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Some shots from a few days ago in Insadong. This area was very crowded and I did grab a range of normal shots at street-level, but the ones looking up were of particular interest to me due to the variety of architecture in the area. For reference, this is what most angles at street-level looked like: I have been recording a number of themes while out and about. The first are the 'normal' street scenes taken mostly at ground level. The second is views from the hotel window, which I posted earlier. The third is looking up. The tall buildings here (with its ~25M population in the metro area) are seemingly unending, in variety, size, and number. Some are deeply creative and stylish, some are featureless and faceless and nameless. A good subject to include if trying to capture a sense of the place. Here are a few shots looking up. Like all things here, it's about contrasts, and often the vegetation contrasts beautifully with the buildings so I've leaned into capturing compositions including both. These were all taken on the same day as the above shots.

My first priority was to make the images not look like cheap digital, which I am confident I've achieved with my current workflow. The images I'm getting sure look like film to me, especially seeing how it reacts when dialling the Exposure up and down within the plugin. I think I have more work to do in learning to control the high DR shots, but that's something for when I am back at home and have time to experiment with different techniques. I am still contemplating modifying my custom DCTL that works in L*a*b space to be the front-end that I will use to grade underneath the overall film look. Once I've gotten a handle on the files and how to control them, then I was going to go back to the BMMCC images I took on my last visit here and then try to match the GH7 images to those BMMCC ones. The light here is a bit different to at home, so having footage from the same place to compare is very useful. I feel like up until now I've been struggling with footage that wasn't up to the (very difficult) conditions I shoot in, and now I have equipment that is giving me files that I can make into whatever I like, so the question then becomes what I want them to look like, which is a whole other journey.

As long as colours look shitty enough, everbody seems to be happy.😊 A lot of youtube footage from the current 10bit and raw cameras makes CineD on the Gh4 look like from a grand era of color science. I really loved the colors from your Bmmcc footage and I liked them better than GH7. @kye I've only liked the color from half a hand full of GH6/7 videos, one of them with high production values by Olan Collardy. It seems to me like it's harder for a lot of people to treat log footage shot in natural light, coming from these modern hybrid cameras of the last five years. I like my og bmpcc much better than my Lumix S in that regard, same with stuff available on youtube.

They won't keep the same sensor. Megapixels may be the same but sensor will be faster partially or fully stacked sensor. This seems to be a common theme creeping in the rumors for most mid tier cameras that will appear this year. Nikon was the first with Z6 III, so the partially stacked sensor is available for Panasonic. According to the rumors Canon R6 III will have the same sensor as EOS R3 which is fully stacked. We'll see soon if 24Mpx fully stacked sensor from Sony will appear in a Sony or Panasonic or both cameras. At the moment it is pure speculation.

Incredible piece!

Read that a few times about the S5ii and hoping for a better low light camera. My thoughts to that are 😂 and 🥱

It was a lot more than that with a completely different body. Other than the brand badge and the menu system, they were 2 very different cameras and the new S1Rii is far more like a bigger brother ‘upgrade’ to the S5ii than it is to the OG S1R. This is the thing. Other than a different body style, what will be the difference and will it be enough to matter? Everyone hopes for something groundbreaking such as internal ND, but unless it’s a high end ‘flagship’, that ain’t going to happen. I really would like to see something special but not going to hold my breath… I might be interested in a single unit if it does something extra special my S9 cannot. What would that have to be? Zero crop 4k 60p (ideally 6k 60p) open gate, water resistant and twin card slots in a small/compact package. I prefer using my S9 as my run & gun over my S5ii’s but yesterday got caught in heavy rain and that has me rethinking that slightly!

I'm using an Ulanzi & Coman Zero Y tripod with a Leofoto BV-5 video fluid head. For shoulder mount I have a two-rod shoulder rig that has no brand name. I got it on Craigslist for $40. It's been good. I added a bracket to hold a monitor. I've never used a gimbal but a few years ago I was thinking of one. Now I'm more interested in "imperfect" camera movements. I use the stabilizing in Final Cut for tripod shots where there was some movement (from wind or whatever), I don't tend to stabilize the shoulder mount footage. I just use it as it is and just not use anything that's very shaky. Like tends to happen in all types of art, when "perfection" is easily attainable then imperfection becomes desirable.

I started a poll on which tripod, gimbal, hand held system people are using. i couldn't seem to add one to the thread. Curious as what system people are using in 2025. You may also comment on your choices here, if you'd like to offer an opinion on why. Been looking at a new video head and tripod. However i wonder if perhaps a gimbal might be advantageous. Pretty confident hand held is out for me as i have to stabilize everything in resolve and it seem like an extra step that could be avoided, at a higher cost initially, i guess. Resolve seems to do a pretty good job at stabilizing footage from what i have experimented with, but i think if i can fix it before i import it, i'm well in front and as good as resolve is i am wondering what i am losing in the process. In some ways the less i have to do the more " authentic " i feel the footage is. With the advancement of AI i would like to do as little as possible with it. I understand that alot of programs will have it built in and there's probably not much that can be done about that. I'm also thinking in some ways AI is just a buzz word with a truckload more programming built in. I presume program file sizes are about to grow exponentially to accommodate that. Which in turn will require bigger, faster computers, which hardware manufactures will be only to happy to supply... Thats the cynical side of me creeping out again.. I'm certainly no cinematographer, and whatever standards i have, are low, low enough to walk over without tripping🤔Still i think its important to draw a line in the the sand and say. Yo̶u̶ ̶s̶h̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶p̶a̶s̶s̶!! er.. This far and no further.

I would suggest that it has enough DR, as would most current high-end cameras. Have you done any tests to work out how much DR you're actually dealing with? I'd suggest it's less than you'd think. It's trendy to complain about how cameras don't have enough DR and to continually call for more, and I have done this in the past as well, however I did it because I actually shoot scenes on a regular basis (backlit sunsets) and I was able to work out how much DR this required in real life (the BMPCC / BMMCC could just do it and the GH5 fell short) so I knew I needed around 11 stops. I would suggest that interview situations, even naturally lit, wouldn't require as much as literally having the sun in the frame, but it's very easy to run a test and find out. I did a latitude test on the GH7 in V-Log Prores and whatever wasn't clipped kept full quality, so with proper colour management was basically perfect.

The only way for them to remedy the Z6iii sensor's flickering is using a better noise reduction. Its too late for a hardware tweak. Meanwhile I hope this rumor of Sony Semi becoming independent entity is true.

I am not sure what the next camera will be. The S1R had a "upgrade" with the S1RII. it had more of a S5 body style. so not as rugged as the original. The original S1 vs S1R only had the sensor as a difference. But then where to put the S1 non R successor without cannibalising the current S5/ S5II market. (if they keep the same form factor) Both camera's are on sale currently making it hard to ask more then 1700. If they keep the same 24 megapixel sensor like in the S5 then whats the point? what feature will make it stand out? Only thing i can think of is an S1S like in sports. fast burst rates, great AF, because Sony limits burst speeds with sigma glass.

Cool, one step closer to completely unburden us, humans, from all those unnecessary skills of ours.

Damn, that’s a much better price than I paid even just a few months back, but hey ho. I am really intrigued now what it can do video-wise, especially with the current RED luts and anything future that may come in that regard. I guess I really need to shoot a straight heads up against my S9 because I think it could easily slip into that role as at least a run & gun video unit. That would then mean a switch to Nikon for all video needs which is something I have been complementing for 2026 anyway…

Well, I understand and even second such input (how to not praise such resistent standpoint BTW?), for some reason you don't find in the title up there "My fav" but only "Fav"... let alone the expression "out there" too -- followed by those three dots aka ellipsis ; ) however, I think these tools are just arriving to stay, I guess whether we like it or not. We have to admit this development (not exactly a synonym of creation or the word 'art' would have been added) is impressive, no matter how sensible we are to the presence of this controversial level of arsenal. Can it be a PITA? Oh, in all likelihood... Better to see these implements as they are or can be, handy toolset for mere creative refinement when applied in good hands, no less (not everywhere and anywhere) and six hours of work for this sample, as due: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16HdVQ9Acj/?mibextid=wwXIfr IMHO the more we can juxtapose -- the right word, the more we hit the home run... I simply hate the current hollywood Marvel trend and alike, they actually are destroying the art of motion picture. The remaining part left is trying to get a better idea how make it at bright side. The more many-sided we can face it as multiple layers of instruments we're able to add to the orchestra. A bit like distribution windows when the streaming is placing people outside the big screen and the social/aesthetic experience of the movie theatre. At a certain point, can cinema (aka the art of) be considered dead or sorta like the painting when photography popped up? ;- ) - EAG

My favourite AI outcome would be for it to fuck right off.

Oddly enough, I actually had a dream last night that I had a Nikon Zf. Based on its excellent performance in that dream, I can concur with @MrSMW that it is a great camera. Then this morning I got an alert that the Zf has been reduced to £1400 on Amazon. This might be a sign. Possibly a sign not to eat cheese before bed as I’ve never had such a vivid dream about a camera before. Particularly not one where I was shooting an intimate portrait of the Loch Ness Monster with it.

Here is an impressive series of snacks: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonHub/videos In this case, MidJourney, Runway ML e ElevenLabs have been used according to the sources found:

First time back out with the Zf (late 2023 camera!) shooting stills alongside the A7RV this weekend after ditching it (the Zf) in favour of moving over to the Sony early last year. Glad I bought one back. It’s such a great stills camera, my favourite ever now taking over from my previous faves which were the Fuji X100 series and X Pro2. The Zf is like an X Pro2 on steroids. I need to try it for video because that could be a little bit special…

Posted today elsewhere, here now on topic: Kandao Qoocam 3 Ultra 3D VR180 mod Impressive 10-bit tool -- unique device now without rival or competitor (actually tempted to pull the trigger very likely!), no matter how many doubts on the colour approach we can add on those samples : D to genuinely create envy to AI ; ) https://www.youtube.com/@SilverQi/videos https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1sekbB6vVM0SSW7qlOivcY5bTUtiZlViI

Here is in 2025, released last August, currently modded, the camera/combo for those waiting for the Canon that never came... From the most usual classy expert nowadays:

I see, well in my case I would be using it also for run and gun interviews with only natural light. So dynamic range needs to be great. Not sure my s5ii will make it, allthough according to cined. There is not that much dr difference with the a7siii. Maybe the highlight rolloff is nicer on the a7siii. Not sure. I wished there were more camera stores over here that would let you test stuff in their store.

No, I just shoot travel stuff, so not really the same thing, but having said that it would crush it if you gave it controlled lighting and a fast sharp prime. Shooting in these high DR scenes with available lighting is a torture test compared to an interview where you're rolling out the red carpet and making everything the easiest it could possibly be for the camera. You feeling tempted?

The latest episode of PetaPixel is "Shot on ????????" so... probably this camera. The footage looks about as usual for Chris and Jordan.

Apple has done the same with Final Cut Pro, if you bought it ten years ago you still get free updates.