Django

looks only a tiny bit sharper.. personally can't stand how soft 5DIII 1080p is anymore.. fortunately shooting RAW changes all that. but i would certainly not get a 5D4 / 1DX II for good 1080p IQ and their MJPEG cropped 4K is so cumbersome. Really if you wanna stick with Canon, either 5D3 Raw or C line for best 1080p IQ.. or go Sony with Metabones EF to E-mount adapter..

I used to get excellent results with the current 50mm 1.4G on a D750 shooting flat before switching to Canon. shot weddings, docus. great look overall. all my other nikkor primes are vintage AIS though as i'm not a fan of the 1.8G series and having lens aperture control is so nice.. as for the original topic, there are much flatter picture profiles available for nikon bodies out there. nikon flat really isn't that flat but it's so easy to grade..

Well i just did my first low ISO RAW test outdoors... and the IQ actually got me giggling out loud.. I cannot believe the 1080p image i'm getting!!

I don't think I can ever go back to 5D3's h264 and be satisfied with IQ  the difference is so radical.. it's like 128kbs mp3 on a smartphone VS 24-bit / 96K wave on Genelec monitors..

Another thing that has me smiling is the IQ/Workflow flat out beats that of 4K MJPEG on the 5D4 i tested 2 weeks ago .. FCPX kept crashing and output had bad RS..

But I'm also shooting 1080 25fps.. I sure hope i'll be able to get more then 20 seconds after I upgrade CF cards or I will not be such a happy camper!

well according to Andrew, KB cards are simply rebranded Lexar cards that failed QC test! 

http://www.eoshd.com/2013/05/which-compact-flash-cards-for-5d-mark-iii-raw-video/

so if you're having trouble with Lexar.. i certainly wouldn't play russian roulette with a KB..

"When buying a KomputerBay card, some capacities will likely have greater variance than others."

[...] "if you get a card that was missed in the QC variance then return and get a different one."

Sounds like a major PITA to me, just to save a couple bucks..

^ Thanks but what about this comment:

1) Despite a fast 1066x Lexar card the MLV plus audio stops recording after around 20 seconds.. Not a big deal for scenics and b roll, but a major headache for any interview or longer shot situation... Plain raw gives continuous recording as long as I have needed so far. But with no audio... Not a deal breaker because I can record audio separately, but it adds another step to an already complicated and time consuming workflow.

Is this accurate, only 20 seconds MLV + Audio? Take away the audio.. and you get how much raw shooting time?

Ok I'm up and running as well... and well... OMG ... it's like I have a new camera.. mind blown.. the output compares if not surpasses BM cams I've shot with.. the IQ.. the motion... recovery/grading.. i mean this is FF at it's best.. 5D3 just went from B cam to my C100.. to A+++ cam... 

Even the workflow I was dreading is actually a walk in the park thanks to Raw Magic! MLVs straight from the CF to DNG.. into Resolve and that's it!!!

A million thanks to OP & EOSHD community for waking me up to this (i get a MEGA late pass i know.. but better late then never!!)

Now I am running into a big issue.. the recording cuts after 15 seconds due to drop frame warning.. but I'm sure this has to do with my too slow Sandisk Extreme CF (85 mb/s write speed) so should I just get Extreme Pro (140 mb/s)? Or is Transcend 1000X 16GB the way to go?

Also while shooting raw.. the video assist features disappear.. that normal or can i have overlays?

54 minutes ago, garethw said:

Easy, mine was the latest software when I bought it... you need to go back to 1.2.3 version of the Canon software...there is a link/tutorial on the ML forum how to do this with the Canon Utility tool... and a link to download the 5D3 firmware. It takes 10 minutes and you're ready to go..
I installed the latest ML version for the 5D3 and it works fine.... It transforms a great camera completely... I used many of the functions...on screen audio meters, peaking, waveform, histogram (even for raw mode), raw video naturally, but also the intervalometer for time lapse, the list goes on....
Without ML I would not have got this camera for video period..

cheers
Gareth

Oh cool, so the lock out was in post 1.2.3 firmware (i just checked i'm on 1.3.3)? so i might be able to have a go at ML, excellent!

FWIW i got the 5D3 primarily for stills, and as a B-cam to my C100. Again, main interest of ML for me are those video assist features..

I'd love to give ML a try (more for the video assist features then cumbersome RAW workflow) but I'm assuming my recently purchased 5D3 is locked..? Anyone here know a way to find out (serial number count?) Also heard some terrible stories of cameras getting bricked during setup...

Of course it would be a fixed electronic ND, not mechanical. I think one stop hit would be a perfectly acceptable trade-off. A7S2 despite it's consumer-ish body is a speciality cam, especially at it's price point. Nobody is buying this camera primarily for stills ($3K for 12MP?!). Also keep in mind A7S has outstanding ISO performance (will be even better on S3). Again you'd hardly feel a one stop loss. An ND is also absolutely essential on a A7S shooting exteriors with S-Log2/3 as the base ISO is very high. The auto-variable electronic ND on the FS5 is quite amazing too, game changing I would dare say (like dual pixel for AF). I would not be surprised Sony use that tech on another video centric cam. That alone with touch AF would make a lot of people upgrade I believe..

18 hours ago, Phil A said:

I really doubt any Alpha camera getting integrated ND filters.

electronic NDs like on the FS5 is plausible and doable on a A7S series considering it's the video specific camera.. but other things in that spec list don't sound quite correct/logical so i'm going to call fake as well.. what really needs to be addressed imo is much better AF (hopefully touch AF from the 6500) and hopefully no crop easy quick & slow function.

3 hours ago, John Matthews said:

Just saw some more photos of the A6500. Why do they continue not offering a front dial? Having two dials readily accessible seems like a "must" in ergonomics, especially when it costs 1700 Euros... or maybe they'll put that in the A6700 that's due in a few months. If I had all that cash to blow on a camera like this, it would be a deal-breaker for me.

The A6500 uses the same body as the ($500) A6000. They keep boosting the specs but no change in body (hence perhaps the overheating, tiny body wasn't designed for so much power - as the A7RII)

if rolling shutter is vastly improved and no overheat issues then this looks like a killer Super35 shooter, although size/ergonomics still too small for my taste..

hoping for new FF e-mount announcement next (A7III/A9) with touch AF etc..

1 hour ago, MountneerMan said:

What does the dial on the front under the lens and to the left do?

clickless aperture control wheel.. probably one of the coolest features that'll hopefully trickle onto the A9 etc..

23 minutes ago, tomekk said:

What's Nikon's standard timeline? I was hoping they would announce something now but they didn't. Waiting another year for a D750/D810 replacement is quite a long time. 

I believe Nikon's had some unforeseen delays with D750/D810 replacement due to the Japan earthquake causing Sony sensor shortage which has of course also delayed Sony's own A7/A9 production. 

I'm just speculating but it could be this A99 II was presented as a way to showcase something new in a low production run. 

It's been said the new sensor factory is up and running now but with back orders and such will only be fully operational by end of the quarter..

fortunately there is a dedicated WB top button.. but yeah PP on page 10 is ridiculous and menu seems convoluted as ever.. hardly a re-design..

lack of touch screen also silly..

nice to see S&Q trickle down.. PDAF system also looks beefed up.. basically this is a 5D4 killer as far as specs.. just too bad it's an A-mount.. 

Grading is definitely a subtle art.. you could spend all day and in the end your footage looks like shit. That's why you got LUTs and Cine picture profiles. 

If you wanna remain with Canon for the colors then I'd strongly suggest as others have the C100 mark 2. I'm in love with this camera, the image, the video assist features, dual pixel AF, ND's & overall ergonomics/ease of use. The peace of mind it gives is so rewarding (i'm always nervous on how a shoot is going to turn out with DSLRs).

Btw, if Canon release a mk3 this year with 4K, super slo-mo and XC10 422 codec.. I'd upgrade in a heartbeat and be content for years to come.. Currently as is, i'm still undecided on what to do for my upcoming 4K needs..

Canon has great colors no doubt but isn't that what Log + grading is about? A7S2 is still a beast for offering FF full readout 4K, zebra, peaking, log & IBIS.. 5D3 image is soft as hell 1080p and judders like crazy as soon as you pan. I still use mine as B-cam to my C100 PDAF but would seriously consider ditching it for an A7S2 if stills weren't important to me..

halleluja.. this should really help me match 5D3 footage with C100. thanks andrew, will purchase as soon as i get back from holidays..

Ok Mattias, I've now watched the rest of it... He reads specs from Adorama off his smartphone. Praises the video aspect with no mention of crop factor or lack of C-log assist features etc.. Talks about how Canon gear just works.. Then plugs his video tutorials. What exactly am I missing here dude??

PS: i much prefer/value your very own concise & reflected 5 reasons why vids then this rushed mess..

Like i said i stopped the video after he gave number one reason "cuz it's a 5D". Sadly that's really all it will take for a bunch of people (pros & non-pros) to consider this camera. Canon knows this and is effortlessly banking on that, rather then really push the envelope or give power-users what they want.. Anyways it is what it is.. some people will like it others won't..

1 hour ago, Mattias Burling said:

For him it is. And its his opinion he puts out there for people to agree or disagree with. It cant be debated.
As I always say. No camera in the world has ever been better than another camera. And that's a fact. Because it all depends on who you ask and their needs, budget, etc.
I filmmaker might love an alexa but its shit for a deep sea diver. And vice versa.

Ok let's get this straight, I have zero qualms with X person stating his favorite camera in the world is X, Y or Z. We all have different needs, tastes etc.. My point is simply it's a little foolish and brash to make Best camera of the year claim before A. Having hands on experience with said camera, and B. The competition announces its products at the upcoming worlds largest photo fair. If anything this guy ironically fits the "but it's the 1D" character type.. That's all I'm saying..

None of that really validates the claim that 5D IV is Best Camera of the Year, although I didn't realize he was a stills shooter which really doesn't correlate much to the points being made here concerning video ( FWIW I wouldn't choose an A7R2 over a Canikon for my professional photography needs either ). If he's purely basing this on tech support though, I can tell you I got nightmare stories with Nikon Europe too (6 weeks to fix a brand new faulty D750 that had to await parts sent from China). No special VIP treatment for poor me though. Anyways as the guy states himself at the start of the vid, it's a bit silly making such claim ahead of Photokina. 

Speaking of Sony, here are the latest rumors concerning their upcoming Medium format, DSLR form factor A9 & A7 future:

http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/new-set-of-low-ranked-rumors-sony-a9-a9r/

It seems we can expect much higher build quality, form factor & weather sealing etc in their upcoming roster..

^ that's pretty funny mattias, but actually kind of counter argumentative. i don't know what that Youtuber's pedigree is and it probably is a lot more impressive then mine or most here yet I had to stop watching when the guy's number one reason for claiming the 5D IV is the most important announcement of 2016 is because... "well it's a 5D" !

honestly a little tired of all these VIP YT experts all rushing to brash conclusions (wether positive or negative) over a camera most haven't even handled yet (DPreview being the rare exception and remaining somewhat neutral presenting facts not opinions). it sounds more like a click race then actual insightful knowledge. 5D is surely the biggest announcement.. for the press.. that i will concede..

As if the crop factor wasn't bad enough news, here comes rolling shutter results...