[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/150618927[/vimeo] The Sony FS5 has had a largely warm welcome from the video community but there has been one thing bugging a lot of owners and potential buyers alike – the quality of the internal codec. Just how good or bad is it?
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The Sony FS5 is a miniature version of the FS7 cinema camera and Sony’s competitor to the Canon C100 Mk II. It’s also one of the most capable slow-mo cameras, with a 10bit 4:2:2 internal codec at 240fps.
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/150077743[/vimeo] As part of a review I am writing for Mac Format magazine (out in the UK January 19th, issue 296) I had an OSMO to play with. I couldn’t resist having some fun with the steadicam on a stick…
We head into 2016 with a treasure chest of great cameras but how exactly do the mirrorless and DSLR cameras rank for video?
There seems to be some great optimisation under the hood of the new A7R II and A7S II firmware updates according to users on the EOSHD forum.
Since the issue of black levels in LOG mode on the Leica SL was raised on EOSHD, Leica have reached out to me. Here I can reveal Leica are working hard on video related refinements. Last week in Berlin, product manager Steffen invited me to see the new firmware in action.
I am having a huge sale of nearly all my gear. I have too much and it is time to reshuffle the deck! I have added more kit to the sale including the Panasonic LX100, Fuji X-T1 Chrome, Sigma 20mm F1.8 and more.
The quality of 1080p had barely been made film-like before being cast aside for 4K and now manufacturers are racing to make 8K a reality, which is in the region of 36MP, before 2018. It seems the megapixel race has truly come to filmmaking.