GH2 Macro Fun at DVinfo.net

Kevin McRoberts · August 30th, 2011, 05:20 PM

Whee!

Jeff Harper · August 30th, 2011, 10:09 PM

DOF is ridiculous. What lens, Kevin? Your DOF was less than a 1/4" inch! Amazing stuff, well done.

I have an issue with Vimeo, maybe you know the answer. My pans for videos for videos I upload to Vimeo are jerky, even though the original footage is smooth. A three minute video as I upload it is around 300MB, I wonder if my large files are the cause? Your pans look perfect.

Kevin McRoberts · August 31st, 2011, 06:59 AM

Lenses are Nikons of yore, a Micro-Nikkor 55/3.5 and a 70-210/4-5.6 zoom with a reversal adapter. The reversed zoom is interesting, as it becomes more or less a fixed ~90mm that you focus by zooming... and since the zoom on that lens is push/pull, and for most of that piece I was set shooting straight down, I could sometimes let gravity do my focus pulling with electrical tape assist. Still need a lot of practice, but that's what this piece was.

I couldn't tell you what Vimeo likes more than what. My uploads are typically h.264 @ ~5-7mbps via Compressor, for whatever that's worth.

Matthew Roddy · September 2nd, 2011, 10:35 PM

Really nice shooting.
It ain't easy tracking a beastie that small on macro!
Good job!

August 30th, 2011, 05:20 PM	#1
Kevin McRoberts Major Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 700	GH2 Macro Fun Whee! L. Mactans on Vimeo __________________ Freelance pudgy bearded lighting camera operator www.mcbob.tv

August 30th, 2011, 10:09 PM	#2
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Re: GH2 Macro Fun DOF is ridiculous. What lens, Kevin? Your DOF was less than a 1/4" inch! Amazing stuff, well done. I have an issue with Vimeo, maybe you know the answer. My pans for videos for videos I upload to Vimeo are jerky, even though the original footage is smooth. A three minute video as I upload it is around 300MB, I wonder if my large files are the cause? Your pans look perfect. __________________ "The horror of what I saw on the timeline cannot be described."

August 31st, 2011, 06:59 AM	#3
Kevin McRoberts Major Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 700	Re: GH2 Macro Fun Lenses are Nikons of yore, a Micro-Nikkor 55/3.5 and a 70-210/4-5.6 zoom with a reversal adapter. The reversed zoom is interesting, as it becomes more or less a fixed ~90mm that you focus by zooming... and since the zoom on that lens is push/pull, and for most of that piece I was set shooting straight down, I could sometimes let gravity do my focus pulling with electrical tape assist. Still need a lot of practice, but that's what this piece was. I couldn't tell you what Vimeo likes more than what. My uploads are typically h.264 @ ~5-7mbps via Compressor, for whatever that's worth. __________________ Freelance pudgy bearded lighting camera operator www.mcbob.tv

September 2nd, 2011, 10:35 PM	#4
Matthew Roddy Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Riverside, Ca Posts: 307	Re: GH2 Macro Fun Really nice shooting. It ain't easy tracking a beastie that small on macro! Good job!