The art of firmware update warfare

squig said:
do you have one of those anamorphic lcd hoods?

I'd like to mount one onto the GH1 LCD but I think it's a bit big for the GH1.
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Yes, however the 1.33 squeeze is not a distraction for me. So i prefer not using the LCD de-squeezer hood


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pix2pixels said:
Ilya,
From what I remember, the 'behind the lens' adapter provides some significant light loss. Correct me if I am wrong but it's almost 2 stops; Never used one, heard only horror stories. I like that the Panasonic has 72mm diameter for the lens coupling.
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The isco-54 has a 77mm rear thread and 95mm up front, it's a big chunk of glass. I was thinking of getting one of the century 16x9's just for times when I need to be invisible but it doesn't sound like they're worth it.
 
My results with the Panasonic Anamorphic adapter

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=1637705&postcount=84


For the cost, good enough for me. I paid under 200 bucks my panny's.. I Can't complain.

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http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=1637705&postcount=84

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pix2pixels said:
Squig,
I am quite annoyed by the oz prices. Anything that can be done?
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tell me about it. Well I reckon we'll be able to get them out of hong kong for about $2500 inc GST, maybe even less. We can get them from the UK for that price too. Panasonic AUS are dreamin. The Japanese model would be more like $1900 landed inc GST.
 
squig said:
I'll have one for that money. Glad I didn't put down 550 bucks on that century yesterday. I'll post some raw iso-54 files when I get the GH1 and you can compare them to the panny
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Dude, why not just run tests with one of your DSLR's? You don't need to wait for the GH1.


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Anamorphic DSLR Lens Test Images... links:
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http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=1637705&postcount=84

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squig said:
Don't have one, just sold the D90.......I'm cameraless
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Your camera-less, that's sad and sucks.


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http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=1637705&postcount=84

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yeah I got a bit sidetracked.

Well technically I still have a camera. The new owner hasn't paid for it yet so it's still mine for a few days
 
squig said:
Anyone who's really serious about shooting anamorphic wouldn't want auto anything.
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LOL! You should wear that quote on your T-shirt.

With all due respect; that comment is nonsense in the context of my post.

When I was referred to "auto" it was in relation to a chipped rear adapter. Understand that if you didn't have that- you don't just lose "auto", you lose >>ALL<< lens/camera interaction.

So let's say you unwrap your fancy Leica/Panasonic 10:1 slap it on the GH1 along with your "brand X" rear anamorphic adapter (unchipped) and now not only can you not use AUTO modes (A, S, P, focus/iris/facial recognition in Movie) you can also not set exposure manually!

In addition, you can not use the AUTO focus assist (which is brilliant BTW), or helpful features like AUTO lens metadata. And the very smart AUTO lens/camera chromatic aberration correction built-in to the camera body. The Leica/Panny 10:1 and 3:1 are fine lenses, it makes no sense to make them worthless with a low cost (or poorly implemented) rear anamorph.

Having access to AUTO features is not BAD, and I doubt that loss of access to those features would suddenly make someone "serious about shooting anamorphic." Good grief.


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Illya Friedman
Hot Rod Cameras
 
yeah I got what you meant.

What I mean is anamorphic is an old school shooting method from the days when there were no auto controls and that's the way I like to shoot, I don't have any auto glass. I understand that there are some benefits with the kit lens in auto mode but nothing I wouldn't sacrifice to get the anamorphic look. But anyway most of us would be using front anamorphic adapters so we still have auto control if we want/need it wit some focusing and zooming issues.
 
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