Benji Wade
June 19th, 2007, 04:32 PM
So this is officially my second shoot with the A1 and Brevis. I will post a couple minutes of footage soon.
DOWNLOAD - 720P (100MB) (http://www.benjiwade.com/private/lacrosse/lacrosse_footage.mov)
I'm using Nikon primes in this footage and none of it has been corrected for color or contrast. The two lenses, in particular, are 50mm F1.4 and 105mm F2.5 Macro.
I'm still getting some chromatic aberration on the edges of the 50mm but edge to edge sharpness is great.
One thing I've noted is that it's far better to keep the 35mm lenses half a stop from fully open or fully open while leaving the A1 around F6.2 or so. Using the built-in A1 ND is also completely functional and doesn't seem to diminish from image quality. All of this footage was taken using 1/6th ND from the A1.
If you want good shadow detail, you really really need strong ND, particularly if you prefer shallow depth and therefore need the primes wide open. I am still overexposing a bit, but I think within my next couple shoots, I'll be more comfortable stopping down without fears of underexposing.
http://www.benjiwade.com/private/lacrosse/pictures/3.jpg
http://www.benjiwade.com/private/lacrosse/pictures/4.jpg
http://www.benjiwade.com/private/lacrosse/pictures/5.jpg
http://www.benjiwade.com/private/lacrosse/pictures/6.jpg
http://www.benjiwade.com/private/lacrosse/pictures/7.jpg
http://www.benjiwade.com/private/lacrosse/pictures/9.jpg
http://www.benjiwade.com/private/lacrosse/pictures/8.jpg
(Thanks to my girlfriend for being cooperative and accommodating my silly "directions" while she stood in the middle of these compositions. :D)
DOWNLOAD - 720P (100MB) (http://www.benjiwade.com/private/lacrosse/lacrosse_footage.mov)
I'm using Nikon primes in this footage and none of it has been corrected for color or contrast. The two lenses, in particular, are 50mm F1.4 and 105mm F2.5 Macro.
I'm still getting some chromatic aberration on the edges of the 50mm but edge to edge sharpness is great.
One thing I've noted is that it's far better to keep the 35mm lenses half a stop from fully open or fully open while leaving the A1 around F6.2 or so. Using the built-in A1 ND is also completely functional and doesn't seem to diminish from image quality. All of this footage was taken using 1/6th ND from the A1.
If you want good shadow detail, you really really need strong ND, particularly if you prefer shallow depth and therefore need the primes wide open. I am still overexposing a bit, but I think within my next couple shoots, I'll be more comfortable stopping down without fears of underexposing.
http://www.benjiwade.com/private/lacrosse/pictures/3.jpg
http://www.benjiwade.com/private/lacrosse/pictures/4.jpg
http://www.benjiwade.com/private/lacrosse/pictures/5.jpg
http://www.benjiwade.com/private/lacrosse/pictures/6.jpg
http://www.benjiwade.com/private/lacrosse/pictures/7.jpg
http://www.benjiwade.com/private/lacrosse/pictures/9.jpg
http://www.benjiwade.com/private/lacrosse/pictures/8.jpg
(Thanks to my girlfriend for being cooperative and accommodating my silly "directions" while she stood in the middle of these compositions. :D)