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Lavalier Showdown
@4CardsMan looking forward to the post — I could have used one of those recently I think. @suresure123 I actually picked up a second H1 recently — I was really impressed with the sound both internally and off the pin. Got bombed for RF filming near…

Comment by JDN July 2015 permalink
Buying used GH2- Things to look out for?
Hi there. Where are you located? I recently purchased a second gh4 and am looking to sell one of my two gh2s. Both have small marks on the LCD screens but are otherwise fine with low shutter counts. Let me know and I can send you pictures.

Comment by JDN July 2015 permalink
Lavalier Showdown
@pundit old thread but I thought I'd cap it off — agree with you. Recently went to COS-11s and would never go back. The Rode is around as a backup, but the COS-11s are so crips and clear I could never imagine using anything else. I think the fl…

Comment by JDN April 2015 permalink
GH4 4K Panasonic video camera, official topic
@mrbill where are those rumours from? Would it have to do with taking your camera in to be upgraded by a tech similar to the fs700 slog2 upgrade, or just a cash grab?

Comment by JDN April 2015 permalink
Best wireless system on a budget? (for lavalier, but not including lav mic)
If you can afford $400 you should be able to find the extra few hundred for G3s. I guess it depends on the work you do, but G3s are well known and very reliable (eg give you credibility when looking for a gig... anything less you would have to expla…

Comment by JDN April 2015 permalink
GH4 4K Panasonic video camera, official topic
@driftwood, any more details on color/picture profiles would be great, in particular how log-ish it can get (without going too far down that road of course because true log with 8 bit 420 is dangerous).

Comment by JDN February 2014 permalink
GH4 4K Panasonic video camera, official topic
@Riker, untouched for color — was shot smooth so shadows got pulled down and highlights raised in a few cases but that's about it. I hope we get some ungraded / properly balanced footage soon — I've been building a copter designed around …

Comment by JDN February 2014 permalink
GH4 4K Panasonic video camera, official topic
No sign of original files from that Yucatan vid eh? Either the grading or the white balance feels way off to me, so much so I can't even judge the camera (sooo blue at times). Also, I (only half joking) say my slider shots on my @driftwood/VK…

Comment by JDN February 2014 permalink
Official Sony NEX FS700 and FS700r, 4K cameras topic
A Project I'm currently filming: https://vimeo.com/76760516

Comment by JDN October 2013 permalink
2K BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera, active m43, $995
I have a 77mm UV/IR behind a 77mm vari ND and so far haven't noticed much in the way of pollution. Had the 77mm for my fs700 and tried it out on a whim with the BMPC.

Comment by JDN October 2013 permalink
2K BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera, active m43, $995
Get skin tones to 40-70 and let shadows and highlights fall where they may?

Comment by JDN October 2013 permalink
2K BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera, active m43, $995
Oh god it's making me hungry.

Comment by JDN October 2013 permalink
2K BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera, active m43, $995
Anyone know why vimeo squashes videos on upload? This thing turned into 5:2. Anyway, here's another test, graded (amateurly) and run through film convert (perhaps a little too aggressively), but this camera does have potential, thats's for…

Comment by JDN October 2013 permalink
2K BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera, active m43, $995
@kholi I'm off for Canadian Thanksgiving but will try to get some raw files from the camera up after. Also this: "I'm completely fine with being in the trees and flowers club" = very funny! If nothing else, I'm pretty sure …

Comment by JDN October 2013 permalink
2K BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera, active m43, $995
@Tron @Oedipax, yeah, I had the same experience. Here's something (warts and all) I did in a few minutes at Ai Weiwei's forever bicycles at nuit blanche a few days ago. Vimeo compression don't do justice to the detail in the shots, bu…

Comment by JDN October 2013 permalink
2K BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera, active m43, $995
Yeah, I'm not a fan of the BMCC color pack for BMPC — part of it though is that I prefer to do primary correction with a waveform in symphony while I'm editing, and so by the time I'm taking it into FilmConvert, its not really straigh…

Comment by JDN October 2013 permalink
2K Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera, BMPCC - Availability and where to buy topic
Got mine from B&H but preordered literally 1/2 hour after it was announced.... If you really want it quick, spend a day contacting a bunch of retails and put your name in with those that don't require upfront payment and hopefully one of th…

Comment by JDN October 2013 permalink
2K BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera, active m43, $995
This is not the best example because there are no bright highlights in it, but it its what is infront of me right now, and it does show much must is contained in that bottom 25 percent. Luckily, they lift up easily. (1600ASA panny 25mm @f1.4)

Comment by JDN October 2013 permalink
2K BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera, active m43, $995
Part of the reason it feels muddy is that I think many people are attempting to apply an S curve to it, which is not what you want to do with this footage. My sense from a few days of filming that 18 percent grey is falling really low, and the vast …

Comment by JDN October 2013 permalink
2K BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera, active m43, $995
Just for anyone waiting or curious, my BMPC, ordered from b&h the day it was announced at NAB shipped on Wednesday and arrived on Friday. Did a few quick tests at Nuit Blanche on a nice Ai Wei Wei installation and will post when edited. So far i…

Comment by JDN October 2013 permalink
Official Sony NEX FS700 and FS700r, 4K cameras topic
Well, this was the 2k 240 fps test I was waiting to see... time to preorder an Odyssey 7q. https://vimeo.com/75971603

Comment by JDN October 2013 permalink
Official Sony NEX FS700 and FS700r, 4K cameras topic
@MikeLinn, very nice work on all accounts. I noticed on the skate video you mentioned you would have shot in sLog2 more if you could — I've noticed, for whatever reason, sLog2 seems a little more noisy in slow motion than the cinegammas. Is thi…

Comment by JDN September 2013 permalink
GH2 w/14-42 for sale - barely used
Sorry for the delayed reply. Been away filming. I'm in Canada but will ship internationally. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Panasonic-LUMIX-DMC-GH2K-16-0-MP-Digital-Camera-Black-Kit-w-ASPH-14-42mm-/121128144690?pt=Digital_Cameras&hash=item1c33cccf…

Comment by JDN June 2013 permalink
2K BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera, active m43, $995
Well, I preordered. I can always convert my prepayment at B&H to a gift cert and use it for other things, as I did with the original BMCC, lol. We'll see what happens. I do nature work. Gh3 for 1080p60 and autofocus, bmpc for hdr situations…

Comment by JDN April 2013 permalink
NAB 2013 Exhibition topic
@Sph1nxster, I hear ya -- Anything that could have done that in 10 bit 422 I would have snapped up. Instead, I've preordered the bmpc. I love the size of the 4/3 sensor and even more importantly the glass, just a bloody shame that panasonic pro…

Comment by JDN April 2013 permalink
2K BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera, active m43, $995
If the first BMCC was aimed at stealing canon users, this is clearly aimed at the gh2 hack community. Lets see -- got the glass, got top of the line SDs that will be required, and most likely got a DP4 or DP6 or some other small hdmi monitoring solu…

Comment by JDN April 2013 permalink
NAB 2013 Exhibition topic
@re9d, it's unlikely but if Panny releases a AF100 sucessor, or any other camera that uses MFT glass it would be really great to have as in depth of a look as possible from the perspective of someone who understands gh2/3. Most of us here are p…

Comment by JDN March 2013 permalink
GH2 In the rain
Can also confirm no problems filming in pretty heavy rain. Depending on the inside/outside temperature and humidity difference though, once you finishing shooting, you may want to wipe dry your camera, turn it off, then put camera and lens inside a …

Comment by JDN March 2013 permalink
GH2 is out of stock in most shops
@pundit, does starting to record them using a remote trigger create the iso bug? I didn't realize that. I believe if you search the forums Dr.Dave has written about his 3d work with 2x gh2s and has advice symultareously triggering record.

Comment by JDN March 2013 permalink
85mm best lens to for film making?
@RRRR I think we were at 2.8.

Comment by JDN March 2013 permalink

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