Andrew Reid

Am I missing something from this F3 mojo trend? I never even thought it looked all that great in 2011 or whenever it was

So you are doing all this to look good in front of clients then?

They are still making the camera, it isn't cancelled, but they are dropping the stacked-DRAM sensor as a feature... Or possibly another feature reliant on more DRAM, like a larger buffer or 8K. It might not be the A7S III they are referring to but the A7 IV which is made in very large quantities and contains a lot of DRAM chips especially if half of them are bolted to the back of the sensor aka A9. In a situation where supply is very limited and your most important hardware release of the next 5 years is facing $450 BOM cost with price pressure from Microsoft, you do not aggravate the supply chain situation yourself, you go through every product with cutting edge expensive DRAM and do what you can to pair it back. This is what Sony is alleged to have done and I can see the logic in it.

Has someone been watching fox news... bloody hell Nope, this is a flu-like virus and flu is worse for old people with weaker immune systems. If you look at who has died the vast majority are older than their 30s. It is a novel virus never before seen. Humans have lived in close contact with domesticated animals for millions of years. If your dog sneezes on you, you are not likely to get a novel flu. The animal market in Wuhan did not contain domesticated animals, it was mainly wild. Exotic stuff like bats and snakes. Perhaps some ex-research centre rats with a cold. Or maybe a snake that sneezes followed by a long SSSSSSSSSSSSSS. Wuhan is not a high density rural area it's a city. You have just won the annual EOSHD award for most untruths in a single post, and it is not even yet March. Congratulations. Can somebody design him a trophy?

That is the whole point, they don't want it impacting products like the PS5... A massively important device for Sony's bottom line. How committed are Sony really to cameras? While I don't agree with PhotoRumours he does have a point: "I have been saying this for years - the moment the camera business gets challenging, Sony will back up or back out. The full-frame mirrorless market is a crowded, shrinking space now and it is not what it used to be 5 years ago when Sony basically was the only player. I expect to see more canceled Sony products in the future, cost-cutting measures, etc - pretty much everything that other photo companies are going through. The good part for Sony is that their camera business is basically a rounding error that has no impact on the company." No, the camera business is not basically 'a rounding error' it is far bigger than people give it credit for. But the moment it becomes difficult, Sony will prioritise other businesses.

I think the S1 codec (400Mbit 10bit 422) is as good as ProRes, in terms of the image quality. Full frame sensor look, can't beat it. Low light is much better than the URSA 4.6K which tops out around 1600 usable I believe? Put your Nikon Ai glass on it and you have overall 10+ features the Ursa doesn't have, like IBIS, in something much smaller and lighter. I reckon you'll be back in a month or so with one Enjoy your Ursa in the meantime though.

There's still time for R5 and R6 to be impacted. “Wuhan is a key transport hub in China, so we are concerned about possible impacts to our supply chain,” said Toshizo Tanaka, executive vice president of camera and office equipment-maker Canon Inc.

Especially if the messenger is seen as being a risk, in terms of uncovering the truth and a trail that leads back to the government research lab. Why bump someone off if they just happen to have done their job as a doctor and alerted people to the virus? Very shady in my opinion.

Yes, the filmmaker and his family sadly were not found a bed in hospital. They could have been saved. I also find it extremely sad and suspicious that the two main doctors who blew the whistle early on are dead.. One of them in his 30's. The virus has a 2% mortality rate and tends to impact old people worse, so the chances of a fit and healthy 30 year old doctor dying from the virus alone are very slim. I think there are factors at play we don't know about. I also find it hard to believe the virus came from a fish market, or from some sort of sneezing snake. Far more likely to have originated from the Wuhan institute of virology. "The laboratory took over a decade to complete from its conception in 2003, and scientists such as U.S. molecular biologist Richard H. Ebright expressed concern of previous escapes of the SARS virus at Chinese laboratories in Beijing, and the pace and scale of China's plans for expansion into BSL–4 laboratories." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuhan_Institute_of_Virology Why were the Chinese government so keen to cover it up in the first month of infection? It could even be possible for research lab animals to be sold on the black market and end up at the wild animals market in Wuhan.

They are not the only ones who need RAM chips... Thankfully Canon does not make games consoles!

According to a reputable report in the Japan Times, Sony has shelved mooted features for a new mirrorless camera (thought to be the A7S III) due to a lack of DRAM memory supply. https://www.eoshd.com/news/sony-scraps-2020-mirrorless-camera-features-to-prioritise-ps5-bill-of-materials-cost/

4K on the A7R IV at 60MP is actually very good, it's a nice image. D850 from 46MP also very impressive. Does it pixel-peep as well as oversampled 6K? Is it as good in low light as an A7S? Not quite, but within the normal usable window where 90% of shots are it is closer than you'd think and up on the big screen it looks great. I see the EOS R6 having better 4K than the EOS R5. On the R5 it will probably be pixel binned 4K in full frame mode. If it is oversampled from 8K I'll be surprised, and if oversampled from 6K it'll have a crop. Rolling shutter in 8K will be something to watch out for. It'll probably be quite bad, if you look at current fastest electronic shutter (Sony A9), that is a 24MP chip with stacked DRAM. The 'normal' 24MP chips have quite bad rolling shutter in 6K full pixel readout stills mode. So either Canon has a very fast running sensor the likes we have never seen before, or there will be a big trade off somewhere. That's why I think its sensible to wait for the R6 specs to come out. Maybe wait until June to make a decision. As per the R6 rumours, 1D X III specs in a mirrorless camera for $3000 would be very attractive, especially if they keep internal 5.5K RAW in there.

The XH is a Hybrid line, hence the H! More of a GH5-type camera than something aimed predominantly at stills shooters. Yes the ergonomics are improved over the XT line, so it's frustrating to see two years pass, two big video-related improvements to the XT line but nothing for the XH line as if it has been scrapped due to internal Fuji politics or something. They should really set the record straight and tell us if one is coming or not. I'll be holding off my X-T4 purchase until I know if there will be an X-H2!

Yes I absolutely do hold a grudge after my Pocket 6K debacle and being treated like an idiot by Patrick Hussey at IBC. My support of Blackmagic ended there and then. It's over. You can point out all the wonderful unique features to me until you are blue in the face mate. It doesn't change anything. They have lost a customer in me and someone who was there right from the first camera. Perhaps you can get back on topic and re-read the original post in this thread which actually has nothing to do with SSD recording or mini XLRs... It's about people. About the staff who have been mistreated. For me this is an ethical problem, going far beyond whether an LCD is visible in daylight or not.

This was a nice moment at IBC 2019. Hopefully John can come back and tell us about the Olympus! He's much missed here.

Looks like we'll get full comprehensive specs and cripple hammer list in under 4 weeks then, which is good news.... As for going to Birmingham...

Well, Blackmagic does seem to be a religion.

Yes I completely agree. And a build in ND too. A lot of the basics we are still waiting on. Pro camcorders aren't my cup of tea, and I will never swap the mirrorless / stills camera form factor for a C300 type body to get these features. So I do want to see this addressed in the GH6 and whatever comes next.

So you want: Punch in magnification during recording, it's essential otherwise your shoot is ruined You want USB C cable hanging out to SSD, no self respecting pro can do without it And of course mini XLRs the only game in town for audio recording (ignoring pre-amp quality in Pocket cams of course) These particulars = happy pro, happy trouble free pro shoot! But the battery meter going to 50% and camera turning off is fine. We'll gloss over that one! Pros are probably lugging their v-lock battery around with their "Pocket" camera any way! Problem solved! And we'll forget the screen turning into a makeup mirror outdoors. Great bonus feature for the talent actually as they can use it to apply lipstick. USB C port is of course the epitome of pro recording connection, you see the Alexa on every shoot with a consumer phone cable hanging out the side. Yes, I detect a cult forming in 3,2,1...

In my view it just isn't an X-H2. The X-H2 body feels twice as expensive and twice as robust as an X-T3. It feels like Fuji took the safe and cheap option. Definitely not a bad camera but I need that X-H2 at some point. They better not have cancelled it. Plus where is anamorphic mode?

As found on Fuji X-H1 As found on the Sigma Fp. Sony Tough SDXC cards with monobloc construction. It's a modular add-on with Sony and Panasonic cameras.

Come on, sensor of humour required Innovation is higher at Panasonic. First to introduce a mirrorless camera of any kind, first to create Hybrid-type camera (GH1) aimed at filmmakers and videographers - a full 3 years before Blackmagic entered the market. First to provide 4K on a mirrorless camera and first to cinema standard 4K under $2000, first to 10bit 4K (for competitive prices) and 4K/60p with no additional sensor crop (GH5). At the same time, they practically invented Micro Four Thirds, an entire system, while making their own lenses and providing Leica with core camera tech and manufacturing, firmware development, support, and let's look at Panasonic's innovation on accessible pricing too - GX85, with IBIS, an EVF and even a screen visible in daylight for under $500. Compared to this Blackmagic's only camera-related "innovation" is to come up with a low price for a sensor in a box that happens to shoot ProRes and RAW internal whereas other cameras tend to stick with compression, and much smaller file sizes with a small trade off in image quality. As soon as there is ProRes and compressed RAW internal recording in a Panasonic GH6, or S2 full frame mirrorless camera, why would you choose a Blackmagic with smaller sensor, terrible battery life, poor ergonomics and uninspired feature set that lacks basics such as IBIS, AF, EVF, and so on? Blackmagic brought us Resolve, first dedicated affordable cinema camera and I do applauded them for that, in fact I did so for about 6 years, but I am not clapping any more. Time to judge in the cold light of day I'm afraid. Let's not start a cult.

Great stuff. I used my C500 as a reference point when creating Z-LOG on my Z7. The C500 is now sold but was a great image. I'll keep my 1D C for a while longer. It really helps as a benchmark for Pro Color and all sorts.

They put a camera in the back of a TV But no OLED on a Pocket cinema camera 😂

The X-T3 body design is a bit naff, a bit hipster. I want the X-H2 and I want it now