mercer Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 2 hours ago, andy lee said: it makes a nicer image that grades well If you had to choose between the speedbooster XL or the Atomos, which would you choose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 speedbooster XL is essential with th g7 it makes a very powerful film making combination mercer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Also, I wonder if I can use the Ninja 2 or Ninja Blade to downsample the 4K to 1080p? I read an article on news shooters that vaguely makes it sound possible. I always convert to 1080p prores before bringing into my nle anyway. Hmm. Must do more research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I wish there was an easy cheap fix to get 4K downscale over HDMI on the Video Assist. It only does over SDI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 4 minutes ago, Cinegain said: I wish there was an easy cheap fix to get 4K downscale over HDMI on the Video Assist. It only does over SDI. That was my next question. Also, can you use the ninja 2 as a monitor for the BMMCC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzBox Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Dear Andy, do you think the BlackMagic Video Assist could be a good monitor/recorder for 1080p with G7 / GH4? Do you know any workaround to have some kind of curves in FCPX?? Thank you very much! p.s. (your Natural setting is my goto now! CineD bye bye!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagnje Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 32 minutes ago, Cinegain said: I wish there was an easy cheap fix to get 4K downscale over HDMI on the Video Assist. It only does over SDI. I did that with the a7s, atomos ninja and a ~20€ 2k to 4k hdmi adapter. Worked great! I don't see why would that not be possible with the g7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 14 minutes ago, JazzBox said: Dear Andy, do you think the BlackMagic Video Assist could be a good monitor/recorder for 1080p with G7 / GH4? Do you know any workaround to have some kind of curves in FCPX?? Thank you very much! p.s. (your Natural setting is my goto now! CineD bye bye!) Get color finale. It has every color tool you will need. JazzBox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBFrancis Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 1 hour ago, andy lee said: It works well how Im using it so far no micro blocking and Im really playing in the shadows and printing it down With or without the Atomos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 both Ive not had any blocking noticable yet at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxtree Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Andy what setting do you use for Highlight shadow Andy, or do you leave it on camera default ? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stab Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I shot some clips yesterday at a wedding with the G7 and I realised that the camera saves the clips with a maximum length of 6 minutes. So the clips are 5:59 or 6:00 long. There doesn't seem to be any missing frame in between those clips, although the audio shifts for 1ms. I haven't actually read anything about this. Does yours also do this? And can I do anything about this with the settings? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 1 hour ago, boxtree said: Andy what setting do you use for Highlight shadow Andy, or do you leave it on camera default ? Thanks. I dont use that at all so just leave it in a straight line no curves at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bioskop.Inc Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 So here's a couple of questions: 1) What's the G7 like for photos? 2) Is the in-camera codec good enough for video or do you really need an external recorder to make it sing? I ask because a friend sounded me out about buying a camera (mainly for photos, but he did say he might use it for video in the future) - I looked around & since Panasonic are offering £100 cashback at the moment, my recommendation was going to be the G7 since his budget was around the £450 mark. Unfortuneately he didn't wait for me to get back to him - so bright and early the next morning he went out & bought a Canon 700D. Now I ask this, as during my internet travels, i found out that I could sell my 60D for £300 & would only have to put forward £100 to buy the G7 - I have a couple of Speedbooster clones & lenses etc.. that I use with my BMPCC. Is it worth selling the 60D & getting a G7? I do still want to take photos with it not just video.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 Yes buy one g7 recording internal is in my opinion as good as in places better than / comparable to red and Alexa , its that good ,g7 is great for stills too , this is the best Panasonic camera so far ...in my opinion . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bioskop.Inc Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 44 minutes ago, andy lee said: Yes buy one g7 recording internal is in my opinion as good as in places better than / comparable to red and Alexa , its that good ,g7 is great for stills too , this is the best Panasonic camera so far ...in my opinion . Thanks Andy, that's good to hear - getting a bit bored of the 60D & the pics it creates. & as always thanks for sharing so much useful info, much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 G7 is a game changer from Panasonic , its 4k UHD is just stunning , nothing like it for the price Cinegain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Ok Andy. That's enough, now. (jk) Everytime you say stuff like that, I keep on kicking myself in the head (I'm flexible like that) for not jumping on that double cashback deal. And my head's really hurting right now. You do realize we all want one now, right? But not all of us have one... yet. The build-up is killing me. I got to get to the bottom of this and see it with my own eyes. Probably be picking one up in Stockholm end of the month, heard they have the best prices at the moment. Alborat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 Panasonic G7s on the set of the movie 'Pandora' yesterday for a pre production lighting test I was doing , Metabones XL Speedboosters , Gini Rigs cages rods lens supports and follow focus , Nikon 28-70mm and 80-200mm , Libec Tripods - they are still building the set so plastic on the floor so we dont ruin it!! mercer, Liam and Cinegain 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stab Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Guys do your G7's also break up the recorded files into clips of 6 minutes in length? Just bought one and realised mine is doing that. No skipped frames in between though, only the clips all have a duration of 6:00. Normal? Or a setting that can be tweaked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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