Emanuel

2 minutes ago, Cary Knoop said:

Right!

In fact it takes a lot of powerful lights to make a shot look dark!

 

 

You bet ;-)

14 minutes ago, zetty said:

Apologies for being anal, but "pro level" to me implies a level of expertise. The skills required in different fields are -- well, different, so you cannot universally say that a cinematographer who uses lighting is on a higher level that the one who doesn't (although it might well be the case).

You'll unlikely find no lights setup in a shot into a blockbuster production, as for instance. An events shooter living from his/her craft is as much professional as an acclaimed Academy award filmmaker. Different levels, obviously.

8 minutes ago, zetty said:

Not universally. There are fields where lighting is impractical, impossible or unnecessary.

Sure, "level" in my post also includes that.

Without mention sun, moon, low light from whatever source is light. Exposure is light.

There's no shooting without a lens aperture. And shutter to couple with, of course, where light is always exposed to the sensor in the digital realm.

(if we should express it in this way)

4 hours ago, Dimitris Stasinos said:

I consider G7's footage acceptable at both iso 800 & 1600. What i am waiting for is a m43 camera with acceptable performance at 3200 iso. And as many here have already mentioned not every pro shooter uses lights. 

It depends on the pro level. Anyway... I second your expectations and liking :-)

32 minutes ago, jonpais said:

H265 would be a great option since it will deliver the same image quality at half the bit rate.

My tests haven't proved it at all, but... let it be. Maybe, that's me. I just don't find it in that way :X

http://www.thedigitalcircuit.com/putting-inspire-2s-x5s-camera-paces/

3 hours ago, Andrew Reid said:

Very interesting post Tim.

The first part of it you describe is what I mean when I refer to "honesty". For me, honesty in editorial is about emphasis. You can emphasise the positive or the negative. When you take out the negative, readers switch off and they may as well read the manufacturer's website instead or the box.

There's a new form of advertorial called a 'balanced review', which are actually 80% positive and 20% negative. That the negatives exist at all in these review is seemingly all they require for 'balance' and I've lost count of the number of times people have mistaken a glossy advertorial piece for a 'balanced review'. It's very easy to do. Likewise it's easy to mistake passion and genuine enthusiasm in the product, for selling too. There are camera reviewers that get accused of this a lot.

In the end it comes down to a creative business model which doesn't compromise your content. The mission should be to say anything - even rude things (which often are entertaining and add colour to the debate over a camera) - without links to a manufacturer or PR people.

There are not enough business models being tried where the reviewer is completely unattached to a manufacturer, and whenever they get big enough, out come the offers from the PR people to the reviewer in an attempt to get them to self-censor.

Your point is controversial but quite of an interesting perspective in any case, kudos man! :-)

Still waiting for the promised Osmo going to couple to the X5S...

1 minute ago, Zak Forsman said:

Yeah, I get the same result going to an Odyssey 7Q+. Or "got" I should say. I don't own the GH4s anymore.

Curious... I'd dare to guess on here, studiodc had spotted it: "GH4 recording externally direct to ProRes... might make a difference."

6 minutes ago, Zak Forsman said:

No post funny business with the frame interpolation or blending here. This was straight DCI 4K at true 24.000fps, albeit cropped and scaled to 2K (2048x858).
 

Have you never tested going with ProRes recorded on any external device via HDMI?

2 hours ago, Zak Forsman said:

 

My understanding is that it's a codec issue, but I'm far from an expert. I just know what i see. the GH4 handled it better than most low-cost cameras, but it still often rendered motion with a "doubling" or "tripling" of the fast-motion portions of the image in single frames. It was always easiest to spot on specular highlights on passing cars. Take a look at the car's grill in this image from a clip I shot many moons ago. You see how fast motion in this frame is rendered in three "steps", rather than one smooth motion?

On the whole, this subtly nudges the perception of motion closer to a "video look" (for lack of a better term) when played back at speed. It's something that I don't see on the Alexa (the Mini specifically) or even the BMCC, BMPCC & BMMCC sensors when shooting in RAW. Certainly there are more important considerations than this when choosing a camera -- and many would say this is acceptable -- but given the choice, it's something I try to avoid.

(...) Well, IPB or not, low bit rate doesn't offer miracles. Not good enough is not good enough :-)

2 hours ago, Cinegain said:

Sorry bro! Wish it was true tho! Now I'll still be tempted to give the E-M1 Mark II a spin first.

(Have both the GH4/E-M1 now anyways, one's excellent for video production style shooting, the other is a photography workhorse; might replace both with their respective successor)

I've never found Oly any interesting on video side, well or must I say too much videoish, actually, instead? ;-)

1 hour ago, Orangenz said:

I have more interesting dreams than a camera even on my off days. Now if only you could make them come true.

For sure. But, as same as happens with plots or subplots within an inner theme, so we're talking about cameras -- our POV into this topic, not yachts, jets, jetpack, trips to Mars, right? ; )

E :-)

3 minutes ago, Neumann Films said:

Ha, I wish.  Will be able to say whatever I want on the 4th (i think).

I, aham... we all hope so! ; ) This camera is a dream to become true for first time in decades!!

7 hours ago, Don Kotlos said:

 

Till January 4th I guess these will be the longest 9min & 25sec of my life. 

LOL

Luke, people are all crazy with your NDA... Can't they allow a time for a break? It's Christmas time, after all! :-)

17 hours ago, eric said:

Andrew - If you can't tell the difference between an ad and clearly labeled sponsored content, its on you. DPR is not holding back their critique of products because of brand money. They are literally working hard every day to figure out how to create free content for people in an incredibly difficult market, and have created firewalls you have no clue about to preserve their editorial integrity. Furthermore: cameras are fucking amazing today. You could literally buy the shittiest camera and guess what...its going to shoot amazing photos! And probably video too! It blows my mind that people get drowned in their own nerd juice to the point that they forget how incredible the tools are. Say what you want about the 80D, but the facts are 1) Barney built a fucking boat (and it floated), and 2) alongside a talented group of people, made a great video with just the 80D and hard work, aaaaand 120k people have watched the video, many of them calling it inspirational.  You call yourself a filmmaker, but do you tell stories? Or, deep down, do you know that you simply make videos with sample footage and fear that that's all you've got?    

Who are you?

Well, good luck on finding a good IPS match with similar features... ; )

Apples to Oranges: 49" is not a 65" display; it's a really pity indeed :-D

On 13/11/2016 at 7:32 PM, tugela said:

Unlikely. 4K enabled sets are the bulk of models on sale today. Anyone buying a mid to high end set is going to have a 4K screen. In a few years those will be the only screens you can buy other than bargain basement models. HDR will NOT be a mature feature before 4K is.

Anyone who is buying a new TV and buys a 1080p screen is being very shortsighted.

I concur, except on the HDR part... : )

http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/hdr-tv-high-dynamic-television-explained

https://www.avforums.com/article/what-is-hdr.11039

:-)

On 13/12/2016 at 10:21 PM, Cas1 said:

Hi,

I'm saving up for a G85, and with that I'm looking for a 4k screen.

The screen is going to be used as a monitor for my pc. I like to have 40" +.

My priorities are: 1) viewing angle 2) colour accuracy 3) NON flickering when set to low brightness 4) latency 5) HDR ready

My budget hovers about € 700.

Any recommendations?

- Thanks!

No idea on all from yours. I find the Chinese offer pretty appealing anyways:

https://www.avforums.com/review/hisense-H65m5500-M5500-uhd-4k-hdr-tv-review.12991

Here's an interesting article on topic:

http://interactive.satellitetoday.com/via/april-2016/pay-tv-operators-evolve-to-survive/

4K HDR TV sets, as for instance, are a curious 4K 2.0, not exactly at sea level, IMO.

(PS:) ...and also why your point is pretty accurate, as matter of fact.

2 hours ago, Cary Knoop said:

The content may be (predominantly) displayed on 1080p devices now but obviously content providers make footage not just for viewing in the present time only. 

 

Right. On 4K side, a sort of 35mm standard. But also mainly addressed to the distribution channels our whereabouts are home-based and more internet-centered and focused on Pay-TV, VOD and streaming à la Netflix, more than ever before. Media convergence rules.

I'd even dare to actually state 4K is already now. Even though to still be seen widely spread as broadcasting content inasmuch as mainstream today or for future to come. Time will tell and soon. Once 1080p displays are obsolete. Price policies dictate the market. Faster than the advent of HD, we all can count on it.

E :-)

1 hour ago, Cary Knoop said:

(...)

 if the bad lens can only resolve 2M pixels having a 36M pixel camera is not going to do you any good.

(...)

Well, well. I recall when people were used to infer VHS would limit 35mm footage to 260 lines of resolution as same as any VHS camera back to those 80s. Or as you wish, why to use 4K recording if/when the content is displayed on 1080p. However, we all know the wonders the Nyquist-Shannon sampling theorem has to show on it.

Well, I guess the whole point here is (also) the standpoint that the new model upgrade shan't be the mere introduction of 10-bit 4:2:2 internal recording as 'the' new feature corpse. There must be something more to add it up.

Fellas, in a way or another, he is right :-)