Andrew Reid

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All cameras should have a seamless 60fps video link to phones on set. It's ridiculous how not smart they are in the year nearly-2017.

OK if you're doing the sweeping 360 degree rotations and complex shots then I can see why you need the AF to lock on reliably from a gimbal rather than try the E-M1 II. It's good but it has limits. Also if you lack a stills camera the 1D X Mark II is a no brainer then, and the double expense it costs compared to, say, a 5D Mark III, is worth it for the AF. The AF in video mode is the most bullet proof reliable there is. The Sony system can hold a face for a few seconds then dart off to the background for absolutely no reason. Canon's Dual Pixel AF doesn't do that so the investment is worth it if the shoot pays for the extra reliability and production quality. It is a long term investment and won't be obsolete in 1-2 years. Maybe 5-6 and by then it will have paid for itself many times over. Sod the car and invest in the source of the original profit! Much as I love the stabilisation, E-M1 II is a tricky investment at close to £2000 with the GH5 just around the corner and I have decided not to bother, in part because ISO 3200/6400 isn't much improved... still quite a noisy camera compared to the 1D C and 1D X Mark II.

The 1D X Mark II on a proper gimbal sounds like overkill when you can get an E-M1 II or wait for the GH5 and have 5 axis IBIS.

That really was the trigger to sort it out. I was about to put my A7S II on eBay. 1D X Mark II is very good but the file sizes and price are a downer.

They were all sent from the EOSHD server back-end, if you didn't get it, email me directly or check your spam folder

Try colour space BMD Film then applying a LUT. You should definitely be seeing more DR.

Nice colours but the brightness change I am not seeing with the updated settings on my A6500. If anything the new settings are a smidgeon darker. Original (A6500) - Updated (A6300) - You're in full manual mode right? Wanna try a few more tests and see what is happening? Cheers!

It works absolutely fine on the A7S. I have tested it. If you find the results too magenta just dial Colour Phase to your taste in the picture profile. They do not. The Colour Depth settings when adjusted don't change the image with S-Gamut selected on the A6300 / A6500. It doesn't matter though as the update fixes it and the new settings give the same image and performance as EOSHD Pro Color on the A7S II. My A6500 is running firmware v1.0 and my A6300 the same. Unless Sony have issued a firmware fix which changes the behaviour, you need to use the updated settings instead. I also tried the A99 II and same thing. Maybe Sony wanted to lock S-Gamut and not allow changes. Saturation does go up and down, just not the Colour Depth for each channel. Saturation on the FS5 however is locked, so again on that camera you need to use the updated settings.

The email with updated settings is on its way today. The update only applies to users of the A6300,A6500,A99 II and FS5. The update optimises saturation and colour depth on these cameras. As the update is only for the cameras listed above, A7S II shooters for example do not need to change any settings.

Or maybe they will pull out of the camera market like Samsung and we'll hail it as the pinnacle of Sony's achievements.

Just bought a Sony A6500. I don't care about polls.

For stills. But this is a video forum. The video AF is about as reliable as a Fiat Punto. And with EF lenses it doesn't work at all (only for stills). The insane buffer is nice.... for stills. As long as you don't mind it overheating 20 minutes into an important shoot (This actually happened to me) I am trying to find out if IBIS on the A6500 is significantly better than the A7S II, so far I feel it is a bit better but nothing dramatic.

@MC Wedding Films Which Sony camera?

That goes without saying for everything, always test new stuff before a shoot. There are some bugs in Sony's colour handling. The different behaviour of colour depth from A7S II to A6300 shouldn't be happening. I have made a second profile with a wider sweet spot, it delivers closer results across the different cameras, and you will all be getting it for free if you bought the original. I am also working on something else completely new and an A6500 review. I am now mega happy with Sony's colour after all this work. I might sell my 1D X Mark II.

I also notice that you can control the colour depth on the A7S II with S-Gamut selected, but on the A6300 you can't. I'll be doing an updated EOSHD Pro Color soon and a few other tweaks. No need to email me yourself - I'll be emailing all EOSHD Pro Color customers once it's ready. Ah yes but if you want to apply a LUT it's better not to shoot with a profile designed for baked in straight out of camera colour. SLOG2 is for LUTs.

It would actually be $1999 + $600 for Speed Booster EF and keep your Canon glass... not such a bad deal. And you're getting a MUCH better image and camera than the EOS M5 at $1000. Yes it is still more than twice as expensive but about 5x better. Alternatively the Panasonic G85 is priced similarly to the EOS M5 but is much better kitted out for video. It also has a fantastic image in 4K.

The Olympus might not be available before Christmas from what I am hearing. A6500 at least is out now. I have the G85. That review is coming soon!

You can judge by samples on the web but it depends on how they're shot, the lenses used and the variety of subjects. Again the last video is almost all close-ups, with a shallow DOF and quite a long lens. The grade is ok, light and colours decent. EOS M5's video quality like 80D is a real mixture of times when it looks like acceptable 1080p and times then it just looks terrible and digital. Again... depends on the subject. A mirrorless enthusiast camera costing over $1000 in 2016 should not still have moire & aliased 1080p, with no 4K option.

Here would be my simplified Sony line - A9X - 20MP pro level DSLR form factor but mirrorless e-mount and EVF, replaces A99 II. Costs $3500. Scrap the A99 and A-Mount lenses entirely. Existing A-mount lenses can be used on adapter with new cameras. A9S - 12MP DSLR form factor but mirrorless e-mount and EVF. Video optimised, full frame, minimal rolling shutter, electronic ND, 10bit codec, costs $3500. A9R - Resolution king (60MP+) and same form factor as above A7 series goes from 3 cameras to 1 42MP camera for all, maintains small mirrorless body design for consumers. Completely overhaul the menus and ergonomics of ALL cameras including RX100 series. A6500 / RX100 / RX10 / RX1 continues, but with Panasonic LX100 like menus and ergonomics. Bring the prices of the lenses DOWN. Bring in ONE new entry level camera to replace A6000.

No, after the FS5 I am done with the bigger cameras, they are too fussy and a bit overkill.

Thanks for your test bigfoot. PP 2 - EOSHD ProColor (Cinema) - at 0:46 looks fine. However the 3 way colour correction on top washes out the oranges and gives it a pale yellow cast. Was that intentional or is it my screen?

In a way though, it is like having an A7R II Super 35 image for half the price. So it depends on how you look at it. It's also smaller and has better stabilisation than the A7R II. With Speed Booster the image can even compete with the A7S II 4K, but more rolling shutter. It doesn't have a soul, but it produces great images.

Be careful judging the camera from these sample videos. You can't just an image from so many close-up shots. The food video looks better because of the close-ups. As soon as you go to infinity with wider lens, the EOS M5 and 80D resolution falls apart with a heap of moire and digitally sharpened softness. Looks good on the end of a telephoto or a macro lens though.

Panasonic GH5 is coming soon but until then... What should get my attention?