@LumixUser looking forward to your test, I have the same feelings about sedna. I wouldn't say it doesn't hold up, just that you can't push it as much as say orion 4b. But I've only had experience (and brief too) with the Q20 versions. It could just be I've not stared at nor pushed enough sedna footage though.

@driftwood : Fuck me twice on Sundays! Are these video grabs? http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/comment/49205#Comment_49205

Latest project I did using Driftwoods Orion Patch

A quick note about diffraction...

This may be of some use to some of you, especially those newer to DSLR (or EVIL) video.

Lens diffraction translates into meaning that when you stop your lens down past a certain point -- the image gets soft. In very general terms this usually means your lens is sharpest between f/8 and f/11.

So -- I was just outside playing with stuff and I had the Panasonic 14-42 "kit lens" stopped down to f/22. When I came back in the footage looked soft -- as if the people complaining about sharpness with Sedna were right. Then I placed an ND filter on the lens and went back outside and filmed the exact same stuff at f/8. The difference was HUGE -- beyond anything I've ever encountered on a Nikkor or Canon lens. Really -- HUGE -- like two different cameras. This was the worst lens diffraction I've ever encountered.

So, if you're using these Panasonic lenses (especially this "kit lens"), be aware that diffraction appears to be a MAJOR issue (far worse than Nikkor or Canon). You not only need an ND filter for wider apertures -- but you REALLY need an ND filter to keep your lens at or below f/11.

@onionbrain do you mean Variable Range Neutral Density ND filter ?

@onionbrain : It should! http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/zproducts/panasonic14-45f35-56g/tloader.htm However with all the binning and reduced resolution in video, I though this might be almost a non issue.

+1 on the f8 thing. I think diffraction looks horrible on images but an ND stops you having to increase shutter speed, which is the only other alternative, and that also has its own weird effect on video. I guess with most lenses there's a happy middle range of apertures which work well but the Panasonic ones seem particularly bad.

I have a video camera lens which I adapted from an old tube camera, and that has a continuous aperture which can close completely (most video lenses do this on older cameras). At the point just before it closes it creates some VERY strange effects.

EDIT: While not strictly relevant to these settings, actually in low light, you also have to stop down a bit on some lenses (to sharpen them up a bit) and now I'm finding that with the better settings you can do this in low light with very little noise penalty - and what noise there is can often be pretty much eliminated with Neat NR.

Sorry if it's boring or well known to anybody except me. I was looking for a topic but I couldn't find any. Is there a well-defined recommended patch for 25p/HBR with best image quality? If I understand right most of these settings focus on 24L but I sometimes I need the GH2 as a second simultaneous unit with an other 25p PAL camera. Thanks!

First off, thanx for everyones awesome work. Wish I had the time to help out but I am just an end user. With that being said I know this may be an open ended question.

What is currently the best driftwood patch? I mean the one that has the highest detail. I have the 64gb card and I dont need long record times.

I recently just patched my camera with the latest release of driftwood's but Im not sure if that is the highest quality one.

Thanx

Kenoah

@sir_danish thanks!

@kenoah - the Quantum X (v4d Orion) Dark Matter V3 provides awesome details and handles low light situations superbly as well as well lit situations too. I've experimented with most of the Driftwood settings and so far I'm favoring Dark Matter. Experimenting with Sedna now.

Here's a wacky film from this past weekends 48hr Film festival. Since it was made on such a time crunch there are plenty of flaws, but DAMN I was pinching myself at how good the footage looked and graded. Shot with Sedna B, 24p, standard, -2-2-1-2, 14-140mm lumix lens. I'll have to post some grabs because the vimeo doesn't do it justice. Thank You Driftwood!!! and VK.