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Andrew Reid

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  1. Can Taylor Swift get us 4K on Canon DSLRs? Read the full article
  2. ​Downsizing will help get it close to the A7S actually. I expect it to match it until ISO 6400. 42MP from BSI copper sensor downscaled to 12MP in Photoshop is going to make for great ISO 3200 results vs the A7S on older sensor technology at native 12MP. The new sensor has been engineered to beat the D810's sensor. That has the older Sony chip.
  3. ​Full frame is considered 1.0x crop (no crop factor) in 35mm photography terms. That's the crop factor we use most often. (Cinematographers would consider Super 35mm a 1.0x crop though). Super 35mm and APS-C are around the same crop factor over full frame - 1.5x for Sony. Canon APS-C is 1.6x. A 16:9 aspect ratio 1.5x crop of 42MP is 15MP. Plenty enough to do 4K which is just 8MP. E-mount of course. All Alpha 7 series cameras are full frame mirrorless, how did you miss that!? Full frame A mount is the A99 SLT camera. High ISO will likely be on par with D750 and better than the A6000. Will have the info in my review when I buy the camera.
  4. ​I'm not but that is how a lot of people use the GH4 with SLR / DSLR glass. Universal facts are your problem, not mine.
  5. ​Well Digital Bolex with tiny sensor does look great. It proves that a film like dynamic range (13+ stops), global shutter, etc. can be done with a smaller chip. But they need to give us the choice. Would Canon and Nikon be anywhere near as successful if they had never launched their digital full frame ranges and stuck to crop formats? It doesn't help that Micro Four Thirds is a non-standard as far as cinematography goes, either. It's not Super 16mm so out go most of those lenses (vignetting) and it's not Super 35mm so you miss out on the corners of your Cookes, etc. It's a very creative camera for adapting these lenses, yes... but not optimal. 2.3x crop is not my favourite look from my full frame lenses. There's always Speed Booster but if Panasonic did S35 we could use that for full frame... important thing is we'd have the choice.
  6. Good to hear that Jordan ​Panasonic Canada clearly has more of a clue than Panasonic Germany has.
  7. This is a fantastic Sony interview at Imaging Resource. Dave Etchells was able to extract an astonishing amount of technical info about how the new Sony sensors are able to deliver 4K video, less rolling shutter and better low light performance than the previous 36MP full frame and 20MP 1" sensors. Read the full article
  8. Why did you buy an FS7 at all then? Just stick with the previous best thing?
  9. Opinion piece, by Andrew Reid In only a few months, 57 new features have been added to the Samsung NX1. Meanwhile Panasonic have been more keen than many to evolve their products, adding a 4K Photo mode to the GH4 and 24p for 4:3 shooting, a nod to anamorphic filmmakers. But it isn't enough. No anamorphic de-squeeze for instance and now the time it has taken for V-LOG to reach us has been too long. Firmware is a new battleground and manufacturers must play the game better. Read the full article
  10. Samsung have set the bar high with the NX1 firmware updates. Makes everyone else look lazy and more than a little stupid.
  11. Well every other Jimmy post is nonsense and I don't complain!
  12. ​All else equal it makes sense to shoot on the best looking format available and I agree that 65mm is it at the moment.
  13. Blackberry were given about 2 years to 'do the right thing' as well and they failed.
  14. ​And these guys are on a 2 year delay... I think 2015 marks the tolling of the bell.
  15. Ever considered it might actually be too late for Canon to get back into it?
  16. The Adorama Fair on the 14th June provided a hands-on with the Sony A7R II according to user reports. I haven't verified the claims so take this news with a pinch of salt for now, but with or without salt the A7R II is looking very tasty indeed. Get all the full info on the blog
  17. Sensors do have a colour signature actually, it's not all just down to interpretation of the bayer data in software. The hardware makes a difference. CCD sensors vs CMOS for instance... The quality of micro lens, signal to noise ratio and the analogue to digital conversion onboard the sensor all impact colour.
  18. ​1000fps at 1136 x 384 is unheard of for a consumer camera, breaks new ground, 250fps at 1080p is genuinely groundbreaking as well for £1k. That is going to look brilliant.
  19. The latest update stops movie standby mode from reverting back to photo mode after a clip is done recording.
  20. You can't tech somehow one to feel, how to have an interesting opinion to express and essentially that is what the creative side of filmmaking (and indeed music) comes down to. Sensitivity, life experience, taste and something to say... But then you're welcome to go and read the click bate on other sites about how to copy someone good.
  21. ​OK you go and write "you don't need a new script" on a writer's forum and see where that gets you.
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