Tagged with ozu - Personal View Talks http://personal-view.com/talks/discussions/tagged/ozu/p1/feed.rss Tue, 05 Nov 24 08:12:05 +0000 Tagged with ozu - Personal View Talks en-CA 50 mm in academy ratio - Hitchcock / Ozu with a GH2 http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/3628/50-mm-in-academy-ratio-hitchcock-ozu-with-a-gh2 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:37:33 +0000 AlbertZ 3628@/talks/discussions You know that lots of masterpieces had been shooted only with a "normal" lens: just think of Hitchcock's Psycho or Ozu's film. I am "studying" Ozu's films realized using only a 50mm; many people believe it's necessary to get a 25 mm on GH2 (due to crop factor) in order to emulate Ozu's look , however I've found this discussion on the net:

50 in academy ratio is actually what a 50 on a GH2 would give... Or almost. A GH2 is the same size as academy matted to 1.78:1 (so horizontally and DoF characteristics are the same, but different vertically). Speaking of which... Hitchcock used a 50 almost exclusively in the 50s and 60s, so a 50 on a GH2 is more or less identical to what you'd get in Psycho.

I feel a bit confused...should I get a 50mm or a 25 mm?

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