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EOSHD Pro Color for Panasonic (GH4, GX85, G85 + more)
Andrew Reid replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
Yes it will work with Vegas and the plugin. Same for FCPX and the LUT loader It's a matter of taste. You have full control over the tone after applying the LUT. -
Read more about it! http://www.eoshd.com/2016/12/now-available-eoshd-pro-color-for-panasonic-cameras-gh4-gx85-g85-and-more/ It’s time to remove that harsh, clinical digital edge from Panasonic’s in-camera colour and white balance.
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Eric you have no experience of what you're talking about at all because you don't run a camera review blog. It doesn't seem sensible to campaign against the crippling of video on the 80D if Canon are a paying advertiser on your site. It doesn't seem like a good strategy to make a big fuss about a shortcoming of a particular Canon DSLR... they might pull further advertising. British retailer WEX refused me an affiliate commission account because of my criticism of Canon's crippled video features over the years. They were in full agreement with me over this but Canon are their biggest account. If you've just returned from meeting Canon's people at a PR organised event where you exchanged business cards, I know how difficult it is to then go on to criticise them the in harshest terms these flaws deserve....because I have been in the exact same situation myself after being invited to Sony and Panasonic organised events for filmmakers. Furthermore, the negative feedback you do give to the company or your readers will be heavily watered down with politeness when it really needs to be shouted urgently and a big fuss made so it forces them to change. Steve Jobs didn't softly prod or dodge around the issues, he took a flame thrower to them. When something is wrong with a product or it lacks innovation you have to do this. Bullshit. Not true, there are huge differences in relative image quality between models of similar positioning and price when it comes to video, also their suitability for a particular job. You wouldn't take a GH1 instead of an A7S to a low light shoot, unless you're an idiot... and your thinking is idiotic Eric, sad to say but it really is. Oh ffs. I'm talking mostly about the Canon sponsored video which is the subject of the advert. When it comes to Barney and his fucking boat I couldn't care less. It's not exactly a Werner Herzog level of filmmaking. You may call it a great video. I call it an easy to film piece of shit with no personality, no emotional investment required at all or life experience, zero challenge for the audience, no thoughts provoked or challenging messages conveyed. On top of that it's not even entertaining. It's video advertorial. Haha.
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I go to the Saturn there quite often too, it's where I've bought a lot of my kit! Very sad that this should happen on my adopted door step. Apparently the attacker is still on the run and the guy they arrested was a case of mistaken identity. So be vigilant Berliners...
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The content is shit though. Tag or no tag.
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Not always but occasionally they have decided to behave this way. Edit - Yes it looks like it has again now.
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Thanks for posting. I am safe. My thoughts are with the victims of this atrocity and the similar one in Nice, France earlier this year. Was at the same Christmas market just a few days ago and it's near my girlfriend's place. I just hope that all of my friends here in Berlin are ok. The market where it happened is right in the middle of the busiest shopping area of Berlin, in the west side of the city. The Christmas market would have been packed at this time of year with families and friends after work. There's a children's merry-go-round there, crafts stores and food, pancakes and mulled wine, German bratwurst, it's a very good natured place full of nice people and my heart goes out to the people killed and injured tonight.
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I upgraded from the GX85 to G85 and don't regret it... it's like a 4K Olympus body with better screen. Practically an E-M1 II without the price tag. GX85 was good to begin with and a total bargain... This is even better. Watch this space Video Mic Pro is a mono shotgun mic so you point it in a certain direction and it captures what's in front of it, but little else. The Rode Mic X is stereo X/Y to broadcast performance levels, very impressed with the build quality too, the main purpose for me is capturing immersive stereo ambience. Dialogue on a boom mic and everything else on the X. As well as the 3.5mm output it has two mini XLR jacks as well with phantom power!
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Micro Four Thirds is increasingly going up-market and into pro territory, but unfortunately new Panasonic and Olympus cameras are getting more and more expensive by the day. Thankfully the G85 is a pro camera without a pro price - it represents a genuine advance over the Panasonic GH4 with cleaner low light performance and better automatic white balance. Read the full review!
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You are 100% right that even if the compromise is subtle, integrity is undermined. I can't say for sure what is motivating them - greed or just a business decision to survive? But it's tacky and actually not even so subtle in many ways... Plastering sponsored content into your blog roll feed is not subtle. Too right. I will NEVER turn this site into either of those just to take it to a mainstream audience. Nofilmschool is all clickbate. The headlines and the way it is presented, it's knocked up so quickly there and it's always somebody else's content they are selling their ads around. Cinema5D is a corporate platform and not representative of the passion enthusiasts have for making personal work and learning cameras. I have taken to watching Dave Dugdale on YouTube and The Camera Store TV for fun, the rest of it is just boring, DPReview included, sadly. It's a shame there are not more people putting good content out there.
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I see some people - bigfoot, mercer, viet bach, don't understand what's at stake This isn't me being a communist and bemoaning another site making money from advertising. Viet Bach, you say "as long as their reviews remain honest"... Well honesty is as much about what you DON'T SAY as what you do. Read my article, and what it has to say about self-censoring and PR jaunts. Looking at this purely from a business perspective now, it's bad for business too as readers get sick of it and leave. The watery opinions don't do anyone any good. The sponsored content is only the tip of the iceberg. From a business perspective, in my opinion it is better to to have very high quality premium paid content like books alongside the free articles and standard affiliate links than to compromise the creditability of your entire core business and your reputation with a ton of tacky advertising. Like if you agree.
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Thanks for the support. If people don't agree with me on this, then I will at some point also cave in and do a run of big advertisements splashed on the site and regular sponsored articles. But if my readers say they're NOT fine with this, I won't. Simple as that. So speak up for the indies... not many advertising-free places left now on the internet. It wasn't supposed to be this way online.
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You can read my opinion about this here: http://www.eoshd.com/2016/12/dpreview-introduce-sponsored-content-canon-truly-disappointing/ I don't like it one bit.
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When I worked for them I had my suspicions they would try and suppress the strident tone of my reviews when it came to Canon's shortcomings in video. Now it's plain for all to see what is going on there - https://***URL removed***/articles/9717214609/filmmaker-scott-dw-trades-his-pro-video-gear-for-canon-eos-80d-watch-the-results I will be sure to get my fix of Canon PR marketing there from now on and of Ebrahim's latest forum frauds.
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Why I am leaving this world behind (a love letter)
Andrew Reid replied to HelsinkiZim's topic in Cameras
Investing in a team is much harder and more risky but it is the right decision. -
Why I am leaving this world behind (a love letter)
Andrew Reid replied to HelsinkiZim's topic in Cameras
People didn't try to do everything on their own in the professional video field of old. For interviews it would be a team A sound guy, a camera man and the actual interviewer. If you're doing all 3 jobs and find it hard, no shame in that... it IS hard Being a camera technician on top of the other 3 roles is just too much. Get an Ice Light 2, keep the GH4, keep the tripod and lav, dump the rest. -
Emailed Richard Butler at DPReview. But since he's on so many sites, it would really help to somehow get a wider audience to know what he did. REVENGE!!
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It really is time this guy gets called out on other sites. Blog post? Is he still active on DVXUser?
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We need to hound DPReview until they remove the criminal https://***URL removed***/members/9734214696/overview Tactics?
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The most filmed tribesmen of the wilderness, ever.
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The white balance seems better. The sensor is much cleaner in the shadows. Much less noise at ISO 800 and above, better colour saturation too. I think Ed's mention of the tube lighting is intriguing, it's something I've wanted for ages, much better form factor and softer spread of light than traditional rectangular LED panels, also the colour accuracy is meant to be superb on the Ice Light 2. Super portable as well. Just wish the pricing was a bit less hot! Ouch!
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Best new camera is the one I am reviewing right now, the Panasonic G85. The new sensor is way better than the GH4 in terms of image quality. The stabilisation is amazing. The ergonomics just-so. The price a bargain. I love everything about it. Best Panasonic camera since the GH4 and LX100. GX85 earlier in the year also gets an honourable mention! Best lens of the year, hmm... so many to choose from. It would have to go to the Sigma 50-100mm F1.8 but it's just so damned big and breathes a LOT. So not that. Let me think... Sigma 20mm F1.4 ART... or is that last year?! Ice Light looks interesting. Worth the money? Do you have the Ice Light 2?