ECyclops & MiniCyclops - 20X20 & 14X14 INCHES SENSOR SIZE HISTORICAL HD FOOTAGE

[Gonzalo Ezcurra]

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[Julian]

Hey Gonzola,

 

Cool to have you here! I've seen the videos before. I love the third one, the dof is insane!

 

If 500mm = 50mm equivalent, the 360mm f/4.8 is like a 36mm f/0.48 on a fullframe camera!

[Gonzalo Ezcurra]

Hi Julian, 

Thank you! I am still in experimental stage, soon I will show images on 14x14 " "sensor" size MiniCyclops with EPIC RED DRAGON as capture camera.

 

No, the f/stop or F/D is maintained: 360mm f/4.8 (in MiniCyclops) is like a 36mm f/4.8 in Full Frame

[Julian]

I get that the f stop is maintained, as in the lens will gather the same amount of light, but the depth of field will compare to a 36mm f/0.48 on fullframe. Just like a 12-35mm f/2.8 on micro four thirds gives the dof equivalent of a 24-70mm f/5.6 on fullframe, etc. You can easily see that in your video's. Doesn't 'look' like f/4.8 or f/6, does it :)

[Gonzalo Ezcurra]

Exactly! it's really terrifying the critical focus. Seen from that point and geometric standpoint, it is. But photometrically keeping the F/Stop...

[Nikkor]

I can't see the difference to a m43, hahaha, great project.I hope we can see some street shots anytime soon!

[Gonzalo Ezcurra]

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[Guest Ebrahim Saadawi]

I feel sorry for all focus pullers out there. While we -Directors and cinematographers- are lusting over larger sensors, they are the ones paying for it :D

Seriously though, this look is awesome. I love this! Hoping to see more footage soon

[Gonzalo Ezcurra]

Thanks Ebrahim,

Soon I'll upload new material. 

[Gonzalo Ezcurra]

New street pedestal to MiniCylops:

 

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[Gonzalo Ezcurra]

First Outdoors Test - MiniCyclops - 14x14 inches "sensor" size camera.

 

[Gonzalo Ezcurra]

"Making of" MiniCyclops - First Outdoors Test (14x14 inches "sensor" size Motion Camera)

[dahlfors]

I can't help but smile when I see that huge setup :)

 

Awesome results, looks wonderful!

[Wulf]

some of the shoots looking f' gorgious, really 3D like.

Whatever you are doing there, you have the right eye for proportions

[Gonzalo Ezcurra]

Second Quick Test ECyclops 20x20 inches "sensor" size digital motion camera.

Sony A7S + Shogun Capture Camera

1942 Epidiascope Zenith Optical Co. Tessar 616mm f6 (wide open) -4 elements in 3 groups, bakelite lens body-

2x 6 tube Kino + 1x 1K Fresnel

Slightly grading.

"One-person film crew", with makeup and costumes that assisted the model.

 

 

[tupp]

@Gonzalo Ezcurra

This rig is great!  I hope you keep shooting with it and keep posting videos.

 

Somehow, I missed your May 2014 post showing the "street" version.  Did you remove the motorization?

 

By the way, have you ever played around with the swing/tilt on the Omega View stage?

[Gonzalo Ezcurra]

Hi, Tupp
Yes, you can make "Swing / Tilt / Shift"  movement, thanks to the OmegaViwe head, but the image circles I use lenses are tight and do not spare much image to play

[tupp]

Gonzalo,

 

Thank you for the reply!  I guess that quite a few of the extra-large format photography lenses were not designed for extreme swing/tilts.  On the other hand, it might be possible to find a cheap lens from one of the old, huge, graphics stat/process cameras that would allow much more play, and also have a larger maximum aperture.

 

By the way, there has been a long-running debate here on whether or not there is a difference in "look" between large formats and smaller formats.  Have you found any differences in look between your Cyclops rigs and smaller cameras?  If so, please explain the differences that you see.

 

Thanks!

[Gonzalo Ezcurra]

I notice that the ground glass makes as a buffer high and low lights, such as expanding the dynamic range, as well as having other image structure, that gives me the feeling more 3D Pop, regardless of the depth of field is most evident .

[tupp]

Thank you for the first-hand insight into the distinctiveness of the Cyclops' look.  Perhaps the "buffer" in the highlights is similar to the "glow" that many enjoyed with 35mm DOF adapters.

 

It certainly would be interesting to see a side-by-side DOF/look comparison test between a Cyclops and a much smaller format camera (such as a BMPCC, a BMMCC or a Digital Bolex).  A test of such dramatically different formats might finally settle the DOF/look argument.