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  1. UPDATE ILCE-7SM2 Camera Firmware UpdateRelease Date4/26/2016Version2.10File Size254.43 MBDOWNLOAD

    File Description

    This utility updates the ILCE-7SM2 camera firmware to version 2.10 and provides the following benefits:

    Improvement over version 2.00:

    Allows the camera to record XAVCS format video with an SDHC card in addition to SDXC card.

    Notes:

    When an SDHC memory card is used to record movies in XAVC S format over extended periods of time, the recorded movies will be divided into files of 4 GB, and the divided files can then be integrated into a single file using the PlayMemories Home software

    Shooting movies in XAVC S format requires SD Speed Class 10, UHS Speed Class U1, or faster

    When recording at 100 Mbps or more, UHS Speed Class U3 is required

  2. 22 hours ago, fuzzynormal said:

    IFor what it's worth, I think protests like what y'all did are great.  However, if you want to talk about insane, imagine being a documentarian and willingly going into situation like this:

    In that case, that's beyond insane!

  3. 1 hour ago, fuzzynormal said:

    Insane run 'n gun?  I don't know about that.  Looks like it's less demanding than what most, documentary, news, corporate, and wedding shooters have been doing for decades.

    I've already done all these things in my small career. Doc, news, corporate, wedding... but I never covered a war or something like that, so It was really insane to me all the running and paranoia involved in doing that. It could be easy for someone, but it wasn't for me.

    1 hour ago, richg101 said:

    bit harsh don;t you think?

    I don't know.  From the looks of it, they spent quite a few hours driving around the streets taking an awful lot of effort at night risking arrest and personal injury, for an artistic/political cause.  I expect at the time the shooter was under a lot of pressure to get the shots while keeping a look out for authorities. At least he's made a finished piece!  

     

    I personally enjoyed the film.  looks nice.  well edited. serves the purpose.

    Exactly... Thanks!

    1 hour ago, richg101 said:

    I'd be interested to know how you kept rolling shutter issues at bay during the car shots..  I know from experience any bumps in the road can really show the rs problems of the a7rii.  or is the hyperspeed doing well to mask any wobble?

    I used the APSC mode in the car shots and didn't notice any huge rolling shutter issue. I'll see again and post here later.

  4. Hey, Guys. I wanna share my last job. It was a completely insane run and gun stealth job for a local artist making an urban intervention.

    Gear used: A7r II, Sony FE 28mm F/2  (always in f/2) and Sigma ART 50mm with a Fotodiox adaptador (only a few shots).

    Settings: 4k 24fps, Full frame and Crop Mode. Color: Autumn Leaves -1 -2 -3.  Used clear zoom in some shots too. AWB in all shots (specially horrible in sodium lights)

    The great pro of this setup was the weight and the fact that it was perfect for point and shoot. I didn't have time to prepare, light or anything else. Probably the A7s II would made a better job with low lighting, but the superb AF (even with 50 ART + Fotodiox) plus the capability to use FF or APSC (and clear zoom( was a great deal. Hope you like it. It's not beautiful, but I think the message was delivered.

    The Youtube compression is way better than vimeo (try to watch in 4k):

     

    Context: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35796529

    http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/13/americas/brazil-artist-protest/index.html

     

     

     

  5. People shooting events/weddings are probably not going to be using a mass consumer camera (at least I hope note, if they are actually pros and not amateur posers)

    Remember, this camera is essentially Sony's Rebel.

    They'll probably use something worse. Ok, It's not very often, but I've seen a lot of Panasonic Fz 220 in the recent past.

  6. Sony A7r II has almost everything you want:

    - Amazing 42.4-megapixel stills.

    - Great 4k S35

    - Good 4k Full Frame

    - IBIS

    - Lowlight

    - Timelapse function for $10

    - Great EVF

     

    Battery life isn't great, but you can have tons of batteries, It's not a deal breaker. I don't find too difficult to reach good colors with Slog 2, a couple of nodes in Davinci and everything looks great, even skintones. For some very fast jobs (internet, news), you can set a good color straight out of the camera. 

  7. I was searching for something like this:

    - Put all MPEG files on a list

    - Choose output specifications for audio (loudness) and video (bitrate, size, etc)

    - Encode all the files

    - New mpeg2 files with the same audio level.

  8. Check out Adobe Audition. First, you drag all your video files in, and it automatically extracts the audio. Then you drag all your audio clips into its "Match Loudness" window and hit Run. That's it, it will magically adjust the audio so the clips all match in terms of levels/loudness so they all sound roughly as "loud" when played back.

    You can set the loudness to whatever you wish. For Internet (like YouTube), I usually set it at -16 LUFS. But for broadcast, usually folks set it quieter at -23 LUFS or -24 LUFS, check with your people for what is acceptable.

    But then i'll have to relink the audio in video manually, one by one, no? Yes, we use -23 LUFS.

  9. I work on a small cable tv channel here in Brazil and we're struggling with audio differences between the pieces. When I was hired, I've created a manual with the specs for the editors and things were improved, but we have hundreds of files in our storage from a previous period.

    Anyone here has any experience with some software to help with that? We're working with mpeg2 SD (and you complaining about 4k 8bits).

    Thanks!

  10. Maybe they should add Nespresso functionality too, lol. :) Those are quite the wishes on a somewhat tight-ish budget.

    If it's just for monitoring, I'm gonna throw a suggestion for the Lilliput 663/O/P2 in there. Might be worth for you checking out?

    That functionality would definitely help me to convince my wife that we need to buy it.

    I liked the Lilliput, It seems very nice. Thanks!

    Haha yes. Oh well. Will just wait for the price of the smallHD 501 to come down or pick up a used one I guess. Too bad the DP4 doesn't have LUT capacity, otherwise it would be perfect.

    I detest Nespresso though!

    But on a more serious note, why are decent monitors more expensive than a top of the line smartphone with big hi-res screen? Wish someone would make an app for that.There is probably something I'm missing here...

    If someone release a Smartphone or tablet with HDMI input, will be the end of field monitors. Imagine the ton of possibilities with apps and wifi transmissions.

     

    Have a look at the Ikan VK7I, it's quite affordable and seems to have great colors: http://www.learningvideo.com/field-monitor-shootout/

    I'll take a look. Thanks!

  11. maybe I was too drastic: fotodiox could work if you have everything under control during the shooting, especially with the lights. here you can see up-to the right how a distant traffic light coming into the lens, for example.

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    That's really bad. You can't trust in a thing like this. I'll try the painting stuff and see what happens.

  12. Hello, guys.

    I'm in an endless search for a good and "cheap" field monitor. I have an Atomos Ninja 2 and I like it, but he's terrible as a monitor. It's realy, realy ugly. I was looking the new Blackmagic monitor and recorder, but I'm not confident about the color quality of his image (some say it's good, some say it's not good). Small hd is too expensive for me, unfortunately. 

    I need a monitor with good color/exposure accuracy to use on an gimbal with the A7r II. Any ideas?

     

    Thanks

  13. Anyone here tried to paint inside the fotodiox with some black ink? I've read something about this on an Amazon review. I really don't wanna spend $400, my money worth four times less than the "usual" (Brazil) and I just spent my soul buying the A7r II. (Plus, I've already bought the Fotodiox and there's no "going back", the only way is to sell for somebody).

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