HVX200 + SGpro r2 + Zeiss/Nikon

[Theodoros Chliapas]

Hello people,

my hvx is very happy the last few days :) I have purchased an Sgpro r2 and it's one of the best things i've done! I have made a quick film to test the Sgpro with my equipment. I want to share this film with you to tell me your thoughts. I used Macro Extension Tubes in some shots of this film to get the close up photography. This give very shallow DOF. Yet i was suprised at how sharp the results were. One other thing that i want to tell is that i add some vignetting in post, something that Sgpro doesn't produce. To see this thing, i'll post some uncce'd full frame grabs too.


Well, film was done with:

- hvx200e
- sgpro r2
- lenses: Carl Zeiss : Planar T* 50mm f1.4 / 85mm f1.4
Nikon: 35mm f1.4 / 85mm f1.4
- some extension tubes for macro

As for lighting, unfortunately, i have only room light, a desk light and the light that comes from a TV :D

the clip is here:

http://www.sgpro.co.uk/blue-theodoroschliapas.mov

the full frame uncce'd grabs:
http://www.sgpro.co.uk/bluegrab1.jpg
http://www.sgpro.co.uk/bluegrab2.jpg
http://www.sgpro.co.uk/bluegrab3.jpg
http://www.sgpro.co.uk/bluegrab4.jpg

I would love your thoughts.

Thank you,
theodoros

[Eric Peltier]

nice job theodoro,
Imagine what you can do with real lights :)
Have you tried other 35 mm converter?
Does the Sgpro r2 spins or vibrate?
what would you change in the unit ?

your footage looks great.
e.

[Sam Jankis]

Looks pretty good. I'd like to see some bokeh tests... you know, shoot some Christmas lights out of focus or whatever.

[John Jencks]

I'm really very impressed, although there seems to be a fair amount of lens breathing on some of the shots. Am I making things up, does this happen more with the Zeiss, or more with the Nikons? But overall I'm very impressed.
John

[Henry Coll]

hey theodoros,

great job. the lightning, the tight macro framing, the edit and the music, makes it all together for a lovely small piece. LOVE the intro, with the "blue" word in such great typeface making its tiny appeareance.

Is that a Bluebird? I guess it's not a Bottle, isn't it?
You know what, just watching your short something popped up to my mind. If you have another Blue mic, you could tell a Love Story between them in 120 secs, following the same idea. try it and post it here ;-)

btw, which music is that?

did you do the fast light dimming in post?
with a mask over the circle when everything fades to black and only the ring of the popscreen still remains illuminated for a fraction of a second?

[Theodoros Chliapas]

Originally Posted by Eric Peltier

nice job theodoro,
Imagine what you can do with real lights :)
Have you tried other 35 mm converter?
Does the Sgpro r2 spins or vibrate?
what would you change in the unit ?

your footage looks great.
e.

Thank you Eric!
I have tried a my35 and an sgpro r1 except from r2. The first two only with my previous dvx, the last only with hvx.
The SGpro has a spining disk and if i had to change something, this would be the way that the unit screws on the camera.

Thank you again!

[Theodoros Chliapas]

Originally Posted by Sam Jankis

Looks pretty good. I'd like to see some bokeh tests... you know, shoot some Christmas lights out of focus or whatever.

Thanks a lot Sam. I'll try to make a bokeh test in my first chance.

[Theodoros Chliapas]

Originally Posted by John Jencks

I'm really very impressed, although there seems to be a fair amount of lens breathing on some of the shots. Am I making things up, does this happen more with the Zeiss, or more with the Nikons? But overall I'm very impressed.
John

Thank you John. I think that nikons and zeiss are about the same at breathing, but i have to make some more tests to have better oppinion.

[Theodoros Chliapas]

Originally Posted by Henry Coll

hey theodoros,

great job. the lightning, the tight macro framing, the edit and the music, makes it all together for a lovely small piece. LOVE the intro, with the "blue" word in such great typeface making its tiny appeareance.

Is that a Bluebird? I guess it's not a Bottle, isn't it?
You know what, just watching your short something popped up to my mind. If you have another Blue mic, you could tell a Love Story between them in 120 secs, following the same idea. try it and post it here ;-)

btw, which music is that?

did you do the fast light dimming in post?
with a mask over the circle when everything fades to black and only the ring of the popscreen still remains illuminated for a fraction of a second?

Hello Henry. Thanks a lot for your kind words! Yes it's a bluebird. Great microphone! Unfortunatelly i only have one mic :( Your idea sounds inderesting though :) Music track is a Charles Mingus composition.

Yes, the fast light dimming done in post.