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I used to know Alan Roberts about 15 years ago and he is far from being a pencil pushing bureaucrat to be fair. http://www.gtc.org.uk/the-gtc-awards/gtc-awards/gtc-awards-archive/gtc-award-winners-2009.aspx I haven't seen him in the intervening years but he came up with an interesting approach to comparing the accuracy of LED lights fairly recently. https://www.newsshooter.com/2015/02/27/bve-2015-how-accurate-are-your-led-lights-ex-bbc-expert-alan-roberts-has-the-surprising-answers/

Yes you can use them as an incident light meter as well as to set WB.

To be fair, if you found yourself wanting to make electronic music in the 1700's then no amount of Moogs and Oberheims would take your mind off having no way to actually plug them in It is interesting that you make a comparison to electronic music though as those artists at its forefront in the period between the mid 70s and 80s by and large produced their better work during that time rather than latterly when the tools at their disposal became infinitely more powerful. The limitations were simultaneously something they had to work around (which often breeds creativity) but also prevented them from having too many choices which can lead to being filled with crippling doubt and/or ending up disappearing up their own arse. So, for me, the link between creativity and the tools is not always the obvious way round.

The Ninja V is becoming more relevant with every new camera announcement and no doubt will become even more so with further announcements at Photokina. They've got the form factor down, the price down and their timing couldn't be any better with these new cameras all having 10 bit 4:2:2 outputs. The Ninja V addresses the challenges these new cameras may have in terms of monitoring, codecs, storage and even screen orientation and also offers the same thing for the other cameras that you already own. The add on modules for it make it even more powerful (the NDI one is a bit niche for many here but its very exciting for those who need it ) and I would guess that somewhere down the line we will see an SDI input module as well. It would be even better if we didn't have to pay the same in pounds as it is in dollars of course but even with that premium its a really cost effective way to massively upgrade every camera you have that has an HDMI output

Sounds like what Andy Murray would have a game of in Cardiff.

With the cameras released, announced and about to be announced in the past few weeks, I'm thinking that the Atomos Ninja V might end up being a very decisive product for many people. And a potentially dangerous one for BM.

Even leaving aside the fact that no one has used the camera to form any informed opinion, it will always be the case that the only opinion that matters is that of Netflix. If you find yourself in the position of being commissioned by Netflix to do one of their Netflix Originals then that is the only time that list will matter. At which point it will be the least of your concerns. Until then, concentrate on getting yourself into that position in the first place.

The default on the scale mapping for MFT lenses on the JVC LS300 is just over 80% but that is only on an APS-C sensor. With some of the MFT lenses you can set the scale to over 90% and in some cases 100% but the performance gets a bit sketchy on the edges to say the least. So the short answer is no and that existing MFT users will have to buy new lenses. How many of those new lenses will exist at launch time remains to be seen but might possibly depend on who, if anyone, they might have as a partner. If this new camera does turn out to have the Leica SL mount then it could be bad news if all you have to choose from is the eye wateringly expensive Leica SL lenses. Conversely, if it shares the same mount and Panasonic have made new more affordable lenses for it then that would be a huge win for Leica SL owners to have that option. There has long been rumours of a full frame version of the Leica CL (which has the same mount as the SL) so that might add weight to the theory that Panasonic will use the mount as it too will need more affordable lenses. Leica are currently doing a very generous trade in offer against the SL which is usually the prelude to stock shifting ahead of a new model so, again, there is another bit of weight to the theory as the Leica badged version of Panasonic products usually trail behind by 3-6 months. So, I can see it would make sense for both sides for it to use the SL mount but I can also see arguments against it regarding Leica's brand status etc so you never know.

The NDI module is particularly interesting. This gives the potential for Atomos to develop it to be used as a really compact multi input live switcher and recorder as per the Odyssey 7q but from unlimited camera inputs on a network. If they go that way it also throws up the possibility of them creating a standalone screenless NDI input box with recorder like the Ninja Star, which is well due a re-spin with a 4K capability. The Ninja V was already looking like a great product but these modules both kick it up another notch.

I drowned a few months ago.

We had quite a long thread about this a while ago and the general consensus was that for most of us the list was of about as much immediate concern as a list of recommended footwear that you should put on for a meeting with the Loch Ness Monster would be. The list is for Netflix's own content that they commission for Netflix Originals rather than for external content that they buy in so you can make it on whatever you want within reason and if it's good enough then they will buy it. Especially if it's a documentary about Nessie's footwear preferences.

If you are setting it in the modern day, make sure that the child does an unboxing video of the balloon. And set it in Hawaii. With the balloon seller being played by Tony Northrup.

. To be fair, its only parts of the past 10 pages or so that have been rough going, the previous 190 odd were mainly positive. Or as Alan Partridge would have put it

Like this one with @webrunner5 ** reacting to @Andrew Reid suggesting he might shut the forum ? ** You know I mean that affectionately @webrunner5

Why don't they just make a great camera and let it stand or fall on its merits.

The extendible phone mounts would work as well and give you a movable ball mount on the hotshoe. They also have tripod mounts so you can attach them to a mounting point on a cage etc. They are all over Amazon and eBay for a few quid.

Photokina now 100% for Thursday If you need a voucher code when you are buying the ticket online, this will get you the day ticket for 25 Euros instead of 35 pk18_Zingst25

Photokina now at a strong 92% (Thursday) with IBC drifting out from 100% to 84%.

We've been here before but .....

I'm 81-84% certain to be there.

I've got to say that if someone had compared me to Fox News, the fucking Sun "newspaper" and the odious Piers Morgan as has happened in the past couple of days on here to Andrew Reid, I'd have already pulled the plug. No one needs this shit over something as trivial as cameras, let alone having to pay for the upkeep of it.

Cheers Poirot. I'll click before I speak next time

Whereabouts in Manchester was it exactly? EDIT .. Just seen where it was Currently staying at a hotel literally around the corner from it. Oh well I'll get to see it on Friday at IBC

It uses the annoying 2.5mm socket like the X-T20 so you need to use the adapter but it does have a mic input

It's a Resolve powergrade file that you can load up to replicate all of the processing steps he took in the tutorial on your own footage. If you just want to use a LUT then Cinepunch has a variety of different 2 strip and 3 strip emulation in its Lutmaster bundle that you can preview here. http://www.cinepunchsuite.com/technicolorluts/