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Very comprehensive, professional overview of the Shogun (+ 4K sample clips on YouTube):

Thanks JG. Yeah really happy with colour from the Samsung sensor. The 120fps samples are coming soon, just need to finish the edit. They are shot from the number 28 tram in Lisbon, a vintage 1930's tram, which didn't quite go fast enough for 120fps so we're talking VERY slow here

That's my set up at the moment, I am very happy with it, I didn't get how to calibrate the FM focus soon, but thanks to Hans and the anamorphic guys I managed to get the FM focus right. Next I am going to try to fit the proskar and the sankor, if I can. At the moment I didn't have time to make a video, very busy flying around, I am looking forward to play with my toy soon. I am so excited !!!! The combo in the photo includes schneider cinelux with lips and olympus 100mm f2.8. http:// http://

​Its just down to personal experience. Ive found in the past that theres something more of an organic quality to stills taken with a higher megapixel count. Again, it's just personal experience and i'd probably have a hard time truly quantifying the difference. But the a7s isnt just a lower megapixel count camera, its a much lower megapixel count

Phew! Glad I won't be sued today

for utmost resolution you wont really gain anything better than the slr magic lenses you currently own. particularly from 135mm format lenses like the contax g series. this is because the contax leses are designed to deliver their resolution onto a 35mm frame so you'll only be using a small proportion of that area. a good investment would be a speed booster since this will compress more of the optical capabilities of contax zeisses into the smaller area. -and will equal a higher resolving power onto your m4/3 sensor. the resolution benefits depend on the quality of the optics in the speed booster so I would suggest waiting for the ultra version in m4/3. this in combination with a zeiss 50mm f1.4 will outdo the contax G 45mm in resolution terms, and will allow you to run at f2.8 rather than wide open for the same light transmittance and with a slightly wider fov than the 45mm on its own. £1000 should just about buy a 50mm f1.4 contax and a speed booster ultra..

Of course is not using iOS, I meant iOS usability! Sorry My daughter operated an iPad when she was two years old...

Another thing to consider is what kind of work do you plan to do with it. I'd seriously consider the Sony Fs7. It may end up being cheaper than the Red 1. Even though the R1 may list cheaper once you add in support, media, drives, batteries/charger, accessories, you may end up spending more. The FS7 will give you 4k and better high speed options. Whether its IQ is as good remains to be seen. In terms of work, assuming the FS7's IQ is up to the task, it would probably work more as it's well suited to small crew/doc as well as narrative. R1 is not a good doc / run and gun camera.

I think it might be wise to understand the model of focal reducer that is being used. if of a split pin type retainer it could be that the split pins are just opened up too much and should get looser as you use it. personally before getting the dremel or emery cloth out, I would remove the speed booster from the camera and give the two a bit of force attach then remove a few times. remving the camera from the equation means the actual camera isnt being subjected to stress.

I like having both the Nikon and the Tokina even though they are the same focal lengths they both have very good looks that are uniquely different . The Nikon I like to think has a look like an Arri Zeiss Master Prime - a very modern clean strong blacks v sharp wide open modern cinema glass look like Fincher uses (they did use this lens on Bourne) where as the Tokina has a certain Mojo about it that is probabally more filmic than the Nikon , it just makes everything looks great!! - I always shoot both lenses at f2.8 inside , outside day or night!! get the Tiffen NDs on it !!

Thanks much Andy...found a pristine copy of the 28-70 nikon...FYI...the image on the Tokina 28-70 is stunning....my favorite lens now Cheers Fritz

Red files need transcoding before you load them into Avid etc - this adds time and cost onto any job you do - worth remembering

​yes FF - my main super 35 fave lengths are 28mm 40mm 70mm you can shoot a whole film on those 3 just out of interest why are we doing this at FF - ??? and not super 35mm

i prefer 135mm instead of 150. but 50, 85 and 135 are the best IMO

35, 50 105 but....I dont shoot full frame - only super 35 -

I feel these kind of questions are a bit like "If you'd have to kill one of your children, who would you pick?" - however you motivate it, you'll always feel like you miss your dearest child Anyway, this is why I have a 16-35mm zoom for the wider end. In addition I usually pick 50, 85 and 200mm lenses along in the bag. If I had to go down to three primes, I think it'd be 28 + 50 + 105. Or perhaps 35 + 85 + 200. My preference is to have my bag nearly packed with equipment and lenses nearby - so I can pick the ones that I think are right for the situation when I head out somewhere (anything from one lens to five, depending on situation).

24,50,105 most flexible setup for me.

Despite what has been said above(good points)... I would still really consider the KineMINI... I know that there are plenty of people in the states that have one. One thing about www.kinecommunity.com is that there are not that many members yet, and has only been started a few months ago. with more and more orders being fulfilled you will definitely see this grow. I personally waited a few months to get mine, although I live in the middle east, I still got it, and am well pleased. It's still a Chinese brand and is not without it's little quirks, but the image quality is exceptional, the Build is strong and robust and the company is always releasing new firmware updates that continue to utilize the sensor and beef up the camera. The potential problems with the cameras listed above are: BM cameras- still a newer company than even Kinefinity... has had many issued with vertical banding, sunspots and poor in camera management. you could always try the URSA which is really big and heavy if thats your thing... Sony FS700- Awesome camera, but if you want to go all out, you really need an external recorder(for RAW) which will always add to bulkiness and $$$, as if the FS700 isn't big enough already. Sony FS7- Also a great camera, but your still working with Sony's step my step upgrade system, which is kind of annoying, firstly you will still need an external recorder for RAW and they still don't have a firmware update for the true 4K yet. I would look into Kinemini for a few great features like: internal 4K RAW (DNG) recording 3:1 compression (KRW) format which means- in camera recoding that saves space( and then convert them to DNG's later or just compress them to CineForm RAW. 3K options including- RAW slow motion up to 60FPS (IN CAMERA) and 4:3 anamorphic options that are awesome!( if only I had some anamorphic lenses) 2K CineForm RAW-great codec where you can work with the live metadata and speed up your workflow while still having a ton of latitude with your grades. KINEGRIP- this means that you can power the camera from a side grip (make sure to get the right batteries-makes a big difference - 30min vs60-90min) that essentially makes your camera way smaller, lighter and compact( I have done this recently being able to get into places that would usually not allow big cameras to film, and achieve RAW 4K on the run. Great SLOW MOTION-up to 120FPS Cineform RGB 444 in high speed modes (I would make sure to have a diffusion filter to take care of any potential Moire or Aliasing-like most cameras, even the F5 and F55 have this problem in 2k if they haven't had switched out the thier 4K OLPF for the expensive 2K optimized one) There are dozens more features like WIFI control and S16 modes and more that would take me forever to write in this, but still, if you are unsure of committing to company that is on the other side of the globe, I understand... I would probably stick with the FS700 or the FS7... other than that, I am testament to a happy user who is using his camera on a daily basis, and lovin it! I personally ordered mine from hdvideoshop.com which is in Berlin, Germany... that might make you feel better that you have some accountability there(not being in China). Hope that this helped