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I picked it up a short while ago with the 16-50mm kit lens, the 35mm 1.8 OSS and the 35mm 3.5 macro. So far it worked flawlessly for me (mainly pictures, one cooking recipe video) except for the humongous rolling shutter but I actually realized I nearly always shoot static from a tripod anyway.
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The Resolve manual even says that the viewer in the color page of the software isn't accurate for judging grading, that combined with the VGA monitor is probably guesswork in the end. If you have the space, how about a cheap 32" / 37" LCD TV connected via DeckLink? The DeckLink MiniMonitor gives you a 10bit FullHD out via HDMI and SDI for only 145 $ (plus it's the only way to get full screen playback on a second screen in Resolve). I'm using a Dell U2711 but as soon as desk space permits I'll add a FullHD TV via DeckLink.
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But aren't the "main people" from Magic Lantern involved in the Apertus Axiom project now? Wonder how much time to spare they have for a 5D IV hack.
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How consistent are the Canon NewFD lenses in rendering through the portfolio? Let's say if you shoot the FD 28 f2, 50 f1.4 (or 1.8) and 85 f1.8 on a Sony. Will you get consistent rendering and colors? I'm looking for a set of 28 - 50 - 85 (for use on an APS-C system) with integrated aperture settings and an aperture of ~ f/2 so I basically ended at Canon FD vs Nikon F (mainly because many systems don't have a good 28mm f/2), but am more torn towards Canon because of the warmer rendering (most modern cameras seem to tend more towards blue or green).
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Get the DP500 line, the DP3000 has more plastic parts as I've read on the Blackmagic forum.
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It's probably because there's a difference between f-stop and t-stop. Just like a f/1.4 lens might actually be t/2 because of emission loss of light, just that with a zoom it will be depending on focal length setting. I think the Canon EF 24-105 f/4 L IS is the same, when you zoom in the image gets darker even though the f-stop is consistent. So kidzrevil is right, it's one of the reasons why photography lenses are cheaper than cinema lenses (plus stuff like focus breathing, etc.)
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According to the tests I've seen, nothing. The A7s II has only CDAF and no PDAF so it will always focus awfully in a continuous AF situation like video with losing focus and hunting. Maybe someone who owns the A7s II will jump in, but I would suggest you check YouTube for A7s II video AF examples.
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What picture style did you shoot that in?
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I did that with the 4k footage in post because I'm too lazy to bring a slider on vacation. It's great and gets you 80% of the result but you don't get the paralax effect so it's not quite as nice as using a slider.
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You might want to mention your camera, too
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But then everyone and his dog wants ProRes 422 HQ / DNxHR and those files aren't exactly small either when recording 4k. The system doesn't use SSD so you will just need some "in the field" backup solution.
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Cheapest cam with clean 4K/10bit output??
Phil A replied to Xavier Plagaro Mussard's topic in Cameras
Sure. HDMI out is 10bit 4:2:2 and, at least when well lit, the VLOG-L stuff I've seen looked like it has great basis for colors. I'm still baffled that no competitor jumps on that opportunity, the GH4 is still your only hybrid cam with 10bit out and that after such a long time in the market. -
@Zak Forsman Mind if I ask what happened so far with your RMA? I've seen on BMDuser there was a bit of a communication hick up but I'm really following your story because I like what you do with the camera and it might have impact/inspiration for my buying decision.
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I don't want to derail this topic but based on the Inazuma - mercer discussion: If you anyway produce for the web, how relevant is quality? I see so many "you can't judge by YouTube/VIMEO" comments on the web, when probably 95%+ of all footage ends exactly there. Reminds me of the photography discussion of "how many megapixel and how big can you print it" when 99.5% ends up on Instagram/Facebook/flickr/500px.
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I think that's a good point, what do you want to run on the tablet @shooter ? There's a huge gap between different software requirements and performance optimization. Resolve is probably the worst offender, Adobe is quite optimized. So let us know what is your workflow that you want to use on the tablet. I'm considering the i5 + 8GB RAM Surface Pro 4 for mobile Adobe Lightroom photo editing myself.
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I'm using Davinci Resolve and at least for that program can tell you that none of those are even remotely powerful enough to edit 4k. Maybe with 320x240 pixel proxies.
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This was business figures. Do you expect them to go all "abandon ship, shareholders sell quick!" or what? Sometimes I wonder what people expect from these things. It's like Sony claiming how they're THE growing camera brand, yet I have never seen an A7 model in real life, it was always a NEX with kit lens. It's just regular business behaviour, the company I work for's PR announcments also sound massively different than the internal communication.
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Well, it's mainly designed as a drone/gimbal camera, that's why the buttons are on the front. It's supposed to be like that. And no, you won't be able to control it via the monitor touchscreen like on a Video Assist, the HDMI can't control that. But you can rig something up via the expansion port. If you look through the pictures on the product website, there's none where it's used in the pseudo-camcorder way we all want to rig it out to. Basically you have to choose between User Interface (BMPCC) or HFR & better battery (BMMCC).
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What's wrong with the controls?
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https://www.gridaccessories.com/products/grid-5-0-viewfinder/ There is the GRID one. The few reviews I found say it's good quality. But it's pricy, especially including the shipping. There's another one I think from a European company... But it's even more expensive by quite a margin (I think like 1k$ with mounting kit) so I never investigated it.
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That would be 35-50 plus 85-100 primes plus some macro lens on FF. With those 3 lenses I can make due. But yeah, at some point I had 8 lenses. Canon 17-40L, 24-70 2.8L, 70-200 2.8L, 35L, 85L II, 100L macro, 135L, EF 50 1.4 For photography it's easy. There's a possibility for Lightroom to make a statistic of used focal length and aperture. Then you only keep what you really use. If I had to have one single lens it would be probably a 40mm FF equivalent.
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I know. I've seen footage with the Sigma 18-35 that was blurry and we all know that's a sharp lens. Initially I totally disregarded the BMPCC because it seemed to have 5D h264 level sharpness but I've seen some videos that were breathtaking. Just saying that some cameras are hard to judge by the regular stuff you find on Vimeo on the quick. It often looks like Film Convert cranked to the max.
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This is an issue I have with most footage shot with the D16 but as well with the BMPCC. It's intentionally vintage or low budgety looking or flawed or however you want to name it. The video of the dancer that Mattias just posted is rather detailed while a subjectively felt 98% of clips I've seen from these cameras is really fuzzy and not sharp/detailed looking. If you consider how many movies have been shot with 2-3k cameras but have great clarity and detail, where's the gap?
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Funny, I checked that camera yesterday afternoon but there's basically as good as no user experience. It's Leica, so you can expect a surcharge just like it might say Gucci or Louis Vuitton on it. I can get the appeal of the M system because of the rangefinder, that's a specific way of photography that's really enjoyable... even though the cameras are massively overpriced compared to their specs / sensor quality. The thing is that, with the Leica SL even more so than already with niche cameras like the Samsung NX1, you will be on your own. There probably won't be speed booster (4k only shoots APS-C crop!) nor smart adapter for EF / F (Leica not interested because they want you to buy their 4k$ lenses, 3rd party because only 37 people in the world will buy one), no specific cages or accessories and software / LUT / you name it support will also be lacking. The Leica M system was always well positioned because it was the Leica M system. The lenses, the rangefinder, the small fullframe body. The M9 was a legend. The SL system probably will struggle mainly on price point just like the S system struggles against PhaseOne. Everything that wasn't Leica M was basically a rip off based on Panasonic cameras just like Hasselblad selling the Sonys. Edit: As usually I sound more negative/pessimist than intended. I think the camera is cool. But it's ~3500 $ cool and not 7500 $ cool, it's more like an alternative to a A7rII in my eyes. Is there tests regarding rolling shutter, moiré, aliasing, low light, etc? The last things I've seen were still with the buggy log profile.
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Cheapest cam with clean 4K/10bit output??
Phil A replied to Xavier Plagaro Mussard's topic in Cameras
Are you sure? Everything I read points towards the G7 not doing 10bit but 8bit via HDMI.