BrorSvensson

you exported the video in 480x720p and in avi format, try out 1080p h.264 and you will get a lot better quality

i just think that last year and the year before were incredibly highly packed and this is more like it used to be, but i also expect fotokina to be awesome.

 a great video on the camera

exciting!

http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/

Sony press event abóut to start

2 hours ago, kgv5 said:

Or this

 

two very different looks, glidecam looks better too be but i think it has to do more with the operator at that point.

18 minutes ago, Cinegain said:

That sounds familiiar kgv5. I went with one of these generic S60 ones and it was a pain. The handle was super annoying: loose and kept creeping, the balance didn't seem right at any time. It probably was too light and even a little wind would throw it all over the place. Nah, you definitly need a legit one.

But I'm going to say... if you've been flying glidecams for months... years... it's almost just an extension of your own body and it becomes second nature to use one, making the movements really organic and natural (wouldn't neccessarily say 'fluid'). However, these people are so comfortable with glidecams... give them something like a Ronin to use and they may want to fly it like a glidecam, which it isn't and which is hard to unlearn, leading perhaps to sub-optimal results. That video with a VS face-off... the Ronin doesn't looks anything like the majority of the footage I've seen shot with it... which can actually be really really impressive. But like the guy said, an electronic handheld gimbal stabilizer is still not idiotproof, you've got to like take 10 mins to assemble, balance and calibrate and stuff. I'm afraid that's not going to change anytime soon unless they invent one with motorized self-centering mountplates or something. Batterylife has improved a dang lot on the Pilotfly H2, that can't be an excuse anymore. I think it's really a thing of... do you mind spending every shoot and equipment change setting up your gimbal for a few minutes or... do you mind spending months and years to perfect your glidecam skills?

I think if you stick to either of these and work with it for a couple of weeks, you develop a feel for it and you can make either work. I really like the idea however of a solid (but lightweight) 3-axis gimbal stabilizer, especially combined with a thumb controller. Those Yoshihide shots where he pans/tilts as he moves laterally, are just something else and to me it shows some new posibilities. He managed to get so much out of it in so little time with it, I think that kind of stabilizer is more in my crosshairs than a traditional one. But it seems they just need to get a little more convincing.

great write up! agreed on a lot of the points there but there's just something to "perfect" with the gimbals in my opinon so that it looks kinda fake, i enjoy the more fluid and natural movement of glidecams a lot more than the look of gimbals.

49 minutes ago, kgv5 said:

This is great comparison. I am using glidecam almost every day (couple years now) - the best tool in my toolbag I can imitate tripod, dolly, slider, jib, if i had to take just one thing with me beside the camera i would take the glidecam. No firmwares, no batteries, easy to handle, can take it as carry on baggage, can take it to the mountains for a hike, can use it in the rain (DGS version with improved gimbal), most people doesnt pay attention to it, it is quite stealthy, can go through the crowd with it. It requires a lot of training but it pays of.

 

The no battery thing is huge for me too, its a very reliable and failure proof device! Thanks for the video link btw.

2 hours ago, DaveAltizer said:

MoVI has a great new feature where you can just set it down on the ground and it shuts off. That was my only gripe with gimbals. Being able to just set it down without the stand . 

 

However I still use my GC HD4000. Still a great tool and SO much more simple than having a gimbal. I still prefer the look of a good steadicam shot to gimbal for sure. 

What droptime do you use on your glidecam?

1 hour ago, gethin said:

1.5-2 seconds drop time on my blackbird.  I bought a pilotfly - mostly because the blackbird was totally useless in any sort of wind, it took a lot of setup and a steep learning curve and then lots of practice, but I'm beginning to be able to get fluid.  the thing I miss is the frictionless pan - being able to set the rig spinning then setting your pace so that your subject stays centered. Have fantasised about frankensteining the pilotfly and blackbird to have 2 axis (roll and  pitch) from pilotfly and have the yaw/pan axis on a bearing gimbal.  

wow thats short, i've played 3 seconds as my shortest so ill try the 1.5-2 sec and see how it goes.

1 minute ago, Nikkor said:

Well, I don't think so, adapters are a pain in the ass.

why so?

18 minutes ago, Nikkor said:

They are using sensors that are larger than m43 and either way, EF is standard in the non-pl world.

the ls300 is a super 35mm camera with a m43 mount and it seems wonderful. I think blackmagic should take same approch

7 minutes ago, Nikkor said:

Blackmagic should make a deal with you and offer their cameras with build in speedboosters.

or just use the mft mount like the ls300

With all the hype of 3 axis gimbals in the past years it feels like the glidecams are starting to dissapear, im still an avid user of glidecam (flycam nano to be exact). I just think it looks more fluent. Any else feel the same? 

But anyway i've had a problem recently with my stabalizing mine. I feels like the usual 3 sec drop time isn't stable enough and swings but when i have a longer droptime its easy to have the stablizer stay tilted a little bit when filming so i've had to use warp stabalizer to fix it.

So if anyone here still uses them i would love to hear what your preffered drop time is.

14 minutes ago, Nikkor said:

Is that optic it has inside a speedbooster?

yeah its the special made kinefinty speedbooster

I really hope we see some emount or mft anamorphic lenses.

3 minutes ago, ntblowz said:

In NZ XC10 cost the same as A6300 with kit lens, though most people would buy a6300 instead due to spec and Sony marketing.

tbh i'd buy the xc10 anyday over the a6300

everyones favorite filmmaker is back again 

This with an fs5 seems like a killer combo.

1 hour ago, Jimmy said:

Their VR cam looks very expensive too... They seem to be getting into very highend, very niche markets.

I'm trying to get a prototype model for a VR project I am working on, but fear it will be too pricey and data heavy.

most techonlogy like the tesla cars, 4k and super slow motion always starts out in the high end of the market then slowly trickles down into the consumer market so i would guess same will happen with this new technology

Has anyone tested to see if the high bitrate improves the 1080p 60fps quality?

24 minutes ago, theSUBVERSIVE said:

Drum roll for the GH5.

Can't Panasonic make their version of the FS5/FS7 as well?

well the jvc-ls300 is pretty much that.

3 minutes ago, Ak Ns said:

Dear Andrew, i still don't believe you brought this camera with mediocre specs, But i respect your choice. 

No XAVC-I

only 8bit 4:2:0 

100Mbit in 4K[Ultra HD]

No DCIP mode...?

In 1080p its 240fps cache record[Buffering] limited  50Mbit/s bitrate...

 

Why do you always support sony? even though their bad user interphase and very bad skin tones.

 

it has 10bit 422

i like to do a little bit of neat video when shooting above 3200 on my A7, but i always and in some grain afterwards to make it more natural.

what kind of crop factor do you get with the 53 x 40mm sensor? 0.5x?