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Hey guys, New here. I'm a filmmaker mostly specializing in feature narratives, but recently have been hired by an advertising firm to help with a Marriot commercial. They want a time lapse video of a wall, outside the window of a hotel room, in the Marriott, where they will be installing some sort of big mural for the company over 5 days. I have a Sony A7s with Atomos 4k recorder, and plan on renting a cine lens, AC power unit for the camera body and 4k recorder for the shoot specifically. I'm hoping to run a few tests before the shoot, as they are renting a room in NYC for 5 nights where I will set up the camera, and I have one shot at this. Can anyone recommend settings, apps, etc. for this? It will obviously be day and night over a 5 night span shooting outside a window, and needs to look amazing. ANY help I can get would be deeply and sincerely appreciated, I should have time to run some test shoots with your advise before next Monday, Sept 28th, when the shoot begins. Thank you, G

NOTE: The above image was taken with the A7r, the Novoflex BALPRO T/S and the Schneider 100/5,6 APO Macro Digitar. I'm new here, so this is my first post. I'm a professional, shooting still life audio gear. As such, the image above is illustrative of the sort I take day in, day out. As such, AF, operational speed, body robustness, and a few other things that matter to most users, don't matter much at all to me. What does matter is LCD quality, Wifi image preview, linear lens resolution, lots of megapixels, and quick/repeatable magnification operation. The A7r nails most points. While I wrote part one and then part two for Fujirumors, the camera I used most for shoots was the Sony A7r. It provides great resolution and good functionality for a still-life studio. The shot above was taken with the A7r on the BALPRO with the Schneider lens. For macro, other than somewhat poor labelling, the BALPRO is stable and has excellent tilt fulcrums for enlargement and compact large format lenses and light medium format backs, or when used with a Sony or Fujifilm back. It vibrates quite a bit thanks to the A7r's shutter shock, but if you are using flash, it is rarely an issue. Slow shutter speeds can induce softness. I use it with three lenses: 1. Schneider 100/5.6 Apo macro Digitar (copal 0) 2. Fujifilm 90/5,6 EX Enlargement lens 3. Fujifilm 135/5,6 EBC in copal 0 As you may or may not know, I am an audiophile photographer that covers earphones and headphones and speakers and DACs and geeky audiophile events for major manufacturers. My clients are magazines, boutique shops, and both small and large makers of hi and low-end gear. I've yet to complete the 'fun' part of the review, showing the sort of image possible whilst hiking or on the street, the reviews quoted above do what I hope is a decent job of showing how the A7r and BALPRO handle. I have since purchased a Rollei X-ACT 2, which uses similar camera and lens adapters and from time to time use a medium format digital back with that combination of lens and bellows, or with a Fujifilm GX680. If you have any questions, please ask. Note: wide-angle large format lenses need medium format backs, or, if you are handy, a sub-20mm flange back adapter. My Rodenstock 47mm/4,5 lens will NOT achieve infinity focus with any mirrorless camera on any adapter I have used.