Andrew Reid

[html][img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nikon-j1-c-mount-lens.jpg[/img] Consumer 4K is on the way, it is now as inevitable as the first 1080p stickers were on your TVs and cameras of 5 years ago. In an [url="http://***URL removed***/articles/6531373190/interview-tetsuya-yamamoto-of-nikon"]interview[/url] with DPReview, Nikon’s Tetsuya Yamamoto says that the Nikon J1′s (Aptina produced) sensor is already capable of a 4K horizontal resolution in video mode (although he doesn’t reveal the vertical resolution which I suspect would be lower than 2K). [url="http://www.eoshd.com/content/6983/nikon-may-add-4k-video-to-future-cameras-j1-sensor-already-capable/"]Read full article[/url] [/html]

[quote author=rj link=topic=218.msg1557#msg1557 date=1327698859] There's so many camera angles to look at in the "WHY" video including many wide shots. There's cars, kayak, road signs, metal watches, many fabrics, hairs etc.. I can't see any aliasing or moire. A lot of shots in this video would have looked terrible on 5D and they look incredible here. [/quote] Said it before, will say it again. WHY was SOFT! Incredibly so. Just take a wide frame grab from WHY and compare it to something you've shot at wide angle on the GH2. Massive difference.

Some lovely shots in there mate!!

They can't update the C300. The sensor isn't capable of 4K. Yes it is a 4K sensor but the pixels resolve colour (red, blue, green) and when combined without interpolation produce perfect 1080p. It is designed for that, and not 4K. No firmware / codec issue can turn it into a 4K video feed.

The analogy is very poor because word processing and binding techniques add nothing to writing. Gear is part of the language of cinema. The lens, the camera, 8mm - for example - is a shooting style. Each has its own feel, its own soul, its own poetry to add to the story. I really do get tired of hearing that it is all about the content, it plainly isn't.  :-X

You are defiantly missing shallow DOF and low light performance at anything other than wide angle. The 20mm will be a good buy, but there are other alternatives. 25mm F1.4 c-mounts 35mm F2 Canon FD 35mm F1.4 Samyang 25mm Lumix Leica F1.4 Voigltander Nokton 25mm F1.4 Lots of others... Search between 25mm and 35mm on eBay with aperture better than or equal to F2. The 20mm pancake is very good, but quite clinical - not as characterful in the bokeh department as others.

Yep. You need a copy of the 1.0 firmware, and to load that onto the GH2 the normal way. Then apply the PTools hack and load the firmware. I tried it, works fine.

It shows an intent. Hopefully, the execution of it will be sooner rather than later!

Very interesting, thank you for bringing this here... Did you find anything else filed by Canon, published on the 26th January?

[html][img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/canon-4k-eos-dslr.jpg[/img] Canon are developing their own RAW codec for 2K and 4K video. In a patent filed in July 2010 and published yesterday, Canon describe a codec which stores raw sensor data from a 12bit high resolution RGB sensor with Bayer colour filter array. [url="http://www.eoshd.com/content/6976/canon-developing-4k-raw-video-format/"]Read full article[/url] [/html]

ALL of it?  ::)

Didn't Sony collaborate with Zeiss, not Leica? Panasonic collaborate with Leica. Make a good enough product and you will be taken seriously, who gives a shit if the Japanese industry doesn't take you seriously? If a new Japanese company entered the photographic market and outsold Canon, wouldn't they be taken seriously? Sony bought Minolta because they needed the expertise.

[quote author=burrencrawler link=topic=184.msg1526#msg1526 date=1327597046] Is there a chance that the aliasing/moire/pixel downscaling problems could be fixed by firmware updates? [/quote] Very unlikely because it is more likely to be a sensor / hardware issue, and the firmware fix would have to be very low level and fundamental change. Even if Canon could fix it this way, they wouldn't. They'd have it better out of the box in the first place if it was just a small programming change.

[quote author=sandro link=topic=218.msg1528#msg1528 date=1327603066] Why doesn't that apply to Panasonic? [/quote] Because they make their own sensors. What is being implied is that Nikon need Sony to produce their CMOS sensors, and Sony won't allow them competitive video. Not a view I share, but cannot be discounted completely.

[quote author=mozes link=topic=218.msg1525#msg1525 date=1327595827] doesent looks so bad to me.... [url=http://youtu.be/ijXE32V8HEE]http://youtu.be/ijXE32V8HEE[/url] [/quote] Looks terrible. Aliasing all over the place. Soft detail. It is nowhere near the GH2 level, it looks like a full frame D7000. How sad.

Original footage kindly posted by Sara here [url=http://www.eoshd.com/comments/index.php/topic,210.0.html]http://www.eoshd.com/comments/index.php/topic,210.0.html[/url]

[quote author=Simco123 link=topic=218.msg1515#msg1515 date=1327564292] I think it is a mixture of patent agreement and Japanese protectionism. Downscaling is effectively crippling therefore the quality is going to be poor. Appears Nikon D4 was allowed clean HDMI because the video is going to be crippled or downscaled and will not compete against the true high end video cameras. [/quote] Why would Nikon cripple it? They don't HAVE any high end video cameras!!

[quote author=tungah link=topic=218.msg1511#msg1511 date=1327539061] You pre-ordered a $6000 DSLR primarily for video when there is the Sony FS100 for $4700 (B&H)? Why? This is not a cynical question. I really wanna know. [/quote] I prefer DSLRs because the form factor is smaller, better to handle than the FS100, less complicated, less intrusive for kind of shooting I do (especially, say, in a temple in Asia). Also the D4 is full frame and will be extraordinary in low light. Also the FS100 doesn't do stills. Alas it looks like it is not to be. Next great hope for 2012 is 1DX and 5D3.

[html][img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/nikon-d4-video-still.jpg[/img] Nikon are taking pre-orders for the D4. But based on the sample videos so far, if you are interested in using one for video I’d hold off. It puzzle me why Nikon would want to put out such poor quality files for prospective D4 owners. I can’t imagine Nikon taking a bunch of  640×480 JPEGs and claiming these are representative of the amazing output of their new DSLR so why do it with video? [url="http://www.eoshd.com/content/6961/why-does-nikon-think-this-is-acceptable-video-quality-on-a-6000-flagship-dslr/"]Read full article[/url] [/html]

The Leica 25mm. The zoom has a overall far worse feel in terms of image quality, because it is poor in low light and less capable of depth of field. The varying focal length gives you a lack of 'visual focus' when out on a shoot, you end up concentrating more on the shots with the prime.

Of the Zeiss glass, the 25mm was a rare mediocre lens but to be honest for the price on eBay it is great. I really am not that convinced about using expensive full frame wide angle glass solely on the GH2. It can only be truly useful for those who have full frame (or plan to buy one in the future) and a crop sensor camera like the GH2. If you only plan to use your lenses on the GH2, the Leica/Voigtlander will be just as good, and more compact. PS, Sara... I'll let you in on a secret. Panasonic provide 90% of the Aspherical elements in worldwide lens production  8)

[quote author=P4INKiller link=topic=216.msg1498#msg1498 date=1327509876] Sexy! Wonder how it would hold up against the Panaleica 25mm, optically. I'd much rather go for this along with an adapter. [/quote] Not really an apples to apples comparison here. The Leica is for a crop sensor, the Samyang is for full frame. If you plan to use it only on the GH2 there are better alternatives around, like that Leica Lumix and the Voigtlander Nokton 25mm F0.95 Only on full frame is the 'fast wide' look with this lens doable, and that makes it worth buying - as a true wide angle, not as a portrait equivalent on the GH2.

[quote author=Chris Mann link=topic=216.msg1497#msg1497 date=1327509847] Looks like an interesting lens. However the Sigma 24mm F1.8 sells for £429, is also full-frame compatible, and gets you AF if you want it, with only a slightly slower maximum aperture. I have one and it's a nice lens. [/quote] I have that as well, it is very good for the money. Often they can be picked up around £250 second hand as well. Bargain. It will be interesting to compare the two. The sharpness of Samyang's 35mm F1.4 was astounding wide open. The Sigma is pretty soft in comparison.

It would be more future proof if you plan to buy a Nikon. Canon lens to Nikon doesn't go but the other way round does. On mirrorless, both will work.

[html][img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/samyang-24mm-sample-1.jpg[/img] UPDATE: The lens is now available from Samyang’s international dealer based in Poland. [url="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574929666&toolid=10001&campid=5336727214&customid=&icep_item=330681926543&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg"]Buy it now[/url][img]http://rover.ebay.com/roverimp/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=2&pub=5574929666&toolid=10001&campid=5336727214&customid=&item=330681926543&mpt=[CACHEBUSTER][/img] The new full frame Samyang 25mm F1.4 ED AS UMC will be released in the first week of February according to Samyang’s official Facebook page, where the first samples images have also been posted. [url="http://www.eoshd.com/content/6965/samyang-reveal-24mm-f1-4-availability-and-pricing-sample-images/"]Read full article[/url] [/html]