Snowfun

My primary interest is in filming the aurora borealis (along with a few promotional type bits’n’pieces I do for work - P4k is and should remain ideal for that).

So the A7S3 was definitely top of the list for 2020. 
But... I might look at the 1dx3 if it’s low light capability  (iso 25k sort of range) is satisfactory. The weather protected body and raw files appeal. And I’d possibly find an excuse for using the AF doing snowmobile/skiing sort of stuff. The price will be an issue.

Once low light/high ISO footage from the Canon becomes available and, of course, assuming the A7S3 does indeed make it out of the shadows, then I will have a think...

Sorry Julia,  I don’t have time. I’m too busy writing the script for a 10 episode web comedy series in your other competition...

Looks good.

The move to the cloud, that is. Not that cat.

It would be interesting to see what other cameras all these productions used (if any).  Hard to get angles/crash cam sort of stuff. Or maybe at this level that isn’t an issue?

Let’s keep it simple. 
You have 60s.

So that’s 12 x 5s shots. No interviews - just 5s shots. You have to choose the 12 shots. It needs an introduction - so why not start at the town sign? 
What impression of your town do you want to convey? Is it peaceful and picturesque? Frantic? Modern or traditional architecture? Is the town best represented by day or night or both? 
It’s almost like sending 12 (moving) postcards.

If you make the film and I watch it, what do you want me to think?

Don’t try to shoot 12 perfect 5s shots in the field. Take extra and edit. But don’t take 30 mins of footage either as it’ll be too difficult to edit down. So do some forward planning - 12 “locations” (12 places to stick your tripod or stand or whatever).

The time for thinking is over. Get out and do it. And post it here for us all to see. 

And ENJOY IT (or why bother...)

Sony A7S.

The high iso made filming the aurora borealis in real time a reality. Definitely my film highlight of the decade.

6 hours ago, BTM_Pix said:

So I now know the solution if not the cause.

The intellectual territory of the accomplished surgeon...

Can we swop Advent calendars please? I got a steam train this morning.

Choice.

There really is something for everyone.

Blind Spot gear are worth looking at.

I don’t think any of my posts are clever enough to be misread for intelligence, artificial or otherwise. 

Other than stills is there any compelling reason to put this above the C200 on the Christmas list? 

23 minutes ago, kye said:

What was the port actually for?

The pogo pins on the back? The plan was to produce a module which added a much higher quality camera. Although there was an early photo of the unit, it was never revealed exactly what the module would be or do. In reality they didn’t do anything.

Possibly an attachment to monitor Komodo?

1 hour ago, Mako Sports said:

He has billions in the bank so I'm sure he will be fine.

Given that he alludes to health issues, that comment is rather disingenuous?

Not a surprise that Hydrogen is being terminated. The non-release of the modules and, crucially, the lack of other viewing devices was always going to be a problem.

Komodo must be about the same price as the new Canon... different markets perhaps but comparisons are inevitable? 

5 hours ago, kaylee said:

r u guys alive??

In the spirit of Halloween we’re all playing dead.

(Or getting over excited about the new way of getting rid of disposable income with the latest Canon)

What makes a movie “scary”?

I’ll be getting my students to sex, age and otherwise identify a few (replica) human remains... but when one works in forensic medicine & science everyday is a bit Halloween! 

I’ll just throw in one perspective - if you gain a Masters degree then you have a useful transferable qualification if your first choice career doesn’t take you in the direction you wish.

“Nothing to see”?

The price tag certainly made me look twice.

And then look away sharpish.

@kaylee what did you eventually do with the scene (bedroom?) with the camera heading skywards through the ceiling/roof? Sorry, I cant recall the details but it sounded a fun challenge you were confronted with and I wonder what you achieved. Any possibility of seeing the result? 
[Apologies - it’s off topic!]

@kaylee TenPole Tudor et al. Names from my past...

No matter what I sit down to listen to I always seem to end up listening to Green Day or the Pistols.

Might be via Aida or Cash or Dylan or YT videos of the Barmy Army... but it’ll end in the same place. 

15 hours ago, DBounce said:

Those are garbage

Are the MFT SLR anamorphic really that bad? I’m often tempted even tho’ the x2 looks slightly absurd on P4k but have never got round to it.

I don’t want the hassle of adapters etc etc so they have obvious attractions but if the image is as terrible as implied then maybe I should stay away. 

5 minutes ago, Kisaha said:

Sony believes that they are cruising to the number 1 spot

In what?

Look at the numbers of FS5/7 out there making stuff. Not to mention live broadcast.  Arguably they are de facto number 1 in some areas? 

There is no single “number 1”. Just an awful lot of pedestals serving different markets.

47 minutes ago, Amazeballs said:

And use 4-letter words

Sony.

There, I said it.

Stay positive, Zach. You’re not alone in having a psychiatric condition and it is part of who you are - it doesn’t define you but it’s just one aspect of “you”. Look at the history of creative individuals and you’ll find a splendid cornucopia of potential diagnoses.

I was going to ask whether you were satisfied by the focus (viewed it without sound on public transport a while ago but didn’t get chance to watch it again).