the tale:karolina, Canon 5D2, 50mm 1.2

the tale: karolina from Mike Kobal on Vimeo.

A quick video shot after the photo session, we had about one hour

before the sun was gone. Sometimes less is more, one camera, one lens, 5D2 and the 50mm 1.2. Zacuto Z finder, bean bag. It’s so easy to get carried away by too much gear while planning a shoot, of course it is wise to be ready and bring options, esp if there are a few unknowns. In this case I knew what we would be doing, was familiar with the location etc. A few words on the 50mm 1.2, although I love the lens, esp wide open, it does have focusing issues using af while using the optical viewfinder. In live mode, it isn’t a problem to hit the focus. All clips where shot at 1.2 wide open, using a vari filter to compensate for light intensity.
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15 thoughts on “the tale:karolina, Canon 5D2, 50mm 1.2”

mike.kobal Post authorJanuary 5, 2011 at 10:30 am

Hi David, no plug ins used. very simple, curve and saturation adjustment.

David Gregory January 4, 2011 at 7:31 pm

Fab video.. thanks for posting

How was this processed? I’ve tried various plug ins etc for Premiere, but none look as good as this. Can you please give a run through of how this video was processed?

Thanks

David.

mike.kobal Post authorDecember 4, 2010 at 6:43 am

thanks anna

anna December 4, 2010 at 2:35 am

flawless.

mike.kobal Post authorOctober 17, 2010 at 8:42 pm

thanks Pavel. the song is called Subtraction @ twistedtracks.com

Pavel Nikolaev October 17, 2010 at 3:00 pm

well done!
tnx for sharing, Mike.
What music play?

mike.kobal Post authorOctober 7, 2010 at 9:53 am

thanks Hupert. No diffusers, no reflectors (the silver paint on the roof helped), just sun down. ND vari filter to control light intensity. (link in txt below video)

Whobe October 7, 2010 at 6:43 am

OK – I just read it was natural light only. Wow. This was really magic hour.
Any hints on the reflectors, diffusers setup?

Whobe October 7, 2010 at 6:41 am

Awesome images. One of the best stuff I’ve seen so far shot on DSLR. An eye-candy…
I would greatly appreciate if you disclosed further technical details… What lighting/grip setup did you use? Any large lights involved? Overhead butterflies? On camera filters (diffusion, grad NDs)?

mike.kobal Post authorOctober 7, 2010 at 6:13 am

thanks Justin and Jay.

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