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Sci Fi short on CF Dragon

Luke Neumann

Luke Neumann

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Big thanks for Nathan Garofalos for renting out his Dragon to us. Shooting on Nikkor Ai-s primes with a 1.5x anamorphic adapter. Will try to post an R3D in the next couple of days! For now I have posted a snapshot. Feel free to post test grades. I, for one, would love to see what talented folks can do with the image.


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That adapter looks nice, we use the Panasonic adapter mostly with the Tokina 11-16mm and looks fantastic except in 3D you need to be extremely precise in the setup. We use Nikon, Canon and Zeiss lenses also, wish we could have a really nice comparison with the Leica's S-C to see the price/quality ratio.
 
Ken Wilson said:
That adapter looks nice, we use the Panasonic adapter mostly with the Tokina 11-16mm and looks fantastic except in 3D you need to be extremely precise in the setup. We use Nikon, Canon and Zeiss lenses also, wish we could have a really nice comparison with the Leica's S-C to see the price/quality ratio.
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Oooooooooo...... Good idea.....
 
Ken Wilson said:
That adapter looks nice, we use the Panasonic adapter mostly with the Tokina 11-16mm and looks fantastic except in 3D you need to be extremely precise in the setup. We use Nikon, Canon and Zeiss lenses also, wish we could have a really nice comparison with the Leica's S-C to see the price/quality ratio.
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Oh wow. I wonder how much that set up would vignette on the Dragon in 6K? I have to go to a 50mm lens (or 35 and do some cropping) with this adapter.
 
Looking good Luke!

Can't ever go wrong with Old Nikon glass on a Digital Cinema camera :)
 
Luke Neumann said:
Oh wow. I wonder how much that set up would vignette on the Dragon in 6K? I have to go to a 50mm lens (or 35 and do some cropping) with this adapter.
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It vignettes but in a small monitor I can't see clear the whole picture. I wish I had access to a movie theater setup to sneak there when is not in service and see how good the footage can look at the big screen, then I'll know the REAL pic. I live in Boca Raton area, Florida and have no such connections yet.

A 4k Sony 3D projector is 25k about now, that might be an option to go in the future.

An inventive cinematographer or DP (any cinematographer should be by definition I think) can get around the vignetting easily.

Quintet with Paul Newman is one old movie / good example.
 
What anamorphic adapter did pair with the Nikkors? Shots look fantastic, BTW.
 
Hey Luke, Looking good man. Heres two grades from me. Can't wait to see more.

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This is a great shot from Neumann Films posted on reduser.net. This is a 1.5x Anamorphic Shot from the brand new RED Epic Dragon. This is a great example to show off its dynamic range, keeping the fiery flame unclipped and keeping some amazing detail in the mid tones and shadows. This new sensor is amazing.


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Here is another image, reverse to the first one. This one I kept it dark because he is entering the cavern. I wish the flame was a bit bigger to light up his face, but I did not shoot this and wind is a definite factor. Even though there is so much detail in the RAW version I started with. It is not beneficial in telling a story by keeping all that detail in there. Giving it a darker feel adds a great mood to this scene which without knowing the story and seeing the elements within the shot and actions of the main actor, it made sense to keep it dark and menacing almost.
 
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Luke this is some of my favorite footage posted all year, and some of my favorite "peeks" at Dragon so far. Love how Dragon is pairing with older glass! Can't wait for you to post some more video!!!

Great job. Can't wait to see more.

Keep up the good work.
 
Nick Morrison said:
Luke this is some of my favorite footage posted all year, and some of my favorite "peeks" at Dragon so far. Love how Dragon is pairing with older glass! Can't wait for you to post some more video!!!

Great job. Can't wait to see more.

Keep up the good work.
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Wow, thanks Nick! Going to shoot some truly crazy stuff tomorrow and Sunday! Will post loads more ASAP.
 
wowo Luke,
Dragon looks fantastic and a lot of freedom on the images.

Wait another still :)
 
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