Month: September 2014

https://vimeo.com/105934767 This official Nikon D750 video I received as part of the PR pack of media was directed by the excellent Jeff Pinilla. Watch some of his Emmy award winning filmmaking work here Let’s be clear. The Sony F5 was a sensible choice… What were they supposed to use without Nikon being in the cinema or video market?

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[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-oIL9cLHDc[/youtube] Let’s hope the Apple mirrorless camera has more luck!! 😉 It’s only a matter of time before Apple reinvent photography. Steve Jobs is much missed!

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It is rare to see a less than positive review of a camera online today and rarer still to see tough questions asked of camera companies in interviews. At EOSHD I don’t agree the ‘yes man’ relationship does the camera companies any favours at all. Here are my 10 tough questions for Canon and Nikon at Photokina. I’ll be asking product managers in person exactly these on the day. Although these are…

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In 2010 when EOSHD started and the 5D Mark II was all the rage, if anyone had predicted that 4 years later we’d be shooting 4K through a Leica 25-400mm lens for $899 I’d have told them to put their tin hat back on and return to planet lala to play with the moon bunnies. Alas here we are in 2014 shooting 4K through a Leica 25-400mm lens for $899.

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The Sony F55, F5 and FS700 now have a fierce competitor for less money, and it’s not a Canon, nor is it a Red or a Panasonic. It’s one of their own, the Sony FS7. Yet this cannibalisation may be worth it because the potential market for the FS7 is enormous. It’s the fiercest arrow yet fired at Canon’s most popular interchangeable lens video camera for pros, the Cinema EOS…

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https://vimeo.com/105581608 The AJA CION is an upcoming digital filmmaking camera priced at $9k, based around the same sensor as the Blackmagic Production Camera. What this sample video demonstrates is that AJA seem to have applied some magic colour science to their implementation of the sensor. If you thought the 10bit 4K ProRes of the Blackmagic Production Camera and URSA looked good wait till you see this.

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The Sony FS7 is Sony’s next e-mount Super 35mm camera, shooting 4K XAVC. Thanks to the E-mount you can use Canon EF lenses on it and the Metabones Speed Booster for when a full frame look is required. It has a 180fps slow mo mode, with an ergonomic design much improved and closer to the Canon C300, with top handle, top mounted LCD and built in ND filter. It really looks…

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