Sony NEX 7 video mode – first impressions review

Friday, 03 February, 2012 17:35

Thanks mainly to the unexpected success of their NEX line of consumer mirrorless cameras, Sony are probably the only company to realise the truth about mirrorless and its future direction. Namely that it is the future, especially for video.

Nikon may add 4K video to future cameras (J1 sensor already capable)

Wednesday, 01 February, 2012 10:45

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Nikon J1 and c-mount lens

Consumer 4K is on the way, it is now as inevitable as the first 1080p stickers were on your TVs and cameras of 5 years ago. In an interview with DPReview, Nikon’s Tetsuya Yamamoto says that the Nikon J1′s (Aptina produced) sensor is already capable of a 4K horizontal resolution in video mode (although he doesn’t reveal the vertical resolution which I suspect would be lower than 2K).

HOT! Canon developing 4K RAW video format

Friday, 27 January, 2012 11:24

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Canon 4K EOS DSLR

Canon are developing their own RAW codec for 2K and 4K video. In a patent filed in July 2010 and published yesterday, Canon describe a codec which stores raw sensor data from a 12bit high resolution RGB sensor with Bayer colour filter array.

Why does Nikon think this is acceptable video quality on a $6,000 flagship DSLR?

Thursday, 26 January, 2012 00:02

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Nikon D4

Nikon are taking pre-orders for the D4. But based on the sample videos so far, if you are interested in using one for video I’d hold off.

It puzzle me why Nikon would want to put out such poor quality files for prospective D4 owners.

I can’t imagine Nikon taking a bunch of 640×480 JPEGs and claiming these are representative of the amazing output of their new DSLR so why do it with video?

Samyang reveal 24mm F1.4 availability, price and sample images

Wednesday, 25 January, 2012 16:05

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Samyang 24mm F1.4

The new full frame Samyang 25mm F1.4 ED AS UMC will be released in the first week of February according to Samyang’s official Facebook page, where the first samples images have also been posted.

GH2 split screen versus RED Scarlet

Tuesday, 24 January, 2012 02:23

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David Cole of BeamPath (3D rig builders) kindly shot this footage. This comparison is just for fun. This is for informational purposes to show what the GH2 looks like with this particular scene, against a $10,000 digital cinema camera. I have set the video to stream in 1080p if you full screen it, but for best results download the original and play it back on the best display you have available.

Possible Canon 5DX spotted in wild alongside 1DX?

Monday, 23 January, 2012 22:26

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Canon 5DX

Photographer Stephen Oachs ran into a Japanese man on Safari in Kenya testing two new lenses and two of Canon’s new DSLRs. One is of the likes we’ve not seen before.

Metabones EF – NEX adapter has firmware fault

Saturday, 21 January, 2012 16:18

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Canon EF - E-Mount adapter

Those who ordered the Metabones EOS E-Mount adapter are in for an unpleasant surprise. It doesn’t work with the Sony NEX 5N and 7.

RED Scarlet versus Panasonic GH2

Saturday, 21 January, 2012 02:07

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GH2 vs Scarlet

Download the full 2K sample shots and view full screen

David Cole of 3D rig builders Beampath have a new 3D rig based on the Panasonic GH2 and RED Scarlet, which has also given him an excellent excuse to put the GH2 and Scarlet into battle.

The first comparison frames from the GH2 versus Scarlet were posted just now on Vitaliy Kiselev’s forum Personal View. Says David “I gotta say that the hacked GH2 should not be embarrassed to be on the same bar”.

How exactly does the Scarlet and GH2 compare? EOSHD pixels peeps…

Kodak file for bankruptcy – a lesson for all camera companies past and present

Thursday, 19 January, 2012 17:27

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Kodak on the brink

Former Kodak VP Don Strickland -

“We developed the world’s first consumer digital camera. Kodak could have launched it in 1992. We could not get approval to launch it because of fear of the cannibalisation of film.”

Steve Jobs -

“If you don’t cannibalize yourself, someone else will.”

Optimising the GH2 for ISO 12,800 – a video tutorial

Wednesday, 18 January, 2012 23:00

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The footage here is shot with the EOSHD Intra-esting patch (AVC Intra at 88Mbit), which you can download here. Edit in Premiere CS5.5 on an AVC-Intra timeline for best workflow performance.

Myth busting time! Yes the GH2 really can do clean, detailed ISO 12,800 in low light, and it is the best current DSLR for low light shooting, with an organic fine grain noise pattern like the Canon C300. How? It all depends on picture profiles, as EOSHD shows in this video tutorial.

JVC enters 4K digital cinema world with interchangeable lens camera

Wednesday, 18 January, 2012 22:50

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JVC 4K interchangeable lens camera

On this day exactly 1 year ago EOSHD reported on a rare sighting – a 4K digital cinema camera with Nikon mount from JVC.

This product has quietly matured into something nearing release with a rumoured launch date of April 2012 at NAB and a rumoured price said to be under $9,000. However since this is JVC we’re talking about, something is probably odd about it.

Does this cut the mustard?