Neat Footage at DVinfo.net

Matthew Wauhkonen · November 27th, 2005, 10:46 PM

http://home.comcast.net/~wauhkies/Sequence_1.mov

Ben Winter · November 27th, 2005, 10:54 PM

This makes me so friggin happy.

Just imagine how amateurish and dumb that would've looked without the adapter. With the adapter, there's a whole new level of respectability that makes the viewer ignore the real aspects of the video and delve straight into the story.

All hail shallow DOF!

Nice low-light shots there too. What adapter did you use?

Awesome!

Yasser Kassana · November 28th, 2005, 03:34 AM

Is it the Guerilla35?

Wayne Kinney · November 28th, 2005, 05:00 AM

Im guessing that was your microwax adapter, matthew?

Marcus Marchesseault · November 28th, 2005, 07:17 AM

WHOA!! That clip totally crashed firefox twice! It crashed so bad that it went into "can't end program in debug mode".

I looked at it in another browser and it was fine. I would like to know what adapter that is as well. If it's microwax, I'm sold.

Also, I don't think it actually was low-light video. I think it was just lit to look like that. Lighting technique is amazingly critical to getting decent video.

Xeaver Dupre · November 28th, 2005, 10:56 AM

Nice footage, which camera was it shot on, was it shot in 24fps, did u use SG35 or LETUS35

Oscar Spierenburg · November 28th, 2005, 04:14 PM

...of course he made his own adapter. Lets not presume everyone is buying his adapter. The last time Matthew wrote on this board he was working on a wax adapter. Pardon me...a neat wax adapter.

Mikko Parttimaa · November 28th, 2005, 05:20 PM

I think he uses DVX100. I have seen him talk about buying Guerilla35 somewhere here. Wonder if he got tired of messing around with wax and got one of those?

Nice footage by the way!

Matthew Wauhkonen · November 28th, 2005, 07:57 PM

It's my home built adapter, but I'm still probably going to buy a Guerilla35 once they come out because I love the footage I can get with microwax, but need a more durable unit and also because my macro lens sucks.

It's actually not so great in low light, unfortunately. All these scenes were (poorly) lit but I tried to motivate the lights to seem a bit more natural than a single spotlight.

The adapter is a lot of fun to shoot with, though. I've worked with a mini35 and PL-mount primes, too (cookes, zeiss's, etc.) and I loved that set up a lot.

Bill Porter · November 30th, 2005, 04:25 PM

Hey Matt,

Nice work on your wax! Keep it up!

To whoever asked what camera and mode Matt used, I too believe he has a DVX. Can't recall whether it's a 100 or a 100A. Matt?

Anhar Miah · November 30th, 2005, 07:46 PM

Homebuilt hey? cool thats an amazing feat!
I really like the image very natural looking.
Could you please post a picture of your devilisly wicked adaptor? :)

Anhar

Matthew Wauhkonen · December 1st, 2005, 10:22 AM

The adapter looks like some PVC pipe spray painted black with a nikon mount on one end. It's supported by plastic knives duct taped to the sides. Pretty ugly, actually. And while I'm quite proud of it working as well as it does, it does have some issues, like light loss, and general cruddiness, and a very bad macro lens. I will probably buy a G35 because it has a similar design (familiar to me) and fixes these issues, I assume.

I used a dvx100a, by the way, and shot in 24pA with a shutter speed of 1/48th, if anyone is curious. This was shot super quickly, though, with home depot work lights and next to no set up time, by which I mean literally a minute or two per set up, although longer for the master of course.

Bill Porter · April 8th, 2006, 07:32 PM

Matt, what else have you been up to with your G35 and DVX?

Frank Hool · April 9th, 2006, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matthew Wauhkonen

http://home.comcast.net/~wauhkies/Sequence_1.mov

this link seems broken :(

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The requested page does not exist on this server. The URL you typed or followed is either outdated or inaccurate.

Matthew Wauhkonen · April 14th, 2006, 11:01 PM

I took that footage down so that I could host "what I've been up to."

There's about a 5% chance I'll enter it into DVX fest, and it's not done besides, but if you want to see...shoot me a PM.

Sadly, my dvx needs $600 worth of repairs on top of the $250 I just put into it and I've been busy in school so I may not even finish. Such is life...

November 27th, 2005, 10:46 PM	#1
Matthew Wauhkonen Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 285	Neat Footage http://home.comcast.net/~wauhkies/Sequence_1.mov

November 27th, 2005, 10:54 PM	#2
Ben Winter Trustee Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 1,675 Images: 1	This makes me so friggin happy. Just imagine how amateurish and dumb that would've looked without the adapter. With the adapter, there's a whole new level of respectability that makes the viewer ignore the real aspects of the video and delve straight into the story. All hail shallow DOF! Nice low-light shots there too. What adapter did you use? Awesome! __________________ BenWinter.com

November 28th, 2005, 05:00 AM	#4
Wayne Kinney Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brighton, East Sussex, UK Posts: 938	Im guessing that was your microwax adapter, matthew? __________________ Thanks, Wayne.

November 30th, 2005, 07:46 PM	#11
Anhar Miah Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: United Kindom, England Posts: 290	Homebuilt hey? cool thats an amazing feat! I really like the image very natural looking. Could you please post a picture of your devilisly wicked adaptor? :) Anhar __________________ The IT Ninja Learn, Teach, Grow..

November 28th, 2005, 03:34 AM	#3
Yasser Kassana Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: UK Posts: 223	Is it the Guerilla35?

November 28th, 2005, 07:17 AM	#5
Marcus Marchesseault Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 1,961	WHOA!! That clip totally crashed firefox twice! It crashed so bad that it went into "can't end program in debug mode". I looked at it in another browser and it was fine. I would like to know what adapter that is as well. If it's microwax, I'm sold. Also, I don't think it actually was low-light video. I think it was just lit to look like that. Lighting technique is amazingly critical to getting decent video.

November 28th, 2005, 10:56 AM	#6
Xeaver Dupre New Boot Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 6	Nice footage, which camera was it shot on, was it shot in 24fps, did u use SG35 or LETUS35

November 28th, 2005, 04:14 PM	#7
Oscar Spierenburg Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: (The Netherlands - Belgium) Posts: 735	...of course he made his own adapter. Lets not presume everyone is buying his adapter. The last time Matthew wrote on this board he was working on a wax adapter. Pardon me...a neat wax adapter.

November 28th, 2005, 05:20 PM	#8
Mikko Parttimaa Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 45	I think he uses DVX100. I have seen him talk about buying Guerilla35 somewhere here. Wonder if he got tired of messing around with wax and got one of those? Nice footage by the way!

November 28th, 2005, 07:57 PM	#9
Matthew Wauhkonen Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 285	It's my home built adapter, but I'm still probably going to buy a Guerilla35 once they come out because I love the footage I can get with microwax, but need a more durable unit and also because my macro lens sucks. It's actually not so great in low light, unfortunately. All these scenes were (poorly) lit but I tried to motivate the lights to seem a bit more natural than a single spotlight. The adapter is a lot of fun to shoot with, though. I've worked with a mini35 and PL-mount primes, too (cookes, zeiss's, etc.) and I loved that set up a lot.

November 30th, 2005, 04:25 PM	#10
Bill Porter Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ventura, California, USA Posts: 751	Hey Matt, Nice work on your wax! Keep it up! To whoever asked what camera and mode Matt used, I too believe he has a DVX. Can't recall whether it's a 100 or a 100A. Matt?

December 1st, 2005, 10:22 AM	#12
Matthew Wauhkonen Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 285	The adapter looks like some PVC pipe spray painted black with a nikon mount on one end. It's supported by plastic knives duct taped to the sides. Pretty ugly, actually. And while I'm quite proud of it working as well as it does, it does have some issues, like light loss, and general cruddiness, and a very bad macro lens. I will probably buy a G35 because it has a similar design (familiar to me) and fixes these issues, I assume. I used a dvx100a, by the way, and shot in 24pA with a shutter speed of 1/48th, if anyone is curious. This was shot super quickly, though, with home depot work lights and next to no set up time, by which I mean literally a minute or two per set up, although longer for the master of course.

April 8th, 2006, 07:32 PM	#13
Bill Porter Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ventura, California, USA Posts: 751	Matt, what else have you been up to with your G35 and DVX?

April 14th, 2006, 11:01 PM	#15
Matthew Wauhkonen Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 285	I took that footage down so that I could host "what I've been up to." There's about a 5% chance I'll enter it into DVX fest, and it's not done besides, but if you want to see...shoot me a PM. Sadly, my dvx needs $600 worth of repairs on top of the $250 I just put into it and I've been busy in school so I may not even finish. Such is life...