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BUDGET REVIEWS Long-term reviews of budget photo & video gear. KIT PLAN RECOMMENDATION: MINIMAL KIT Zoom F2 This image is 100% REAL and no A.I. (or Photoshop compositing) were used to create it...I know because I took the image myself! Quality? LIGHT USE OK YES MEDIUM USE OK ? HEAVY USE OK ? Portable? POCKET YES CAMERA BAG YES BACKPACK YES Affordable? AVERAGE NEW PRICE $229+ *Indicates SALE price. Amazon AFFILIATE LINK AVERAGE USED PRICE ? **Indicates BUY NOW price. Ebay AFFILIATE LINK Common? ON AMAZON YES ON EBAY YES ON OFFER UP NO Easy To Use? SKILL LEVEL BEGINNER (This pulls a single "Description" paragraph from my database) These reviews are just my opinion and are focused on my Q.P.A.C.E. packing method, so they're not comprehensive. I wrote these mostly to help me remember what items worked for my KIT PLANS (and which didn't). If I said anything negative I apologize, as these products still may work well for you in your situation, but they were not Q.P.A.C.E (Quality, Portable, Affordable, Common, Easy-to-Use) enough for my budget filmmaking KIT PLANS .

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[UNFILTERED] Panasonic GX85 + ADAPTER (Non-Optical, NO BOOST) Canon FD 50 1.4 Natural "PHOTO STYLE" -4 CONTRAST +2 SHARPNESS +3 NOISE -2 COLOR OFF HIGHLIGHT SHADOW OFF iDYNAMIC OFF iRESOLUTION 16-255 LUMINANCE LEVEL REAL RATINGS After testing each lens-sensor combo, I like to know if the rendering is going to look realistic (or not) as this will affect how easy it is to "shot match" (to other lenses). CONTRAST A IS THE CONTRAST "REAL"? SHARPNESS C IS THE SHARPNESS "REAL"? NOISE ​ IS THE NOISE "REAL"? COLOR C IS THE COLOR "REAL"? *Click here to learn more about "REAL" Ratings . These ratings are AFTER my custom settings are applied (most combos don't look real good with default settings). UPDATED: January 5, 2024 at 1:01:45 AM Initially, I was disappointed in this lens (because of how inconsistent the color and sharpness are when changing apertures) and had a difficult time figuring out a single set of settings that would work for it. However, after more testing, I think I've figured out settings that not only match the lens to the dynamic range of the sensor (my main technical job) but also that preserve and showcase the flaws so many people love about this lens (a diffused but sharp and dreamy rendering). My goal for these camera settings is to improve the "lens-sensor relationship" by adjusting the contrast, sharpness, noise reduction and color with the result that it produces an image that looks less "digital" and more "organic" (more like film, etc). The first step is to apply these settings while shooting (produces an image that looks pretty good straight out of camera) but keep in mind there may need to be slight color grading (or a LUT) applied to finalize each shot. SPECIAL THANKS TO

The "Fake Filmmaking" BLOG Welcome to Fake Filmmaking where we believe you can produce professional quality results, with super low budget gear. A number of years ago I wanted to see if this was possible and if I could do it (as a former still photographer). I started testing budget cameras (GH2, GX1, G3, G5, G7, GH4, GX85, G85, etc.) and the result was that I came up with methods (like "T-Lighting ") and my custom settings for my budget CAMERAS and AUDIO gear which made everything work. I learned that, as long as you find out where that "sweet spot" is in your gear, you REALLY CAN get good quality on a super-duper low budget. The secret was to write down everything I learned (so I could do it again) and that's why I created this website (to put my settings into a searchable database). For more information, read the blog posts below or visit my YouTube channel or Podcast . That camera in the picture is my Panasonic G3 and adapted Olympus OM lens set. It was part of what opened my eyes to the idea that budget Micro Four Thirds cameras could produce excellent results. All Posts LIGHTS CAMERAS AUDIO & More Search silverlightphotoco Aug 25, 2023 7 min CAMERAS Perspective Control on Micro Four Thirds? (TILT/SHIFT) 225 0 comments 0 12 likes. Post not marked as liked 12 silverlightphotoco May 12, 2023 7 min CAMERAS SOOC Video: Straight-Out-of-Camera Video ("Almost SOOC") 138 0 comments 0 14 likes. Post not marked as liked 14 silverlightphotoco Jan 30, 2023 5 min CAMERAS 3 Budget Filmmaking CAMERAS ($300-$600) 163 0 comments 0 15 likes. Post not marked as liked 15 silverlightphotoco Jan 28, 2023 6 min AUDIO Zoom F1 Battery Cover Update (A Metal Latch!) 161 0 comments 0 11 likes. Post not marked as liked 11 silverlightphotoco Jan 16, 2023 4 min AUDIO Budget Filmmaking AUDIO (PART 2: Kit Plans) 194 0 comments 0 16 likes. Post not marked as liked 16 silverlightphotoco Oct 31, 2022 9 min CAMERAS Video Portraits (Using 6K/4K PHOTO Mode) 216 0 comments 0 15 likes. Post not marked as liked 15 silverlightphotoco Jul 24, 2022 4 min CAMERAS 3 "Dream" Lenses I Didn't Like (Adapted to M4/3) 103 0 comments 0 17 likes. Post not marked as liked 17 silverlightphotoco Jul 4, 2022 5 min CAMERAS How I Adapt Old Lenses (to Micro Four Thirds) 308 0 comments 0 19 likes. Post not marked as liked 19 silverlightphotoco Jun 15, 2022 6 min CAMERAS A "REAL" Lens Rating System (Reality-Based) 116 0 comments 0 18 likes. Post not marked as liked 18 silverlightphotoco Mar 8, 2022 5 min CAMERAS HOW TO: Always Shoot with Two Cameras (INTRO) 206 0 comments 0 22 likes. Post not marked as liked 22 silverlightphotoco Mar 2, 2022 3 min LIGHTS What is "T-Lighting"? (Faster Than 3-Point Lighting) 189 0 comments 0 19 likes. Post not marked as liked 19 silverlightphotoco Feb 23, 2022 3 min CAMERAS My "3 Simple Shots" (for Budget Filmmaking) 104 0 comments 0 21 likes. Post not marked as liked 21 silverlightphotoco Jan 30, 2022 4 min CAMERAS Can Filters Improve ("Perceptive") Dynamic Range? 152 0 comments 0 22 likes. Post not marked as liked 22 silverlightphotoco Jan 28, 2022 6 min AUDIO Budget Filmmaking AUDIO (PART 1: Proximity) 280 0 comments 0 22 likes. Post not marked as liked 22 silverlightphotoco Dec 24, 2021 6 min CAMERAS What's "Fake Filmmaking" (How & Why I Do It) 219 0 comments 0 23 likes. Post not marked as liked 23

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