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Andrew Reid

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  1. I think Quad Bayer makes sense for the A7S, no longer does it have to be crippled to 12 megapixels to satisfy low light performance... And it can do 8K as well. So there you have it... Still time for Sony to do us proud with truly more exciting stuff than the dull A7R IV.
  2. In crop mode yeah. A lot of money to spend just to get mechanical focus. Do you know that older lenses do exist, right?!
  3. So let's get this straight. They spent millions developing a sensor which shoots 9K 24p and 8K 60p but didn't bother implementing either in any end-product?!
  4. Why do I need to? IT'S ON SHELVES NOW! BUY BUY BUY!
  5. "Nikon Z6 filmmaker's kit is first camera to shoot 12bit RAW" "When?" "Later this year........... Proooobably" "So is it available to buy now" "ABSOLUTELY! ON DEALER'S SHELVES NOW!!"
  6. Sony's image sensor monopoly is very dangerous. If I were any government with half a brain, I'd be looking at how dominant they are in that market. At the same time it's up to the competition to step it up. Too many companies, very respectful and good ones, just seem to find it easier to buy a Sony sensor rather than develop their own. They should ask themselves what might happen if over night, Sony suddenly decides to downgrade all the customer parts and reserve much better sensors only for themselves. This is unlikely to happen, but if other companies don't develop their own sensors, how are they supposed to leap-frog Sony in image quality? Samsung, Fuji and Panasonic are trying but Sony still providing manufacturing for their products as well... even Samsung's! (Smartphone sensors).
  7. They haven't dumped it. They've mentioned it's development in interviews. The timing is badly off though. Far too long a wait... And I bet it won't be creative or revolutionary either.
  8. Let's keep A7R IV in it's box here https://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/28270-sony-a7r-iv-a7s-iii-a9-ii-to-feature-8k-video-as-new-60mp-and-36mp-full-frame-sensor-specs-leak/page/19/#comments These images were fake so I'll lock this topic for sanity's sake.
  9. I'd be interested to see how you get on with the H. That was on my list for a while but never saw one in the shops. Do you still get the best Foveon quality going Sigma Photo Pro or has DNG caught up?
  10. Focus by wire doesn't have to suck, if only they got the programming right. EF lenses don't have hard stops either. The mechanical feel is very good in the clutch-mode Olympus lenses.
  11. Well we don't need to stay patient and wait 4 years for Sony. We have the S1... S1H. We have Fuji X-T3... X-T30 even cheaper. Nikon Z6 bargain. Plenty of alternatives now compared to when the GH5 / A7S II were only game in town. Not to mention the Blackmagic Pocket 4K
  12. Did they? Could have fooled me. I don't think they said anything as specific... They just announced it, then fucked off. Atomos said NAB "but"...
  13. Even Johnnie looks confused why he exposed his own face 3 stops under
  14. It's not about 8K It's about all the other stuff... 2015 video specs, crap codec, crap colour, confusing menus, no 4K/60, 30p max, no 240fps, 120fps max in 1080p, no in-between resolution for 120fps despite faster sensor technology, I mean why would you want to upgrade to something which is basically the same as a 2 year old A7R III for hybrid stills/video, now that much better options exist? For 61 megapixels alone?
  15. Funny that Sony Alpha Rumors got leaked a fake slide from one of their most trusted sources!! What's all that about? Hadn't they better give us the 7S3 first??
  16. My thoughts. It's a snore fest of committee led numbers at expense of real, bold creative design decisions. https://www.eoshd.com/2019/07/sony-a7r-iv-no-8k-no-10bit-no-nd-no-point/
  17. For Sony images are all about numbers, not feeling.
  18. Is it fake? SR5 according to the rumours bible. And where the effing hell is the A7S III?
  19. We already know https://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/28270-sony-a7r-iv-a7s-iii-a9-ii-to-feature-8k-video-as-new-60mp-and-36mp-full-frame-sensor-specs-leak/#comments
  20. Hands up... Who exposes the main subject like this? Answer: NOBODY!
  21. That benchmark is only testing continuous 14bit RAW stills write speed. XQD can go higher than 240MB/s. Regardless, that rate is still fast enough for 4K RAW even without ProRes RAW's compression. Z6 also now supports CFexpress media. I'm going from my own experience not American market. Regardless I see at B&H the Z7 body alone is now reduced by $646 which is a lot. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1431737-REG/nikon_z7_mirrorless_digital_camera.html I bought my Z6 for 2800 euros inc. 24-70mm. That's a terrible deal compared to what is now on offer in Europe and UK with all the Nikon marketing rebates and cash back. Also from grey market stores you can now get the Z6 body only for £1400. The 50mm F1.8 on Amazon in Germany was 369 last month, down from 699 euros. This was just a press release to coincide with NAB in April. You picked that out, but missed all the earlier ones. Atomos announcement of ProRes RAW with Z6 was made much earlier at CES January is 6 months ago. Knowledge is a virtue.
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