David Jean Schweitzer, SOC

Greeting film aficionados !Have posted a "BEST LIGHT" grade of both the NC stocks for your review. https://vimeo.com/833892290Note: this grade is still based on ORWO's published ISO, that being said the 'new normal' exposure is at ~1 stop over or N+1 overall. The color balance for NC400 which is native at 4000°K and the NC500 native at 5000°K were corrected using the Calibrate Color Checker charts. I will post a side-by-side NC vs. 5219 soon. Stay tuned.-- - - D a v i d J e a n S c h w e i t z e r / S.O.C. C i n e m a t o g r a p h e r / I. C. G. Please Visit: http://www.davids.io

As rather poor as compared to Kodak.

Please follow this link to view the comprehensive NC400, NC500 as compared to Eastman Kodak 5219 that was shot on March 1st, 2023. https://vimeo.com/820380873 We used two Aaton Penelopes in a side-by-side setup with matching prime lenses. We made two passes, each with the NC stocks in the A camera and Kodak 5219 500T in the B camera. The exposed material was developed and scanned at Colorlab on a DFT Scanty at 4.3K for a 1 to 1 representation on 4K DCI. In addition the material reviewed on ARRI Scanner Company 3 by Thomas Kuo. The team exposed the stocks at their respective box speed. The first thing we wanted to find out is the film stocks' speed. The factory rates the two film stocks at ISO 400. We implemented the standard two stops under to 2 stops over wedge test in 1/2 stop increments. We concluded that the NC400 emulsion looked closer to "normal" at one stop over or N+1, that being ISO 200. At the same time, the NC500 appears to have a slightly less normal density at close to the factory box speed of ISO 400. In conclusion, NC500 appears to have an ISO of 320. I recommend exposing it at ISO 250. Test Credits: Dwight D. Campbell - Master Gaffer Donald Burghardt - Master 1st AC Dan Venti - Master 1st AC David Auner, AAC - Cinematographer Gustavo Perez - Electrician Hanako Ohashi - Coordinator David Jean Schweitzer, SOC - Cinematographer, Project Leader CURVES-comparative.jp2

Please follow this link to view the comprehensive NC400, NC500 as compared to Eastman Kodak 5219 that was shot on March 1st, 2023. https://vimeo.com/820380873 We used two Aaton Penelopes in a side-by-side setup with matching prime lenses. We made two passes, each with the NC stocks in the A camera and Kodak 5219 500T in the B camera. The exposed material was developed and scanned at Colorlab on a DFT Scanty at 4.3K for a 1 to 1 representation on 4K DCI. In addition the material reviewed on ARRI Scanner Company 3 by Thomas Kuo. The team exposed the stocks at their respective box speed. The first thing we wanted to find out is the film stocks' speed. The factory rates the two film stocks at ISO 400. We implemented the standard two stops under to 2 stops over wedge test in 1/2 stop increments. We concluded that the NC400 emulsion looked closer to "normal" at one stop over or N+1, that being ISO 200. At the same time, the NC500 appears to have a slightly less normal density at close to the factory box speed of ISO 400. In conclusion, NC500 appears to have an ISO of 320. I recommend exposing it at ISO 250. Test Credits: Dwight D. Campbell - Master Gaffer Donald Burghardt - Master 1st AC Dan Venti - Master 1st AC David Auner, AAC - Cinematographer Gustavo Perez - Electrician Hanako Ohashi - Coordinator David Jean Schweitzer, SOC - Cinematographer, Project Leader CURVES-comparative.jp2

Apologies for joining this topic a bit late. In November 2022 I shot some footage on my Xterà using the Nanomorphs, and can proclaim they are safe to use on S16 Spinning Mirror Reflex cameras. In addition I shot some test on a BOLEX EBM using the same glass. I did not come across any issues when using these on a REX system. These lenses are very sharp right out of the box. Sharp enough to use on S16 even at wide apertures. NOTE: Sample footage is color graded without any grain reduction Footage shot on an Xterà: Footage shot on a BOLEX EBM: