Dave Maze

I’ll be shooting a review of the GoPro 6 next week. Anything you guys want to see? Any requests?

I mean if we are saying “one camera to rule them all forever” cmon guys... Arri Alexa!? Duhhhhh ? its been the one camera to rule them all for the last 8 years and doesn’t seem to be going anywhere even in this 4k world we live in. Crazy ness. But I guess if the question is, which camera THAT YOU CAN AFFORD would I pick... I guess I’d go with Digital Bolex :))))

Thanks dude! This is just a frame grab brought into VSCO Cam. Stoked to edit and grade it in the next few weeks. There is so much depth and richness to the image. I love it.

I was director and DP for a small budget commercial shoot yesterday and I chose the Digital Bolex as my camera of choice over the 1DC sitting in my bag. I put it on the MoVI M5 for the first time and it was a ton of fun having a sexy global shutter while getting gimbal shots! I honestly believe that if you light for it, the D16 creates some of the most stunning, rich colored footage I’ve ever seen. I had the option to rent a full RED Dragon kit, but I CHOSE Bolex with MFT mount. Shot using the rokinon 12mm MFT lens on the gimbal to keep the weight down, and the rest shot on old Super 16 Zeiss Super Speeds PL’s. The 9mm and 25mm were my favorites. I’m excited to put the edit together and show you what I got. All I can say after shooting with it all day yesterday is, it’s still a relevant camera for 2017 and creates stunning images that are truly unique.

With iOS 11 Apple opened up the dual camera depth data API to developers. I’ve been using the built in portrait mode on my iPhone 7 Plus for a while now and love it. However, today I downloaded a new app that takes full advantage of the depth sensing technology and it’s blowing my mind!! The app is called Anamorphic and it was $2.99 and it may be the best app I’ve ever purchased. The app allows you to take an image, and then adjust where you want the blur to happen in 3D space. You can then feather the blur in the same way you would feather a Luma Key, but it feathers it in Z space. It then applies the most realistic and gorgeous anamorphic bokeh and aberration. Export it out and put VSCO Cam on it and it looks like you took an image with a film camera with a T1.4 vintage Cooke anamorphic lens on it!!! Just testing this app out today has made me giddy and it really feels like magic when you use it. I’m so excited to experiment more with this and even more excited about getting an iPhone X with the faster telephoto lens and OIS! This excites me about the future of cinematography. It’s going to be computational! Imagine shooting on a $100,000 cinema lens that has been profiled that you can simulate in post. Lytro is working on it on the high end, but the fact that my tiny cheap iPhone can do it blows my mind Below you’ll see the normal image that was taken and then the “Anamorphic” with VSCO one. Download the app here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/anamorphic/id1247287369?mt=8 I would love for this thread to become a place where we all can share our shots taken with computational photography methods if the admins allow it. If you have an iPhone 7 Plus or 8 now, get the anamorphic app and start shooting!!

Had a blast making this today! All shot and edited today, then showed to the live audience on the stage. REALLY fun to witness and create.

Yes! So sorry. Typo there with 200D. My bad. Absolutley. With vlogs the key is speed. And shooting baked in at 1080p is more than enough. I don’t want my computer to choke as I use the footage.

Posted a review of the new SL2/ D200!

I just shot all day with the C200 and man is it a joy to use. I feel like it's the combination of several years of R&D and they really nailed it with the UI and form factor. The AF stuff in it is fabulous and the image is ridiculously clean when viewing on a 5K imac. All that is going to be tough for Panasonic to compete with. Especially since this is a first gen camera.

Hate to self promote... but I just started vlogging and am also starting a review channel called Kinotika. kinotika reached out to me to be their personality and this partnership has been in the works for a few months. They are buying gear for me to review and will be sending me out to camera events. I've been really excited about it! I'm wanting the channel to be like a version of how DigitalRevTV was. We're putting out new videos twice a week. This week I'll be reviewing the new Canon SL2

For the stuff I do, there isn't a ton of return on an investment that high. A bride and groom don't give a crap about the resolution or whatever. YouTube content doesn't need to be perfect either. It's a luxury camera for sure for what I do. I think a C100 mk3 would suit my price range and needs better. Or a 90D with 4k .MP4 or something. With the release of the XF400 I'm hopeful that the same chip in that will carry on to C100 mk3 and potentially a 90D or something. Gonna hold out. In the mean time... I'll continue to rent the C200

Been shooting all day today with the C200 and I love it!!! The ergonomics of it are fantastic handheld and with the SmallHD Focus monitor you can vlog with it! nice small files in 4k 60fps Also, I'm in love with the manual focus aid! Uses dual pixel af to confirm your focus. When it goes green, you're in. This camera stripped down like this feels about as light as my 1DC. Maybe lighter once you rig it up with evf and cage and stuff. Is the C200 worth $7500? Nope.

I use black pro mistand love it!

DO IT!

I would love to see some tests with the FS5! The FS5 has a great sensor and combined with this great profile I'm sure it's amazing.

I posted this on a new thread but I didn't see this one so I'll post this here and delete the one I made: Even after the iPhone X launch....this actually excites me more. (Sad I know...) Only because this camera seems to be exactly what I have been looking for as my daily workhorse. Everything I'm about to say only excites me as a"Youtuber"....not a "cinematographer". All three of these cameras tick the boxes of what I personally have been searching for for my YouTube content. I'm shooting and editing three vlogs a week now, along with two camera reviews/ tutorials a week for a company called Kinotika. The XF500 in particular seems to be the one for me as it has an XLR input, perfect for my camera reviews in the studio. I have been needing a camera that has all of these attributes: 1. Great color and out of camera image. 2. Exceptional autofocus and tracking. 3. A flip out screen. (preferably touch screen) 4. Good audio preamps. 5. Built in ND's. 6. 4K at 60fps that is nice and compressed. (for quick turn arounds...i.e. my 1DC MJPEG is a pain in the butt!) 7. Video features like peaking and waveforms. 8. Small and light weight. 9. Large sensor size. (1" being the minimum) The XF505, XF500, and GX10 tick EVERY BOX! To respond to the above list in order: 1. Canon color science...and what's better for out of camera color than wide DR! Gives you enough range to grade off of, but not totally flat so you can use as is if you want. 2. Canon dual pixel AF! Not only that...but the same implementation from C200. 3. Yup. Its a flip out touch screen. 4. XLR inputs! 5. 2,4,6 stop built in electronic ND filters! 6. 4k at 60fps 7. All the video stuff we love from actual video cameras are there. 8. Its less than 3lbs! 9. 1" sensor with f2.8 lens on the wide end! Not bad!!! I will still have my 1DC as my "cinema" camera. BUT these XF and GX cameras will be PERFECT for vlogging and camera reviews on YouTube. I can see Casey Neistat switching to this...as his YouTube banner shows him using an older similar XA model of this camera from several years ago. They even make some really nice wireless controllers for the camera and they have wifi so I can sit at my desk with my iPad and control all the settings. I will personally buy the XF-400 first, see how I like it..and if I need a second for another angle, buy the GX-10 This will also be a killer camcorder to film my son's home video with. Also, it'll be fun using a zoom rocker for creativity again. I imagine the lens is par focal too which is a huge plus. Also, with the wide angle adapter I can get the lens to 16mm...which is perfect for vlogs.

I love love love love love my 1DC and will never give it up. Im thankful that it tanked so that I could afford to buy one used for $3999 last year! I have put the camera through the ringer over this last year and it really is a tank and the images off of it are some of the best I have ever seen. ONLY thing that bothers me is that pesky MJPEG codec that I have to convert to ProRes everytime I use it..

Does anyone know if a modified Canon 17-55 IS 2.8 would work in 4k mode on a 1DC? I would imagine a little bit of vignetting but just wondering if it would work.

Is there any difference in video performance with this camera compared to the X-T20? Have they said that the AF is contrast based or phase detect like the xt2?

BAHAHA!

4k, IBIS, Dual Pixel AF, raw, gimbals, drones...all that stuff is great...but sometimes ingenious revolutions of the simple things get me most excited. This thing is now first on my list!

Bottom line is...the Tokina 11-16 is still king...but for vlogging and affordability..the 10-18 is pretty great! Shot on EOSHD C Log on the 80D

I haven't done any big pieces with my 80D yet. Just YT stuff. I use it all the time to shoot weddings though. Kold did a review of the 80D and made it look great. Check it out.

Love your vids! Thank you for your reviews. Ive been considering a CX15 for YouTube content because of the 4k and XLR adapter. Also it'll pair nicely with my 1DC as a B cam

Same Ed...I have that forum post bookmarked and check it regularly! Thanks for sharing here..