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6 hours ago, jonnyboy said:

I got thrown off by the fact it doesn't shoot in body 10bit when in slow mo (50fps)? Correct me if I'm wrong!? That is a bit disappointing...

The SL2 does in 10 Bit on the card 4.2.2 

MOV C4K: 59.94 fps, 50 fps, 

MP4 4 K: 59.94 fps, 50 fps,

 

I think the SL2-s can only do it in Super 35 crop. not sure why since it is the same processor of the SL2

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Hello  I just shared the little film I made on vacation.  Shot on my SL2-S and a Voigtlander 35mm.     

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21 hours ago, jonnyboy said:

I haven't heard anyone filming (professionally) and not shooting in LOG for a bunch of years now - I had a look at the S-Log from Leica and it looks pretty good to me. As posted above, those reference video from Leica commercials are pretty great!

I got thrown off by the fact it doesn't shoot in body 10bit when in slow mo (50fps)? Correct me if I'm wrong!? That is a bit disappointing...

I may have to swing by the Leica store and see if I can take it out for a spin....

 

You can shoot 10 bits log up to 60 fps internally. The only trade-off is the color subsampling goes from 422 to 420, but that is mostly negligeable. If you have atomos you gain back ALL-I with ridiculous data volume (1800mbps) and 422 when shooting above 30fps.

SL2 will do 60fps in FF. SL2s above 30fps reverts to APS-C.
SL2 will do 5K Academy (Anamorphic) 4:3 up to 30fps in 10 bits 420. SL2s will do (for now) APS-C pixel-to-pixel 12 bits raw with Atomos/Blackmagic

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On 6/15/2022 at 10:08 PM, Photoworks said:

The SL2 does in 10 Bit on the card 4.2.2 

MOV C4K: 59.94 fps, 50 fps, 

MP4 4 K: 59.94 fps, 50 fps,

 

I think the SL2-s can only do it in Super 35 crop. not sure why since it is the same processor of the SL2

It's a limitation of the sensor unfortunately, not the processor. S1, S1H, S5, SL2-s all have the same base 24px sensor and some of them can do high frame rates on full sensor width.

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2 hours ago, jonnyboy said:

Guys I got a question: how do you 'magnify' the video (to check the focus) whilst is recording? I do have an assigned button but it doesn't seems to work whilst it's actually recording?

You can't on the camera, but you can on external HDMI recorders.

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That is not what I meant. There are plenty of fake  Sandisk cards  around that cause problems like these.

         https://thetechreviewer.com/tech-tips/fake-sandisk-sd-card-counterfeit/

Check your camera user manual for the specifications needed. Hearing from a friend is not the most reliable of sources.

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15 hours ago, Nguyen Ngo said:

I got an issue with memory card, it’s stop recording after 1 minute ( Using a SD from Sandisk 270mbs ). Which SD card do you guys using for highest bitrate on Leica SL2-S? I’m aiming for Sony Tough M 277MBs, will it work or I need to go for 300MBs ? 

Stay away from Sony tough…. To many problem on Leica 

I am using owc atlas s pro and prograde 

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45 minutes ago, sblitz said:

What software to process the video? It seems like there is a lot of post-processing to do, I am used to looking at pictures. Software is a new language to me. Any suggestions?

I would highly recommend DaVinci Resolve (I am a former Premiere and Final Cut Pro user). Resolve is available on Mac, PC, Linux, and iPad. It has free and paid versions (no subscription). Many of the built-in tools are excellent (e.g. image stabilization) and/or best-in-class (color grading). There is an abundant ecosystem of tools and tutorials. Moderately easy to learn and will never let you down (used for the most advanced commercial productions).

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What software to process the video? It seems like there is a lot of post-processing to do, I am used to looking at pictures. Software is a new language to me. Any suggestions?

use the free version da vinci resolve

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IF you use lightroom

there is a cool way to process videos,

extract frame from video in the lib module

in the develop module, work as you usually would but save the preset with a proper name

go back to the library and re-import the video, but apply the develop preset on import, play to check and then export the video

done this many times for works really well.

 

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6 hours ago, sblitz said:

Thanks! I have downloaded DaVinci Resolve, and I can't seem to be able to do any color grading or editing. Perhaps I am using a version of "film" from the Leica where I need a paid version?

You will need to buy the studio version to edit Leica log files. But it is worth the money. They even have an iPad version now little simpler.

I don’t shoot anything else but log ,L-Log Transform DCTL can be used to normalize the material to normal color and preserving the full exposure range of log.

https://xtremestuff.net/store/leica-l-log-transform/
 

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