Andrew Reid

Sony A7S II: Canon 1D C same shoot, same day, same light, same girl: Sony A7S II (The Death Cam): Canon 1D C, 10 seconds later SHE LIVES! Sony ZombieCam Mark II: Canon 1D C ? Funnily enough these 1D C JPEGs direct from the card looked much better on one of my Macs compared to the other, so monitor profiles and display settings matter as well. Although it's not just the camera... I also agree with the point @Mattias Burling is making about colour in RAWs. Minimum effort counts for a lot. Who wants to go manually correcting 1000's of RAW files? What a fucking ball ache! Default colour in RAW matters just as much. No matter what software you use, you want to open it and do a few simple changes or preset moods and have it singing. Same with video and LOG. Sony A7 III got a bit better for colour, but I still don't use it much. The other thing that matters is white balance, and even the lens. Lenses can have different colour biases. Pro Color exists for a reason I didn't create it on a whim. It solves a real issue with Sony's video processing and I should do the same for their RAW stills as well! Be honest with yourself... have you used Venice CS? Or are you parroting a second hand experience of it versus Canon? Again same thing with the Nikons... You've got to use them on a subject, then decide.

Snappy!

Good suggestions! I agree there should be better measurements, and all in one place under set conditions. According to the C5D results, the Sony A5100 in standard Creative Style has 1 stop more dynamic range than a GH5 shooting V-LOG The X-T2 is 1 stop higher than X-T3. Eh! Also what matters are not even the numbers, when it comes to DR, but the usability of the image when pushed to the max, the colours, the lack of artefacts in the pushed dark regions and the look of highlight roll off.

There needs to be some sort of external DAC for all these things. Or rather external A/D. For example a USB C mic adapter would be good for something like the Ninja or a mirrorless cam... bypass all that noisy analogy circuitry.

Where's the link to your list?

I agree.

I think Quad Bayer makes sense for the A7S, no longer does it have to be crippled to 12 megapixels to satisfy low light performance... And it can do 8K as well. So there you have it... Still time for Sony to do us proud with truly more exciting stuff than the dull A7R IV.

In crop mode yeah. A lot of money to spend just to get mechanical focus. Do you know that older lenses do exist, right?!

So let's get this straight. They spent millions developing a sensor which shoots 9K 24p and 8K 60p but didn't bother implementing either in any end-product?!

Why do I need to? IT'S ON SHELVES NOW! BUY BUY BUY!

What the fuck is the point of 2400 x 100? ?

"Nikon Z6 filmmaker's kit is first camera to shoot 12bit RAW" "When?" "Later this year........... Proooobably" "So is it available to buy now" "ABSOLUTELY! ON DEALER'S SHELVES NOW!!"

Sony's image sensor monopoly is very dangerous. If I were any government with half a brain, I'd be looking at how dominant they are in that market. At the same time it's up to the competition to step it up. Too many companies, very respectful and good ones, just seem to find it easier to buy a Sony sensor rather than develop their own. They should ask themselves what might happen if over night, Sony suddenly decides to downgrade all the customer parts and reserve much better sensors only for themselves. This is unlikely to happen, but if other companies don't develop their own sensors, how are they supposed to leap-frog Sony in image quality? Samsung, Fuji and Panasonic are trying but Sony still providing manufacturing for their products as well... even Samsung's! (Smartphone sensors).

They haven't dumped it. They've mentioned it's development in interviews. The timing is badly off though. Far too long a wait... And I bet it won't be creative or revolutionary either.

Let's keep A7R IV in it's box here https://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/28270-sony-a7r-iv-a7s-iii-a9-ii-to-feature-8k-video-as-new-60mp-and-36mp-full-frame-sensor-specs-leak/page/19/#comments These images were fake so I'll lock this topic for sanity's sake.

I'd be interested to see how you get on with the H. That was on my list for a while but never saw one in the shops. Do you still get the best Foveon quality going Sigma Photo Pro or has DNG caught up?

Focus by wire doesn't have to suck, if only they got the programming right. EF lenses don't have hard stops either. The mechanical feel is very good in the clutch-mode Olympus lenses.

Well we don't need to stay patient and wait 4 years for Sony. We have the S1... S1H. We have Fuji X-T3... X-T30 even cheaper. Nikon Z6 bargain. Plenty of alternatives now compared to when the GH5 / A7S II were only game in town. Not to mention the Blackmagic Pocket 4K

Did they? Could have fooled me. I don't think they said anything as specific... They just announced it, then fucked off. Atomos said NAB "but"...

Even Johnnie looks confused why he exposed his own face 3 stops under

It's not about 8K It's about all the other stuff... 2015 video specs, crap codec, crap colour, confusing menus, no 4K/60, 30p max, no 240fps, 120fps max in 1080p, no in-between resolution for 120fps despite faster sensor technology, I mean why would you want to upgrade to something which is basically the same as a 2 year old A7R III for hybrid stills/video, now that much better options exist? For 61 megapixels alone?

Funny that Sony Alpha Rumors got leaked a fake slide from one of their most trusted sources!! What's all that about? Hadn't they better give us the 7S3 first??

My thoughts. It's a snore fest of committee led numbers at expense of real, bold creative design decisions. https://www.eoshd.com/2019/07/sony-a7r-iv-no-8k-no-10bit-no-nd-no-point/

No 8K apparently!

For Sony images are all about numbers, not feeling.