Peter Lik...

[Steve Das]

...What is the Rpp lens?...

Red Pro Prime 50mm T1.8

[Steve Sanacore]

The shot is fabulous. My last trip to Vegas, I had almost the same view and loved it. Can't wait to try the Epic on some still shoots myself.

[Sierra Haworth]

Wow! That is impressive, can't wait to see the print on the 3rd!

[Denizhan Nacar]

Best Vegas picture I have ever seen...great job..congrats...

[Denizhan Nacar]

The point is that you can use an EPIC to make images that exceed a Phase One back. Or you can shoot The Hobbit. Or you can shoot an Indie film. And you can afford to own one. Plus we will be here for you.

It is not much more complicated than that.

Jim

Remarkable...Red Revolution ...

[Axel Mertes]

Peter Lik shoots landscapes. Peter, Mick (his right hand) and I rented a room at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas with a balcony to try EPIC's hand at a "highly detailed shot". Stitching is a part of the landscape world, so this shot is stitched and graded just like a movie would be.

We also shot a Phase One 80MP back stitched. EPIC won. This shot did NOT use HDRx. It wasn't necessary. A 10' print of this shot will be shown at the Scarlet event. Peter's quote on EPIC is X-rated.

I learned a lot from Peter and Mick this late afternoon and the days to follow... he truly has knowledge and skills that justify the respect that his collectors have given him.

This jpeg does not do the final print justice. I'm quite sure many will comment on the print Nov. 3rd.

DSMC.

See post # 65.

Jim

Hi Jim,

can you at least spill the bean which stitching software was used?
Currently looking for one for creating matte painting backgrounds (so real shots that are going to be matte painted over).

Cheers,
Axel

[Marcos Montenegro]

So Jim, what about Scarlet's still capabilities? If the Epic could replace in some instances a MFC like Phase One, could Scarlet replace my Nikon D3s?

HDR (and HDRx) are dependent on two or more combined exposures. This was NOT the case here. The shot was graded, just like you would grade motion, from single exposure stitched EPIC frames.

Alchemy is a clever and simple tool. It does not make wild effects.

Peter owns the shots and is not likely to every give up any of his original files... any more than Peter Jackson would let us post original R3Ds from The Hobbit.

Peter is the one who said "EPIC wins."

The problem with the Phase shots was resolution in the corners and blooming of the lights. Plus, the Phase sensor is noisy at higher ISOs so he had to shoot ISO 100 and long exposures... which gives the classic long streaking cars look which didn't fit this shot.

I'm not suggesting anything other than this is what it is. Another use for EPIC as a DSMC.

Jim

[Bal Deo]

We also shot a Phase One 80MP back stitched. EPIC won. This shot did NOT use HDRx. It wasn't necessary. A 10' print of this shot will be shown at the Scarlet event. Peter's quote on EPIC is X-rated.

this is freaking me out. I have a hasseblad H4D 50MB as well my EPIC now which one do I keep??? :)

[Evin Grant]

Hi Jim,

can you at least spill the bean which stitching software was used?
Currently looking for one for creating matte painting backgrounds (so real shots that are going to be matte painted over).

Cheers,
Axel

I can't tell what Peter used but I've had great luck with Photishop CS5's Photomerge featue.

[Phil Holland]

I can't tell what Peter used but I've had great luck with Photishop CS5's Photomerge featue.

+1 on Photoshop CS5's Photomerge. Also, ptGui is pretty much the best stitcher on the market in my opinion. I use both regularly making plates for mattes. Both can handle 16 and 32 bit images as well.