@matt_gh2 These aren't my videos. I did receive my camera last week, but I gave to send it back due to ground issues that I believe happened in shipping. I don't know what lenses he used, but I do know he used Lightroom and VSCO plugins for the grading. Check out his page for all his D16 stuff.

@lunalobo75 Looks great. What lenses did you use on DB for this?

After two months on the road with spotty internet I'm so glad this thread is still alive; it's a miracle! Not going to ask why the sky is not blue, just enjoying the moment.

Airbnb looks cool, well done! The DB (with good glass mounted) can produce very pleasant images. The RAW color science or the post workflow for this camera is still somewhere flawed. There are still those pink clipped highlights issue.
Biran Morgan uses a ProRes workflow for his Thailand clip and I am sure thats the reason for the pink highlight clipping. Its not a camera issue.

To bad, those beautiful hipsters thought they could come up with cool footage in first place. There was to much crappy footage at the beginning. Bloom's stuff also was a bit lackluster run'n'gun style. Now it seems to be to late for this product to survive. They need to score a scoop like a Sundance winner. Even if, they could not satisfy a higher demand …

@racer5 - the smart play is to get something tack sharp and then work it in post to attain a little softness or the look of what you want. That way, you don't have that "Shit, we really didn't get it" moment. IMO, it had a "spec" feel to it. I know these guys do professional work, but it didn't feel like something that a client paid for. The @lunalobo75 linked vid looks pretty good, still a LOT of magenta in the midtones there. And the leaves thing was nicht so gut.

@jpbturbo it takes too much energy to disagree :P - the video is ok I guess, I cunt really say, my vision is like 0/-1; just childly messing with you buddy... Guatemala, eh? nice!

I think that @beeldlab 's "Eliza" spots do a much better job of showcasing travel.

The airbnb spot makes me feel like I left my glasses at home and went on vacation.

It's mentioned in the vimeo comments that it was shot on vintage Kern 16mm lenses, so I think it's safe to say they were after a warm and (literally) fuzzy aesthetic. Which makes perfect sense for a hospitality brand.

The hyper sharp HD video look of the GH4 would not have served the material as well.

Where I come from it's called being out of focus.

the over saturated reds are hard to miss. I don't miss that about CCD cameras. You need to apply a secondary CC in post to bring them back to reality. It can be a PITA.

Why do most of their videos look like those 16mm Kodak point-and-shoot cameras from the 70's?

I just can't recall a time where I've thought about that particular look, and said "You know, THAT'S what I'm trying go get video to look like... those snapshots from my 9th birthday party at the skating rink."