https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok2qXSvzySM The year is 2025, and there are too many cameras trying to do the same thing with the same image quality. Most of them look like work tools or office paraphernalia rather than artistic tools or cameras. I am a bit bored of it all to be honest. The S1R II is YET another Sony a7 series clone with no soul. The image is lovely, the specs are fine,…
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RED have embroiled a lot of the camera industry in legal action over the years. One of these companies is Atomos. Since the Nikon buyout of RED, controversial ex-CEO of Atomos, Jeromy Young has returned to head the company. In a PR statement from Melbourne titled “Atomos Welcomes Nikon Acquisition of RED”, a lot of enthusiastic noises were made. Why?
Comment on the forum The FX6 slogan should be Miss Every Shot (while fiddling with the menus).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p-81lKRTbI Comment on the forum Canon’s mythical cripple hammer needs a theme tune… an anthem. With this Berlin industrial dance band AND ONE I think I’ve found one. TURN THE VOLUME UP! Take this deadly tool and feel the daily routine You go to work for money and for me A cripple hammer here, a cripple hammer there Cripple hammer lovely tool you’ll take it everywhere Cripple hammer lovely tool…
Comment on the forum When the Sony A7 III was released it allegedly damaged the appeal of more expensive $3000 mirrorless cameras, not least of all Sony’s own. In my opinion the electronics giant is now doing the same to affordable APS-C rangefinder-style mirrorless cameras, effectively ending their own APS-C line as well – an even more destructive move than last time. I am minded of the Nikkei Asian Review…
Comment on the forum Profits at Canon’s camera division were down 93.8% year on year in Q2 2020 in part due to COVID-19. The 3 months ending June saw lockdowns and a global pandemic take hold across the world. The loss of life and livelihood is the important and most sad aspect of 2020, indeed the saddest time in my lifetime. My heart goes out to anyone who is mourning…
Comment on the forum Canon and Sony seem ready in the middle of a severe pandemic to want thousands of bucks from me. If I review the Canon EOS R5 and Sony A7S III they will be returned to Amazon afterwards. Because fundamentally, I can’t align myself with the values of either corporation and as a medium format 10bit 4K user, I am unwilling to sacrifice the larger sensor and…
Comment on the forum Canon are marketing the EOS R5 and R6 as reliable filmmaking tools that professionals can depend on during a shoot. As we have seen from field-tests of both cameras, overheating nightmares demonstrate this just isn’t the case even on short shoots in high quality 4K 24p. The reliability issues are so serious that paid professional work is a complete gamble in 4K on both models. Even…