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    Sony RX10 M2 - first part of my review and a mini-comparison with the A7S and Canon 1D C

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    Hello dafreaking, thanks for your inquiry, I hope I can be of help to you. :d

    I'm not really sure about this, but as there's always software involved and adjustments made, I think it's a thing you just have to learn individually. The sensor size helps immensely, though, just using focus peaking worked relatively well for me. Andrew can probably say more about this.

    The zooming certainly is far from silent and will most likely end up on the audio track. Other than that I didn't find it too annoying, though. And since the lens isn't parfocal, anyway...

    Battery life is OK (few hours with a bit of recording here and there) and since the things are cheap, I don't see it as much of an issue.

    Best regards,

    Your unofficial Sony support :p

    HAHA...thank you. 

    Fun story A7R / 5D III

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    In my extremely limited experience with the A7s (for video), I've noticed that the A7s works brilliantly only if you have the white balance dialled in to the T. Tungsten seems to turn the skin green if unlucky and yellowish if lucky. With Canon the C100 and C300 do have a green tone with Tungsten too. Quite frustrating actually with darker skin.  My biggest gripe with with the A7s though is the Blue Flouro Puke that happens with the Highlights clipping at certain white balances.

    Sony RX10 M2 - first part of my review and a mini-comparison with the A7S and Canon 1D C

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     Part 2 of your review you'll correct this oversight and tell readers why you do not consider the FZ1000 in the same class as the RX10 M2. Yes, the FZ1000 doesn't do slo-mo as well, does not have a constant 2.8 aperture, a headphone jack or adapter for XLR, but if someone doesn't need all those things it's probably a much better buy than the RX10.

    You've answered your own question. Add to that lack of a good LOG profile. 

    Someone gives you £12.5k ($18,800) to buy filming equipment. What would you do?

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    You can put as much lipstick and expensive dresses on a pig but the quality of lighting, story, and acting is more important. My advice is instead of spending more money on gear spend that money on making a short film or a feature film. The two of you should collaborate and come up with something cool. Don't wait until you buy the most expensive gear possible. The cameras you guys have are better than the ones filmed on the Star Wars Prequels. Spielberg doesn't even need a drone to make a good film, the majority of his films are made with dollies, tripods, and over-the-shoulder shots. You have enough gear, make something. Too much of the time I see test videos and test videos are only good to show the potential of a product or your skills now. Get a scriptwriter with that money. Buy a trip to India and film what the poor are going through there. 

     

    I know it sounds harsh and I sound like a complete jerk, but the truth is is that your friend has to focus more on story. The Greeks put story on the top and spectacle on the bottom for a good reason. Also changing cameras should only be done when used to the fullest and then if it doesn't go any farther get a new camera. Story is important, story is what made a guys film shot on a VHS camcorder better than the guy who shot on a Red Dragon. Story is also free. Now I don't know from the perspective of a freelancer, I'm more of a guerrilla movie filmmaker, but I use what I got and to its fullest advantage so that I don't waste money on what is unnecessary and instead on what is.

    ​Did you read this entire thread? His friend wants to invest in his production company. The story argument is totally lame. the friend is already working on different projects.

    Oh yeah, and we don't need poverty tourism in India...

    Someone gives you £12.5k ($18,800) to buy filming equipment. What would you do?

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    Like him, I have to use Mac OSX. All my programs work on this. I don't own any PC software at all. Plus being a 95% FCPX user. 

    I understand there is a Hackintosh route, I don't know much about it. I'd feel very nervous building one of these that my business relies on as it could go wrong. With a maxed out iMsc 5k - you get everything and it just works. Isnt that security and reliability worth the extra money? 

     

    ​I didn't know you relied so heavily on FCPX. Hackintosh is not worth it. It's hit and miss. How soon does he want to buy this? If he wants it know then I guess the iMac should be fine. Apple is meant to update the MacPros around WWDC but you never know with them.

    Someone gives you £12.5k ($18,800) to buy filming equipment. What would you do?

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    I think he's going iMac 5k top spec. Gets a 17% discount too. In what way do you think this model isn't good enough for post work? 

    He already has a gimbal. Ronin-M is an insane price though!

    A7s being bought for sure... not sure on the other stuff though. 

    ​I should have been more specific. It should be fine for normal editing, but the minute you start using things like After Effects, more video streams, etc it will slow down. I personally feel spending $4500 odd on an iMac ridiculous for the performance one gets but its sooo pretty. Also, that thing gets hot and noisy as it has smallish fans. I don't want to turn this into a MAC vs PC debate, but in $4500 you can build a super souped up rig that will lap up all those 4K files without breaking a sweat. We focus a lot on cameras, lenses, etc but a majority of our time is spent on post production so one might as well invest well there.

    Someone gives you £12.5k ($18,800) to buy filming equipment. What would you do?

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    Buy a proper tripod with a good head.

    Buy a B Cam  - Sony A7s or a pre-owned C100 (Get rid of the existing bodies)

    Buy a Odyssey 7Q+ . It comes bundled with 512gb of media. 

    Start building a set of lenses. This way on smaller projects you don't need to rely on rentals.

    Buy the new Ronin-M

    Buy a Mac Pro (personally wouldn't do this but since your friend doesn't want a PC let him burn some cash on a Mac) IMHO iMac's aren't cut out for serious post work once the going get's tough.

     

    Your realistic hopes for NAB?

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    AF100 successor in 3-4K with lowlight performance better than the GH4

    More gimbals like the Nebula 4000 and the Pilotfly H1 with capacity upto 3lbs under $1000. Ability to seamlessly pan/tilt like on the Ronin.

    C100 competitor from Sony (never gonna happen though)

    Seeking to upgrade hardware

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    Hi,

    Of course I have SSDs. But these are not a *reliable* solution for storage, I cannot spend 400 euros for 1TB.. each project I shoot is 500-1500GB. Relying on SSDs is financial suicide.

    I think I'll get a motherboard that supports thunderbolt 2 and hook it up with a nice Raid 5 array. Anyone has experience on those?

    ​Won't you be spending a lot more to do that?

    Anyone with A7S and Canon 5d Mark III?

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    So similar question as the OP. Shooting a wedding with a mix of A7S and 5Dmk3. While I don't need them to match 100%, getting them close is a requirement. The 5d will use a 70-200 and used mainly for tighter shots due to it's softness. The A7S will primarily use a 16-35mm and 24-70mm (2 bodies, both with metabones adaptors) I would prefer not shooing in Slog2 due to the extra time required in post and relative inexperience while grading. So, anyone who owns both, what would be good picture setting to use on both to make it easier to match them in post?

    Thanks

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