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Guess The Camera!


Benjamin Hilton
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Does all this pixel peeping over camera nuances really matter on set if you know your camera sensor as a DP?  Check out some screenshots from my latest commercial and see if you can guess the camera it was shot on.  How good is your camera knowledge? :-)  (All these images are just with a 10 second grade, so don't be too hard on them) 

 

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EOSHD Pro Color 5 for Sony cameras EOSHD Z LOG for Nikon CamerasEOSHD C-LOG and Film Profiles for All Canon DSLRs

I'd also say that this was shot raw. No compression artifacts, very fine tonality and color gradations, no in-camera artificial sharpening, no in-camera noise reduction over-smoothing textures. 
My guess would be 5D MkII/III MagicLantern raw, or Blackmagic Pocket/Cinema Camera 2.5K raw.

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Could also be a first-generation Canon C300/C100 (which produced a beautiful image despite its 8bit limitation). Hard to tell, either this is a low-budget cam with Raw or an older professional/semiprofessional camera with great internal image processing.

We're a DIY no-budget forum here, so the first guest would always be some sub-$2000 camera, either hacked or Blackmagic. (But it strikes that there's zero moiré in the images, which suggests a hacked 5D MkIII or a Cx00.)

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Sorry, I was flying and just caught up with this.

It's a GH5 with V-Log with a Canon 24-105 1st generation lens.  I am falling in love with this camera more and more every shoot; I don't quite see what so many people have against it.  With a speedbooster you get super 35 4K 10 bit log with a robust, yet not bloated, codec.  Plus, a really tough body and battery that will get through some of the hardest shoots without overheating or dying:-)   And the image is just beautiful!  12 stops of dynamic range are definitely enough for most normal shooting, I rarely end up blowing anything out, even when exposing on the bright side.  The V log is a bit noisy, but the noise looks a lot like film grain, I think it adds a nice texture. 

 

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Also, all the screenshots are taken from footage shot in 1080P 10 bit, not 4K. 

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Very encouraging ! Maybe the nicest screen grabs I've seen from the GH5. Especially the first pic of the post and the last one of your last post ! Finally not an overdone color grading. More cinematic and yet natural looking. Really nice ! Makes me wanna buy one ! By the way @Benjamin Hilton what do you think about the 10 bit codec ? Is it strong enough ? Compared to let's say Prores ? Do you get pink macroblocking ? That's my nightmare ! And I'm curious to know your workflow for this grade !

Thx !

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