Scott Richard Gerst-privé

Andrew said: "The emphasis will switch to other things. AI, new focus systems, organic sensors and more nimble lighting & rigging. The image quality pixel peeping wars are almost over." I so agree . . . with that and all of the above you wrote. And Andrew, cannot thank you enough for all of your time, effort, and posts. You have educated many, many people like myself . . . some of us pretty quiet online and relatively unknown . . . either just starting or evolving their trade . . . but your time and effort do NOT go un-noticed. It means an awful lot to those of us who really depend on people like you to help us get the best, use the best, and make the best that we possibly can. Thank you for all of your effort. Richard

well maybe saying "not one bit" sorry I paid nearly double for it is stretching it. Lol ok- just happy I have had the opportunity to get to know it this last year and use it for what I needed is more honest....

Just my 2 cents- do not have an A7S although I am intrigued and would certainly like to try it- using 1Dc now since it came out, and had shot with a Scarlet a few times. the 1Dc is just it's own animal. I knew nothing- zilch- about making moving pictures (pretty obvious if you look at my technical issues). I needed a camera that worked with existing glass, could also shoot fashion/ sports/ studio / tolerate weather and used my CF cards. I cringed at the price but had a lot of Canon glass already. And I must say: arriving a 10 pm with one or two street lamps, no crew, an actor, a rough concept, and 1 hour: being able to shoot 28000 ISO for B&W (lower for clean color . . .) simply pulling focus before the take (and once in a blue moon pulling during- what am I thinking . . . ha)- shooting 4K handheld and stabilizing in post to scale to 1080 . . . I have been able to come up with cool footage for a beginner. I watch what Andrew says and I read every review - and then used some equipment, and came to the conclusion that that the 1Dc was "right" for me for a lot of reasons. But there is simple one thing that is tough to explain where I think the 1Dc may excel compared to the other sub $8k cameras now in 4K (although I am going by Scarlet, prior 5D MkIII and online vimeo's of the newer smaller): The Picture. Filmic compared to others. The digital grain on the sensor looks almost organic. Not exactly like film- but it's own sort of specialness. And when it comes to cameras, I care about picture more than anything else. More than anything. (Even money - when I can stretch for it.) The 1Dc is spot on now for the animal it is - in its pricing - for those who already have invested in Canon glass. Am I sorry I bought it when it came out? Not one bit. Will be using this beast a long, long time . . . (www.gerstvisuals.com for some moving footage)