docmoore

I recently returned to a Leica M246. Looking forward to the HD output with no Bayer filter ... and M lenses. Bob

That is an effect of applying the LUT over non V-Log L capture ... not recommended. Here is a Impulz REC709 LUT ... perhaps a bit better. Bob

Another Miller LUT applied to nonV-LOG L Natural PS 10bit 422 ... I was waiting for the black envelope. Bob

All I can assume is that it describes grading.

Try this Bob

Testing color fidelity ...V-LOG 10 bit file Jame Miller LUT Handheld with the 12 -60 ... Stunned at how easy it is to grade ... https://vimeo.com/212414270 Password : daysend Bob

I have used MF still cameras since 1984 ... lots of Hasselblad Mamiya 7 ... traded out of dozens of lenses and bodies for my first MF digital with the H2D and a Phase 20 back. Moved to the H3D 39 II .... Leica S2-P ... Leica S006. Lost money every iteration of the cameras and lenses. Video ... Sony EX1R to a Red One to RED Epic ... could have dried my hair with the fan on that one ... Honestly enjoyed my hacked GH2 and small lenses better ... but that may have been that I did not have a 5K monitor and everything looked somewhat similar ... I now review my old Epic files on the Dell 5K and wish it were still here. DOF is one element that must be used with an end in sight regarding presentation ... just traded the Leica Noctilux as it had such small DOF and wild bokeh that I would get dizzy reviewing the files when processing them in LR/PS. I much prefer the 50 LUX/50 Apo presentation. The H6D is not that different from my H3D 39 II and I cannot imagine anyone messing with it for video ... Truth is everyone wants to present themselves as unique ... whoever does this with the H6D-100 will work for their money. Just sayin' Bob

Rich ways in ... Taking a 767 to Oshkosh for the experimental aircraft show ... Over the top ... not in a good way ... Alexa or RED at these prices Bob

4K is not MF ... and JCS is right ... put a Noctilux on a FF A7S II in 4K mode and your depth of field will be so shallow that nothing will be in focus ... for long. Give me the Leica SL and a couple of Leica C Summicron lenses .... http://www.madeinwetzlar.com/filming-with-the-leica-sl-summicron-c-lenses Nothing against Hasselblad ... although I passed on a pre-ordered X1D ... GH5 and a Leica Monochrome instead. Their lenses ... other than the HC 100 lack much character or mojo ... really sharp but bokeh and cinematic feel lacking. RAW is compelling but if the underlying color science is close ... not that big of a deal. Bob

I am continually amazed at the lack of congeniality that is exhibited on this forum. Ad hominem attack is the standard of the day ... disagree with me and I will make you look so low, so incompetent ... Really guys it is all marketing ... find a platform that works for you ... shut your mouth and show your output. Ideally if we were all sitting in a pub ... talking then the interchange would be perhaps a bit more civil. Should be the same here ... Started with CPM moved to DOS then to Apple then to Windows then to Unix then to Windows then to Mac OS .... It is all a window painted onto the reality of the hardware ... nothing more. You like Tomatoe I like tomatoh But to assume you are my better because of your hardware ... knowledge ... sensibilities ... Would love to see a mature discourse on this site that did not degenerate into an immature attack that does nothing to advance the knowledge of those who hope to be informed not entertained. Just sayin ... Bob

Perhaps NEW MAC: SLEEK ... etc. Mine is big has 4 internal bays with Fujitsu enterprise drives plus two optical bays now populated with SSD drives ... eight memory slots ... three fans ... 27 inch Dell 5K monitor and two external RAID arrays. Last of the MACs that could be loaded and I am hopeful that they will bring another one in a year as this one is running 15 hours a day ... going on 6 years. Every time there is a system update I have to put an older video card with Mac BIOS in just to configure it with a new nVidia driver. Runs hot and when I am processing video sounds like a drone is circling the ceiling of the room. My office runs about 4 degrees warmer than the rest of the house in summer ... wish I could mount it in a closet but none close enough. So hoping 2018 brings back a professional machine. Bob

I stayed with the older MacPro and when spec's are adequate it works .... Bob

4K 10bit 150 Mb MOV files read natively in Resolve 12.5 Studio ... a bit slower than CDNG to process when encoding to H.264 or ProRes HQ but had no problem with 40 minutes of files .... I posted this 4K to HD example in another thread on GH5 test footage ... Bob

First light GH5 Thanks Bob

Arri is the bomb but ML RAW on a 5 year old 7D is not too bad No naked ladies or dancing bears ... nor political drama ... just a bit of color. https://vimeo.com/210346567 Now if I can only get 4K RAW like this in a 5D size .... Bob

Less feasts and fasts in Texas ... we focus on BBQ.

One and one half millimeters is not enough to support much weight ... so the Leitax conversion is the only route ... and it works well. http://leitax.com/Voigtlander-lens-for-Sony-cameras.html docmoore

Mattias Red One was a great camera ... upgraded from a Sony EX1r and loved the organic image ... moved up to the EPIC and was less pleased as it seemed a bit sterile. I know you will make it sing. Only clip I have left ... https://vimeo.com/123791417 Password : daysend Enjoy it ... blast from the past. Bob

Lenses: Any Leica lens will work ... at some point. Presently T and M and R lenses via the T adapter. Soon S lenses with AF?! Any lens adapted to the M series will work with dual adapters ... looks like singles coming down the road ... so Nikon mount. Pentax 67 via new S adapter or the Nikon to M to T adapters. PL mount coming soon ... shown when the camera was announced. BH Lists coming adapters : http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?atclk=Camera+Fitting+(Male)_Leica+T&ci=3420&N=4077634486+3934378023 Bob

As long as the fan noise is acceptable it is a very nice camera ... not small and definitely going to necessitate a lot of add ons but all that resolution and frame rates are great. Bob

Here are two bayer camera conversions to mono .... one platinum one BW https://vimeo.com/126310967 https://vimeo.com/123793047 Both Password : daysend Bob So a couple of stills to demonstrate the resolution of the camera.... Bob

I shot the video with a B&W MRC Yellow Filter to give a bit more separation and contrast. Bob The lens ... VC 35 1.4 SC is an older design with single coating on the element to give it a fairly low contrast look .... the video was shot at F4 and a lot of the softness is due to the restricted DOF with the FF sensor. Yes the sensor is stellar for single photos and loses a bit as video but the dynamic range persists. I added no sharpening in post as I thought that the look seemed fairly organic and did not border on the brittle look that reflects oversharp artifacts. This was a 10 minute deal after 3 straight days of constant rain and just a trial of the camera in video mode. I hope to put my Wooden Camera cage on it in order to mount it to my video tripod and use a few different lenses ... 55 and 85 Otus and Rich's DSO FF 38 58 88 for sharpness and flare effects. I am a bit disappointed that I do not have a HDMI out on the camera although I was surprised at how sensitive the internal mic is. I may get a chance to try single shot photos into film and am sure that the native resolution of the sensor will be better seen there. Thanks, Bob

The camera does handle contrast extremes with aplomb... I am pleased to be able to explore its limits. Thank you for the observations and kind comments Regards, Bob

No it is a FF mono sensor without a Bayer array ... in the M Type 246 a CMOS 24 mp sensor ... no HDMI on camera so internal capture to SD card. Much better than I hoped for ... internal mono mic but very sensitive ... you can add a stereo mic to the hotshoe but I will probably run an external recorder and sync when it is critical. My next test will be with Zeiss Oti lenses on adapters . Bob

Just ran a short series of clips with the Leica M Mono Type 246 ..... Crushed in PP with an Alexa SL profile but it maintains the sense of the scene ... Sorry no dialog nor plot ... sounds like a reflection of my life. Password is daysend. https://vimeo.com/147254517 Gone at the end of the day. Bob