Andrew Reid

How dependant on coding is Unity? Do you need to learn a language or is it more of lego kit of existing libraries and engines that you can build a game or immersive 3D environment with?

It's not the case with digital where it is about how much light the sensor absorbs, not just how much light the lens is projecting. You can still have a noisy image at F1.2 It is up to the sensor to gather the light projected onto it. Some sensors like the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K with global shutter have a lot of front-side mounted circuitry that get in the way of using more of the available surface area for the diodes and microlenses. Of course in video we also need to take into account exposure times, frame rates, etc. because higher ISOs to compensate for higher frame rates, shorter exposures, result in less signal to noise ratio, thus less light in the end result. Nothing boring about the any camera let alone one as capable as the GH5 if you have good subject material to shoot and the right light. The full frame look is popular because like slow-mo it adds a special sauce to mundane scenes... that is the look of the lenses at fast apertures on a large sensor can be very beautiful. So to increase sensor size again with medium format does the same but more. Alas it still will depend on the talent behind the camera and what you're shooting, as any camera no matter how capable can be used in unappealing ways! I've seen enough puke HDR landscape shots from a GFX 100 to know that the camera's usually not to blame!!

I have always been curious to check out the Unreal Engine. Emulating a lens, a camera, lights, all so advanced now in game engines. Will be interested to see what you discover, software and hardware wise. There are a big studios in Australia now that really push the boat out and make all sorts. Dare say they can sell a lot of their virtual assets to other studios as well! Virtual production asset marketplace anyone?

What do you mean when you say "magical"? It's a bit of a strange word you can read all sorts of meanings into. Also you have to take the lenses together with what sensor size they look most interesting on. Oddly enough a lot of my full frame lenses look more interesting on a GFX camera even though they're designed for a full frame sensor. Some look better, some don't work. Likewise, put the vintage Canon Dream Lens 50mm F0.95 on Micro Four Thirds and the magical look is lost. Larger sensors have magical technical properties as well. More light gathering abilities per exposure, and usually higher dynamic range in RAW. That's not to say you can't fake it with smaller sensors by combining multiple frames like smartphones do and other advanced DR and noise reduction techniques, but the larger the sensor the cleaner the image all else being equal. GFX for me is magical, it has a different look with ALL of my lenses compared to full frame. Of course I have more lenses designed for full frame but the fun is in trying these on an even larger sensor, and capturing images with a look I've simply not been able to do before. I hope we can think in terms of matching lenses to cameras, not in basic terms of tech specs or shallow DOF. There are beautiful lenses and looks on ALL formats. Even smartphones with their computational optics and apps. Kern Switar 26mm F1.1 I would never trade in just because it only covers a relatively small Super 16mm sensor. The look is special. Canon Dream Lens I would never sell because it vignettes on medium format GFX mount. Medium format I would never give up because that's unique as well. So yes there is magic about a certain sensor size - both creative magic and technical - and in certain lenses when combined with particular sensor sizes. Please do not listen to the click weasels and their oversimplification equivalence BS.

The people in the comments section have spoken and this is our nominated substitute for Chris Nickel-and-dime.

Yeah, a gross over simplification in order to generate clicks. It is the job of people like DPReview to break the surface and expand the knowledge of those in the market for gear. It's incredibly depressing to see the sheep in the YouTube comments. The same people who rave about full frame Sony this and Canon that, all seem to buy the Chris & Jordan line that sensor size doesn't matter and it all looks the same. Why aren't they all shooting with a GoPro then! I really don't believe DPR are this stupid and I think it could be a ploy. They are either doing this on purpose to create controversy, discussion and attention, or pandering to their vast majority of readers who own Sony & Canon full frame or APS-C cameras. If Amazon sells more of those, DPR has done its job. GFX and medium format users probably don't need to read DPReview anyway for advice on sensor size! Especially not when it's this wrong. The F3.5 vs F1.8 shit is what really gets me. It's like comparing the top speed of a Ferrari and a family run-around, but never accelerating past 30mph... then claiming they are the same! WTF! It's impossible to satire it. It even feels stupid criticizing it because in order to do so you have to point out such blindingly obvious stuff! Every time Chris and Jordan recommend a full frame camera over micro four thirds from now on I will remind them of this video.

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Decided to pick one of these up for about 800 euros in Berlin off Amazon. It's good! Premium Apple-like build quality. 100% Display P3 gamut. HDMI input. Thin as a tablet. Two USB C inputs, powers over a single one, built in battery too. Adds touch screen capabilities to Mac OS, PC, etc. Bit like a Surface Pro but tethered to your desktop or laptop. It is pretty unique on the market. Of course the generic 1080p LCD models are much much cheaper at $200 but where's the fun in those?! 🙂

"Nothing unique or special about the look" "They are all equivalent... APS-C, full frame, medium format" *Stops down GFX lens to F3.5...."Same look to DOF as APS-C at F1.8" FUCK When camera store salesman become an authority on photography and video... You get this! Widespread misinformation. Sad to see how many people in the YouTube comments just accept it. Stopping down a medium format camera and then complaining it can't do anything different to an APS-C model at F1.8???? Put a Minolta MD 58mm F1.2 on APS-C, full frame and medium format and tell me they all look equivalent! With same lens, look would be completely different on all 3. Equivalency is being taken to mean there is no difference in the look of different camera formats. It completely ignores the fact that lenses are matched to sensor size. If you take one designed for one format and apply it to another, it looks different! I wouldn't be surprised if they punted this out just to generate the heat. It is after all quite chilly in Canada.

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I see it repeated a lot that heat held the EOS R5 back. Did you not witness the explosive climax of the story though? With the battery pull trick, timers, not reading temp until a firmware update, 2 hours of continuous 8K, Philip bloom's cats escaping a fire, Magic Lantern, EXIF data, wi-fi apps and all the rest? How can people be so forgetful?!

It's here https://www.eoshd.com/eoshd-pro-color-5/ Looking at that comparison of the default Sony profiles above, looks like one still needs it 🙂 Although ITU-709 brings out an appealing paleness and ACES looks decently flattering!

Dark times for Canon and the camera business https://www.eoshd.com/news/canon-facing-unprecedented-difficulties-shuts-down-massive-factory/ Just closed their massive factory in China. It produces 13 million lenses in one year... in a pandemic year (2020) no less. The chip shortage on top of the pandemic really seems to becoming a deafening crisis for camera makers. Smartphones remain the biggest threat, but never before has Canon felt the need to close a factory of this size, established for 32 years! Hope the employees can get a better job elsewhere and that they are treated respectfully during the termination process.

The 29 movies listed here https://ymcinema.com/2022/01/13/oscars-2022-the-cameras/

Interesting to see this trend. LOMO anamorphic gets a nod! Cameras used though not so interesting, a lot of ARRI as usual!

My mistake, I missed it. All 3 modules work including the 5x optical and all in 4K, albeit with very slightly different aspect ratios

It would also be good if the dev could enable RAW on the secondary cam modules. Would love to see the 5x periscope on P40 Pro spring into life. Would be like having a S16mm turret again.

There's an android powered Samsung APS-C camera with NX mount, would be interesting if the developer could support that - probably only in 1080p but worth a go surely 🙂 I think the old Android versions lack the recent API that supports raw even in stills mode though, so that might hold the older stuff back. LG V50 should be ok, but I think for same price you can get a better main sensor.

I hadn't realised it until you pointed it out, but Z9 is indeed 1340g which is on par with a D5 at 1400g and even more than S1H at 1150g! That's some heavy mirrorless camera. Hopefully they will trickle down ProRes and internal raw to a Z8 which will be a nice upgrade from a Z6. Have you considered getting a GH6?

Do you know if the raw compression real-time or applied to the DNG when you convert in-app? RAW12 = 12bit?

Looks nice Show us some results 🙂

Went out to test a few shots in low light This one is ISO 1400: Didn't do any grading other than slight contrast bump in Adobe Camera Raw For a smartphone tis good ISOs over 1250 used to be completely unusable in stills mode let alone 4K video!! Going to see if 4K/120fps RAW works next.

CM1 is outdated now because of Android 4.0, so very little will work. Although it has the 1.0 type sensor and uses all of it, it's quite an old sensor in video terms with no 4K at normal frame rates. It maxes out at 15fps. So the slow sensor and slow processor, and lack of computational imaging, frame merging, or advanced HDR capabilities really hold it back. In some instances an iPhone from 2 or 3 years ago will beat it for stills, and certainly for video. So take a look at the latest Xiaomi and OnePlus stuff instead 🙂

Mi 10 is the cheap alternative. Usually on eBay for under $300 It shoots near identical video specs to the Mi 11 Ultra including 8K but the sensor is a bit smaller and lacks the periscope 5x folding optics. Sensor still massive compared to an iPhone though. I've been very impressed with it in 10bit 6K LOG and 8K H.265. The mc24 app is a good place to start for high bitrate video. Not tested the RAW app with it yet but will do soon.

Still playing around with it. It's got some mojo.