
currensheldon
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currensheldon reacted to Oliver Daniel in Sony FX6 is here
I’m not so sure of this “disappointing” talk. The A7SIII got the same slack by many and that’s turned out to be an absolute marvel of a camera.
The FX6 is what people asked for... an A7SIII with E-ND, XLR’s, SDI, S-cinetone and video ergonomics. Both cameras are unique in the market for what they offer.
The handle thing is annoying and lack of LongGOP - yep I agree. It’s not perfect.
I’m just wondering what people expect these days? A full frame compact video camera with 4k120 in 10bit is no longer good enough?
All the manufacturers are smashing it and every camera released this year has gone beyond.
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currensheldon reacted to barefoot_dp in Sony FX6 is here
Everyone: Please Sony, give us an A7sIII with professional video features! If you do I will buy at least seven of them.
Sony: Ok, here it is!
Everyone: Meh it's just a rehashed A7sIII. This is lame and I'm not buying it.
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currensheldon got a reaction from Trankilstef in Panasonic EVA-2 Wish List
All good points.
C50 - The C50 is coming, yes, but I just don't think it will really be competing against the FX6 and EVA-2s of the worlds. Seems like it will be a box but with the C200 sensor (but without the raw?) - seems like it could be a bit of a meh release from Canon. Full rumored specs here: https://www.canonrumors.com/revisiting-the-canon-cinema-eos-c50-and-what-it-could-be/
S1H - I said it before, but the C70 is what the S1H should have been in the first place. As a mirrorless, everyone whined it was too large. They should have just beefed it up a bit, added internal NDs, an SDI, and maybe a couple mini XLR ports (or just stuck with their hotshoe XLR adapter, which works very well). I think it would have sold like hotcakes at $4.5k.
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Most of the specs I listed are specs I think Panasonic needs to differentiate themselves. I loved the EVA-1 and its specs still stack up well to most of the competition ($6500 for 4k 60fps, 10-bit in all sorts of flavors AND 5.7k ProRes Raw). But I think they either need to go BIG with the EVA-2 at the $6500 - 7500 price point (which might mean 8k, or 120fps+ at 4k, or ProRes internal, or (somehow) raw internal, full-frame sensor, IBIS, etc).
Though, if they threw the S1H sensor into a BGH1-style box, added internal NDs and some mini XLRs, that would be pretty sweet as well.
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currensheldon got a reaction from IronFilm in Panasonic EVA-2 Wish List
All good points.
C50 - The C50 is coming, yes, but I just don't think it will really be competing against the FX6 and EVA-2s of the worlds. Seems like it will be a box but with the C200 sensor (but without the raw?) - seems like it could be a bit of a meh release from Canon. Full rumored specs here: https://www.canonrumors.com/revisiting-the-canon-cinema-eos-c50-and-what-it-could-be/
S1H - I said it before, but the C70 is what the S1H should have been in the first place. As a mirrorless, everyone whined it was too large. They should have just beefed it up a bit, added internal NDs, an SDI, and maybe a couple mini XLR ports (or just stuck with their hotshoe XLR adapter, which works very well). I think it would have sold like hotcakes at $4.5k.
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Most of the specs I listed are specs I think Panasonic needs to differentiate themselves. I loved the EVA-1 and its specs still stack up well to most of the competition ($6500 for 4k 60fps, 10-bit in all sorts of flavors AND 5.7k ProRes Raw). But I think they either need to go BIG with the EVA-2 at the $6500 - 7500 price point (which might mean 8k, or 120fps+ at 4k, or ProRes internal, or (somehow) raw internal, full-frame sensor, IBIS, etc).
Though, if they threw the S1H sensor into a BGH1-style box, added internal NDs and some mini XLRs, that would be pretty sweet as well.
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currensheldon reacted to IronFilm in Sony FX6 is here
Rather lose the audio inputs than lose the timecode input.
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currensheldon reacted to IronFilm in Panasonic EVA-2 Wish List
Wasn't there also rumors of a C50 as well? Or was that just random forum speculation / wishful thinking.
You left off Sony VENICE
The EVA1 at $6.5 vs FX6 at $6K means the EVA1 is now totally dead in the water when it comes to future sales. (unless it is some unusual exceptional circumstances, like you already have a fleet of EVA1 cameras and you absolutely must buy only a matching camera)
Panasonic could follow Canon, and release a body with a full frame lens mount but a S35 sensor.
Would make happy all the people who have a FS7/FS5 with lots of premium S35 glass, but the FX9 is too expensive to leap on to (or whatever other reason they might not like it for). And the FX6 is ruled out due to not being able to do 4K S35
Although of course, I'd prefer it if the EVA2 had a MFT mount!! Please.
We're not in a 6K world, and nowhere near close to that happening either. Won't be a deal breaker if the EVA2 lacks 6K.
Not a deal breaker if it caps out at 4K 60fps (or heck, even 4K 30fps! But if it is limited to 4K 30fps its release price had better be significantly lower than even the Canon C70)
Like you said, cinema cameras NEVER have this feature, so not a big deal if the EVA2 lacks IBIS.
However, I have been saying "not a deal breaker" many times now.
I do feel like Panasonic must select implementing at least one or two of these features and do it anyway, to help push the envelope and create overall an appealing package that people want to buy vs the competition. (unless they implement none of these?? And just compete purely on price?? Like if they put a S1H sensor and specs inside an original EVA1 body, then sold it at the same price as a S1H??? That wouldn't be a bad idea! Especially if they made at least one small tweak to the body, and ditched the EF mount for L Mount)
IBIS would be the smartest of all these "not a deal breaker" features to include instead of excluding. As Panasonic has one of the very best IBIS system, with years of experience implementing IBIS in cameras, and it is a unique feature that would make them stand out from all over cinema cameras and that feature alone might attract a few buyers to them for it.
Obviously.
Careful, can't be stepping too much on the toes of their Varicam users!
Then again, the Varicam lineup is even older than the EVA1 itself, and deserves to gets its toes stepped up.
Wonder if Varicam might see an update before EVA1 does?
PDAF won't happen in an EVA2.
But yes, worth praying for S5 AF in an EVA2.
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currensheldon reacted to TomTheDP in Sony FX6 is here
The FX9 IQ is great. If its like that except with a A7S3 sensor, that would be nice.
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currensheldon got a reaction from Kisaha in Best system to invest in for videography?
C70 + Speedbooster: $6k
24-70mm IS or 24-105mm f4 IS (f2.8 with booster): $800-900
canon 35mm f2: $600 or so
canon 50mm f1.4: $450 or so
70-200mm f4 is: $1000 (or 16-35mm if you need wide).
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still have some moola left over for some mics, extra battery, accessories.
That’s what I would do with $10k starting fresh.
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currensheldon reacted to Video Hummus in Best system to invest in for videography?
I honestly would go Canon with EF glass. Still performs amazing on new EOS R5/R6/R with native adapter. Can use the ND adapter as a bonus. Can adapt the EF to BMPCC4K can use natively on a BMPCC6K, ZCAM, or Kinefinity MAVO. Can use the EF glass + speedbooster on C70 or future CXX camera’s...
That or go Sony as they are the only other company with competent AF, tons of lenses, and mirrorless and cinema cameras...you just are more locked into their E-mount.
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currensheldon got a reaction from Video Hummus in Best system to invest in for videography?
I would go with Canon's RF system strictly for the C70 and the awesome RF lenses dropping. That will be an amazing camera for everything you can do for the next 3-years. Also, I don't like Sony's image out of camera and it takes a lot of work to make it look as good as Canon's right out of the gate color and IQ - the FX9 image looks better, but everything else has an image that isn't nearly as good as Canon or Panasonic.
The Panasonic S5 and a couple of their f1.8 lenses coming out would also be a great, more affordable option.
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currensheldon reacted to Rinad Amir in Best system to invest in for videography?
Id rent first before splashing 10k on equipment!
Try both systems out for week or two and then make move!
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currensheldon got a reaction from Kisaha in Best system to invest in for videography?
I would go with Canon's RF system strictly for the C70 and the awesome RF lenses dropping. That will be an amazing camera for everything you can do for the next 3-years. Also, I don't like Sony's image out of camera and it takes a lot of work to make it look as good as Canon's right out of the gate color and IQ - the FX9 image looks better, but everything else has an image that isn't nearly as good as Canon or Panasonic.
The Panasonic S5 and a couple of their f1.8 lenses coming out would also be a great, more affordable option.
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currensheldon got a reaction from johnnnybravos in Best system to invest in for videography?
I would go with Canon's RF system strictly for the C70 and the awesome RF lenses dropping. That will be an amazing camera for everything you can do for the next 3-years. Also, I don't like Sony's image out of camera and it takes a lot of work to make it look as good as Canon's right out of the gate color and IQ - the FX9 image looks better, but everything else has an image that isn't nearly as good as Canon or Panasonic.
The Panasonic S5 and a couple of their f1.8 lenses coming out would also be a great, more affordable option.
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currensheldon got a reaction from Trankilstef in Panasonic S5 User Experience
I haven't used the S5 yet, but I do own and have used the S1H for the last year. I love the camera. For me, the biggest advantages are timecode (a must for my doc work when I have external audio), the All-I 400Mbps (sometimes required), and the unlimited record times. The ProRes Raw is great, but the S5 will be getting that soon.
Otherwise, I think the S5's more compact size, better AF (though the S1H is confirmed to get it), and the already amazing 10-bit 422 150Mbps codec that I most often use on the S1H anyway, make it a pretty compelling option.
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currensheldon got a reaction from Mark Romero 2 in Panasonic S5 User Experience
If you don't care about: timecode, unlimited record times, a more substantial build, slightly more usable screen configuration, top LCD, better EVF (I never use it for video anyway), then I would get the S5.
I don't notice a huge difference between 400 and 150 10-bit recording, so you should be fine there. Can always get 6k or ProRes Raw (soon) or All-I ProRes recording with an external recorder.
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currensheldon got a reaction from Mark Romero 2 in Panasonic S5 User Experience
I haven't used the S5 yet, but I do own and have used the S1H for the last year. I love the camera. For me, the biggest advantages are timecode (a must for my doc work when I have external audio), the All-I 400Mbps (sometimes required), and the unlimited record times. The ProRes Raw is great, but the S5 will be getting that soon.
Otherwise, I think the S5's more compact size, better AF (though the S1H is confirmed to get it), and the already amazing 10-bit 422 150Mbps codec that I most often use on the S1H anyway, make it a pretty compelling option.
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currensheldon got a reaction from Adept in Canon Cinema EOS C70 - Ah that explains it then!
This does look great. Hard to argue with this camera. Canon has been on a roll (outside of the overheating R5 debacle), and this camera may be their best offering in their year of amazing offerings (C500 II, 1DX III, C300 III, R5, R6, C70 and a silly amount of lenses).
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currensheldon got a reaction from Mmmbeats in Canon Cinema EOS C70 - Ah that explains it then!
This does look great. Hard to argue with this camera. Canon has been on a roll (outside of the overheating R5 debacle), and this camera may be their best offering in their year of amazing offerings (C500 II, 1DX III, C300 III, R5, R6, C70 and a silly amount of lenses).
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currensheldon reacted to Mmmbeats in Canon Cinema EOS C70 - Ah that explains it then!
I think this is the best sequence so far for showing the camera in a variety of situations:
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currensheldon got a reaction from EphraimP in Lens Hood/Matte Box with Variable ND
Ah nevermind. I'll just get a C70.
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currensheldon reacted to herein2020 in Panasonic S5 Entry Level Full Frame seems to be real...
I am in the USA and I have this camera. You can read about my user experience so far on this thread:
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currensheldon reacted to EphraimP in Lens Hood/Matte Box with Variable ND
So true. Screwing around with VNDs and lens hoods/clamp on matte boxes is a PITA. But unless you've got internal ND control, a VND is a must in a fast-moving doc style shooting situation. Just another reason why the C70 is an attractive option for a low-budget pro shooter, if you can swallow the Canon pill.
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currensheldon reacted to Zak Forsman in Panasonic EVA-2 Wish List
4K high framerates and auto-focus aside, the S1H objectively delivers a better image on the whole. A7SIII still suffers from substandard color fidelity and baked in noise reduction that wrecks detail. The way i look at it is that the S1H excels at the minimum specs that i consider essential, while the A7SIII excels at some specialty operations, but doesn't meet important specs I consider essential. I was hopeful that the A7SIII would surpass the S1H but there are base operations that have to be met before I can get excited about 4k 120p (which is overkill for most situations, anyway. I find b-roll captured at 48-72fps more useful in the edit). I usually have to speed up 120fps for pacing.
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currensheldon got a reaction from Geoff CB in Panasonic S5 User Experience
If you don't care about: timecode, unlimited record times, a more substantial build, slightly more usable screen configuration, top LCD, better EVF (I never use it for video anyway), then I would get the S5.
I don't notice a huge difference between 400 and 150 10-bit recording, so you should be fine there. Can always get 6k or ProRes Raw (soon) or All-I ProRes recording with an external recorder.