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A very Happy Birthday. Thanks for such a great gift to the GH2 community. We really appreciate it.

Comment by rsquires April 17 permalink
GH2 All-round GOP3 Settings, Series 2: 'AN' Valkyrie, GOLGOP3-13, GOP3ZILLA, natural :-)
@moribun1984 Very impressive. Beautiful serene shots. I went to Japan last year for the first time and fell in love with the place. This brought back good memories. Does this play back in camera?

Comment by rsquires April 17 permalink
2K BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera, active m43, $995
Here's a short movie using GOLGOP3-13 that shows a Cosmicar TV 8.5mm f1.5 lens on a GH2. I have overlaid an approximate crop that I think the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera will look like when using C-mount lenses. I had to take a file to the …

Comment by rsquires April 17 permalink
GH2 All-round GOP3 Settings, Series 2: 'AN' Valkyrie, GOLGOP3-13, GOP3ZILLA, natural :-)
Here's a short movie using GOLGOP3-13. Doesn't really showcase how good it is but it was a test I made to see what an 8.5mm lens would look like on the BMPCC. I think it's safe to say you won't be able to do fisheye on this littl…

Comment by rsquires April 17 permalink
Automator workflow to open GH2 stream folder
@driftwood That's great! The private folder thing is a pain to be honest. I guess though it's totally Apple since it expects the user to just be opening cards through iPhoto or iMovie of FCPX. If you want to do stuff prior to this then it&…

Comment by rsquires April 16 permalink
GH2 All-round GOP3 Settings, Series 2: 'AN' Valkyrie, GOLGOP3-13, GOP3ZILLA, natural :-)
I tried GOLGOP3-13, not sure which one but I like it too. Test was limited to 720/50p mode but the motion rendition is very, very good indeed. Shook some leaves and filmed water splashes which held up superbly. Also detail is high even for 720 when …

Comment by rsquires April 15 permalink
GH2 All-round GOP3 Settings, Series 2: 'AN' Valkyrie, GOLGOP3-13, GOP3ZILLA, natural :-)
Hi @bkmcwd I will take a look at GOLGOP3-13s and report back.

Comment by rsquires April 15 permalink
GH2 All-round GOP3 Settings, Series 2: 'AN' Valkyrie, GOLGOP3-13, GOP3ZILLA, natural :-)
I tried Valkyrie specifically in 720p/50 mode. I need a short GOP 1280x720 clean patch and this delivers in spades. I used a fountain we have at home and the detail in this fast moving element of the water splashes was beautifully resolved. However …

Comment by rsquires April 14 permalink
GH2 Flow Motion v2 - 100 Mbps Fast Action Performance - Series 2
@LPowell Thanks for the reply. That makes sense as this patch is incredibly reliable. It also is as smooth as butter in FCPX in AVCHD mode which hasn't been the case with other patches which I have had to transcode to Pro Res. It's also ve…

Comment by rsquires April 14 permalink
New Black Magic RAW Cameras: Pocket and S35 4k, general talk
My mind was blown when I saw this. I mean the original Cinema Cam has MFT mount but it's passive. This is active which makes me uncontrollably happy. It's just too much for my tiny brain to take in

Comment by rsquires April 8 permalink
GH2 Flow Motion v2 - 100 Mbps Fast Action Performance - Series 2
Is there a shorter GOP setting for Flowmotion in 720p PAL mode? I am shooting kids sport and for the most part Flowmotion 2.02 is very good. However on very fast motion there is a muddy look to the fast moving parts of the image which is not surpris…

Comment by rsquires April 7 permalink
FreeFly MOVi - very expensive handheld stabilized system
@Vitaliy_Kiselev Of course a dolly and crane will give you more controllable footage but the setup time is far greater per shot and you are locked into it once you set up. This sort of system allows for much much quicker setups and more spontaneous …

Comment by rsquires April 6 permalink
FreeFly MOVi - very expensive handheld stabilized system
Of course as a one off purchase this looks ludicrously expensive (to the indie crowd) but in the scheme and budget of a feature film I'd say it's fantastic value for money. Even on commercials you could make your money back in a few jobs, …

Comment by rsquires April 6 permalink
Reducing the GH2's sharpness on the 14-140mm kit lens
@vicharris I like your point. Really the 14-140mm gives a very videoy image in my opinion no matter what you do to it. It's a very good modern lens for shooting stills with, not so much for video. It's also very slow and this is what gives…

Comment by rsquires February 26 permalink
RAW makes obsolete all your skill
RAW on my GH2 is a godsend. I would never go back to shooting without it. It captures so much more than what traditionally you would be able to. And when I get home and edit I have the ability to mold the picture to how I remember it. Film had treme…

Comment by rsquires February 24 permalink
Cluster X: Series 1 - moon - ЅріzZ - nebula - drewnet - Slipstream
@puttydivision Excellent work. It's called Moon because it's f***in mental. Just tried it after Trial 3 and don't know what @driftwood did but it's bloody fantastic. I was having some issues with 3 but they seem to have gone here…

Comment by rsquires February 13 permalink
Cluster X: Series 1 - moon - ЅріzZ - nebula - drewnet - Slipstream
@driftwood Is Moon called Moon after Keith Moon or just the Moon?

Comment by rsquires February 13 permalink
Cluster X: Series 1 - moon - ЅріzZ - nebula - drewnet - Slipstream
@puttydivision that looks fantastic. Detail is really high but not digital looking Beauty

Comment by rsquires February 13 permalink
GH1, 14-140 and LPowell 75Peak can knock out some exquisite colour
That's really good. I guess the sand kicks up a lot of fill to bring up the shadows which is good. The sky is incredibly band free. Must check that out.

Comment by rsquires February 13 permalink
Cluster X: Series 1 - moon - ЅріzZ - nebula - drewnet - Slipstream
@driftwood this shot wasn't the original one where I saw the problem. However it was enough for me to notice it. I think I had become so used to fine noise in under exposed areas that this seemed more blocky than usual. It was absolutely more m…

Comment by rsquires February 10 permalink
Cluster X: Series 1 - moon - ЅріzZ - nebula - drewnet - Slipstream
@Doctor 24p Smooth I think. Because the shot had hi-light and shadow, the shadows needed under exposure, so I brought the whole picture down. Not ideal I know but it's a stress test I always do.

Comment by rsquires February 10 permalink
Cluster X: Series 1 - moon - ЅріzZ - nebula - drewnet - Slipstream
I tried Moon trial 3 but unfortunately there was some pretty muddy looking shadows in a plant pot. In general noise was a lot higher than I had been led to believe

Comment by rsquires February 9 permalink
How to film a developing photograph?
It's an effects shot. I'd shoot paper in bath without water moving say with some plastic tongs then track an image dissolving up onto the paper. I'd then add some distorted water reflections. Shoot the reflections against black so you…

Comment by rsquires December 2012 permalink
Varavon Loupe EX GH1/GH2 , reviews, impressons
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/panasonic-lumix-dmc-gh3/images/comparedgh2_rear.jpg This doesn't bode well for even the loupe size!

Comment by rsquires November 2012 permalink
Varavon Loupe EX GH1/GH2 , reviews, impressons
I am interested in this too. It's probably something Varavon could make as an add on if you already own the GH2 one. However I thought the dimensions of the screen had changed a bit too from looking at images of the 2 cameras.

Comment by rsquires November 2012 permalink
7-14mm Panasonic or 9-18mm Olympus
http://vimeo.com/30739134 And here's a video shot with the 7-14mm using Grad ND and polarizing filter. For some reason banding in the sky is noticeable when using the grad ND. It was a test to see how this was going to work, and I stopped using…

Comment by rsquires November 2012 permalink
7-14mm Panasonic or 9-18mm Olympus
http://the-random-photographer.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/filters-on-panasonic-7-14mm-problem.html?m=1 here's the solution to the filter problem for the 7-14

Comment by rsquires November 2012 permalink
7-14mm Panasonic or 9-18mm Olympus
I have the 7-14 and it is magnificent. A bit slow indoors but spectacular outside. It is sharp as a tack and the extra 2mm that it gives you can produce remarkably wide shots. It can at a pinch fit filters as this was my concern too. I use a Cokin P…

Comment by rsquires November 2012 permalink
*SOLD* Original ROLAND TB-303 Analog Synthesizer FS - Excellent Condition "Like New"
A thing of beauty.

Comment by rsquires November 2012 permalink
Driftwood - Experimental Series 2: Low Rider, Cluster v8, V9, Intravenus II, GH3onaGH2, AN, Boom
@Nameless That looks amazing. Great to see actual content here that looks good and isn't just 10 minute takes of water and trees! Is it a play or a series. Really great work

Comment by rsquires November 2012 permalink

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