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Thank you very much Ebrahim and Andy! :)

Nikon 7100? (Anyway, amazing color grading!)

Amazing! (as the price!) :)

Thank you! I use VLC for watching movies, but the folder I have from G6 does not let me open the files normally: I have a strange folder I can only see as "list" but the preview etc... doesn't works. I have to open each files... and of course, when I have 300 or 400 little takes it slows down the work. I'll try to open the folder from VLC! :)

Thank you very much for your kind answer! The same 50hz here in Italy :) p.s.: I just saw Rupert Neve on your website... simply amazing! As recording engineer I love his 1073 preamp! :)

Ciao! I use my Panasonic G6 a lot and I made some shot in AVCHD but, differently from MP4 shots, it is very annoyng to preview them before importing in my NLE. Do you know if there is some converter - maybe free - so I can look at them quickly? Thank you very much! :)

Ciao! On most of my music videos I'm after a film-like aesthetics: I always try to keep the shutter speed at 180°, but I normally shot ad 25p, not at 24p. Do you think 24p is indispensable for a cinematic look? Or 25p is also ok? Thank you for your comments :)

Seriously, I'm quite near to Rome (1,5 hours), if you pass here I will be happy to help you! :) http://www.wwf.it/oasi/toscana/laguna_di_orbetello/

Andy, I live in the extreme south of Tuscany, 150 km from Rome... If you come to shot near my home I can lend you my G6. If you go to Siena (Tuscany) there are two nice shop where I buy all Panasonic things: Siena, Foto Ottica Moderna Di Andrea Fanetti - Via Delle Terme, 8 Siena, 53100 - Email: andrea.fanetti@alice.it - Sito: http://www.fotootticamoderna.it And http://www.fotomodernasiena.com Otherwise there are some Lumix shop in Rome: Roma, Fotoforniture Guido Sabatini Spa - +39 06 3207278 Via Germanico 168/A Roma, 192 - Email: f.tudini@sabatini.ws - Sito: http://www.sabatini.ws Roma, Il Fuoco Della Fotografia Srl - +39 06 48 84 302 Via Di Santa Maria Maggiore 143 B Roma, 185 - Email: videofotoelettronica@virgilio.it - Sito: http://ilfuocodellafotografia.jimdo.com Roma, La Placa Group S.R.L. - +39.6.8173765 Via Val Trompia 12/18/-24/40 Roma, 141 - Email: filippo@laplaca.it - Sito: http://www.laplaca.it Roma, Metrophoto New Srl - +39 06 35498666 Via Medaglie D Oro 248/250 Roma, 136 - Email: info@metrophoto.it - Sito: http://www.metrophoto.it Don't look to their site to know if they have a G6, call them, because they never update it!

I completely agree! I also come from G6 and I've found that for most of my shots the "Natural" profile with all the sharpness and contrast down give me the more... natural results, while Cinelike D and V probably just have to be used as they are, without touching too much the setting, otherwise some artifacts are near... But the GH4 codec is so good that I had great results even with the Cinelike D profile with all contrast down and Master Pedestal +7.... I'm simply LOVE with GH4 and G6 :)

Did they add some more framing guidelines for 2.35:1? I continue to steal rubber band from my daughter's bracelets, but I really miss this function on screen! :)

Sincerely I was a Canon enthusiast in 2011, but after years of using nearly all the cheap cameras (550, 600, 60) and the 5D MkIII, I was disappointed when, one year ago I bought the 70D - that Canon sold as a great innovation - and I had the same limitations I had with the 600. I've also bought all the Picture Profiles on the market, but using them I always had some problems when I wanted to use the White Balance as an artistic choice, so I ended using the classic "neutral" (0, -4, -2, 0) for all the non-sperimental things. Ok, on a set, in the hands of an expert operator they can still offer a great "cinematic" solution for people on a budget… but now there are just some other better options. I remained with Canon for some months, mainly for the lenses I had, until I discovered (thanks to Andrew) that I could have far better results with a super cheap and light camera such as the Panasonic G6. And, more important, that with this format I could use nearly all the new and old lenses… Canon probably thinks that if you want a "cinema" camera you have to buy one of their C, even if they are not so smart continuing to offer an old technology in that segment. Also, I don't understand how can they continue ignoring what their camera do with Magic Lantern… but sincerely, after I sold all my Canon EF lenses... I don't care :) I'm happier with Canon FD, Olympus, Zeiss…. on MFT!

I'm very happy I sold all my Canon equipment and lenses to switch to Panasonic in April. With G6 I can use old Canon FD lenses, with my Canon 70d I could'nt! And now, with GH4 I'm really more then happy! It's all thanks to Andrew, because I started to think to m4/3 after I saw some videos of Berlin! :) 7d MkII?? What we are talkin' about?! ;)

Thank you!

So do you think 25fps could be ok? And how to achieve a "creamy" look in grading? For your opinion is it a matter of exposing "for lights"? How would you grade highlights, midtones and shadows to have a look like "Dallas Buyers Club" (wich I adore) or a more colored one like "American Hustle"? :)

I live in extreme south of Tuscany, where Caravaggio died! I've to study him a lot!!! :)

Ah ah ah!!! :D

p.s.: I'm going to shot a web series and I'm after the aesthetic of Ciprì & Maresco, Wes Anderson and other cinematographer I love, that often use wide shots, as you can see at 00:56 (and all trough the trailer)

Ciao Andy! Thank you :) I had the 10-20 Sigma for Canon and also for me had too bendy edges, I used extensively in this video: Now, with micro 4/3 I was searching a nice wide angle, but do you think in real cinema you would need a 10 or a 12 (on MFT), or my Olympus 17 f/1.8 is enough?

I often shot 25p, because when I use 50p for slow motion I have to divide for 2. For you is reasonable to shot 25p instead 24? How do you "color" in order to achieve the "cinematic" look? :)

Thank you! :)

Ciao! I switched from Canon 70D to Panasonic G6 and GH4: I have some lenses I use more for photos (Olympus 17 f/1.8, 25 f/1.8, 45 f/1.8), and some lenses I use just for videos (Canon FD 28 f/2.8, 50 f/1.4, 35-70 macro f/3.5; Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50 f/1.8 and Pentacon 29 f/2.8). Could you suggest me a wide lens? Do you think is it essential or the 17 it's enough for video? I'm considering an used Olympus 12 or a Samyang/Rokinon 10 or 12... do you think it worth? Have you some suggestion for a bargain old lens? :)

Great look! On Safari the forum looks the same as always, on IOS 7 it's a little difficult to log in, but still enjoyable :) Compliments for the new look!

Hallo guys, we all are here thanks to our passion for film making: the DSLR "revolution" started few years ago permitted us to shot in a way that 10 years ago was simply unimaginable. We all (or at least, most of us) are after a "cinematic" look for our videos, but what does really looks "cinematic"? I ask you, because it seems that some point seems to be obvious for all, but at the end of the day a lot of different way to work are possible and I'd like to know your point of view and, the way to obtain that :) For a while an extreme "shallow depth of field" was the most obvious cinematic sign, then after the 5D MkII and III fever ended, all people started to think that "extreme shallow" was too 2009's. Just few years ago "Orange and teal" grading and crushed black were other signs, now it seems that "washed out" look and "milky black" are the right trend (how do you shot to achieve that great look???). Some people complains about the sharpness, other about the softness of a camera and/or of a lens. For one "steady" and "fluid" it is cinematic, for another it is "handheld". In order to simplify I leave out scripting, dialogues, soundtrack etc... and I just ask you about images. When I see a movie I can easily say "It's cinematic", but when I have to shot, it's always difficult to plan how to shot in order to have a real cinema-like result and that's why I ask your opinions. I try to write down some of my point: 1) Shallow DOF 2) Dynamic Range 3) Composition (framing etc...) 4) Color Grading 5) Montage 6) Lighting (3 points, chiaroscuro, natural, practical...) 7) Analog, creamy - but still sharp - images 8) Camera movements 9) Location / Set design / Costumes 10) Aspect ratio (2,35:1, 2,66:1 etc...) 11) 24 fps or 25 fps? 12) 180° shutter Of course there are too many great movies with as many different looks, but each of them is clearly a "movie" for everyone. I know "rules" of classical framing and lighting, but more then often 3 points light scheme is not "cinematic" (I use it for interviews, but I prefer "chiaroscuro"), too many times the location is not perfect and frequently the images are not "sharpy-creamy", but just sharp, even if I shot flat with vintage lenses on my GH4. So, what is "cinematic" for you and how do you achieve those film-like images? :)

Thank you Andy, your experience is always precious! :) And - of course - thank you Inazuma, I really appreciate your help!