THE HOAX | LUMIX S5IIX + ATLAS MERCURY ANAMORPHIC LENSES
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- I was recently privileged to get my hands on a pre-release set of Mercury Series anamorphic lenses by Atlas Lens Co. With the release of the Panasonic S5IIX also happening, I wanted to pair them up. This must be a world first for this specific camera/lens combo.
Massive thanks to the Bish family and my partner Del, for allowing me to stick a camera on them yet again. You guys are the best, and I love you all.
Thanks to the late, great Alan Watts for the words of wisdom.
Additional thanks to Panasonic LUMIX Europe, @AtlasLensCo , @SmallRigGlobal and CVP, for supplying me with the bits I needed to throw together a workable rig in such a short amount of time.
Camera: Panasonic LUMIX S5 mark II X
Lenses: Atas Lens Co Mercury Series anamorphic lenses - 36mm T2.9, 42mm T2.9, 72mm T2.9.
Monitor/Recorder: Atomos Ninja V+
Rigging: SmallRig
Mount: PL to L Mount adapter from cinegearpro.co.uk
12 bit ProRes RAW recorded externally via the Atomos Ninja V+
5.9K 23.98p
4K DCI 60p
Film emulation & grade: Dehancer Pro - Kodak 250D + 2383 print stock
Aspect Ratio 2.66:1 - Image has not been cropped as I wanted to show the entire image you get with a 1.5x squeeze factor shooting in 16:9 formats on a full frame sensor. Super wide, but looks great. Open gate would be the other option, but I wanted to be able to shoot RAW @ 60p into the Ninja.
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This setup is a DREAM. Genuinely.
Absolutely outstanding. The message is almost as powerful as the visual content. Made my eyes leak.
Superbly shot and edited, with a stellar acquisition set up👍🏼
Thanks very much Craig. Proper pleased you connected with it in that way 👍
Stunning. Beautiful. Life in Colour songs and your visuals are a duo hard to compete with
Thanks bud. Watch this space as there's something in the works that should go further than we have before 😉
Wow, that was beautifully made I forgot that this one is a camera showcase. Man that was moving 🥲
Thanks glad you enjoyed it!
Hoooooooooly this is amazing!!
Thanks bud!
Stunning. As ever. Wonderful work Tommy. Got my S5iiX a couple of weeks back. Thanks for your continued inspiration.
Cheers bud hope you’re getting on well with it 👍🏻
Beautiful mate. Cheers to another great video. I’m truly inspired and blessed by this video. Sending best wishes from Northern California. Bless you brother.
Top man thank you. Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Muy bueno , que calidad , Panasonic por fin se ha puesto a la altura ok ,sera mi proxima camara , yo ten go l a Lumix 300 y Lumix G7,
I miss visiting Devon and Cornwall 😢 Beautiful work
Awesome. I just had a little weed. I was lost in the video. ❤
Good man 👌
AAAAAAMAZINGGGGG ! I need this, and the GH6 with Anamorphic lens KIT!
WOW amazing! So good!
Absolutely STUNNING image quality ❤❤❤
Excellent work Tommy! I would love to know the moments when you switched from full frame to super 35?
Thanks bud. To be honest I was flicking between the two a lot, that kind of shoot just seeing what I could get. Of course all the slow shots were 4K60p S35, most of the normal speed footage would have been FF however a few may have been 4K60 just at normal speed
These lenses really make this camera shine. 25 grand is just of my budget 😞
I just watched an amazing feel good movie free of charge; doesn’t get any better than that!
Ah thanks. Glad you liked it 😊
The Golden flares look amazing!
They’re stunning mate
Very nice!! Anamorphic is best! 👍👌
I love the video man❤
It is cool, but I thinks more people feel confortable with the 2,35:1 ratio, since the last decades of the analog cinematography lived with the stereo audio on the side of the roll. So we saw the movies most likely in 2,35x. Anyway, this camera body is awesome with 6K 3:2 video capability.
Thanks mate. Yes 2.35 is safer for sure. The nice thing is you would then have the ability to reframe horizontally in post, which is nice. I just decided to show the native aspect you get with the camera/lens combo on this one. Cheers for the comment!
@@RoweFilms Yes agree! And this lens has very great geometry at edges between 2.35-2,7.
Wow, those colours at the beach...stunning
Thanks bro 🙏
Another excellent masterpiece!!! How exactly are you processing your voiceover naration? I love the way it sounds
Thanks mate. Just a basic EQ. Roll off the highs and lows to leave the mids !
Man, this is amazing!!
Thanks bro 😊
Great shots, i got a LUMIX S5II amazing camera, u got fire. intersting im working in something similar, already got some shots in the beach with family and looks awesome, this look. just without the flares from the lens haha but look cool.
great film and nice words
Beautiful! Would you mind providing me some advice? I have no gear but I’m wanting to get started with a bang. I’ve assisted on many professional shoots and with photographers so I know a decent amount and can learn very quick. With that, the S5 ii X looks very tempting as I’m looking for a great hybrid that I can make money with. I need both photo and video. What would you recommend?
The S5II or S5IIX would be a fantastic option for sure!
Magnifique ! !
Thanks for sharing, I love everything you produce
Thanks mate appreciate that 👍🏻
satisfied.. nice work.
Thank you!
Love the work!
Brilliant work!
Very nice dude!
Did you grade in davinci resolve? How did you convert ProRes Raw then?
Thanks bud. No graded in Dehancer Pro plug-in for Final Cut 👍🏻. Works great keeping everything in FCPX when working with ProRes RAW
Brilliant, love a good Watt's speech. Did you use the anamorphic IBIS mode here? I have the Mercury preordered and I'm considering the S5iiX just for it's open gate and anamorphic IBIS
Yes I had anamorphic IBIS mode on here. It works well when you just need to run and gun. Naturally you can expect to see some dancing flares, the slightly floaty look you get with IBIS, and a little bit of movement in the roll axis. Personally I would have preferred to have weighted the rig down a little and turned IBIS off, but I only had the lenses for a day or two so didn’t have time to play. Overall though the look is still amazing for such a small setup, and a lot of it comes down to personal preference. Personally I’ve always preferred a non-IBIS organic handheld look, however there’s no denying how handy it is for a small and mobile setup, provided you don’t mind the slight compromise of wiggling flares etc.
Really nice video. What lens mount converter have you used? Cannot find anything in the description. I bet it was PL to L, but not sure it even exist :D.
Thanks mate. PL to L Mount that’s correct 👍🏻
@@RoweFilms Can you share the model you have used?
@@JoATTech it was this one here
www.cinegearpro.co.uk/products/cgpro-pl-l-lens-mount-adapter
@@RoweFilms Thx.
Initially came to this to check out the Lens & Camera combo, but I find myself coming back to it every now and then, just to take in perfect match of subject, cinematography & audio. Beautiful job.
Beautiful video! Have you run into the seemingly common moire issue with this camera at any time using it? If so, how were you able to solve it?
Nope, can’t say I’ve seen it to be honest. I’m shooting a narrative at the moment, lots of scenes and conditions, and nothing has jumped out at me. The internet sometimes has a tendency to overthink things and make mountains out of mole hills, in my opinion.
@@RoweFilms Hahaha...sounds good, thank you...that was the only thing making me hesitant about getting this camera but from your content I don't see an issue at all but wasn't sure if maybe you faced that issue in something that you didn't post or in any testing. Thanks for your response!
@@chrisstrikes no problem dude. I can’t say you wouldn’t see it, but I can say it hasn’t been a problem for me. I can’t imagine it being any worse than any other camera that doesn’t have an OLPF and at the end of the day, no camera is perfect 100% of the time. It’s a great bit of kit mate 👍🏻
Gorgeous work 👌
Thanks a lot 😊
amazing! Did you have to pay a license upgrade for ProRes RAW?
Thanks! No mate, it outputs RAW to the atomos Ninja V+
looks good!
Love it. Who is that voice? Carl Jung?
The great Alan Watts! 👍🏻
@@RoweFilms Not very familiar with him, but I will check him out pronto! Cheers!
@@sorinmedia1 you won’t regret it trust me!
Besides the quality of the lens, great filming skills. What ratio did you use for the final film?
Found in description 👍🏼
Thanks mate!
Thanks for this: Question: Regarding supported resolutions when working in anamorphic. The 5.9k full sensor to Ninja is still 16:9 right, so not open gate? Are you enabling anamorphic desqueeze then at the Ninja, instead of the S5iix, or is that enabled from within the S5iix regardless of it not being in a "proper" anamorphic mode? Did you try open gate from within the S5iix, internal recording? Thanks!
Yes, I wanted to shoot PR RAW which is 16:9 at 5.9K into the Ninja. It gives you 2.66:1 desqueezed. I turned on 1.5x desqueeze in both the cam menu and on the Ninja too (of course that’s just for monitoring as desqueeze is done in post). I didn’t have time to try internal open gate unfortunately as only had a day or two to actually get hands on due to other commitments. Also would have liked to try them on the GH6 which has dedicated Anamorphic 4:3 open gate mode, but didn’t have a PL m43 adapter to hand. More time needed!
This lens is amazing
beautiful cinematography... !
technical question, which type of filtration used with this setup ? a clip on mattbox with VND ? tilta mirage ?
Absolutely beautiful
Cheers dude!
hey what do you think about 4k 60 the crop does it degrade image quality more noise ect
I'd prefer it if there wasn't one, of course. However there's no noticeable compromise to image quality overall.
Nice work......
Lovely images as always. Which beach was this?
Thanks! Intro was Exmouth and the Exe Estuary. Pebble beach was Budleigh Salterton 👍🏻
@@RoweFilms ah nice, must take a drive over to Budleigh Salterton some time. Making me want to get a S5llX….I’m due an upgrade.
@@daveyt51 do it!! 🤘
So Good 😊
Thanks :)
I liked your video! and I have a question. What resolution did you set for rendering? I want to update a video taken with the Shirui lens, but the video keeps getting cropped when I update it. I want full size screen like you.
Thanks, 4096 x 1537 which is 2.66:1. Will be different for different squeeze factor however
super ...
Thank you!
Can you do 120fps 4k uncropped on the Panasonic S5 Mark ii x internally
No you can’t. 4k60 max with S35 crop
@@RoweFilmsOh ok thanks.
how did you make such credits?
Nice colour! What mount adapter did you use?
Thanks. It was just an off brand PL to L Mount adapter as it was the only one I could get my hands on in time. Did the job!
Just amazing
now in 2023, how do you feel about camera choices... coming form a GH3... is it still worth it to go over to Gh5S or are there other cameras you think one should consider now, like gh6 or Sigma FP, or Black Magic P4K...etc? thanks for sharing what you think is worth considering in 2023!
I would consider all of the above, but can't advise you individually which to go for as there's so many factors that come into it, and that will be different for everyone. Budget, hardware you're already invested in, your shooting needs, style, and the kinds of setting you expect to be shooting in. Your best bet is to work out what your priorities are and choose accordingly. As a general rule newer may be better as tech does move with time, but they are all perfectly capable, even in 2023.
@@RoweFilms I see... yes, want to go from the digital gh3 style of image to a more cinematic style, but today there are many LUT like Arri Alexa etc. so a bit confusing if I need raw or not... do you think the Black Magic pocket original is still worth it in comparison to the P4K that also got some years on its' neck? someone want to sell me a Og for 485 dollars while another guy want to sell me the P4k 766 US dollars...
none of them are up to date, but both are Black Magic cameras...
in perspective to GH5S what do you think disregarding format need or any style of how one shoot, but just talking of the actual value of the hardware in 2023 and forward and what they can do as cameras?
@@SimplicityForGood the original pocket might be pushing it as specs are a bit outdated. The P4K is still decent. There’s a lot more that goes into a ‘cinematic’ image than just the camera. Arguably lenses make more of a difference to the overall feel of an image.
@@RoweFilms yes, I looked at some cinema lenses that fit the 4/3 micro format.. I have three lenses from my gh3.. but they are not cinema lenses.. but they are good lenses.. though been thinking if is better to sell everything that is 4/3 micro format now and save up for a full format camera or if it is actually still in 2023 worth to keep the 4/3 micro lenses and get a new camera house to work with them, that is why I considered also those Black Magic cameras... Sigma got a kit of 5 Cine lenses for 4/4 micro format for about 600 Australian dollars...
Siiiiiiiiick
wonderful footage, that 25ms rolling shutter though ugh
This is why i would love open gate RAW
Yeh I’m with you there. I’ve put in a word!
amazing!
Thanks brother 🙌
Did you crop or correct in post the barrel distortion? The out of focus areas seem too perfect for the Mercury on full-frame.
Nope no corrections. The S5IIX crops to S35 at 4K60 which much of this was shot at, so that will account for some of it
@@RoweFilms I hear terrible things about how soft they are in full frame mode. Any comment on this?
@@Nemastic can't say I noticed anything terrible like that mate, no. In FF & wide open, sure they're not the sharpest, softer towards the edges, however that's what I actually loved about them. Plenty sharp enough for me in the centre. My most common complaint with modern glass is so often too sharp and too clinical. So I suppose it's subjective and depends what you're looking for. I'll take the character of these any day.
Lol, that's the point - its designed to give you the results of shooting on vintage anamorphic but in a robust modern housing - that's why they used this lens in The Creator, to match the vintage 75mm Kowa anamorphic - they have a similar look - the barrel distortion, the soft edges are all intentional. You dont buy a lens like this if you want a razor sharp, clinical look. Anyone that says that about the Mercury has missed the point entirely - they don't understand optical engineering - directors and DP's go out of there way to modify lenses or use vintage glass to achieve these qualities @@Nemastic
@@7thHill112 I understand all of that and quite appreciate a large amount of character. The problem seems to be you can have two actors facing each other in close proximity and shoot facing their sides one person will be in focus and the other won't. A vintage look is great but a major operational limitation is beyond the... scope of what many working professionals can tolerate when they have a specific shot list to get through. I'm not aware of any other anamorphic lens demonstrating such a lopsided focus plane. It's usually straight or curved not unpredictably mumpy. I really want this set to be great but can't imagine having to shoot around that issue for a decade.
Perhaps this extreme was limited to an early batch but as of now it's Do Not Buy until someone proves this not to be the case.
May I know what lens stay on your camera the most?
For me the 42 was the best all rounder in terms of the focal length and how versatile it could be. The 72 was my favourite for look
Meaningful
which t-stop mostly?
2.9 to around 4, mostly
@@RoweFilms well done bro! thx for sharing
@@robertnakabayashi279 thanks mate and no worries 👍🏻
HOW DEEP CAN WE GO WITH A HIGH ISO MAY BE 200.000 ISO? I DON'T CARE ABOUT NOISE OR GRAIN BUT THE POTENTIALITY TO HAVE 200.000 ISO FOR ME IS IMPORTANT AND NOT MANY PEOPLE TALK ABOUT IT
Unsure if its mode specific, but it appears to go up to 51,200ISO. How much of that is useable I wouldn't know, as I never exceed 4000.
when you watch with a 21:9 4k monitor and still have black bars!
Wild 😂
So moving…🥹
Thank you glad you connected with it some way 🙂
Alot of artifacts and noise, but could be easily fixed in Davinci Resolve.
That will be film grain added in post, and UA-cam compression.
stabilization in with these lenses really doesnt work.
True it isn't ideal when the image flares, however you do have the option to turn IBIS off. Leaving it on allows you to achieve a small and lightweight set up that you can easily run and gun, so it's a compromise that may be acceptable for some and/or in some shooting conditions. For me it's only a bit of an issue during flaring. I didn't have long enough with the lenses but next time I'd like to add some weight to the rig and turn IBIS off.