and it will give you ~41.5-80.5mm f/1.8 (so you can use it to zoom in a bit more).
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Panasonic GH4 vs Sony A7S compared - who wins the 4K battle on paper?
Julian replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
Count me in for a Focal Reducer Squeezer. Now that'd be awesome :) -
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But what is the point of posting all this pro GH4 posts in the A7S topic? Yes, I bought the GH4 myself because for me it's the best value. But maybe other people value the low light capabilities and the full frame sensor of the A7S more. Who are you to judge against them? This is not an A7S vs GH4 topic. It's a topic to show/discuss footage from the A7S. What are you even doing in this topic except for fanboying about the GH4? Why don't you just respect that fact that other people have other priorities and maybe budget isn't a problem for them (and we still don't know the price anyway so discussing about that is pointless). Just cut the GH4 crap. Again, I bought one myself, I think it's perfect. It just doesn't belong in the A7S footage topic.
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I'm curious if anyone has tested 1080p 10bit 4:2:2 with an external recorder. This should be possible with the current models on the market, right? Would be nice to see a comparison vs 8bit internal.
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Definitely some nice shots in there Christina. Really adds something special, think the clients will like it! Maybe even cool to edit this trough your normal (16:9 or 2,35:1) edit. Shame about the flashes, kinda kills the mood. But you can't really do anything about that...
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I'd wait for proper raw support before making any conclusions. Did you try with GH3/GX7 files? I'm curious if it shows the same. Might be a software problem. Maybe send Iridient an email, they might have a clue why this shows up.
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Please not this topic is from a year and a half ago.. So how did it go Nicogw? Would love to see the result :)