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  1. I just bought D7100 and it has "almost" fully manual mode. In M mode you can: change shutter during recordingchange ISO during recordingchange aperture before recordingchange mic levels before recordingchange headphone levels before recordingchange WB before recordingYou can also change aperture during recording if you have lens that has manual aperture ring.
  2. ​And pay extra ~400$ that I can use to buy some wide prime? Nah, not this time. I don't have a camera right now. I was supposed to buy it in the late Autumn.
  3. ​Right, I'm aware of this. I also consider stills and in that area, D7100 offers some really cool features (better viewfinder, high speed sync with flashes), so I can live without 60p Also, I found really great video shot with D7100. To be honest, it is really hard to find good footage from the camera that isn't so popular among filmmakers. https://vimeo.com/113947519
  4. ​Yeah, price definitely. Although it will be a nice upgrade path in the future, right? Also, D7100 has support for high speed sync flash speed which I used frequently with my last camera. Here's a handy guide for Nikon DSLRs video functions: http://cdn-4.nikon-cdn.com/en_INC/o/xFKjr_r3s2Xw1N_-UjTHd2PQf24/PDF/DSLR_Video_Features_Guide_en.pdf
  5. By the way, is there any difference in terms of video quality (only) between D5300 and D7100? I'm not talking about things like a headphone jack on D7100, just talking image quality. After a lot of research, I decided to buy D7100, mostly because of the larger viewfinder for stills and durable body (moisture and dust resistance).
  6. ​Am I? 0:25 https://vimeo.com/groups/263272/videos/118352912 3:38 https://vimeo.com/119135181 0:02-0:10 https://vimeo.com/groups/263272/videos/110852288
  7. Nice footage, but as we have agreed before - on mid-shoots or close-ups A6000 image looks fine. In this video, there aren't any wide shoots, where moire and aliasing are killing the image and breaking the codec
  8. ​Thanks for sharing it with us! How do you like shooting with D7100? Is is comfortable? Can you change shutter and ISO during recording? ​I have tried to find some test videos or comparisons concerning uncompressed recording, but I found none. I found only some posts on forums saying that it doesn't give you anything special - moire and aliasing are still there. Really sad. ​Wow, this is wonderful! Really great camera movements. Nice grading, too. How these files hold up during color correction? Do they break as easily as AVCHD? ​Well, I haven't seen A7 viewfinder, but I liked A6000 OLED EVF. I can only compare it to GH3, G6 and my A35 and it is nice for me. Big and detailed.
  9. So, lately I've noticed that Nikon D7100 experienced a price drop and if I'm going to sacrifice EVF in Sony, then I would choose D7100. For me, its just hard to even think that on D5300 I cannot see 100% frame coverage in OVF. This is 2015. Do you have any experience with D7100 in terms of video? How does it compare to D5300? I know that D7100 lacks 1080@60p, but it doesn't bother me much. From what I saw on YouTube and Vimeo, image is quite similar.
  10. ​You mean: same fact that camera does not have a battery or the fact that when turned on, the OVF gets brighter? Because if you are talking about the later, I don't know how it could be physically possible. I asked my friend who has D3100 and she said that turning on camera doesn't do anything to OVF in terms of brightness. Pardon that I didn't believe you in the first place. I checked online and indeed, Nikons go dark when out of the battery. Sorry!
  11. Ok, so I have been comparing these two cameras (and A7) lately and the conclusion is simple: if you want to use camera ONLY for video, then buy D5300if you want to use camera for both stills and video, think more...I have watched dozens of videos shot with D5300 and A6000 and Nikon has better image. Less moire, less aliasing, nice colors and decent dynamic range. For video use, I would totally buy D5300, but only if you're not concerned with video functionality, which is pretty limitied. You need to change aperture mode in Aperture priority mode, then go back to manual. You don't have any extra features, such as focus magnification, focus peaking, zebras etc. Overall, D5300's video quality looks more "detailed" thanks to better codec, especially on wide scenes. However, I'm looking for video and stills and that's why I can't buy D5300. Don't get me wrong - the image quality is great. But functionality is not. The OVF is terrible - small and dark. Its hard to tell if something is in focus or not. A6000's OLED EVF is WAY better. Brighter and bigger. Video functions on A6000 are cool and everything "just works". It is a really nice camera, but Sony failed to deliver decent video quality, unfortunately.
  12. ​Yeah, and that's why D5300's viewfinder is really bad. As I mentioned before, 7D pentaprism viewfinder was really good. It worked well and i was photographing a wedding, so I spent many hours working with it. ​D7200 would be a beast, but I believe that initial price point will be really high. And to be honest: 4K would be nice, but I would rather have a decent 1080p image than 4K with moire and aliasing
  13. ​​No, it does not (in manual mode). You can change aperture in live view only in Aperture Priority Mode. ​I haven't checked deeply A5100, but it looks like the movie features are exactly the same, although A5100 has XAVC-S. So I played with D5300 and A6000 in the store. They didn't have A7, though. D5300 didn't have a battery nor it was connected to the power. So, I only "played" with it in terms of ergonomics, handling and viewfinder. Overall its okay, the weight is fine. However, optical viewfinder is just terrible. Its really small and it is hard to tell the focus from it. I had D5300 in one hand and A6000 in second, and A6000's OLED EVF is way, way better. Brighter, bigger and sharper. So unfortunately, I won't buy a D5300. Stills quality is great, movies are better than on Sony A7/A6000, but I can't stand using that viewfinder. I worked last year with Canon 7D and OVF was better.
  14. Congratulations, buddy! Looking forward to seeing videos taken with your freshly purchased D5300 So rumors about D5500 were true: http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Products/Product/dslr-cameras/D5500.html?cid=web-0115-dslr Differences between D5500 and D5300 in terms of video at first glance: D5500 video iso range up to 25 600 (in D5300 max 12 800)flat image profileSelectable Audio Frequency Range "wide/voice" - although no word yet if we can adjust audio gain during video recordingbuilt-in interval for timelapsetouchscreen + touchscreen AF"improved" AF in live viewcamera settings can be adjusted with phone/tablet (on D5300 you can just take photo and import it) - but still no video recording through Wi-Filighterbetter battery lifeI also found handy guide for Nikon DSLRs describing video functions: http://cdn-4.nikon-cdn.com/en_INC/o/xFKjr_r3s2Xw1N_-UjTHd2PQf24/PDF/DSLR_Video_Features_Guide_en.pdf
  15. ​In my thougts I was pointing to A7 and A6000 ​It looks like there aren't the perfect camera. Or, there is a perfect camera for YOU. That's the tricky part. I watched dozens of videos about A6000, A7 and D5300 in the the last days. I started to like D5300 image, it looks better for me, especially in wide scenes with many details. I'm going to check D5300 in the shop, but also try once again A6000 and maybe A7 if I will find it
  16. ​I saw that, but there's no word about comparison to D5300, so that's why I'm asking Andrew I wouldn't say that this price is low. Cheaper GH2 or G6 have better video quality, so that's why we should expect at least decent video quality. It is 2015 already. No time for moire and aliasing, really.
  17. ​Right - I'm looking forward for CES. Hope we'll see something great. ​Andrew, what about A7 Mark II? Is it better than D5300 in terms of video performance?
  18. ​Damn, such a shame that Sony failed with AVCHD in Sony A6000/A7/A7R. I would say that the story is quite similar to my A35 video quality. Everything except wide scenes is quite good. So, right know I'm torn apart. I like Sony cameras in terms of ergonomics and controls. EVF is great, too. But this AVCHD mud is terrible. On the other hand, there is a Nikon D5300 with nice video quality, better codec, but with small OVF and almost zero video-related functions. It looks like there aren't any ideal option for me right know, within that budget. I guess I should choose one of them, expand my skills, earn extra money and with more stable situation with my photo/video work buy appropriate gear later. But you know why it is so hard for me? Because money that I'm spending was not easy to earn and I really want to spend it wisely.
  19. No, I haven't, thanks for it! I checked some videos and the conclusion is clear: wide scenes aren't sharp and have moire. Such a shame. The situation is almost identical as in my Sony SLT-A35. Medium or close-ups are OK, but once I try something wider, there aren't any detail.
  20. ​Price difference is not that big, so I would rather take D5300. It is always better to work on fully stable software. ​So basically, can we say that on shallow depth of field scenes codec holds up because - except from main subject - everything else is out of focus and we just cannot see these artifacts, because, well, the image is out of focus? To be honest, I would totally buy A7 or A6000 in a second, but these issues with codec aren't fun. Although, I should also keep in mind that the majority of my work right know are stills. But who knows what time will bring. ​Yeah, they probably abandoned A6000 and are working on A7000 or A6100 with XAVC-S. Shame they didn't update A6000. ​I will try D5300 when I get a chance. To be honest - I know what can I expect. Basic settings of shutter, aperture (that needs to be set before entering live view), ISO and white balance. Oh, and sound level before recording. So nothing fancy. Pretty simple things, even without focus peaking.
  21. Thanks for sharing it! Indeed, this video is fantastic. Great cinematography and fantastic editing, especially in terms of sound design. I'll try to look on other videos shot with D5200. ​​Oh, I get it know, you're right
  22. ​To be honest, when I'm checking camera image quality, I look on YouTube and Vimeo. Why? Because, in the end, viewers of my videos will see them on YT/Vimeo. I know that image is compressed and sometimes there isn't any info about camera settings used for recording, but with not-so-popular cameras such as A6000 there aren't many good videos to find. I was trying to find interesting movies with D5300, but there aren't many right now. It's a weird thing, considering that D5300 is already one year on the market.
  23. So I watched many videos shot with Sony A6000, and there are the most interesting of them, in terms of showing image performance: It looks that in scenes where subject is the main thing in focus and is shot with shallow depth of field, the sharpness is quite good. Weak codec is starting to show his bad side during wide shots, with deep depth of field, i.e. landscapes for example. The situation is quite similar to 5D Mark III, where image straight out of the camera is soft, but adding ~30% sharpness seems to resolve that issue. I'm wondering if adding sharpness to videos from A6000 will also result in better quality on these type of scenes, what do you think? You can check whole playlist, which I have just made, with interesting A6000 videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHVUf6r981duZQQuWWN1xFpVzH5e0Q73M
  24. ​The tricky part in this is finding the right balance Andrew, you shot with Sony A7, Sony A6000 and D5300. Which camera do you like best?
  25. ​You're right that the way the 5-axis stabilization works can change my look on handheld shooting. I mean: it would be great to have it, this feature seems really unique and its implemented very well. Olympus did a great job. I quickly looked at Olympus cameras and some EOSHD's reviews and it looks that the only reasonable choice is OM-D E-M1. I thought for a second about E-M5, but improvements made in E-M1 such as focus peaking, better codec, mic socket and crop mode are really important while talking about serious video production. However, apart from great features, the price is way out of my budget. Sorry! Thanks. I agree with you that sensor IQ is only part of the story.There's more than that. There's the feeling. The way you work with the camera, the way you experience it. For example, one great thing with my A35, which is a SLT camera, is EVF/LCD. Back then, three years ago, I couldn't even think that in traditional DSLRs AF in viewfinder mode is different than in live view (phase detection vs contrast detection). I know basic technical limiations behind it, but for someone who grew up with modern technology, it looks just obsolete. And the comfort when I'm shooting that the AF performance is always the same - no matter if I'm using EVF or LCD - is huge. I don't even think about it, "it just works". And this is also why I'm skeptical about D5300 or some APS-C Canons. They can offer maybe better quality in terms of video, but you know - I really like the functionality of Sony A7/A6000. I haven't had a chance to try A7, but I played with A6000 twice and it was nice. I checked some videos shot on D5300 (there aren't many right know) and to be honest, wow, video quality and low-light performance is really great for such a (relatively) cheap camera. But I'm really, really worried about functionality for video... Talking about cinematography, I recently watched Inception for, I don't know, 5th or 6th time and analyzed camera work. And I discovered that sometimes, I just use shallow depth of field too much. Many scenes in films - not only in Nolan's Inception with DOP Wally Pfister - are shot with pretty "deep" depth of field. However, there are also scenes with shallow depth of field, typically while trying to show viewers' some details, try to make the scene more intimate. But we saw an enormous usage of shallow depth of field when 5DM2 came and it revolutionized the filmmaking industry (mainly indie). ​Hard to explain that. Probably I should look for a better store, not the generic "big" one with tons of electronics
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