Andrew Reid

http://vimeo.com/88826657 >NEW: The EOSHD Music Challenge - pick tracks from up and coming singers and bands to suit the mood of my cinematography pieces and future camera tests! In my opinion the Canon 7D is currently the best budget solution for shooting raw video. There's plenty of used 7D bodies here on eBay for around $750 - and that is practically a steal for 14bit raw video from a Super 35mm sized sensor... Stills camera is a mere bonus! So to the big question - does the Mosaic Engineering VAF-7D filter completely cure the 7D's raw video of moire and aliasing? Read the full article here

  No uncompressed 10bit 4K over the GH4's micro-HDMI port, you need the 10bit HD-SDI box for that.

  Frame is 16:9 regardless. There's no 3:2 or 4:3 anamorphic mode on the GH4 unfortunately! Still to much of a niche for the majors to consider, or even Blackmagic whose sensors are 4:3 native aspect too. Should be an easy thing to implement, it's a shame they haven't done it yet especially with it being such a popular pro shooting format. Hawk anyone? Maybe Vantage and Panavision need to have a word in Panasonic's ear rather than leaving it to me?

  It's not really comparable to the C100, it's much better than that.

  Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera also has 10bit 4:2:2 over HDMI.

As I put in my articles, yes you can take 10bit 4:2:2 over the HDMI output. It's HD only.   All the info is here if you wanna read...   http://www.eoshd.com/content/tag/panasonic-gh4

Adorama have just given me official pricing for the GH4. The prices are due to go live at 12.01am March 10th (Monday). Pre-order now to be one of the first to receive the camera in the United States. Shipping date is May. Panasonic GH4 body only (black) with 4K video recording - $1698 Panasonic YAGH interface unit (for 10bit 4K, HD-SDI and XLR audio) - $1998 Panasonic GH4 with YAGH interface unit bundle - $3298  Read the full article here

The 180 degree shutter is way too low for a lot of handheld camera work.   Also you can get away with really high shutter speeds like 1/2000 for exposure without NDs if the scene is relatively slow moving and locked down on a tripod.   The negative effects of high shutter speeds are a bit misunderstood, it's not always a bad thing to ignore the rule of thumb.

Yes, welcome to 2014. So?

HOT NEWS from Filipe. DSLRs are aimed at photography!! SCOOP!

  Here's some more exclamation points for you.   Facts!   Facts!   Facts!

2 months isn't really a long time. Makes no sense either, to go announcing pricing before you know what the competition is up to. If I were Panasonic I'd wait until NAB to announce the price and immediate availability.   Immediate availability... something Blackmagic could try one day?

  Exactly why a Video EOS range is needed. Still a hybrid of video and stills, with EF lenses and large sensor... but something 7D users cannot get their knickers in a twist about.

I would like to see how Nikon's 1970's SLR technology fairs in an era where pros are shooting stills on 6K video cameras and consumers are shooting DSLR quality stills on smartphones.   Time for Nikon and the rest to get with the times.   I tried the Fuji X T-1 yesterday. Total claptrap video mode. Moire, aliasing, no manual control, basically THREE video related options on the whole camera. No 25p, no 24p. Just NTSC frame rates and a load of banding from a 1/250 shutter speed. No AF while shooting even! They seem chronically allergic to improvement when it comes to their video mode, no matter how high end the camera. Also I still remember the dirty looks a Fuji product manager gave me at Photokina 2012 when I spoke to him about video, in complete contrast to the more polite product manager at Leica.   It is as if they see us as a real pain in their bottom.

  With the D800, senior Nikon people conducted a foray into the video market and asked many pros about what camera they need.   Did someone somewhere along the line deem it all not worth the effort?

How are people reaching the conclusion that the AX100's image is better than the GH4?   First mistake is to judge it from YouTube!   Second mistake is to judge it from marketing videos!   Third mistake is to compare from different shoots! With different amounts of talent behind the camera!   Final mistake is to forget about the lens! Will the AX100 look the same as a GH4 with a PL adapter and Cooke cinema lenses? NO! Indeed will the AX100 at F2.8 or F4 look like the GH4 with a Voigtlander 25mm F0.95 attached? That lens on the AX100 is sterile, no life.   Also I'm expecting the GH4 to be way ahead of the AX100 in low light. 16MP on a larger 2.0x sensor vs 20MP on a 2.7x crop one. Maximum aperture on the AX100 is F2.8, max aperture on the GH4 is F0.90 with Speed Booster.   The AX100 is a camcorder and it will look like a camcorder, but in 4K. Like the same sensor in the RX10 and RX100 yes it can do nice images and I am not writing it off, but got to compare like to like. It is not an interchangeable lens cinema camera and you will not be getting a Super 35mm look from it with that zoom lens.

Recently DPReview published a very interesting interview with top Canon executives. The information is a goldmine of clues over what direction Canon might take next with their DSLRs when it comes to 4K, video and image quality. EOSHD analyses the Canon's executive remarks... Read the full article here

Hmm. So is this forum going to start with yet more arguing and personalities or are we gonna talk IDEAS!??

I decided to get my hands on a Nikon D4S at a local store in Berlin, to see if the much hyped 'new image processor' gives a real improvement in video quality. Nikon have made a lot of marketing noises about this 'HD-SLR' and video. It's a camera which according to their management "started out as a small update but became much bigger". Hmm. This isn't a comprehensive review of the D4S, rather it seeks to answer one simple question that Nikon themselves so far have been dodging. Has video got better on it? Read the full article here

I do agree something like this is needed at EOSHD as well. I love to talk about ideas and get inspiration from people for shoots. My recent shoot at the Aeropark would not have happened without Lars telling me about the location and I've done a shoot at Crosby beach with a 80-200mm F2.8 based on James Miller's stunning Brighton beach footage shot with the Production Camera.   So I have created a forum for inspiring each other to go out and shoot, share stories, script ideas, talk films and anything that isn't gear related...   http://www.eoshd.com/comments/forum/21-creativity-and-ideas/

I have an interview with Kinefinity coming about the new cameras. Exclusive content rather than a weak translation of the chinese press releases.

  No problem. Those who wish to discuss these sensitive issues (constructively please) can do so here: '?do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>>   But please no more in this thread as it is not the right topic. All of that has been moved to the new thread.

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Sensitive times! Mention Russia and *bang* your forum turns into personal-view.com! Just for the record, I was not being in the slightest bit negative about Russia in my anecdote. It was meant to be funny. Without Russian forces we could not have won WWII. They were entitled to help themselves to as much German technology as they could find in 1945. A shame relations between the West and East have been so diabolical since.

  That's 5D2 raw with the Mosaic Engineering AA filter. Not bad hey? Volker has a great eye.   Haven't compared the BMPC 4K to much yet. It's tough to compare a 4K camera to a 1080p one. They are different. Like comparing a 50mm lens to a 25mm lens :)