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Why Do People Hate The Nikon Z6? What mirrorless to go with
Andrew Reid replied to Snowbro's topic in Cameras
On the subject of adapters, the PL adapter is out already before the camera has shipped. I expect an EF adapter to follow just as quickly from China https://www.newsshooter.com/2018/09/06/mtf-services-nikon-z-mount-adapters/ No. I ban people when they are a pain in the fucking arse. -
Why Do People Hate The Nikon Z6? What mirrorless to go with
Andrew Reid replied to Snowbro's topic in Cameras
Wasn't the bike test shot in 1080p? -
Oh well in that case we should ALL run out and buy it then! The masses are always right! Follow the crowd! I am switching to iMovie immediately and buying Canon stock. Anything that helps me shoot more cinematic footage, huh?! The perfect combo for the most stupid era of human history.
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Why Do People Hate The Nikon Z6? What mirrorless to go with
Andrew Reid replied to Snowbro's topic in Cameras
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Why the camera press need to grow a pair of balls
Andrew Reid replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
It's not the same feature though, is it Mr Ignore The Crop Factor. On the Nikon it is full frame 10bit out. On the Canon it is crippled 1.8x crop 10bit out. So on the Nikon it is a bonus feature, I personally, won't be using it. Like I said in the article. And on the Canon it is a pointless waste of everybody's time, just like the internal recording. You shouldn't make so many excuses for it. You can use the beloved Sigma F1.8 on any APS-C camera or in S35 crop mode on the full frame Sonys. It is designed for 1.5x crop not 1.8x by the way. -
Why Do People Hate The Nikon Z6? What mirrorless to go with
Andrew Reid replied to Snowbro's topic in Cameras
I am pretty sure I already banned the guy behind the name and he just keeps coming back, like a weed. -
Why Do People Hate The Nikon Z6? What mirrorless to go with
Andrew Reid replied to Snowbro's topic in Cameras
Similar sensor to the D850 and it's not a full pixel readout (of 46MP!!) I would expect rolling shutter to be fine, as it is on the D850. I rarely have an issue with it. It's not 12ms like a GH5 or Alexa but somewhere around 20ms. So not A6500 or NX1 30ms territory where it begins to be more noticeable. -
Why Do People Hate The Nikon Z6? What mirrorless to go with
Andrew Reid replied to Snowbro's topic in Cameras
Do you want to be banned? Heading the right way. You're an irritant. What does 10bit HDMI have anything to do with anything? I am talking about the superb internal Nikon colour and codec. I couldn't give a crap about hooking up an HDMI recorder just for 10bit, you can barely tell the difference in quality anyway. I have a lot of interesting lenses to use on it. Nikon F mount ones. Sigma ones. PL. There will be adapters to all sorts. You are a jealous Canon fanboy and an idiot of the first order. Let's vote on it. Should MdB get the boot? He's obviously trolling now. Every day. I am sick of reading this shit and it cluttering up every thread! -
Can we all just have a big f***ing laugh about this...
Andrew Reid replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
What year is it, 2009? Shooting 1080p as a "work-around"? We have plenty of choice for full frame 4K. A7S II, A7R II, A7 III, A7R III, Z6, Z7, D850 and soon A7S III / Panasonic full frame. You buy a full frame camera to shoot full frame stills and full frame video that looks the same as the stills. It's HYBRID camera. If you want to shoot 1.8x crop, get a GH5S or a GH5. You'll have money left over for the EF Speed Booster. I really don't understand why people are making apologies for such a shit spec. -
Why Do People Hate The Nikon Z6? What mirrorless to go with
Andrew Reid replied to Snowbro's topic in Cameras
Of all the new stuff, the Z7 is the one I am leaning towards buying. The full frame 4K looks like D850++ And that already looked like a 1D C. VERY cinematic. It has superb colour. Nikon's colour science is just as good as Canon's, maybe even a bit better. Great dynamic range. Flat profile and now they have LOG as well. You only have to see some of the early sample videos to see how nice the skin tones are. I don't see any softness, moire, aliasing or rolling shutter issues in the sample videos. I am sure Z6 is fine as well but maybe 1080/120p is better on the Z7. Nikon's codec implementation is superb. Has been since the D750. Now it is high-bitrate 4K. A total winner. I like the look of the ergonomics (and colour science) more than my Sony bodies. I expect MdB will reply next saying why you should buy a shitty EOS R instead, haha. I only have one concern and that is the AF via Nikon F adapter. The native lenses are a bit boring for the price. It clearly has great video AF with those Z lenses but if it has great video AF with Nikon F lenses as well, I am sold, because I already have a bunch of those including Sigma ART. -
I think the problem is user-related than ML They got 3.5K RAW out of the 2012 5D Mark III, and the response on here was pretty underwhelming. I wrote a big guide about how to get it working, and again, not much interest. The original raw video ML on the 5D III got a LOT more interest. So I suggest, people should be more excited about this stuff than they actually are. Have we become spoilt? Have we just got lazy? I don't understand why more of you aren't making use of that incredible 3.5K image.
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Can we all just have a big f***ing laugh about this...
Andrew Reid replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
C100 is Super 35. That is a 1.5x crop. Canon APS-C is 1.6x crop. Small difference but they are not the same. 4K on the EOS R is 1.8x crop. That is starting to become a big difference. It is nowhere near the C100's FOV. Sure, but we are talking about compared to what? A really old, obsolete camcorder. Calling it 4K APS-C 10bit is a bit generous, when it is actually 1.8x and you need a wobbly HDMI cable and even wobblier recorder brick on the end of an arm and cage, to get at the 10bit The Nikon Z7 compares very favorably to Canon's image (LOG, colour, etc.). Better in fact, because it's full frame 4K. And I don't see any issue with the ergonomics on it either. Very easy to use. I agree NDs are important. More people should copy that EOS R ND adapter. I am sure there will be third party ones with E and Z mount. -
The X-T3 is about to drop and looks amazing. 4K 60p 10bit internal Super 35mm. That is a first and I am amazed the company that showed ZERO interest in video until only about 2 years ago has been the one to do it. The 28-70 F2 in Caleb's picture above, is a valid size comparison to me. He knows he's not comparing like for like, it' just what he had on him and it's a good size comparison because we're familiar with the size of the GH5. The 28-70 is absolutely enormous and mega heavy. Nearly 2kg like the old BMCC. Canon can fool their customers but they can't fool physics
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Can we all just have a big f***ing laugh about this...
Andrew Reid replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
Well, good for them. Aiming a new system at your old customers doesn't exactly win you any Sony customers though, does it? Wow that's a lot of money for an APS-C camera. Erm. To me it just shows what a bad deal you are getting with Canon for that money vs the others. At least the C100 is aimed at actual videographers and has the proper audio / XLRs. Terrible rolling shutter skew and a lens motor on your audio track. You're ok with that? Really?! -
Look! Magic Lantern want an EOS R. And I know just the guy to give them one... As you can see, Magic Lantern tweeted @ Canon Rumors that they would very much like an EOS R body. Well together my friends, we can make this happen! Be ready tomorrow morning Eastern time. This is when Canon Rumors are starting the competition. All you need to do is enter it. Do whatever's required, even if it involves stupid hashtags like #BeTheRevolution If you're chosen simply reply that you wish for Magic Lantern to have the camera. In return, I'll mention your heroic act on the blog. And if Canon Rumors doesn't end up putting that EOS R body in Magic Lantern's direction, I'll simply point out the truth, that the site Canon once threatened to close down has finally SOLD OUT to the PR machine in a fit of hashtags and Canon giveaways. Yes, the site that leaks and plunders the camera industry for whatever they can find, has finally been tamed! But Canon Rumors have this chance to redeem themselves. Give the camera to Magic Lantern. Contact Canon Rumors here and urge them to support Magic Lantern with the unit
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Yeah, when will people learn exactly? $5600 just to get up and shooting with a 50mm, that is a wobbly un-stabilized 90mm in video mode. Why not buy a Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6K for that much? Or spend it on a Sony / Nikon or Panasonic? I hope the EOS R disaster is a wake-up call for Canon fans.
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Posted before but it needs some kind of sticky!! If you want a native 50mm - $2299 + TAX or £2350 in UK WHAT? The 28-70mm F2 which is useless in video mode... $3K!! That is $5.3k gone on lenses, before you've even factored in the body. Are the EOS R fans out there seriously considering investing $7.6K straight off the bat just to get shooting? I am wondering why so few are talking about this... Surely, you want the native lenses. You don't want to be stuck with adapters. That's something Sony users do, not Canon users! You want the silent autofocus. Dual Pixel AF gets very noisy shooting video with EF lenses. Whether you love the EOS R or not, don't care about video and only plan to shoot stills...these prices are eye-watering. So what are people gonna do... stop at a 24-105? I don't think so. EF lenses are apparently a must-have prerequisite for owning an EOS R! So is the adapter... but the adapter you want - variable ND drop in - is not even available yet. Why does it take until February to get such a simple thing out of the factory? And what if you are a Sony, Panasonic, Fuji or Nikon user considering a switch to the EOS R and you have no EF lenses? You will have a 44mm flange on your mirrorless camera and a wobbly adapter, plus a lot of money missing (gone on old Canon DSLR lenses with noisy AF motors). The lack of affordable prime lenses is a massive mistake. Meanwhile, this all gives Sony an advantage... i.e. people actually own native E mount lenses and so they can actually shoot with native glass on their cameras, whilst nearly everybody is shooting EF lenses on the R system!!
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Canon EOS R full frame mirrorless talk hots up
Andrew Reid replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
Did you look at the date on that article? It's 2013. You say Magic Lantern "aren't cracking any more cameras" Well I have news for you. Since 2013 they have done quite a bit!!! The reason they do not deal with 1D series is that it's an expensive professional line, and they want their projects to be of use to normal people not just the cash rich. -
Why the camera press need to grow a pair of balls
Andrew Reid replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
The manufacturer have one job. Make a good camera! Good cameras have a tendency to sell! Their job isn't to brainwash the camera press. Or at least it shouldn't be. All a reviewer needs to do a review, is the camera on his desk and a wherewithal to shoot with it. When a manufacturer is spending millions to jazz up the content provider's output with photos of Hawaii and Iceland we have advertorial. When they leave it up to the reviewer to do his own shoots, we see what he's capable of in the plain light of day and see what the camera is capable of in the same warts 'n all real-world. The way it is going, is that tech journalism is becoming like a glossy lifestyle magazine. -
Why the camera press need to grow a pair of balls
Andrew Reid replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
Indeed that is a very good point BTM, before the internet dominance, PR jaunts used to be aimed at organisations with salaried employees and a few editors, now they are aimed at individual people, "influencers", bloggers and YouTubers. Big difference. The dynamic is very different when you are dealing one-to-one with these corporations, it's very hard to look a gift horse in the face again and again. It's also far easier for a camera company who doesn't like a particular site or blog, to absolutely crush them. -
Please, no more advertising in unrelated threads.
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Why the camera press need to grow a pair of balls
Andrew Reid replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
Some great posts in this thread! I feel sorry for the superior products (Blackmagic, Panasonic) being outspent on marketing dollars by Canikon. All this bribery costs money. Haha. Shooting restricted to Hull city centre. Pay your own taxi. Let's see what DPR Jordan thinks of the EOS R video mode then!! -
Publish and be damned? In the run up to IBC, I was put on mailing lists by PR agencies against my will, working for various camera-related brands. I received invite after invite to meet, to talk, to build bridges and make friends. Meanwhile DJI was spamming my forum via a fake user, advertising the Mavic 2. Read the full article
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Equivalent aperture is there to illustrate what the depth of field is going to look like. The low light performance remains as bright as the real aperture. Separate issue: The low light performance will dip if the sensor is doing a 1:1 readout, because the noise is sampled 1:1 and therefore is as large and intrusive as you can get. With oversampling or downscaling the noise is reduced and you can involve further noise reduction processing in the pipeline there, which you can't do with a 1:1 crop. This has been true and plain for all to see as far back as the 1:1 ExTele crop mode on the GH1. It shouldn't really be controversial. The 5D Mark IV was already not so hot at high ISOs either for video or stills, so that is another area of disappointment to chalk up on the board for the EOS R.