Mike Krumlauf

4 minutes ago, Andy Jarosz said:

Can you post a frame grab? Is it just underexposing like you can with a modern camera, expecting to get a clean image?

He did send me examples but I dont want to share anything of his without his okay. The images he sent me, he told me it was on a digiprime wideopen.

Any advice you can send would be appreciated. I never ran into things like this.

So the gentleman who bought my Sony f23 is getting quite a bit of noise in his image across multiple gamma tables at 0rb gain using a 1/50th shutter. I personally never ran into any significant noise problems with the camera at that low of dB signal, so my question is why is he getting it and what can he do to resolve it?

hes using digiprimes and recording to an atom is samurai blade via the if box and importing into Sony Vegas and/ or davinci 

Would any of you by chance know the dimensions of the back of the PV mount in this picture? I have a friend trying to make me a PV lens adapter and he needs these dimensions listed in this photograph. Thanks ?

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Just now, Bruce Greene said:

I have a nice Fujinon 4.5-59mm cinema style B4 mount zoom lens if your buyer is interested ?

Like this one:  https://www.adorama.com/fuhac13x45b.html  But much lower price ? ? ? 

The gentlemen I sold it to has a bunch of Zeiss Digiprimes so I think he's set. :D

SOLD

BUMP. Still Available. 

I would like to dig up this old post and actually find an answer to it. Which camera has the better color repo. and DR on a technical level, the Viper or F23. I understand more films were shot on the viper but the viper had a longer street life than the F23 as the F23 was replaced by the F35 fairly quickly, so people ignored the 23.

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Selling my Sony F23 with IF Box and Zacuto Baseplate. L Handle is permanently secured onto the body and can not be removed. Camera is in mint working condition and delivers a beautiful image. Asking $1900 (or best offer). Shoots native 1920X1080 Progressive or Interlaced frames. Both PsF modes and I modes available. Color space can be controlled to 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 RGB. In Camera frame ramping from 1-60fps can be done via optional SRW1 Deck (not included), but can shoot 60p via an external recorder that supports it.

(I also have a fully functional Sony SRW1/SRPC1 Combo that has the 102 and 103 board installed for 4:4:4 frame ramping and 60p recording. Works great with the F23. Asking $800 obo for that. Email me for pictures of that unit)

Comes with the following

-Sony F23 Body
-Sony IF Box for F23/35 (this allows XLR Audio and 4:4:4 color space via dual link connection HD SDI).
-Zacuto Universal Baseplate
-L Handle for Sony F23 (the unit is permanently secured onto the camera and can not be removed)
-Sony F23/35 Asst Panel with connection cable

No viewfinder, power source or lens, rails are included in this sale.

Feel free to ask me any questions. The quickest way to contact me is digitaltproductions@gmail.com Please, all emails are for this sale only, no solicitation or spam.

I accept Paypal, Vemno, Google Wallet for payment. No checks, No Money Orders. If you are in the Denver area, I can meet you in person and will accept cash.

Thanks for looking.

Hey if it helps you at all. I am trying to sell my F23 kit. Currently in talks with a fellow member on here about a possible sale, but I'm open to offers as we have not closed our deal yet. I have the SRW1 deck as well as an HD Fujinon lens and HDVF200 viewfinder. Feel free to private message me to talk more about what I have available and pricing. :)

How hard would it be to change lens mounts on a camera like the genesis from PV to PL?

What are the technical differences between a PV Mount and PL Mount in terms of flange distances and such? Anyone able to help with this?

Interested to see if anyone knows if the orion blue book is a credible source to get realistic numbers on the value of used gear? Does any reseller even honor this like how cars are valued via Kelly Blue Book? Recently came across this. 

7 hours ago, Max Field said:

Can you make a video demonstrating that? I can do that when it goes low down but I can't figure out the hand placement for it being above chest level.

If i had an ENG Camera i'd be more than happy but I don't anymore

Its just a guy spinning a ENG camera with his hands. one point of contact is the handle, the other is the shoulder pad. Done the move myself many times.

I have to believe at least one of you guys had the chance to work on a Hughes picture in Chicago? Any stories you could share would be most appreciated as I am a very VERY big fan of John and his body of work. I even have his company logo tattooed on my arm. He was a great role model to look up to growing up in suburban Chicago.

6 hours ago, Phil Rhodes said:

It does have a certain je ne sais quoi.

You know Arri will do a service and tune-up on them, reset the dead pixel masking and so on? 

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I figured ARRI would have something like that. I will def look into it if i get my hands on an ALEXA in the coming weeks.

58 minutes ago, Jake Wolfert said:

Thanks Mike, big fan or your DV work on youtube. I appreciate your response.

Thank you for the kind words! Been going at this for two decades this month! Nice to hear my personal work is still doing some good with someone out there. ?

11 minutes ago, Jon O'Brien said:

Panavision, 35mm, and anamorphic seems to be emerging as a winning combination. A few have mentioned 65mm spherical too.

Reminds me of Kenneth Clark, in his famous tv series Civilization. "What is it?," he asks the viewer at one point, trying to pin down the mystery of why something has such meaning and quality. He doesn't know the answer, but he asks anyway.

It's the same here. What is it about film that leaves an impression on us? Why can't we forget film?

Or is that another thread?

I think there is a specific quality to film on a psychological level that just does not compare to digital. I cant put it into words. Its just a completely different tone and atmosphere.

If money was of no option and I could get a proper crew, I'd def shoot on film anamorphic with panavision cameras and lenses. 

two vipers recently sold on ebay. wonder who got them?

Having decades of experience behind the DV format, your best option will be firewire. If you want to increase the lifespan of your camera, get a Mini DV Deck with firewire to hook into your computer so you are not wearing on the heads in the camera anymore than you need to. 

Back to the topic.. since the alexa was released in 2010, it really did sway my ultimate dream from having a 35mm camera on my shoulder to having an alexa on my shoulder. While I still find beauty in film, I can not for any reason justify the costs involved in shooting it or even owning a film camera kit. Seeing how unbelievably low the classic is listing now and how much all my gear together is valued at, it seemed like the time to finally try to pull the trigger on owning my "dream camera". 20 years and 60 cameras later, I really hope all of this pans out and I can finally create with the "gold standard". Im sure the camera (like all the ones before it) will teach me things about myself as a filmmaker and technology as a whole. Thats been one of the best parts about working with so many different cameras in the past two decades, each one gives you something the other one didnt, but it also can take away at times, all depends on the content and situation. 

On 12/5/2019 at 11:47 AM, Max Field said:

I bought an Alexa classic last summer because someone was selling it ridiculously low and did a couple shoots with it. You will not find a better looking camera in terms of skin tones and color science period (unless it's another Arri product). Also doesn't overheat like RED.

Far more suited for a studio setting than anything else.

Hit me up if you want to buy, I might need spare cash this month.

PMing you now. 

14 hours ago, Phil Rhodes said:

Big, heavy, slow to start, power hungry, no mic inputs. In the end, it has considerably less actual imaging performance (frame rates, resolution, sensitivity) than even a quite middle-of-the-road modern camera and uses rolling shutter. The viewfinder is not particularly great by current lights (I've heard people say the Blackmagic finder is actually better, but I've too little time on Alexa to really say.) No internal filter wheel.

It is not like shooting an FS7. It will require a lot more support - the weight means a bigger tripod, and lightweight grip gear (sliders, etc) may not be adequate. The power consumption means bigger batteries and more of them. It is a crew-served weapon.

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Thanks for the info. To be fair, im coming from the tape varicam, f900, and sony f23 with srw world, so the weight should not be an issue for me. I know its lighter by a bit than the F23/SRW combo.. that camera is a tank. I'll be sure to let you guys know what I end up purchasing when that time comes.