Andrew Reid

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

Samsung have set the bar high with the NX1 firmware updates. Makes everyone else look lazy and more than a little stupid.

Well every other Jimmy post is nonsense and I don't complain!

​Yes specific to video (S-LOG 2).

​All else equal it makes sense to shoot on the best looking format available and I agree that 65mm is it at the moment.

How did the shoot go? Interested to see.

Blackberry were given about 2 years to 'do the right thing' as well and they failed.

​And these guys are on a 2 year delay... I think 2015 marks the tolling of the bell.

Ever considered it might actually be too late for Canon to get back into it?

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

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.

​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.

The latest update stops movie standby mode from reverting back to photo mode after a clip is done recording.

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.

​OK you go and write "you don't need a new script" on a writer's forum and see where that gets you.

​I agree 100%. Make this an interesting and positive place and it will thrive. Go off-topic and negative and it will die and what's more I will let it.

This video very clearly shows how impressive the new Kipon EF adapter is for Micro Four Thirds. It is shown working with the Canon 70-200mm F2.8L on the Panasonic GX7. I expect performance to be even more impressive on the GH4 thanks to its cutting edge AF engine. Read the full article

​Kendy Ty is a professional who shoots Alexa. The 550D was a side project, simple and small.

What the hell is with all the existential dilemmas and de-motivational posting, that's what I want to know.

And what is wrong with discovery and learning? so glad I discovered anamorphic early enough to get hold of the gems

What is wrong with the artistic appreciation of a camera and an image exactly guys?!

No it isn't. Aimed at artists. That's a different field to film. It's called "animation". I love Hertzfeldt. He's a brilliant filmmaker in the field of animation. He does actually use photography in the mix though, so presumably he does actually need a camera. So your revelation in all this is that CGI wizards and animators don't need to research into camera choices... Genius! Stop stating the obvious and tell us something we DON'T know!​

​Could it be that your display ruins the motion candace of the camera rather than it being a GH4 issue? Clearly CCD and global shutter help. But the display has a lot to do with it. For example if you leave your Mac or PC to scale the 4K to fit a QHD or 1080p monitor, that's going to introduce detail fatigue for your eyes and chance motion cadence.

+1 for the Digital Bolex motion cadence. Even slowed down to 18fps like an old film camera, you can tell it is different to the CMOS sensors. And I have absolut​ely no idea why

Jonesy have fixed the storage space bug, you will now be able to upload images.