After so long as sworn rivals and an independent pirate spirit, RED have been sold to Nikon. I had to check the date when I saw the news. The possibilities that can now spring forth from this deal are very interesting, and I’ll look at these here… I’ll also get into whether Nikon thinks the timing is right, on the verge of an AI revolution, to buy a traditional cinema…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyn3m-qhpjE Above: Watch Dave Altizer’s introduction to Sora. EOSHD’s Andrew Reid takes a look at OpenAI’s powerful new generative AI video tool, Sora. This is big news, a big shock really. The announcement today of Sora by OpenAI raises a lot of questions, but also raises the bar for generative AI video creativity far beyond that currently offered by existing competitors. In the normal world of video production, stock footage…
I have put some of the high ISO RAW samples from the Sony a9 III under the pixel peeping microscope. The results do show there is a trade off for having a global shutter.
Previous global shutter cameras were the Digital Bolex (by virtue of its Kodak CCD) and the Sony F55. Now the technology is on the cusp of a breakthrough with the Sony a9 III, thanks to the new manufacturing process of stacked CMOS chips. Could global shutter now become mainstream even on smartphones, and is this the end of the humble mechanical shutter?
For reasons why Apple might become a serious player in cinema, check out my post on the iPhone 15 Pro here There has been speculation about the “Thank you” at the end of Apple’s Special Event, which aired to launch the new M3 MacBooks. Apple addresses Blackmagic and Beastgrip at the end of the video, leading to rumours that Cupertino shunned FCPX in the editing of the event iPhone footage…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3dbG9pAi8I Smartphones are mature, with manufacturers looking for ways to stand out. With the launch of the iPhone 15 Pro, Apple have put the focus very clearly on the professional video capabilities of the new handsets. But there is more here than meets the eye…
As keen eye observers of the camera industry will know, the Leica Q3 is the result of a close partnership between Panasonic and Leica (L² technology-sharing partnership). Panasonic provide the digital side and Leica the industrial design & housing. The lens has Leica’s formula but is digitally corrected, so not made in Wetzlar. Essentially when it comes down to it, the Q3 is 85% a Panasonic full frame camera. Therefore,…
A slow start-up time of over 1 second, and a battery that empties itself when merely attached to a switched off camera, it’s not a good trait of Panasonic’s mirrorless cameras. This follows a bad episode with Leica, where the SL2 jointly made with Panasonic failed to record 4K on the second half of a full battery. What’s going on?