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I think you need to try a NX1, and see if the colors you can get out of it (before and after grading) gives you satisfaction. Colors is a very personal matter so I think it would be very difficult to advise you. Personally I have experienced colors problem with the NX1 when working with low end lighting. But for everything else I'm very happy with the colors it produced. I only wish there was a less compress / color grading friendly codec. H265 is very compressed, and for now there is no way to edit natively so... I'd say: get one and see if you like what you can get out of it.

http://dict-creative.com/#/dslr This thing looks really interesting ! You have an invert mode, onboard monitor, follow focus, extra controller, etc... It looks a little heavy (around 3kg). And the footage in their video looks weirdly shaky... Not sure if it was a demo/beta version ? Anyway I think its worth keeping an eye on it, especially since it is priced the same as Moza and Defy.

Personally I'll wait to see how complicated is the calibration process...But I'm optimistic

​It's great work ! Especially considering the price / size of the gimbal. But I still have the feeling that it lacks the natural motion of more expensive gimbals... But maybe I am being too critical I don't know... I can feel the person walking, whereas with a DJI / Movi, I feel like the camera is magically "sliding"/flying...

​But that's the thing: the dji is crazy heavy Espescially compared to the Movi (although in terms of price range they aren't in the same category). I'll be following MOZA/Gudsen work on a lighter gimbal. I think (like a lot of person actually) that today the gimbals are really split - or should be - between two categories: the one you'll use for you DSLR (which now are super light: NX1, GH4, A7S), and the other ones you'll use for REDs, FS7, Alexa, etc. - which require a much higher carrying capacity. Personally a gimbal that can handle a 2kg camera+lens combo is more than fine for my dslr (NX1/GH4). That should really cover 90% of the amateur/semi pro/dslr needs. And for that I will want the gimbal to be super light and under 1500$ - otherwise I might also be looking into a nebula 4000 and such. However for a heavier camera (RED, etc.) the MOZA isn't compatible. So I think its a shame because then I would have to rent a MOVI. But still have bought a 2K gimbal... And it's also a shame because with all its features (wireless HDMI), and wireless remote for an assistant camera, the Moza has a great potential. But it is either too heavy for DSLR work, or not able to carry heavier cameras for professional work. That being said I really think it's great to see a new competitor with really nice and new features - that is why I will definitely follow gudsen/moza products - but for now will also be looking at defy and such.

Hi Ed, I don't know how I managed to miss your movie - being an eoshd addict and NX1 owner and all that - It's really great. I love how you twisted the image into fitting your story and not the other way around. The text is really beautiful too. I don't think I'd be wrong if I said that it resonates with most peoples aspirations and dilemmas. It sounds personal, intimate and powerful. Also it makes one think about how we all want the most "filmic" camera but with the cleanest image possible... Well it feels good to see a modern camera deliver such a nice and authentic feeling picture - but oh well I love my NX1 too so I'm not to be convinced of that Anyway it's a great video, just saw you got an article about it on nofilmschool too. Totally deserve it and more ! We'll probably get to talk some more around other geeky topics

​I would like to agree with you Ed, but for now the footage I saw from the nebula doesn't look very natural (you can tell when someone is walking for ex.). And it's also very much time consuming to calibrate. I would spend 2k for a 3axis gimbal under 2kg, with auto calibration, and 2k load. But I love these small gimbals for urban work. It can be very cool, if they only made it easier to work with and better overall.

​It does look like an interesting combination but personally I find it too heavy :/ (I think it is 3.2 kg with battery / accessories). So add 1.5kg for a decent camera with a nice lens, and it starts being a problem... :/ Unless it is really just a few shots here and there...

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I don't know if it is temporary but it is the price in a few sweden shops (at least 5-6 online shops).

I hooked an external TV (Samsung) once - outputting 1080p while recording 4K. The image was extremely contrasted and saturated on the tv. Looked kinda weird. Was happy afterward to check my footage on my computer and notice that everything was fine... So not a great experience from my part. But very limited experience too. Not so relevant I guess...

​It is still difficult to attribute banding to conversion or camera. I think the camera introduces a decent amount of macro blocking and banding, and the conversion makes it worse. But even converting to 4444 doesn't solve this issues. So I'm not sure who's responsible. Only a comparison with an external recorder could really bring an answer...

I don't understand this strange debate... The NX1 is very reliable - considering software. And Samsung has been very reactive in correcting bugs - the most annoying I think being the exposure shift, which has been corrected. The only reason I could see a pro not trusting this camera would be because of the 420 8 bits + H265 - making it a very compress solution with limited grading possibilities. But I used this camera in Asia, America, south america, europe, on planes, with high temperatures differences, and it never failed me.

lol... I don"t know any camera below 40k that can output 10bit 4:4:4:4

mplayerx works much better on my imac..

​Looks very interesting ! With built in wireless remote and ​I was also interested in the defy G2X and in the nebula 4000 (although it have some downsides), but the MOZA seems like a nice alternative too with built in wireless remote and wireless video output...

​Can't wait to see it

I can't see any difference so far in terms of quality between Prores HQ in rocky mountain vs iffmpeg. But iffmpeg does give you the ability to encode in ProRes 4444. While it might seem huge overkill, in certain precise situations it might be a little bit better than HQ (I would only use it on very specific shots with heavy macro blocking for ex.). Now that being said Rocky Mountain is so much faster that I'm sticking with it for now ! (and I did buy iffmpeg so I'm not biased)

​I would say its 50/50. Since we can't edit the native footage we can't be a 100% sure. It is mostly when you start tweaking and toying with the footage that most of the macro blocking appears. So we would need to be able to play with it natively to assert that it is not an issue. But I do think that it is still there in certain situations. And the best way to go around it, as always, is to know the camera, experiment, and understand which situations are more likely to produce banding, or macro blocking. We will not get a 1500€ camera with raw recording or even 422 10 bits prores recording for some time. For now the best camera IMHO in this price range (although still more expensive) is the combo A7S + Shogun. But its a big combo with a lot of ergonomic issues. Most of us don't want that. We mostly want easy and light DSLRs for some work, and REDs or Alexas for others. IMHO the sony A7S has a weird positioning in terms of price and portability. But I still love the image it produces. As I also love the image the NX1 produces, and seeing the faces of my co workers when I show them "raw" footage of the NX1 and they're like :"but it looks graded already !". Meaning as a compliment. You got love that

​ Wow thanks Ed, thats very enlightening ! I don't think I will be able to use this software for now but I will definitely keep an eye on it Also I could use FCPX, but for this project I need a track based editor so more like premiere pro. But thanks for sharing that with us !

Here is another example of color correction. Same workflow, Color grading with Osiris LUT + Filmconvert. EDIT: Please watch in 4K

Thanks for the idea Ed but I didnt mention that I work on Imac retina. Got the same results from after effects.

Also Rocky Mountain is now available for Mac.

Just tried with Rocky Mountain Converter. Settings : Quality Prores 422 HQ. Resolution/Frame rate same as source. The conversion speed is insanely faster than iffmpeg... Crazy... The results seems comparable to iffmpeg Prores HQ. Here is a video showing the result with Rocky mountain. At the end a comparison between Rocky mountain converter (left) and iffmpeg 4444 (right). http://youtu.be/beIux9Ab6Bs

Marco Tecno: Gamma DR, with contrast - 5 and saturation about -2 or -3. Sharpness between -5 and 0. (I try to recall as it was 2 weeks ago). No change to master pedestal. Range 0-255. DigitalEd: Editing in Premiere Pro CC 2014. And I'm thinking that maybe I should run a test in AE or FCPX to compare.