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    Do Colors of Oringal a7S Improve Much With EOSHD Pro Color (or other custom PP)?

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    Does an original a7S benefit much from the various EOSHD Pro Color versions? Or from other custom profile settings?

    If I recall correctly, isn't the original a7S more limited in what can be adjusted in the various picture profiles?

    Thinking that if I get an a7 III as my main camera, it would probably make sense to get an a7S as a backup / B camera (instead of various APS-C cameras I own like the a5100, a6000, a6500).

    Thanks in advance.

    Cheap 1080p FF DSLR?

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    15 minutes ago, newfoundmass said:

    Depends what he wants to do with the photos. For online publishing and small prints 12MP is adequate, I think.  

    Sure, unless you are real lazy like myself  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    I tend to crop in post a lot instead of switching to a longer focal length (since the UWA Sony 10-18 is on my APS-C cameras 90% of the time).

    But yeah, smaller prints and  web use, I agree with you, 12MP is PLENTY!!!

    Sony a7 III discussion

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    1 hour ago, jonpais said:

    Further thoughts on full frame after shooting m43 for five years...

    Sensor dust. Over the years, I’ve heard the online community complain about dust gathering on the sensor. I should preface my remarks by saying that Saigon is one of the filthiest places I’ve ever been; the air quality is poor; there is construction everywhere; and I have to bathe several times a day to get the grime off. Still, in my five years of shooting Panasonic, it never once occurred to me to check the sensor; and since I almost always shoot at f/4 or wider, it was never going to show up anyhow. But checking the a7 III yesterday, I did notice one speck of dust, which was easily dislodged with a puff of air.

    I think for us sony shooters, part of the problem was that some of the earlier lenses were considered "dust vacuums." I don't know how much truth there is to this theory that certain zoom  lenses were prone to sucking dust out of the air and blowing it on to the sensor. But that is what a lot of people think anyway.

    Interestingly enough, Sony claims one of the reasons the shutter is open when powered off is because the shutter mechanism is "more delicate" than the sensor. I know a couple of Nikon shooters who WON'T use a little blower on their Nikon bodies because they are afraid of damaging the shutter.

    Sony a7 III discussion

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    6 hours ago, webrunner5 said:

    I don't see a market for ANY APSC cameras down the road years from now. Why bother? With the crop mode on the A7's it is a waste of time to make a dedicated camera that Only does that. I thnk Fuji might have to change, but I think m4/3, 1" is safe for awhile. Not everyone wants or can afford FF stuff.

    Yeah, I agree.

    When the a7 III has it's price reduction (whenever that is), it will be selling for around maybe $1,800 (I am guessing).

    When the new a6700 comes out, it will probably be selling at $1,600 or something (if sony keeps their pricing consistent).

    Heck, right now at Adorama an a7 II is $100 LESS than an a6500 ($1,100 vs $1,200)

    As for m43, I imagine they have to keep pushing the envelope. For instance, if GH5 didn't have 4K 60p, or didn't have 10-bit 4K 30, or didn't have that amazing IBIS, what would have been the appropriate price point???

    Sony a7 III discussion

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    3 minutes ago, webrunner5 said:

    I am sure probably this new Nikon FF mirrorless will be pretty good, probably great, but it will Not be 2000 bucks, and have all the bells and whistles that Really all work on their first try. They will have all the good stuff in the top end one that cost 3200 dollars or more.  But for the average DSLR shooter it will probably be all they have wanted or needed. It is the Video side of it that is still damn hard to make happen, even for Sony, at the lower price points. We want a C300 mk II for 2000 bucks, in a Sony A7 form factor! Maybe the BM PK4 might damn near be that without DPAF.

    But both Canon and Nikon could surprise us.. I would certainly wait for the 23rd LoL.

    Yeah, I think you are right about that.

    I could certainly see myself paying $3,200 for a camera that was BRILLIANT at both stills and video, but it is hard to imagine that Nikon is going to come out with a brilliant camera on the first try.

    The other thing is: What about the D760 (or whatever the D750 successor is called). A (relatively) small DSLR with great stills and video quality would be awesome, as long as it has terrific dynamic range (anything to avoid shooting in slog if I don't have to).

    Sony a7 III discussion

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    1 minute ago, kye said:

    Ah!  Thanks - I think I missed that review.  It sure looks good, even compared to other downsampling cameras! 

    Yeah, I think the thing is for the a7R III it is downsampling and doing some line skipping / binning / electric voodoo.

    The a6500 is downsampling from 6K similar to the a7 III

    The GH5 is downsampling from around 5K (???) instead of 6K.

    BTW: No one is going to ever mistake me for an electrical engineer.

    Sony a7 III discussion

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    2 minutes ago, webrunner5 said:

    Yeah for the money just about impossible to beat for all it offers.

    Great.

    Now the ONLY thing I have to do is practice patience until the 23rd. I heard a rumor somewhere that some camera company somewhere might be coming out with some kind of a mirrorless camera or something as well. Pretty obscure rumor, don't think it has been publicized much so maybe not too many people know about it...

     

     

    :)

    Sony a7 III discussion

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    On 8/11/2018 at 7:54 PM, kye said:

    There's a pretty strong technical argument that the A7III should be the C100 of FF mirrorless, because it should have a bunch more resolution in its 4K output than anything that shoots at 4K.  I'm surprised that the pixel peeping people aren't publishing test charts of this.  If I end up with an A7III then I'll do a comparison just for my own curiosity. 

    I am not an engineer and can't really understand test charts and MFT scores and the like.

    But I think that Max Yuryev has a pretty good video demonstrating the amount of details in the a7 III 4K image when compared to the GH5 as well as the a7R III and the a6500.

    https://youtu.be/eaPmInvxC_A?t=7m47s

     

    Sony a7 III discussion

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    59 minutes ago, webrunner5 said:

    I am too old to see much of anything on a phone! Why you think I use a 30" 2K monitor and look at Big signs!! Only in Texas LoL.

    ass.jpg

    Isn't that like a viscous cycle? You eat nachos as big as your ass. Your ass gets bigger. you get bigger nachos, which in turn makes your ass bigger...

    Sony a7 III discussion

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    24 minutes ago, mercer said:

    Sorry, but that’s just silly. I am getting way too OT, so this will be my last comment on it...

    YouTube videos are a business for some and in any business you want to maximize profits. In any creative endeavor you must know your audience... so if the majority of your audience watches YT videos on their phones and they will gain barely any benefit in 4K over 1080p, why spend the money on a 4K camera when you can spend a quarter of the cost for a 1080p image?

    When you add the extra time for post production, it hardly seems like a solid business decision.

    Now of course, this isn’t my time or money, so any excuse is good enough... even if it is “I want to.” But “lowest common denominator” is probably not the smartest way to describe your primary audience... good thing you’re just a hobbyist too I guess.

    Sorry for the OT.

    Yes, I think that is why a few youtubers have switched back from Sony / Panasonic to Canon, either for the M50, the 6D II, or the 1DX II. (Probably more than a few, I just don't follow that many.)

    I would say if your business model allows for it, the image from 4K rendered at 1080p is really, really nice. My a6000 has pretty nice 1080p (sharper than my D750, lots of people say it is better than, say, an 80D), but it doesn't compare to the 1080p I get from shooting in 4K on the a6500 and rendering to 1080p.

    But... I haven't tested out whether there is much of a difference when viewing on my phone at, say, 480p, which is what most youtube videos seem to default to on my phone.

    Sony a7 III discussion

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    15 minutes ago, jonpais said:

    If you’re shooting real estate, the a7 III is practically a no-brainer cf. to the GH5. Superior low light performance, great dynamic range, brilliant AF, and small enough to fly on the least expensive gimbals. But most importantly, you’ve got options for ultra wide angle lenses that are simply not available in m43. Not to mention it should be less painless than switching to an entirely new system.

    Thanks for the input.

    Yes, and for shooting RE, since the majority of my work (90%) is shooting stills and only 10% video, the a7 III is better in that regard. Not to knock the GH5 for stills, but great dynamic range is real important to my stills workflow.

    Cheap 1080p FF DSLR?

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    I don't know about the D600.

    The D750 is nice. It is soft though. But it is nice.

    All manual focus, really since live view focus is so bad.

    Great dynamic range (close to SLOG2 as far as I can tell without having to deal with SLOG). Blown highlights will blow gracefully when compared to the blown highlights of my sony cameras, which are just this side of horrible.

    Great lenses that are affordable. Since you will be shooting manually on 1080p you don't need the sharpest lenses out there nor the most expensive latest and greatest AF.

    But you would have to stretch your budget from selling your D600 to get a used D750.

    If the D750 had sharper video, I would sell my sony cameras and use it instead.

    But the downsampled 6K to 4K to 1080p timeline of Sony is so nice...

    Sony a7 III discussion

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    2 hours ago, DaveAltizer said:

    I’m in the same boat as @EOSHD_Twitter  the Sony is more reliable. Better workhorse and the full frame sensor is great to have. As much as I love the video specs on a GH5/S, the reliability and image out of the Sony is better to me.

    But... but... but...

    What you are saying here goes against all forms of logic!!!

    What about the 30-minute record limit? What about the overheating? What about the tilt-only screen? What about the 8-bit codec? What about the lack of 4K 60p? What about the sharper 1080p on the GH5? What about the micro HD port? What about the waveform monitor on the GH5? What about the Sony color "science"??? Did they fire the  twelve-year-old intern who was previously in charge of color science for Sony?

    This is heresy ?

     

     

     

     

     

    p.s. please don't flame me. I own four sony cameras.

    Sony a7 III discussion

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    1 hour ago, Andrew Reid said:

    to be honest I have the GH5 and A7 III and guess which gets more use... the Sony ?

    But why???

    Not trolling, just STILL trying to decide between them (and yes, I know that by the time I make a decision on whether to buy the GH5 or a7 III, the GH6 and a7 IV will probably be out...)

    If only we can get @mercer and his cat overlord to switch from Canon to Sony then balance in the universe will have been restored / utterly destroyed...

    Key Light (Bowens Mount) Less Expensive Than Apurture?

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    21 hours ago, jonpais said:

    Probably not contributing much to the conversation, but I also wanted the Aputure lights, but not only were they expensive, they also required soft boxes, AC power and turned out to be far more output than I needed, even with the GH5. So I ended up getting some Chinese LED lights similar to the Fotodiox Flapjacks, which not only accomodate batteries, but are much less expensive, softer, run silently and cooler, require virtually no setup and are ridiculously portable. I haven’t looked back since.

    Thanks for the input.

    I was looking for something that would work with softboxes / bowens mount modifiers since I mostly shoot stills and have a bunch of strobes with Bowens mount.

    Right now I just have a couple of Yongnuo LEDs (two 600 panels and a smaller accent light). They seem to be ok. I figured getting a light which can take a softbox would save me the hassle of bringing along an extra light stand and boom arm to hang a scrim in front of the LED panels.

    On the other hand, I think I can mount the panels on to some heavy duty umbrella holders so that I can use them with some umbrellas instead of having to hang a scrim from a separate stand.

    Lighting breakdown of a music video I shot last year

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    1 hour ago, kye said:

    How many people here use natural or practical lighting vs dedicated lighting setups?

    Personally I shoot natural / practicals the whole way, because my work doesn't have a 'set'.  

    Since I shoot mostly real estate videos, it is all practical / ambient light. No time / budget for setting up lights.

    20 hours ago, Maxbrand said:

    Hello! 

    I had some time to pass over the summer so I made a breakdown of a music video I shot last year. I tried to write it so that anybody could copy exactly what I did.

    If you have any questions about anything, feel free to post here or comment on the blog! 

    Link to the blog in question

    Good work, thanks for posting.

    I do have to ask how a "low budget" production ends up being shot on a Red Epic 6K... I guess your definition of "low budget" is a bit different than mine :)

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