A tale of broken promises and a resistance to fixing fundamental problems.
Is this how PR works in the camera industry? Promise a factory visit (twice), hand out a free battery grip but whatever you do, don’t fix the product!
Read moreEOSHD on YouTube – Leica SL2 – a PR offensive but still no fix for video mode
Here’s a list of the new functionality coming in June for the Panasonic GH5S and G9.
Read morePanasonic GH5S and G9 firmware updates – A summary of the new features coming on June 9th
“Math Class” on Baidu now has detailed infrared thermometer readings of the camera’s mainboard with the back off, showing they correspond closely to the temperature reported in the EXIF data and don’t rise above 64C. He also found that if you remove the internal battery it resets the so-called overheating limitations. So who is telling the truth now, Canon?
A Chinese user/engineer disassembled the Canon EOS R5 with the aim of studying overheating.
The hardware is laid out in such a way to trap heat around the CPU.
Panasonic S1H owners today can start recording in high-end cinema camera standard 6K 12bit ProRes RAW via HDMI to the Atomos Ninja V.
Unlike many ProRes RAW HDMI outputs this one is a full pixel readout from a native 6K sensor, with dual gain circuitry and incredible low light performance.
Most cameras have to pixel bin to achieve 12 bit colour depth in their 4K RAW outputs from a higher resolution sensor, but not the Panasonic S1H. This should result in the cleanest and best ProRes RAW output on the market.
Read morePanasonic S1H to Atomos Ninja V 6K ProRes RAW update now available to download
When I began shooting with my own Leica SL2 earlier this year, I found a lot to like about the high-spec mirrorless camera for filmmaking, and of course the SL2 is superb for photography. However, the battery power management has prevented shooting in 4K and 5K reliably, varying depending on the type of lenses used. After making Leica aware of this issue, Leica’s Head of Product Management, Professional Photo System and co-designer of the SL2 Stephan Schulz has been on my case and I have been on his!
The good news is that Leica are investigating the possibility of a firmware update to alleviate the problem and I will be carrying out testing duties for Leica on the video side going forward.
The Leica SL2 battery grip is on the way from Wetzlar and could offer an instant solution, but this needs to be tested. Here we hear directly from Stephan at Leica Camera AG, in this exclusive interview on EOSHD…
Read moreInterview with Stephan Schulz, Leica Camera on the SL2 and filmmaking
If this is true, we are in for some interesting improvements.
The Fuji X-T3 (and most likely X-T4) seem to be getting a 1080/240p high speed video mode.
Read moreFuji X-T3 to get 1080/240fps in next firmware update?
The Nikon Z6 RAW video update has been a shambles from start to finish. With myself a disappointed early adopter of both the Z6 and Z7, the story isn’t reflecting well on Nikon…
Read moreNikon Z6 RAW video update is now a PAID service centre update! Still no release date…