The "Development" road is long, the chances of a full "green light' are fairly low, but as Han Solo told 3P-0 "never tell me the odds". Approach every project with confidence and be proud of the work you do regardless of the outcome. The SMC Takumar's killed it in the demo to producers. :) ASK ME ANYTHING below, will do my best to respond! Edit: just to be clear the footage in this was simply a “lens test”. It wasn’t the proof of concept video. That will Be shot later, I just wanted a relevant location to test the footage with this setup. Especially in post.

@farid1406

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting, so you had to '"pitch" the lenses to them? They wouldn't just let you, as the director, shoot with whatever lenses you want?

@mcronfpv8736

3 жыл бұрын

You don't have to "pitch the lens". You have to pitch the look, and talking about the gear can help if it makes sense.

@Kevin-he3ew

3 жыл бұрын

Can you talk about what this show is or is out already?

This is amazing and congratulations! Can’t wait to see the final product! ✊🏾

That's so cool. Glad I could be here for this journey.

I cannot thank you enough for this man. All of your videos are solid gold and this one came right on time. All the best on your project man, and I really hope that it goes well for you. Enjoy the hell out of it man🤙

This was super interesting video. Can't wait to see if you guys get the project rolling.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jyrki! Still a long road, but one step at a time. I'm only on to work on this development video so whatever I can do to strengthen the pitch is my main focus. Take care my friend!

This is so cool!! I'm really happy for you Mark- you and the Takumars are going to kill it!

Another awesome video!!! Love the Takumar look!! Have a great weekend!! 🙌🙌

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kyle! You too mate!

Seems like a very interesting project - good luck!

Good for you Mark! Rooting for you. You've really given me a lot of inspiration to start using vintage lenses and take the first steps towards cinematography. Best of luck!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

At the very least it will it will give you more lens time to be able to experiment. The best way to get better at something is to use them so once you become well versed in these you can upgrade easily enough to the bigger stuff. You can’t practice with what you don’t have access toZ

Can't wait for this to come out. Your videos helped me feel more comfortable shooting with vintage lenses. I was given quite a few of them when I first started out and definitely found my own style with them. I LOVE shooting with vintage lenses.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

They're my fav too, honestly it just takes some practice. I'm having the reverse issue now, playing around with the Sigma 24-70 2.8 for the S1H and there's just so much I have to get re-accustomed to lol.

@mkvisip4682

4 жыл бұрын

Ha! I’m on the same boat right now. Finally got a native lens for my camera and there’s still so much more to learn! But I’ve been telling myself that I learned the hard way first so this part should be breezy. 😆

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

@@mkvisip4682 EXACTLY! lol. Much easier than visa versa ;)

Nice job Mark! I have learned a lot from your videos and I have directly being inspired to invest in vintage lens from all I have seen from you. The fact that you are using them on possibly big platform validates your knowledge! Thanks and keep it up!

I love how much respect you show to these vintage lenses, good luck on your project sir 👍👍👍

You make awesome videos, the content, the narration and the editing is absolutely next level. I found your channel recently after getting into vintage lenses and I was very quick to subscribe, keep up the great work. My journey started with my dad's old Topcor 58mm lens from '67, seeing if I could use it on modern systems. One thing led to another and I am now hooked.

Good stuff, Mark. Very helpful, as always.

How impressive! Outstanding initiative. Super Takumars, love it. I wish every success with Netflix. Good luck.

Incredible video as usual! So happy to see your Takumars getting action :)

Very interesting out of many angles of the subject. Unusual for a vintage lens show. Great!

I really love colours, it is more important to me than sharpness and other characteristics

@Lavi-Aemilia-Astori

4 жыл бұрын

Imrul Khan lenses now a days are all about sharpness, bokeh, fast AF, all the images just looks the same

Perfect work !!!

Thanks so much for sharing this in such detail - there's a lot to learn from your process and your results, very valuable. Very best of luck with the project!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure mate, thanks so much for being here and the support.

Great tips! I love this series where you take us along the process

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

I like them too, I overthink them too much sometimes where it interferes with actual work...I need to sort that out and just do it.

Love your content, literally goes in without perception of time. Puff, and video has finished :D keep it up, your style of story telling is great :)

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Super cool of you to say mate! Thanks so much! Mini update, the project is now in the next stages of dev with the production company and Netflix. My role was simply to produce the "sizzle" video which is like a sample of what an episode would look like. That's what these lenses were used for and they killed it. VERY glad I tested them here before though, figured out some of the shortcomings and ways around them for when we shot the actual recon. Anyway more info than you needed to know I guess lol. . thanks for the kind words.

All the best!!!

Great stuff! Good luck.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vincent!

I'm very interested, I too am shooting a pilot on SMC Takumar lenses.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

OHHHHHHHH! Curious to hear how this turns out, the Takumar's in my case killed it pretty hard lol. So much of the convo after I presented to the producers was about the lenses.

@bmefilms6879

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze killed it like "dead" or killed it like "nailed it"?

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Bme Films nailed it lol, sorry I should have been more clear. it made more sense in my head lol

@MrV4P

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Marc, when will we see the results?

I am so glad things are going well for you and your love of vintage lenses!! Keep us up to date and links so we can watch your history unfold !! Again great ideas and execution Mark!!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Will do Michael! Thanks my friend!

Such an inspiring video. Thank you, Mark.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure mate. Glad it connected with you.

Excellent to hear.... and see!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

:)

This was great! You nailed the nostalgic vintage feel!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

THanks mate, this part was more to help me get some ideas when we actually shoot the real stuff. We've got a grade we all like and have some possible story boarded shots we can repeat at the actual location. Wanted something a little cooler to test the lenses with this setup ;) was a nice way to spend an afternoon and really did a lot in setting my expectations on what to expect when we do shoot. :) Thanks again Aaron!

I love how moody and mysterious the scene is after adding the sound design elements.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Once the zoom interview clips got dropped in it elevates it way more as well. But ya sound design is key. It ties all the images together nicely.

Im so glad the big producers dont mind going back on the basics!!since i bought my hélios 44 m4 a few weeks ago,Im more and more interested in vintage lenses...and you are the guru😄

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

It took some convincing, but it works given the narrative. 1970’s and 2010’s. The 2010 stuff will have a very different look to help juxtapose the two timelines which will be intercut through the series. Also this is just development for pitch, if it gets green light I’d imagine they would revisit everything which is fine by me. My role on this right now is to shoot and edit their pitch video, green light is a whole Different contract.

@NeroMC

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze good luck,sir!i hope it all goes well!

Loved this video. I don’t shoot video and only just bought my first Takumar (50mm 8 element for $25!) but this video was great despite being out of my wheel house. Thanks. Can’t wait to hear more.

Good luck with your project Mark. I wish you well.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Douglas! Appreciate it mate!

Great video Mark. All the best with your project :)

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! Appreciate it!

Learned a lot from this! Thanks for sharing these insights. Really liked your sound design during the "on site" shots. Definitely wanting a some vintage lenses and burgers now, though!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Ya a little ambience goes a long way I think. Super effective and very easy to do. Best combo, big impact little effort lol.

Exciting!!!

This is super exciting Mark, really excited to see how it develops! I'd love to be able to pitch something to Netflix one day

What a video. Incredible mark. Love love love seeing them process, any process but especially one like this. Really enjoyed and so hope you can share more of the journey, but yeah, productions tend to be a little secretive!! Enjoyed the background too and yeah and the instant jealously caused by those awesome transformers 🤣

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks AJ. Lens testing is a bit banal, but figured it would be more interesting presentation to use the location as a way to help story board some concepts as well as figure out some grade options. This is like, WAY above the type of pre-production I needed to do, but the extra effort was noticed. Shooting under the brightest lighting conditions mid day isn't ideal, but we're going for authenticity in this case.

Congratulations 🎉 I’m getting into all those vintage lenses from your channel, just bought the Helios 44-4... and the story begins..

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

It’s ON!!!! ;)

Hey Mark, loved that vintage look, specially the warmer grades. Good luck with the project! Great stuff as always

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Going to figure out how some of these play against the 2010 represented stuff (being shot on modern lenses with a different colour grade). The 1970's and 2010's timelines will play a critical role and visually establishing a difference there is also critical. :)

6:34 "There will be problems" and that's the case in any field of course, but knowing how to mitigate them and deal with them when they occur is what sets professionals apart imo. Great job!

man you’re videos are amazing i don’t know how you dont have over 100k subs keep it up man!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Enzo, the goal is just to produce stuff I enjoy and teach a thing or two. Subs are a nice validation, but definitely not the goal. Appreciate your kind words of support

@enzotanael3235

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Holtze I love that mind set man! thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!

Congrats! Very interesting prep-up process.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeremy! Learned LOADS making this one lol.

@JeremyCarroll

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze The most meaningful video of your so far...as per my own craft and dealing with project...all the other ones still touch a deep passionate core related to image in general.

That’s so cool that you were able to use your Takumars. Been watching for a while just never commented but you’ve really made me want to get a pair of some takumar lenses in the future. I’m also been working on a documentary for the past few months that we are pitching to Netflix as well. Hope it works out for the both of us!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

You prob have a more ground level role mate. Mine is just to shoot/edit the pitch video. Although I would prob get offered an editing position if it worked out and my schedule was clear. It’s a long process. Best of luck with your progress mate!

The lenses made all the difference in the feel!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

4:42 even with modern cars passing it looks like in the 60s or 70s.... Very nice.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

At F 2.8 you can’t see the type of cars so if a shot like this is fighting the location, open up ;). Thanks mate.

Really insightful Markful! Your process is similar to mine. Thanks for sharing!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joshua. I’m thinking about a tilta tactical for the S1H. Need something to rig it around.

Loved this Mark! Really interesting to see how stuff this like operates behind the scenes!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude. Man I wish I could go all in, still trying to figure out how I can pull the general practice of this process without giving away the narrative or IP in any way. Also not sure how relevant it is, just need to make sure I have good examples to help illustrate those points to help them land. It’s a method that works so well for smaller crews as well. Given the global circumstances we’re trying hard to be creative with the solutions to the problems we’re presented right now.

DUDE. The way you transformed boring street footage into establishing shots for a thriller lol, just by using ominous music! And the grade of course. Amazing stuff. 9:02 - 9:11 'Charcoal Barbecued...' You need more subs man. Keep up the good work! And best of luck for the series!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

That’s the strategy with this one. The key will be the story tellers in the interviews and the locations void of any people. The words take you there, the images give the words context. It’s a very effective way to cover a story and it lends so much trust in the story tellers. Good interviewing is key, of course. Creating a sequence of shots like this is challenging in a sense it’s very easy for them to not work. Pacing, shot vs shot ca shot and the story telling, music, sound all need to come together perfectly or it feels very amateur. There is a master class in this alone, but maybe one day. Thanks for the kind words mate as always. I am happy with the channel size though, more people would prob put more pressure to produce and I’ve already got a full time job lol. I do love it though so, it’s win win right? Thanks again my friend.

@khaledbinobaid4355

4 жыл бұрын

Oh Absolutely dude. A bigger channel does put way more pressure as well. Best of luck for the series again!

"The Bridge to the 70th" through Takumar lenses.

I thought that was Weber's! I loved the video. Thanks for putting it together.

Good luck with the project man, hope everything works out the way you want it :)

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I just want to deliver a great product my producers can go into “battle” with. If they are happy, so am I.

I love that scene. It feels calm and melancholic. But there's also loneliness and a small sense of impending danger.

love your videos always

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! Appreciate you being here.

Never been or heard of Webers! Gonna check it out after this, thank you Mark!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

400, JUST north of Orillia. Burgers are SO good, nice little area to hang out a bit as well.

Hey mate they came up really good! great job. fingers crossed it all goes well be great to know , these old masterpieces still have some life in them. And i can't believe you didn't get one burger !

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad I didn’t only because we had a feast at the cottage 2 hours later. Those burgers are go to bed burgers lol. You eat one and you don’t eat all day. 😂 thanks mate! Next time. Also I didn’t want to take advantage, I was on the clock and my host was gracious to allow me to shoot there. :)

Congrats! Hope the pitch goes well.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Shoot the recon the week after next and we’re all set. Was able to fix the colour discrepancy between the 35 and 50 and 135 and 85 so that will made grade matching easier.

@andrewlankes

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze Awesome!

Bartenders educated people about whiskey and the prices skyrocketed over the past few years, the same has happened with these on eBay thanks to guys like you😂

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

lol, i hope not. I don't want to be partially responsible for that. I still think the vintage lens is still super niche, the mass market will never be there simply because of auto focus. eBay is a nice place to find exactly what you want (search) but those dealers are trying to cover their costs and fees so it's definitely not a place to get the deals. The whiskey bit is very interesting though, I can see the parallels.

@Burritosarebetterthantacos

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze I havent used autofocus in at least a year haha

Awesome video. You got me craving Webber's now.

@MarkHoltze

2 жыл бұрын

i still haven't had one lol

Good luck Mark.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. I just need to deliver on my end, the real challenge is the whole pitch package lol. That is completely out of my area of expertise: give me a camera and lenses and some editing time, that’s all I need. ;)

Congratulations

Dang! You videos! I haven't been this excited about a KZread channel since I first discovered Peter McKinnon.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Dang! Compliment power! Thanks Bob!

+Mark Holtze Wow that Takamur Vintage Lens is bomb. I love the color and vintage vibe. Looks like early 80's.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stu! Was a good exercise and learned a lot doing it. A bit like a dress rehearsal for the final show ;)

@techieandmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Holtze Definitely and I hope they love your PITCH!!!!! If they do when would the show be aired?

Love it!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! How is your new Sony?

@CasaAllacampanile

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Holtze sooo good! Viewfinder makes manual focus way easier (I believe it’s the same one they put in your S1H?) and the autofocus with the modern lenses is crazy. Also 120p is fun. Haven’t even touched the 4K yet.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Ya the S1H vs A7sii is painfully different. Prob is the same.

Thanks for the update. Gonna collect them before prices going up hoho

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Long term investment ;)

I don’t know much about video but everything about those scenes is sick, I hope you get it

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, my role is just the sizzle reel which we're shooting in a few weeks, just make the producers happy so that it gives them the best chance I think. It's a great story, but the "pitch" is a craft/artform in itself lol.

Thanks for the vid, it seems like in a time where my normal content is slowing down you are ramping up.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Editing work is ramping up again so I won’t have as much time. Between that and this project it’s going to be a busy summer. Thankful for it though.

Dope video Mark! The second I saw the bridge “WEBERS”. This video was different but I really enjoy it, thanks for the info and hopefully you can make part 2,3,4. If you get permission to post more with out too much leaks.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Drove by it on Friday and the line was around the corner lol. Thanks mate, I will for sure!

The vintage Takumar lenses are the same age as the pitch deck 👍 looking forward to seeing your video!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

It’s got a modern twist which is what makes it relevant today, but yes. We need to bounce back and forth between decades so the vintage stuff will be these, the modern stuff is being tackled by modern glass. There is a second DP doing all that stuff. Very high tech to juxtapose against the older stuff.

@marioarias9942

4 жыл бұрын

I love your color grading it looks cinematic too. I have one Takumar 135mm 2.5 (not the desired one) a ton of fd,om,nikon , I enjoy them ,last night I was shooting the moon 🌙 with an om zuiko 300mm 4.5 on a Sony a7ii . The lens isn't highly regarded but for $25 it's hard to beat.

Nice pitch there. Show them the power of vintage lenses.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I’m so excited about this, your so passionate about these lenses and that passion is catching.... I hope that this works, who knows what the potential is..... My concern is the colour profile, unless this is a flat profile. I think maybe the Godfather colour profile may be the way to go... Caravaggio lighting and all that....

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Yes the bright sun and high contrast areas are tough. Still working on the colour profile, prob going to have a dedicated colourist work using resolve to really push what we can do. But I’ve corrected the yellowing from the 35 and 50 since by UV light exposure. So at least all 4 are now similar.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

@@RandomLifeProductions Thanks so much mate! Honestly I've worked on a few development projects, I don't get too close because the odds are stacked against them. SO many ideas are pitched, green lights are few and far between. I'm just super stoked to be able to use these lenses in a professional capacity even if it's just for the pitch video. As much as I would love to see any project I'm involved with go to camera and get a green light, my role in this contractually is over once the video is done and everyone signs off on it. Netflix official production standards are very different, even if this gets green light, I doubt they'll use any of the vintage lenses to shoot any of it. Who knows though...still very cool and in a weird sort of way validates our love and affection for these lenses.

Hello my friend Mark , I like your video a big blue thumb here👍👍😀

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly! :)

Best of luck Mark. I’ll be sure to watch it when it comes out on Netflix. Regarding that short clip, not a fan of the crow shot due to the sudden pan to the left, but the rest of the shots are really great. You can tell I watch all of your videos when I say you used the tripod slider trick for the Webers signboard shot. ;)

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

I left the pan in just as a little behind the scenes bit. Nothing about that little sequence is representative of the final piece that's for sure ;). The only reason that shot made it in is because the shot prior to that had one of those birds fly though so it was a nice matching action shot lol. Also the exposure on that one was much more comfortable being in the shade vs the bright sun, so as a test bed it's been good to see where any noise patterns start to come up. Just to be clear, this was simply a lens test session, we're not going to shoot the core stuff for this until July 18th. I just thought using this location would be more versatile and interesting to elevate the simple lens test and hopefully get a jump on some of the creative grade stuff before we shoot vs after :) Thanks for stopping by as always mate, appreciate it. And YES you totally saw the tripod slider trick lol. Works every time in a pinch ;)

I am more a stills photographer, but I really like your videos. I like your style. Keep up the great work. Let us know once the documentary is out on Netflix

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

If it gets a green I will for sure Steve. I’ve worked on loads of development projects and the general odds are against, but that doesn’t stop. Production company got some dev money so right now it’s just focusing on making the best video for me. For the bigger production it’s a much bigger venture. Just excited to be able to bridge my hobby with my work stuff at this point :)

@stevegrisius6145

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze i am sure you will rock the show. ;) Nothing is better if you work is your hobby as well.

Great! Very interesting. And the S1H! I will order a M42 to L adapter from the german company Novoflex and test it. Wish you a smooth shooting! Keep us posted!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve! Ya I'm waiting for Fotodiox to get caught up on this front, but taking a bit long. Fotasy has some adapters, but they won't ship to Canada.

@stevestrasser6833

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze Fotasy does not ship to Europe either. What happened to globalisation? There is another brand: Haoge. But apparently, they have fitting issues. I ordered the Novoflex yesterday. I will keep you posted.

@stevestrasser6833

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze The Novoflex has arrived and I have tested it out. The problem persists. It has the exact same length than Sigma + M42 Adapter btw. Strange that both Carl Zeiss and Takumar exhibit this infinity overthrow. By 1 mm, it's not much. It is very visible when the aperture is fully open. Did you notice anything on your side? I read in a photography forum about people sanding their adapters because of that issue. My conclusion: I will have to be extra aware when shooting with my M42 lenses. Cheers!

Modern cameras are so sharp and clean, the detail makes images feel digital. Vintage lenses help bring some of the organic nature back into motion picture. They must be at least sort of matched though. Can tell you as a colorist that lenses that don't match are a damn nightmare

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Hell yes they are. This test motivated me to UV expose my yellowed ones which I’ve actually done. The difference is night and day. The 35 and 50 are now much closer to the 135 and 85.

@caldera878

4 жыл бұрын

Modern lenses has the benefit of consistency, which is why they're computer design and multi-coated for that color consistency and can render the same results. Vintage lenses on the other hand may differ in physical and age condition including production manufacturing variables so not all lenses match each other. The same vintage lens can be made in one production year, while another lens can go through multiple revisions on the production line and its a mess trying to match all the small variables in the piece of the puzzle.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

@@caldera878 Some brands have it worse than others, but this is why we test and study to see if we can see past those differences or not. My biggest gripe was the colour matching in the 35 and 50. This is why I also decided to "bake the yellow out" right after I played around with the footage so they're at least colour consistent (closer to) . Contax Carl Zeiss and Leica R's are both highly used in the DP world and revered for their colour matching between focal lengths. I have a set of Contax, but they're not modded yet so figured the Takumar's might be a good alternative given the subject matter. You're right though for sure, and since we're shooting a pitch video (not for broadcast) so we don't have to go through the same scrutiny.

@YarHarFD

4 жыл бұрын

Caldera yup that’s why cookes are so expensive. Organic feel is designed and consistent

I think they’re pretty effective in this role. Your shots have a modern level of sharpness and detail, but with a definite travel back in time quality from the glass. I think you can cure out that yellow (assuming you want to), by leaving that lens in a place with direct sun for a few weeks.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

I did this already actually last week. Baked the yellow right out of them lol. It’s fixable in post but creates more work just to correct to the other lenses. Grading is already very touchy with lighting and exposure changes, just makes it harder at this level. I’m going to miss the yellow charm, but not the work to correct it lol.

Good luck with the docu Mark. Had a bit of a laugh remembering my occasional jaunts up to lake country in mad traffic jams and that burger joint being the holy grail at roughly the halfway point going and coming. We could get out and stretch our legs, top up on a great burger and then carry on the slog to the finish line feeling a little more hopeful. I am developing a docu-series here in Bali at the moment where we’ll be using vintage Leica glass in opening sequence, Canon L glass in the stretch and wrapping it up with Laowa and yes, a good deal of testing is in order. I think they will all get the looks we’re after on BMPCCs and Ursa Mini Pro G2 but you really don’t know until you get out there and shoot some stuff do you? Enjoyed this vid as I do all of your content. Don’t get so busy you forget to upload occasionally here huh!

as a screenwriter, i have over a decade of experience with these sorts of proof of concept projects at literally every distribution network on both sides of the border... the only advice i have is to make it as tight as possible; that and make sure your producer knows how to sign a shopping agreement... in my experience, less is always more.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Ya these guys are Emmy winners out of NYC with loads of experience. I’ve worked on so many development projects I’ve lost count. My role is just to execute the vision, it’s all on them to sell the concept, which is much harder to accomplish than my role lol. ✊

@punkrachmaninoff

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze well that's a plus. (hahahaha) it's always a bizarre feeling when your creative opinion is steering the ship filled with oscar and emmy winners, only a few of us have that t-shirt. merdé / break a leg my friend.

Thankyou so much for not adding any bloopers at the end this time - just need to drop that Star Wars grab. You really don’t need them as your subject matter is so interesting and informative and your delivery is excellent. You’re way above the need to include those cheesy extras that soon loose their appeal. Looking forward to the next installment of this story :)

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Well, I said it by accident in an emperor way and reminded me of this scene when editing, so figured it was an on the nose joke. I don’t do bloopers but will experiment with a creative cutaway once and awhile. Appreciate the feedback.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Let me also add, if you've worked in production before you know it's a constant battle of solving one problem after the other. Luke represents innocence in the filmmaking process (even with as much prep as you can do) and the Emperor represents the one who's SEEN it all. Honestly, I fully agree with the lack of maturity in many cases, but if something out of context is going into a video of mine, i"ve definitely thought it out symbolically and metaphorically. Sure it may not fully resonate and of course I COMPLETELY respect your opinion mate, but figured I should elaborate my intention of putting it in. I won't make a single cut unless it's motivated by a deeper meaning, it's something you learn very fast working in TV and films. What does this cut mean? What does it represent? How does it push the narrative forward? What's it telling the audience?

@penfx1

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, unfortunately I can’t read past the fifth line - when I hit ‘read more’ the keyboard pops up and I can’t remove it. Happened on your first reply too. First of all, I watch your feed because I enjoy it - it thing and you can present it anyway you like. Apart from being very informative, you covered different topics and had a fresh way of presenting it - no hype - just good content - well delivered. It was a refreshing change to watch something where the presenter was not trying to be a showman.

@penfx1

4 жыл бұрын

Looks like I have to reply in paragraphs ... :) There are other bloggers who started well and then became sidetracked with other things. One started focussing too much on his quirky delivery and another began incorporating his family into the blogs so that it almost became a form of home movies - so I stopped watching them - somewhat disappointed ... As I said before, your blogs have been so clean and fresh - devoid of gimmicks - standing aline on content and delivery !!! The a few episodes back the ‘blooper’ style out takes started to creep in and took away from all of your good content + the Star Wars grabs etc. It just dilutes your quality product - but that’s just my opinion. Yes I do work in the industry and burn many long hours because of it. I hope you receive this as positive feedback because I would hope to see you continue with your high quality product that sets you apart from others. Best Regards Chris

can you give us tips how to nail focus in video while manual focusing with vintage lens mark. and congratulations for the pitch. can't wait to watch it

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

I did a video that might help on "How I Nail Manual Focus". Fundamental thing is practice, get to know your lenses and give them a bit of time, it's amazing how quickly your body will adapt to them. Having good eyes helps, plus a steady hand. These vintage lenses tend to have nice focus throws that are mechanical so they move 1:1 with your movement. Also a monitor of some sort REALLY helps. EVF's aren't bad, but LCD screens on cameras are the worst way to monitor focus. Also have an idea on your blocked movement, it's very hard to run and gun with manual focus, but again practice and knowledge of your lenses will help that big time. When we shoot most of this stuff we have a general idea where the movement is going to go so we can follow focus much easier. Last time, always focus on the eyes ;) Hope that helps mate.

@shzammpatapon9865

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze i really love your videos dude, been watching all the time. hope you never get bored with this

@caldera878

4 жыл бұрын

First step is to find the correct diopter adjustment for you vision. This help reduced the number of misses when manual focusing with any ovf/evf.

Great video Mark. Love the work. Do you ever use Circular Polarizers with your lenses? I find that I get a nicer render on the colours but when combined with ND then it's goes south. Yours is one my favourite channels on the tube. Legit!

Congratulations on the pitch mate. Hope this doesn't bump the prices for used Taks. I'm not done with my collection yet😉

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

It shouldn’t, people will always resist. These will never be mainstream.

Are you worried about pulling focus with two adapters? I'm about to use the OMs on a short and I have had a tough time nailing moving shots with a follow focus and thats just the play from one adapter.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not actually, I tested the Nano at home and it's smooth. I wasn't doing any sort of fitness with these ones, I was time limited and just wanted to see how much the focus would throw. Most of our work for this will be a set focus as we move through, but the lenses are smooth enough where even the biggest jerk on the nano keeps them locked. I was having some tripod head lock issues, I had to fix it with some tools when I got home.

I have a set of SuTaks as well but unfortunately not a matching set. Even a 15mm f/3.5! Testing has been really helpful to see which of these lenses has yellowing then doing the UV light trick to neutralize them. It’s not a perfect process but it has definitely helped a lot. Are all of yours m42 mount or do you have a mix of mounts?

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Zach, yes they’re all M42 mounts.

Loved this Mark! I hope people here appreciate the insight you have given in this video. I know all to well how painful it is working on something amazing and never being able / allowed to show what we shot thanks to our lovely legal departments in TV / Film. The Atomos Ninja Flame gets so much use here. It's always connected to my B camera(s) to push out those 422 pix. Out of personal curiosity, why didn't you run a Simmod VND on those bright shots? The highlights were fairly blown out. But that's a personal preference. Maybe it's the look of what the documentary is going for. By the way, I love the atmosphere you built in that little sizzle. I assume there would be snippets of VO over those shots too. Fingers crossed it gets greenlit and you shoot the whole thing. That would be epic!

Been buying vintage lenses I have a question do you ever find that your adapters can reduce the focusing range of a lens. I’m def trying to get my Takumar line up. I use a bmpcc 4K.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

I haven’t actually...might depend on what adapters you are using.

@Babsdoproductions

4 жыл бұрын

Some M42 lens adapters have reported reactions and incompatibility with certain M42 lenses like the Takumars. I know I have a couple adapters that say they’re Version 1 or Version 2 and are supposed to be used for specific lenses, hence why I have one of each so far just in case. I do have a Montgomery Ward 28mm for instance that won’t adapt no matter what M42 adapter I use, either something’s wrong with the lens or I don’t have a proper adapter to work with it. Definitely research your adapter and lens combination if you’re not sure.

Loved this vid. Kindred spirit not afraid to use adapters. So more importantly. Did you actually put Ravage into Blaster? 😆 Thanks Mark.

Transformers! Robots in disguise! 😁👍

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

had to start it off with that lol. retro vibes GO!

Mark I have really enjoyed your channel. I think vintage lens are amazing on my Sony a7Rii and a7Riii

@NorCal-yeti

4 жыл бұрын

Anyways I really Hope your “Pitch” becomes a reality much sooner than later Many thanks 🙏 The HairlessBigfoot

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Riii is photographic monster mate. I’ve always wondered how these would resolve at 42mp

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. I’m just contracted for the video so once that’s done it’s out of my hands. Just need to keep producers happy and that’s my focus. So far so good. A green light is a whole different contract and set of rules. :)

I saw you loading your four primes into the bag without any protection for the lenses which will knock together in the bag. I would put them in either dedicated leather pouches or hard cases. They do take up a bit more space, but keeps sharp and hard metal from banging against the other lenses. Sooner or later those lenses will show bag rash if they are not kept protected. You can get the same for the body as well.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

There are padded dividers in the bag and I used a soft rag to split the one part where the two lenses are together. Strategically out to keep the metal on metal contact on that side there to a minimum. Also they fit snug so the tension helps there as well. It’s not a bad idea, but I wanted to minimize the fuss while shooting at the location. A back pack I would for sure, but this bag minimizes movement based on how it sits. The nice thing about mods is the lens hoods/ gears and caps keep a nice social barrier away from any real contact with the lens and bag directly. I normally use a hard case but this was just one of those times efficiently trumps . Calculated efficiency ;)

@HelpUsSaveLives

3 жыл бұрын

As a follow up, I prefer the soft leather pouches to the hard leather round cases IF you must save space, but in practicality the round hard-leather cases, especially those with a snug fit offer more protection. Once in Africa while filming a tracker stepped onto my camera bag when the Land Rover hit a pothole and broke my video camera in half, but the lenses in the hard cases suffered virtually no damage. Lesson learned. I always put them in cases now on any shoot. Shift happens!

Follow focus on these shots? Btw my 35mm f2 doesn't yellow at all. My 85mm1.9 does have a different tint to it though. Almost a slight green tint

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

No follow for the test. For the shoot yes we had an M with assistant camera

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Webers color grade is too good. I want that

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

LoL, I’ll see what ones they go for and offer up the others as a free download to mess around with.

Awesome, all the best! Looking forward to you making them Takumars shine, or is it the other way around?

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

It’s all them mate. I just hit record and take direction lol.

Pitching a documentary series... it sounds familiar to me 🤞. Since the S1h came out I was very curious about a S1h+Takumar lenses+ProRes combo, are you happy with the footage you worked on (apart from the 35mm yellowish tint, of course)? Thanks

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Very happy yes. Lighting conditions were tricky blasting sun, high contrast areas, but it’s a critical part of the intro sequence for what we are planning to shoot so wanted to mess with some different exposures to see how it translated. The lenses are small, light and easy to rig. The image quality works perfect with the S1H. This pitch video will be internal, the S1H is a Netflix approved camera and they won’t know much about Takumars I suspect. Tech specs from Netflix perspective is irrelevant now anyway; a green light would mean a completely different production kit, but that doesn’t change the use of these lenses now. Pro res is the best, so efficient. Tried some internal codec stuff from S1H ans looks great but Boggs down there system a bunch. Proxies and a proper online would be needed if we went full resolution. Again doesn’t make a difference for this pitch video. It’s definitely a giant leap though for the lenses. I’m really happy with the combo right now and would feel confident enough to pitch them more often.

So a year later has there been progress on the project. Really liked your test footage. Beautiful

@MarkHoltze

2 жыл бұрын

Lots but I can’t talk about it unfortunately. NDA’s

@MrShanePhoto

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze awesome

I cannot believe u Ravaged that Blaster. What a dis lol. But that Jetfire is legit. But seriously very interesting seeing these setups. I was wondering if you where shooting in vlog for your tests. The colour grading is working very nicely imo. Btw if you didn’t already know you can de yellow those thorium impregnated lens with exposure to uv light. You can set it on a window sill that gets light and in 2 to 4 weeks it’s clear. Or you can get this cheap ikea light ( the jansjo ) which cost 5 dollars Can and you can use it to direct the light into the lens restoring it to original in about 4 days. This info is from the Pentax forums. When you clear them you grain half a stop to a full stop which is nice. Please keep making these process videos as they are so interesting.

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

I know, I’ve got a G1 sound wave coming so it’s going to be war lol. Shooting LOG yes. I shot this last Monday and after seeing how much of an impact the yellow on the lenses took to match, I baked the 35 and 50 under the sun on Wednesday. Lol. The yellow is now fixed. Took 9 hours, was surprised how much of an impact it had in such little time. Thanks Wesley!

Look into a UV LED light solution to get rid of the yellowing in the 35mm. I have one just for that and I’ve restored a Canon FD 35mm F2 Concave lens and a Nippon Kogaku 35mm 1.4 Nikkor-N Nikon lens by leaving them for a day or two and they’re all clear.

Very exciting. The proof of concept footage looks amazing. Have you ever been successful lessening the yellow look caused by the thorium? If so, I'd be interested in your method. I read something about using an Ikea Jansjo USB LED lamp and wondered if you have tried this? I bought the handy little USB lamp but haven't made the time to test before/after looks. This may be an interesting topic for a short video for the future (if it works)? I know you're plate is full right now! Best wishes!

@MarkHoltze

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris! Just to be clear, that stuff was just part of my lens testing. The proof of concept, "sizzle" "development reel" so many names is something we're going to be shooting in a few weeks. I just wanted to do a proper lens test and that's what this footage is. Explore how the footage grades under various exposures and camera settings. I actually exposed my 35 and 50 to 9 hours of sunlight last week (after shooting this) to reverse the yellowing and it totally worked. Yellow tinted lenses fully cleaned. The bulbs work as well, a bit safer I think temp wise, but takes about 48 hours of exposure time under bulbs I hear.

@chrisratchford8153

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark - the lens test footage looks great! I'm glad the sunlight worked and the heat didn't harm your lenses. I would be afraid of melting lubricants, etc. Thank you for your awesome content and good luck with the proof of concept video!