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You are not sure how I would go about building a microphone adaptor? I would use a mental connection contact point instead of brittle plastic one.

"I understand that everything is a compromise..."

Is there an echo in here or do you not have anything meaningful to add?

Your welcome Don.

I get your point about not damaging the camera hot shoe. But the piece of the XLR-K2M that inserts into the actual hot shoe is made from thin plastic, which to me is just waiting to snap.

I understand that everything is a compromise, but I'm getting quite tired of having to come up with bullshit work arounds  to overcome the marketing tactics on low end gear.

In the event that anyone cares, I just had a look at the Sony XLR-K2M XLR Adapter Kit with Microphone.

The unit's hot shoe mount is made from thin plastic. One hard knock and it'll break.

Thank you Sony. Man.

Possible audio solution, but does not provide power to the camera. http://beachtek.com/dxa-connect/

Of course the A7s beats the A7rii at higher ISO, as it should. But It would be really great if we can we can see some 1080 tests that are under ISO 6400. 

Does anyone know of a small unit something like this that will provide control for audio plus phantom power a mic AND at the same time supply power to a a7s/ a7rii camera body?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/962866-REG/beachtek_dxa_slr_pure_passive_dslr.html

Anyone else care to confirm how they feel about the 1080 coming from the A7rii?

Hi Chris, thank you for jumping in again with your insight.

I've been shooting a feature doc film on 1080 that is going to broadcast and have been looking for a new camera to continue shooting 1080 with, and the occasional 4k wide etc. The 1080 coming from the A7rii is better than anything previous I have been shooting with. Problem is that I need the camera to hold up in a very hot country and with the reports I'm concerned that shooting 4k on the A7rii will be a problem. I was hoping that that the 1080 on the A7rii would be as least as good as the A7s but it appears that is not the case.

My big question here is: how does the image compare between the A7rii and the A7s at ISO under 6400? In other words, is the 1080 image of the A7rii and the A7s comparable (on par) before ISO 6400?

Thank you Don

Anyone know of or willing to put up any examples of the 1080 from both cameras?

Thank you for the reply RenaissanceMan.

Is the difference discernible?

Hello folks, does anyone know which camera provides the best full frame 1080 image?

Thank you Mattias.

Can someone point me towards a unit like this that can easily be bolted to a small cage that houses an A7rII while powering it?

Nice! I think the two cameras cut well together. Wonderful to see these great old vehicles. Thank you for putting this together. 

These companies and their strategists know exactly what they are doing and know exactly how to position themselves by what they enable and disable in their products. I began to see this trend emerge as early as 2004. Pay more you get increased functionality, pay less and you end up frustrated and looking for work-arounds.
It wouldn't surprise me at if if these companies form strategic alliances with long range roadmaps to swing buyers in and out of their products... especially given the considerable expense of such items as lenses, it become highly profitable motive. 

Yes, this is exactly what I've been waiting for someone to step up and talk about.

https://vimeo.com/135731718

Hi Greg,

I work solo a lot of the time.

It sounds and appears (by your work) that you already have a good deal of what you need (gear and knowledge) to do the work that lays ahead. When planning your approach to collecting the material for your thesis, will you require equipment that you don't already have? For example lights? If not, keep the Canon. I kept mine because it's a solid photo camera that just works and will keep working. God knows about the Sony stuff and what the depreciation will be like on it in the next year or 2. But if you've currently in a cycle where you don't feel the need to shoot stills for the next period (say a year or more) then maybe it's ok to dump the Canon for something knowing that you will pick up something better down the road. In the end, you will make/ find more money down the road to buy new equipment anyway. Hope that helps.

I don't know ya know. For me, aside from all else in this whole world... I would have really love‘d it if that old Canon dude would have given those two sissies a massive karate chop. Really.

I asked a similar question here and failed to get any answer, so I‘m guessing it‘s not possible. http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/8600-sony-a7s-audio/

The huddled masses await...

Nice topic Gregor.

I love films that take us to far away places. I think it's understood that it's the people in these places that pull us in and give us something to relate to in this our shared human experience. They make us feel in a way that a mountain or fluttering leaf on a tree can't.

Contra the heard and focus on character development.

Same type of thing with my unit. I'm also interested in knowing what causes it?

To clarify, I am not getting the same type of lose connection sound in your Vimeo clip 00:00-00:07, but I do get that interference sound even when only a short distance from my subject. And sometimes the unit even is susceptible to the coil/ condenser electrical impulses of old motor vehicles.

Interesting option Cinegain. I don't think I would have come to on my own. And good to have your insight as well Dahlfors, agreed. Thank you both.

They really wonderful thing when building a new camera/ sound package is walking into a store that has everything your need right in front of you. Nobody can beat B&H for this. Sitting on a plane for 12 hours is probably worth it in the long run, but I'm still open to options.