2 Video pieces (A1+nikons) at DVinfo.net

Rafael Lopes · June 15th, 2007, 03:06 PM

I shot this video sometime ago to test the A1+35mm adapter's low light capabilities (it has 6db gain):

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...oid=2032561629

This was a video poetry project that I thought got lost when I lost my hard drive sometime ago. I managed to save some of the material and came up a limited edition:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...oid=2035436024

Jim Miller · June 16th, 2007, 10:29 AM

Very nice. I like the mood and editing to the beat of the music. The low light footage is much better than I expected when you said you shot it at 6db gain.

I see a lot of noise in my shots at 6db.

Barry Goyette · June 16th, 2007, 10:41 AM

quite pretty. Both pieces...I especially liked "my lovely head". Which adapter are you using?...curious because I'm not getting anything like this in Low light with my letus XL.

Rafael Lopes · June 16th, 2007, 02:23 PM

Thanks guys. The color on the corridor piece was actually achieved by "tricking" the white balance. All I did on post was to mess with the levels a little bit. I can't recall which preset I used, but I think it was #7 (which is good for low light stuff). The lenses I used were a 28mm f1.8, a 50mm f1.8 and a 85mm f1.8. I lost a lot of material with a damaged hard disk though. I managed to save some of it, but some crucial shots were lost. This was not a good IT year for me :-(

The adapter was built by an uncle of mine and it has a vibrating mechanism that probably help me get rid of the grain.

Eugene Presley · June 17th, 2007, 03:10 PM

Hello Rafael,

I was quite impressed by your prueba con poca luz movie. Lovely images. Can you tell what song it is? What's the name of the band?

Thanks! Beautiful work, congratulations!

Rafael Lopes · June 18th, 2007, 12:47 AM

Thanks, Eugene. The band's name is Koop and the theme is Hellsbells . Try getting your hands on their first album. It's called waltz for koop. Amazing.

Amr Toukhy · June 20th, 2007, 06:19 AM

man this looked interesting....
can you post a picture of your setup... camera and adapter !!!

Rafael Lopes · June 20th, 2007, 09:12 AM

Sorry, Amr, I don't have any pictures of this setup. I can say that I own a brevis and a letus35A and you can achieve this look with both of them. I'm not sure the letus would be able to handle the extreme low light on the corridor though...

June 15th, 2007, 03:06 PM	#1
Rafael Lopes Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 1,240	2 Video pieces (A1+nikons) I shot this video sometime ago to test the A1+35mm adapter's low light capabilities (it has 6db gain): http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...oid=2032561629 This was a video poetry project that I thought got lost when I lost my hard drive sometime ago. I managed to save some of the material and came up a limited edition: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...oid=2035436024

June 16th, 2007, 10:29 AM	#2
Jim Miller Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa,Florida Posts: 236	Very nice. I like the mood and editing to the beat of the music. The low light footage is much better than I expected when you said you shot it at 6db gain. I see a lot of noise in my shots at 6db.

June 16th, 2007, 10:41 AM	#3
Barry Goyette Trustee Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Luis Obispo CA Posts: 1,195	quite pretty. Both pieces...I especially liked "my lovely head". Which adapter are you using?...curious because I'm not getting anything like this in Low light with my letus XL.

June 16th, 2007, 02:23 PM	#4
Rafael Lopes Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 1,240	Thanks guys. The color on the corridor piece was actually achieved by "tricking" the white balance. All I did on post was to mess with the levels a little bit. I can't recall which preset I used, but I think it was #7 (which is good for low light stuff). The lenses I used were a 28mm f1.8, a 50mm f1.8 and a 85mm f1.8. I lost a lot of material with a damaged hard disk though. I managed to save some of it, but some crucial shots were lost. This was not a good IT year for me :-( The adapter was built by an uncle of mine and it has a vibrating mechanism that probably help me get rid of the grain.

June 17th, 2007, 03:10 PM	#5
Eugene Presley Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Antwerpen (Belgium) Posts: 220	Hello Rafael, I was quite impressed by your prueba con poca luz movie. Lovely images. Can you tell what song it is? What's the name of the band? Thanks! Beautiful work, congratulations!

June 18th, 2007, 12:47 AM	#6
Rafael Lopes Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 1,240	Thanks, Eugene. The band's name is Koop and the theme is Hellsbells . Try getting your hands on their first album. It's called waltz for koop. Amazing.

June 20th, 2007, 06:19 AM	#7
Amr Toukhy Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Amman-Jordan Posts: 112	man this looked interesting.... can you post a picture of your setup... camera and adapter !!!

June 20th, 2007, 09:12 AM	#8
Rafael Lopes Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 1,240	Sorry, Amr, I don't have any pictures of this setup. I can say that I own a brevis and a letus35A and you can achieve this look with both of them. I'm not sure the letus would be able to handle the extreme low light on the corridor though...