Andrew Reid

A cheaper 5D Mark III from Canon [img]http://www.eoshd.com/comments/uploads/inline/1/5053770367ae6_canon6d.jpg[/img] I very much doubt video will be improved but the price should be more attractive. Thanks Photo Rumors http://photorumors.com/2012/09/14/pictures-of-the-canon-eos-6d-and-powershot-s110-cameras

[quote name='Steven Phipps' timestamp='1347646012' post='18025'] thanks guys. andrew do u think we ll be dealing with shipping delays again like w gh2? or were they strictly earthquake related woes? [/quote] For reference, related to your earlier question about AF... Contrast detect AF on the GH3 is faster than the Nikon D3's phase detect. The only flaw of CD AF is if you have a very low contrast area of the image which you're trying to lock focus onto, you will get some hunting.

The GH2 shipping woes weren't Earthquake related, more mundane than that - they allocated more units to Europe and Asia than the US. Mirrorless hasn't gone well in the US. Blame the people who see a BIG camera and think it is BETTER. Max... How is 72mbit too low for ALL-I? Trust me on that, it isn't low. I did love the OM-D in-body stabilisation. IS is important for some people but I prefer to shoot handheld with a shoulder mounted rig, the results are better than with IS.

Contrast detect AF will work for that, but you'd be wise to wait like the rest of us before knowing for sure. AF on the GH3 will be fastest CD AF ever invented but you're always better doing MF for reliability.

Time for the GH3 discussion to go in main thread I think.

Eh?? The hack never added 25p in 1080p. Also it is still 4-2-0 8bit with or without the hack and it doesn't put paid to filmmaking at all. I have learnt from experience that Vitaliy Kiselev is an overrated nasty little guy. I won't be hacking the GH3. No need to. I won't be hanging around his forum, he's unpleasent. The hack is overrated. It was nice on the GH1, it genuinely fixed that codec mud.

[quote name='markm' timestamp='1347634720' post='17991'] No offence intended. My perspective is from making films. Not consumer stuff. The GH2 was perfectly adequate without the hack for me to shoot test stuff rehearsals BUT the hack makes it usable at a professional level within its limitations. As far as the camera without the hack is concerned to my mind its unusable professionally.[/quote] Far too much credit given to the hack there and not enough to the actual pros and shooters who use the GH2. The hack didn't magically turn the GH2 into a professional camera. Basically the main benefit of the hack is less compression and ALL-I. Image quality wise, the difference is actually quite subtle between the hacked GH2 and out of the box GH2 for most normal locked down shots. If you are throwing the camera around with a high shutter speed then yes, the image holds onto more detail whilst moving wildly. I also think motion in All-I looks subtly better. So yes the hack has merit but the difference is a lot smaller than you think.

It is both the sensor and image processor. Frame rate depends on how fast the data comes off the sensor and how fast it can be processed.

Lightpainter - your posts are unreadable. What are you on? I appreciate English possibly isn't your first language but please try and find a way to be clear otherwise you will have to go elsewhere, sorry.

[url="http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/gh3-front-back-boosted.jpg"][img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/gh3-front-back-boosted-660x382.jpg[/img][/url] [i]Above - the new GH3 (click image to enlarge)[/i] First sample videos will be uploaded here - [url="https://vimeo.com/groups/gh3"]https://vimeo.com/groups/gh3[/url] The GH3 will be revealed on Monday September 17th at a Panasonic press conference in Cologne, home of this year's Photokina 2012. EOSHD will be there when the show opens on Tuesday to get all the juicy hands-on details. http://www.eoshd.com/content/8976/the-panasonic-gh3-calls-to-explorers

There's must be something about engineering a full frame sensor that makes it impossible to do one that has proper 1080p and no moire. So far we seem to get aliasing and moire but proper resolution (D800) or no aliasing and moire but mushy detail (5D Mark III). Bullshit. With this Sony I am not too hopeful from the early looks... But still very important not to pass judgement yet.

Canon should give them full access to the libraries and support. Whether or not they approve it officially the project exists and people like it.

[quote name='Per Lichtman' timestamp='1347423336' post='17806'] That seems like it would remain to be seen. The 5DMkIII uses an SLR design - when it shooting video, the light transmission should be more effective than with a partially reflective mirror. Some of the previous Sony designs took an ISO hit because of this. It would of course be great if it could match the 5DMkIII, but the assumption is not affirmed by the data so far. If the sensors seem equal, then the mirror-design could be a differentiating factor in terms of ISO performance, so the Sony sensor would seem to have to work harder to match the performance. It will be interesting to see how it turns out. :) [/quote] From initial samples it would appear you may be right :)

[url="http://www.magiclantern.fm/whats-new/78-articles/news/137-first-alpha-version-for-5d-mark-iii"]Go here to download the file (you must be a donator to access it, large or small it doesn't matter)[/url] The first Alpha version of the 5D Mark III Magic Lantern port has been outed. 5D Mark III owners can give it a go. I am going to try it myself (thanks Alex). The initial feature-set is quite small, and there's no bitrate tweaks yet. These will be added later by the test and development team step by step once they are seen to be stable.

[url="http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sony-a99-lcd.jpg"][img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sony-a99-lcd.jpg[/img][/url] Sony seem to have worked hard in optimising the A99 for video, and not just stills only. Point by point, EOSHD takes a first glance at the official information...

[url="http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sony-a99.jpg"][img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sony-a99.jpg[/img][/url] Continuously updated... My thoughts in a moment Sony Introduces New Full-Frame α99 Camera with Translucent Mirror Technology and Dual AF System Flagship α A-mount camera delivers new levels of image quality, focus capabilities and video performance SAN DIEGO, Sept 12, 2012 – Sony’s long awaited α99 digital camera sets a new performance standard for professional-class DSLRs, combining all of the benefits of full-frame imaging with the responsiveness and speed of Translucent Mirror Technology.

45mb/s is not enough you need a 95mb/s card ideally. The noisier the image the more data is used to store it. A noisy image is a detailed one, more variation from pixel to pixel, not as many smooth areas of one colour, etc. If you're using a hack which has crazy high bitrates then 70% of that bitrate is going to be used to store noise! Either try the faster card or try a lower bitrate in PTools like 60Mbit, it shouldn't affect image quality too much. My GH2 book tells you how to set individual parameter in PTools to make your own custom hack, it is pretty straight forward.

Considering the Dell was half the price, that had a lot to do with it. I compared the 27" Cinema Display and iMac directly to the Dell before buying it. The blacks and contrast of the Apple displays have a slight edge. But most of that comes from the glossy finish so it has the draw back of your ugly mug mirrored in it. The Dell is a matte finish. Colour was slightly more vibrant on the Apple, but the Dell is also very good in this regard. Backlight uniformity is definitely better on the Apple screens though, that is one weakness of the Dell. Broadly speaking they are in the same league. Apple's stuff is pricey though for the little bit better image, and the glossy screen I am not a huge fan of. The U2711 and Cinema Display are both high end displays, they are a big leap in terms of resolution, contrast and colour from your average monitor.

With all version 1.0 products in the history of time, they by their very nature have flaws. It is is up to us to find them and I feel Philip did a good job of finding the ones this has. All good feedback for Blackmagic to act on when it comes to camera 2.0. Already they have acted with the mount issue. The only thing I would have liked to have seen Philip cover is raw and how it grades. I am sure there is more dynamic range in the raw than in ProRes and I'd have shot it raw and transcoded to 2.5K ProRes to avoid the pink and give my eyes a feast on my Dell U2711. Apart from that it was a nice looking piece, sensitively shot.

Box is really nice. When I get mine delivered like Michael Lee above, I am sure you will enjoy the coverage Jeff. [img]http://www.eoshd.com/comments/uploads/inline/1/504dc652153d3_7944018216_8e0898896b_n.jpg[/img]

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Simco123, I don't think the problem is EF mount Blackmagic cameras sitting on the shelf. The problem is how to make enough of them! Also there's a lot of people with Canon glass who will still be better off with the EF mount. You can't use Canon glass on the MTF version as there's no way to control the aperture. Unless you count a third party adapter. Birger? Good luck.

The parts are coming in slower than expected. To ship a grand total of 8 cameras to the USA after over a month of production at the factory has me a little worried at [i]how[/i] slow! Yes I agree that [i]part[/i] of the reason for the mount change is to shift some pre-orders and expectations to 2013. Notice that 31st of December is mentioned as the earliest possible shipping date - so essentially it is a 2013 camera now for the MTF version, and I'm expecting demand to outstrip supply of the EF version until the end of 2012. They are like gold dust!

B&W filmmaking isn't a niche!

Is it still 'a marketing concept' Jeff or did I miss something? When I get mine and you are still shooting your upscaled 720p H.264 mush at 8bit do feel free to join the 6 month long waiting list. :)