Video examples with the SL

[rafael_macia]

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I propose the Leica Forum make a Sticky of Video examples taken with the SL.

 

Here is one;

 

 

 

Leica 560mm 6.8 Telyt with 4K Super 35 factor of 1.5 ...(840mm equivalent lens).

Taken with a Leica SL/Gitzo Tripod/Miller fluid head. Aperture about F22

 

Rafael

[vladik]

Video looks good this feature is swaying me to SL rather then plan to get M10 that is sans video. I shot video once with my M 240 (now sold) just out of curiosity, but getting more interested in it.

Edited July 24, 2017 by vladik

[Irakly Shanidze]

18-56T, 24-90SL, BlackMagic Video Assist 4K.

DaVinci Resolve Studio, FCP X

 

https://www.facebook.com/irakly.shanidze/videos/10155280498374650/

[TealWayFilms]

 

SL with 24-90 and CV 15mm III

 

Cut in FCPX with some image stabilization as this was all handheld. I was very disappointed with the high ISO banding at 6400 and 12,500. Very little grading, however, and the color was very good straight out of the camera. I also wanted to see what AWB looked like in this mixed lighting environment and was pleased.

 

Michael

[Joeri]

http://joerivanderkloet.com/short-video-shot-leica-sl/

 

https://vimeo.com/222254926

Edited July 29, 2017 by Joeri

[Irakly Shanidze]

 

SL with 24-90 and CV 15mm III

 

Cut in FCPX with some image stabilization as this was all handheld. I was very disappointed with the high ISO banding at 6400 and 12,500. Very little grading, however, and the color was very good straight out of the camera. I also wanted to see what AWB looked like in this mixed lighting environment and was pleased.

 

Michael

 

Michael, it seems that the banding is not caused by the high ISO, but by fluorescent lights being off-sync with the shutter. What shutter speed did you shoot it with?

WB is typical of what SL does in fluorescent light, but Davinci Resolve Studio can take care of that in two nodes, so no big deal. Same with high shadow noise in a few episodes.

[TealWayFilms]

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Michael, it seems that the banding is not caused by the high ISO, but by fluorescent lights being off-sync with the shutter. What shutter speed did you shoot it with?

WB is typical of what SL does in fluorescent light, but Davinci Resolve Studio can take care of that in two nodes, so no big deal. Same with high shadow noise in a few episodes.

Duh! I shot at 60th for 30 fps and that makes complete sense, thank you.

 

I left the shadow noise as a demo for this post, but cleaned it up ( along with the choppy voice over) before I sent it to the Zeiss rep.

 

As an aside, Leica makes medical microscopes also.

 

Thanks again,

 

Michael

[tourian]

Shot this video on the SL with the SL-50. No stabilization on this lens, so there is a lot of shake. Audio from the SL as well. 

 

[yamill3]

Shot on the SL at 120fps (except for the drone shot of course)

 

[f4nest]

SL with 24-90, Noctilux-M 50, Summilux-M 28,

shot with 3840x2160, 25p Rec 709, some with 120 fps

edited in FCPX, colorgrading CrumblePop Koji Advance: setting Generic Rec.709 (Filmstock 3514S mix) and ColorFinalePro

CrumblePop Better Stabilizer

mike: Rode StereoVideoMix X

 

[patphnx]

Shot on the SL at 120fps (except for the drone shot of course)

 

 

Hi,

 

This looks great! Care to share the rest of the setup? Lenses etc?

[yamill3]

@patphnx thanks! Here’s what I used for this.

 

Leica Super-Vario-Elmar-TL 11–23 mm f/3.5–4.5 ASPH most of my wideshots are taken with this. One of my favorite lens of all time. Focuses really great.

 

Leica Summilux-TL 35 mm f/1.4 ASPH for night shots

 

Leica APO-Vario-Elmar-T 55-135mm f/3.5-4.5 ASPH Lens get more from the distance with this

 

Ikan Beholder DS1 for stabilization

[scott kirkpatrick]

Production values on this thread are rising fast.  I agree with the comments about the TL lenses for use in 4K video on the SL.  (I posted some interior shots of a pizza oven in a bowling alley with one of those lenses a while back.)  I'm almost ashamed to post this one.  It exhibits the tradeoffs when you need image sharpness as well as motion smoothness.  I shot at a beach and don't have any ND filter, so this was taken in C4K 24 FPS with a shutter speed of 1/500 or faster, f/5.6 on my SX-80 R.  Oh, for the day when we get C4K at 120 FPS! I think the waves came out great, but the motion is indeed pixilated.  From Flickr, it plays at what seems to be 1080P, which beats some other hosts, like Google Drive, which outputs only at 360P, and neither compares to the original on my retina screen...

 

10-9-2017 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr

 

scott

Edited October 14, 2017 by scott kirkpatrick

[Danny McIvor]

I'm just starting off shooting video with my SL How do you guys approach focus? All manual or one of the auto modes?

If it's auto how do you find it works at keeping people moving around in the shot in focus? Any tips would be appreciated.

Edited October 18, 2017 by Danny McIvor

[yamill3]

I'll use auto mode on my wide lens Leica Super-Vario-Elmar-TL 11–23 mm with AFC mode and Face Detect settings.

 

If I'm doing some portrait shots I usually stay on manual for more controls. 

 

But really, it all depends on what you're trying to shoot. The key is to experiment and have fun!

[Irakly Shanidze]

I shot a music video in very unfavorable lighting conditions. ISO1600 for most clips (some 3200). Noise was there, but not unmanageable. DaVinci Resolve took care of it. The secret to keeping noise down is to shoot in 4K for a 1080p final product.

 

As always, recording 10-bit ProRes into BlackMagic Video Assist 4K. Manual focus, handleld in a PNC two-handle cage.

 

BTW, if you are in Bay Area, do not miss these guys this coming Saturday. I mean, the band, not the burlesque, which is an indigenous phenomenon in Detroit

 

https://youtu.be/Pa3a5Rp_-cA

Edited October 23, 2017 by Irakly Shanidze

[Irakly Shanidze]

Sorry folks, it was a wrong video  
I mean, it was a color graded, but unedited footage.

Here is the edited version waiting for the final touch: professional sound mix.

 

https://youtu.be/5YkgsFXPwKw

[rafael_macia]

Sorry folks, it was a wrong video  

I mean, it was a color graded, but unedited footage.

Here is the edited version waiting for the final touch: professional sound mix.

 

https://youtu.be/5YkgsFXPwKw

 

Great overall direction, and timing.

 

Glad this thread starts to get contributors!

[frame-it]

quite nice >

 

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[Irakly Shanidze]

Sorry for reposting this. I did some adjustments to the music video and deleted the previous version. This one is the final cut.