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Im interested in real life experiences of reframing / zooming 4k for 1080 output.

In the little experience I had it didnt work well at all, it looked very obviously like a digital zoom due to the change in noise/grain size, even with just a 120% or so zoom.

(This was for a theatre performance at 1600ISO though, maybe at baseline ISOs it works ok? I dont have the GH4 anymore to test)

keep in mind you need a shock mount to boom, otherwise you will hear every movement of your hands, so just putting a zoom on a boom probably wont work well

Seems like quicktime can do it too, Im also interested in any tips / advice

TFFT

 

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whats with the bully behaviour? quirkys posts were occasionaly provocative but generally respectful and interesting i think

I think the amount of video content being consumed online is exploding at a much greater rate than the amount of film makers, no reason to worry and a great time to have skills in video

Agree. Get a D5300 and start shooting beautiful video. Great camera for video and stills and will probably be more than enough. The other more costly answer is sell the D700 and get a D750. This will have the advantage of carrying only one body, and gives you better stills (vs d700) and better video vs the D5300 (full frame video aesthetic, better lowlight performance). If you can carry two bodies the D5300 is great.

Great advice, great cameras..

Keep in mind one day (next year hopefully!) Nikon will I guess release a camera with 4k onboard, think if thats something that will make you regret your decision now..

 In all other respects the LX100 is better aside from the lack of slow-mo... and a few minor missing menu options. No CineLike D either.

Hmm.. not sure I agree with that after reading the reviews

My conclusion was-

FZ1000 Pros: Mic in, Flipscreen, Longer lens, Picture profiles, 5 axis stabilisation in 1080, more buttons/controls

LX100 Pros: Wider / faster lens, looks cooler

FZ1000 can always drop to 1080 for wider angle if needed, lack of audio / flipscreen I would say LX100 is more of the fun camera, FZ1000 a better contender as an A camera

(if possible both used together are a great reasonably priced package!)

At that distance your tripod needs to be top class.. 

From my (little) experience zooming / cropping 4k material at anything over the lowest ISOs doesnt work well at all, you can instantly see its a digital zoom as the size of the noise changes

i recently used a Manfrotto 701rc2 of somebody else on a job with a GH4 and light lens and was very surprised/impressed, not much controls but it seemed to work really well with a light setup..

all these companies have a massive amount of business in other sectors so Net profit/loss doesnt tell you much about cameras, for example Sony make weapons components (used inthe recent Palestine offensive), one reason I like to avoid their cameras.. well that and their colours.

(Totally off topic sorry)

possible solution for the tripod mounting issue: 

Most entertaining/enjoyable movie of the year 'Wild Tales'.. You wont regret it!

(Also liked Locke and Under the Skin..)

it seems kind of stupid how advanced camera technology is trying to give us as wide a dynamic range as possible and advanced lens technology gives the result of crushing it again..

is the macbook pro retina or older?

if a lens is 'too sharp' and capable of out-resolving the sensor, it'll amplify the digital artefacts like jaggies and moire, and make the footage look 'video-y' and dull, albeit tack sharp. 

I think this is an oft repeated misperception , theres nothing wrong with sharp lenses, its modern high contrast lenses with their fancy coatings that kill the mood that older lenses had, good vintage lenses were just as sharp as (good) modern lenses.

Great alternative to the nikon 28-70 2.8 for APSC is the Nikkor 28-70 3.5-4.5, 10th of the price and third of the weight! 

https://www.flickr.com/groups/1635984@N23/pool/

Amazing lens..

yep, the lenses on both the LX100 and FZ1000 look to be miles ahead of the 12-35, the pics look more like expensive primes than cheap zooms

https://www.flickr.com/groups/fz1000/pool/

https://www.flickr.com/search?text=lx100&sort=relevance

These 2 cameras used together could be a great team!

the more I use the 12-35 the less i like it, so much electronic trickery to hide its problems

Hey neverending, its not a competition, people are also enthousiastic for the small size / form factor, wider angle etc..

 (For my own needs FZ1000 is a clear choice too but not everyone is the same)

wasnt the stabilisation 3 axis rather than 5 axis?

maybe someone can confirm also is 4k maximum 15 minute record time?

have a look in your editing software at 100%, i think youll find the moire gone.. 

Hi neverending, there doesnt seem to be any moire in that clip, you probably are seeing scaling artifacts if not watching on a 4k screen or zoomed to 100%..

Fair enough, youre talking about 'sharpening' rather than sharpness, film may be unsharpened but it isnt unsharp! 

In any case, agree there is a clinical look to Panasonic lenses, low contrast filters help with lowering contrast but wont do anything for sharpness (well unless theyre very cheap / poor quality i guess!)

To be fair theres nothing un-cinematic about sharpness, sharpness is often mistakenly accused of giving a video look but the best vintage lenses are as sharp as any modern ones. 

-You need to reduce the sharpness of the camera, it's too hyper-real to be filmic and pleasing, so you can use vintage/soft lenses, or lowcontrast filters, or add a