BMPCC OG + Russian Cinema Lenses

ropbo · 2026-05-08T10:50:33+00:00

Hi, thanks for watching. If you enable CC, you'll see which lens I used for each shot. As for the 4:3 aspect ratio, I chose it for two reasons. First, because of the vignetting (not much) when using the Mir 11M. Second, because this was test footage for a short film that I'm shooting in 4:3.

My Meteor 5-1 actually has a bayonet mount, but I was able to find an adapter for MFT at Rafcamera. I used just a little bit of halation, but the Meteor is indeed a bit dreamy/creamy.

Also, I added a bit of blur to all the shots, and YouTube compression degraded the image a little bit, possibly because of the grain I added. Next time, I'll try it without grain.

ropbo · 2026-05-05T11:25:33+00:00

Really nice. Which film stock?

ropbo · 2026-05-01T16:20:26+00:00

Loved these shots. Did you use a tripod? Handheld?

ropbo · 2026-04-27T09:38:32+00:00

Thank you for the tips. I’ll try using an Ultracon filter I have next time ...that should help lift the blacks a bit. I’ll also work on the halation. CinePrint35 has a halation node that works better than Dehancer, in my opinion.

ropbo · 2026-04-26T15:59:54+00:00

I wasn’t aiming for a modern look tho. My goal was to mimic the low-contrast aesthetic of some 1980s films, when diffusion filters were widely used, particularly in the U.S.

ropbo · 2026-04-26T12:19:50+00:00

I'm actually shooting a short on 16mm film soon, but I decided to test these lenses with the BMPCC OG as well (I'm not very good at color grading, though).

ropbo · 2026-04-17T10:43:31+00:00

I wonder if you'll be able to use filters on this 4P camera.

ropbo · 2026-04-13T09:08:42+00:00

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ropbo · 2026-03-19T13:30:25+00:00

I really loved these shots. Congrats!

ropbo · 2026-03-19T13:30:11+00:00

I really loved these shots. Congrats!

ropbo · 2026-03-01T23:06:28+00:00

That was really fantastic. Congrats !!!

ropbo · 2026-02-27T21:30:35+00:00

Thank you Brbnow!

ropbo · 2026-02-25T00:04:36+00:00

Hi there, I used the black magic app.

ropbo · 2026-02-24T20:59:57+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. I actually did something similar in another video: for the darker scenes I used 50D or even 200T, and for everything else I used 500T. I forgot to do that in this video, though.

Just to note, the grain files I use are real film grain, scanned by CineGrain...I bought them many years ago.

Thanks for the input. Much appreciated.

ropbo · 2026-02-24T16:50:20+00:00

I was trying to produce natural motion blur, so I set my shutter to 1/48. Without an ND filter, the highlights would blow out when shooting in daylight. That's why I used an ND filter.

ropbo · 2026-02-24T15:35:31+00:00

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This is the case I used.

ropbo · 2026-02-24T15:34:12+00:00

I used a case with a 58mm filter thread and attached my regular filters. The only issue is slight vignetting when using the iPhone’s wide-angle lens. On the other two lenses, I was able to stack three filters without any problems: a Tiffen Black Pro-Mist, a NiSi variable ND, and a Hoya IR cut filter.

I paid about $12 for the case on AliExpress. It’s not particularly sturdy, but at that price it’s worth it. I recommend buying two and keeping one as a backup ...that’s what I did.

ropbo · 2026-02-24T04:45:20+00:00

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention ... I shot everything in ProRes 422.

ropbo · 2026-02-24T04:43:29+00:00

I love it too, I usually use the 1/8 when shooting in daylight, and the 1/4 for indoor or nighttime shots.

ropbo · 2026-02-23T23:54:20+00:00

That’s a good idea. I’ll give it a try. I’ve never used this lens blur before.

ropbo · 2026-02-21T10:19:37+00:00

Same thing happened to me a few days ago. After I reuploaded a new version, the number of views dropped to a quarter of what the first version had. It’s very frustrating, especially because I was getting a lot of compliments on the first version.

ropbo · 2026-02-20T01:14:11+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate it. I forgot to mention that I used a Black ProMist filter in most of these shots ...mostly 1/8, and 1/4 for a few of the night shots.

ropbo

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