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    IronFilm reacted to Mark Romero 2 in Nikon Z6 features 4K N-LOG, 10bit HDMI output and 120fps 1080p   
    He makes a good point in the video.
    If you compare it to other cameras delivering FF 10-bit 4K, then the Z6 is cheap. Very cheap. (Meaning, inexpensive, not poor quality).
    My hope / dream / fantasy is that it will have all the dynamic range and color science the D750 had when shooting flat and nice 4K and great 1080p when shooting 8-bit internal.
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    IronFilm got a reaction from webrunner5 in Canon FF mirrorless is coming   
    Don't forget the G7 to G9, which are two products with totally different markets. 
     
    Wish Panasonic had stayed more consistent in what their lines represented. 
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    IronFilm reacted to Mattias Burling in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    Ive found an Ursa Major (does anyone even remember it  ), asking price is bellow a Fuji X-H1
    A lot of camera for the money, both in size and performance.
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    IronFilm reacted to Aussie Ash in Nikon FF Mirrorless   
    Their new 50mm F1.8 Z is far from being a simple design,even compared to the 2011 release G which
    was a significant step forward from the old film era AFD lens.
     
     


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    IronFilm reacted to BTM_Pix in Autofocus vs codec for guerrilla style   
    You say that but I bet you somewhere out there there is a knitting forum where people are lambasting each other over their choice of needle, getting into seething rages about people not using the same wool as they do and referencing influencer YouTube channels like Mo Knows Mohair.
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    IronFilm reacted to tupp in Low budget car rig   
    Nice rig!
     
    Definitely loose the gimbal on a simple hood mount.
     
    Also, you really should safety your rig with a motorcycle strap or ratchet strap.  For your small setup, you probably need only one strap going across the hood, hooking into opposite wheel wells.  Here is an example of a larger rig with straps:


     
    In the above car rig images, note the padding where the buckles/hooks make contact with the car body.  I would also add soft "groovetyne" fabric scraps at any point at which the the strap webbing contacts the car's body.
     
    For a small camera hood rig, I usually avoid suction cups and instead use a simple pancake (1/8 apple box with baby plate) with groovetyne or neoprene underneath:

    There are plenty of inexpensive tilting heads with 1/4"-20 camera threads that fit on the baby pin.  This pancake rig is usually secured with two straps and possibly a sandbag (if there is wobble).
     
    One more thing about shooting in a car in which an actor is actually driving -- avoid busy streets!  The actor is constantly trying to be the character, which can significantly distract him/her from noticing other cars, pedestrians and road hazards.  Having a "spotter" car ahead of the picture car can provide extra safety and can govern the speed (slow speeds often look faster in the footage, so there is usually no need to "press the pedal to the metal").
     
     
     
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    IronFilm got a reaction from tupp in Low budget car rig   
    My YouTube channel also has a bunch of videos with car rigs featured:
     
     
     
     
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    IronFilm got a reaction from Robert Collins in Nikon Z6 features 4K N-LOG, 10bit HDMI output and 120fps 1080p   
    I'd be quite surprised indeed if it doesn't
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    IronFilm got a reaction from Cinegain in Wishes for 10 years on from the birth of mirrorless   
    They have next the Panasonic EVA1 above it, which doesn't even share a MFT mount with the GHx series!! Major oversight and mistake by Panasonic. 

    Next step up is their Varicam range from Panasonic, which is much much more expensive. 
     
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    IronFilm reacted to Danyyyel in Nikon Z6 features 4K N-LOG, 10bit HDMI output and 120fps 1080p   
    I use a Ninja flame with my d750, what it brings is so much more than just a recorder, show me one dslr/milc that have has the functionality that an Atomos recorder brings you . The NinjaV will still be viable with its 60p 4k and even raw recording for at least two more generations of cameras, that I don't even think will have all its exposure tool, etc in any small MILC for the next 5 years.
    If in 2018 the equivalence of a 70mm  Imax camera esthetics can be put in a small hand bag including the camera and a 5 inch size screen, I am baffled. 10 bit was the last limitation in the affordable cinema quality. We first got large sensor with the Canon 5d, then came resolution with 4k minus moire/aliasing, but what was missing was 10 bit. Those two bits add so much in terms of colour information and level of shade that have been plaguing dslr/milc image. You can have 8k, log etc but without those at least 2 bit it is useless. Those 10 bit will make log usable so that you can use the maximum of the DR of your camera and eliminate banding. If putting a screen that would fit in a big pocket is outrageous for you, so image quality is not important to you. And for what cost $ 2700!!!!!!! Much less that what the 5d use to cost... 10 years ago. Please rant a bit more... because for me, this is a pivotal point, where the camera has become good enough or exceed the capacities of the operator. If you can't do some serious/gorgeous imagery with this camera, it is not the camera the limiting factor, but you. The same as what happened in photography with the D800 camera, if you could not do good photography with it, it is your fault.
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    IronFilm reacted to Django in Nikon FF Mirrorless   
    Pretty cool the Z7 & Z6 are made in Japan at the historical Sendai factory. Currently only D5, DF & F6 are still made there. All other Nikon cameras are made in Thailand/China. D850 production/supply shortage hasn't got anything to do with it. The thirst is real!
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    IronFilm reacted to hijodeibn in C100 - Mark I, Mark II, or just wait???   
    There are always sellers with 100% feedback, and I agree some people complain for nothing, but to choose a seller with 80% when you are spending more than 500 buks is suicide, you have to review all his negative feedback, check it carefully, and if you see a lot of unjustified complains, well yes, you can choose a seller up to 98%, there is a reason I never had an issue buying from ebay meanwhile others are craying in the corners their money gone, as I said, I have more than ten years buying from ebay....and never lost my money!!!!
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    IronFilm reacted to Robert Collins in Canon FF mirrorless is coming   
    I saw this at B&Hphoto today and it pretty much sums up why Canon will dominate in mirrorless....

    You see it lists the top 3 'best sellers' in FE lenses.
    Never mind that the 28-75 2.8 is supposed to be plasticky, the 50 1.8 is supposed to be horrible and the 85 1.8 isnt supposed to have great bokeh. At the end of the day consumers 'buy value/cheap'. The same applies to APSC where Fuji offers the 'quality/expensive product' but where its market share is so low nobody actually knows what it is. While Canon with minimal efforts is making great inroads. Fuji is releasing an 'amazing' US$6,000 200mm F2' while Canon doesnt sell an EOS-M lens over US$500. Look there is always a market for high end, ground breaking, mtf chart lenses which are inevitably very expensive - but it just isnt a very big one.
    All the mirrorless manufacturers are going relentlessly upmarket leaving a large gaping hole for Canon to walk through.
    You see the great achievement of Nikon and Sony in FF mirrorless is to create fabulous high tech FF mirrorless at 'relatively affordable' price of under US$2,000. But it is a complete waste of time if even the most basic of your lenses are over US$500 a pop. Sure Sony has now 'eventually' got a few affordable lenses but there simply arent many (especially compared to Canon and Nikon DSLRs.) Both Sony and Nikon are absorbed with huge amounts of hubris - Nikon bringing out a US$6,000 58 0.95 with manual focus  (before a basic long zoom) and Sony is promoting its lightweight, 3kg, US$12,000 400 2.8.....
    So in all likelihood Canon will enter the FF mirrorless market with a totally underwhelming camera, with lenses that are uninspiring (but you wont have to have to make the excuse they look good value against Leica.) And much to everyone's irritation but no surprise they will walk away with the market
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    IronFilm reacted to Danyyyel in Nikon Z6 features 4K N-LOG, 10bit HDMI output and 120fps 1080p   
    I understand your point about lens pricing, I think with the bigger mount etc, these lens will prove to be superior to the original Nikon ones (and I guess most brands) and as such with the Sony lens already costing higher, it was easy to alight the Z ones to Sony's. But at least it seems that the adapter is working extremely well, so most will just upgrade the body for now and slowly buy into the new lens as time goes by. I also think that this is just the start of the new lineup. Apsc model at much lower price will come, there was a rumor on Nikonrumors that a Nikon d3400 successor would be coming, but it would be mirror less but with the Fmount. Which make sens in terms of cost of manufacturing and the company for now putting all its energy in Z lens line up.
     
     
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    IronFilm reacted to DBounce in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    Trees... ? Seven months plus waiting for footage and their first footage is of trees?
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    IronFilm reacted to Nikkor in Nikon Z6 features 4K N-LOG, 10bit HDMI output and 120fps 1080p   
    You guys aren't paying attention to the S line lenses, from what I have seen they render aberration free from edge to edge with an extreme creamy rendering without being too contrasty, until now you had to buy cine zeiss master primes for that, now you can have it for 900$. No wonder they made the flange distance so short, you can only use them on their bodies.
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    IronFilm got a reaction from hansel in Nikon Z6 features 4K N-LOG, 10bit HDMI output and 120fps 1080p   
    It has "reasonable" audio recording? I wouldn't have thought that
    But depends on how you define "reasonable"

    Also my personal preference that 7" is too big for a camera operate, that 7" is the right size for an AC or a portable director's monitor. 

    While 5" is the sweet spot for a cam op
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    IronFilm got a reaction from Kisaha in Nikon Z6 features 4K N-LOG, 10bit HDMI output and 120fps 1080p   
    It has "reasonable" audio recording? I wouldn't have thought that
    But depends on how you define "reasonable"

    Also my personal preference that 7" is too big for a camera operate, that 7" is the right size for an AC or a portable director's monitor. 

    While 5" is the sweet spot for a cam op
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    IronFilm got a reaction from hansel in Nikon Z6 features 4K N-LOG, 10bit HDMI output and 120fps 1080p   
    I'm sure if we give it a little time, then we'll soon enough find those unholy Canon EF to Nikon Z adapters! Complete with a sample of Holy Water to sprinkle over your (waterproofed) Nikon Z6/Z7 camera before mounting on it a Canon lens. 
     
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    IronFilm got a reaction from hansel in Nikon Z6 features 4K N-LOG, 10bit HDMI output and 120fps 1080p   
    If you don't need a recorder as well, and want max bang for your buck then get a Lilliput A5. I have one, and have been happy with it:
     


    Or if you want better quality, more features, and the brand name, then get the SmallHD Focus. 
     
    Atomos is an Australian company. 
    (like Blackmagic Design....)
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    IronFilm got a reaction from kye in Nikon FF Mirrorless   
    I agree, the 35mm f1.8G is a killer feature in favor of the Nikon APS-C as the starter DSLR . 

    As 35mm is the perfect general purpose prime lens as it is a "normal". Plus a 50mm to get later on still nice and cheap. 
     
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    IronFilm got a reaction from BTM_Pix in Is it really coming?! The LX100 II?! August 23?!   
    It should be criminal for a camera manufacturer not to do this. 

    But then again even ARRI can't get this right. 
    Just wrapped on yet another shoot day with an Alexa Mini today. Sigh. 
    (been shooting with them almost every week this month)
    At least this time the camera department was kind, and not as difficult to work with as the others. 
     
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    IronFilm got a reaction from newfoundmass in Wishes for 10 years on from the birth of mirrorless   
    An additional point is that posting lab tests are not that helpful if they're not relevant. 

    For instance tests of stills performance, when we're discussing video performance. 
     
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    IronFilm reacted to Danyyyel in Nikon Z6 features 4K N-LOG, 10bit HDMI output and 120fps 1080p   
    I don't know what you saw but this
    and this
     
    Does not look crappy to me
    You can also add this, which is beyond 99% of what I would call extreme 
     
    Care to show me what FF camera they have that does 4k 60p internal please, I am curious to know.
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    IronFilm reacted to TheRenaissanceMan in Nikon FF Mirrorless   
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    Most know-nothing DSLR soccer moms and the like got a short zoom, a long zoom, and a 50mm. Got tons of people who wanted to do their own portraits/headshots for fun or to save money. Prime lenses there. Travel photography, sold a wide fast prime to plenty of those. Same with astrophotographers. Even had one wild dude who was a serious birder and bought several brutally expensive primes, including a 500mm.
    Do most consumers go for zooms first? Sure. But I would not say "no one except pros use primes." In fact, working photographers are the exact people who often benefit from zooms to get critical shots, while hobbyists can pick up a more fulfilling prime, take their time, and not worry about potentially missing a paycheck moment.
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