My first tests with brevis and hvx

Thanks for all the info insomniac61, and I apologize for hijacking your thread. :(

But if you don't mind I still have a few more questions, but I'll wait and get the all clear from you. I would like to see some pics of your camera with the adapter on it.

Thanks for the link to that site tmnt, bookmarked.
 
No problem John. I'll answer any questions you have. We're all here to learn and share knowledge. That's what makes these forums so great. As for a picture of my setup, I won't be able to post anything for about a week because I've lent my still camera to a friend. I'll post as soon as I get it back.
 
Ah, thanks insomniac61!

http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.472981/it.A/id.115/.f

Isn't the price for the M2 lens adapter $550+mount? Why is it over $1000? Where does it state that price? If it costs that much I might as well get the Brevis, at least that way, I won't have to muck about with trying to calibrate it. Looks like the vibrating adapters like the Brevis and Letus are easier to setup compared to other adapters.


Thanks again insomniac61.
 
tmnt beat me to the punch. If you check the brevis sd bundle, you'll see the prices are very close. I can't remember if you'll need the achromat for the DVX100B. In some cases, you'll also need a spacer ring and a step up, or step down ring in order to mount the adaptor. Also, the M2 also needs a seperate spacer ring to hard mount to the camera.
 
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M2 is about $1200 with the HD achromat (this includes the rails).
The setup has gotten easier since there's so many people using it and their trial and error has made it easier for new users.

The footage looks pretty good - the main thing that I thought was cool was that It looked like a 1 light setup. Other than that - to be fair, I've seen M2 footage that had much more depth or "filmic" quality.
 
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Thanks carlone. I agree that there's definitely been some examples of footage out there that had a more filmic look. What's so difficult to quantify is how much of that look is the camera, how much is the adaptor, how much are the lenses, how much is lighting, and frankly, how much is post work.

Much of what I've seen that I thought looked pretty filmic had a great deal of color correction. I'm not sure if the original raw footage would have conveyed that same filmic look. For my part, I'm still experimenting. I'm still pretty new at this and sometimes it feels pretty overwhelming how many choices you've got to work with. I own the HVX and anyone who owns that camera knows that there are about a billion different combinations of menu settings you can use.

The footage I posted here was my first attempt with an adaptor. If this is as good as I can get it, I certainly won't be happy. I think it looks pretty good, but I agree, it doesn't really have a filmic look. At least not to my eye anyway. Of course, I've had people actually compliment me on how filmic it looks, so I guess it's really all pretty subjective.

I'm still trying to learn and that's why I'm here on this forum as well as other forums like it. I appreciate all the feedback and hope I can learn from people like yourself.



carlone said:
M2 is about $1200 with the HD achromat (this includes the rails).
Te setup has gotten easier since there's so many people using it and their trial and error has made it easier for new users.

The footage looks pretty good - the main thing that I though was cool was what I though was only 1 light setup. Other tan that - to be fair nad honest, I've seen M2 footage that has much more depth or "filmic" quality.
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pics of my rig

pics of my rig

A few people wanted to see my HVX/BREVIS rig, so here it is.... (I know, looks more like a bazooka)
 

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Nice kitchen! Which is the whole idea, your method of communicating the image didn't get in the way of getting a clear idea of what you were seeing there!

But did I see a bit of breathing in the rack focus? Is this inherent with these adapters in general?
 
The breathing really has nothing to do with the adaptor. It is because of the use of still lenses instead of cine lenses. If I were to put a pl mount on my adaptor and use cine lenses, this would not be a problem. In fact, this is what I intend to do when shooting my feature. Still lenses are fine if you don't pull focus, or have the ability to hide the pull focus in a move.
 
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