Are you playing with the thought to enter into the 10-bit full frame filmmaking world but think it’s prohibitively expensive? Here is a sub $3500 suggestion. If you are willing to invest money and time, the combination of working with the Panasonic S1 equipped with Canon’s FD lenses is fun and a good reason to collect some older items too. Panasonic S1 with the Canon FD 35mm f2 lens. Image credit: Gunther Machu If you are like me, an enthusiast hobbyist who is digging the full frame look but don’t want to go back to 8-bit codecs, then I’m sure we are sharing the same dilemma. I’ve started filming 10 years ago with a Panasonic GH1 and later moved to the original BMPCC camera but the full frame “look” always fascinated me and 8 vs 10-bit became a deal breaker when choosing my next camera. My Wish List When Considering a Camera a full frame sensor camera to get this creamy shallow depth of field with fast primes a robust 4K 4:2:2 10-bit internal codec the cam has a LOG image picture profile that provides good dynamic range and is flexible enough for grading in post in body image (sensor) stabilization (IBIS) would be great the audio department should provide good sound quality with a headphone output, of course a good viewfinder and/or screen is mandatory decent battery life lenses should cover wides and moderate tele and should be fast (below f4, ideally f2) – otherwise you would defy the purpose...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 28 November, 2019