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FF equivalent I have the Voigtlander 17.5mm f0.95, which on my GH5 is equivalent to 35mm f1.9.

I do like a 35mm lens. I have chosen a 35mm prime as my default lens, and don't even own a 28mm. I find it's tight enough to focus on a subject but wide enough to still get the environment in the portrait.

What specifically do you mean by 'character'? In my travels I've come to understand that character is made up of a number of elements, including: colour, sharpness, bokeh shape, CA and spherical aberrations (corner performance), diffusion of highlights, and others. I know that some of the CZ magic is said to be in the T* coatings, for example. Some of these things can be simulated in post and others can't. Depending on what your specific preferences are you might be able to get the best of both worlds..

Yeah, we're all in trouble.... I feel like that when my hip flask is empty too... nice shot

I suggest diagnosing the performance issues one step at a time. Start by turning off all grades and fusion and just export video with no audio, and export to a less intensive codec, like Prores HQ for example. If performance is ok, then gradually enable things to see what it is that's slowing you down. If you keep notes then you'll be able to see which things are doing what. You can use the In and Out points in the Deliver tab to only export a small section of the video so you can quickly try different things, maybe a 30s snippet or so. If that initial trial doesn't export at a good level of performance then I'd suggest starting a new timeline and see how that goes. If not, try a new project. If still not then backup your database, re-install DR, then restore your database. If still not, make a fresh install of DR and try that without restoring your database. Good luck!

Yeah. I hit that VP9 / Safari / Chrome thing when I bought my 4k display and wanted to watch 4K content and went down that rabbit hole. Safari also used to restrict going full-screen on an external display because of DRM issues, so I read up about it and it turns out that the other browsers are fine. Now the DRM issue is gone but the 4K one seems to have replaced it. In terms of the colour grading, I did really like the colour from the EOS-R. Somehow Canon manage to make the colours very saturated without them being so in any negative artificial way, which when I grade log footage is deceptively difficult to do. One of the reasons I've kept my 700D is to use as a reference. I haven't done it yet with my GH5 but at some point I should probably setup a test scene and shoot it with both setups, then colour match the GH5 to the 700D and save that as a reference grade. Even if I don't end up using all of the steps (the 700D is likely to be far too contrasty for my tastes, for example) there will be elements of the grade that are desirable, and will translate across other lighting setups and subject matters.

I like the one about the train.

I need a movie.

Now that is one hell of a formula!

Just checked and 4K was available for me. I do know that on OSX I am limited to 1080 by Safari, so maybe your browser is the limiting factor?

Maybe raised by smartphone viewing, but I watched the footage in 4K (by setting it manually in YT) and managed to pick the P4K in 4K twice and the BMMCC for the other option, so I thought it was apparent. I was looking for aliasing and resolution without excessive sharpness.

So.... who is posting first?

4 actually, but who's counting? I'm sure you can do better!

If Canon is working for you, then go for it! There are more important things than just image. I picked all BM cameras but I own a GH5 because of the IBIS. Shoot with what you have, upgrade when your work is being limited by something and only upgrade to fix the things that are actually causing you issues.

Great test! Thanks for taking the time to pull that together. Camera tests are a lot more work than they appear In a sense I disagree that equipment doesn't matter, but I definitely do agree that the trendy equipment isn't necessarily the one that's right for you. The best thing to do is to choose the image (as well as features etc) that appeals to your own taste. Which can really only be done blind. I found the images to be highly variable - some were lovely and some were awful. The thing that decided it for me was the aliasing and levels of artificial sharpness that made many of the options unappealing. Thanks again.

I wonder how much evolution on AI forum-spam it takes to build Skynet....?

How many people have a fast ~160mm lens (or equivalent) and get a lot of use out of it at the fastest apertures? My reasoning for asking is that I've noticed this is a hole in my lens lineup and I do miss it occasionally but it never seems to be urgent enough to buy anything (and there's nothing cheap & good). My lens lineup for my GH5 is: 8mm F4 (16mm f8 equivalent) 17.5mm F0.95 (35mm F1.9 equivalent) 40mm F1.8 (80mm F3.6 equivalent) 58mm F2 (116mm F4 equivalent) <gap> 70-210mm F4 (140-420mm F8 equivalent) 135mm F2.8 (270mm F5.6 equivalent) My plan is to replace the 8mm F4 with an 7.5mm F2 lens, which would mean I have fast lenses in a ~2x ratio from 16mm to 80mm equivalents, but theres a gap between 40/58mm and 135mm for a fast lens. The GH5 isn't the best in low-light and I do record a bit in pretty sim situations, so it is a thing. I prefer the 40mm (Konica Hexanon) to the 58mm (Helios 44) so halfway is 74mm (because 40mm * 1.85 is 74mm and 74mm * 1.85 is 136mm) so a fast 80mm seems appropriate. I have missed it on a couple of occasions, like when I shot the bull-riders, but not so much as to make me go home and buy something. I'm thinking that options for lineups are either: 8mm, 17.5, 40, <missing 85mm>, 135 which is a 2.2x, 2.3x, 2.1x, 1.6x progression or 8mm, 17.5, 58, 135 which is a 2.2x, 3.3x, 2.3x progression - that 3.3 ratio is a bit much of a gap I think I think my options are: a fast 85mm, but there aren't really any that are good and cheap - even in the Russian line-ups a 135mm with a 0.7x speed booster for a 95mm equivalent (I already own an MD 135mm f2.8 lens and a 0.7x M42 speed booster, so would mean only buying either a lens or SB) a 100mm with a 0.7x speed booster for a 70mm equivalent (I don't own a 100mm lens so would have to buy a m42 one) I could also buy a 0.7x FD speed booster for the 70-210 F4 but it's just too large to carry around 'just in case' If I was doing an overseas trip for example, I'd take the 8, 17.5, 40, and would want something around the gap for situations where I want some reach, but don't want as much as 135mm. A previous trip I took the 8, 17.5 and 58 but missed having something longer, and didn't like the 3.3x gap between the 17.5 and 58mm. On the negative side, I've heard that fast 85mm lenses tend to be heavy too. Thoughts?

Yeah, it does look nice. I also deliberately went for the genuine Canon TC because I wanted to keep a 'pure' optical path to get the best results, and it seems it doesn't disappoint either, which is a good thing as I paid more for the TC than for the lens!! I'll see how it handles when I take it to a game or two. I'm thinking the only remaining item is probably a lens hood - flare is a big deal in these situations.

My Canon FD 70-210 F4, Canon FD 2x TC, and Fotga FD-MFT adapter all arrived, and as luck would have it it's now school holidays and so there aren't any games for a couple of weeks so I'll have to wait to battle-test the new setup. Initial impressions are very nice though! @Mako Sports how's the FS5 replacement going? @BTM_Pix I tried out the rain cover thingy last weekend in the rain and I realised I can't focus with the EVF while looking through the clear plastic on the back. Is there a fix for this? I'm thinking it's probably a matter of cutting a hole in it with some sort of DIY elastic band to fit nicely around the EVF cushion?

Canon FD 70-210mm F4 zoom lens and Canon FD 2x teleconverter test shots.... all shots taken with base ISO and manual WB on GH5. Due to the large range of zoom (both with and without the 2x TC) I moved the tripod when I added the TC) so you can't compare the framing between the sets of shots. Canon FD 70-210 F4 at 70mm f4 (140mm FF equivalent): Canon FD 70-210 F4 at 210mm f4 (420mm FF equivalent): Canon FD 70-210 F4 at 70mm f4 with 2x TC (280mm FF equivalent): Canon FD 70-210 F4 at 70mm f8 with 2x TC (280mm FF equivalent): Canon FD 70-210 F4 at 210mm f4 with 2x TC (840mm FF equivalent): Canon FD 70-210 F4 at 210mm f8 with 2x TC (840mm FF equivalent): Edit: just realised I stuffed up the f8 shots without the TC, so I removed them from the above. Will have to re-do.

I shoot sports - mainly my kids football games. There's a thread on here about sports videography talking about it. I think I'm getting the setup dialled-in.. GH5, 1080p120, Cine-D, monopod, and that lens combo which on the GH5 gives a 280-840mm equivalence. It's pretty big but I'm not moving around that much and having the monopod works pretty well. Plus it's manual focus so I'm supporting the lens while focusing so there's less mechanical strain. The IBIS isn't good enough to get steady shots at the longer end but with 120 fps it's not bad once you conform it to 25p.

If someone manages to get a BM camera that shoots RAW then they'd have to really stuff things up to not be the winner.. even if someone else manages to get 4K!

If anyone happens to have B&W film in their freezer and the chemicals to develop it, it wouldn't be that hard. Someone like that may also have an old camera that would be suitable. All they'd have to do is go to ebay, find something with Buy It Now for less than $200 and a screen capture later and they're off!

My Canon FD 70-210 F4 lens, Canon FD 2x teleconverter and Fotga FD to MFT adapter have all arrived now, and first impressions are wow.. this is a really nice lens. Test pics from it to come.