Andrew Reid

Did you test it with the GFX 100? I have one again if you need any experiments doing.

Future support cancelled. That's the main thing.

*Ring ring* "Hello Adobe. This is Nikon calling" "Oh hi Nikon" "Don't waste any more time on N-RAW from now on, OK..." https://www.eoshd.com/news/adobe-cancel-nikon-n-raw-support-is-redcode-raw-coming-to-a-mirrorless-camera-near-you/

Mark my words TicoRAW is a dead dodo Nikon is all about R3D from now on and it will be on all their cameras in place of N-RAW which is going away. I don't know if it has already been mentioned earlier in the thread but Adobe has already put on hold support for it.

Jarred Land speaks out about the Nikon buyout here: The question is.... is he sticking around at the helm, or will Nikon replace him?

Indeed, no thanks! (Although I don't mind paying a small one off fee for big updates that really add something special)

Yeah, and no real image quality advantage over 500Mbit H.265 8K on the Sony A1 Cinema DNG on the other hand 🙂

There’s talk in the camera industry of introducing a subscription model for firmware updates, with Sony being one of the companies believed to be considering this as an option for larger updates in the future. Currently, Sony is planning an A7S III update in the coming weeks with DCI 4K and content authenticity ID, but major updates have been few and far between for a camera released nearly 4 years ago. https://www.eoshd.com/news/firmware-updates-could-become-subscription-model-under-new-plans/

RED's patent has stood up so many times in court, it is pretty much beyond doubt that it's valid for raw recording. Nikon will be pleased to get that, as they can now force Canon into paying them royalties or choose not to license it at all, meaning Canon RAW has to come out of the entire Cinema EOS line and EOS R cameras, as it is internal compressed RAW. Nikon also get their own Cinema EOS line now, a big presence in video and cinema with RED. So the purchase makes sense, but it remains to be seen whether they will gain long term sales due to the threat to real-life filmmaking posted by AI production and cinema. One day I think Sony will buy Nikon and ultimately control RED's product line.

Nikon Z9 Mark II with REDCODE RED Komodo Z - with Nikon Z mount Nikon refusing to renew patent / tech transfer for compressed Canon-RAW! This is a big move on Canon, against Canon. Fascinating. Just don't mention a certain yellow jersey cyclist.

Great news and I hope they can concentrate on EOS R and the mirrorless cameras, as the DSLRs don't appeal to me any more. I have my doubts the 7D Mark II will do 4K RAW... EOS R on the other hand, much more promising.

My thoughts on Sora, the long version: https://www.eoshd.com/news/sora-destroyer-of-worlds-also-world-generator/ After a few more days of reflecting I think there's a lot of positives, this can be the democratising of filmmaking the DSLR revolution promised but with bells on... almost zero cost barriers in terms of these virtual actors, locations, crews, cameras, lighting. A democracy of ideas can flourish and your imagination will be able to run wild on the screen. All I can say is your ideas better be good because we are heading for a big over-saturation of content out there. It will be tougher and tougher to stand out and get noticed. Tougher to earn any money from it. Tougher to rise above the immense competition out there. Will help to get in early, to show you are experienced in it. Will help when it comes to jobs. There will be a lot of jobs in curation of AI media, and also in the policing of it. The problem I have with all of this is... How enjoyable and satisfying is it going to be for both artists and the audience? Cinematographers love the real world process of filming, and if that is reduced to button-pressing and typing prompts, it isn't the same in terms of craft. So those that enjoy the traditional craft will want to continue doing it, especially those who already have the privilege of being able to do it for a living. And the same goes for all the other film roles... acting, writing, directing, and the social aspect of having a team, a crew. AI also has an authenticity problem. Will audiences get tired of watching synthetic content, no matter how good the "end result" is?

Hmm. I see this as Bye bye pro AV business. Could see it coming with the lack of Panasonic cine cameras and no EVA1 follow-up, and quite a lot else from the pro AV division seemed to have reached a dead end. Looks like the pro AV business has basically been folded, and merged into the consumer business. If it were such a successful and profitable business it could have stood apart and independently, but no.

Hopefully it will get all the features, and none of the resolution 🙂 The Z7 III meanwhile, I cannot see how they will make that fit under Z8 without crippling it, and how they can make it fit above Z6 III without crippling the Z6 III so that there's a gap for the Z7 to fit in between that and Z8! So Z8 might yet turn out to have upper hand on both. Let's see how hard they swing the cripple hammer

What’s this got to do with anything. Thread will be locked soon due to troll-like behaviour and the lack of appreciation towards our community and the advice given.