GH2 + 16mm Tri-X B&W reversal trick

[roei z]

well 20mm crops to 100mm and 14 crops to 80mm - worth a try

 

[AdrianF]

Oh my god, this looks close! The B&W modes on the GH1 were good, but lacked the grain and were a little too polished. Nice find.

 

[roei z]

just saw the downloaded second mts.. nice.
maybe there's a color option that would come close?
i'm currently looking on ebay, there's some bolex 10mm that would give nice 50mm FOV

 

[Pharao]

Very very nice indeed.

The B&W modes on the GH1 were good, but...

Still are my friend. Amazing how a product can become a thing of the past (at least subconsciously) as soon as an upgraded version is released. 21st century mentality, I see it all the time...

 

[tflak]

what's the price for those lens?

It's expensive, but then it's also rectilinear and insanely wide which is why I figured it was worth the $900 it set me back. Haven't regretted buying it. It's a very nice lens.

 

[MR Fanny]

damn thats a good look. thanks.

 

[Pirata]

great stuff Hunter, thanks for sharing the settings. Looks really awesome

 

[klontart]

Very nice find. Love the grainy look.

 

[biginvegas]

Kodak reps leaping off buildings this morning. Hunter, keen to see more 16mm experiments to replicate color reversal 160T as used in 70's NFL films and Buffalo 66 - shot in camera, no CC. Think it is possible? Just the B&W you have done gives me the notion the GH2 crop could get close.

 

[Ian-T]

Cool stuff Hunter. It's funny...the characteristics of the grain is unlike anything I can get in post. It looks more natural.

 

[stonebat]

Gawd... I gotta try this cool trick on my wife and kids, too!!! Thanks for sharing this, Hunter.

 

[ReedC]

That looks really great. Can't wait to pick up my GH2.

 

[chaos]

this is so awesome. i need a gh2. lol. thanks for the test/experimenting!

 

[Pietro Impagliazzo]

this is so awesome. i need a gh2. lol. thanks for the test/experimenting!

It works well with the GH1 too!

The GH1 also has this function, it's called Digital Zoom.

 

[Ian-T]

Umm...not quite Pietro....not quite.

 

[Pietro Impagliazzo]

Umm...not quite Pietro....not quite.

Care to expand? -_-'

If you're worried about FPN, when you use +2 Contrast you're basically burying it.

The digital zoom also makes the noise more like 16mm in contrast to when you use the full sensor.

 

[Mike@AF]

Hunter, great find! This looks awesome!

 

[mpgxsvcd]

Very very cool stuff. I just picked up a 3.5-10.5mm($20) lens to try this with. Those CCTV lens are never really great but I have not been able to try them with the crop mode yet.

 

[itimjim]

It works well with the GH1 too!

The GH1 also has this function, it's called Digital Zoom.

There's a world of difference between tele-crop and digital zoom, which uses interpolation. Interpolation in my opinion doesn't make anything look more like 16mm, just like crap.

 

[John Caballero]

That looks beautiful. Thanks for sharing.