Andrew Reid

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Japan’s national broadcast corporation NHK has developed a large CMOS 8K sensor for Super Hi Vision.

At 21.5mm x 12.1mm it is the size of Super 35mm when cropped to 16:9, and does 120fps at a resolution of 7680 x 4320.

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Although the Canon 24mm F1.4L and Samyang 24mm F1.4 are superb lenses, the Canon is $1500 and the Samyang $800. Here EOSHD goes hands-on with 4 more affordable fast wides for the 5D Mark II. They are especially cheap if you pick them up used on eBay.

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[url="http://www.canonrumors.com/2012/02/the-next-5d-on-february-2728-2012-cr3/"]Canon Rumors have confirmed some of the specs and the release date[/url] of the long awaited 5D Mark 3. The leak is given their highest CR3 rating.

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Cinema just underexposes basically, to protect highlights. But the way it does so reduces tonality and dynamic range. You are far better off using Smooth with a lower ISO. The GH2 has trouble enough with crushed blacks and the Cinema film mode makes that worse.

Hi Alberto. I'm afraid I don't really shoot in 1080/50i mode so can't suggest a patch for it. Mine work in 24p mode.

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With the newly released GH2 1.11 hack, the small GF2 is now also hackable. This camera also does 1080/25p inside a 1080i wrapper, and features a similar image processing chip and encoder to the GH2. Could it be a bargain GH2 alternative? EOSHD takes a look.

Meanwhile Magic Lantern continues to improve. There’s current a brute force testing approach which according to Alex of Magic Lantern may “unlock many things that previously were thought to be impossible or very hard” like anamorphic preview and clean HDMI out.

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Nostalgic and a slightly warmer than normal white balance will help match your GH2 to the 5D Mark II. Generally.

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Great News !
Will you update your GH2 Patch Vault page ?
or does the intra testing 88 (F settings) still work along with the new hack?
Thanks for your answer.
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All the current patches still work. I will add one for 25p though.

Thanks for the info FilmMan.

I'm following this closely.

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Vitaliy Kiselev has just released a new version of the GH2 hack, PTools v3.64d for the new Panasonic V1.11 firmware.

The latest version of PTools also supports the GF2, adds more AVCHD related patches and brings improvements to certain existing GH2 patches.

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Nice choice! And you'll get plenty of use out of it until the GH3 which isn't due until the end of the year now.

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So I guess the profile I posted here didn't improve the video quality for the nex 7?

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I'll be testing it, thanks.

Some thoughts on your Samyang or Nokton dilemma...

Of course it isn't wide angle on the GH2.

The Nokton is sharper in the centre at F1.4 but softer in the corners compared to the Samyang.

The Nokton is smaller and an all metal construction.

It is faster, at F0.95 but costs more.

It comes down to budget. The Samyang will give a roughly similar result to the Nokton at F1.4, F2. But both are not exactly cheap lenses. As a fast portrait lens on the GH2, I'd go for a decent 35mm F1.4 or F2 instead and save a bundle of cash. If you don't mind the longer focal length the Olympus 45mm F1.8 is also very nice.

No affect on stills whatsoever.

Nope, that is NEX 7.

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As good as Canon’s renowned 24mm F1.4L? From Samyang? Maybe the title of the lens gives us a clue… AS IF.

In turns out those misguided initials aren’t such a bad omen but the lens – at $850 / £550 has some price competition from the much cheaper Sigma 24mm F1.8.

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tjbates05 - Yes OLED is the future of monitoring. Far superior to IPS LCD. Much more like CRT and plasma in terms of the accuracy of colour and contrast.

AZVideo - my first impressions of the NEX 7 summed up what you get over the NEX 5N for the extra dosh. Check it out, I've added a link at the bottom of the review.

HDMI is not clean you always have a black bar at the side with info in it.

Patrick - yes tried the Iscorama 36 with wider lenses and it goes to 35mm on the GH2. Not shot with it at 35mm on the NEX 7 yet though.

cls105 - there is no Ex Tele crop mode on the NEX unfortunately.

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The NEX 7 is a beautifully designed high end mirrorless camera with probably the most advanced CMOS sensor Sony have ever produced. As a stills camera it is superb (if you don’t mind adapting glass and manually focussing – because the current E-mount lens range is somewhat limited).

But does it topple the Panasonic GH2 and Canon 5D Mark II for video?

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NEX 7 review coming very soon, it is taking a bit longer to cover absolutely everything on this one. But will be worth the wait.

Also I am working on the 5D Mark II anti-moire filter review as well as Samyang 24mm F1.4 so busy time here at EOSHD HQ behind the scenes!!

Certainly interesting. I will be testing this.

I love the latest update for Unified on the 5D Mark II. Working very nicely now.

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A rumour surfaced today (which was given the 2nd highest rating of plausibility by [url="http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sr4-nex-f3-and-new-nex-camcorder-coming-soon/"]Sony Alpha Rumors[/url]) that Sony have a new NEX video product to come before NAB.

Sony have confirmed they are strengthening the NEX range more than intended this year on the back of very strong sales.

So as well as new lenses on the roadmap will we see a new video camera?

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In Berlin on the u-bahn. More soon.

Nice idea, I like Joseph's music - used it before on one of my videos in Berlin https://vimeo.com/22806106

Has he got a new album out?

Yes that adapter (which I co-designed) is necessary for the anamorphic LOMOs to focus.

However It took me over a year to get a usable LOMO that would do so!

It is a hard challenge and good ones are very rare.

Unless you have a lot of patience and find a good deal, go for an Iscorama instead. They are just... more practical.

One thing is for sure - the flare is better on the LOMOs - unbeatable in fact.

1080i from 30p sensor output at 20Mbit  ???

I won't be buying one because of that alone.

Also the sensor is not that much better than the one in the GH2 or so I have heard. All this is a shame because the design is lovely, but does it offer anything new apart from the great stabilisation and an OLED screen? No I don't think so. And the EVF in the NEX 7 is far better not to mention a better sensor.