Andrew Reid

Friday 7am London time sees the release of a firmware update for the Sony FS5 which optimises the performance of internal recording, fixing the issues spotted by early adopters of the camera including myself (Andrew Reid) and Paul Antico. Read the full article

Well not the sensor, it's a Sony. The OLED will be either LG or Samsung I think. And it isn't a mirrorless camera, it is fixed lens. Nice try

Wonder if this will finally force Canon to get their act together?

Nikon state 45 min battery life when recording video on the smaller DLs. Better carry some spares They shoot 30p and 25p. http://www.eoshd.com/2016/02/nikon-launch-affordable-super-16mm-4k-cameras-with-fast-lenses-starting-at-649/ No mention of 24p, which is odd. DL24-85 has built in ND filter. Not sure about the ultra wide 18-50?

According to Japanese news outlet Nikkan the Panasonic GH5 will get a resolution bump to approximately 20MP, with 18MP stills pulled from the 6K video mode in 16:9 aspect ratio. 4K at higher frame rates such as 60p, likely with a crop of the sensor is rumoured to be possible. Read the full article

Please show us your A6300 vs NX1 comparison and prove it.

Early adopters have put the Sony A6300 image quality and autofocus to the test - the results are incredible (see below). Could Sony have achieved something very special with their combination of 6K sensor readout and 425 phase detect points? Read the main post

Some good tests there. Have to say both the image and AF look stunning... And very little hint of rolling shutter on the street pans.

Hardly think Blackmagic Pocket Camera price or release date was too much affected by the screen they put in it. Stripping down the Micro, based around same sensor, probably pays for the redesign and faster processor for 60fps.

I love what Sigma are doing and am excited for the 50-100 F1.8 which I am sure will be mega sharp But a Speed Booster solution is definitely better value for money. The XL on Micro Four Thirds for instance is a 0.64x so an F2.8 lens will be F1.8. The E-mount Speed Booster will make F2.8 a F2.0 The Tokina zoom mentioned earlier or the Sigma 50-150mm F2.8 II EX DC APO for APS-C would be the ones to go for. I have the Sigma, it's great.

Nice to see you here Phil! Loved the film.

I think the most forgettable upgrades have been to the Rebel series actually... they make the 80D look like a quantum leap! 600D through 650D, 700D, was embarrassing. It looked like the only feature they added was lower manufacturing cost and at one point a grip material that turned white. Yet the sheep kept buying I assume.

Someone please tell my why a power zoom would adjust focus It doesn't have a focus rocker on it, only a power zoom rocker... Something that should be on the lens for free anyway, like with all the other power zoom lenses from Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, etc. Canon saw yet another money spinning opportunity to charge us for a zoom rocker. Pathetic.

My opinion: http://www.eoshd.com/2016/02/canon-80d-chicken-feed-at-the-mirrorless-banquet/

That's very speculative about the 4K 60fps. Hardly think Sony is protecting the FS7. As an FS5 owner and A7S II owner I can say the consumer line already comes dangerously close to the point of toppling the image quality of their pro cameras. The A6300 is far better than the NX500. No sensor crop. LOG. Likely better low light. 6K readout. Speed Booster. I think it will outperform the NX1 or be very similar, let's wait and see... Not long now.

Ha. Very true.

optical viewfinder is a brilliant idea Check out the Sigma ones. They did a few for different focal lengths on their DP and Quattro cameras. 14mm (21mm equiv.) and 30mm (50mm equiv.) are two I am aware of. And the utterly superb Zeiss finder from the RX1 (35mm equiv.) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-V1K-Optical-Viewfinder-Camera/dp/B009O06XAS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1455806726&sr=8-2&keywords=sony+rx1+viewfinder

Well the Dual Pixel AF isn't just useful for youtube, it's a great tech. Problem is the entire rest of the camera. Nikon will give you better for $500!

Unfortunately not quite D5300 / GH3 good. Canon's new APS-C sensor doesn't have the moire & aliasing control of the former or the resolution / sharpness of the latter. D5500 even better as it has the lovely flat profile and newer sensor, very very clean in the shadows. Canon continue to disappoint - the 80D is basically a non-event, when it could have been a game changer.

Don't get a high end Macbook for that price unless it has dedicated graphics. Iris Pro... no thanks! Has to be Nvidia or AMD for future proof Premiere / Resolve / video editing performance and at least 2GB video RAM. At least. The CPU and all the rest is nowhere near as important as the GPU for video editing.

Yeah the specs are once again very disappointing for video. But we'll see how it does off paper when it comes out. The power zoom on the new 18-135mm is interesting, if a little bulky and likely expensive for something which Sony and Panasonic lenses have had built in for quite a while now at no extra cost.

I have the GTX 970 4GB. It's a bargain. Works brilliantly in Premiere with my NX1 H.265 files. AMD lag behind I believe although I've no direct experience of an AMD card in Premiere.

Does it also remove the viewer's ability to select 1080p manually from the HD button, only giving one option "Auto"? Or just the 'default to HD' on our settings page? Which by the way, was one of the reasons many people upgraded to Plus back in the day.

Something that needs to be explained by Vimeo is why they give us less playback quality than YouTube yet we pay for the privilege of an account. Also their streaming speeds at least from my perspective in Europe have always been atrocious for anything above 720p.

Here's me thinking they were Danish or maybe German all this time... Founded in NYC. Blimey. The ice cream analogy with JVC is spot on. They never quite make the cream of the crop.