Andrew Reid

NX1 the best choice by far, you need to spend over $6000 to beat it for 120fps However if you don't mind the small sensor and fixed lens - RX100 IV has the best resolution and even 240fps, with less moire.

It won't be more profitable in the long run when people are too afraid to buy a Sony camera for fear that in 2 months they will make it obsolete.

It wouldn't be quite the rip off it is if Sony had done what they should have done. Announce the A6300 and A6500 TOGETHER at the same time and likewise back when the A7R II was announced, release it with the A7S II at the same time, allow us to make a choice and to buy just one, not stumble into the A7R II or A6300 then end up buying the A6500 or A7S II as well because they're better specced for video... I actually think as a sales tactic this is disastrous and we will tire of it very quickly. They have maintained this illusion of constant technological progress... if you think however that in the 6 months between the A6300 and A6500 suddenly Sony invented 5 axis image stabilisation and a touch screen you are mistaken.

Not with any real reliability or precision to be honest. The 1D X Mark II walks all over it. Ok... it is $6k but with something this important it is the difference between a wreaked shot or a great one.

Plus 20% VAT = 1507 euros, plus import duties = something higher + hell knows what else = 1700 Personally I miss the days of bargain GH2s and NEX cameras... the whole thing seems to be shifting higher and higher with every passing month as the consumer market dies and smartphones take over. At this rate there won't be an interesting camera under $3k. And also, the A6300 should never have existed. Majorly flawed, with a shelf life of approximately 30 seconds. There was absolutely nothing to stop Sony putting a touch screen in that and 5 axis stabilisation. The A6500 is a very interesting update but their game is clear, and I am angry at them, as I feel we have wasted our money...not once, not twice, but many times now with these quickly obsolete cameras.

Out of those the 5D Mark III is of course the best but it is not exactly the cheapest. Oddly I find the 50MP 5DS shoots the best quality 1080p of all the Canon DSLRs right now. It's very detailed.

29ms, I don't believe that. Looks more like 15-20ms as it is noticeably better than the NX1 skew in my tests.

it really depends on the creative work you're doing, if you're doing hour long takes, live events, continuous recording and interviews, news, that kind of thing then of course a shoulder mount would help and there are plenty of rigs, have been for 6 years, that can easily convert a DSLR form factor for that purpose... For music videos, short films, mood pieces, you are doing short takes, usually no longer than 1 minute each before you stop and re-take, direct, talk to actors, etc. and many times there's a tripod involved, so ENG is not the only design in town!

I'm going to have to defend the DSLR and mirrorless cameras big time... ENG shoulder shooting is overrated. I personally don't want to lug around a big heavy camera with rails and a shoulder mount that can only be shot with in one position at one height. At least with a DSLR you have a choice whether you rig it up for ENG style shooting or something more minimal. When you have 5 axis stabilisation and a body that weighs less than 1kg, it really isn't that hard Indeed when you have an EVF (either built in or via loupe) you basically have the same shooting style as a Super 16mm camera and nobody is suggesting those aren't suitable for film work. Times change. The 18MP refers to 6000 x 3000 in 6K Photo Mode (the maths is 6000 * 3000 = 18 million pixels) If the final sensor is in that aspect ratio I will eat my hat There's no way it is going to be 18MP. It will be in region of 24-28MP if it supports 6K res

Am I the only one who preferred the GH1 and GH2 to when the GH3 gave us that 'serious' body? Slimmer, smaller, more fun, more nimble controls, no daft rear wheel that you can't do full turns off because the rubber of the rear grip doesn't drop away next to it I also prefer the original A7S to the A7R II / A7S II. Again, slimmer, more nimble controls, less complexity, less soulless and more shiny!

The Samsung NX1's menus are superb. Very feature packed camera yet I'm never lost on page 9 of 12 So underrated how ergonomic that camera turned out to be.... Canon and Fuji also understand menu design. Panasonic good logically, but a little too much scrolling, button pressing.

The ergonomics for stills stand out vs the A7S II, much nicer. For video the live-view experience is a big improvement with much higher frame rate screen, very quick to switch between video and stills mode on a lever, very quick to pause the AF by pressing a function button (either toggle or hold) or lock onto a subject simply by pressing the touch screen. The AF system on this camera is the best I've ever used be it video or stills, it rocks in both. Dual Pixel AF is an absolute bomb. It recognises faces in near darkness even when you can't see them yourself on the screen. It never seems to slow down much even in low light. Even at F1.2 on my beloved EF 50mm F1.2L it does a very good job so you barely have to think about focus. Not used manual focus on it yet ONCE. The automatic white balance maintains a warm naturalness to scenes with mixed indoor / outdoor lights, very nice indeed and never seems too cold or clinical. Colour is astounding on this camera. The 120fps quality is good for that kind of frame rate, and it is full frame. Better than the A7S II 120fps. It is almost the same quality as the 1080/24p. The 1080/24p is as detailed as the 1D C's full frame 1080/24p but without the moire correction. Not tried the HDMI output yet but has option for 1080/60/50p in the menu, so should do nice 1080/60p 1.3x crop when set to 4K 60p mode in-cam. 4K image quality is as you'd expect Fucking good. The file sizes are a downside as is the moire in full frame video mode 1080p. I used to shoot a lot of 1080p on the 1D C to get around the massive MJPEG codec. Rolling shutter MUCH less than A7S II and 1D C in 4K! Will say a lot more in the review, as only had the camera for 2 days! Bought it in Berlin at a store brand new.

I ended up getting a 1D X Mark II as well. It's astoundingly good but it has ONE really surprisingly disappointing aspect - they removed the digital moire filter in 1080p mode - it has more moire than the 5D Mark III and 1D X 1080p. A backward step for 1080/24p full frame. Good job there are plenty of other cameras much cheaper than shoot good full frame 1080p like the A7S!

Wow that is small. No word on video though?

It's a terrible mistake to have A-mount on there, the could easily keep the same A77 / NX1 style form factor with a mirrorless E-mount. Mirrorless does not have to mean small! Also can't see what it offers over an A7R II for video?

Very nice. Fingers crossed for some kind of decent video mode. X-T2 shows a lot of improvement for Fuji.

A-mount? 2x crop sensor? Both the Sony A99 II and Panasonic GH5 have a few aspects which look out of place in the high end market of 2016. However sometimes the most simple things are the problem. Read the full article

Yes it does look like they have managed to fuck it up.

First camera with revamped Sony menus. Looks more like a Canon menu system. Better grouping as well.

A bit of a bombshell this. Sony have just this second revealed a pro-level stills camera which maxes out the 42MP sensor last seen in the A7R II. Read the full article

If it is a 4:3 6000 pixel wide sensor then it would have to be bumped to 28MP. Then question is how are they doing 4K from 28MP? Pixel binning? Oversampling? So many unanswered questions, I'm surprised how little info they released.

No mention of 5 axis IBIS on the GH5 in the press conference? Uh oh.

If you are happy with the full frame raw image from the 5D Mark III you will love the full frame 1080p straight out of the 1D C as well, especially the 1.3x crop HDMI 1080p when 4K mode is engaged. I found raw on the 5D Mark III to be great, but reliability isn't a strong point.

Have my NX1 with me so will be interesting to compare And 1D C too

Nice write-up. I just bought an X-T2 (in a small shop in Venice where I am shooting and holidaying!) We'll see what it can do here, as it's a pretty photogenic place, quite demanding on dynamic range with all the narrow walkways and bright sun. I find Pro Neg Std does seem to lift the shadows nicely and sharpness all the way down + using 180 degree shutter helps with cinematic motion candence. The footage out there so far hasn't been very impressive as not many people are buying it for video.... yet? The only annoyance I have so far is that they removed the video record button and to switch between video & stills mode is now on the drive lever, which is an awkward bastard of a dial to say the least - not sure what they were thinking ergonomically with that one!! You cannot assign video to a funtion button or enter video mode in the blink of an eye. It takes a fiddle with the lever and an accidental turn of the ISO wheel...hmm. Am shooting via a passive Canon EF adapter at the moment, don't have my NDs or Fuji glass with me but at night I'll be shooting wide open at 1/50 anyway. What this thing offers over the Samsung NX1 appears to be a few advantages - - Fuji glass - Not discontinued - Better at high ISOs - Better EVF - Smaller - Speed Booster compatible (although a third party one is in the making for NX I've yet to see what the performance is like) That last point is very important as it turns the X-T1's 1.74x crop factor to 1.23x - similar to the Canon 1D C, with a huge range of full frame glass - A Mount, Nikon, Contax Zeiss, Canon FD, etc. So if we consider the X-T2 as a near-full frame A7R II replacement with the colour science and ergonomics fixed, for half the price, I think it's looking like a front runner. I'm off to shoot and find out!