Andrew Reid

Yes there is an update for the A7R III being worked on right now. The existing Pro Color does indeed work on it though.

It's essential to keep the forum organised though. Completely flat structure might work well for lower traffic sites like Personal-View.com but not here.

Better as in it works well, and Canon / Metabones does not work AT ALL in video mode!

A test of several Sigma lenses on the Sigma MC-11 adapter. For comparison I included some Sony E-mount lenses as well. With the MC-11 adapter, the Sigma Canon EF mount lenses (and their own SA mount lenses) use continuous PDAF (phase detect AF) in video mode, just like Dual Pixel AF on a Canon body. This isn't possible with Canon's own lenses or with the Metabones Smart EF adapter. In the test: Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 ART (super 35) Sigma 24-35mm F2.0 ART (full frame) Sigma 20mm F1.4 ART (full frame) Sigma 24-105mm F4 (full frame) Sigma 30mm F1.4 (super 35, e-mount) Also: Zeiss Batis 25mm and 85mm for comparison. Video mode: 4K XAVC-S at 25p, in Hybrid LOG Gamma. Graded to Rec.709 in post. Read the full article

The autofocus is truly one of the best things about the A7R3. Panasonic GH5S should have really addressed this. Bit of a missed opportunity. Because A7R3 going to gobble a lot of sales based just on the autofocus.

Not really. It just finally gets a SINGLE competitor. And I doubt the Fake Canon will get a stacked CMOS with 240fps 1080p in LOG. RX100 V just needs EOSHD Pro Color for skin tones, or it needs someone who knows what he's doing when it comes to video, or both... Or failing that, S-LOG so you don't blow your face out. LX100 is a very underrated camera, it almost seems to be forgotten. Should have had an update after 1-2 years. Panasonic's big mistake was to not develop that concept further and instead bring out an LX15... meh. May as well buy an RX100 III on eBay for that spec. Or even better a IV.

4K 60P? OLED screen? Radical design departure? If this camera turns out to be real, I'll buy it immediately. Read the full article

If you're showing what you did on the forum, you're literally giving away the Pro Color settings for free. Can you not do that. If you're modifying it for your own use then fine. If you're modifying it and sharing the settings out, I'd prefer you asked me first to see if it was ok?

I don't appreciate this comment. And I agree with @Cinegain Less one-line URL posts to shitty clickbait news articles.... and more camera tests from YOU guys. Make your own content. If you do take time over it, you'll post less... but better quality. Just a thought.

Nope, I emailed you. Did you not get it? What version of EOS Utility? I can't diagnose problems when you give me zero information to go off, you know. 1.0.4 came out ages ago in April 2017. I don't think this is the problem. There have been many successfully uses of C-LOG on 5D Mk IV since then. If Canon blocked picture profile installation I would have known about it months before. A) What version exactly of EOS Utility? B) Maybe the download is corrupt or incomplete. How large are the picture profile PF3 files on your drive? C) What mode is the camera in? Should be in stills mode, not movie mode

Where's Blackmagic's booth?

A real shame they did not go S16 and Digital Bolex direction instead.

Granted they do not look like vintage lenses in the rendering - quite uniform bokeh and very sharp. However my Cooke S4 PL lenses are even sharper, so I guess film people DO need resolution What sort of correction would you do to videos shot with Sigma ART glass? I don't do any. The distortion on the 35mm F1.4 for example is practically non-extistant. Yes I can see why you'd not want to chop and change too much when the GH5 is working well and it's good to focus on something that works. But full frame, good video PDAF even with Sigma EF lenses, 42MP stills, very good ISO 12,800 and two 4K field-of-views per prime lens thanks to S35 mode with instant switch-a-doo button, is quite a lot the GH5 lacks. May want to wait to see what the A7S3 brings though if you need to replace the GH5 outright, with another 10bit beauty.

The Sigma lenses are all superb. As you point out the only thing I'd change is the size & weight. The FE mount ART range should be fantastic. But will they still be bang for buck?

I sign of hope, nah. A sign of minor bug fixes more like.

Ignore the old version 2, it is superseded by version 3.

You are aware you used "43rumors" and "logic" in the same sentence there aren't you? Anyway if you want to trust 43rumors's strange belief in model numbers over what Panasonic say, god bless ya. Yeah like we saw a cheap G700 and G800... oh wait, no we didn't. The pattern that doesn't exist?! Hence my point... Low-end market is dead due to smartphones. Which is why the G9 is as high-end as it is, despite coming from a line that used to be half the price and more consumer orientated with G3 and G5 in particular.

It works superbly for stills if you engage AF-C, which uses phase-detect AF. In AF-S it seems to struggle. But single-point AF-C on a back button or half-press is like having AF-S anyway. I found a similar thing with official Sony lenses and even the RX1R II, where AF-C was far superior to AF-S mode. The Metabones adapter doesn't work at all with some Sigma lenses (was out of luck entirely with 35mm F1.4 ART!) but you should keep it for Canon stuff. I am not having much luck with Canon EF lenses on the MC-11. How about you Oliver? Not tested Eye-AF yet but no greyed out options that I've noticed with a fully compatible Sigma lens on the MC-11. I now prefer the A7R III to the GH5 and D850 purely for the amazing AF in video mode with Sigma lenses and Sony E-mount stuff. I have a lot of these lenses and it means I can sell a few Canon lenses when I get rid of my 1D X II. Video AF on the GH5 is very much mediocre and had expected bigger leap with GH5S but not to be!

Hey Domi. Just get in touch when the article about the update is out and I'll send you the new one. (The update is only for the A7R III)

I miss BTM_Pix! Where's he now? "Last visit October 2017"

Market just isn't there for the cheaper stuff any more. Sony did same thing with A6000 -> A6300 -> A6500. Massive price hikes.

It's very nice. A few initial thoughts in this thread: The 4K quality is superior to X-T20 and no crop like there is on X-T2. Rolling shutter is worse though.

Well, I'm telling you it is. Panasonic told me directly!

The Sony FE lenses tend mostly to have the more quiet AF motors, but some of the high-end GM lenses do make a clicking sound. The Batis 25 and 85 are great... and silent. Very impressed with the Sigma 24-35mm...As well as world's fastest full frame zoom lens, the quality is as per Zeiss Batis 25mm F2 prime... Which is more expensive by the way, and only fits one mount... But with the Sigma, you are getting a 24, 28 and 35mm prime in one lens...that goes on A7R3, 1DX, 1DC, GH5, you name it... and a handy 50mm field of view when you switch to Super 35mm mode to boot. All at F2.0 and pin sharp, with Dual Pixel AF quality autofocus in 4K on the A7R3. Most of the Sigma lenses I've tried so far do all make a noise when focussing though, so you won't want to use the onboard audio with video AF... Same situation as on a 1D X Mark II, just for the record The 18-35mm seemed a lot quieter though, almost silent?! It's just very very positive to finally have Video Autofocus with Canon mount lenses... Albiet just the Sigma ones. The Canon lenses DO NOT autofocus in video mode, and neither do Tamron or the older Sigma non-ART lenses. Throw them on the scrap. When did they introduce this BTW? MC-11 has been out for ages but I haven't seen a word out of the other bloggers and sites about C-AF in video mode + Sigma lenses. Dickheads lol Metabones still works better in stills mode with Canon lenses... but reliability is shit with Sigma ART. So you may end up having to get both adapters. At least the Sigma is competitive priced. Mine was 250 euros brand new.

The problem is Nikon doesn't have much unique to Nikon that they can bring to the mirrorless market. They will just have to make it slightly better in every way. Ergonomics are probably the area they can do well in. A full frame NX1 body would be ideal. Not some vintage shit. D810 sensor? No thanks. D850 sensor, that's more like it. The D810 sensor isn't cable of 4K. It has to have IBIS to compete with Sony. 10bit 4K video to compete with Panasonic. It's a lot to ask from a first generation product, so my hopes aren't high and I probably won't buy it. It has to have a good lens adapter to Canon and great AF too... and not just great stills AF but in video mode too. Biggest weakness of the D850 is the video / live-view AF. It takes time to build an eco-system with third party companies making Speed Boosters and Smart-EF adapters, such-like. Another reason it's probably going to be better to wait until the 3rd or 4th model. If it does something amazing right off the bat that nobody else gives you though.... THAT would be reason enough to take it for a spin.