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The Last Great Hacked GH2 update

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8 months ago
by Mark Nicholson in ,

Yesterday driftwood released what is probably the last and greatest update for hacked GH2 cameras.

Settings Here for Apocalypse Now

This group of settings is called Apocalypse Now and works to achieve a better and smoother color matrix that not only improves upon the native 4:2:0 h.264 of the camera, but also softens the natural sharpness of the Panasonic lenses when used in video mode.

If you have a higher-end monitor capable you should be able to see the subtle changes in color rendition to the blue channel in this still.

Quickly testing outside with the “soft” version settings, the difference on foliage is immediately noticeable in regards to sharpening. (14-140 @18mm LA7200)

These are just preliminary tests, but I would hazard to say that I would now recommend using Panasonic electronic lenses without fear of sharpening artifacts.

First RAW Blackmagic Cinema Camera Footage

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9 months ago
by Mark Nicholson in , ,

With the release of the first RAW footage of the Blackmagic Cinema Camera we can start to take a good look at footage that the camera will record natively. At first glance it looks like an Alexa with a 2.3 crop sensor. If you look closer, you will see it only has one flaw: A tiny bit of aliasing and moire. This is not as bad of a problem as it is on other cameras since we can fix this mostly in realtime with debayering settings and chroma blur.

Here’s an example:

Certainly for me the moire is a non issue, and since were dealing with raw footage, there will surely be better fixes to come along. All in all the RAW footage released yesterday shows that the BMC camera is unmatched by most cameras under 15k and provides and image quality that can be graded and changed with as much flexibility as a Red camera.

Bolex Anamorphot Compatibility Chart

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10 months ago
by Mark Nicholson in , , , ,

Bolex Anamorphot 8/19/1.5x Compatibility chart

Before we get into Bolex tutorials, here’s a chart showing basic compatibility with different cameras. Canon DSLRs will be similar to the Red Scarlet at 4k.

Optimal Prime Wide (widest with no vignette up to f22)
Panasonic GH2: 40mm
Black Magic Cinema: 31mm
Red Scarlet 4k: 46mm
Red Scarlet 3k: 37mm

Widest Prime with minimal circular bokeh
GH2: 35mm
BMC: 28mm
4k Red: 40mm
3k Red: 32mm

Absolute Widest – no vignette faster than f2
GH2: 28mm
BMC: 22mm
4k Red: 32mm
3k Red: 26mm

Working on new tutorial series

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12 months ago
by Mark Nicholson in ,

I’ll post more information and links when its done, but right now I ‘m working on making a new series devoted to the Bolex Moller Anamorphot 1.5x anamorphic adapter. Here’s a sample of the lens combined with the Konica 40mm 1.8 taking lens

Blackmagic Cinema Camera Preorder

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1 year ago
by Mark Nicholson in ,

Listed at $2995, I would expect the street price to be slightly lower when it comes times to ship. Markertek has it at $2845, so other sites will probably match closer to the release date.
Preorder Blackmagic Cinema Camera from B&H Photo Video

 

Here’s a DSLR / Cinema Sensor Size Comparison chart

4. Hacked Panasonic GH2 Tutorial Series | Testing Footage | ISO Bug

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1 year ago
by Mark Nicholson in , , ,

Brought to you by http://www.cavootle.com
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Fourth in the Hacked GH2 Tutorial Series. In this episode we start with the footage loaded and ready to test with the streamparser software. This software will tell us that the footage has recorded at the correct bitrate, and has all red frames which represent I-frames (GOP 1) which makes this essentially a CBR Intraframe AVCHD codec. Very impressive for a $600 camera. Following this we have information on the ISO Bug which affects ISO 320 and 640 and can be countered by setting a higher ISO and returning back downward. This segment was recorded in true anamorphic which I will talk about in a later video. The video ends with using Kelvin for white balancing.

Hacked GH2 Tutorial Series – Episode 1

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1 year ago
by Mark Nicholson in ,



Brought to you by Cavootle.com

This is the first in a four part series that will go through and show you the basics of getting the GH2 firmware patched with new settings that will allow bitrates 6x times higher than come stock with the camera.

GH2 with 14-140 Lens for $1199!

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1 year ago
by Mark Nicholson in

This is a great deal for this kit. A great starter package for those new to the m4/3 camera format. This camera hacked to 176mb produces some of the best images you can get this side of a Sony F3

Panasonic GH1 for $269 – all gone!

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1 year ago
by Mark Nicholson in ,

If you qualify for Panasonic EPP, you can get a new GH1 body for $269. Don’t believe me, here’s a screenshot.

To find out if you qualify, click on this link.

If you don’t, the B&H deal is still good if you plan to purchase a lens, as you get the body for $299 after a lens discount.

All Panasonic GH1 bodies soon to be hackable!

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1 year ago
by Mark Nicholson in

Vitality announced on his website today that he is able to downgrade unhackable gh1s to version 1.32. This will allow any GH1 to run the GH13 bitrate and battery patches!

Hurry up and buy a body for $399 before they disappear!

Link to vitality’s site

Buy the GH1 body from B&H for $399 before there gone!GH!k

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