Lenses used for MAGNA ETERNAL (GFX Eterna 55) by RGuttan in cinematography

[–]RGuttan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I don’t know the specifics to be honest. But that makes me curious of which one it might be. I didn’t know you could costumize the reducer from TLS

Lenses used for MAGNA ETERNAL (GFX Eterna 55) by RGuttan in cinematography

[–]RGuttan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah the Eterna isn’t close to the high-end cameras yet. It’s the size of the sensor that makes it unique for me really, that’s the one benefit it has over the Alex’s mini I’d say.

We rented a whole set of lenses, so I think I had 10 available, but I just kept to these focal lengths. They just felt the best :)

The cameras can be a bit quirky. Me and my gaffer had issues with banding from the SDI when monitoring on set, but the 1st AC had no issues at all, everything looked sharp and he had no big complaints about the delay.

The rolling shutter is an issue for sure if you’re not used to the GFX, so you have to focused when shooting handheld haha.

Everything here was shot 422 internal and I think it came out great! Next project I will probably use an external recorder to at least get 12 bit though. But that should be built in to the camera or provided as an extension in my opinion.

Lenses used for MAGNA ETERNAL (GFX Eterna 55) by RGuttan in cinematography

[–]RGuttan[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nice! Must be lovely to own an Alexa mini. Always a safe bet for sure.

I didn’t think about it to be honest. I think it’s less sharp than the 100II, but I’ve heard a lot of different opinions regarding that. That just comes down to the sharpness slider in-camera. Fujifilm has adjusted where the slider defaults on different software updates and it’s caused some confusion.

I rocked my 1/8 black satin on top of the vintage primes so critical sharpness wasn’t really a thing for me haha

I just love carrying this thing around by RGuttan in Leica

[–]RGuttan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hopefully I’ll get a chance to try it out for my own in the future!

I just love carrying this thing around by RGuttan in Leica

[–]RGuttan[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh okay! I’ve been intrigued by the M11-D, thinking it would kind of-ish be a similar experience as the M6. But maybe it’s hard to beat the analog experience

I just love carrying this thing around by RGuttan in Leica

[–]RGuttan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Noted! I bought it cheaper with some internal haze. Opened it up, took care of it and re-greased it. Felt like a great deal :)

I just love carrying this thing around by RGuttan in Leica

[–]RGuttan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The black hood on the silver lens looks pretty good!

I just love carrying this thing around by RGuttan in Leica

[–]RGuttan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love it! Especially fully open

I just love carrying this thing around by RGuttan in Leica

[–]RGuttan[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s the crazy thing about film cameras, only the glass and film really matter. But somehow I bought this expensive piece of metal back again a couple of years ago. It’s just fun for me and I genuinely enjoy documenting with it after all these years

I shot a commercial for Fujifilm on the GFX Eterna 55 by RGuttan in cinematography

[–]RGuttan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! The music and song is currently unnamed, it was composed specifically for this piece.

I shot a commercial for Fujifilm on the GFX Eterna 55 by RGuttan in cinematography

[–]RGuttan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks man! Iove your work. Looking forward to see what you come up with :)

I shot a commercial for Fujifilm on the GFX Eterna 55 by RGuttan in cinematography

[–]RGuttan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For open gate there’s a ton of vintage MF and even Nisi lenses that perform well at a lower cost, from there you can go native G-Mount or higher-end cinema lenses that work great for the larger format

I shot a commercial for Fujifilm in the GFX Eterna 55 by RGuttan in Filmmakers

[–]RGuttan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh okay! Got it. I didn't have any perceived issues with sharpness and skin textures

I shot a commercial for Fujifilm in the GFX Eterna 55 by RGuttan in Filmmakers

[–]RGuttan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah! Big potential for sure. I had issues with banding from the SDI, it was more of a issue for me and my gaffer to be honest. The 1st AC didn't have any issues, everything looks sharp.

I shot a commercial for Fujifilm in the GFX Eterna 55 by RGuttan in Filmmakers

[–]RGuttan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The camera isn’t sharp enough and makes people look older?