There are 3 performance classes of Canon camera for raw video. Which should you use and what image quality can you expect?
Read moreMagic Lantern Raw Video – Current camera capabilities, updated for 2017
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Nikon D5200 review
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UPDATE: The HDMI output on this camera is uncompressed 4:2:2, for a leap in image quality over the internal 24Mbit codec! Check the forum for my ProRes noise grain sample shots
The Nikon D5200 is the best mid-range Nikon yet for video. What is more of a surprise is the relish in which it takes on the much more expensive 5D Mark III, Panasonic GH3 and Nikon’s own flagship the D800 and D4.
Latest Magic Lantern with HDR Video out now for Canon 60D, 600D, 550D, 50D and 500D
To download and donate go to Magic Lantern here
Please consider donating to the project – in return you will get the preview version of the 5D Mark II firmware tested here on EOSHD – and a ready to run HDR Video workflow!!
So 22nd December is here and so is the HDR Video mode and variable frame rates for the Canon 600D and siblings. The new version of Magic Lantern even supports the 50D!
Read moreLatest Magic Lantern with HDR Video out now for Canon 60D, 600D, 550D, 50D and 500D
Which is best for low light? Sony NEX 5N or NEX 7 and A77?
(Click the ISO 12,800 sample image above to enlarge to 1:1). Original samples from http://www.imaging-resource.com
Will Sony’s decision to put 24MP in the NEX 7 and A77 backfire? It certainly seems so.
The mid-range 16MP NEX 5N has by far the better image quality at high ISOs despite being half the price. It’s the Fuji F31fd of DSLRs!
Read moreWhich is best for low light? Sony NEX 5N or NEX 7 and A77?
EOSHD @ DigitalRev – Canon 60D, Panasonic GH2 Review
If you are interested in how the GH2 and 60D (ditto 600D) stack up for stills as well as video check out these articles I wrote for DigitalRev. It’s a 2 part comparison but part 1 has an emphasis on the GH2 and part 2 deals mainly with the 60D.
Kai Man Wong’s video-review of the GH2 and 60D
There’s also a direct high ISO comparison in there as well, and you can see that the Canon generally beats the GH2 for stills quality (but not for video).
Read moreEOSHD @ DigitalRev – Canon 60D, Panasonic GH2 Review
Canon 60D versus Panasonic GH2 – Full Review – Part 2
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Further reading:
Photography side of the GH2 (vs 60D), Part 1 at DigitalRev
Part 1 here
First impressions here
I shot this footage with the GH2 at the weekend which will give you an idea of what proper resolved 1080p looks like on a DSLR for the first time. I’ve used affordable Contax Zeiss 85mm F1.4, Olympus 9-18mm for the really wide shots, and Contax Zeiss 50mm F1.7. Nothing that fancy but great lenses.
Read moreCanon 60D versus Panasonic GH2 – Full Review – Part 2
Century Optics anamorphic viewfinder hood for DSLRs
Buy on eBay from London based Cinematographer, big version (ex-BBC stock)
A few months back I said to Steve Weiss in an email, come up with an anamorphic version of the Z-Finder so we could have a true 2.35:1 screen in our eye while shooting.
Well it turns out there is already such a product and it was made by Century for the BBC. Zacuto and others are not yet in on the act but if anamorphic shooting really takes off in the next few years they may want to look at coming up with a similar thing.
Read moreCentury Optics anamorphic viewfinder hood for DSLRs
Why Canon are right to reheat existing technology
Canon have released the same camera 3 times in 12 months. But here, EOSHD.com explains why they are right (from a business perspective) to do so.
In October 2009 Canon released the 7D. They had developed a brand new cutting edge sensor for the camera and spent a great deal of time and resources on it, plus the new AF system.