Andrew Reid

It's not built in as standard for $5k though is it?

Don't forget this isn't really a review. The review is coming later once I have more time with it. Only got it yesterday. They seem to have improved colour on the FS5. Also the S-LOG 2 and 3 profiles are different - they are listed in the menus by colour temperature. Yet to fully understand why!

The Sony FS5 is a miniature version of the FS7 cinema camera and Sony's competitor to the Canon C100 Mk II. It's also one of the most capable slow-mo cameras, with a 10bit 4:2:2 internal codec at 240fps. Read the full article

Raw on the FS5 can go straight to ProRes on the Odyssey 7Q+ Much more practical than handling the file sizes of Cinema DNG raw in 4K!! I just hope the firmware update doesn't cost an arm and a leg. And yes it would add the bulk of the recorder... but hell is the FS5 small and light. 0.8kg body only!! Doesn't need! It shoots 10bit 4:2:2 internally at up to 240fps. Ok it is 1080p but this is a GREAT feature and really overlooked. My FS5 arrived today. Found it £4000 inc VAT ex-demo at WEX in the UK... and that was even the 16-105mm F4 OIS zoom kit. Bargain compared to the C100 II!

Not if you set photo mode to 16:9

I thought SLOG did well there, it looks like film without the imperfections

Yep Blackmagic Micro would be the perfect camera head for the OSMO. In a way it is a shame DJI have gone down the path of making their own cameras, I'd have liked to have been able to put a GM1 or GoPro on the OSMO instead of the X3.

Really surprised they didn't do more with that sensor. I know they had issues wit the supplier early on, I hope that didn't put them off. The 2.5K sensor is incredible. It just needed to be in a different body. Smaller with decent ergonomics and without the need for a brick of a battery. BMPCC was a nicer form factor. Great image. For me it is a shame Blackmagic haven't brought out a BMCC V2 and another pocket. The Micro cameras are interesting, but they are not really cameras... just a cam head. The URSA is pro and not so much mirrorless / enthusiast. Bit of a shame really! Because they started something wonderful with the first 3 cameras.

I can only put on the chart cameras I've actually used extensively. I'll admit my interest in the little XC10 is growing. It hasn't had a positive reception from most people. The Camera Store and Canon Rumors voted it their worst of the year. I didn't like the handling when I briefly tried it and I wasn't blown away by the specs or the pricing either. But if the 8bit image really is like a small chip 1D C with great colour it could be useful. The 4K 300Mbit/s 4:2:2 compared to 4K 100Mbit/s 4:2:0 on the Sony RX10 II does seem to look a lot more organic with a better texture, better noise, better colour, more natural detail. So maybe it is worth a closer look after all.

Yeah Terminator POV shots, this camera is made for that. Totally interested in putting it to good use in a robotic first person perspective short!!

Yes X3. It handles turning superbly.

As part of a review I am writing for Mac Format magazine (out in the UK January 19th, issue 296) I had an OSMO sent. I couldn't resist having some fun with it, here are my first impressions of the 'steadicam on a stick'. Read the full article

Nice unusual find, was it purposefully modified or just a bit broken?

Very grateful to all the forum users and the readers of the blog, so merry christmas right back at ya!

Finally some decent XC10 shots from somebody, I was beginning to lose hope! The codec and colour is clearly better than the RX10 II.

Take camera outside, shoot in daylight, see if the bands are still visible. If not, then when indoors try shooting with the shutter at 1/50 for 25p or 1/60 for 30p and 24p.

What's wrong with the 18-200mm exactly? What are you expecting? A 16-400mm F2.0?

F3 is a cinema camera not a mirrorless / DSLR

We head into 2016 with a treasure chest of great cameras but how exactly do the mirrorless and DSLR cameras rank for video? View the charts here

It's downright weird who gets to use Blackmagic's new stuff first. Surely they can get it into some more talented hands than this? A big name even? Shane Meadows is a user for starters.

Nice investigation, Watson.

It was definitely the most Canikon DSLR inspired mirrorless camera out there. Can tell from the body design, the Canon and Nikon aspects they copied, the robust build quality and style of marketing too. That's why to change the mount and brand it 'Nikon' makes so much sense... it would sell a ton. Sadly, it didn't sell in the already pretty good state it was in, due to a lack of customer education and a lack of willpower from them to invest in a new set of lenses especially the good, expensive S zooms. I am using my NX1 with some Novoflex adapters for A-mount (another dead system?) and Nikon so the lenses are absolutely not a problem, but I am still mega impressed with the 16-50mm F2.0-2.8 OIS and the 85mm F1.4. The Zoom in particular. I have had it out in the pouring rain and it just carries on and on.

$150? Well then, that is the best video you can get for the price for certain. No contest. BTW, anyone tried the 100D for raw?

Erik Naso says the codec on the FS5 is worse than on the consumer Sony cameras. Quite disappointing if true! He sent his back. You can read more here (view on Facebook) -

Are you shooting in a stills mode or in movie mode? Stills mode live view has a battery conserving lower quality which does a pixel binning on the sensor to give a 'rough' image. When the camera is recording video it does a full pixel readout of the sensor instead (4K) and scales that to the small LCD, which is what reduces the noise. Same reason why pixel binned 4K on the A7R II is noisier than the full pixel readout Super 35mm crop mode.