HV20/M2 (full res frame grabs) at DVinfo.net

Taylor Wigton · April 10th, 2007, 10:22 PM

I thought I would give the HV20 and M2 a try today. I need to spend some more time with it, but for the most part combo looks good right off the bat. Frame Grabs are 1920x1080 (1mb/each)

I did a "with M2/without M2" test here. HDV 24PF mode, Shutter Priority at 1/48, AWB. I used a 50mm Nikon SLR at f2.8 on the M2. The subject (my shoes) were about 2 feets from the Nikon so DOF is very very shallow. The "without" shot used the same camera settings.

I did not do any grading to the frame grabs so they should look flat. If you do a "Save As" in your browser, the JPEGS should save to your desktop... '-O

http://447productions.com/HV20:noM2.jpg
http://447productions.com/HV20:M2.jpg

David Garvin · April 10th, 2007, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taylor Wigton

I did a "with M2/without M2" test here.

http://447productions.com/HV20:noM2.jpg
http://447productions.com/HV20:M2.jpg

Which is with and which is without??? LOL I kid! Looks great man. Must be nice to live in a place where the sun shines!

Joey Atilano · April 10th, 2007, 10:46 PM

The 2nd shot might be the sharpest DOF machine shot I have seen for the part that is supposed to be in focus. Did you sharpen it in Photoshop ?

Taylor Wigton · April 10th, 2007, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joey Atilano

Did you sharpen it in Photoshop ?

Nope. If I did, that information would have been included in the initial post.

Robert Batta · April 11th, 2007, 02:05 AM

hi , please send some rig pics !
thx

Fergus Anderson · April 11th, 2007, 03:36 AM

awesome example

I think I need to be educated as to the whole 33mm world!

Brian Valente · April 11th, 2007, 04:24 AM

Taylor stopped by and I snapped this pic of his rig:

Glenn Thomas · April 11th, 2007, 04:43 AM

Looks great! Quick question though.. Are you using an external LCD, or have you found a way of flipping the HV20's LCD?

Wes Vasher · April 11th, 2007, 05:10 AM

I'm not usually impressed by DOF adapters but this frame grab looks quite good.

Gabriel Chiefetz · April 11th, 2007, 11:50 AM

Yes, I'm also curious about how you handled the image flip. I would consider the HV20/Redrock combo, but unless there's a good way to handle the flip, I'm going to stick with my FX1/Letus Flip and put up with the softness. Thanks for the great pics!

Matt Jeppsen · April 11th, 2007, 01:40 PM

Most probably have a external monitor solution anyway (flipped), as critical focus on 35mm adapters is not always easy. Though Taylor really nailed it in these framegrabs. Nice shot man.

For those who want to run-n-gun, there is a HV20 LCD flip hack akin to the HVX200 and GS400 flip hacks. It's explained with nice big pictures over at Cinevate

Gabriel Chiefetz · April 11th, 2007, 03:27 PM

Great link, Matt! Thanks, I didn't know about that.

Owen Meek · April 11th, 2007, 03:41 PM

illusion of better dynamic range! where the picture is clipped its blue sky on the second frame grab.

Francesco Piemontese · April 12th, 2007, 05:07 AM

Hello Taylor
Would you please let me know the full price of your set if I would have to buy it from scratch? Everything: cam, M2, rings, lenses...
Just to have an idea...
Thanks a lot... :)

Dennis Wood · April 12th, 2007, 09:07 AM

The little HV20 is looking hotter as an adapter cam every day. The 24p pulldown thing is driving me crazy but grabs like these really show the cam's potential.

April 10th, 2007, 10:22 PM	#1
Taylor Wigton Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 50	HV20/M2 (full res frame grabs) I thought I would give the HV20 and M2 a try today. I need to spend some more time with it, but for the most part combo looks good right off the bat. Frame Grabs are 1920x1080 (1mb/each) I did a "with M2/without M2" test here. HDV 24PF mode, Shutter Priority at 1/48, AWB. I used a 50mm Nikon SLR at f2.8 on the M2. The subject (my shoes) were about 2 feets from the Nikon so DOF is very very shallow. The "without" shot used the same camera settings. I did not do any grading to the frame grabs so they should look flat. If you do a "Save As" in your browser, the JPEGS should save to your desktop... '-O http://447productions.com/HV20:noM2.jpg http://447productions.com/HV20:M2.jpg __________________ Taylor Wigton DP, Los Angeles

April 10th, 2007, 10:46 PM	#3
Joey Atilano Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Garden Grove CA Posts: 239	The 2nd shot might be the sharpest DOF machine shot I have seen for the part that is supposed to be in focus. Did you sharpen it in Photoshop ? __________________ My videos http://www.youtube.com/user/lucasberg

April 11th, 2007, 02:05 AM	#5
Robert Batta Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hungary / Europe Posts: 128	rig pics hi , please send some rig pics ! thx __________________ Robert Batta my stock video portfolio : https://www.pond5.com/artist/skysuta Pond5 – the world’s first web-based stock footage marketplace –

April 11th, 2007, 04:24 AM	#7
Brian Valente Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 293	Taylor stopped by and I snapped this pic of his rig: __________________ ========================== Brian Valente Redrock Microsystems

April 11th, 2007, 05:10 AM	#9
Wes Vasher Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 440	I'm not usually impressed by DOF adapters but this frame grab looks quite good. __________________ Clips \| Stills

April 11th, 2007, 03:36 AM	#6
Fergus Anderson Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 321	awesome example I think I need to be educated as to the whole 33mm world!

April 11th, 2007, 04:43 AM	#8
Glenn Thomas Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 320	Looks great! Quick question though.. Are you using an external LCD, or have you found a way of flipping the HV20's LCD?

April 11th, 2007, 11:50 AM	#10
Gabriel Chiefetz Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 73	Yes, I'm also curious about how you handled the image flip. I would consider the HV20/Redrock combo, but unless there's a good way to handle the flip, I'm going to stick with my FX1/Letus Flip and put up with the softness. Thanks for the great pics!

April 11th, 2007, 01:40 PM	#11
Matt Jeppsen Trustee Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fayetteville, AR Posts: 1,425	HV20 Surgery Most probably have a external monitor solution anyway (flipped), as critical focus on 35mm adapters is not always easy. Though Taylor really nailed it in these framegrabs. Nice shot man. For those who want to run-n-gun, there is a HV20 LCD flip hack akin to the HVX200 and GS400 flip hacks. It's explained with nice big pictures over at Cinevate

April 11th, 2007, 03:27 PM	#12
Gabriel Chiefetz Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 73	Great link, Matt! Thanks, I didn't know about that.

April 11th, 2007, 03:41 PM	#13
Owen Meek Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 69	illusion of better dynamic range! where the picture is clipped its blue sky on the second frame grab.

April 12th, 2007, 05:07 AM	#14
Francesco Piemontese New Boot Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lecce - Italy Posts: 5	What about the price? Hello Taylor Would you please let me know the full price of your set if I would have to buy it from scratch? Everything: cam, M2, rings, lenses... Just to have an idea... Thanks a lot... :)

April 12th, 2007, 09:07 AM	#15
Dennis Wood Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 916	The little HV20 is looking hotter as an adapter cam every day. The 24p pulldown thing is driving me crazy but grabs like these really show the cam's potential.