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Probably had to run everything by legal first.
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What am I doing wrong - S1H and Atomos Ninja V
Andrew - EOSHD replied to Mackeral_Fillet's topic in Cameras
Is that mountain bike an E-bike? If it's 10bit footage the luma range should not be 0-255. I would check to see if it is a problem with the actual recording & Ninja V, or if it is a problem with FCPX. Try downloading the free version of Resolve and see if that fixes the footage. If it's still bust, it means the issue is on the camera side not the NLE side. -
Wonder if Long GOP codec is improved? Or is ALL-I still the way to go. I'll do some shooting tomorrow.
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Makes me wonder if this is LOG without the branding
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Good news. This is something I asked about in my upcoming Fuji interview. Looks like I can delete the question now
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Fuji H.265 vs Blackmagic Pocket 4K ProRes 422
Andrew - EOSHD replied to Andrew - EOSHD's topic in Cameras
ProRes 422 LT is quite light in terms of file sizes. Not bad quality either. -
Which implies BMD Film LUTs may work in post for the Flat profile? Interesting.
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I can understand why RED does want to be a bit selective and doesn't want REDCODE on an ARRI or Sony F65 for example But the mirrorless cameras are no competition and actually compliment the larger A-cams on most shoots. So to be able to use one or two of them with the same codec as the Komodo or latest RED A-cam would be ideal. I have an interview coming with Jarred Land of RED but he is taking his sweet time to reply Very busy. I'll keep trying to encourage him that this is a good idea, whenever I get the chance. It really would be wonderful to shoot REDCODE on both a Komodo and something like an EOS R5.
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What next for Sigma? What would you like to see?
Andrew - EOSHD replied to Andrew - EOSHD's topic in Cameras
Thank you for the suggestions so far. I have sent a link to Mr Kazuto Yamaki-san and the Sigma Fp / Cine product manager Mr Wakamatsu-san. -
I am about to start a big comparison between the Blackmagic Pocket 4K ProRes and H.265 on the Fuji cameras. Let's see who comes out on top. If it is the Fuji then maybe we can stop caring so much about our 7 year wait for ProRes on Japanese cameras. I have wished for so long that they'd do some form of Apple ProRes internally... surely a nice company like Apple would license if asked. Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera (original) cost what, $1k? So it can't be that expensive to license ProRes! And RAW is great but not practical for most.
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It seems a bit of a mystery as to why Atomos can't update their firmware at the same time as the camera manufacturer does There doesn't seem to be a firm date given for it yet. There is no 1080p RAW because the image in 1080p is so dodgy on the GFX 100 You have to go from 100MP to 2MP so the amount of binning is off the charts. I am also not sure who buys a $10k 4K medium format camera to shoot 1080p in 2020 so maybe that is another reason why they didn't bother with it. Personally I would sooner shoot with a more practical 2.8K internal RAW codec but there is no denying the appeal of the image out of the Ninja V. More thoughts on the blog: https://www.eoshd.com/raw-video/fuji-gfx-100-is-first-medium-format-camera-to-shoot-12bit-prores-raw-with-atomos-ninja-v/ @BTM_Pix Downloading the firmware now. I have a feeling the grain simulation is JPEG only but I'll give it a try!
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Nice shots, especially in terms of the tonality and colour. Would love to see more. It's true there is hardly anything to worry about in those frames - no aliasing, they look close to 6K RAW stills
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Yeah. Not a bad idea actually!
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You just have to appreciate how patents and technology transfers work Sony could be supplying for example the RED Komodo sensor. I am not saying they are, but if they are then RED obviously can pay for it in hard cash or they can offer to license the internal compressed RAW patent to Sony for certain products. If Sony were not asleep during RED's conception they may have patented internal compressed wavelet RAW themselves and perhaps be a lot richer. Innovation always pays!
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The New Panasonic G100 “vlogging” Camera to launch June 24th
Andrew - EOSHD replied to Video Hummus's topic in Cameras
Let's take it just as a stills camera... A GM6 if you like. Still a failure. What does it do as a stills camera that is particularly unique on the market? Aside from the fact it's $750? For that priced use you can get a Fuji X-H1!!!!!!! -
Canon have compressed RAW codec, internal. RED have RF mount. Go figure!
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I expect the A7S III to handily outperform the EOS R5 and EOS R6 for video. 10K Quad Bayer sensor (60 megapixel, 8K RAW, 4K Quad Bayer readout, no crop, good rolling shutter due to fast sensor architecture and multiple readout channels, a typical Sony strength) Whereas EOS R5 is traditional bayer, lower megapixel count and likely high rolling shutter. Also I can see on the codec side the Sony maybe doing something interesting with H.265 compressed RAW. I think right now if I were to only choose one flagship it would be the Sony. Doesn't mean I am going to bite the specs hype bullet though. EOSHD during both these launches will be an ANTI-hype machine Unless it is warranted and they put out a genuine marvel which is both practical to use not just with some dazzling high numbers on the box. I can see the A7S III, A7SH or A7H or whatever they will call it being the new flagship for stills above the A7R IV as well. There was a reason the A7R III and IV were just incremental evolutions.
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Viewing distance acts as an anti-aliasing filter You should try some 1080/100fps clips on a cinema projector and sit back It actually doesn't look too bad. The pixel binning sensor readout always improved on the big screen compared to a computer screen.
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What next for Sigma? What would you like to see?
Andrew - EOSHD replied to Andrew - EOSHD's topic in Cameras
Fuji have licensed PDAF on Sony sensor so I am sure others are allowed to as well. I think with Panasonic it's more that they have invested long term in a different technology and don't want to waste that. DFD with AI may get better in the future and rival PDAF. But they need to hurry up because the current state of affairs is just not good enough! Thanks for the suggestions so far. Great stuff. -
Don't think he said redesign did he?... More like 'Everything is new compared to the 5 year old camera'. So obviously a new sensor, LSI, EVF and so on. I'll be very pleasantly surprised if they do a design adventure. Change the concept around. Internal ND. Small XC10 style camera. Brand new menus. But to be honest, despite the lack of adventures and bravery in new design concepts, I am quite happy with mirrorless form factor as it is. Hybrid stills / video is my thing. PS I cannot promise to review the A7S III or even EOS R5, because I will have to buy them and I think rather than putting $4k into another corporation's bank account we should reward innovation at better prices, from Fuji, Sigma, Panasonic and others. Canon and Sony have practically ignored us for 5 years and now suddenly they want our money again. Bear this in mind when you see all the stage-managed YouTube hype next month about 8K and RAW.
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£3000 used to be Sony's standard price! And the want to go UP!
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Also coming soon
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Sony has confirmed that the A7S III is finally on the way this Summer, likely in July to coincide with the big Canon rivals - EOS R5 and R6. I have some more information on what we can expect from the new flagship full frame mirrorless cameras. New blog post: https://www.eoshd.com/news/sony-a7s-iii-or-will-it-be-a7h-and-canon-eos-r5-both-set-for-july-launch-as-sony-officially-hint-at-video-specs/
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What next for Sigma? What would you like to see?
Andrew - EOSHD replied to Andrew - EOSHD's topic in Cameras
High ISO performance is already amazing on the Fp, rivals Panasonic S1H. Higher than ISO 12,800 is really niche. An audio module isn't a bad idea though. -
The New Panasonic G100 “vlogging” Camera to launch June 24th
Andrew - EOSHD replied to Video Hummus's topic in Cameras
The M50 is 2.7x crop like Super 16mm in 4K. The cut the 8MP window out of a 24MP sensor. Panasonic cut the 8MP window out of a 20MP sensor on the G100. It is about 2.8x crop in 4K. It used to be 2.3x when they cut 8MP out of 16MP on the GH4 and older 16 megapixel sensors. Panasonic solves this issue ages ago and so have competitors. The cheaper-than-G100 Olympus E-M10 Mark III does not do this 4K crop out - full width. The Fuji X-A7 is also dirt cheap and can do full 6K oversampling, no crop in 4K. Both are better options for bloggers than the G100 and superior in a technical sense too. So Panasonic's marketing team should not be making excuses and pseudo-reps on this forum should know better than to try and mislead us quite frankly. I have a lot of goodwill to Panasonic because it is well know what they did for enthusiast filmmaking and 4K on a budget. GH2, one of the all time classics. GH4, first 4K mirrorless. Today, the focus seems to be more on pros with S1H and GH5S, but still the S1 with VLOG 10bit upgrade is a total bargain for the image quality. When Panasonic put out totally misguided and lame marketing (like the Cinema5D video for instance where she cannot even be honest about the crop factor in 4K) they lose a LOT of goodwill with people like you and me. As a commentator and Panasonic user I cannot ignore such serious mistakes or gloss over them. Regarding the Canon M50. Yes, the M50 does seem to come high up the Amazon sales chart and the reason is this: Brand. It captures Canon users who can't afford the EOS RP - the mini "APS-C EOS RP" for cheap Overall value for money (specs for price). Vlogger crowd like the autofocus and 'good enough' feature set. Cheap kit lens For cash strapped enthusiasts, Chinese lenses on Amazon A lot of people can't justify $2000 for something better or even $1200+ for a Fuji X-T3 or Canon Rp. Problem for Panasonic? The specs and features and brand and marketing are all perceived as superior to the G100. M50 is not really an enthusiast camera, it is one of those VERY rare unicorns in 2020 - a successful consumer point & shoot with mass-market appeal. There is nothing particularly unique about it technologically, or in terms of ideas, innovation and design. I also think successes with cheap cameras are harder and harder to come by - sometimes are complete fluke. Perhaps only a brand like Canon or Sony can still pull it off. I don't know. But if the G100 is a sales success I'll eat my hat. Look at Nikon Z50. Superior technically to the M50 and also cheap but hardly selling at all from what I can tell!
