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So if the nx500 has the cinegamma....
10$ top handle ^^

​Coming soon. New firmware is great! But wait till you see what is in store for the GH4 ;)

On a more serious note: Andrew, I'd love to read a write up about the new NX1 firmware and your opinion on it vs the GH4.
 

You've seen what samsung did to apple with phones, man they are gonna bring chaos to the market with these little things, i love it !
I imagine a future where filming equipment is dirt cheap and only talent counts, i imagine samsung and panasonic is gonna do this for us because they have nothing to lose.
 

Keep in mind that Deakins (or any other Hollywood director) very likely does not think about s35 in terms of it's crop factor vs full frame. Full frame is not a cinema standard- this is where I think a lot of people get tripped up. To him, s35 is a 1x crop and if he happens to use a 5D on a shoot, he probably thinks of that as a .7x crop! 

​I think the 7DmkII was the harbinger of what to expect from Canon DSLR video for the foreseeable future. 

Feels like this is the price this camera should have been from the start. 

Apparently they'll also announce a new rebel camera (750D) next week - I wonder if the video specs on that are gonna be harbinger for the specs on the new 5d... it will obviously be lower spec'd but if it's just same old features that might mean the same old features on the 5d (for video). Who knows...

Yep me too. There's even a chance the 5Ds will have no video at all.

People are easily tricked by numbers when looking for something new. That is why you see cameras with 60x zoom, 24MP and tv's with 800Hz, this and that, etc.
If his wish is 4K without even considering 'why', just because it's the latest and hottest issue... I'm not sure that's the right choice. Of course 4K has tons of benefits and I would be the last to say you shouldn't, but given you need to work with somekind of budget, putting everything in a camera body because of 4K... meh. Might want to reconsider that there. How about glass, fast cards, a tripod with fluid head, audio gear, tons of other accessories.
But maybe he has been borrowing or renting gear and this is his first camera to actually own... and purposely has a use for 4K, then I agree with the above, the FZ1000 is one fine camera. It's like a lite GH4 14-140mm kit. The LX100 has great image quality and up to ISO1250 noise is really well controlled, but yeah, is a little less flexible to use. The 4K GH4 and NX1 can be bought as well, but remember you're gonna need glass, cards, et cetera. Not to mention processing power and storage solutions (although with the GH4 not as bad as with some other 4K cameras). You can get a focal reducer from eBay and some cheap vintage/legacy glass to not stretch the budget too much. But if there's no real purpose to having 4K... there are some great 1080p choices out there.

​Not a bad suggestion if he's just starting out. 1080p is much easier to work with for most home editing systems, and I was damn impressed by the quality from my little Sony A6000 when hooked up to a good lens. Shame it didn't have an external mic jack, but for the price the image it was fantastic. 

This will have video quality like the 50MP+ medium format cams...
In other words, abject shit.
And a crop.
At best it will do D810 standard 1080p!
Hope I have to eat my words but that's how I see it!!

Remember to grab an Otus and shoot 3 stops closed down to deliver 50mpx onto that sensor.  And I hope they have the ability to read all 50mpx at once, without rolling shutter.  I think not and as such the new 5d will be worse than the 5dmk3 due to line skipping of 3/4 of the pixels.  
 
Sony on the other hand will respond with a 50+mpx camera with a sensor size that actually allows such resolutions to be a design benefit.  The D800E pushes even the Otus to its limits of resolving power, and that's the best (technically) 35mm format lens ever made.  For more mpx you need physically more image area for it to be worthwhile IMO.  

Cool for photographers.
Irrelevant for film makers. ISO sensitivity for photos is 100-6400...uh oh. I doubt it will improve on 5D Mk iii video.

Yawn, I couldn't be less interested. The video specs will be underwhelming (is anyone actually expecting anythibg decent from Canon? Lol)
They are notorious for protecting their Cinema EOS line so this is going to be underspecced for video with the same shitty for video DSLR form factor and complete lack of decent video functions.

I'm going to make the crazy suggestion that perhaps he doesn't need 4K

So instead a few to consider are: Panasonic G6/GX7, Sony A5100/A6000, or Nikon D5200/D5300/D7100.

Agree on the 720p unfortunately when I was shooting I didnt have a comparison in mind so I didnt ensure both were 1080p or even 4K. But if its not immediately obvious that one is 720 without me mentioning it then its a testament to how nice the 720p in on the A7s.
​The cage is from Motion9 called the A7s Cube cage. I can honestly say this cage is AMAZING!! Sounds silly to say about a cage but this cage is so well thought out and so well machined and finished.  I have a Movcam top plate on the F5 and it was very poorly machined with sharp edges. Machining aside the Motion9 cage is precision and a very snug fit around the A7s and the thumb rest is excellent. They also have rails and their own battery option. 
The Shogun was positioned with a Noga style arm. Easy to reposition.
The box to the left of the cage is actually part of the cage. It is an ingenious way to clamp the HDMI and other cables exiting the camera. And its a handle!!
 

Given that
​Coupled with the rise of online streaming the differences in that area might not even mean that much. It's kinda a bit like MP3s in the audio world. It's good enough for most and the convenience won out.

​I could say the iPhone 3G is better than them all.
It being my personal opinion would not make the claim any less preposterous.  
I agree they are all great instruments. But I think certain things should be clarified for those that may not know better.
I was once learning and have found myself on EOSHD looking for information. This list is just a disheveled mess.
A monkey could pick up an FS700 and get a better image than with a 7D. I'm not sure which of you (besides the author) would dispute that.
I understand it's a personal opinion thing, but it's published on a public site. So I'm just airing my opinion of his opinion. 
Feel free to take mine with a grain of salt as well. ;)

I would mainly like a 35mm. All round lens that I could do a whole film on if needed.

It appears Cooke's imperfections help create their magic: https://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2014/03/why-do-we-want-flat-glass/ .

Panasonic FZ1000 or LX100.

Like 99% of full frame lenses, no??

​Yea, seems like the FS700/OQ7 combo gets overlooked by alot of indie filmakers, but it really is the very, very best image out there for a sub $10k price and crazy versatile.
I've had ours for just under a year and the image is sublime. Sharp 4K (to 60fps, 120fps burst), 2K (to 240p), raw, prores, 4K to HD, 13 stops, built in NDs, built in XLRs, great screen, amazing exposure tools, good low light

"The GM1 is $749 with 12-32mm lens." The GX7 kit is even cheaper, $589,99 in eBay.