Jaime Valles

2 hours ago, tugela said:

You might want to wait for the camera to actually be sold before getting impatient about no one responding to your questions.

My bad. I thought the camera was already out in the wild, at least in the hands of a few testers.

On 9/19/2016 at 7:04 PM, Jaime Valles said:

Can anyone confirm if one can use the HDMI output to record video clips longer than 30 minutes?

Anyone?

7 minutes ago, Luke Mason said:

Only version II and III support DPAF.

Version III has significantly better optical quality than version II.

Buy what you can afford.

This is really good to know. I think version III is a bit too expensive for me right now, so I'll go with II instead and forget about version I. Thanks so much!

Hello, all. I need to get myself a wide angle zoom lens for my Canon 1DX II, and have been looking at the 16-25mm f/2.8 lenses. They just announced version III of the lens, but it's expensive at $2199:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1274708-REG/canon_ef_16_35mm_f_2_8l_iii.html

There's also version II, which is significantly cheaper at $1449:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/486708-USA/Canon_1910B002AA_EF_16_35mm_f_2_8L_II.html

And finally there's the original version I which goes on Ebay for around $850:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/162200877114?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I'm sure the quality of version III is best, but how bad is version I compared to version II? And would version I work with the Dual-Pixel Auto Focus of the 1DX II? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

3 hours ago, Andrew Reid said:

I ended up getting a 1D X Mark II as well.

It's astoundingly good but it has ONE really surprisingly disappointing aspect - they removed the digital moire filter in 1080p mode - it has more moire than the 5D Mark III and 1D X 1080p. A backward step for 1080/24p full frame. Good job there are plenty of other cameras much cheaper than shoot good full frame 1080p like the A7S!

Nice. Welcome to the club! Looking forward to seeing your review and videos with the 1DX II.

Can anyone confirm if one can use the HDMI output to record video clips longer than 30 minutes?

4K 10-bit 4:2:2 is amazing! However, I need Dual-Pixel Auto Focus in my cameras from now on. If this has movie autofocus that works as well as the 1DX Mk II or 5D Mk IV then I'm definitely buying it. Otherwise, I'll probably stick with Canon for the time being.

Beautifully shot. Well done!

8 hours ago, Hanriverprod said:

 

Damn, that looks fantastic!

Here's the video:

Heheheh...

Some questions:

1. Can it record clips longer than 30 minutes in a row (like a 2 hour uninterrupted event)?
2. Does it have 24p?
3. Will DPAF work with regular Canon EF lenses (like the EF 70-200mm f/2.8L II lens) ?
4. Does it have clean HDMI output for external recording?

If the answer to any of these is "no" then it's definitely not for me. If they're all "yes" then I would be very interested.

1 minute ago, wolf33d said:

You take your photos in live view with a 1dx2 using DPAF instead of the normal AF of the camera?

Not usually, but I wanted to try it out and it worked great. But for stills photos it's better not to shoot in live view mode. The normal AF for stills is ridiculously fast and accurate.

I just got my 1DXmkII a few weeks ago. Haven't had a chance to use it for video much yet, but for photos the DPAF is incredible. I've goofed around at home with shooting video, and the AF is just as good for video. I'm gearing up to use it in a professional gig for video next week and will report back.

This looks like a really useful picture profile. I just might get it for my new 1DX II in a few days. Having never loaded picture profiles onto a Canon camera before, can you tell me how easy it is to switch from one to the other?

22 minutes ago, DBounce said:

Even at $5k, you have to ask if it makes sense to forego the features that the 1DX Mkii bring to the table. 

Exactly. DPAF and 4K 60p make a great case for the 1DX II, even without C-Log.

2 hours ago, DBounce said:

I sense log will soon be an option for the 1DX Mkii

Oh, how I wish this were true! C-Log and removal of the 30 minute record time limit would make it my ideal camera!

38 minutes ago, Luke Mason said:

I thought the whole purpose of long form recording is the ability to leave the camera unattended and focus on framing/audio etc. Now you have to remember to press a button every 30min...

Ideally, yes. But if I'm behind the camera, this at least gives me uninterrupted external recording without the 2-3 second gap I have to deal with now.

It works! I just pressed a button at the 28 minute mark and it kept going longer than 30 minutes! Already at 40 minutes and counting!

3 hours ago, Luke Mason said:

Atomos recorders work very well for long continuous shooting, BUT 1DX II exits liveview every 30min (even when you're not recording) and cuts off HDMI signal, so the longest recording time you get is 30min on external recorder.

Really? I didn't know this. Could you or anyone else with an external recorder and a 1DX II test if you can record longer than 30 minutes? I was about to puchase an Atomos, but not if it won't let me shoot long takes.

Hello, all. I'm trying to figure out ways of extending the recording time of my new 1DX Mark II for long-form events. Since I already have three CFast 2.0 cards for the camera itself, I'm wondering how well the Atomos Ninja Star will work for shooting takes longer than 30 minutes.

Does anyone have any experience with the Ninja Star in event shooting? And do we think there would be any issues using it with a 1DXII? Thanks in advance!

On 7/22/2016 at 9:09 PM, DaveAltizer said:

Yes you can take the battery out. Having the top of the cage screwed into the hot shoe prevents it from twisting. 

Perfect. Thanks!

23 hours ago, DaveAltizer said:

I use the wooden camera dslr cage for my 1dc and love it. Smallrig makes one that's really similar but a lot cheaper. All you need to do is get a 15mm rod to replace the small one this comes with. SMALLRIG® Half-VersaFrame Camera Cage https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011NVXP1A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_Lt8Jxb24DJ98Z

Another question: Can you remove the battery from your 1DC without having to take the camera out of the cage?

Awesome. Does that rig keep the camera from twisting inside the cage?

Agreed. If you're going for a natural look, it needs a lot more red in the image. Unless you were specifically going for the greenish Matrix look, in which case I think that works well. It's hard to tell without context.