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  1. 3 hours ago, Kisaha said:

    You bought a 6300 (and whatever crop Sony you had before) without IBIS and no decent APS-C lens selection anyways, and no DIS for whenever reason, except no moding/hacking scene at all, that we enjoy amazing evolution to an already very good system; One of the most important aspects (even the Sony representatives make this a huge deal) is the touch screen, that you had to buy 3 cameras (6000-6300-6500) to make it happen (a business partner here bought the a6000 with full price, the a6300 for 1500euros a month ago, and now he has to find a way to buy the a6500, on the same time, I have the same camera, that is a huge financial advancement), while it was always there on the NX1, so yes, we did enjoy our cameras more, for more continuous time and no overheating, ever, just saying (-a logic statement here)..

    It is also irrelevant and somehow futile to try to impose views on other people (another general statement, doesn't go to anyone specific). Everyone just has to enjoy whatever equipment has, and 25 years after my first (film) cameras, I have to say that we are living in exciting times and we are becoming a bit spoiled and soft!

    You got me, everything pales compared to the NX1. I know this because I read it in every new camera thread, despite the fact it's dead, there are few good lenses for it, noise above 1600 is awful, stills aren't anything special, you have to deal with overly aggressive NR, no log profiles and so on. I had one, limited lenses (most are average to mediocre) and noise killed it for me. I'm obviously not alone since it was a bomb that forced Samsung to pull the plug.

    Endless camera threads with the NX1 virtues and speculation to what the next FW update or NX2 would have been is so played, I'm checking out of here. 

    Enjoy your camera.

    Peace out. 

  2. 1 hour ago, hmcindie said:

    If the camera is under the sun it will heat very quickly. My a6300 (with updated firmware) heat up in LA direct sunlight in about 10 minutes with an overheating warning.

    Mine was out in the sun, I could have kept recording if I wanted to, but it was really pointless. I shot a friends wedding in Tucson AZ a couple weeks ago without issue too. I have a more recent copy, not sure if there were any tweaks, but my camera performs much better than the Newsshooter video. At this point its academic for me as I'm moving to the a6500 anyway.

    22 hours ago, Marco Tecno said:

    And so is your "out of context reply". But I'll bite. I never cared about IBIS, since the DIS is really effective, especially when paired to the OIS in the lenses.

    For the rest, an intelligent canon to NX adapter is in the work (lurk on the thread). When this is released...I guess you'll buy ten NX1 bodies...or not? :)

    As to sony, I'm still waiting for a decent UI, sensor with less RS, h.265, high bitrate, decently priced good lenses, APSC lenses, ....................................... (too long a list)

    I'll buy a NX1 when it gets IBIS and a decent lens selection. DIS creates too many artifacts for me and seems to amplify rolling shutter. Enjoy your camera.

  3. On October 10, 2016 at 9:10 AM, joema said:

    My documentary crew has many G3s and they have been pretty reliable. We've had a few interference issues over the years but not many. However we are usually not in a dense urban environment.

    We also sometimes use the "lipstick"-shaped Canon and Sony Blutooth wireless lavs. They are harder to conceal, but for informal walk-up interviews that is often OK. They are quicker to clip on than plumbing the G3 wire through the subject's clothing. We've never had interference issues with them, probably because they use 2.45 Ghz and adaptive frequency hopping, whereas the G3s use a single frequency between 500-600 Mhz. The new Sony ECM-W1M receiver mounts directly to a Sony hot shoe so that is nice when using Sony cameras: 

    https://amzn.com/B00HPM086C

    The ECM-W1M is similar to the Sony ECM-AW4 which uses a 1/8" audio out instead of a Sony hot shoe, so it works with any camera: https://amzn.com/B00JWU6WWO

    The ECM-AW4 probably uses the same internals as the now-discontinued Canon WM-V1: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/751267-REG/Canon_5068B001_WM_V1_Wireless_Microphone.html

    Re Fuzzynormal's point of what's the use of monitoring if you can't stop -- in most cases you *can* stop, you just don't want to. I think most of us in the doc community have shot lots of interviews both monitored and unmonitored. Unmonitored audio is really dangerous because what looks OK on a meter could have all kinds of issues, including clipping, background noise, clothing noise, etc. I have shot lots of unmonitored stuff, and also had to spend many hours trying to fix it in iZotope RX5 -- that is no fun.

    That new Tascam DR-10L locally-recorded lav looks pretty good and I already pre-ordered one for testing. However despite the dual level recording, it doesn't solve all the possible issues that require monitoring. But the dual levels cover some situations and the lack of wireless interference covers others, so it probably will be useful in some cases.

    How's the quality with the Bluetooth mics? I'm going to be doing some traveling, but it would be nice to grab some sound from people I meet when shooting. This is much smaller than my G3 setup. Thanks. 

  4. 13 hours ago, jgharding said:

    That's

    It looks nice, but it's SD by the looks of it, just scaled up. Also there's heavy aliasing in the colour drops in places.

    But yeah it's great that it's usable.

    The resolutions are listed on Sonys website in the specs, 240fps is just shy of actual HD, all higher framerates drop in resolution. So they're definitely up scaled. 

  5. 5 hours ago, Marco Tecno said:

    Laughter is not always amusement. Could be bitter laughter. And this is the case. Even 2 years after the release of 4k cameras with full sensor readout, able to give great iq, less rs and h.265 compression on the fly, at high bitrates, sony can't deliver a chip which is on par. This is sad.

    I'm still waiting for the NX1 IBIS hack, or a fast prime wider than 85mm, or a parfocal cine zoom with stepless iris and no focus shift...

    Your trolling is still sad.

  6. 6 hours ago, Marco Tecno said:

    Nothing amusing with that. Just...seeing the worshippers of sony finally opening their eyes in front of hard realty.

    Your exact words, "ha ha still the old chips getting hot"

    Maybe it's a language barrier, but ha ha is amusement here. 

  7. I never shoot 30 minute takes, and I shut the camera off constantly - overheating has never been an issue for me. I plopped my camera on a tripod in my backyard, it was 88 F outside, it ran until it hit the time limit with no temp warning. Body was warm, but my a7rII gets hotter if I do the same thing. Here's the camera just before it reset at the time limit. If the a6500 is better, sweet, it'll never be an issue for me.

     

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  8. 5 minutes ago, manufilm said:

    The a6300 firmware used in the test wasn't mentioned? In this test, firmware v1.10 (overheating fix) never overheated (over 2 hours of testing) when shooting in the shade at 26 degrees Celsius. (Still overheats on a hot day in direct sunlight):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qLGSFCpBEA

    Well the internet says the a6300 overheats after just a few minutes, WTF is up here?

    Sarcasm.

    I have 1.10 and my a6300 hasn't overheated yet. I live in Florida, its hot as hell here, I even shot a wedding in Tucson AZ, where its even hotter. 

    Zero overheating.

    But I didn't have any issues with the a7rII either, I shut my camera off between just about every take to preserve batteries. That's always worked for me, even with the a5100 and the Nex7 which overheated more than any E-mount body I've owned.

    1 hour ago, Marco Tecno said:

    What's your problem? Where did I mention nx1? Or, perhaps, that camera is so much better than any sony you own that you feel obliged to dream about it in your worst nightmares? ;-)

    Why do you find amusement with someone potentially having problems with their gear? That's the sad trolling part. So sad.

  9. 3 hours ago, Don Kotlos said:

    I don't know if you are joking, but that could definitely explain the amazing quality!

    In any case, in a couple of weeks I will know...

    Not joking, I went looking for the video after it disappeared. I didn't see what the OP posted, but this one has come up as the Cinematic Pixel fake, and the poster supposedly did the same thing with the iPhone for the clickbait.

    https://9to5google.com/2016/10/09/check-out-this-stunning-4k-footage-taken-with-the-pixel-xl-video/

     

  10. 4 hours ago, Marco Tecno said:

    Hehe, owners of a6300 will be happy for this, especially if no fw update gets released for their camera to match the 6500.

    Why do you care? Still playing the pathetic NX1 troll eh? So sad...

    8 hours ago, Cubanito said:

    This is great news, the crazy buffer, IBIS and less overheating, I'm buying two and dumping my a7rII. 

  11. 9 hours ago, TheRenaissanceMan said:

    Yeah, which is basically just a spec sheet. My guess is they're having supply chain problems after Kumamoto and it delayed the release a fair bit.

    Seems like that's the case. I've been waiting for PADF to make its way to the small 1" cameras and I was looking forward to the 18-50mm version of the DL. The RX1005 looks good, but I'm going to try and hold off for the DL's and the new Panasonic LX10 to be released first. The, slog, the extended 240fps and the 24fps stills bursts really push the new RX to the top of the 1"class.

  12. 3 hours ago, tugela said:

    The NX1 is markedly superior to the RX100M3, both with stills and video. But it does not fit in a pocket however.

    If you're looking for a pocketable compact it's not superior in any way. It's a completely different class of camera, and it's dead.

    So why bring it up in yet another thread that has nothing to do with it?

    *Facepalm*

  13. 32 minutes ago, BasiliskFilm said:

    The only thing that might give pause for thought - perhaps the A7III will do all of this (full sensor 6K -> 4K readout) with a full frame 24 MP sensor, with improved AF.

    I'd be surprised if the A7III kept the 24mp sensor now that Canon has crossed 30mp with the 5d - I'd expect a significant bump since this will also be the new sensor in the d750/610 replacement.

    2 hours ago, SR said:

    Goddamn these NX1 freaks and their irresistibly fabulous cameras!

    Its a great camera, but endlessly trolling other camera threads adds nothing but noise to the discussion. NX2 speculation is even sillier since Samsung shuttered the NX line last year, let it go. If you want IBIS or you want to buy into a camera line with a future, a warranty and an upgrade path, you're certainly not looking at used NX1's. 

    Cheers

  14. 3 minutes ago, Andrew Reid said:

    Not with any real reliability or precision to be honest.

    The 1D X Mark II walks all over it.

    Ok... it is $6k but with something this important it is the difference between a wreaked shot or a great one.

    Once locked its precise. Having a touchscreen to lock onto your subject makes that easier. Currently I use center point with BB AF, lock the subject and it does a remarkable job of tracking while maintaining focus.

    The 1dxII is another level, but its a pro sports camera, it should be. The a6500 barely outweighs the 1dxII's battery.

  15. 50 minutes ago, Marco Tecno said:

    You would have said the same before the release of nx1, if someone had written the specs of the yet to come camera.

    Yet another NX1 thread hijack. How many more new camera threads are going to get the same treatment?

    SMH.

    3 minutes ago, Cinegain said:

    But maybe the wiring and processing for reading out that sensor has improved... processing, buffer and burst are improved as well so, doesn't necessarily have to be the case.

    Just keep an eye on https://www.youtube.com/results?sp=CAI%253D&q=sony+a6500 for further footage to come out and judge...

    It uses the new LSI, which they claimed big improvements with the A99II. This should see improvement, but how much is anybody's guess at this point.

  16. 28 minutes ago, John Matthews said:

    Oops. My mistake, I meant crop. But, let's imagine it's 100% bigger, doesn't overheat (to be confirmed), slightly less noise (as if it were a problem with the previous one), and only bad rolling shutter (rather than borderline unusable). It still doesn't seem worth the 1100 Euro price increase over the GX80- that's a lot one could be using for lenses. You bring up a good point too: what's the deal with the European Sony tax?

    Sony stuff always seems to get a European price hike, I feel for you man.

    I was thinking about getting the G or GX85 as a knock around camera, but with this announcement, I'm sticking with just Sony and consolidating my lineup a bit.

  17. 3 hours ago, Cinegain said:

    Still though. Another effort by Sony. But is it rushed? Or did they learn from their mistakes and are ready to prove it? I'm skeptical. Guess we'll have to await the first user reports.

    They've released a new RX100 every year, I was surprised we didn't see it before Photokina.

    PADF and better slow-mo. New LSI means everything will be faster.

    This will be a pocket-sized beast.

    I'm finally getting a RX100 - I've been waiting for them to add PADF.

  18. IBIS kills all the jitters that plague handholding small cameras. For me its a godsend as I no longer need to rig and add weight just to smooth things out.

    If rolling shutter wasn't such an issue it would be different for me.

    The late 90's to mid 2000's seasons of Law and Order (when the cops were Jerry Orbach - Benjamin Bratt - Jesse L. Martin - Dennis Farina) have a lot of great handheld work.

  19. 38 minutes ago, John Matthews said:

    Wow! Sounds like a GX80 with 25% bigger sensor at 250% the price. :)

    Uh, check your math, the m43 sensor is 225 sq/mm, the aps-c sensor is 370 sq/mm, that's a sensor roughly 65% larger.

    In the US the a6500 is exactly twice the price.

    With the new LSI, expect better rolling shutter, less overheating and less noise - all worth the extra cost for me.

    Cheers

  20. 6 hours ago, Tim Fraser said:

    Could someone help by referring to a previous thread or share what they suggest as a good set of lenses for the A7S II in a general videography business please?

    Is there any sense in utilising the Sigma 18-35mm with speedbooster then shooting in Crop frame on the body? other than reduced rolling shutter?

    Budget?

    Native lenses or adapted?

    AF or legacy?

    Favorite FL's?

    Too many options without knowing more specifics.

  21. Don't think DJI slaughtered anyone, they're feeling the heat from all directions with all the cheaper Chinese competitors - just like GoPro.

    Personally, I'm more interested in the GoPro setup because the camera is more versatile, can't put the DJI on my paddlebaord, kayak, mountain bike and so on. The Hero5 Black is $400 by itself. The $1100 package includes the 5, the drone, the live view controller and the handle for a handheld gimbal.

    But I also prefer the GoPro look to the DJI look.

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