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Fisheye or Clean Shot??

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JimmyRecard
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I appreciate the artistry of a well-shot fish-eye vid, but I can't lie I totally prefer a video if it's clean HD and smoothly shot and cut.
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10 years ago
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Brocka_Flocka
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Clean Riding by Fishes
10 years ago
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sellinger
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Clean shooting 100%. Nothing beats a HQ shot. IMO fisheye is really played out and low quality.
10 years ago
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.Morton
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I can dig the old look but when it gets to the point that the camera is drifting off so much that I can't see the person for half the trick I have to shut it off.
10 years ago
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moosevision
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VX1000 + Fisheye
10 years ago
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K2
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10 years ago
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Krotchs_Brother
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moosevisionVX1000 + Fisheye


This.


There's a difference between a fisheye shot and a shitty cameraman...

Good cameraman + VX1000 plus + Fisheye = Great footy.
10 years ago
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kung_powpow
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Tokina 11-16
10 years ago
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Jesse.White
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10 years ago
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WVskiing
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Fisheye shots do get pretty annoying.
10 years ago
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BonusNo413
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Fish eye is better for skateboarding coz it's about the board. Skiing is about what the skier does with their body so clean shots.
10 years ago
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jason...
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i dont understand what you mean by this thread. you can shoot with a fisheye lens on an hd camera you know.
10 years ago
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glidecam420
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i chose the wrong fucking sport. yall blow my mind.
10 years ago
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moosevision
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OxcilicFish eye is better for skateboarding coz it's about the board. Skiing is about what the skier does with their body so clean shots.


You obviously don't skate do you lol. Skateboarding is not just about the board..... It's about the body and style just as much as skiing is.
10 years ago
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glidecam420
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skiers suck at filming
10 years ago
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glidecam420
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do most of you even watch other shit like skateboarding and snowboarding? hell even some rollerbladers can film proper fisheye. or are you so stuck in this skiing thing? fisheye isnt an old school thing that should be though of as a novelty for "artsy" edits. its the best way to film these sort of action sports. and if you think fisheye has no place in skiing you really need to get out there and see how a fisheye is actually used. SD or HD.
10 years ago
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littleman34
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A small fisheye looks real nice.
10 years ago
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LynxNation
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They each have their time, style, and place. Tight spaces need that wide effect but wide spaces need that awesome non-distorted image. It's all about moderation between the two.
10 years ago
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MNSkiers
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I could go for some clean fish eye with no distortion. When clips get distorted because the angle is too wide it aint my thing
10 years ago
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MNSkiers
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I could go for some clean fish eye with no distortion. When clips get distorted because the angle is too wide it aint my thing
10 years ago
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OGhallvard
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it makes me sad to see how little knowledge people have when it comes to filming.
10 years ago
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CrotchKiller
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MNSkiersI could go for some clean fish eye with no distortion. When clips get distorted because the angle is too wide it aint my thing


Fisheye is distortion. Fisheye without distortion is just wide angle
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MNSkiers
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CrotchKillerFisheye is distortion. Fisheye without distortion is just wide angle


I'm talking like a crazy amount of distortion
10 years ago
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broto
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MNSkiersI'm talking like a crazy amount of distortion


you're talking about a shitty lens and a shitty filmer then. when done right, fisheye shots are fucking badass.

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/785432/GX1000--Medellin
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/785433/always-dirty
10 years ago
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Jon_Taffer
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70% fisheye 30% long lens. the way it should be. a healthy dose of hijinx is always good too
10 years ago
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Casey
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Use the fisheye to make your rails look huge!
10 years ago
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BonusNo413
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moosevisionYou obviously don't skate do you lol. Skateboarding is not just about the board..... It's about the body and style just as much as skiing is.


You obviously have no common sense do you lol. I skate everyday, probably more than you. Obviously the purpose of fisheye is the emphasise of the board in the frame. A kickflip involves the board turning. A cork 7 involves the body turning.
10 years ago
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Edward.
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West Coast Session: Public Day from jeff kohnstamm on Vimeo.

I think these fisheye shots were all done properly. Distortion to the point where you can see rounded off corners is too bothersome. Sometimes it just looks like it was filmed on an iphone with a cheap fisheye lens attached.
10 years ago
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Edward.
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Edward.West Coast Session: Public Day from jeff kohnstamm on Vimeo.

I think these fisheye shots were all done properly. Distortion to the point where you can see rounded off corners is too bothersome. Sometimes it just looks like it was filmed on an iphone with a cheap fisheye lens attached.


https://vimeo.com/41681848
10 years ago
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Troy.
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brotoyou're talking about a shitty lens and a shitty filmer then. when done right, fisheye shots are fucking badass.

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/785432/GX1000--Medellin
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/785433/always-dirty


Anything shot above 240p is garbage. Fuck a SD card, fuck a HDMI, fuck anything that isn't tape.
10 years ago
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.otto.
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yo i made a thread like dis b4
10 years ago
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Kretzschmar
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I like sticking fisheyes on my RED camera so i can shoot in 4K
10 years ago
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zwilly
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Fisheyes are raw and blazed.
10 years ago
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moosevision
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OxcilicYou obviously have no common sense do you lol. I skate everyday, probably more than you. Obviously the purpose of fisheye is the emphasise of the board in the frame. A kickflip involves the board turning. A cork 7 involves the body turning.


This just proves you have no idea what you're talking about.
10 years ago
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APunx176
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kfed_bong_ripdo most of you even watch other shit like skateboarding and snowboarding? hell even some rollerbladers can film proper fisheye. or are you so stuck in this skiing thing? fisheye isnt an old school thing that should be though of as a novelty for "artsy" edits. its the best way to film these sort of action sports. and if you think fisheye has no place in skiing you really need to get out there and see how a fisheye is actually used. SD or HD.


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10 years ago
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*DUMBCAN*
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KrotchI like sticking fisheyes on my RED camera so i can shoot in 4K



Enough batteries for a day: $5,000
Schneider 50mm T2.0: $7,750
Memory for a day of 6K shooting: $10,000
MOVI Gimbal: $15,000
Red epic Dragon: $25,000
Fisheye adapter: $20
Total: $62,770

It's pretty much the NS filmer starter kit.




(dear gear whores: prices were guesses)
10 years ago
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Toaster-Tony
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kfed_bong_ripdo most of you even watch other shit like skateboarding and snowboarding? hell even some rollerbladers can film proper fisheye. or are you so stuck in this skiing thing? fisheye isnt an old school thing that should be though of as a novelty for "artsy" edits. its the best way to film these sort of action sports. and if you think fisheye has no place in skiing you really need to get out there and see how a fisheye is actually used. SD or HD.


so you feel pretty strongly about this?
10 years ago
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safariari
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It just depends on the overall look you're going for. For example do you want your edits to look like a 90's skateboard video or a MSP movie. Personally unless you are seriously throwing down on giant stuff I prefer fisheye.
10 years ago
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Jon_Taffer
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safariariIt just depends on the overall look you're going for. For example do you want your edits to look like a 90's skateboard video or a MSP movie. Personally unless you are seriously throwing down on giant stuff I prefer fisheye.


There is a reason pretty much ALL action sports use fisheyes. Not to make it look like a 90s skateboard video, because fisheyes weren't just used in the 90s they're still being used today. Don't get why every skier decides to make a short film when the make an edit, it's not at all what skiing is really like and it looks fake as fuck. Have fun, follow your friends super fast with a fisheye and include all the hype. That's how you make a good edit
10 years ago
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MarkDrvper
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HD. Better quality and not as hood rat.
10 years ago
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broto
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MDrapHD. Better quality and not as hood rat.


It is to be noted that fisheye =/= bad quality, it's literally just distortion of the FOV

There are clean fisheye shots and there are low quality, poorly filmed ones. The title of this thread is stupid as it implies that fisheye shots are inherently not "clean" shots.

Even recording on tape doesn't mean low quality shots.
10 years ago
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MarkDrvper
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brotoIt is to be noted that fisheye =/= bad quality, it's literally just distortion of the FOV

There are clean fisheye shots and there are low quality, poorly filmed ones. The title of this thread is stupid as it implies that fisheye shots are inherently not "clean" shots.

Even recording on tape doesn't mean low quality shots.


Yea man I agree. Some I just think some people cant pull off the fish eye lens.
10 years ago
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Jon_Taffer
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MDrapHD. Better quality and not as hood rat.


https://vimeo.com/120204777
would you call this hoodrat? because they used fisheye in some shots
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