Dhopkins802
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Hi all,
I made the mistake of including my Youtube video about this new product in my last post, which contains an affiliate link, and it was removed. Sorry about that! Should have read the rules closer.
Anyway, for those that know what an OLPF is, you know how important it can be in filmmaking, and even photography (real estate). I come across moire often in my line of work of wedding filmmaking. Groom's suites, bride's veils, buildings in the distance. I've seen it occur pretty badly over the years! I used to use two S1H's, but the autofocus and other new features of the S5II and now S1II line, are undeniably helpful and powerful.
I've always felt that Lumix should have added an OLPF to at least the S5IIx, which is geared towards video shooters, and definitely the S1II. When I chat with their internal team their response is that, since they're hybrid cameras, they (might) get sharpness points knocked off from some review websites (think Newsshooter and similar). I guess I understand that?
It didn't take me long to realize that then next Lumix camera with an OLPF will likely be the S1H successor. So, I started to take matters into my own hands. I reached out to company called Kolari Vision and discussed the possibility of an aftermarket OLPF filter. One thing led to another, and we eventually were able to get a permanent OLPF mod working using an already existing OLPF on the market. This worked well, but was expensive, required you to ship your camera in, voided the warranty, and there is a heavy blue white balance cast.
This year, after a lot of testing and research, we finally landed on a much more elegant solution. A magnetic clip-in version, similar to all the behind the lens magnetic clip-in filters that you've seen around. It's $300 USD (pre-order) vs the $700 for the modification service. It has a very minor color cast, vs a drastic one. It's optically formulated based on the S1H' OLPF, but it's actually stronger and works better! It can be removed when you need the absolute sharpest image. It's fully compatible with all 24MP models (S1, S1II, S1IIe, S5, S5II, S5IIx, S9), and even the Leica SL series. I tested it on my S1RII, and it also worked well.
I've already wrote a lot, so let me know if you have any questions! Feel free to DM me as well. Hope this is helpful for a few of you.
I made the mistake of including my Youtube video about this new product in my last post, which contains an affiliate link, and it was removed. Sorry about that! Should have read the rules closer.
Anyway, for those that know what an OLPF is, you know how important it can be in filmmaking, and even photography (real estate). I come across moire often in my line of work of wedding filmmaking. Groom's suites, bride's veils, buildings in the distance. I've seen it occur pretty badly over the years! I used to use two S1H's, but the autofocus and other new features of the S5II and now S1II line, are undeniably helpful and powerful.
I've always felt that Lumix should have added an OLPF to at least the S5IIx, which is geared towards video shooters, and definitely the S1II. When I chat with their internal team their response is that, since they're hybrid cameras, they (might) get sharpness points knocked off from some review websites (think Newsshooter and similar). I guess I understand that?
It didn't take me long to realize that then next Lumix camera with an OLPF will likely be the S1H successor. So, I started to take matters into my own hands. I reached out to company called Kolari Vision and discussed the possibility of an aftermarket OLPF filter. One thing led to another, and we eventually were able to get a permanent OLPF mod working using an already existing OLPF on the market. This worked well, but was expensive, required you to ship your camera in, voided the warranty, and there is a heavy blue white balance cast.
This year, after a lot of testing and research, we finally landed on a much more elegant solution. A magnetic clip-in version, similar to all the behind the lens magnetic clip-in filters that you've seen around. It's $300 USD (pre-order) vs the $700 for the modification service. It has a very minor color cast, vs a drastic one. It's optically formulated based on the S1H' OLPF, but it's actually stronger and works better! It can be removed when you need the absolute sharpest image. It's fully compatible with all 24MP models (S1, S1II, S1IIe, S5, S5II, S5IIx, S9), and even the Leica SL series. I tested it on my S1RII, and it also worked well.
I've already wrote a lot, so let me know if you have any questions! Feel free to DM me as well. Hope this is helpful for a few of you.
