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5 hours ago, Xavier Plágaro Mussard said:
That was handheld??
Yes.
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GX85 using the Panny 42.5 f/1.7, a little wobbly but considering its a 85mm equivalent, pretty good. Now I just need to remember to white balance...
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Crappy lighting and limited movement, this may be nominated for worst initial footage, but it's all I have at this point. Shot with the kit lens.
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23 minutes ago, Cinegain said:
Interesting, I thought the X-Pro2 was supposed to be a 'surprisingly capable Super 35mm cinema machine'... it be interesting to learn if you really do like the GX85 more!
Well, the lack of a tiltable screen on the X-Pro2 has been more of an annoyance than I'd hoped, especially for video. 4k, while not huge to me (or my 2011 Macbook Pro, which is choking on 4k files at the moment) is a plus, and mostly, of course, the stabilization.
I've loved the photos I've gotten from the X-Pro2, as well as the excitement I get from using it, but the video has been average looking to me, nothing special- and with my only lens, the Fuji 35 2.0, not particularly steady. Maybe if Fuji were to unlock 4k in the camera to fix all the moire I'd reconsider, but I just have a feeling they won't; there's probably more than they've let on, like heat issues.
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Picked up a GX85 today at Best Buy- they've had them in stock all week! I saw it on their website a few days ago, but assumed it was an error until I called the store and they told me they had two in stock; their website just gave me an error when I tried to order online for pickup.
I'm liking it so far, I think I'm going to return my X-Pro2 I got the other week, I need a proper video camera. I haven't had much of a chance to shoot yet, but I'll post the clips that I have in a bit.
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Brian, you set the camera to focus at infinity and use the range-finder attached in front of the lens to focus.
Got it- didn't realize such an adaptor existed; yeah, when you said rangefinder, I'm thinking you are talking about an optical viewfinder add-on.
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The RX100 IV does have an internal optical 2x zoom that keeps the 4K quality and brings the camera to app. 140mm - but only in film mode, not in other modes like M that maybe most like Andrew are using.
I didn't realize this until you mentioned it- sure enough its there. But it seems that it doesn't have to only be in Movie mode to work, the photo settings just have to be set to JPG vs raw. So for me, I use the 3 memory modes as my movie modes- one for 4k, one for 120fps, and one for 24p HD- each is based off of manual mode, and for any one of those I can change my settings to JPG instead of raw (if I don't plan on shooting stills while filming, which I don't). And then I have the option of the 2x zoom.
It really is the same as just shooting 4k and cropping in in post, but still a nice option to have.
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Would something like the cheaper rangefinder be a good fit on this to get rid of the fly-by-wire focus?
Sorry, I'm still a bit of a noob, but I'm intrigued by this statement, even though I don't totally understand it; what do you mean by this quote?
I know what fly-by-the-wire focus is, but how does rangefinder fit in here?
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Andrew - You shot the footage well and nice comprehensive review. It just lacked that "something" that even the NX1 has. I don't want to harshly call it soulless, but that's what I'm thinking.
I agree, but I think it's more the color grading than anything else, minus the last few shots.
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Coming from my old A7s which started at 1600 in sLog, starting here at 800 is much more manageable. My video above was ISO800 I'm sure, with ND filter on, probably shot at a higher shutter speed, like 1/250 or something, not the usual 1/50 that I would've preferred.
After reading Andrew's newest post about the Mark IV, I went back to check my rx100 and sure enough he's right, I've got my numbers all wrong here- my old A7s started at ISO3200 for sLog2, and the RX100 starts at ISO1600... so my video above is at ISO1600.
sLog2 by default is noisier than others, but not necessarily in a bad way.
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It is only poor in low light. Which is fine, frankly considering how tiny the sensor is compared to a full frame or even a M4/3rd.
I am curious. The Log range starts at ISO800 and has noise by ISO1600. Am I correct? Amd it has 3 ND Filter Settings?
It has only one ND setting, that being on/off; the ND filter is rated for 3 stops, though, if thats what you mean.
At 1600, there may be some noise, but nothing that seems unreasonable or surprising; I mean, at 1600, you're already getting pretty high up there in ISO. Coming from my old A7s which started at 1600 in sLog, starting here at 800 is much more manageable. My video above was ISO800 I'm sure, with ND filter on, probably shot at a higher shutter speed, like 1/250 or something, not the usual 1/50 that I would've preferred.
Still has rolling shutter when shooting 4k (as you can see in my video in some spots), but at 1080 rolling shutter really is absent.
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Score is up 3 points from previous RX100's to a 70- on par with the Canon 7D II and orig 5D.
I love my MarkIV, glad to see it being recognized for the awesome sensor that it has.
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it's a pain.... for video you need to switch to MF, caus in DMF it still runs the zoom, while in Af Mode you can either use DMF or MF to focus. In my opinion, focus peaking and the display does work really BAD
well, of course, if you're shooting video professionally you would never want to use DMF anyway.
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Not RX10mII, but RX100mkIV instead, here are some clips I recorded this weekend.
SLOG2, 24/120/240fps, mostly 1080 but a couple 4k clips downscaled
Also, haven't had any overheating issues with mine as of yet, though I rarely ever get close to five minute clips.
- kaylee, Greg Padgett, amrcg and 1 other
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http://www.eoshd.com/2014/07/25-ways-sony-a7s-trumps-canon-1d-c/
i guess opinions change, but based on the stuff you pointed out there i'd still opt for the a7s, especially given the price :/
Yeah, opinions do change fast at this place. But so does technology, so what are you going to do?
I'm biased because I have a new A7s here with me, Andrew may be biased because he has a new 1D C there with him. Plus I just dislike Canon with a passion, so bias +1.
I need to stop writing and focus on actually using my camera now.
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What reviews? For stills or video?
well, this is one- http://***URL not allowed***/dynamic-range-sony-a7s-vs-arri-amira-canon-c300-5d-mark-iii-1dc-panasonic-gh4/
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By all comparison reviews I've read, the A7s has almost 3 stops more in dynamic range compared to the 1D C, so hearing how the 1D C dynamic range is like that of Blackmagic raw is a little hard to swallow.
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How is 8-bit 4k downscaled to 1080p when it comes to post, like lifting shadows and whatnot? Does h265 help in this regard over h264? Or will it still be at a disadvantage to something like true ProRes?
This camera is damn tempting.
Surely Metabones can come up with some sort of solution for the flange issue? -
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Things are getting interesting. Of course this rumor would resurface just a few days after I ordered my A7...
Well maybe I can sell my pocket cam now instead.
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I'm still a bit puzzled about the mention of full pixel readout, and wonder if that's really the case. Given the fact that we've not seen that feature in any (Sony) camera under $1k, and even those have less megapixels to read. And now they (or just the rumour mill?) claim a $550 entry level consumer model with a 24-megapixel sensor does the same? Doesn't seem to make much sense to me.
Don't the rx100mk3 and the rx10 all have full pixel readout? Granted, not APS-C sensors, but still...
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Why would a camera manufacturer spend time (money) adding more "power" to an older camera that does nothing to pay their bills?
You should ask Fuji why they spent all that time and money to come out with the 2.0 firmware for the x100 last year- a full year and a half after that camera was discontinued. Or why all the new features and improvements that came with that firmware weren't around when the camera first came out?
Because sometimes it takes programmers time to get things right. And also because doing thing like that build a loyal fan base.
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One thing I'm not reading anywhere, that probably makes it impossible to handle 4K, is that it doesn't support UHS-3 speed SD Cards. Or does it?
It wouldn't have to be UHS-3 would it? The Sandisk Extreme Pro card I use in my BM Pocket cam isn't UHS-3, and that handles raw like a champ- and raw is way more bandwidth than 200mbs 4k.
Panasonic GX80 - 5 Axis IBIS works on video!
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Yeah, I guess it does, the camera is pretty damn impressive.
Also, that lens, the 42.5mm, does have Panasonic's 'POWER OIS', vs the older "MEGA OIS"- so that combined with the camera's stabilization seems to be pretty killer.