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Andrew Reid

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  1. Rather than lock the thread I've removed the conversation that is of zero use to anyone, and there's a lot of it in this one.   I take a huge chunk out of my day, every day, to answer questions about cameras.   When some jerk asks rudely like Tone13 did   With his "??????!!!!!!!" And his declaration of "Basic info guys!"   ​You can't seriously expect anyone in their right mind to give them a polite reply. â€‹It is infuriatingly rude.   Tone13 has been banned because it only takes 1 idiot to bring further threads into disrepute and drag them off topic like he has done here.   I run a free forum, the minimum payment is a basic respect for EOSHD if you choose to use it.
  2. That's because customs in other European countries actually check the price declared on the package :)
  3. Hmm. The FS100 had a S35 sensor with 2 megapixel and the low light performance of that was way better than a high resolution photographic sensor of the same size, i.e. 7D, even taking into account the downsampling effect on lessening noise per pixel.   You have to also take into account the architecture of the sensor, for example whether global shutter takes up room on the front side of the sensor that otherwise could be used to gather light. In case of BM Production Camera that made an 8MP APS-C sensor far less sensitive than it otherwise would have been. To only take into account sensor size and megapixel count is too simplistic.   For video a resolution matched as closely to the native res (2K or 4K) is beneficial.   4K actually only needs 8MP, and 12MP on the A7S can go lower still. Wait till you see the Sony curved CMOS with purpose built fast prime and 8MP 4K video... Low light on that will be another game changer and blow the A7S out of the water.   It's a moving target, constantly.   A lower resolution sensor holds a massive advantage for video. You can downscale a 36MP still to 2MP and say "look how clean" but pixel quality is pixel quality, signal to noise is signal to noise, there's far fewer ways to fudge the facts when it comes to video.
  4. They didn't lie.... Does the Phantom even go to 2000ft?
  5. Ah my friend Volker down the road!   Yep 5D Mark II is currently an absolute bargain with raw.
  6. Corrected the typo!   It is just me here, no team of guys running the blog though there are mods helping me with the forum. Maybe I need a proof reader as well ;)
  7. Actually with Sony's curved sensor technology the megapixel counts are low on that too. So for some cameras we will be seeing much more of the A7S low light prowess in future.
  8. Flying it within sight of a police helicopter is seriously stupid.   Not sure if the police overreacted or not though. Attach a string, call it a kite, then see if they overreact to that ;)
  9. The chart images are 1:1 crops, you just look at how clean the fine detail is in the area of the chart shown, i.e. the circle.
  10. It's not quite the same field of view, more like 1.1x crop but yes, looking good.   Certainly an option if you want to reduce rolling shutter but optical performance in the corners will be better in full frame mode with no speed booster.
  11. Slashcam have chart tested the A7S internal recording modes and the results for the regular frame rates 24-30p are incredibly positive. However it seems that in 60p the camera cannot utilise the full pixel readout of the sensor, which results in a worse image with moire and aliasing. You can read my take on this below or head over to Slashcam to read the original piece (Google translated) Read the full article here
  12. Let's keep this discussion in one topic :) To post go here to the original - '?do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>>
  13. >All footage by Ed Davis on the EOSHD forum I'm surprised at how nice the quality is from APS-C mode on the A7S. I expected it to be a lot softer! There's no signs of significant moire or aliasing either. The smaller window from the sensor allows the shutter to expose the whole pixel readout more quickly than in full frame 12MP mode, so less jello for us. Read the full article here
  14. Ed - a quick question for you... is the fine noise grain in the footage from the camera or was it added in post?
  15. Ed Again a really nice, useful test.   I am surprised at the quality of the APS-C mode. I had expected to see some moire or aliasing but it's very smooth looking!   Good about the rolling shutter - again this is front page news and I will post about it.   Should be getting my A7S this week... FINALLY!  :rolleyes:     For me the APS-C crop mode looks better on the A7S than the A6000. Codec looks more robust especially for 60p, it's 50Mbit vs 24/28. Low light performance will still be better in the crop mode and so will dynamic range because it isn't pixel binning sensor side.   With the A7S we have got our 'full frame GH2' we always wanted, with a bit of 7D Mark II thrown in as part of the same deal.   Won't stop people moaning but I am loving it personally  :wub:   Wow that was a girly smilie!!
  16. I'd try this in Premiere before writing it off as unusable!  
  17. Go and aim your rudeness at someone who can 1 - tolerate it and 2 - answer your question. I am doing neither!
  18.   I returned it for the stills ergonomics. Metering with adapted lenses is a nightmare. I just wanted accurate exposure in A, S and P mode, or decent live view and it wasn't giving me it. I had to enter the lens details manually in a database and choose the lens via CPU lens settings deep in the menus. Crap! Also prefer the way the D600 is laid out as a stills camera. Not a big fan of the positioning of the ISO button or lack of articulating screen on either camera but they are nice to look at. D600 with the 80-200mm F2.8 AFd lens is a beauty. But Canon have the better button layout.
  19.   I am aware of that thanks!! That's why you should try and shoot raw on the 5D3 instead. It is some of the best HD you can get.   Yes full pixel readout is reason A7S has longer rolling shutter scan. More data to read out. It isn't that it is a slower sensor, far from it.   But the comparison is 100% relevant.   One takes 25ms, one takes 30ms. Is that hard to appreciate!?
  20. This is entirely your fault fuzzy, see the forum chaos you have caused!
  21. No need to say it twice ;)   Anyway... So the A7S....   :)
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