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So my original plan here was to use the sunlight from the window as a key, and the 120t as a fill. Unfortunately it started raining so I had to use the 120t as the key, and use a white board as the fill bounce. It's really bright and definitely needs some diffusion with faces b/c of the hard shadows. My favorite 2 things are the dimmer and the running temperature. It runs cool the whole time and you can pick it up to store as soon as you shut it off. Hopefully the daylight version will be out soon!

Zak, I've noticed that the SB lens module is actually sitting loosely in the thread, and it will shift to one side when locked with the screw. It's only a little shift, but it may cause some issues depending on the copy.

4k is about 8.3 Megapixels, 5k is about 14.5 Megapixels and 6k is a little under 20 Megapixels (they all depend upon the ration of the sensor, whether its 2:3, 3:4, 16:9 etc etc). While theoretically a 5k sensor should be more than sufficient for stills, there is a race for an Ever-Increasing number of Megapixels (as well as 'k' value resolution). So, now PhaseOne has brought out a 100MP camera with a Sony sensor, which in 5-10 years would sound less less to people in the Megapixel race. Quite Frankly a 12MP photo is more than sufficient for most needs including Billboards and Film Stills. Anything higher shows the weirdest details, which may need to be softened or worked in post (eg:- hair on someone's nose, or skin irregularities etc etc). Also, most cameras don't shoot RAW, so the ability to work in post on those photos (screen-grabs) is less. Plus slower sputter speeds (1/48th or 1/50th) for making things filmic and not the weird Hobbit experiment. So, maybe a middle-ground where 10-bit 4-2-2 detail is what is offered, or a very highly compressed version of RAW may be what's needed. For now, even the 4k in Panasonic's cameras is sufficient under most conditions.

On the subject of Canon + RAW, etc ... It's only the first steps so far, but A1ex of ML fame has begun work on the 7D MkII. It'd be a great video camera with ML RAW. Arguably superior to the 5DIII. DAF, s35 sensor, native 60p. Burst rate is 10fps so clearly the buffer + CF card combo has good potential for RAW options. DAF + FHD RAW would be a first I believe. I'd suggest voicing interest & support on the ML forum if you're inclined - who knows how much motivation Canon ML coders have these days: http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=13746.225 (A1ex's breakthrough is halfway down page).

Depends what you need from your photos. There's differences in resolutions, dimensions, quality etc. Not to mention it's significantly easier to grab your SLR/ILC and take a few shots than it is to have to build/rig an FS7 and have to shoot video all the time if all you want is photos. Each to their own. You also may want to shoot high shutter speed so as to get rid of potential motion blur, which may not be the look you're after for a video. My general feeling is - what are you doing more? What is more important? Photos or video? Personally, I think nothing beats a proper SLR/ILC for taking photos. Quick, easy, light fast AF etc. etc. etc. I'd rather invest in an SLR/ILC and also a video camera that uses the same lens mount.

When the cameraman enters a class room uninvited, he really crosses the lines of moral and legal boundaries. So I totally disagree with one quote here that says "as many have said they can simply leave"

Of course. Will amend the post to make it clear.

I hope that, in the same way, the crop can be optionally implemented into nx1!

Have only had my new D16 for a few hours and shot just to make sure it works. But damn.. The iso 800 looks pretty darn OK to my eye... Need more testing though. Feels nice to have CCD on both stills and video.

From @NXKS2 Removing crop-factor and custom resolutions on NX500. ... it appears that we can control the crop factor (remove it) and even have custom resolutions, by controlling the EP_Resize registers. As you can see for NX500 all non-crop simply have the same value for the scanning and output (ex VGA), where the crop modes have one scanning resolution and another for the output (ex DC). For removing the crop, we don't even need to recalculate values, just repeat the input to output value. However setting those is a bit trickier than expected.... 4K DC [20826000] 0140000E 10000000 0438000C 08700000 VGA [20826000] 05000000 05000000 03C00000 03C00000 Source: https://www.facebook.com/NXKS2/

Hey guys, Quick question and thanks for your amazing work and feedback here, any idea how could you achieve a good audio setup/rig with the GX85 ? Specialy for outside documentary. Or if you an show us your rig ! Thanks a lot !

At Cinegear, I asked a Panasonic salesman about the HDMI output of both the GX85 and the G7, and he insisted that both gave 8 bit, 4:2:0 video out of HDMI. Later, I went to the Atomos booth, and asked a rep if any of their recorders could sense the bit depth and chroma sub-sample of a camera signal (to test the outputs of the G7 and GX85). He said no, but after taking a swig from his beer, he boasted that he knew the output specs on every camera and that the G7 was definitely 8 bit, 4:2:2. After I offered a US$5 wager that the G7 wasn't 8 bit, 4:2:2, we went to the Panasonic booth to find out the answer. With the tipsy Atomos rep at my side, suddenly the Panasonic salesman was not so sure as before. He admitted that the output of some cameras haven't been tested, but that the corporate office instructed the sales reps to say 8 bit, 4:2:0 for most cameras. However, he was definitely sure that the G7 output 8 bit, 4:2:0. So, I don't know what to tell you. Hopefully, someone will connect the GX85 to a capable monitor/recorder/analyzer and post the answer here.

Ha

Now that's what the Magic Lantern team should do. Hack the APS-H M8 or the FF M9 CCD cameras and give them video with Leica/Kodak/DB Mojo I would pay anything I'm very pleased with the colors straight from my M8s sensor. I know it won't happen and is probably impossible, but still....

of course Premiere uses GPU for the final rendering. But CPU power is also useful.