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For general video, I prefer a small amount of 'float' in the stabilisation - it looks more natural. For handheld or monopod long telephoto video, I need all the stability I can get, so it's Panasonic 'IS Boost' or Oly/OMDS '+1' level stabilisation in that situation for me. -
To be fair, I vaguely remember the OP stating at some point that he/she likes to have discussions about gear. And let's be honest, this forum is primarily a gear forum. Perhaps the OP should mention that this discussion isn't necessarily about a decision he's currently planning on making and instead it's about learning and gathering information. With that said, @kye has a fair point. These cameras are only tools for creative endeavors. These cameras will not make the film or color grade your film or make your film good. At the end of the day, story is king. I would suggest to the OP that they take some time and go back and look what people were creating when the DSLR revolution began. Look at t2i and GH2 videos to see what was possible with limited resolution, DR and resources. -
...and if they had picked one up and shot with it, they might like or dislike it for reasons unrelated to the video it can produce (like where the buttons are, how the menus work, battery life, monitoring options etc.).
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By eatstoomuchjam · Posted
One of the reasons that people are getting frustrated is that you're "asking basic questions," but then basically ignoring a lot of the answers. It's like you keep asking what saw makes the best cabinets. When people tell you that you need more than a saw, you start asking people to compare brands of saws. Which cameras has the best color and in-camera noise reduction? All of them. Also, none of them. Go to NAB and ask 100 people on the floor. Every one of them will be completely correct. Every one of them will be completely incorrect. How do you know? Ask almost any of the others. It is also a bit frustrating that you are asking questions that seem like you are trying to choose which camera to buy and after you receive a bunch of answers, you shift your focus and start asking again. If you want somebody to yell at you about which camera has the best colors, go to YouTube. There are dozens of people shouting about how the camera that they bought is the best camera ever. Then just try to ignore the other videos from all the people saying it's the worst camera ever. Heck, there are already dozens of videos just about the Pyxis talking about how it's the best camera released in years or the most ho-hum camera announcement so far this year. Bonus: almost none of the people with those videos has even seen a Pyxis in person, much less actually shot with one. -
What situations do you need that level of stabilisation for? In terms of stabilisation, MILCs really have a long way to go (but a lot of potential!) compared to the crazy level of stabilisation that GoPro etc showed was possible. Obviously there are many factors involved, but there's no reason we couldn't get very good stabilisation from MILCs. One thing I do see, however, is that it's possible to have too much stabilisation if the camera is moving in 3D space, because if you stabilise too hard then you get that gimbal effect where the camera is locked onto a direction but is floating around in space like a drone trying to hover. If the stabilisation isn't quite as good and leaves a little shake in the frame then the floating blends in with the shaking and it just looks like hand-holding and doesn't look so odd.
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