THE ICE DAY | LUMIX S5II

A stylised, filmic short piece from a winter's day last month, here in the UK.

Shot on the new LUMIX S5 mark II, I decided to take a heavily stylised approach to this little piece, in terms of the overall filmic look and heavy film grain emulation. Dare I say, "cinematic"? I also shot it all with one single lens, the vintage 35mm f/2 FD, which is a real beauty and probably my favourite lens that I personally own. Beautifully imperfect! All in all I’ve used a combination of things here that create a look that I personally love.

Putting this piece together really helped me test out the new Panasonic camera fully, properly push it around a bit, and see what it's really capable of.

I feel like with any new camera, it takes you a while to really get to know it. For me, I find I need to get out and shoot with it, numerous times, in the real world, and in a range of different conditions, before I can really pass judgement. That actually happens to be my only problem with many traditional "reviews", many of which are often limited to studios, with very limited time hands on, and yet findings are often presented as conclusive. That's just not the reality of my experience.

Personally I feel like I've got to know the S5II quite well now, and what a great camera it is. Genuinely a fantastic all rounder. The images are beautiful, and so versatile. You really can push it around big time, as I have done in this film, and it holds up beautifully. The images are extremely clean, even in low light, so much so that I find myself actually wanting to rough it up a bit. But that's often the way with me!

Anyway I hope you enjoy this little piece. Myself and my mate Mr Toze decided to take some time out and make the most of the wintry conditions by hitting Dartmoor for a hike. One of my favourite things to do. Also happened to provide great conditions to test the camera. Specifically dynamic range, as it was super harsh light and the light/colour changed literally every 30 seconds.

Some info below. And as always, feel free to smash any questions in the comments.

Camera: Panasonic LUMIX S5 Mark 2
Lens: Canon FD 35mm f/2
Settings: 4K DCI 24p & 60p 10 bit 422, VLog picture profile

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