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Azmyth said:
I think VLOG is out of the question even if I wanted to do it Because I haven't ordered it, and I've heard the horror stories of how long it takes people to get it and we shoot in less than a week. I've read up a little on HLG, but that too confuses me, and I always fear things I don't understand why I'm doing them. I get the additional DR, but is it really that huge of a thing if I'm lighting and properly exposing? That, and when you ask this question you get so many varying opinions. I literally just want the easiest, most efficient workflow, that won't end up with me banging my head up against my computer monitor.
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I use NATURAL profile on both my GH4 and GH5. With decent exposure that keeps things simple and works well for me.

Welcome back, missed being able to follow your progress on various projects. Stick around and don't drop out of sight again.
 
Thomas Smet said:
Except he doesn't have to pay $99 for V-log and wait for it to arrive. He can order Leeming and get it within a couple of hours. Plus if he rents or has multiple cameras he can use Leeming on as many cameras as he wants vs buying another v-log activation which would be impossible/impractical for a rented camera.
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joe12south said:
Exactly, and he doesn't even *have* to use the Leeming LUT, it just makes Cine-D better when you can. Cine-D also works better with frame rates that don't support 10-bit.
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Right right right, but my point was the op didn't say they didn't want to use vlog because it was $99 (big whoop), it was because a baked in look was clean/simple/easy. And as soon as you get into CineD + any adjustment (which is almost certainly a given - contrast, saturation, etc.), my point was it's the same amount of "hassle" as vlog in post (read: add a filter)
 
It would be interesting to see how the EVA1, Ursa Mini 4.6 and the new GH5S all stack up with Alexia and Red today.
Cheers
 
Denny16 said:
It would be interesting to see how the EVA1, Ursa Mini 4.6 and the new GH5S all stack up with Alexia and Red today.
Cheers
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I'd love to see this. I think that line up would be to the point that the differences, with a few exceptions of course, would be relegated largely to:

* camera features
* specialty modes (low light, high FPS, vfx, extreme grading, and image handling in extreme conditions)
* subjective preference in look (vs objectively "better")
* objective differences in look noticed primarily by engineer and imaging pro types

Of course it's more nuanced than that, but your comment reminded me of how far we've come in less than a decade since ~2010 timeframe. Wow.
 
Yes, yes we have. Panasonic’s sub $8K Camera back then was the AF100, first affordable large sensor (MFT 16x9 specific HD sensor) cine type camera which entered the market at $5K. Today, Panny’s offering is the new EVA1, a full 4K camers which much better recording codecs and data rates, add in a GH5S, a remarkable camera under $3K, and there is a marked difference. Blackmagic has gone from its small, simple HD Cinema Camera to the new Ursa Mini Pro. Canon and Sony have new improved offerings also, but are still walking the same conservative corporate lines, in their Sub $8K Cameras by limiting their functionality somewhat. But still the FS5 and C200 are out there.

Cine lenses have also grown remarkably, we now have decent Cine PL glass starting a $4K, instead of $10K or more, with SLR Magic APO Primes being on top of the lower market Primes. Same goes for zooms, with the new Angenieux EZ and Zeiss Cine Zooms, also g with the CE line by Canon. The choice is out there, no longer is $ the bottom line, as excellent equipment is now affordable and available.

As the saying goes, “we live in interesting times...”
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