The Laowas are impressively sharp at wide open, and just enough character, and REALLY low edge distortion. Thanks for this comparison!
@notmyforte886 күн бұрын
Can hardly place the subject on the edges of the Blazar.
@TheFilmGuyOfficial6 күн бұрын
@@notmyforte88 it’s important to keep in mind that the correct aspect ratio. You are usually cropping in the edges a little bit.
@jeremy_woods6 күн бұрын
Yeah i just have not been super impressed with the Blazars. They make your skin look pasty and flat. Super cool character, but the Mercury is def “get what you pay for”
@erichstocker83586 күн бұрын
Try cleaning the legs when you have put the tripod in the mud and water and the joints get clogged up.
@TheFilmGuyOfficial6 күн бұрын
haha, this would be the wrong tripod for that haha
@Whaever_19816 күн бұрын
Was much more impressed by the Laowa's than I expected!
@TheFilmGuyOfficial6 күн бұрын
@@Whaever_1981 same here! They perform well.
@Whaever_19816 күн бұрын
@@TheFilmGuyOfficial And flares on the Blazars look like added on cgi unfortunately :(
@TheFilmGuyOfficial6 күн бұрын
@ I kinda feel the Laowas are like that too!
@igorbogdanoff45176 күн бұрын
Those blazars are dogs. Terrible bokeh. May as well just shoot spherical and avoid the distracting nasty bokeh. The Atlas lenses don't look much better.
@James-Tanner6 күн бұрын
Wish the review talked a little more about the character you are noticing, but I do appreciate seeing this line up!
@TheFilmGuyOfficial6 күн бұрын
@@James-Tanner it’s not a review. It’s in comparison… We get to keep one of the lenses so it wouldn’t be ethical of us to give our opinion on them. That’s why we’re leaving thoughts to you.
@erikoneill76076 күн бұрын
The thing I found the most interesting here is that for all the heat that the Mercury’s took, the way they render skin clearly beats the other lenses out to me. It looks much more natural, especially in the longer focal lengths. I feel maybe they suffered from a bad market position and timing that really spoiled the reputation of the lenses. Other than that though, it would be hard pressed to say if any of these are really that much better than the next. All pretty viable for indie work. Really exciting.
@Studio23creation6 күн бұрын
regarding flares, that is totally different beats. like day anbd night, mercury winning the race for me.
@ShaneVanLitz6 күн бұрын
Maybe, but we've seen the Mercury's be very popular where we are regardless of what same may have been going on about online. I think they'll do just fine in the long run!
@cws_dp6 күн бұрын
as if the blazars were at all comparable in quality to the other two sets 🙄
@baiwenxu58839 күн бұрын
I also got this tripod and made a similar comment on this tripod especially about when the tripod is low and no ball head part, anyway, great video!
@TheFilmGuyOfficial9 күн бұрын
@@baiwenxu5883 thank you! I would highly recommend the ball head adapter. It makes the tripod a lot more usable.
@javier_alba10 күн бұрын
question, what lens projector did you use?
@TheFilmGuyOfficial10 күн бұрын
@@javier_alba it’s made by dulens
@RadishOtter11 күн бұрын
is thata Wig ?
@TheFilmGuyOfficial11 күн бұрын
@@RadishOtter no it wasn’t! He has cut it now tho! Also don’t be a dick
@themustang18115 күн бұрын
I'm only looking at these because Atlas is taking so long on my (work) Mercury order that I might need to cancel it despite the fact that I much prefer them 🙃 thanks for the test! Both look great, but I like the sharpness and bokeh of the Mercuries for my use case.
@RawriotVideos16 күн бұрын
Great video! Appreciate your honesty
@SmallRigGlobal17 күн бұрын
Hi the Team of the film guy, we appreciate your feedback on this tripod. Currently, the Tribex tripod is best suited for devices weighing up to 6kg, emphasizing portability and quick setup. We will take your feedback into consideration for future improvements. Thank you for your valuable input in helping us enhance our products.
@ShaneVanLitz17 күн бұрын
Thanks guys! Just wanted to say we do like the tripod, we just wanted to mention in the video that we recommend it more for smaller cameras. We'd love to see a version for bigger cameras in the future if that's on the table! 😁
@MichaelSchmidt_UrbnPxl17 күн бұрын
way to expensive for what it is and how it works
@TheFilmGuyOfficial9 күн бұрын
we agree! the YC ONION makes more sense and is cheaper.
@max.chavalwan7 күн бұрын
@@TheFilmGuyOfficial Was about to ask how it compares against the YC ONION or the Sirui! I was holding off to see if it's worth the extra bucks for the Tribex but YC onion would suit my needs more. Although I do wish there are local dealer stocking them in Australia :/
@TheFilmGuyOfficial7 күн бұрын
@ I like of this morning but it’s got too many problems. I’d probably go the YC onion.
@harryedwards52818 күн бұрын
hahah the feet!!! great video boys
@harrylee838718 күн бұрын
Great video guys!! And thanks for the link to the ball head to fix it!
@Z-Rollz20 күн бұрын
Grossest possible taking lens?
@TheFilmGuyOfficial19 күн бұрын
@@Z-Rollz hard disagree
@demz351421 күн бұрын
Nice vid! If the funds will be there, definitely something to invest in. What is the song at the very end? :)
@TheFilmGuyOfficial20 күн бұрын
thanks mate, not sure on the song its been a while sorry.
@michalkovac838224 күн бұрын
Hello Sir,.great video, thanks for that. I am considering right now,..purchase three continues lights for home photography. I wanted three Godox SZ300R rgb lights, what are very good,..but propably that one light is need more powerfull,..for make enough light for head, face with using all those modifiers and settings. I have no idea,.how look continues lights about,.how strong is light...so i dont know if 300w is enough. So i thinking about this model what u tested and i want ask,.about that mounting heavy softbox and then light fall down :( ,..is only because this exactly piece was bad for construction? or is typical problem for every piece in this model? Because that big problem then. I dont ewant my light will fall turn down if i attach heavy softbox. Thank you Sir if u will see my coment and reply,.i dont want buy wrong product, thank you.
@marcosquassina847225 күн бұрын
Hello, may I kindly ask you to link for me the page to by the support needed to attach this light to a light stand as you have in the video? I've been searching this for months and I cannot find it. Thank you very much for your help, Marco.
@raredreamfootageАй бұрын
I think the model name is Godox F600bi, not FL600bi.
@nolanmfilmsАй бұрын
Wow, the Mercury blow the Remus out of the water
@TonellacamАй бұрын
thank you ! I really think you gave an absolute honest review ! do think I should get these or the vespids , I m looking to get a 35 and 75 from either or , im torn as they are around the same price with the vespers being on sale right now . Obviously the thypochs would be lighter , and the vespers seem like they would have less focius breathing and vignetting , but yeah thanks !
@TheFilmGuyOfficialАй бұрын
@@Tonellacam personal id prefer these! But I’d want the M mount version so they are future proof.
@TonellacamАй бұрын
@@TheFilmGuyOfficial thanks , sorry that it kept auto correcting vespid to vespers but im glad you understood ! I really appreciate your opinion
@adonegiuntini2792Ай бұрын
I currently own the dulens but would the adaptor work with them instead of the ISCO ?
@golfcoaching.onlineАй бұрын
If you‘re reading this you are a camera nerd 😅🤓
@TheFilmGuyOfficial27 күн бұрын
and proud of it!!! got another comparsion coming soon
@BenjiSchwimmerDanceАй бұрын
Whelp. The mega 12 just released and it murders the godox
@TheFilmGuyOfficialАй бұрын
@@BenjiSchwimmerDance looks great! Would love it in a studio setup!
@CellingfanАй бұрын
You mentioned more focal lengths. I’ve only heard of a 21mm being added. What other focal lengths have you heard of coming out?
@TheFilmGuyOfficialАй бұрын
@@Cellingfan just the 21 for now! I shane mis spoke
@Nick6950Ай бұрын
Do you have the file for the 3D print sled ? I’m very interested to buy it if you have it. Thanks you !
@NiquitusАй бұрын
Hello! excellent video as always. A question, do you know if the Metabones Speedbooster PL to E mount works well? or is better to use EF to E mount? I have doubts about the protrusion of the lens.
@TheFilmGuyOfficialАй бұрын
we haven't had an continuity to test with any PLspeedboosters sadly
@Arn1981-r1hАй бұрын
Unfortunately heavy breathing & lack of PL mount makes unusable with modern compact professional digital cinema cameras
@ShaneVanLitzАй бұрын
I'm wouldn't say they're 'unusable' but that's where the trade off is that's for sure! I understand PL would have been a stretch, but I'd have loved LPL or interchangable mirrorless mounts at least!
@ryan2641-f2eАй бұрын
Considering the TTArtisan 56mm f1.8 as an alternative to the Viltrox. Viltrox seems super reliable, especially with fast autofocus, but there’s something about TTArtisan’s style in portraits that looks really appealing in samples I’ve seen. For anyone who’s tried both, does TTArtisan hold up well with natural light and softer backgrounds?
@endless_wantАй бұрын
Thank you for this excellent test! The Great Joy was significantly warmer. Was that time of day or a characteristic of the adapter?
@TheFilmGuyOfficialАй бұрын
@@endless_want no problem, that is the adapter! Although I have been told it’s inconvenient with each unit!
@biskeroАй бұрын
can you post the 3D printed cover somewhere?
@michaelfrymusАй бұрын
Any way to power this to a V-Mount? Does the handle need to stay on the rig for the LiDar to work? - Like on gimbals
@ShaneVanLitzАй бұрын
The LiDar unit can work without the handle if you have an RS4 but with some limited functionality vs with the Focus Pro handle.
@charlesucha3751Ай бұрын
amazing video! I see in the video youre using Metabones adapters have you tried Speedbooster, do they work with the Lidar System?
@ShaneVanLitzАй бұрын
Speedboosters should be fine because you manually set what is in focus yourself, the LiDar has no idea.
@charlesucha3751Ай бұрын
@@ShaneVanLitz thanks. Apparently some people had issues with speedboosters in the past. but i was asking because there are updates, tha maybe could have fixed that.
@ShaneVanLitzАй бұрын
@@charlesucha3751 Righto - I think the issues is that you'd have to do the conversion maths when calibrating! If you're using a 50mm lens on a speedbooster the LiDar will expect a 35mm (or there about) focal length, not 50mm. Other than that, I'm not sure.
@myerssamuel1057Ай бұрын
How sticky is the V2 LiDAR-enabled ActiveTrack in low light. In theory, LiDAR-enabled auto-tracking would work in the dark, making tracking reliable in variable and poor light. How has your low-light experience been?
@ShaneVanLitzАй бұрын
The LiDar might be able to see well in low light, but the built-in camera used for subject tracking is still a camera with a small sensor. Not really sure how low-light you're looking for but it's been mostly fine in the situations I've used it in.
@myerssamuel1057Ай бұрын
@@ShaneVanLitz Thanks - I bought it and did what ZERO KZbinrs have done -- test how low the light has to go before this $700 LiDAR / visible light camera unit fails to track. So far it's not very good for an expensive unit. If the gimbal tracks a subject who steps into darkness and back into light, or walks behind a barrier, or is covered by another human, this "Pro" tracking unit immediately loses the subject and aborts tracking, or starts tracking the wrong person, and someone has to intervene, which is counter to the purpose of automated tracking. Why abort? why not just wait and re-acquire when ActiveTrack sees the recognized subject again? The system is "dumber" than I thought. I'm stuck using it on an RS4 Pro, but I certainly wish it were better.
@myerssamuel1057Ай бұрын
@@ShaneVanLitz FYI, I looked into Apple's version of active track (DockKit). First gimbal to use it is Insta360 Flow Pro. I bought and tested at a job -- and TL;DR -- a $150 gimbal with DockKit is FAR better at tracking than DJI's $700 unit. Not promoting, just really surprised. It tracks in extreme low light, tolerates people walking in front of the subject, and tolerates objects obscuring the subject. And when it loses the subject -- unlike DJI's "LiDAR-enhanced" pro tracking -- it simply WAITS and then re-acquires the subject without user intervention, whereas DJI's best product gives up/aborts.
@ShaneVanLitzАй бұрын
@ sounds about how I’d expect it to go given it’s a camera that the lidar uses for tracking and cameras need light. Sorry it didn’t work out for you.
@LensofWyantАй бұрын
Have you tested it with par-focal zooms
@TheFilmGuyOfficialАй бұрын
@@LensofWyant I have not sorry
@avalokiteshevaraАй бұрын
i will say that greatjoy and aviascope a most interesting, if you work on commershial and planning hard and everyday use of them
@chrisbeАй бұрын
Can i manually change zoom and expect the focus pro system to still pull focus correctly regardless of the current zoom setting?
@TheFilmGuyOfficialАй бұрын
@@chrisbe I haven’t tested it, but in theory it should work perfectly fine as long as the zoom lens is parfocal
@josebelisariosiliuto9389Ай бұрын
Please show the DMX IMPUT if it exist… wtf shitty review…
@ShaneVanLitzАй бұрын
Haha 'shitty' for that? If that was the dealbreaker for you when there was so much other content we put into this, then I'm sorry we didnt show that in particular. There's a saying about 'pleasing all of the people all of the time' 😅
@josephjwoods66Ай бұрын
Great video!!! picked up some good things to try,
@ALEX__96TАй бұрын
Do you know if the Laowa Ranger zooms will work? With the Meike? The new 16-30 looks like it might be a tight fit... Also did meike update the flange distance since this video? Thank you
@TheFilmGuyOfficialАй бұрын
@@ALEX__96T I don’t sorry! Havnt tested it. And I don’t think they have why?
@ALEX__96TАй бұрын
@TheFilmGuyOfficial thanks for the answer! I remember someone mentioning they would allow slightly more room in-between the mount but maybe they already improved it before you video! Appreciate it 😁
@human_supportАй бұрын
Thanks for the review! Tell me please, can I use first the Black Pro Mist Tiffen in front of the lens and then the VND filter with a 16 mm lens? Will there be vignetting if I use this combination with a wide angle lens? I know that first the Pro Mist is installed closer to the lens and then the VND so that there is correct diffusion. But because of the heap of filters, I am afraid that due to the distance there will be the same vignetting as on the Tilt Mirage with their double box (((
@ShaneVanLitzАй бұрын
16mm is very wide with very little room for extra circular threaded filters. Even screwing on a 95mm adaptor ring will cause vignyetting at that focal length, let alone stacking a screw on filter and mattebox. The one I have works because of how far forward it can sit in the SmallRig mattebox and that's a tight fit as it. I think you'll have better luck using a 4x5.65 promist infront of the ND or look at something that can put ND/Diffusion filters BEHIND the lens like the Mofage POCO adaptor or these (They have a few mounts available): kolarivision.com/product-tag/clip-in-sony/
@agustinmunozrochaАй бұрын
Thank you so much.
@acooper11282 ай бұрын
Thanks for a honest review. Think I'll wait for the update.
@connorpannellfilm2 ай бұрын
The softness while remaining sharp actually reminds me of the ARRI Signatures. Am I crazy?
@TheFilmGuyOfficial2 ай бұрын
they absolutely punch above anything else in their price bracket
@connorpannellfilm2 ай бұрын
@@TheFilmGuyOfficial The ARRI Signatures have that soft focus fall off and overall a very "buttery" look to them (I own a set). Do you feel the same about these lenses or am I tripping?
@TheFilmGuyOfficial2 ай бұрын
@@connorpannellfilm as somone who hasn’t used them I can’t say.
@RobertJohnPhotography2 ай бұрын
Where can I get those lens caps you used on the step up rings for your Matte box? I assume they are 95mm.
@ShaneVanLitz2 ай бұрын
They come in multiple sizes. Just buy a spare or two IMO because they're pretty cheap. I think out of the 6 I've ordered 1 came a bit loose. All the rest have been fine and as I say they're very affordable. You can either get letter / post box number stickers or engrave the numbers depending how much effort you want to put in. I currently have stickers but I'm thinking about engraving for my Sigma Arts: www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002570082474.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.10.53d51802UFtXzQ
@BryanWilkatАй бұрын
Simmod
@ShaneVanLitzАй бұрын
@@BryanWilkat That's another option - I did literally get the ones we used in the video on Ali Express though 😅