Mako Sports

You can't freeze time or be satisfied for very long, where's the fun in that... Always chasing knowledge, perfection, performance is what this forum is about. I find it fascinating that the image in ProRes RAW on the Z6 has the weird attributes it does compared to the internal H.264. I guess that makes me a camera nerd. So be it.

That video made me laugh so hard.
So uppity about the EOS R and RP's DPAF but the video is FULL of auto focus hunting.
And the audio was horrific. 

I hope it has no Flip screen just to piss the YT Vloggers off. ?

Link your portfolio and link all of your magazine published editorial work.

Add the term "cinematic" plz
In my photo/video discord server we call bokeH cream cream lmao

His response to me was "Bad skin tone from a Professional Sony photographer.  Let me in and I'll nail the shot and skin color with a Canon." "His photo's are bad. No anticipation, very bad composition , bad color, nothing dynamic, missed focus."
I'm giving him the chance to prove himself. ?
 

Link your portfolio and link all of your magazine published editorial work.

Sports shooters really don't need any more. (and neither do most of us!)

It's just like us sound mixers recording at 48KHz for many years, as more really is not necessary. 

Heck, more megapixels can be BAD if it slows down their workflow of getting images uploaded immediately and instantly to their press agency. 

@Super8
Latest Sports Illustrated cover was shot with a Sony A9 with a 400 2.8 GM.
But serious pros don't use Sony right?
?
 
Sometimes its better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt 
- Abe Lincoln 

Again, you can hold whatever opinion you want but when you make a blanket statement about Sony not used by serious photographers, as far as I am concerned your opinion is as valid as if you said your "opinion is that one plus one equals three".     I AM a fan of Sony (because of the A7s and Sony Zeiss 55 1.8 among others) but equally i am a fan of Canon (because of the 17mm  TS-E for example) and there are things i like in most brands.     I see great work from Sony users and Canon users and Nikon ETC ETC ETC if you don't that is your problem.

Can one really make an evaluation of a tool, such as a camera, purely on a single video by a user many here don't seem to care for?  I think there is plenty of examples of good images coming from Sony A7 III etc. but can also agree that SOOC of XT2/3 is typically more appealing.  If you don't AB the heck out of it and just watch quality filmmakers with any camera the images look good.  Sometimes its more of a limitation of the user than the tool.

McKinnons video was not a very good demonstration of the 1D-X Mk3

I did address it to you.     Just pointed out that part is what i objected to.
Look, you can have an opinion that YOU do not like Sony (or any camera or brand) if you want but to say that a brand is not used by serious photographers or videographers (and especially one that is selling quite well) is simply trolling as well as being absurd in my opinion as well as being insulting to the many people who make their living using such gear.    You don't like it, fine....others DO.
I like all the brands of photography gear I have used and just occasionally do i not like a piece of equipment.      I never got on with a Canon 7d for instance but that does not mean others did.
I almost never watch Tony and Chelsea and have not for a year or so and last I was aware of there were just a few more Sony Users than the Northrup's.
No gear is perfect ...for ME, the A7s (first version is still the camera I want and use), for others it would be the last thing they want...same with the newer higher FF Sony's and all those cameras from any brand.
Yes, Sony has a colour issue for many people (not all) but equally, other people find greater limitations with different brands.   I think the main issue is AWB for Sony and I mainly use Jpegs and do not grade the songs i video....I do not consider myself to be anything but an old amateur but my photos and (odd video) do get used by newspapers, councils, record companies, bands and others from time to time.    I have to use RAW with  my old Canon DSLR as there is a noticeable difference but with my A7s, not so much.

"Difference" in what manner? In terms of ROI? Yeah, I'd say the difference for most people is quite significant. 

You'll see two dozen job adverts for a "FS7 shooter" for every one looking for a C300mk2 owner. 
 

Yeah I don't think they care about the low end market. I have a friend that works at a rental house in LA and he says the Alexa Minis are still the 1st pick.

Because no one cares about APSC except for Fuji.

At least they got Tidying Up With Marie Kondo (Season One)
https://ymcinema.com/2020/01/13/the-cameras-behind-43-best-netflix-original-tv-shows-of-2019/?fbclid=IwAR2y_Qf7aYSbLNz7L5Dj7CemB7oB528TUBFc77SI1amGl81UftSthduUT9o
Are high-end shooters looking elsewhere in 2019?
Looks like it.
C300 II has been a flop? Looks like it.
Will C500 II change things? Not without ProRes or a better raw codec.
C700? Nah.
RED and Arri just seem much more attractive at the moment for filmmakers...

This was stats from 2019, so likely they were filmed in 2018. 
Thus is no surprise to me that C700 doesn't have a strong showing there. Is more interesting to see the stats in 2020. (although my gut instinct is to suspect C700 won't have a strong showing)

Am not surprised to see a lack of C300mk2 cameras, look there are also no FS7 cameras there either! (be much more interesting if they showcased the top 43 documentary shows from Netflix, I bet we'd see a FS7 there! And a scattering of C300mk2 too?)
Because the C300mk2 was not designed to play at this level, the C300mk2 was Canon's response to the FS7 for the low budget productions. 
 
https://ymcinema.com/2019/05/28/the-cameras-behind-netflix-best-series-spoiler-red-dominates/

Looking at the comparisons between mid 2019 and 2019 I see the Panasonic Varicam has experienced a big drop, which is sad. As in 2018 it was the #3 camera. 

Looking deeper into the results I'd say the two major factors are ARRI ALEXA LF & Sony VENICE 

The last Netflix production I was on set for last year they had 3x VENICE. 

Going into the future I bet 2020's stats will show this trend growing even stronger. 

As VENICE was still largely in "kinda beta" firmware up until recently, just lately  in 2019 has it got some really big firmware updates to bring VENICE into prime time. 2018 was very early days for VENICE, that's why the earlier survey only showed one VENICE camera. We're going to see many more VENICE productions coming. 

As for ARRI, well, they're ARRI! Of course they'll be picked. And now they've got the LF and even better the Mini LF (for gimbal / crane / car / etc shots), which the MiniLF didn't exist last year, then the ARRI cameras will only continue to dominate Netflix stats even further 





 
I'd say the most impressive result from that chart is how the Sony F55 (which is the oldest camera on the list) still has a number of productions shooting with it! (the F55 is in 4th= place!)

Not sure I would say TOTALLY abandoned the video side but yeah, it is a bit behind some of the opposition now (they only really had the A7s pair and a few odds and ends before that in the ILC space that were more video centric though).    I would just say NOT class leading and they still make great hybrid cameras with excellent stills and decent enough video for many serious users.  They are due for something soon I think (as are some others).     Great time to like and use photo/video gear.
 

Yeah that is why most of the video pros i see with a "proper" camera and not a DSLR or mirrorless ILC are actually using Sony.    As for not being serious photographers (and increasingly serious hybrid shooters) You really need to get out more....there are more that i see with Sony than other brands around here now with quite a few who switched from 5D mk whatevers.
Again, to many there IS an issue with Sony colour and its seems I am not alone in thinking a LOT of that is due to auto white balance but it is hard to take you seriously with what seems an extreme bias against Sony. 

I agree, AWB on Sony still needs work.

Pentax fanboys: Even WE have IBIS!

I can't believe the poor NX1 is relegated to the "Something weird" category
 
Actually on second thought that's pretty accurate. Carry on.

That's how I shoot all the time, grabbing a quick shot then running to catch up.  Or getting shots of the family while they're doing their thing.  For me the strengths of the GH5 really help with that.  IBIS for walking while shooting (trying to simultaneously do the ninja walk and also not walk into a pole or anything) or for standing and grabbing a faux tripod shot.  The 10-bit for being able to significantly push the image due to no control of lighting and little to no time to work the scene.  Etc...    My other approach is just to get volume, as not only does it mean you get lucky more often, but the practice increases your hit rate too.
Here's some random GH5 shots from filming at the speed of life...

Add the term "cinematic" plz
In my photo/video discord server we call bokeH cream cream lmao