Andrew Reid

Username checks out 😉 Honorable mention to EOS R3 with 6K C-RAW (24.00p/23.98p): Approx. 720 Mbps That it is actually quite a nice data rate for 6K RAW compared to most other cameras which are 2000Mbit+

Remember when the 1D C came out, with MJPEG 4K. 500Mbit/s file sizes were a real struggle in a practical sense. Now we have this enormous range, anything from 100Mbit H.264 to 3000Mbit RAW. I am interested what kind of file sizes people are comfortable with and using most in 2022. Do you find yourself sticking with smaller file sizes like 200Mbit H265? Would you shoot much ProRes 422 HQ if you had a Nikon Z9 (2700Mbit)? If so what are you editing from (HDD or SSD?) and archiving master files with? Looking forward to hearing from you all. Just for reference. Here's what I think... - Best overall codec is ProRes 422 LT in 4K oversampled from 8K on X-H2. 435Mbit and image quality is flawless - Bitrate sweet spot for me is around 200Mbit. I find that kind of file size nice and manageable over time. Anything bigger is more of a special occasion thing. - I don't mind 8bit at all as long as it has some colour science mojo going on - ProRes 422 HQ in GH6 and Nikon Z9 is too big, not practical in my opinion - may as well shoot raw? - HVEC on S1 and S1R has some very nice mojo going on and tiny file sizes so a thumbs up to them. - I don't shoot BRAW, prefer Cinema DNG on Sigma Fp-L. Special occasions only but great for pulling stills from a short burst at 24fps.

FX30 is soundly thrashed by the X-H2 under $2k but I can see why Sony are the new Canon - Trap people in the ecosystem with their lenses and adapters. There must be a big profit margin on the FX30 because the Sigma Fp is same price and is full frame and internal RAW 4K!

I don't understand why anyone would go for the FX30 over an X-H2. Am I missing something?

Finally stopped pissing it down with rain so some shots coming up later today. Here is first one... 6.2K ProRes LT. It is very impressive how it scales the 8K sensor. No crop in either 6.2K or 4K. The IBIS is amazing as well. Is this first shot a good test clip with the autumn leaves, or do you need something further away at infinity focus? Wetransfer link: https://we.tl/t-g7zPP58q3B

It's thought of a rare disease but is anything but. Looking at the stories on here breaks my heart even more than it is already. So much loss and suffering because of no cure. The best we can do is stay positive and put our faith in the medical professionals who are making so much progress. Already there's a lot they can do for early stage cancer and certain types, compared to what would have been the case even just 20 years ago. The NHS did their best for Zara but it was not to be. I am genuinely scared of what the future holds if we do not start living in a more healthy environment. Huge businesses are playing Russian roulette with our food, our water, our air. If we don't do something to hold them to account in a big way this planet is finished.

Great, will grab you some files and post the links below later

£700 price difference in UK so quite a lot. 4K/120p I have on EOS R5 so didn't need that again. On the X-H2S the 4K 120p comes with a hefty crop of sensor. 6.2K open gate already got on S1 and the 5K 4:3 mode of S1R great for anamorphic. X-H2 rolling shutter seems fine so far, I don't shoot a lot of fast paced handheld action. DR and AF isn't better on X-H2S and IBIS is worse. Was this one of Gerald's tips. A real revelation that is haha. Yes curious about that as well. Care to do a test if I give you a file to play with @Attila Bakos?

Yes it does ProRes HQ 1080p The bitrates for ProRes are variable so maybe Fuji are stating the maximum values? This seems to imply an average bitrate of 328Mbit for UHD ProRes LT https://blog.frame.io/2017/02/13/compare-50-intermediate-codecs/ Whereas Fuji say 435Mbit https://fujifilm-x.com/en-us/products/cameras/x-h2/specifications/ Will be interesting to see how close ProRes brings Fuji to the look of a Blackmagic camera. As I always considered a really chunky ProRes codec the missing link between cine and mirrorless cameras. Also will be interesting to look at smaller H.265 file sizes in 8K and compare to the oversampled 4K ProRes.

X-H2 IBIS seems very good so far. Wonder if the X-H2S has a heavier heat sink wrapped sensor, since it's the very fast stacked CMOS in that model, and therefore less nimble or less room to move. Bitrates in 8K ProRes are insane. Don't think I'll be using that mode much. 1600Mbit in LT and 3200Mbit in HQ. Makes the 1D C MJPEG look positively tiny. In 6.2K it is 1000Mbit in LT In 4K ProRes LT we get down to 435Mbit in 24p... Still very big files. ProRes is one of the main selling points of this camera to me but the file sizes in LT are a surprise as I thought LT was around the 200-250Mbit mark. It does do ProRes Proxy but not tried this yet. Not sure if it is 4K or just 1080p proxy. You can't only record in ProRes Proxy, has to be done together with HQ, 422 or LT. However definitely does build nicely on top of X-T4 image quality and features, for not much extra money... X-Pro3 still feels much more premium and more enjoyable to use for stills and the odd video on a tripod. I am not sure all the glowing reviews for X-H2 are entirely justified but will dig deeper into it.

Got the bang for buck 8K camera. Only had it for 5 minutes and noticed it has a stuck pixel on the LCD so better get it switched. Quite distracting. Seems on paper to be one of the most exciting cameras at or under $2k. (£1899 in UK) First before I get too far into praising this bargain cinematic beast, here's a few things that the usual suspects in the review / shill kingdom didn't tell you... Handling has some distinct steps back from my beloved X-H1. There is no more drive mode lever, but unforgivably no movies/stills switch either like X-T4! A very strange omission given the hybrid nature of this model. I can however assign custom stills mode to function button and tap in/out from movie mode without having to change mode dial through all the many steps from Movies to PASM. The finger gymnastics to reach the WB and custom buttons on top panel is ridiculous. Really bad placement. The overall styling isn't as nice as X-H1. It looks and feels cheaper as if some cost cutting has taken place. For sure it is an uglier camera. No more inward press action of the jog dials, quite poor dial feel, just in general a slow hacking away of what made Fuji bodies nice like the extra dials and nice styling. But when we get down to the nitty gritty I expect to be more impressed. S35 8K ProRes for $2K is pretty special. I have read that IBIS is better on X-H2 vs X-H2S as well. Any idea why that might be? I can't quite believe reviews have that right.

Very sorry to hear that Kaylee Tough times. Hope you have plenty of support. You certainly do here. Long to live in a world where the science community have cured cancer... They're making great progress. One day it'll happen.

Sorry to hear. One day we will beat it and make it a tragic thing of history.

Sorry to hear that mate.

All the best in medical care and luck for your father-in-law. Hope he wins.

Thanks for your message mate. And your email @newfoundmass and @Snowfun - wonderful. If I don't get back or reply much in coming days, sorry in advance for that. To all those with families affected by cancer, we will one day avenge it and eradicate it. And if it helps play our part to do a sponsored camera challenge for a cancer charity, could be something to look into for EOSHD this winter, if I can pick myself up and get back to work.

Sorry to hear that. Seems to be a lot of bad stuff happening at the moment. I suppose when in hell, keep walking.

Thank you for all the thoughts and prayers so far. I wish I had better news to share. Can only look forward from now on, work hard on EOSHD and try and do justice to all the memories of my sister with some fund raising in the future, because as Mr Freeze said above - fuck cancer is a sentiment we can ALL agree with!

To all my friends at EOSHD I have some very sad news. My sister has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. She is just 38. I have just brought the news to the main blog page here, for the full story: https://www.eoshd.com/news/my-sister-zara-reid-is-in-end-of-life-care-for-cancer/ I might need to rely on my friends here to get me through this very difficult time and keep working. Anyone who pre-orders my Panasonic GH6 Shooter's Guide will really be helping. I am in financial difficulties too, on top of this. I want to keep this blog going even though I am a wreak at the moment. I am going to miss my sister enormously. She was at the heart of my family. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you wish to pass a message of support onto myself, Zara or my mum. My email address is eoshd.com@gmail.com In the future my aim is to get back to work and carry on EOSHD. Sorry it has been so quiet of late. Thanks guys.

Thanks, I'll ban this user I think as definitely a bit suspicious!

If these witnesses come forward and she wins the lawsuit, Atomos are finished.

Sounds like a big culture and personality clash going on. But the harassment claims are on another level of darkness. Assaulting the victim at an Atomos work event. Probably has a lot of witnesses if true.

There is some absolutely shocking stuff in the legal docs https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2022/09/8.15.22-Complaint.pdf Sir Hossein Yassaie I have actually met (man on far right of photo) Seemed like a very decent bloke to me. Surprised his name is in the lawsuit. Jeromy on the other hand I have always thought he was a complete tit.

Pure speculation on my part but I could tell something might be off when I went to their IBC dinner in 2019. Extremely odd behaviour by Jeromy. Then of course the way he parted ways so suddenly after being the figurehead of the company for ages, all points to potentially quite serious stuff. I see she cited CineD in the lawsuit. Wonder if EOSHD will get any links as well 😆

Only the Komodo is RF, the others have swappable mounts. For instance one of the best mounts for RED is EF, so completely incompatible with RF or mirrorless lenses. That's the Motion Mount with electronic variable ND built in. So what use is RF for RED users who want to use that? You are far better off with either EF or PL lenses for the vast majority of RED's bodies, especially the proper high-end stuff. Komodo is entry level.