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That video is brilliant!

​Coming soon. New firmware is great! But wait till you see what is in store for the GH4 ;)

2015 has been unexpectedly busy already work-wise. This is awesome but it means that I have no time for personal projects and so I'm selling my Canon/Kowa anamorphic setup. I've used this mainly for home movies and fun little things and just love that look.... but I can't justify it sitting lonely on the shelf like a guilty secret. Here's the breakdown from L-R: Komputerbay 64Gb 1066x CF card2 x Canon batteriesCanon 7D3rd party battery gripStrapEOS lens capM42/EOS adapterHelios 44-2 58/2 (has a 49mm-58mm ring glued to the front)58mm-52mm ringRedstan ClampKowa 8-Z AnamorphicRedstan Filter Clamp72mm-77mm ring77mm lens capAll in really good condition apart from the helios which is in the condition of a helios! Oh, and a battery charger of course. And here is the last thing I shot entirely with this combo: If you are looking to get into anamorphic RAW shooting this kit is everything you need on the hardware side to get started. Blending the 7D raw with the helios and kowa gets you a look very like 16mm film to me with all of the incredible flexibility of raw video. £1000 including paypal fees and tracked UK delivery. Discounts for cash and you are welcome to come inspect in Oxford. Will post overseas at buyers expense. If you want me to shoot something specific or you have any questions message me!

​I think maybe you need a more active imagination. This capability has existed for years now.

very cool setup

​ Firstly lenses don't "resolve" a certain number of megapixels, what happens is contrast starts to go down as details get closer together. This is characterised by the MTF of the lens. The sensor has it's own MTF. System resolution is determined by the product of the lens MTF and sensor MTF, thus an improvement in either can lead to an improvement in system resolution. Secondly most EF lenses will provide excellent results with a 50MP sensor over the most important central region of the image, as demonstrated by years of FF lens use on APS-C. I'd bet many would perform adequately even at the borders. They certainly wont be any worse than on a 22MP sensor, whilst at the same time you will get less alisaing on demosaicing artifacts by virtue of oversampling. It is sad to see the artificial segregation of the camera through downgrading video features and ISO settings. I'm very much hoping Sony can manage a line-skipped 1.1x crop 4K video from their next 50MP sensor, that should resize down to a very nice 1080p file.

I think Canon know exactly what they are doing, unfortunately for all of us who'd like them to be more innovative. They have the most complete stills system, and the most complete video system, albeit over the last 3 years these systems have become separate bodies that share the same lens set. But how many times have you read a post where they say: "I would have changed system, but I'm heavily invested in L glass". The poster could sell the glass and not lose much money, but lenses are an emotional thing for us video and stills makers, they work like our eyes and capture what we see. And with the turbulence of the DSLR/DSLM video market over the last 5 years how many people are going to brave a decision that will see them lose money and take a hit emotionally, when just around the corner the camera they've been waiting for might be delivered. So yes, Canon are playing the game well, and have been spending their brand capital heavily to keep the competition at bay, and this is the year for them to make their move or lose a dangerous amount of ground in the £1-2K market. We all know that Panasonic and Sony currently have the best all round cameras in our price/size bracket, and as much as we all love using vintage glass etc., what we really want is a mature complete system like Canon have. Sensitivity, DR, Colour, usability, and... lenses. Lenses designed for our favourite system. With respect to the "Rebel" buyers, it only takes a critical mass of people to blow their friends away by showing them what their Olympus or Panasonic can do for Canon to start losing their critical "lead in" market. So for god's sake, show your friends, and keep the market competitive. It's going to be a very interesting year. We should be excited not angry. I don't think they will, but if Canon rest on their laurels then so be it, because we don't really need them any more.

​It depends a bit on frame rate, normal vs 3x crop, continuous or buffer limited - but at 25fps I get: (1.2:1ish) 1504x1156 - continuous (4:3ish) 1600x1156 - continuous (1.5:1) 1728x1156 - 42 seconds (16:9) 1728x972 - continuous (2.39:1) 1728x724 - continuous These last two upscale to fill a 1080 frame really well. You can get all sorts of wacky huge resolutions in 3x crop mode but only nine or ten seconds of footage before recording stops. The Kowa is 2x. I shot that vid at 1472x1156, unsqeezed and scaled down to fit 1920x804, slightly cropping left and right.

On a more serious note: Andrew, I'd love to read a write up about the new NX1 firmware and your opinion on it vs the GH4.

The C/Y's are awesome. There's a massive thread on Reduser that covers them in depth and lots of other resources on the interweb. I prefer the MMJ's because of the ninja star bokeh on the German versions, but if you like it you can save over the MMJ's in some cases (35/1.4, 100/2). With the C/Y's you can get close to the Samyang range with the 18/4, 21/2.8 (one of the best wides ever made), 28/2.8, the Hollywood 28/2, 35/1.4 or 2.8, 50/1.4 or 1.7, 85/1.4 or 2.8, 135/2, 2.8 and 3.5 IIRC, plus a few zooms - though you probably know the Contax zooms are one touch. That can sometimes be a pain, but they're nice. I have the 35-70. There are others as well, the Makros are great and the 100/2 is what I would take over any of the 85's or 135's - its simply awesome. The C/Y's have the classic zeiss rendering, very contrasty and that 3d look. I always wrestle with going C/Y or Leica R for a set of matched lenses, haven't been able to decide yet.

Off topic - did you ever get the other music video edited shot with the FS7 you talked about a slower music band version would love to see it.

​I'm also curious to see how the 18-35 E-M5II combo looks. I'm thinking about selling my Panasonic 12-35 f2.8 and buying an E-M5II.

Sigma is really doing an awesome job with the ART series line-up. Gotta love the optical quality and the fair price. I think the 18-35mm f/1.8 is some of the greatest value lenses out there for the buck. I'd love to go and pair it up with a lens turbo, get the E-M5II and give its IBIS a go... Keep doing what you're doing Sigma. I'm sure this 24mm f/1.4 is a winner. Oh, and can I just for a second also praise the actual look of the ART lenses themselves? They just look gorgeous.

Hello, I wanted to just share a short travel film that I shot on the NX1 (pre 1.20 firmware) of my trip to the southern part of Iceland. http://vimeo.com/117027464 I was initially looking at a GH4 to replace my old 7D but opted to wait for the NX1. I wanted another hybrid camera that could do a decent job with stills and video. So far, I'm really enjoying the camera! There are a lot of things to like and a few things to loathe (i.e., rolling shutter, oh my god!). I just wanted to share and say thank you for covering the NX1 so thoroughly on the site. Jeremy

​ "This listing is for: Schneider-Kreuznach Variable Compression Anamorphic lens 1.0x-1.5x modified to be useable on hdslr/camera I'm not responsible for your results and other cameras, lenses. You need to do a research for your own camera system/lenses to get similar results." LOL $970.00 eur ??? prrrrtttt! This seller is a vampire ... another one The real name of this lens is Schneider Kreuznach Letterphot-Super-Modivar, is too small and I think it is unusable. Oct/2014 $90 eu: http://www.cafr.ebay.ca/itm/Schneider-Kreuznach-Letterphot-Super-Modivar-anamorphic-phototypesetting-lens-/271635626158 "Schneider Kreuznach Letterphot Super Modivar lens, originally for the Letterphot phototypesetting machine. The machines were made by Diversum-Letterphot Vertrieb. The lens consists of an adjustable anamorphic prism pair and a front diopter for close focus for printing text. The lens has 3 rings (in order from back to front) 1. Variable anamorphic prism control from 1.0x (spherical) to 1.5x horizontal squeeze factor 2. Rotation (0°-180°) for aligning the anamorphic element. 3. Focus" or http://forum.mflenses.com/schneider-kreuznach-lenses-identification-request-t44457.html

​Yeah not like your posts at all! No! Messiah!!?

Canon FD set - very very good all round lenses and cheap Yashica ML set superb as good as the Zeiss C/Y just alot cheaper Contax Zeiss set - modern lens look great colours and blacks - bloody sharp Nikon AIS set - Killer!! Russian set - Helios Tair Volna etc etc - character tastic and a curve ball really good cheap set is Miranda .....yes Miranda made by Cosina - really really cheap about £15 each and very very good !! edit one more I forgot is Fujinon C - mount lens set - made in Japan bloody good glass - very fast and cheap - need modding to make work on Micro 4/3 but almost Distagon good.....but faster so superb in low light f1.425mm 35mm 50mm 75mm all very small and light but with Fujinons stunning glass in them .Ill remind you that Fujinon make cinema lenses - Alura etc so are very very good....195

Why your AF fan boyism relevant to video, I will never know. This is a filmmaking site, not a Canon arse licking site. Be thankful you have people working hard to give you the facts about the 5Ds for video so you can say things in blocked capitals simply repeating what I said on the blog.