Andrew Reid

The 10mm is the best, especially for 2.3x crop 4K. Both very cinematic looking lenses with character and very good build quality. If you want to avoid the fly by wire Lumix focus rings it's also a good choice.

Yes Wolf but I am pretty sure all cameras have hot pixels on long exposures in the darkest blacks 3 stops under, it is just removed in software and because ACR hasn't caught up yet it is not doing the job right or even at all for the A7R II.

This is interesting. I will try a few wider lenses with the RangeFinder and see how it goes. I briefly tried the FM. Wasn't impressed. The Retilux looks better than I expected from Zak's test that's for sure! The Zeiss 80mm F1.8 Jena DDR was backed onto the Speed Booster XL for this shoot.

My criticism still stands. You're saying it's a problem. Not in the real world.

Killer nightscape beast sounds like a good film idea

What are you using to convert from H.265 by the way? Some apps crush the blacks even further.

How have you managed to fly under my very well evolved bastard detector radar for 196 posts?

Sometimes yes! I know what you're implying... Landscape photography should have infinitely deep DOF and must be as high resolution and as sharp as possible... blah blah blah. Real artists make their own rules.

Good to hear that. Mac or Windows version? Don't blame you for wanting to get rid of the HandBreak step... I didn't get along with HandBreak either. If you ever need a transcoding app on the Mac, EditReady is by far the best. I can't do without it right now for 1D C footage and the NX1. Indispensable and best $50 I have ever spent.

Those aren't dead pixels. They are hot pixels. Enable the long exposure NR in the menus dude!! Why do you think almost every camera on the market has that option? And who the hell underexposes at 15 seconds by nearly 4 stops?? A mad person that's who! To say it is a no-go for landscape due to this... is nuts. It is a bad test because it has no relation to reality. People do not go around exposing their garden for 15 seconds, then finding they are lacking 4 stops of light. "No go for landscape". How about we align the tests with the real world. Expose for 15 seconds, turn on long-exposure noise reduction, let the NR also happen on default levels in the raw developer, results will be fine. That is not what I call a 'no-go' for landscape photography. Also what other 42MP full frame camera are you going to use, which does a sharp shot handheld at 1/4 with a F1.2 lens and usable ISO 6400 when exposed correctly? That is not what I call a "no go for landscape", even low light landscape. And one more thing to conclude the rant... What version of camera raw are you using? For example, Adobe haven't released support for the A7R II yet, so it could be a raw developer issue vs the other cameras which have established raw support.

There's no GammaDR on the NX500 unfortunately so the blacks crush more easily. But I just tried the NX1 LOG profile with my NX500 and it did work pretty well. Might tweak it and do a NX500 guide in future if I can get nice results out of it. A few weeks ago I shot an NX1 vs NX500 comparison but not got round to editing it yet. The NX500 is still amazing bang for buck. By the way you shouldn't dial down the contrast to -8 or -10 in-camera, it kills colour.

The 5DS does look better than I expected there, although it is very over sharpened and not good value for money in video terms in 2015.

Nice idea but it still has that yellow cast S-LOG 2 seems to introduce.

How is Resolve 12 working out for you, would like to hear more about that.

The LOG LUT was actually developed in Resolve so of course, it works there too. The point of a LUT is that it works everywhere! Yes - set input LUT as GammaDR 2 LOG, then output LUT of your choice. The 16-50 S has an AF/MF switch on the barrel doesn't it... so that is why! Nice lens. A LUT is not just a flat curve it has far more data than that in it. Not had any banding issues with it. Can't speak for AviSynth, but it is unlikely to develop footage in the professional way a colourist app like Resolve does, which is how I created the LUT. Great, awesome to hear people are finding it useful. Yes that's correct for Premiere. You can even use Film Convert with it rather than an output LUT. You set the input LUT to GammaDR2LOG. Then apply Film Convert to same clip. Select A7S and SLOG2 +1 profile, seems a good fit. Then tweak contrast & saturation to your preference.

Canon themselves said it had bad moire and aliasing. Any chance you can upload your test footage to Vimeo?

Next up!

Thanks guys. Really pleased with the way this one turned out and I will be using it myself!!

Get it now I have just released a Setup Guide for the Samsung NX1. This guide makes the camera compatible with a range of LUTs so you can more easily apply stylistic moods to 4K footage in post. Along with the LOG conversion workflow, the guide explains the best settings for the NX1 and what you must know before using it for video work. The Samsung NX1 is one of my favourite cameras for video and the 4K image quality is simply the best you can get for the money right now. I have been hard at work on a guide for a while now. This is essentially a 'brain dump' of everything I know about the NX1. It is an all-in-one reference so you no longer have to search forums for the information and the 12 page arguments that goes with it. The LUT and workflow included with the book, I am particularly proud of. This converts footage shot with GammaDR on the NX1 to ultra-flat LOG in post. When used with a transcoding app like EditReady it creates 10bit ProRes with a Canon LOG style gamma curve and saturation. This allows you to then apply a LUT in your NLE such as the excellent DELUTS range from James Miller. The whole process is made easy to understand in the book and the camera becomes so much more fun for colour correction as a result. Introduction and general recommendations Firing up the NX1 for video and about the specFilmmaking Settings Optimal settings for 4K video and slow-moThe NX1 In Post The best way to transcode H.265, convert to LOG and apply a LUTRecommended lenses with character Lenses I recommend fitting to the NX1Get it now

You know what guys, either I am going mad or I am starting to see why Canon held off on significant improvements to video like 4K on their consumer DSLRs so far. If landscape photography with a long exposure suffered due to heat, Canon would lose half their customers.

Setting effect turned on. I can't use it without that, got to see my actual exposure and not some gained up shit Fun camera though despite all the silly quirks.

Details on the blog - http://www.eoshd.com/2015/08/panasonic-gh4-vs-sony-a7r-ii-in-low-light-the-speed-booster-shootout

Yeah the NX1 is a good budget choice. A7R II if you want to spend more. 1D C is ultimate especially if you need good AF with Canon glass but it will costya!

By one of these do you mean the Sony FE mount lenses? The 55mm F1.8 is my favourite. I went through all the others (Canon, Nikon, Zeiss, M42, Olympus, etc.) here - http://www.eoshd.com/eoshd-shooters-guide-sony-a7-a7r-lenses/ Well worth a read as I rate each and every one and point out the hidden gems for cheap.

It's true some of the M42 adapters short out the pins. Put some tape over the back of the M42 adapter, the bit that touches the pins is then covered. The tape doesn't interfere with the screw mount or infinity focus.