Andrew Reid

I think the shadows in LOG are pretty good on the A7S II. They bring up an awful lot in the blacks. Yes they do crush and get noisy eventually. So does the Alexa even.

Source? I think Apple is by far the biggest client of Sony for sensors.

The 1D C has the highest bitrate internal recording and 4:2:2. It has the easiest image to work with, colour wise. The Sony A7S II is a close second. It can match or even exceed the image quality of the 1D C's 4K, with the advantage of much smaller files, but it's 4:2:0 and S-Gamut requires expert colour correction. If you set S-LOG to a different colour mode like Stills or Cinema then it becomes easier to handle in post. The A7S II also has the edge in low light but there's not much in it, even at ISO 12,800. It's only when you go into the little-used territory of 25,600+ that the A7S II pulls ahead more dramatically. Personally I feel both the A7S II and FS5 are a match for the 1D C's image if handled optimally. The 1D C is just more straightforward and has the higher bitrates. Motion blur looks better on the Canon and it's an ALL-I codec too. If you want the best skin tones skip them both. 5D Mark II 14bit raw renders faces superbly with zero effort in post!

Why... Good question!

How does the new Nikon D5 compare to the Canon 1D C flagship for 4K? Read the full article

So not only has he been rehashing the first star wars movie down to every last detail, JJ wants to bring back Super 8 from the 70's. Got any NEW ideas?! And Kodak offloading their superb sensor division was a huge error. Sod 4K... I am all for an analogue look, a proper 2K camera with 13 stops usable dynamic range, but this just seems like a really retrograde way of going about it.

Well I can definitely see the 4K capable Expeed 5 going into a consumer Nikon camera. Whether Sony will let them have the best 4K sensors is another question

F3 and RED ONE MX are mighty heavy beasts though, so will not be right for all situations and all people. If you need a smaller and lighter body, then out of the old cameras the 5D Mark II with Magic Lantern raw shoots by far the nicest looking images. As for me I have to stay on the cutting edge, because I enjoy it.

Have fun I have a second spare 5D2 body if anyone wants to buy it? Plenty of scratches and high shutter count but fully 100% working and shoots ML raw just fine! Can do it for around 700 euros!

Is the poster frame supposed to highlight the poor dynamic range and blown highlights of the D5's 4K video or something? And why can't they get someone good to shoot for them? They're Nikon after all. They must have a good range of talents to call on surely?

No mention of any added video assists or features really, in the current info. It's as if they don't really care! But they do! But they don't show it! Oh... I have no idea what they are thinking to be honest! They really need to dump their entire feedback chain.

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Nice condition. Going to be a serious temptation for someone, good luck with the sale

Unfortunately it looks like a hardware limitation not a firmware thing... the sensor clearly has a 1:1 readout only for 4K and no binning like on the A7R II in full frame for instance. They clearly couldn't do a fast enough full sensor readout at 20MP and downsample it on the image processor to 4K, like most other cameras have been able to do for at least a year now! Probably a cost saving measure, but idiotic for Nikon's bottom line in terms of sales to videographers.

Yep They are such bozos!! How come the Samsung NX1 can do a perfect 4K image from a 28MP Super 35mm sensor with no crop but Nikon... NIKON for heavens sake!! CANNOT!!

Way to dump thousands of sales down the drain Nikon... Note the red box.

Nice, this will be much more affordable than the D5 I expect although more than a D7200 obviously. Super 35mm video from a great Nikon sensor in 4K with nice codec and flat profile from the D750. Still waiting for the full details on video spec. CES hall full of clueless stills people

Here’s my illustration of ghosting, after-images and edge fuzzing in 4K on the Sony FS5. Shot on my camera with the latest firmware update (v1.1). Read the full article

Probably saving the launch till CP+, still no sign of the official announcement

That is in 10bit on the FS7? Oh dear! Maybe FS5 not so far off then. XAVC-L is such a disappointment. If they had some noise to dither the banding or to keep low detail areas of the image intact from too much compression, it would really help. Turn the noise reduction off Sony!

Those are so comfortable. Great ergonomics. The 5D Mark III added nothing of real note over the Mark II. The old camera is the very definition of a modern classic. So much room for the monitor in it. And it was a crap monitor They should have another go with that model. Would be wonderful second time out. Was it from the Jim Jannard puppy rescue home?

The F35 group even has the tagline "The forgotten camera"! Yep, great stuff from Ed there.

Some of my favourite images are from cinema cameras and DSLRs from which attention has long since drifted elsewhere! Rest assured some of the older cameras on this list are better than any of the latest and greatest (if not in terms of usability then in terms of having an analogue film-like feel that screams "cinema" and not "digital"). Here are my top 5. Read the full article

Awesome thanks!

I have the old VAF-5D2 (not the B version), it's good, but unless I'm shooting an architecture-heavy shot which is unusually prone to noise, I don't like to soften the image with it and it makes accurate focus tricky in the magnified assist. Also it has the softer edges on wide angle lenses, although I believe the B version is improved in that respect. I rate it highly, but the moire really is minimally noticeable most of the time on the 5D Mark II in raw and it almost in a funny way makes for a more detailed image. The VAF-5D2 brings the 5D Mark II's image in line with the 5D3's image in raw. You can barely tell them apart with the filter installed. The 5D2 is a bit noisier. That's the ONLY difference. Both a bit on the softer side though, which is why sometimes I prefer the rough and ready non-filtered image of the 5D2 in raw.