On the Shore of the Hudson | Panasonic GH5 | Anamorphic 4K | FilmConvert
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- The Hudson River
Starring Cat Divine
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Shot and edited by Lawton Meyer
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Gear:
GH5
SLR Magic 25mm + Anamorphot 40 (1.33x anamorphic)
zacuto universal baseplate.
Cinelike V
- 5 everything
Still one of my favourite video of yours 🔥
absolutely stunning! perfect music choice! and the image... out of this world!!
Thank you so much!
Lawton Meyer you are the one who inspired me, so thank YOU!
The more I watch anamorphic, the more I want to invest in them. holy moly this was beautiful!!!
Thanks! I'd certainly recommend looking into them!
magnifique
Supremely elegant as usual my friend!
Thanks! Glad you're still watching!
Amazing 👍
I’m happy that I finished with filmconvert after discovering davinci resolve
Eugene Epstein I believe you can still use film convert in davinci.
Nice work! My only gripe with the slr anamorphot is it's distinct lack of character that is so ever present in anamorphic lenses like the sankor 16F, iscorama and kowa etc. Although they are a pain to focus the resulting image has a lot more of that organic feel and flares than the slr magic.
Hmm, I would agree in some ways. My biggest frustration with it is you can't achieve oval bokeh. It does have some charming little things though, I like how it vignettes and flares (sometimes). It's also incredibly contrasty, which may be more of a con. Sometimes though you get great out of focus texture kinda depending on what the background actually is. The upsides are it's very easy to use, and also fairly cheap by comparison to similar adapters. I guess there's a few trade offs. It's not my first choice, on bigger shoots I pop the letus anamorphx onto a cinema lens of some sort, been using the tokina 50-135 recently. But anyway, the slr suits my personal needs fairly well. you're certainly not wrong though. I'd love to give some cookes or hawk anamorphics for a spin. Or the new atlas lenses when those come out.
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks so much! I had lots of fun with this one.
you know it's great when you are watching the colors, clarity and framing so intensely you have to rewind it twice and then on the third take "oh wow, she's beautiful"...now back to the price check on the SLR Magic Anamorphot combo
Haha! Glad you liked it!
Can you please tell me what Anamorphic lens that was used for this?
Wow!
damn, so good
Great!
Thanks!
Absolutely love it! This got me really inspired. How suitable is it for more documentary/run&gun stuff? Would it be too complicated to shoot something like your BerNY series with it or it's only for well-controlled situations? How heavy this whole setup feels to you? Thanks!
Oh it'd be perfect for run and gun doc. I use this for such occasions because it's light and simple. All it is is the base plate which is just like a shoulder pad basically, then the camera gh5, plus battery grip so you have double the battery life, and it has 2 sd card slots for more memory space. The lens itself if basically the size of any dslr lens. So yes would recommend for run and gun or documentary since that's exactly what I use mine for. I was shooting a run and gun project with the ursa mini and a big cinema lens the other week and the pros of the gh5 were really becoming apparent lol. And that's cool you saw my berny stuff haha.
I actually never considered SLR Magic lenses before I saw your footage. You opened a whole new perspective to me on them. I thought Noktons are the kinds in the field of 0.95 primes, but then most of the footage I found from Noktons is rather soapy (not in a good way). Have you tried them yourself with Anamorphot? How do you think this Anamorphot will perform with let's say Panasonic Leica 25mm or even pancake 20mm considering a lack of locked infinity focus on these? It would be even more lightweight tho! My trouble now is that I'm switching from BMPCC to GH5 and my favorite focal length is 40mm (in 35mm terms), which lefts me with a pretty limited set of options (like 20mm pancake or focal reducer and some 28mm optics). However with this Anamorphot 25mm (or even 28mm) becomes exactly that. That's why this video of your is like a light of hope lol ))
I haven't used Noktons yet. The only anamorphic I've shot with is this slr magic adapter and a letus anamorphx adapter for when I'm shooting with full size cinema lenses. I will say about the Anamorphot that it has a bit of a sweet spot, you don't want to go too wide because the vignetting may become unusable. But you also don't want to go too long. I tried it out on my 100mm macro lens and could only get focus on very far away things and set to infinity, which isn't really surprising lol. I think a 28mm would certainly look incredible though! If you stick with mft lenses then I would say to stick to a range between 25mm - 50mm. Also worth mentioning is that slr magic has a whole line of anamorphic adapters if you didn't know. I believe they also have a 2x adapter. They're pretty great for the price though, I would recommend checking them out! I think they're really the first adapters that are accessible, in other words, that are relatively cheap and aren't a total pain to use. I would predict we'll have alot more anamorphic options for dslr video in the coming years, as it's getting more and more popular and cameras are including the function.
Do you still need an external monitor (and therefore sorta shoulder rig at this point) for this or your GH5 already does anamorphic de-squeezing and you can go handheld without any additional rigging for this set-up?
The gh5 does not desqueeze in camera, however I've never found it all too difficult to frame with the squeeze, I have of course only shot with 1.33x anamorphic so it may be more difficult with a 2x lens. That being said I do have an external monitor that can desqueeze an anamorphic image, I don't always use it though. I rarely if ever go straight handheld, I like to have as stable shots as possible and that requires rigging, even with the in body stabilization. For this video I used a zacuto universal baseplate, sometimes I'll throw on my neweer grips that were from my old shoulder rig. Most of the time I have the camera on 1 of three setups. Either my tripod, glidecam, or baseplate. I really ever shoot straight handheld, although you can manage smooth shots that way with the gh5, as long as you have the stabilization on. Slow motion also helps, and a wider focal length helps as well.
Great. Are you using the new compact Anamorphic converter from SLR magic?
No not the new one. It's actually a few models old, the anamorphot 40.
Hey mate! Love your work.
I'm thinking of getting into anamorphic shooting but I just have a few questions.
1. WIth your lens setup (SLR Magic 25mm + Anamorphot 40) can you single focus or do you have to double focus?
2. Do you have to have a de squeeze monitor to be able to see what your shooting?
Thanks! I had similar questions when starting with anamorphic.
1. So you do have to double focus *sometimes* There's a near and far setting on the adapter, so I usually set that, and then do most of the focusing with the taking lens. Sometimes you'll have to tweak both to get it just right, but once you get the hang of it, it's really not too hard. Also the more you close the aperture, the easier it is, my lens is a .95 but I like to close it down to at least 2.8 for shallow shooting and anything more than that for deep focus.
2. I do have an external monitor that can desqueeze and it can be nice because the look does change, and many people say you need a monitor. I don't think you NEED one. For this video I didn't use one, and honestly I haven't had much trouble framing with out one. I've also shot on other cameras with different anamorphic lenses and adapters and it hasn't been an issue. It depends on what you're doing if it's a bigger shoot I'd have one on hand since there are other people collaborating with you that need to see what you're shooting. If it's just self shooting or run and gun stuff I don't think you need it.
Really the best thing you can do is shoot shoot shoot, practice practice practice. It is a different vibe with anamorphics and it seems like a lot to take in and learn but it's really not too hard once you get used to it. Definitely let me know if you have any more questions concerning anamorphic, I'd be interested to see what you do!
Hey that's awesome! No only that one, I also had a bit of trouble finding other lenses to fit it on, it's kinda a weird diameter size. You can look into getting step up or step down rings though, they're usually super cheap.
Frederick Stratton Lol no worries. I'm using the original, I don't know the difference, I just remember not being too impressed with the compact. Which isn't very scientific but I haven't had a chance to use it so I'm not much help there anyway.
Does no look Anamorphic only looks croped - what anamorph adapter did you use?
Nice grading - well done
It is anamorphic, 1.33x. SLR magic anamorphot 40. No crop.
who would dislike this? #frustration
Haha, well what can ya do.
Still a fan of your work 👌🏼 Where is this located?
This is on the Hudson river in new york!
Im really interested in picking up this adapter. But Im not sure it will play well with my VaricamLT. It has EF Mount and Super35 sensor. Any thoughts? Maybe I should look at another one of SLRMagics other adapters?
This adapter is really best suited for smaller lenses and dslrs. What I would suggest is looking into the letus anamorphx. It does the same exact thing just about, a 1.33x anamorphic adapter. However it's quite a bit bigger and has a standard 114mm filter size so it will fit nicely onto most cinema lenses. Zeiss, Xeen, Canon, Tokina, Cooke, etc. You can also get adapters for it to fit on 77mm, 82mm, and I think a few others if you want to use it for smaller lenses. If you're shooting primarily on a Varicam I'd definitely say to go with a bigger adapter, plus it comes with lens support and a matte box.
Another reason I would suggest the letus is that you can get the anamorphic bokeh with it. With the slr magic adapter I've been unable to achieve oval bokeh, it does flare nicely though, but then again so does the letus.
I used the letus with a tokina cinema zoom on an ursa mini pro ,which also has a super 35 sensor, just this past week and it looked great. The adapter I'm using in this video I think is a better fit for dslrs. Your other option could be to look into slr magic's anamorphic prime lenses with PL mounts. I haven't used varicam but I'm pretty sure you could get a PL mount for it and then invest in a slr magic anamorphic prime with PL mount and that would look insane. It's a bit more expensive, but still low budget compared to higher end anamorphics out there.
Anyway I'd definitely recommend looking into the letus anamorphx adapter. I think that's your best and cheapest option.
Oh yeah, I just took a look at your channel. If you're shooting with the sigma cine zooms then the letus will be great for those. You may need to find an adapter to step the front diameter up to 114mm, but it'll look great with those. I have found that the letus does get a bit softer on longer focal lengths but you can still get a focus, you just need to close the aperture down a ways, to like T.11 lol. It's sweet spot is from around 35mm-85mm. I haven't really tried out any wider than that.
what is the best budget lens for G85/GH5 for filmmaking
I'd recommend the rokinon 35mm or 85mm. The 85mm is gorgeous and cheaper, but not as versatile. Many people also like the sigma 18-35.
Lawton Meyer I am kind on a budget any mircofourthird lens mft
Slr magic makes a few primes for mft in a similar price range as the rokinon. Cheaper than that quality really starts tanking. 50mm and 24mm primes seem to be the easiest to find for almost nothing you could look for some of those.
Lawton Meyer I thought using native lens better because it has autofocus and ibis
Well if you're using the gh5 it has in camera stabilization. Personally I never use autofocus so can't really help you there. But I know the sigma 18-35 us very popular, and also lumix makes those lenses specially for the gh cameras, I believe they're 14-35. But fairly pricey. Those sound like the best fit for you. I almost exclusively use manual prime lenses so that's all I can really make a suggestion for based on experience.
Has the anomorphot softened the imaged a lot? how does it compare to 1.30 50 version ?
I don't know if it softens alot, but it does soften, especially around the edges. But that's just what anamorphic does. I'm not sure of all the differences between this and the 50 but I think with the 50 you may be able to get oval bokeh with diopters, where as with the 40 you can not.
I have the Anamorphot 50 1.33x and man it has that horrible blue haze in any kind of strong light, really spoils the footage
Ferhan Khan Photography That's because it has a high flare coating. So you're getting lens flares. If you don't like that style, your best bet would probably be a matte box.
26 seconds to show the person :(