Nikon D5100 Test & Magic Bullet Looks – 1080p HD

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The new Nikon D5100 DSLR short film. Filmed in 1080p HD and edited in Final Cut Pro 7 I also used Magic Bullet Looks to add some really nice effects in the post production stage, enjoy! Music: Bloc Party – Like Eating Glass
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Hands on overview and analysis of the 24.3MP, full-frame Nikon D600 (99 body only). Shot at Nikon Press Preview event in NYC on Sept. 12, 2012. Video includes a look through the camera viewfinder as well as close ups on components inside the camera body, such as 24.3MP FX-format CMOS sensor, 150K shutter mechanism, and EXPEED 3 Processor Circuit board. Other features covered include its Full HD 1080p (at 30fps) recording, large 3.2-inch LCD monitor, 5.5fps burst shooting, bright optical viewfinder, and compatibility with broad Nikon accessory lineup of lenses and flash units. Shown with new AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR (MSRP with camera: 99.95), as well as WIFI accessory WU-1b and battery grip MB-D14. For more info, visit www.mcnamarareport.com.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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39 responses to “Nikon D5100 Test & Magic Bullet Looks – 1080p HD”

  1. ArtistWoOoOo Avatar
    ArtistWoOoOo

    hhm could this be good for the rest of my life??

  2. Jack Burrows Avatar
    Jack Burrows

    Really! I shall have to give that a try! I bought this camera, and I must say – it is perfect! Could not do without it.

  3. Shervin Malekpour Avatar
    Shervin Malekpour

    Hey man, I didn’t see this comment sorry! Yeah the lowest f stop for the stock 18-55 is 4.5-5.3 I believe, that’s where I’d advise getting the 50mm which you can get in f1.8 and even f1.4 – you’ll notice a huge difference in depth of field.
    Also when in LIVE VIEW mode changing the fstop won’t make a difference on screen unless you go out of LV mode and then back. Hope this helps!

  4. Shervin Malekpour Avatar
    Shervin Malekpour

    P.s. You can edit using the .MOV files without conversion, but converting through a program such as MPEG Streamclip from .MOV to apple pro res means you can edit render free… It’s a dream.

  5. Shervin Malekpour Avatar
    Shervin Malekpour

    Hi, yes FCE is compatible with .MOV files. I recommend using FCP7 if you can find it though, cheers!

  6. Jack Burrows Avatar
    Jack Burrows

    I’m planning on getting this camera – and was just wondering if FCE is compatible with the video format? Or did it need converting?

  7. Shervin Malekpour Avatar
    Shervin Malekpour

    Yep that’s the one. I have a 50mm f1.8 and a 70-300mm lens also now! I recommend the 50mm

  8. Limewan Avatar
    Limewan

    hi shervinator, what lenses were you using? the stock 18-55mm lens?

  9. 410MaXiMuS Avatar
    410MaXiMuS

    – Man…. you weren’t kidding. The grain on this stock lense is HORRIBLE no matter what. Granted you can get rid of it a little bit, but you have to make everything so freaking dark its not even worth it lol. I really am going to have to get that lenses asap. Also, I was having a hard time telling if changing the f level was actually making a difference with depth of field. And I also couldnt get the f level as low as you were reccomending – maybe the stock lense cant go that low?

  10. Shervin Malekpour Avatar
    Shervin Malekpour

    Or just search for ‘Let’s Jump!’

  11. Shervin Malekpour Avatar
    Shervin Malekpour

    You hav to get rid of the ‘/home’ part before you paste it

  12. 410MaXiMuS Avatar
    410MaXiMuS

    – hey man neither of those lastfm links would work for me…

  13. Shervin Malekpour Avatar
    Shervin Malekpour

    I’m enjoying it while I can! Meh I’d rather go to America. There’s not much here but debt & rain. I wanna go to the West coast or do route 66 would be amazing

  14. 410MaXiMuS Avatar
    410MaXiMuS

    – nice man, enjoy it because once you hit the workforce life sucks just a little bit more haha. I want to go to the UK, I definitely will when I’m in a better financial position. I’ve got a few friends there I’ve met through youtube – people from the UK always seem chill as fuck (except for the ones who just blindly hate on all americans – but I can even understand that a bit).

  15. Shervin Malekpour Avatar
    Shervin Malekpour

    Sweet, I’m from Leicestershire UK. Just in the middle of my final year at University in Northampton (College as you might say!) So I get a loottttt of downtime… Mainly sleeping and getting drunk… Oh and some studying lol

  16. 410MaXiMuS Avatar
    410MaXiMuS

    – I’m from Baltimore, Maryland (U.S.). I sell international travel health insurance. Basically I reply to e-mail quieries, answer phone calls and sell policies all day. Easy shit. Gets a little frustrating tho when you have to answer the same questions over and over again… but I can’t complain because I get alot of downtime. Where you from man?

  17. Shervin Malekpour Avatar
    Shervin Malekpour

    No worries. So where’re you from? Where do you work? Seem’s like it’s pretty chilled out!…

  18. 410MaXiMuS Avatar
    410MaXiMuS

    – Will do man. I’m about to be on my lunchbreak in about 20 minutes or so and I’m gonna check those links out. My supervisor is close by so I don’t want to play any more music right now lol.

  19. Shervin Malekpour Avatar
    Shervin Malekpour

    If that doesn’t work try this: /music/Let%27s+Jump%21/Let%27s+Jump%21

    Go to free download of ‘Goodbye’ – They’re all by me. Not great but I was just testing out my software really.

  20. Shervin Malekpour Avatar
    Shervin Malekpour

    Oh no I’m not really screamer myself! This is just something I wrote and produced in a bit of spare time a couple of years ago, go to lastfm:
    /music/Let%27s+Jump%21/_/Goodbye

  21. 410MaXiMuS Avatar
    410MaXiMuS

    – And those guys you linked me to are good, they just need to get a following started.

  22. 410MaXiMuS Avatar
    410MaXiMuS

    – Just be careful what mic you buy because while a USB mic is good for what I do, I don’t think it will be great for screaming into. I don’t think the USB mics have enough range for that. If you plan on doing that type of music I would say you should wait until you can shell out atleast £100. It would suck to spend money on a mic that you can’t use for what you’re trying to do.

  23. Shervin Malekpour Avatar
    Shervin Malekpour

    Yeah that’s pretty cool, I have a few mates in similar bands: /watch?v=dbcurp8BawA. I don’t listen to it like I used to, and like you am pretty open minded. I was looking and saw the Behringer C1U for £50 which seems good. I think I may have to buy it at some point… Not sure when I’ll use it but at least I’ll know I’ve got it haha. I’ve got all the gadgets etc etc might as well add to it!

  24. 410MaXiMuS Avatar
    410MaXiMuS

    – Haha. I mean it’s not one of the genres I listen to all the time,but my friend is actually in a screamo band. Well tbh I dunno if this is considered screamo but his band is getting pretty big: /watch?v=ahxkkODMt5s

    I do listen to their stuff… I’m pretty open minded. Let me know what you think of it.
    I can’t say that I’d reccomend the AT 20-20 because I got that 2 years ago and I know there has to be better USB mics on the market by now for the same price.

  25. Shervin Malekpour Avatar
    Shervin Malekpour

    Awwsome. Is that really all done with an AT02020? Ace quality, tempting to get one! Not sure I’d use it. I’ve got garage band but never bother to learn it really. I bought a MIDI keyboard aswell. I’f I had more time on my hands i’d deffo like to make some music. Do you like Elecctro/Screamo?… Didn’t think so 😛

  26. TheNamesMillen1 Avatar
    TheNamesMillen1

    D800 

  27. jedijuggalo83 Avatar
    jedijuggalo83

    thats a good question because it brings up the only real bad point of the d600, you need to recompose your shots!

  28. BryanMumble Avatar
    BryanMumble

    true well ill give that to 6D hehe

  29. mcnamarareport Avatar
    mcnamarareport

    All true, but to be fair the 6D offers better manual control of video (you can change aperture and shutter during recording.)

  30. BryanMumble Avatar
    BryanMumble

    hehehe i didnt get the first part on what you said haha, for me D600 kills the Canon 6D why? first the auto focus D600 has 39 and 9 crosstype, the 6D has only 11 and only 1 crosstype , the d600 has dual SD card slot, 6d only has one bcoz it has a WiFi, 6D’s price will drop so that it can attract more buyers.

  31. Paul Boucher Avatar
    Paul Boucher

    nothing kills the last Canon FX… Canon simply commit suicide on that 6D

  32. Eddie Dillon Avatar
    Eddie Dillon

    First review that actually gets to the point by not bashing alternatives nor over glorifying the product under review. I’m a D800 owner and am already fed up with some of the sensationalised reports of alternatives – this review today is simply factual and lets the watched decide.

  33. berto1999 Avatar
    berto1999

    Its a 5Dmk3 killer.

  34. Superbustr Avatar
    Superbustr

    Manual focus your lens

  35. linopryne Avatar
    linopryne

    Hi I am very new to photography, and there is something I dont get about focusing, in the d7000 the auto-focus points cover most of the “image”, in this camera, they cover only the center (due to a bigger sensor and same AF system), how can you use the rule of thirds if there is no focus points “in the thirds”.
    Thanks

  36. BryanMumble Avatar
    BryanMumble

    its a Canon 6D killer

  37. mcnamarareport Avatar
    mcnamarareport

    The stabilized kit lens (24-85- f/3.5-4.5G VR) adds @$500 to the “body only” price of the D600, so in an apples-to-apples comparison, the difference in Australia is @$600 between the D600 and D800E bodies, not $100.

  38. hdotaku Avatar
    hdotaku

    Price difference in the Australia is about $100, a D600 with Kit lens cost $3K here and D800E body alone cost $3,1K. tell me if this a value full frame dslr 🙁

  39. mcnamarareport Avatar
    mcnamarareport

    Price difference in the US is about $700–enough to buy the battery grip, external flash, and WiFi adapter. All food for thought.