Brian Williams

47 minutes ago, Brother said:

Fuji giveth and fuji taketh away... IBIS jumping have been replaced with micro jitters in the 1.02 firmware and it ain't pretty. XF35/1.4 with IBIS only, no DIS or boost. 25 fps h264 200mbit. Watch in full screen to better see the jitter.

 

In fairness though, I've only gotten good results with IBIS on X-T4 with IBIS Boost On, I never turn it off, even if I am panning.

6 hours ago, josdr said:

fuji should release a decent update for the X-T3.. It is getting ridiculous by this stage... And with so many new cameras incoming, it will buy them a lot of goodwill, when new Fuji bodies come...

What is getting ridiculous? There have been so many great firmware updates for the X-T3 over the past two years. At some point you have to expect the old cameras to stop getting new features.

Also, just saw in the Cinema 5D article (I know, I know...) that “SIGMA has confirmed that implementing a LOG picture profile for enhanced Dynamic Range and greater creativity when coloring is not possible in this camera due to technical limitations. Turning “off” the color processing (Picture Mode off) is seemingly as close as one will get.”

Just seeing the name of this camera printed here puts me in a bad mood; I was one of those early adopters that had it for a month when it first came out, took on a trip to Denmark even, and returned it harder than any camera I’ve ever returned before, it left such a bad taste in my mouth. It’s marketed as a hybrid camera, yet the AF was abysmal for stills, like really bad, like it makes the Blackmagic cameras seems like they have dual pixel AF. I was ok with not being able to playback CDNG in-camera (I was used to that from my early BMPCC days). But the aliasing, the unforgivable act of using a non-articulating screen, the waste of time they spend making those stupid “Cinema” color profiles and the stupid waste of button real estate spent on them as well, the fact that you couldn’t easily switch between Cine and Stills mode without ALL your settings (shutter, iso) carrying over as well, it all left me with such disdain for Sigma.

(They did release 3D models of the camera which allowed me to 3D print a hand grip, that was pretty cool actually).

So, like most, I returned the camera, only to read them announce this upcoming firmware which would include Cinemagraphs (hahaha), and ProRes RAW... The Z6 getting ProRes RAW was a pretty exciting read. The Sigma FP on the other hand, the camera that already records raw onto a $70 SSD, hmm, not quite sure this is something this camera was calling out for in the first place. But I guess someone, somewhere, can import footage easier now, is that the advantage? Great use of 8 months of firmware update time Sigma!

3 hours ago, Video Hummus said:

Honestly looks like a LUMIX Alpha (DfD edition!)

but with competent IBIS.

Not sure why you would buy this over ZV-1 if it doesn’t have 10-bit vlogl. EM5III seems like a better buy. 

It doesn’t even have IBIS it turns out, just some hybrid EIS+OIS system. 

Well said Andrew.

6 hours ago, Geoff CB said:

Also disappointed that he neglected to turn off sharpening on the Nikon. He sure did complain a ton about something that can be turned off on the camera.

Interesting, I was thinking about that as I watched the video, I assumed it wasn't something Nikon allows you to change. Sloppy.

2 hours ago, MeanRevert said:

Is that guy filming from a starship?

He's from the future. Around late-April to mid-May, firmware 1.01

2 hours ago, Andrew Reid said:

Is the X-T4 the basically an GH5 with larger sensor, but 3 years later?

AF vs no AF.

Preordered! Excited! Long-ass wait!

9 hours ago, wolf33d said:

I used the XT3 and A7III side by side for 2 weeks, the Sony had much better AF, and the A7III is not that good. The new AF in the A7RIV is way better. 
So to answer your question, no, XT3 doesn’t have a great AF, people happy with it have never tried Canon DPAF or latest Sony AF.

Yeah, well your past posts have shown a bias against Fuji; I’ve owned both the A7iii as well as the X-T3 (I’ve got full-blown  gear acquisition syndrome, though it’s true that I do tend to skip Canon due to their sensors always scoring lower than Sony-made sensors) and the idea that the X-T3’s AF is somehow subpar is ridiculous. No, it’s not dual pixel, as I said, but yes, it is as good as Sony’s. If you want to disagree with almost everyone here and almost every reviewer out there, I won’t stop you.

Seems digital stabilization is coming along with the IBIS, as well as 240fps
https://www.fujirumors.com/fujifilm-x-t4-coming-with-digital-image-stabilization-that-works-in-conjuction-with-ois-ibis-x-processor-4-and-240-fps/

On 2/16/2020 at 9:42 PM, wolf33d said:

probably the same AF has me not excited. I mean, hard to be after the R5 development announcement. 

Are people not happy with the focusing system of the X-T3? Maybe not dual-pixel AF, but easily as good as Sony’s implementation on their cameras, no?

I wouldn’t hold my breathe on the R5 just yet, I know everyone is losing their shit over the potential of it (and rightly so if it turns out to be as good as it sounds) but never underestimate Canon’s ability to really screw things up, especially when something is suddenly leap-frogging all their current hardware; I’m interested to see what their version of 8K actually entails, or the quality of their IBIS. Or, at least, the price! Assuming that rumored €9999 price is wrong, but we’ll see. If correct, it shouldn’t be in the same conversation as a $1700 X-T4.

2 hours ago, MrSMW said:

I said the same thing on another forum this morning which is everything about this camera points towards a replacement for the XH1 rather than the XT3.

It’s very strange...

But regardless, I am also in this camp of ‘XT3 spec + IBIS + improved battery’ and that is enough for 99% of us.

Well the main differences between the two was the X-H1 having IBIS vs the X-T3 with that awesome codec with ALL-I/ high bitrate/10bit.

So either the XH1 is getting that same codec/bitrate treatment, or the XT3 is getting IBIS... really just depends on how you want to look at it.

3 hours ago, IronFilm said:

This. THIS!

Exactly this. 

X-T4 doesn't need 4K. 

 

6K I’m ok without, but it better have 4K, or else we’re going way back! 🤣

I f’ing HATE when companies announce development of a camera. Just develop it already and THEN announce it. Better than nothing but still..

And now the D-pad is back, apparently. I had just gotten use to the idea of it being no longer and now its back, I don't know how to feel about it. Its good I guess.

Fujirumors.com also just confirmed no 6K.

Androidlad was soo confident, I think I will take everything he says going forward with a grain of salt.

10 hours ago, IronFilm said:

However a GHxS or SxH series from Panasonic totally should do away with the mechanical shutter and have a multi stage ND filter instead 

It’s funny, because every review I read of the Sigma FP, they always marked it as a negative that it “only” had an electronic shutter, for a camera clearly geared towards video.

Dinosaurs roaming amongst us I suppose.

20 hours ago, JR Lipartito said:

The XT3 wasn’t great at heat dissipation even with a smaller sensor at 4K, so unless Fuji has not only improved heat management  but also surpassed Panasonic in just 1.5 years, then I don’t see 6K 60p working very well on this camera.

I never had heat issues with my X-T3 at 4K, is this a known issue?

3 hours ago, thebrothersthre3 said:

Sometimes you need to cry tho😭

And sometimes you just need some damn IBIS!

2 hours ago, ntblowz said:

Meanwhile Sony still struggle to put 4K60P on their mirrorless cam.

Things not looking good for Sony video shooter and Sony sensor business as well now that Samsung gonna take the phone sensor crown over Sony with their 2nd gen 108MP sensor on S20 ultra and 8K capable 64MP on S20

But everyone (Panasonic/Nikon/Fuji/Olympus) is still buying their sensors from Sony, yeah? Have any of them switched over to Samsung? I have a feeling Sony sensor business is doing quite well still.

On 1/26/2020 at 9:34 AM, androidlad said:

Expect:

Improved IBIS mechanism

Any IBIS would be an improvement over non-IBIS X-T3.

6 hours ago, Video Hummus said:

Interesting, the X-T3 with 10bit All-Intra beats the A7iii. Wasn’t someone just saying it was the other way around, and laughably at that?

I sold my Sigma FP last month after deciding to go back to the one I missed the most, the X-T3, found one used for $800. Fast forward a few weeks later and the first X-T4 rumors pop up, have to turn around and sell that 3. Not, mind you, because I need the latest and greatest (clearly I don’t since I went back to a year-and-a-half old camera), but an X-T3 with IBIS (let alone maybe higher resolution) is too good to pass up and what I’ve been longing for since the X-T3 first came out. Fingers crossed that Feb 4 is the day 🤞🏻