Hey everyone. I've been using my GH1 with the Hot Rod PL and a set of old LOMO anamorphic lenses to get a distinct look and I'm very happy with the results, so I thought I'd share some recent work with you guys:

a short narrative piece:
'SPECIFIC' an anamorphic short on Vimeo

a test with the 35mm and 80mm:
polaroids... on Vimeo

Thanks for watching!

Feel free to leave any comments or ask any questions.

Nicely done, and what a fantastic look - nothing is quite as distinctive as an anamorphic :)

Thanks Jay! I agree, love the anamorphic look.

As I've said before, gorgeous stuff Ryan. Apologies for the rather quiet DVInfo community.. they all love it too, I promise ;)

Haha, thanks Christopher! Yes, it's a little quiet in here. But that's okay. And I'll always be around if anyone has any questions about the PL gear or my anamorphic DSLR exploits.

Here's my latest little test;

We were shooting some RED the other weekend and I ran off on our lunch break with the lenses and mounted them to my GH1 with my Hot Rod PL kit:

RED Pro Primes on GH1 on Vimeo

My blog has a photo of how silly these enormous/beautiful lenses look on the GH1.

Thanks for watching everybody.

Hey Ryan, how did you find the hotrod handheld system? Would you rather work with this over a Zacuto setup for handheld work? (Primarily I'm curious about the lack of an additional point of contact- shoulder mount/gunstock, and whether it affects your ability to do quality handheld work for extended periods).

Oh, and I very much admire your work with the anamporphics above ;D

Hey Mark, Thanks for the kind words.
I've been very satisfied with hand-holding the Hot Rod kit. When I use it with my anamorphics (up to 7lbs per lens) it adds a lot of weight so its much much better then trying to hand-hold the GH1 by itself. Also, you can flip the handgrips upside down and use the EVF so then you have a third point of contact. I havn't used any of the zacuto rigs yet but I think I would tend to perfer my smaller Hot Rod kit mostly because I never have permission to be shooting, so keeping a lower profile is key.. not sure I'd be comfortable walking around a public park or a transit station with a rig resembling a rifle in this day and age. But in reality the bigger kits with more contact points probably would yield a steadier image.. you just have to weigh them against keeping a low profile in public. Hope this was somewhat helpful!

Perfect! Thanks for the response Ryan. Really helps to hear from someone actually using the gear. I was leaning towards it anyway, so seeing your handheld work and your suggestion to flip the handles and use the EVF, solves the only reservation I still had about going with the hotrod. Thanks man!

No problem Mark, that's what these forums are for! Hope it ends up working out for you.

..Also, here's another short piece that I finished lately, if anyones interested:

"Maybe Baby" on Vimeo

Specs:
GH1 with Hot Rod PL deluxe and Lomo anamorphics 35mm, 50mm, 80mm.
The sound was recorded with the Zoom H4n and a Sennheiser 416 mic.

Thanks!

first quick test with the new firmware hack. can't believe how well the deep focus fast pan holds up!!

GH1 hacked AVCHD (and anamorphic) on Vimeo

more new work with updated firmware to come!

Gorgeous work as always, gov. Great stuff!

Gorgeous work as always, gov. Great stuff!

Thanks Mark, so did you end up getting a Hot Rod PL for yourself?

Also, here's our latest little film thing;

GH13 44Mbps AVC hack w/ LOMO anamorphics...
Fields. on Vimeo

Thanks for watching!

Just watched this on Vimeo, and was going to post it here if you hadn't already - awesome! Beautiful little summer piece. Timeless images, emotive visuals.

Thanks so much for the support, Christopher!

Hi Ryan .
I enjoy viewing your work. Seems we've both shot pieces in Trintiy Bellwoods Park. ( I even taped the Albino squirrel in action) Have a couple of personal specific questions to ask you. There's a good chance I may be making a GH1 Body purchase and wondering if you're available to speak by phone email or meet with. I live close to Trinity Bellwoods actually High Park I couldn't find an email address for you so have try this method.
Mine should be available under Rick Lutec. Don't know if Yellyfish is a site you can be reached at but hopefully I'll get a quick response from you.
Anyone else that would like to chime in please do.
One question I have is regarding the GH1 kit lens 14-140 kit lens which independently costs almost twice the price of the camera so, looking for way less yet close to equivalent lens alternatives. Important factors are zoom, auto focus, low light and image stabilization.
Thanks
Rick

rick, you've been emailed, thanks.