The wide angle alternative to Helios 44-2 | Mir-1B 37 | Test Footage on Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K

[@OfTwoLands]

This is a collection of test footage shot with the Mir-1B 37mm on the BMCC6K. I think it pairs very well with the Helios 44-2! What do you think? Cheers, Flo

[@AliBabaFlyHigh]

I agree with you, but Bokeh on the Helios 42-2, 13 blades is Super Duper. I was wondering if you make your own LUTs & put it out on sale?

[@sanadakhumanthem3557]

Can you share me the sample footages for learning grading

[@chevonpetgrave4991]

@OfTwoLands compared to your heirs video looks like this holds contrast better in pointing at the sun and over more micro contrast and sharper. Is that your observation of straight out of camera files or did you change up the grade?

[@alex-botton]

You sir, have a gift. The way you make every day moments feel cinematic is something we as cinematographers strive for, and you nail it. The characters and flares in the lens, the light, the placement of subject and framing, it makes the viewer feel like they’re in your garden with you! Bravo 👏

[@OfTwoLands]

Once again you’re too kind my man, thank you🙏 2024 isn’t over yet for us to work on a project together 🤩

[@alex-botton]

@@OfTwoLands I sure hope so!!! 😍

[@QKvox]

Really nice wholesome video. My Mir-1V is one of my favourite lenses to use, its rendering is so unique and you took advantage of that to add to the warmth of this. Really nice video

[@OfTwoLands]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!! Such a great and unique lens :)

[@foreignhades6788]

Just bought a new OLED monitor and wanted something to test out the gorgeous display and this video popped up. It looks INSANE!

[@OfTwoLands]

🙏🙏

[@dwaynefoong]

i absolutely love the flare on the mir-1b.

[@OfTwoLands]

So much character!!

[@JustinEspejo]

my goodness these clips are so beautiful. O_O

[@OfTwoLands]

@@JustinEspejo Thank you!!

[@ushirogeri8085]

I am charmed by the imperfections of this lens. Delightful.

[@OfTwoLands]

Me too!

[@theothermarkwilliams]

Fantastic images as always, Flo!

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks so much!!

[@gabrielobrien21]

I have rehoused a Mir-1b and Helios 44-2, as well as a Jupiter 9. They're all rehoused by retrofotohouse and they're great and very enjoyable to use.

[@OfTwoLands]

Nice!! Love these lenses :)

[@NickBrengle]

As always, beautiful beautiful work. I'm excited to get mine in a couple weeks! Thank you for the recommendation!

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks for the feedback and for watching :)

[@Jamesmatthews]

The depth in these colours are insane.

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks so much mate!!

[@alexandercole3460]

Mate - the grade is next level. Would love to see a tutorial on your process. Absolutely stunning and rich

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks so much mate!! I’ve actually made a video about my process already a little while ago so feel free to check it out ☺️👍

[@eversparx]

Amazing shots but had the same reaction - oooooo that color graaaade!! 😂. Gonna check out your grading vid! Cheers

[@vignesht8199]

Why dont you try showing us the grading process behind this video

[@VietinghoffAlex]

Love it! I've done the close focus mod on my Mir 1B, it's super easy to do and definitely worth it!

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks!! I think it’ll do it too asap ☺️

[@atmospherelight]

Thanks for the video footage with this lens. It looks really pretty. Loving the flare around 1:53 ~ 1:56 but not a big fan for the rest of disk/blob like flares that seem quite distracting. Wish i could see this just one day early before my purchase!! But well, it's on the way already. lol.

[@samthomas7113]

Watched this whole video absolutely engrossed by it, at the points where I'd usually click away from a random purely test footage lens video, the next shot compelled me to stay! At the end when your name popped up I realised why the video was so good!

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks so much for the kind words 🙏

[@SouthPhilly28th]

Beautiful Colors!!!!

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you!!

[@edouhoekie]

I myself own the Mir-24h 35mm f2 lens, prefer it over the 1B. But they both look absolutely stunning!

[@OfTwoLands]

I want to try the 35mm as well :)

[@edouhoekie]

@@OfTwoLands I used it paired with the Helios in my "Take it Slow" video on my channel. Just the two lenses match so damn well! 😮‍💨🥹

[@VietinghoffAlex]

Does it have the swirly bokeh wide open?

[@SamuelObafemi]

​@@VietinghoffAlexI think so. Check here 0:54

[@VietinghoffAlex]

@@SamuelObafemi I meant does your 24h 35mm f/2 have the swirly bokeh?

[@joshualelo]

what a lovely video to look back on years from now when he's all grown up:)

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you!! That’s why I’m doing these ☺️🥹

[@tarekstatico]

So beautiful! I'm actually testing this lens and the helios at the moment. They're not the easiest to rack focus on!

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you mate!! Haha you’re night, they need to be modded to be used regularly and comfortable.

[@ChrisFlores22]

Would love to see how you got the look using filmconvert, thanks! This is beautiful

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you!! I’ve made a video about my color grading process a little while ago so feel free to watch it ☺️🎨

[@foreignhades6788]

Beautiful, my god

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you!!

[@filmorkestret]

Helios 44-2 = replica of Zeiss Biotar 58 f/2 Mir-1B = replica of Zeiss Flektogon 35mm f2.5 These are indeed based on different optical formulars, though both delivers beautiful character and results. Check out the Cooke Kinic 25mm f/1.5. Now that’s a wide Helios 44-2, though it doesn’t cover full frame. Beautiful footage! Keep em’ coming.

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you for the tip!! And yes I intend to ☺️🎥

[@jespyfilms]

beautifully shot and graded. the lens definitely has a lot of character like the helios

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you!! I think it has more flares than the Helios but I prefer the bokeh of the Helios.

[@Sandor_Clegane_9]

I have this lens and i love it more than Helios 44. Its absolutely cinematic, even on closed apertures. Colors are nicer, image is soft and pleasing. But the best part is bokeh. It has beautiful character.

[@OfTwoLands]

So much character with this lens 🤩😍 I personally prefer the Helios I think!

[@Sandor_Clegane_9]

@@OfTwoLands I would recommend you Zenitar 50 1.7 I love this lens so much. But you should get a metal version, not the plastic one. Its so much sharper and cleaner than Helios. But it also have an awesome character. This is probably a balanced mix between Helios and sone more modern lenses.

[@EdProsser]

Absolutely wow!

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks mate 🙏

[@truemetsujin]

Wow, le plan à 2:06 avec la montagne au fond 🤩

[@OfTwoLands]

On est dans un coin sympa c’est sur! ☺️🙏

[@AboBooi]

This was MAGICAL!😭

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you!! 🙏🙏

[@Chase-Video]

Wonderful captures. I've been on the fence about this lens for awhile but this might just push me over. And congrats on getting a toddler to sit still for more than 0.2 seconds lol.

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks!! Haha, it wasn't easy, you haven't seen the bloopers!

[@jeffreyvsco]

nahh this looks amazing!

[@OfTwoLands]

🙏☺️

[@inknpaintCW]

I'll be on the lookout for another lens now...thanks!

[@OfTwoLands]

Haha no worries!!

[@RyzaJ]

Great work as always!!! Well done! 🎉

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you 🙏🙏

[@johnmilner0859]

Nice shots as usual. I do like the flaring on that lens. Love the open gate ratio. 👍🏻

[@OfTwoLands]

Glad you do, thank you 🙏🙏

[@BlackStallionStudios]

An amazing cinematic collection... 🙂

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you!!

[@JasonSebastian]

amazing video! beautifully shot! anyway i was wondering if you bring any camera specifically for photography in your travel? And if you do bring other camera alongside your BMCC, how do you use both camera? slinging one in your shoulder and having the other cam in your hand? Would love to know on you approach photo and video in your travel!!

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you!! I do bring a travel stills camera and that is the Fuji X100V :). I always have both the BMCC6K or BMPCC6K Pro and the Fuji with me. I never liked to do both stills and video on the same camera. I just swap between the two or have one on the PD Capture clip like I did in Iceland.

[@JasonSebastian]

@@OfTwoLands Sweet! Thanks for the response! Couldn't agree more for having separate cameras for vid and stills :). Similiar to yours, I also bring Lumix S5 for video alongside with my old XE1 for stills. However, I often feel uneasy lugging two cameras around especially in a city well known for pickpockets e.g. Italy, Paris or any western European lol

[@IOneOutlook]

The video is beautiful!!! Tell me please, which codec settings sis you use, braw or ProRes ?

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you!! BRAW 12:1 Open Gate :)

[@IOneOutlook]

@@OfTwoLands Thank you!

[@lucasventer]

Magical

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you!!

[@alexantonyp.g5125]

Beautiful ❤

[@OfTwoLands]

🙏🙏

[@neboise1377]

you are a great man

[@OfTwoLands]

@@neboise1377 ☺️🙏

[@omnihassan246]

its like Contax Zeiss and Helios combined 👏🏾

[@OfTwoLands]

Seems like a good mix ☺️

[@VideoVo-Tech]

Absolutely stunning!

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you ☺️🙏

[@Samuel_filmmaker]

Impressionnant, comme toujours ! Je me demandais, j'ai la bmpcc6kpro, et un easyrig, mais niveau stabilité c'est pas top. Qu'est-ce que tu utilises pour stabiliser tes vidéos ? Encore bravo pour cette belle vidéo !

[@OfTwoLands]

Merci!! Je suis le plus souvent à main levee (90%) et le reste entre le Easyrig, trepied et Ronin RS4 Pro. Ca depend du projet et de la duree et endroit bien sur.

[@asiwas]

Outstanding work. However, I do miss seeing the work with the BMPCC original. :)

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you!! I miss filming on the OG sometimes ☺️

[@AnthonyDo]

My ears wanted to hear the scissor snip sfx lol. Amazing footage.

[@OfTwoLands]

Haha if it wasn’t just test footage I might have :) Thanks!!

[@michelebarile6218]

È una poesia!

[@OfTwoLands]

☺️🙏

[@VictorAmaru]

simplemente hermoso

[@OfTwoLands]

🙏🙏

[@jolyoncox]

Fantastic Flo!

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks mate!!

[@Connell_Feehan]

outstanding as per mate

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you mate!!

[@adriancluskey3640]

Beautiful!!!!!!

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks man!!

[@tuberisnaturesparesort]

Very beautiful images

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you 🙏

[@ValleyVagrant]

Awesome shots. Very beautiful :) You mention the long focus distance is fixable. How so?

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks so much!! You can remove a pin I think at the back of the lens very easily.

[@ValleyVagrant]

@@OfTwoLands Ahhh I see. Thanks! I'm a Fuji shooter and also use FilmConvert but seeing your footage has me tempted with BMD.

[@MarcelGlas]

Been thinking about this lens for a while now. Can you share your thoughts about the minimum focusing distance?

[@OfTwoLands]

It's just frustrating at 0.7m especially for a wide lens. Makes it hard to fill the frame closely. But it is fixable so no worries :).

[@MarcelGlas]

@@OfTwoLands good to know! I've read that you can apparently reduce the minimum focusing distance to something like 0.5m. Did you modify your copy in any way?

[@ciceronebezerra]

Any recommendation on where and what to look for when buying this lens?

[@matadormartin]

Lovely stuff. Are you using gyro stabilisation at all here? I know it's a wide lens so not too much of a problem but curious as the shots look nice and natural but don't contain micro jitters. I've just got the BMCC 6K and haven't experimented much with the gyro feature. Thanks

[@OfTwoLands]

Thank you!! No gyro, just handheld and I stabilised a couple of shots in FCPX. I’m used to film handheld with these cameras and I also used a monitor with cage and handle which helps by adding weight :)

[@YounusYousuf]

the focus pulling on this lens is like i have to rotate and rotate and rotate .....

[@OfTwoLands]

😂 can be yes!

[@AlChered]

Hey Flo! Such a nice footage! How do you manage to keep your handheld footage so stable?

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks!! I’m used to shooting handheld on these cameras so habit I guess. Then sometimes I also stabilise in post. It’s about breathing and movement too I think. I’ve made a video about shooting handheld a while back so hopefully it might give you more insights :).

[@AlChered]

@@OfTwoLands Thanks man! Keep it up!

[@aaronthecameraguy]

Beautiful, are these all shot wide open?

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks!! Pretty much yes ☺️

[@stwostudio]

Superbes images 😍

[@OfTwoLands]

Merci beaucoup!!

[@rohithkumarsp]

its like watching a video game cut scene from 1995-2005

[@OfTwoLands]

How so haha?

[@rohithkumarsp]

@@OfTwoLands the old microsoft games like fable or Age of empires had these golden hour type of live action cutscenes, this footage looked of that era.

[@michaelbarrymusic669]

I just bought one of these lenses and I cannot achieve focus with the common adaptors I have (both on the pocket 4k and a Canon r5) - no matter how I twist the three dials the image stays out of focus

[@pawelnowicki]

Are you using NISI VND? I have it, but unfortunately it is not sufficient. To record properly, I have to close the lens aperture very tightly, which causes me to lose depth. I could also record at ISO 100 (I always record at ISO 400 in sunny days because it is the native value), but then I lose dynamic range. Any advice?

[@OfTwoLands]

I use the VND alone or with the Swift system 5-9.

[@davidschwan]

Amazing

[@OfTwoLands]

Thanks 🙏🙏

[@PhilipWesson]

A wide angle Helious 44-2 you say? Take my money!

[@OfTwoLands]

Haha, it’s good that’s it’s quite cheap too 🤩

[@devintolman4819]

Curious if this is the single coated or multi coated version? Do the coatings look purple or clear-ish?

[@OfTwoLands]

Honestly I can't even tell haha! It is from the 90s is that helps.

[@devintolman4819]

@@OfTwoLands It’s multi coated! Thanks for the reply. I have a single coated version from the 70’s and was hoping the multi coated version would still flare similarly.

[@PhoebeTheWanderer]

i bought this lens several years ago, unfortunately my copy is defective and is extremely hazy/blurry when wide open, only cleared when closed down to f4. At that's point I lose so much bokeh and look that I don't think it's worth using anymore.

[@OfTwoLands]

Maybe you could try to get it cleaned up?

[@luisdelatorre4146]

What aspect ratio are you using? Is it 1.66:1?

[@OfTwoLands]

3x2 :)

[@BenCrane-x5x]

was this 37mm off eBay or from iron glass? any special coatings?

[@OfTwoLands]

From the equivalent of gumtree in France, original lens :).

[@MEGAJUMPICKS]

What aspect ratio did you shoot in?

[@OfTwoLands]

3x2 OG

[@filipmichalsaffray441]

Bravo, J’aime bien les objets soviétique mais difficile de les appliquer dans des projets non personnels à mon avis…ou il faut vraiment avoir une conception d’un produit vintage ou activité genre Vins, Menuiseries artisans éventuellement montre ou la danse street filming…peu de vidéo sur YT sur le sujet de la conception de projet,des objectifs associé,look à appliquer, comprendre la demande du client tout en ayant une “signature” visuelle propre…un peu comme dans le monde de la musique…digne de multiples interprétations c’est certain il n’y a pas qu’une route qui mène à Rome. Bref A propos BMCC 6K J’attends depuis fin Mai la mienne commendé en promo chez le géant américain A…. Germany Ils ne veulent pas me la livrer au prix que je l’ai commandé online…j’aurais du acheter direct chez BH. Dis moi tu ulises parfois en combo ND fixe +CPL ou un CPL+VND intégré pour renforcer le contraste et enlever les reflets dans le feuillage ou avoir un ciel plus bleu? Je sais que VND + CPL séparé cela ne marche pas il faut soit ND fixe plus Cpl ou un VND avec CPL intégré…je sais que NICI true color a les deux mais je ne crois pas que mixer le VND + CPL donne des bons résultats… Tu as un avis dessus? Tout de bon Fil

[@OfTwoLands]

Oui je suis du meme avis. C'est cool pour les projets perso ou avec un look bien precis! Je suis toujours en VND NISI, 1-5 ou Swift 1-9. Sinon c'est NISI Matte Box C5. Je n'ai jamais utilise de CPL pour etre honnete haha! Cheers, Flo

[@ciceronebezerra]

checked the description. bought simmod gears yesterday. Feeling the dumbest person the world right now.

[@OfTwoLands]

Simmod make great stuff!

[@gideok2024]

color grading tutorial

[@OfTwoLands]

Already made a video about my grading process :)

[@havuzstyle]

please gift share your lut profile !

[@OfTwoLands]

I don’t use luts. I use Filmconvert

[@rosaconcreto]

Core memories saved in quality! 🤌🏻

[@OfTwoLands]

That’s the goal ☺️ Thank you!!