The HD 4:3 thread

[Patey]

I'm working on a 4:3 HD video right now too, using GH5/8-15 and an AC90 for longlens. Here's a little example

^ shit looks great as well, man

[tzhangdox]

Just to add to examples of 4:3 HD (a relatively more affordable option too). I don't film much but made an edit of all the footage I've been sitting on a short while ago.

[Patey]

bump

[supduude]

does anyone ever filmed with a hvx PAL? i am about to buy one but i dont know how the 50fps will look

[tzhangdox]

does anyone ever filmed with a hvx PAL? i am about to buy one but i dont know how the 50fps will look

Wrong thread, but 50fps looks fine.

[LegitDude]

Just to add to examples of 4:3 HD (a relatively more affordable option too). I don't film much but made an edit of all the footage I've been sitting on a short while ago.

What's the setup?

[tzhangdox]

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Just to add to examples of 4:3 HD (a relatively more affordable option too). I don't film much but made an edit of all the footage I've been sitting on a short while ago.

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What's the setup?

Olympus em5 mark ii with a lensbaby 5.8mm fish. The meike 6.5mm fish looks similar too, slightly sharper, a hair less wide. Other micro 4/3s cameras like the gh4, g7, or any panasonic m43 body with a mic jack would be better than this, but this is also my photo camera and I like the Olympus ergonomics for shooting photos.

[LegitDude]

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Just to add to examples of 4:3 HD (a relatively more affordable option too). I don't film much but made an edit of all the footage I've been sitting on a short while ago.

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What's the setup?

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Olympus em5 mark ii with a lensbaby 5.8mm fish. The meike 6.5mm fish looks similar too, slightly sharper, a hair less wide. Other micro 4/3s cameras like the gh4, g7, or any panasonic m43 body with a mic jack would be better than this, but this is also my photo camera and I like the Olympus ergonomics for shooting photos.

Thanks for the info. But I should really stop thinking of ways to squander my money. Think i'll just stick to iphone. Sold my TRV 900 cos I don't use it anymore

[tzhangdox]

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Just to add to examples of 4:3 HD (a relatively more affordable option too). I don't film much but made an edit of all the footage I've been sitting on a short while ago.

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What's the setup?

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Olympus em5 mark ii with a lensbaby 5.8mm fish. The meike 6.5mm fish looks similar too, slightly sharper, a hair less wide. Other micro 4/3s cameras like the gh4, g7, or any panasonic m43 body with a mic jack would be better than this, but this is also my photo camera and I like the Olympus ergonomics for shooting photos.

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Thanks for the info. But I should really stop thinking of ways to squander my money. Think i'll just stick to iphone. Sold my TRV 900 cos I don't use it anymore

fair enough. honestly you can get pretty good results in decent light with the newer iphones if you lock the exposure. the 4k resolution is quite good for zooming long lens shots without losing too much quality if you get the hang of it doing it with your fingers. I've seen a lot of good footage filmed on iphones and clip on fisheyes.

[LegitDude]

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Just to add to examples of 4:3 HD (a relatively more affordable option too). I don't film much but made an edit of all the footage I've been sitting on a short while ago.

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What's the setup?

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Olympus em5 mark ii with a lensbaby 5.8mm fish. The meike 6.5mm fish looks similar too, slightly sharper, a hair less wide. Other micro 4/3s cameras like the gh4, g7, or any panasonic m43 body with a mic jack would be better than this, but this is also my photo camera and I like the Olympus ergonomics for shooting photos.

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Thanks for the info. But I should really stop thinking of ways to squander my money. Think i'll just stick to iphone. Sold my TRV 900 cos I don't use it anymore

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fair enough. honestly you can get pretty good results in decent light with the newer iphones if you lock the exposure. the 4k resolution is quite good for zooming long lens shots without losing too much quality if you get the hang of it doing it with your fingers. I've seen a lot of good footage filmed on iphones and clip on fisheyes.

Yeah I like filming with my phone. It's just so convenient. And you're right, you can get pretty good results. But lightng is everything, sunny day and you're golden.

Here's a 4:3 vid I made on my phone

[tzhangdox]

^looks really good, filmed well too. you'd fool most people into thinking that was filmed on a camcorder. In terms of just resolution in good light, a newer iphone is better than a lot of older hd setups, hpx and older dslrs included.

[LegitDude]

Thanks. I just wish there was a way to film 4:3 in 1080 60fps for fisheye shots. I really don't get why the Deathlens app doesn't have this feature

[doyle]

You should get Filmic Pro. You can customize the frame rate/aspect ratio/resolution as well as a bunch more manual settings.

[LegitDude]

You should get Filmic Pro. You can customize the frame rate/aspect ratio/resolution as well as a bunch more manual settings.

Yeah thanks, I think this will actually satisfy my needs. I was recommended it in another thread. Just not qute ready to drop £15 on an app right now

[doyle]

I just released a little teaser for a 4:3 video I'm currently working on:

[Gary Coleman]

I just released a little teaser for a 4:3 video I'm currently working on:

Looks great man.  Just out of curiosity, does the ac90 have a 4:3 guide frame option or do you just kinda eyeball it

[southphillytapwater]

Tadashi has been posting some good HD 4:3 stuff.

[doyle]

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I just released a little teaser for a 4:3 video I'm currently working on:

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Looks great man.  Just out of curiosity, does the ac90 have a 4:3 guide frame option or do you just kinda eyeball it

Thanks. I just eyeball it. Since the AC90 stuff is full HD, I can sort of slide things left or right if I need to, and then for the GH5 longlens stuff I shoot at 4K so I can even crop in if I choose to. For example the first two clips in the teaser are the same shot, the tighter one being full 4K res cropped in.

[Ed boy]

[eminem96]

Stoked for Shane's new brand, their videos will be all HD 4:3

[Burton Ernie]

Canon XA20 + Century Mk I, cropped to 4:3 and exported at 30p.

[Gasstationgarry]

anyone do this with an HVX? it seems that there aren't any fisheyes that could get that tight of a crop

[Gary Coleman]

anyone do this with an HVX? it seems that there aren't any fisheyes that could get that tight of a crop

Some guys film the LL with a Panasonic but no not for fisheye.  Best way to do it for fisheye is a full frame slr or mirrorless camera with a canon fisheye and crop accordingly.  Sony mirrorless cameras have guide frames for 4:3 which is helpful

[Burton Ernie]

Could you use a thread mount Century Mk I and a step up ring to “step down” to the 58mm size?

[BaronOBeefDip]

Bump! Anybody do this stuff with premiere? Trying to figure out how to crop footage to 4:3 but I'm stumped lol. Always coming out choppy and lower quality..

[Allen.]

Bump! Anybody do this stuff with premiere? Trying to figure out how to crop footage to 4:3 but I'm stumped lol. Always coming out choppy and lower quality..

You could just make a 4:3 mask.
Or, set your project settings to DV or something and import 16:9 and re-size each clip

[cosmicgypsies]

It's only marginally related to the topic at hand as it isn't "HD" but this ones just for fun when filming with iPhones etc. Say you have a clip on fisheye ie the one I'm using which is:



First thing you'll encounter with shit like that is the vignette bouncing, to remedy that you can get the App procam 6 which is like £5 on the app store or free via Tweakbox if you're a cheap bastard like me. Now you've got that and disabled stabilization shit will be something like this (shrunk it down to fit slap but it was 1080p):



Procam has a funky lil feature that lets you select quality ranging from 480p to 4k and with 480p being 4:3 you can end up with something like this.



Bit heavy on the vig side but can easily zoom in a tad and fuck around with it. Not perfect nor is it HD 4:3 but I thought it was worth mentioning.

[tzhangdox]

Really great stuff in this thread! The most recent Heitor Adidas feature by Chris Mulhern was also HD 4:3



I´m currently filming with a HPX170 longlens and I´m thinking about getting a mirrorless cam for fisheye shots. Since the HPX only films in 720p anyway, would it make sense to get an older (and therefore cheaper) mirroless camera for fisheye shots? The GH5 and Sony A7sII footage looks absolutely stunning but I´m wondering if the longlens shots are 720p if it´d make sense to have the fisheye shots 1080p upwards.
 
I´m thinking of getting the Panasonic GH2 and I've got a Rokinon 7.5 mm fisheye flying around here already. Basically my question is: Given that the longlens shots are all 720p, would the fisheye footage with a GH5/A7sII + Canon 8-15mm so much better than the budget version that it would be worth it to invest roughly 2000$ more?

Any mirrorless camera will have a different look to your HPX. It doesn't hurt to have your fisheye clips at 1080p, you can just downscale it. With the right post production you can get it to look pretty similar. GH4/5 or a7 variants with a canon 8-15mm (with a speedbooster for the gh5) would be best quality for sure. But if you're only concern is matching it to your hpx, even a gh2 at 720p has objectively better resolution, dynamic range and low light capabilities than your HPX. Are you trying to crop to 4:3, I'm guessing thats why you posted on the 4:3 thread.

[pointandclick]

I'm working on a 4:3 HD video right now too, using GH5/8-15 and an AC90 for longlens. Here's a little example

i might have asked before, which 8-15 lens and are you using a speedbooster?

[doyle]

Canon 8-15mm and Viltrox EF M2 (same as Speedbooster Ultra but 1/3 the price).