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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

1st Scarlet....

Brant Hadfield said:
I have this theory that the somewhat less precise still lenses (compared to ultra primes or master primes), such as good Nikon glass, will be a good match for the laser sharp RED, when it comes to trying to create organic, filmic looking images.
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Does your theory account for the fact that you can soften and add artifacts in post but you cant remove artifacts, restore sharpness or fix a lens' mechanical design issues nearly as easily in post? Why would you call RED laser sharp? It actually has quite a strong OLPF for its pixel pitch compared to most competitors and no in-camera sharpening. I hope I'm not contributing to off-topic-ness...
 
Tonaci Tran said:
Click here for larger size: http://500px.com/photo/3401436

Today, I am visiting family who live in the countryside of Vietnam. This portrait was shot 4K 24fps on Scarlet X. My third video will be up later on tonight featuring people. I will upload this R3D so you can apply your own look to this photo. This, to me, hits home the DSMC concept.

Fourth video will cover low light situations. More to come. =)

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Great photo... still from video, whatever you call it looks fantastic!
 
Joseph Hutson said:
It's interesting seeing people who are excited about 1K motion. What exactly are you guys looking to use it for? Not an attack. Just curious.
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Joseph,

For me, it's about options. The Scarlet, and Epic with their modularity and variable framerates, lens mounts etc.. They are like little swiss-army-cams. A ton of my stuff goes straight to the web, more and more. 120fps is one of the "big features" of the camera for me. Even if the FOV is crazy, and it is a little soft in comparison.

The majority of my work is in the woods, or up a mountain. But changes a lot. The option to have a reasonable 120fps is great. I would also like to see a 2.5k mode for S16mm lenses, and a 1.5k 96fps or something too. One camera, satisfying tons and tons of different types of jobs. Everyone can shoot 1080p/60 now. 120fps is still kind of "special" without having to rent something specific. So I'd love to see how it looks.
 
Noah Yuan-Vogel said:
Does your theory account for the fact that you can soften and add artifacts in post but you cant remove artifacts, restore sharpness or fix a lens' mechanical design issues nearly as easily in post? Why would you call RED laser sharp? It actually has quite a strong OLPF for its pixel pitch compared to most competitors and no in-camera sharpening. I hope I'm not contributing to off-topic-ness...
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Yes Noah, it does.
 
I think Red nailed the OLPF design with MX in a way that produces a very smooth organic highly detailed image with minimal aliasing and false detail. Aliasing isn't acceptable in a moving image. What appears to be "sharpness" with many still cameras, especially the lower priced models, with similar pixel density is more often false detail caused by aliasing artifacts. If you zoom in on images from a RED MX and a digital still camera, the still camera image will fall apart much sooner, while MX maintains the integrity of the image even though it may look softer.
Curved edges and diagonal lines remain remarkably smooth even at 400% or higher magnifications.
 
David, glad you see the image that way. I agree.

Graeme
 
loving it
 
Man that looks so good. Thanks for sharing this Tonaci.
 
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That looks amazing, I mean I know its the same sensor as the epic but man it's still surprising to see these kinds of images coming off a camera at this price point...
 
Another great vid!

Please Tonaci, make the next one a montage of 120fps shots@1K@3:1. Really interested if that 1K is usable.
 
Looks great Tonaci. Thanks!
 
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