Andrew Reid

  If they did switch it off before release I hope they also lowered the price.

This decision was made before that.   More likely is that the F55 isn't in Hurlbut's hands yet and he has an agreement with Canon already. He's an Explorer of Light (like LaForet).

Yes sure. Only thing holding back the review is the sample footage. I want it to do the camera justice and that takes time to get right. I don't just want to sling up some test shots as I have done before with the GH3. That is taking some time to put together with the current shooting schedule.   BTW I'm also interested to hear from anyone in Berlin with a C100 or C300. Get in touch and come on some shoots. So few people actually own one, it is all rental stuff!

So it is a creative thing?   Well it didn't work. Please stick to the normal language from now on, cheers!

The problem I have with Leang's use of the offensive word is that he put it on print appended to one of my own articles.   I don't want to control like a hawk what goes in the forum. But this takes the biscuit it really does. If a print newspaper or magazine used such offensive words, with such vague context and a completely unclear meaning as to whether it was meant as an insult, slang, a joke or outright racism they'd offend thousands and rightly be taken to task for it.   I don't want that to happen here.

I'd expect Jews are an advocate of Tarantino's writing for the same reason the rest of us are. It's bloody good.   I really don't get the rest of your point or your excuse for using the word, to be honest.

Personally I prefer the 5D Mark III's image, but the D5200 delivers WAY more value. The image is close yet the thing costs $700!   I am planning a day light shoot yes. Though to be honest, you can tell a lot more from the low light images because of the way the tonality and lighting is. One thing that I do need to do a day light test for however is dynamic range. A tunnel test. The GH3 and 5D Mark III can both shoot flatter than the D5200 without a load of banding being visible. Generally though, I find all the DSLRs to be pretty similar when it comes to dynamic range. As soon as you grade the image they all have about 9 USABLE stops. Nobody likes the look of an ungraded flat CineStyle image, you're trading other attributes for the ability to place your 9 stops in a different spot, that's all.   The dilemma at the moment is that the BMCC is so nice in raw that it leaves all the other cameras looking a bit too digital.   I highly recommend experimenting with Film Convert and Film Stocks plugins for Premiere to give the compressed footage more grain and a more authentic film look.

That language isn't acceptable on this site. Don't care if it was made in jest or whatever. There are just too many who will find it offensive and out of place.   Leang you will have a PM shortly.   I'm not going to censor you but you have to keep the language inline with acceptability.

Video on the J1 was OK. I'd be interested to see if the J3 is any different.

I've tested the 1.3x thing on the D5200 in video mode and it is rubbish. Unlikely the D7100 is any different as uses the exact same sensor & image processor, and it is also 60i in 1.3x mode... Kind of useless for those wanting 24p.

Surely a better choice than either the Alexa OR C500 on this shoot would be the F55 because it has a global shutter readout. If you are shooting a ton of action sequences like in Need For Speed, you are going to see jello even on the Alexa. Shane's thinking might be that the C500 is better in low light, and that the Alexa can be used for the wider dynamic range shots - I am not sure if low light is an Alexa weak point but it seems strange to have the C500 on the set at all when you have access to an Alexa. Will the C500 be recording 4K? Unlikely since the film is being shot at 2K on the Alexa!   Interesting use of the GoPro though. I'm going to have fun spotting those shots in the movie.   Good luck to Shane with the shoot.

  You are quite right.   I doubt even the D800 is true 4:2:2 as that requires the sensor to sample far more data. It can't even sample data fast enough to avoid line skipping how can it sample colour at 4:2:2?   Also confusing is that the original GH1 "did 4:2:2" in MJPEG mode. The file metadata said 4:2:2. Can that really be true?

In the early days of DSLR video the codec was probably the weakest part of the camera. With the advent of uncompressed HDMI out - the codec is no longer a weak point but sensor sampling becomes an Achilles Heel. Can the Nikon D5200 benefit from a hike in image quality from using an external recorder?

GH2 is still up there in my top choices. The Micro Four Thirds SB is coming out next month, then for EF lenses on M43 with the electronics in the Summer. The GH3 is one to consider and any new E-mount NEX mirrorless camera that comes out is worth keeping an eye on to see if they have improved video on the NEX 5N / NEX 7. There's a NEX 7N rumoured to be coming soon. If the jump in video is the same between the NEX 5 and NEX 5N then that NEX 7N will be something.   FS100 is a great deal, there's no better camera for image quality around the $4000 mark at the moment apart from the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. That one in MFT mount of course very hard to get hold of for a good few months yet - but should be great with SB.

It is -7 and snowing in Berlin so I haven't noticed any over heating problems :)   Speed Booster requires a mirrorless mount. The concept doesn't work with Nikon F mount or Canon DSLRs and never will unfortunately.

Question is too broad my friend!   First of all put it in 1080/24p because they use NTSC in that country. Set the shutter to 1/50 if you have NDs, if not then you will need to use that and the aperture to control exposure. Get some fast SD cards. 16GB... Nothing too large like 64GB as losing so much data if you lose or damage one card is a bad idea. I tend to split my shoots between several cards rather than put all the eggs in one basket.   Picture profile I am using is Standard, sharpness on zero, contrast and saturation down just 1 notch. Don't shoot flat if you do low light stuff. Don't go above ISO 3200. Keep the ISO as low as possible in day light. Lenses I am using are Nikon 35mm F2.8 AI, Nikon 50mm 1.4 AI and Nikon 85mm F2.0 AIS.

The Iscorama is 36mm opening, so no 37mm is fine. This lens goes after the prime like a normal anamorphic. It will be similar to the LA7200 in terms of the image. You might be able to go out to about 18mm on the GH3 with it, maybe wider.

Yes HDMI output from live view has sound. It is on my ProRes files from the HyperDeck. You will be able to use it for monitoring too so the lack of headphone jack is less of an issue.

@ Andrew Lings - You did ask something which was answered very clearly in the first half of the article. Not being rude just asking you to be more diligent before asking questions as it takes me a lot of time to answer a bunch of them every day!   Now hopefully we can go back on topic.

  It does share the same image processor and sensor, yes.

Hmm I don't agree that in every shot that is the case. What happened to the 5D Mark III at 1.25? That bit baffled me and I shot it!

  I'd be upset if a $700 was this close to the $3000 one for video as well!

  You are right but there are other shots where they resolve the same levels of detail.   Not sure why that one is the way it is - maybe the codec on the Nikon got stressed out or something.

HDMi is still at the exploratory stage, and companies like Atomos are doing the same as we are. They might be able to update the firmware on their device to get 24p from the 1080i feed.

  It isn't an excuse. I don't need one to give Canon a hard time.   Facts speak for themselves. 5D Mark III is $3000 and D5200 is $700. Look at the video. They're giving similar results.   I don't shoot with a flat profile on a DSLR it doesn't make sense. You trade important stuff like gradation, good skintones and colour for like ONE STOP extra dynamic range, and increase noise especially in a low light situation. It isn't worth it. Both grade similarly and have similar dynamic range - in the daylight shootout you will see that.   Clean HDMI on the 5D Mark III doesn't yet exist so until that day comes you're just speculating as to what it might be like.