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  1. Hi, I am looking to trade up to the Odyssey 7Q+ and want to sell my 7Q, if you own an FS700, now is the time to unleash the beast!

    Included:

    1 x Odyssey 7Q
    2 x 256GB SSDs
    1 x Sony Raw option
    1 x USB 3.0 to SATA 2.0 Adapter

    You would also benefit from 1 years extended warranty once we transfer ownership. The item is in perfect condition and only used on 3 shoots. Looking for offers around £1800. Based in Bewdley, Worcs.

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  2. I watched the Ben Stiller "Walter Mittty" last night, shot on kodak film. Whether it would look the same on digital, I truly don't know.... But i do know that the image was BEAUTIFUL. The scenes inside the Greenland karaoke bar have such a magical touch (as does most every shot).

    I know it is easy to scoff, using terms that are scientifically immeasurable, like "magic", "organic" etc... But, well, there is a magic there that helps create a level of fantasy.

  3. I really need to get my hands on one. 

    I need a lightweight camera for my trip to Iceland in March and, on paper, this ticks some serious boxed. As you can imagine though, Iceland can be unforgiving in terms of lighting (sun on ice against lava black rock, for example)... Which is why I am obsessing over the DR.

    I'll be taking the BMPCC too, so I guess DR is covered on some shots.

    As it stands, the decision is between the NX1, 1DC, A7s or possibly a BMPC(4K) 

    Decisions, decisions.

  4. Even at £4500 its still a much worse image than a £1299 Samsung!

    ​Sure, if you only shoot in rec709... or unless you care about resolution more than DR, highlight roll off, 4:4:2, rolling shutter, low light

    And NDs, XLRs and all around ergonomics and video features

    Do you have an NX1 guide about to be released, by any chance?

     

  5. Just just went to HPreston and after a long chat (where he pretty much confirmed the C300 mk II is on the way).... He said he could get me a C300 for £4500, 2nd hand.

    If I were shooting weddings and stuff, i'd be snapping it up.

  6. Very interesting to read about the 0-255 vs 16-235 over at dvxuser. Shooting in 16-235 might result in a higher dynamic range. The reason for this is that the transcoding software treats the footage as 0-235 footage and thus throws away all the detail in the highlights, leading to harsh clipping and lower DR. There are some files uploaded that compare the 16-235 footage to the 0-255 footage. I haven't checked it out yet (downloading right now) but it seems like the 16-235 footage does result in nicer imagines and a higher DR. 

    Andrew: Any chance you could test this? 

    ​that Samuel H guy said it made no difference... But worth a try.

  7. Well you see from my test what you see, so it's up to you who you believe!

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    What about resolution? $1500 vs $15000, not bad is it!? Or do you think the C300 is way ahead on that too!?

    ​Your test used REC 709 on the C300, so yea... I see what I see from various C300 tests at that gamma setting, compressed DR. Like I said before, I would love the NX1 to have 11.5 stops. But you are saying it has half a stop less than C300 at REC790, which is about 10 stops max.

    Sure, the resolution is great. I said that in my first post. The resolution on some smart phones is better than the C300 too, it doesn't equate to being able to "outright beat it on image quality overall." either, imho.

    Overall image quality is subjective though, so it is fine to like whatever you like. I'm just saying that my opinion is the C300 beats it hands down for DR... Nothing more, nothing less.

  8. Try exposing to protect the highlights a little more, and pushing the blacks up to +10 with Master Black Level and the contrast -5 in Gamma DR, don't go lower as it will start messing colour up.

    I still think dynamic range is in line with the others. It's very usable.

    ​It is maybe in line with native Gh4, 5DIII and Co.... (though I still personally think not). It is not in line with the C300, 1DC, A7s etc.

    I really can't see why you are trying to push that idea, it's not even close.

     

    This post shows it pretty clear to me.

    http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?332463-Samsung-NX1-getting-log-like-setting&p=1986517484&viewfull=1#post1986517484

  9. Jimmy, the C300 image came off the card in Rec.709 then I adjusted the NX1 in-camera to match. Neither had any grading. So no, I didn't cripple the C300 to look like a NX1 as you suggested! I really don't see how you can not say the NX1 is a match for dynamic range judging from those shots. Barely half a stop in the bulb it is giving away. Come on dude. Wake up.

    ​I thought you shot in C-Log?

    Rec. 709 on the C300 has no where near 12 stops. 

    I'd love nothing more than to be proved wrong and be able to get a 4K, 1080/120p camera with 11.5 stops, but the footage just doesn't show it (yet).

  10. I really don't see anything good in the Samsung image other than the resolution.

    The DR is not even close. Half a stop? You have to be kidding. You are, perhaps subconsciously, trying to make the C300 footage look like the NX1, not the other way around.

    Post both native files and we can grade it. I doubt the NX1 even has 10 stops.

  11. Why not wait until NAB until you hang them to dry though?

    Last week, you were saying how the 1DC was all the camera you will ever need (or words to that effect). Surely if they bring out a 1DC mk II that is within reach of the EOSHD userbase, it will be heralded as one of the most innovative cameras ever (the 1DC still is the most innovative video DSLR on the market, if you care about a cinematic image).

    If NAB comes and goes and all we get is a C300 mk II that is twice the price of the FS7.... Give them both barrels. Getting upset over a strategic still image camera seems futile though. Just reads like click bait.

  12. Something that doesn't seem to have been mentioned is CMOS/rolling shutter.

    The only digital camera that combats this and also has the resolution, DR and colour rendition to really challenge the best film stock is the Sony F65 (some might argue the F55, but it's not in the same league).

    You can make amazing, amazing films with the likes of the Alexa and Epic... But to say they "beat" all aspects of film is not factually correct, as they have some rolling shutter. None of us can really put our finger on exactly why people respond so well to film, but I think a lack of RS is part of it.

     

  13. You might want to reread what I said.... I didn't say you shouldn't moan about Canon, waste your time however you want... I said you should point the same spotlight on Nikon and others. Nikon were the first to "invest in video" as you put it. 

    I'll waste no more time on this topic. Don't like Canon? Go buy a camera you do like. 

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