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

[Ron Rodenmeyer]

Thank you thank you thank you, Hunter! That is really nice. I can't wait to get my GH2 to try this. Perhaps this new "film stock" should get your name. Tri-X HR or something like that?

 

[Hunter Hampton]

Glad you guys like it. Ha, I'm not sure I want my name on it, kodak reps might get me ; )

 

[Ian-T]

Care to expand? -_-'

What itimjim said.

Also, if it were to the same you can't record it on the GH-1 anyways.

 

[mikrokev]

Hi Hunter, I tried out your settings at the weekend with my new (second hand) Gh2. Really pleased with the results, thanks so much for the tip. I did have some unrelated technical issues with my lenses, see the video description for more info.

Here's the clip :

 

[deturbanator]

Wow, that looks really vintage. Awesome!
Did you do any post processing?

 

[mikrokev]

Wow, that looks really vintage. Awesome!
Did you do any post processing?

No thats direct out of camera, not a stitch of processing, just imported into FCP. See the vid info for details of lenses and settings.

 

[blues]

where is the MTS files?????????

 

[Kinderman]

great

 

[mikrokev]

where is the MTS files?????????

An example MTS file here : https://rapidshare.com/files/1058548146/00101.MTS.zip

This was the Olympus 9-18mm lens, definitely on ETC mode, not sure what ISO, maybe its possible to find out from the MTS??

 

[cantsin]

When shooting in ETC mode, the effective frame size is 7.31*4.12mm according to this DVXuser posting. If one crops the frame from 16:9 to 4:3, it becomes equivalent to Super 8: 5.49*4.12mm vs. Super 8's 5.79*4.01mm. 16mm has a considerably larger frame size of 10.26*7.49 mm, or 12.52*7.41 in Super 16.

Without ETC, the frame size of the GH2 in 16:9 video mode is 19*10.7mm, the equivalent of a hypothetical "Super 23mm" film format.

So shooting without ETC should yield a better approximation to 16mm than shooting with ETC.

 

[Ralph B]

I think it looks BETTER than Tri-X! No dust and scratches! Lots of fun!

 

[righteous.]

Looks great. The only thing that gave it away was the rolling shutter artifact. I'd love to try this with a tripod.

 

[PopcornFlix]

Here's a related technique using a GH2 hacked to do 12,800 ISO:

 

[JASANTANA]

@tflak, I realize this is a very old thread, and I'm very new here and don't know how to sent a private message about this. I'm preparing to do a project using this great TRI-X B&W approach the Hunter has shared. After the 2x2.6 magnification for the focal length, I need something that approximates a 35mm and a 50mm, with the Panasonic 7-14 would accomplish. By now I reckon you've been there and done that with your 7-14 with the GH2, which is what I'll be using. Is there any footage available of that look. Or if not, how did it work for you? Did it look like a "normal" lens across it's range? Thanks in advance.

 

[maxr]

my con-TRIBU-tion rogar-Love(DBG):

gashô

 

[DPStewart]

my con-TRIBU-tion rogar-Love(DBG):

gashô

That little dog is INSANE!

 

[maxr]

That little dog is INSANE!

don't call little dog to charlie!!! :kali: rogar-BigGrin(DBG)
he just have too big a pair of eyeballs (no much space remaining for brain)... he's small (little in age) and playful.
cheers DPStewart