New series on GMax Studios "5 Frames"

GMax Studios has started a new series called "5 Frames" where we will publish photographs taken by users. This is the first part of the series. Read the full article at GMax Studios and submit your images and articles if you feel like.

5 Frames With The Canon 800D | By Rishabh Udgata

A LITTLE HISTORY To begin with, I just wish to say that I have never been a photographer. I have never called myself a photographer. Yet, somebody sees a camera on you, and instantly takes you for the brooding, obsessed with life big-shot photographer roaming the streets.

Panasonic's New full frame mirrorless

After working with Micro four thirds sensor for a long time and bringing us cameras like the legendary GH4 and GH5, Panasonic have finally released their pair of full frame cameras.

Panasonic Full-Frame S1 & S1R Specifications Released

On Friday, Panasonic introduced the full specifications of their new full-frame mirrorless systems; and Lumix S1R. The new cameras are based on the L-Mount standard, which boasts a well-balanced, large inner diameter and compact dimensions for a flange focus to realize optimum size and performance as a mirrorless camera system.

Fujifilm XT3 Review | Video & Photo Test

Fujifilm India XT3 review

While the world in photography is abuzz with the launch of Canon Mirrorless Cameras - The Canon EOS R; and the new Nikon Mirrorless Cameras - the Nikon Z6 and Nikon Z7, there’s one name that’s being left out of the conversation, and that name would be Fujifilm.



Earlier this month, we had brought you the Fujifilm X-T3 unboxing, and like we promised: in this photography video, we bring you the much awaited Fujifilm X-T3 review. Fujifilm X-T3 is a 26 Megapixel APS-C Sensor Camera that featuring Fujifilm's latest processor, The X-Processor 4.



For photographers in India, Fujifilm India cameras might not be a household name; the most popular being the Instant film cameras, the Fujifilm Instax and the Fujifilm Instax Mini. But for those who know, Fujifilm is one of the most recognizable names in Photography. Fujifilm used to be a big player in the days of film photography, and were even one of the first few camera manufacturers in the mirrorless game. But as current industry leaders, Sony and Panasonic took over the mirrorless camera market, Fujifilm kind of took a backseat. Well, at least in India. But as of 2018, Fujifilm is back, in what we believe to be the second wave of fujifilm mirrorless cameras. They’ve ended up producing some of the best APS-C Mirrorless Cameras and some very high-end medium format cameras (Fujifilm does not make full-frame mirrorless cameras as of now) which could very well fall under the best cameras of 2018.



If one were to consider price vs features in 2018, the Fujifilm X-T3 would be one of the best cameras for photography and videography. We’ve been using the X-T3 for quite some time now, and it’s certainly one of the best cameras in 2018 for us, and in this Fujifilm X-T3 review or Fujifilm X-T3 hands-on experience, we’ll show you why.



The video features commentary on Fujifilm X-T3’s Autofocus, where we test the accuracy of the Fujifilm X-T3’s Eye Autofocus and Face Detect, the XT-3 Electronic Shutter and shooting speed of the X-T3, the image quality of the X-T3 and the low light quality of the X-T3, and we’ve also conducted the X-T3 video test to show you some sample footage you can get from this camera.



We also go over some of the colour profiles or film simulations in the X-T3, it’s battery life and performance, and the various possibilities of shooting video with it. There are 4K Video Quality Samples, There’s a Slow Motion Test at 120 Fps, and there’s plenty of options to colour grade your footage via Fujifilm’s F-Log. The XT-3 is a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera, that has a very small flange distance, which allows you to mount cinema lenses as well.



To see some of the other possibilities of mirrorless cameras, watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kgEkX83DEo



If you’re new to mirrorless cameras, watch our video to learn the differences between a mirrorless camera vs dslr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgo9ThnlxVw



If you’re looking for options on which mirrorless cameras to buy, here are some of the latest mirrorless camera reviews by GMax Studios.



Nikon Z7 Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0LspfyKcfs&t=8s

Nikon Z7 Unboxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-S0CUUcLko



Fujifilm X-T100 Unboxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKV9YukUEs4



Sony A7III Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LowzgW8B1s

Sony A7III Review (Hindi): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b2gUoTY4xU&t=189s

Sony A7RIII Review (Hindi): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKnD3oAhx9g



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Ira Block Interview | National Geographic Photographer | In Frame With G...

 In the episode, Gorky M speaks with National Geographic Photographer and Cultural Documentarian Ira Block. Ira has shot multiple photographic stories for the National Geographic Magazine including Nat Geo Traveler and NatGeo Adventure. Ira is also a Sony Artisan of Imagery and conducts multiple photography workshops around the world.



Ever wondered how to become a National Geographic photographer or what does a National Geographic Photographer do?



Ira Block’s photography covers various genres including documentary photography, travel photography, landscape photography, portrait photography, wildlife, people and culture - but Ira prefers the term cultural documentarian, because there isn't one particular genre, and his work revolves mostly around people and culture. Ira has spent many decades taking photos and he also travels to many countries in search of stories regularly. Ira recently published a photography book on Cuba’s culture and their love for sport in, ‘Cuba Loves Baseball’. The book features images and quotes from Ira Block.



The video is also a photography masterclass where Ira also tells us which camera he uses, his photography gear as well as about his lighting gear while travelling. Gorky M and Ira also discuss film photography and the days when Ira used to shoot black and white photography. Ira also gives practical advice to beginner photographers and talks about what is composition in photography.



This photography video is the second episode in our latest photography series of 2018, In Frame with Gorky M.



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Portrait Photography | How To Shoot A Panoramic Portrait | Brenizer Meth...

Shooting video with DSLR or Mirrorless cameras

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Hello and welcome to GMax Studios. My
name is Gorky M and today we are going

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to be talking about how to shoot video
on your camera, the best settings for

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this -  including slow motion.

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Video is nothing but an optical illusion.
When a series of images is played back

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to you quickly due to persistence of
vision it seems that the object is

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moving seamlessly  - and this is video!

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The
basic minimum frame rate required to

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create an illusion of seamless movement
is 24 frames a second 24 fps for 24

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images in 1 second.

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So 24 fps is the
standard frame rate at which modern

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motion pictures are shot. Any slower than
this and the image will not appear to

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move seamlessly.

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So if you are after that film look the
24fps setting on your camera is the one

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that you should use to shoot your videos.

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But is 24fps the best frame rate to shoot
at? Well, for me, living in India or for

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anybody living in India, Europe, rest of
the world except the Americas, Japan and

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a few other countries the best frame rate
in my opinion is 25 fps.

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Why 25fps? Well, for one, 25 FPS is very close
to the film rate of 24 fps.

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So much so, that it is practically
impossible to make out the difference.

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Secondly, if you are shooting at 25 fps in
these countries -  you can shoot outdoor

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and indoor without fear because if
you're shooting indoor under domestic

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lights at any other frame rate like
let's say 30fps you might encounter

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banding because the electricity in these
countries is supplied at 50 Hertz.

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Thirdly, the professional television
broadcasting system followed in these

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countries is PAL which is based on the
25 fps frame rate. With lines between

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television and digital blurring, why
would you want to rule out the

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possibility of your content or footage
getting picked up by any major

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broadcaster. Well, if you live in the
Americas, Japan or any other country that

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follows the NTSC system,  the standard
frame rate for you would be 30fps.

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Of course if you're shooting for digital
outdoor you can choose between any frame

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rate whether it is 25, 24 or 30.

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So what is
the best shutter speed to shoot your

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videos at? Well, our eyes are accustomed
to a certain amount of motion blur in

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real life and in order to replicate that
your shutter speed needs to be twice

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that of your frame rate. So, for example,
if you are shooting at 24 fps your

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shutter speed will be 1 by 50th of a
second since the camera does not have an

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option of 1 by 48. Similarly, if you are
shooting at 25 fps your shutter speed

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will still be 1 by 50th of a second.

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If you're shooting at 30fps your shutter
speed will be 1/60th.

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If your shutter speed is more or less
than double the frame rate, the motion

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blur does not seem quite natural.

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Now let's talk about the aperture.

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The cinematic look of video has largely
been associated with a shallow

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depth-of-field and in order to achieve
this you need a lens with a large

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aperture like the 50mm 1.8

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If you don't have such a lens then you
need to open the aperture on your

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existing lens as much as you can.

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Now opening the aperture comes with its
own set of problems especially if you're

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shooting in daylight. First the shutter
speed increases giving the video an

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unnatural look.

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In this case, you have no option but to
use an ND filter on the lens to bring

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down your shutter speed.

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Secondly,
opening the aperture creates a very

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shallow depth of field which makes it
very difficult to focus on moving

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objects. In this case, it might be wise or
prudent to stop down your aperture to

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2.8 4 or 5.6

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Talking about ISO -  the ISO should be kept
as low as possible as we have discussed

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in many of our videos.

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So the big question is, how do you focus
when you are shooting video? Well, the

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short and the long answer to this is
that you manually focus because the

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autofocus system on most of the cameras
except for some top and ones is not

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really good and even if it is good it is
 not really predictable. It is the last

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thing that you want while shooting a
video is that your camera starts hunting

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for focus or focuses on the wrong
subject.

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So if you want absolute creative

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control in terms of focus and timing -
manual focus is the only way to go

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because this is the way it is done in
even the biggest of films and television

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shows. In fact, the top end cine cameras
like Reds and Arris do not have autofocus

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at all.

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Now let's talk about slow-motion slow-mo
or high frame rate. Some cameras give you

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the option of shooting at 50 FPS 60 fps
100 FPS or even more and some people

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believe that shooting at these high
frame rates gives the footage a smoother

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look but I kind of disagree. Even Peter
Jackson shot "Hobbit"  at 48 fps instead of

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24 and the audience quite did not like
it, probably for the same reason that I

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do not like it because it makes the
footage look kind of unreal. But if we

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take the same footage say shot at 50 fps,
lay it down in an editing software and

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play it back at the standard frame rate
of 25 fps, it gives a beautiful

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slow-motion. The higher the frame rate,
the slower the slow-motion will be.

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Remember that shooting high frame rate
your shutter speed still needs to be

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double that of the rate at which you are shooting.

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In some cameras you might have to switch
between NTSC and PAL to access the other

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frame rates.

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Some cameras give you the option of
shooting at 50i, 25p, ALL-l  or IPB. These

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are nothing but the methods to control
the quality and the file size of your

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video. So remember that p is better than
i even though the file size might be

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larger and similarly ALL-I is better
than IPB.

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There is still a lot more to

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talk about as far as shooting video is
concerned like HD, full HD, UHD, 4K,

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bit rates and aspect ratios but we will
leave that for another time. If you have

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