Davide Roveri

Hello guys! As promised here's a quick and dirty test of the various recording modes and picture profiles of the camera. Apologies for the quite crappy and changeable lighting conditions, i'll definitely do a better and more controlled test soon but at least it should give you some more indication about the camera performance.. Since it's quite a long video I put some chapters in the description so it's a bit easier to navigate :-) I haven't yet had the chance of making a proper comparison with the α7S in terms of dynamic range but in my opinion it's very very close (which is quite a feat giving the resolution!). One thing is for sure, the base level of ISO800 for S-Log2 is so much easier and practical to work with than 3200! :-) I've also shot some stills yesterday and I'm quite shocked by the insane amount of detail (and latitude) you get.. put that together with the ability to use a fully electronic shutter (that apparently for the first time ever has no penalties in terms of bit depth but i'm definitely gonna test that) and you get a timelapse dream camera! Let me know if you're interested in having a look at the RAW files and will upload some of them! Thanks again for watching guys, let me know if there's something in particular you want tested and I'll do my best to do it! :-) https://youtu.be/TzwEH_b9-3w

Hello everybody! Today I recorded a number of test scenes trying to cover as many of the video modes as possible (i've checked the different pictures profiles both in FF and S35 mode as well as the various 1080p speeds all the way up to 120fps). I'm gonna try to put together a video tonight (there's a lot of material!) but for now i've uploaded two clips straight off the card for you guys to check, both 4K, same scene, one is in FF mode and the other one in S35. Settings as follows: - Slog2/Sgamut (detail -7) - ISO800 (minimum iso for Slog2 on the a7rII) - WB Cloudy - Sony/Zeiss FE4/16-35 @ 24mm/f8 ps. ignore the file date, i just realised i set the camera clock two days behind!! here's the link to download the clips: http://we.tl/xNEDXe3WId First impressions are generally positive: the camera feels very well in the hand (massive improvement over the a7s design) everything went smoothly, (although the software feels just a tiny bit slower than on the a7s but it's the first revision so it still might need to be polished a bit) the camera gets quite a bit warm during 4k recording but didn't have any problems (to be honest London is quite chilly at the moment which may helps!) :-) Power consumption seems on par with the a7s, the EVF is wonderfully massive and bright, not a big fan of the new locking mode dial (you have to keep the centre button pressed to be able to turn it, i prefer the GH4 design where the dial can be left lock or unlocked) In order to record 4K video you need a UHS Speed Class 3 SD card otherwise you get a warning on the LCD. (i've used a Transcend W95/R60 64gb and it recorded perfectly) Last but certainly not least it is finally possible to assign the movie record to a custom button of your choice, REJOICE!!! :-) Thanks for reading, have a good evening everybody!

Plenty of stuff to cover indeed but I'll do my best to put together a thorough and informative review guys! For now I uploaded a short unboxing video on my blog page... now I better charge the batteries and catch some sleep, tomorrow is gonna be a busy day! :-)

I've just picked up an early shipment of the camera here in London! I'll do a field test and an evolving review over the next few days on my blog if anybody's interested! :-) http://www.drlapse.com/?p=398

Thanks Clark, I'm glad you liked it! :-) The majority of time-lapse clips in the showreel are from my first time-lapse experience (a short film called "A Momentary Lapse Of London") and the setup I used was very basic, i didn't have any motion controlled rig so all the shots were static and the movements (scaling and panning) have been created in post production with after effects. It will never replace a proper motion controlled dolly and/or head but it's quite effective nonetheless especially if used in a subtle way!

A showreel showcasing some of my photo/video works from 2010-2014, hope you'll enjoy! :)

Cheers Michael! :-) You're absolutely right, the camera is very inconspicuous and definitely not peculiar enough to attract attention (and this it's a very good thing, I've done a very similar thing with a Blackmagic Cinema Camera and i've been stopped and asked about it five times, lol!) Another benefit of this little wonder is that it can definitely be used without any extras when you need to be light and discreet, both the screen and the EVF are gorgeous plus you've got zebras, peaking, MF assist and histogram, love it! (oh, and the battery last forever, which is pretty good too!) Ciao! Davide

Hello Everybody! This is my first post (although I'm an avid follower of EOSHD from day one!) so first of all I'd like to thank Andrew for the amazing job he does for the filmmaking community with his very informative, unbiased and inspiring work! Here's a little short film that i've realised while testing out my new GH4, feedback and comments are obviously much appreciated! :-) Ciao!