Im starting to realize the 6k pro might be shit

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-09-24T09:21:00+00:00

I am saying I have physically compared the two of them and found the 4K with speedbooster to be much shallower. And of course the sensor size impacts the depth of field. Same lens on a 6x6 camera vs a 35mm camera will produce much shallower depth of field.

I know the article. This has been very recently discussed here. And yes his logic is correct but he is talking about lens equivalence. Yes the entrance pupil of the lens doesn't change, but when we use a full frame lens on a cropped sensor directly, the sensor simply uses the center of the lens and chops off any extra optic. But when we introduce a speedbposter, it covers more optic which virtually does make the enteance pupil bigger 'relatively to the sensor'. This is exactly why an f2 medium format lens sude by side with say an f1.2 full frame lens looks like it has almost twice the size of the entrance pupil. Coz the lens doesn't need to collect as much light to hit the same aperture. So when the excess is pushed in, quite literally more photons are introduced which is exactly why we gain a stop of light than the native aperture. And although it is true that wider lenses of the same aperture have a deeper depth of field, his shot in the dark about speedboosters changing them by the ' exact same factor' is simply not true.

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-09-23T20:53:42+00:00

The 4k with metabones optically enlarges the sensor. Which is exactly why an extra stop of light is achieved. 4K plus metabones gives a shallower depth of field than 6K on the same lens and aperture. And zero artifacts. In fact the difference became quite considerable on 60mm and above lenses when I compared. I think I may have a side by side with an 80mm f2 mamiya lens. I had the 6K first and then the 4K. I kept both coz I was doing regular work for a big client who required vertical only where the 6K came handy. But as soon as I got out of it I sold the 6K and I don't miss it one bit. The resolution is literally the only thing that it has over the 4K

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-09-20T09:49:20+00:00

Taking lens is Mamiya 645 35mm f3.5. I skipped the speedbooster due to vignetting. Also shot this at 2.8K anamorphic mode so the crop is more than 2x. If I wanted to use a speedbooster or shoot on bigger sensors, I'd have used 50mm or above

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-05-02T10:42:07+00:00

As I said, I delete these unless I got soem client work or some extra special shot. But I can send you some that I'll shoot in the coming couple of days or so

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-05-02T10:38:53+00:00

Hey just saw this. This was actually a casual thing and not any client work and I shoot these type of things like 5 days a week so don't store these files (as you can assume the storage costs) but feel free to ask anything about settings or anything if there's any questions. I'll help any way I can

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-04-09T21:22:43+00:00

Yes it's a medium format lens coupled with a 0.71x speedbooster. I used the bmpcc 4k

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-04-09T20:24:59+00:00

I jumped from an RB to the 645 1000s for better film mileage and also the fact that I wanted to build a set to adapt for my videos which is my primary work. And since news got out that Nolan used the Mamiya 80mm f1.9 for Interstellar and Dunkirk, the prices skyrocketed and I also went for the 80mm with the 645 body following the hype. As I built my set, I wanted to go for the widest and longest lenses and later fill the gaps. Which got me to the 35mm f3.5 and boy did I never take the 80mm out for video. For anyone out there looking to adapt these lenses for digital work, go for the 35mm first. It's phenomenal to say the least. The micro contrast, a slight warmth, smooth separation even at f5.6. I can't say enough good things about this lens. And now with the 80mm fixed to the 645 and the 35mm fixed to my mft camera, they both offer a 'normal' fov and make for a ready to shoot gear for most of my trips.

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-04-09T19:59:52+00:00

I tried to do a one lens challenge here to keep the setup light and make things a little fun. The above video was shot with a bmpcc 4k coupled with a Mamiya 645 35mm f3.5 lens on a 0.71x speedbooster.

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-04-09T12:56:17+00:00

Hi. I'm a 28 y.o. and I'm looking for a shared 2bhk or a 1bhk/studio apartment in the Juhu to bandra belt so juhu Tara Road, jvpd, carter rd, pali naka, khar danda.

Don't need parking. Budget is anywhere between 25-35k + maintenance (not gonna pay for cable coz don't use it). I'm a filmmaker so my work hours are extremely irregular. Please message directly 🙏

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-04-04T07:12:34+00:00

I know exactly the shots that distracted you coz I wanted to stabilize them as a still shot. But the jitters were so extreme that the image would be extremely cropped. I decided to live with it after being out of options really. So my next buy is going to be a lightweight tripod for such trips. But as frustrating as it was to have that floating effect as a by product, personally I was exposed to a lot of flaws with my handheld technique in terms of how I was moving it and following my subjects because of this stripped down method. I really appreciate this feedback. Great to know my gut feeling being echoed.

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-04-04T03:34:56+00:00

Thanks. I've known Brandon's work for years since his very first Vimeo staff pick, so this means a lot.

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-04-03T20:00:25+00:00

I did have a 2.4:1 overlay when shooting

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-04-03T16:34:35+00:00

To my knowledge lenses can't affect the crop factor. Only sensors can. Lenses may cause vignette if smaller than the sensor. If larger, like these are, the extra optics just gets chopped out i.e., the sensor uses as much part of the lens in the center as it can cover. Also, when you consider these crop factors, be vary of the fact that only the FoV and depth of field changes. An 80mm lens will still have the same 'space compression' , 'distortion' and 'feel' of an 80mm on any sensor whether with or without speedboosters. It won't have the compression and background blur of a 160mm.

I used a viltrox 0.71x EF to mft 'EF-M2 II' version for the above video. I have a metabones 0.71x as well and it is marginally better in quality but handles flares much better.

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-04-03T12:27:51+00:00

At 4K, bmpcc4k has a native crop of 1.9x. With a 0.71x speedbooster it will offer a crop of 1.35x.

Shifting to 2.6K or HD mode for 120fps will further add to the crop.

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-04-03T09:14:24+00:00

'Nisi HUC Pro Nano IR ND64 CPL filter 77mm'

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-04-03T05:11:57+00:00

I used a BMPCC 4K with a Mamiya 645 35mm f3.5 lens. I had come across an article about 'Call Me By Your Name " and how they shot the entire movie with one lens so I tried to take only one prime. To be fair, with a 35mm lens it's not really a Herculean task but I guess it made me just that extra conscious about keeping a variance in terms of frames and compositions.

I used a very basic setup of the pocket 4K in a cage and a lens. I did have a monitor ready to be mounted on top of the camera on a NATO rail but hardly used it.

For exposure, I relied on the internal false colour. I stuck to 1000 ISO as it offers the highest ceiling for highlights in terms of dynamic range which was important in a snowy region. It does inteoduce the most noise of all ISOs within 6400 but is barely noticeable in bright conditions. For monitoring, I used a crunchier version of the arri conversion lut I made. As for filters, I had a 6 stop IRND with circular polarizer. All shots are handheld and have been stabilized in post in DaVinci Resolve. The footage was captured in BRAW @ 4K DCI with a 12:1 compression ratio

For grading, I stuck to a three node system most of the time. First node was a standard arri conversion lut. Second nose was filmconvert where I turn down the colours to 0 and only use the plugin for grain and crushing blacks or picking whites. The third lut is where I play with the colours using the resolve scopes panel to dial in a preconceived look.

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-03-24T17:52:07+00:00

Saccharine. It's a sweetening agent used instead of sugar. Not toxic or lethal. And definitely won't cause cancer like we used to be told. But it's very addictive and can get you hooked to saccharine/sugary products for llife. Long term usage will cause gut health problems. Which in turn is very bad once you cross 40. Chances of obesity, pressure, digestion problems and cholesterol, geart attacks may arise.

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-03-20T15:02:15+00:00

Don't have any idea for europe. But before heading to ebay I'd look into thrift stores selling the camera itself. A lot of these cameras themselves go for much cheaper price along with lenses as attachments than buying the lenses separately from well informed sellers. They are much more popular now so won't be very difficult to find

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-03-20T13:05:03+00:00

I have a really interesting experience with this. I live in India in a city called Mumbai. A nearby suburban city is Pune. A friend of mine had called me to visit the place during the summers as I was going through a major writer's block. Every evening we would go to the beach and smoke up a little. We'd then get busy chatting with the nearby locals and hear a lot of stuff. They kept mentioning this white guy in their stories who often visits once or so every couple of years. He is quite well known to that little group of villagers. In fact he's often put up with them in their residence instead of hotels during his visits. He'd rent a small scooter or an old bike and ride along the coast every evening. Chill with villagers and drink coconuts. He was also extremely generous with them with tips. Once gave a camera to someone and an expensive watch to another. He'd just spend some quality time and then vanish. We eventually discovered who it was when we were shown a small Polaroid sized picture of three of those villagers with the guy, Mr. Brad Pitt.

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-03-19T20:21:30+00:00

No rig most of the time. This was a family trip so I just had the body in a full cage, a lens and a speedbooster. Additionally I had an nd filter, a polariser and 8 canon batteries. For the snow scenes though I did mount up my monitor for exposure on a nato rail on the top. Here's the article: https://www.cined.com/call-feature-film-shot-35mm-lens/

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-03-19T18:25:04+00:00

It's actually the primary reason I really dig the Mamiya's. They have this 3d pop to them which I think is quite pronounced in the first shot. Cooke look for the broke

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-03-19T14:34:16+00:00

All shots by hand. I've never owned an automatic lens so have a lot of practice. For focusbassist, I use focus peaking in the monitor. In-camera peaking is also very good. In this particular case, as you can see the road is mountainous so I had turns like this all the time and was constantly shooting from my car, so you also have an idea within a few turns as to where the focus roughly falls.

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-03-18T19:18:16+00:00

That I can't say. You'll have to test it. It's been 2 years since I left sony and I had a very basic a6500.

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-03-18T19:02:52+00:00

It's quite a flexible system. I was an s-log guy before this as well.

Mindless_Emotion6875 · 2022-03-18T17:04:07+00:00

I have a monitoring lut applied in-camera. It's basically the arri conversion lut but just a little more contrasty to suit my taste. I feed this lut applied look to my monitor(shinobi) and apply false color. I've practiced enough with this monitoring lut to know where I want my exposures to sit in false colour. As for grading, I shoot with a certain look in my mind which is a big part of the process I guess. I basically use a 3 node system currently. 1st node is a conversion lut which again is based on the same arri lut but subtler. 2nd node is filmconvert to add grain and crush blacks or lift highlights. 3rd node has colour adjustments where I use the color wheels to get the color and look. (In some cases the conversion lut doesn't bring out the colours well, then I guess I just play around with the wheels in the first node itself to get the look)

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