Andrew Reid

A7S / A7R release cycle: They tend to be 3-6 months apart A7R1 - October 2013 A7S1 - April 2014 A7R2 - June 2015 A7S2 - October 2015 A7R3 - October 2017 A7S3 - Probably April 2018 (NAB)

My opinion, Sony are not very interested in the sub-$3000 camera market at the moment. You could get a used Leica SL for that.

You notice lens shortcomings more in 4K but character is more important anyway.

Personally guys, I won't be buying one. You can bet the A7S III will blow it away for video. And the competition is huge... D850, GH5, Leica SL in particular.

Not if you need AF though.

The 1080/60p is superior yes. Let's be clear though, the 1D C is an amazing camera, the image is similar to the D850 but the codec is a bit more beefy at 4:2:2 500Mbit... The issue is it's crap to edit and massive file sizes, whereas the D850 fixes that with the sensible 4K codec it has. 1D C has 'real' LOG but D850 flat profile is very similar to Canon LOG in my opinion. The 1D C is 1.3x crop 4K where D850 is full frame, no crop. I prefer the lens mount of the 1D C - more adapts and Canon glass takes some beating even by Nikon. The main reason I would say the D850 is superior though is because of the way it marries a very similar level of 4K quality with better features and better 1080p - it's more complete - and as a stills camera, 46MP is not to be sniffed at, even if it lacks the burst speeds of the 1D C, that resolution in itself is quite amazing and the AF is just as good as the top of the line pro Canon. 1D C only does Super 35mm mode in 1080p, whereas D850 does Super 35mm in 4K so good to have that second crop factor. If you're looking at either the D850 or 1D C your main priorities are probably: Full frame (no Speed Booster or 2x crop GH5 malarky) Better stills than a Sony (OVF, super fast AF, handling, battery life) 4K and 1080 image quality as good as it can possibly be without going to a more video orientated platform, like C300 Mark II, GH5, FS5, etc. Enough basic video features to make it painless (articulated screen and small file sizes - neither is found on 1D C) Top-class low light performance Best colour you can get without step up to 10bit The only thing I would say that is Canon's IS lenses seem to be superior to Nikon VR for video. The D850 is not the perfect handheld camera the GH5 is. Better on a tripod.

Adobe have decided to save a few bucks and get rid of their built in Dolby audio codec, so that the latest, worst, I mean greatest Premiere relies on the god-damn OS for critical things like the sound track on your AVCHD clips. https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2396890 Adobe are presumably being run into the ground by complacent bean counters who think a monopoly and a successful subscription model is somehow what we voted for. Vote with your feet.

‘Blade Runner 2049’ Is Disappearing From Theaters More Quickly Than Expected http://www.indiewire.com/2017/10/blade-runner-2049-box-office-1201889796/ Movie theaters are being pummeled by a surprisingly poor Blade Runner performance http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/movie-theater-stocks-are-getting-pummeled-by-a-surprisingly-poor-blade-runner-performance-2017-10-1003559794

The question of how we fund our real passions is very interesting. If what we really want to do in life funds itself then the problem has a simple answer, but it's very rare! I think more filmmakers could pool resources. My musician friend once had an interesting idea. If 10 people pool resources every month (say just $100 each), they pay the 1st person in line ($1000) to take the month off to do nothing but record music. Then the next month the same again, but the 2nd person gets the pot. And so on. Then whatever revenue is made at the end of the year from all 10 musicians having something to show in terms of a record, they share that as well.

Very good summary Bioskop This bit in particular If they had played on this a bit more and made it emotionally impacting, I think it could have helped the story no end. Instead it was so obtuse and unaffecting, I doubt half the audience even knew about her ulterior plot.

It would be criminally stupid not to take #1 more like. Get it shot and go back to regular paid work afterwards. A one off commercial job means nothing compared to the chance to make a successful film, even if you get paid nothing for doing it. If the rest is paid for, then that in itself is worth more than $2k. Fuzzy was a bit fuzzy on that bit though. How does that passion project get made... is it paid for by somebody... or is it just you and your camera, rallying around trying to get funding, actors and a story, and so on... Then the option is less attractive, and that's why most people choose 2

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+11 I am sick of it!! I go to watch a movie not to be blasted into submission. It's a form of punishment that only the sadistic and the moronic actually enjoy! Glad someone else spotted this mini-trailer for yet another sequel. With the crap box office, I hope they cancel it!!

If you come across a good deal on the ridiculously overpriced 58mm F1.4, jump at it... that is probably my favourite Nikon lens right now. It is the only one that is designed for rendering like a Leica. It isn't the sharpest or the fastest (F1.2 would have been nice) but it is a shot-winner time and time again. I am amazed it even exists in modern era. It's Nikon's answer to the Canon 50mm F1.2L, which still has more character than the Sigma 50mm F1.4. The Nikon 50mm F1.4G is ok, but there's a big price gap between that and the next one up (58mm)... Sigma 50mm F1.4 fills that gap nicely. It's just I prefer the character of the 58 and the amazing performance with tiny specular highlights in a cityscape... no halos, no blur, just very well corrected. It is not soft at F2 but it isn't sharp like the Sigma. At F1.4 it's more a portrait lens, so sharpness doesn't matter as much. The 35mm F2.0 AI-S is lovely... Beautiful rendering. I don't have that many Nikon lenses compared to others... But the 35mm F2 AI-S, 58mm F1.4 and 24-70mm F2.8G are about the only ones I'll ever need! Did try the Tamron VR primes (35 and 45) and they are good... but the stabilisation seems to take an age to settle down in movie mode... half the clip is lost basically. It's much better for stills through the viewfinder where I can use shutter speeds as low as 1/8 or 1/15 handheld with it.

Very nice colours there @Mattias Burling What Nikon lenses are you going to be using?

The $15,000 is what happens when there's no competition and Canon wants to sell in small quantities to film studios and Hollywood. Thankfully that was 2012 and this is 2017, very different. I think Canon don't see a market for another 1D C at silly prices. The 1D X Mark II isn't really a follow-up. It's "only" $6,000 for a start Hollywood clearly isn't buying any more DSLRS Not now there is the GH5.

A lot of current screenwriting suffers from too much exposition and not enough spectacle. It was exactly the case again here. Which is perhaps why I feel so cold emotionally to it. SPOILER ALERT... - When your replicant lover is recreated, it's never going to be the same as the original. - Yes, they did try a different look and cinematic language this time out, but like in Arrival which has a very similar tone, I'm sorry but it leaves me cold. - Tarkovsky did a similar slowly paced style far better with more spectacle and less talky talky - It's not a bad film, it's a very good one but it's highly hyped and overrated by the critics and not a patch on the original in any area apart from Roger Deakins

Blade Runner 2049 cinematographer Roger Deakins has been quoted in the clickbait media (basically every website now) saying "don't see the 3D version"! Actually rather than slamming the 3D version, all he did was state a preference for the 2D version! In most cinemas the 3D version was the only one available, be it on a standard size screen or IMAX. This was the case in Berlin at Sony's very own state of the art cinema, so I watched the film twice - the first time in 3D and the second time in 2D in a classic theatre. Read the full article **SPOILERS?** Review is spoiler free This thread is not (uncensored post-film discussion)

It's a 2012 camera but it was a $12,000 2012 camera, which is why it's still better in many ways than what Canon give you for $3500 today. The technology hasn't moved on that much anyway. 1D X (1D C) and 1D X Mark II stills quality are almost identical. 5D Mark IV is just a higher megapixel count... but worse in low light. The 1D C is not old, or past it, in any way.

Growing up with a film. He's already past it The stuff we watched when we were kids or teenagers tends to stay with us as we grow up. Blade Runner was my Star Wars. I couldn't care less about Star Wars though.

I would go for the 1D C. It's a better stills camera not just a better video camera. The low-light is better as well, compared to the 5D Mark IV. Battery life, hugely better. Weather sealing, and build quality is better. Burst rates... up to 14fps! Massive buffer. Better AF. Manual focus in video mode is the only drawback... Except it's not really. Manual focus is just fine.

The D850 is very closely matched to the Samsung NX1 in 4K for detail. D850: NX1: I have no worries over the sub-sampling. How else were they to get 4K off a 46MP full frame sensor? 8.2K readout?! Imagine the rolling shutter on that!

Yes, same as if it's a tech problem, always helps to be really specific, rather than a general complaint "it won't work"

Yes. Literally twice as good as the Sony cameras in that respect.

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