Do you want to use the Insta360 One R 1-inch to shoot 5.3K video with your own choice of
lenses?
Do you want your One R video look cinematic with a shallow depth of field, creating a
‘bokeh’ or blurred background and foreground?
Do you want to turn your 1-inch Mod into a 360 or VR180 camera with professional fisheye
lenses like Entaniya HAL 250, 200, or iZugar?
Do you want to dust out your old C-mount Pentax lenses and use it for cinematic video?
Well, this video is for you.
Introducing BackBone Insta360 One R Units for both 1-inch and 4K Mods.
It allows you to attach any Micro Four-third lens to your Insta360 One R and instantly
transfer it into a professional cinematic camera that shoots up to 5.3K.
Just look at the beautiful footage shot on this unique setup.
With Backbone, now Insta360 One R is for real the most versatile camera in 2020 or even
in 2021.
Hey what's up everybody, it is your boy Hugh here from CreatorUp.
The channel that brings you the latest cool tech in the 360 camera industry - like this
latest modification of the Insta360 One R 1-inch that allows professional cinematographers
or 360 filmmakers to level the small size of One R 1-inch with high-end cinematic lenses.
The image quality, as you see here, it is absolutely breathtaking.
It has this unique vintage look, cinematic in-camera lens flare, and shadow depth of
field.
Just look at the ocean, you can't get this in an action camera.
No way.
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So let's talk about why you want to modify your already beautiful Insta360 One R 1-inch
LEICA or the 4K Mod.
Let's make an image comparison so you can see how much the image quality increases by
using a nicer lens.
First, we have the Insta360 One R 1" LEICA in Narrow View, as we are trying to remove
all fisheye distortion to have a cinematic look for a fair comparison.
This is straight out from the camera in ISO 100 and Shutter Speed 1/60 in a 30FPS 5.3K
video.
We can see everything is in FOCUS - it looks good but not cinematic.
Now also pay attention to the color, it looks accurate, but it is very boring in my opinion.
Now, let's take a look at the Backbone One R 1-inch modification with my Rokinon 24MM
in F-stop 1.5, ISO 100, and Shutter Speed 1 over 60.
The result is night and day different.
The Backbone mod looks super cinematic in terms of shadow depth of field and colors.
As you see our actress moving the focus chart in and out of the camera to show you the blurry
foreground as well.
If we want to remove the shadow depth of field, we can change our aperture to 5.6 or 8 - as
you see right here.
Still, the footage looks more cinematic than regular 1-inch because of the focus length
and colors.
Beside fully use every available pixel from the Insta360 ONE R 1-Inch image sensor module,
the advantage of Back-Bone is allowing you to control FOV, Depth of Field, aperture,
zoom, and focus.
While the regular Insta360 One R, you can only control ISO and shutter speed.
Backbone is a must if you want to use One R to create cinematic videos.
Not only it can capture those shadow depth of field old school film look, having control
of aperture allows you to keep the 180 rule in filmmaking, so you have realistic motion
blur.
I also discover the nature lens flare while shooting with the backbone and my Rokinon
- aka the vintage look.
It looks absolutely stunning during the golden hour.
In camera lens flare is something you just can not recreate in post-production, and this
is one of the cheapest ways to get your vintage film look in 5.3K. Yes, One R is a 5.3K camera
- and that is why this is an epic and budget setup.
Not to mention you can use all the vintage C-mount manual lenses.
As a film director, this is opening up a limitless opportunity.
So who should get the backbone One R Mod?
Well, this Mod is designed for filmmakers or cinematographers who are going to use One
R to shoot cinematic video on a budget.
This is, by far, the lightest cinematic and action camera hybrid that allows you to shoot
stunning video with beautiful lens flare.
With the brand new Sirius 30mm F1.8 Anamorphic Lens, you get yourself the world smallest
anamorphic setup - that shoot at 5.3K, 4K in 60fps, or 2K in 120fps.
This is the next tutorial BTW.
I will show you my cinematic build guild so you can build an action camera anamorphic
rig with a super low budget.
Don't forget to hit the subscribe button and the notification bell for this epic build.
But, you do need to know how to manual focus and will not rely on flowsate stabilization.
You will not have stabilization.
You should get your One R on a gimbal or tripod when using the Backbone.
When using the One R backbone, pulling focus will be the issue.
The small LCD screen on the One R is really hard to tell if your subject is in focus or
not.
With the manual lens in F1.5, nailing the focus will be an art.
If you are not comfortable doing that, this is not for you.
You are turning your One R into a Vintage film camera.
And if you don't know how to shoot on a vintage film camera, then why bother?
Here is one essential tip to help you nail focus on the Backbone.
Double-tap the LCD screen will zoom in your One R before or during recording.
This is a great feature to make sure you nail your focus.
Use it.
Also, with the Backbone modification, your camera is not waterproof anymore.
So don't do stuff like me get the camera too close to the water...
Insta360 told me they are working on a special firmware just for the Backbone setup.
This will allow you to use your phone or iPad as a secondary monitor with USB cable live
video preview in the app for a larger and sharper preview image with no lag as well
as some other optimizations for the backbone.
They will add focus peaking to help you pull focus.
And they will remove insta360 lens color profile and has special Log Mode for creating flat
and beautiful cinematic footage.
BTW, FlowState is not completely disabled.
The 9-axis IMU still work inside Insta360 and can keep your video level.
Rumor said Insta360 would further improve flowstate to work with Backbone.
Backbone is not a hack.
It is a great collaboration between Backbone, which is a Canadian film company, and Insta360
to push the boundary of filmmaking with action cameras.
Backbone camera setup is in lots of the major Hollywood production - it is actually a very
well-known brand in the film industry.
Let's talk about 360 and VR180.
As you see here, I am also testing the Entaniya HAL250, 200 and the cheap iZugar fisheyes
that I pop it out from my old Zcam E1.
With a back to back setup, we can finally have 1-inch sensor for 360 video or side by
side as VR180 before Insta360 roll out their official built.
With professional glasses, the image quality will be better than whatever Insta360 can
come up with.
So there is certainly an advantage to get your hand dirty.
I will save the in-depth 360 portions for my next tutorial.
Lastest, let's talk about photography.
Old school photographers who do not rely on autofocus will also greatly benefit from Backbone.
Insta360 One R has Nightshot that helps digitally reduce noise in low light.
When combining with a nice lens, it does produce stunning photos as well.
So instead of having heavy camera gear, One R Backbone is all you need for your next adventure.
I hope you enjoy this initial review of the backbone Insta360 One R Mod.
I am getting a set of vintage C-mount lenses, both Macro and telephoto lens.
I think the true power beyond just cinematic video is to get up close in detail or zoom
in way far to capture subjects.
Macro videography is an art, and now we can do it with One R for cheap.
We will also build the world smallest anamorphic camera setup.
All these are coming in the next Backbone Insta360 One R video.
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I will see you in the next video.