Andrew Reid

So called source is talking about the production costs / R&D expense of making the camera, not the market pricing of it. Then again I wouldn't expect a rumours site to let the truth get in the way of a good headline.

I'd like to give you an idea of what it's like being a Nikon mirrorless camera owner... Read the full article

Image quality is definitely above average for the size. I can see quite a few uses for one. Ages ago, back in 2015 when I still lived in Berlin, I took the original OSMO out for a ride and had a hoot with it. Seems to have come a long way since then. https://www.eoshd.com/2015/12/my-dji-osmo-fairground-shoot-plus-a-mini-review/ No idea what the bigger, newer OSMOs are like but the small Pocket seems to be a lot more popular. Original thread here:

The Osmo Pocket is also an epic achievement, just a totally different thing. I still would encourage a thread about it. Might start one myself. The image comes off very well in the Japanese video that's for sure.

It's just a stupid comparison full stop. Criticising one of the best medium format cameras in the world because you can't swing it around on a stick and put it in your pocket. Remind me to tell Fuji's engineers they have really fucked up here. Sure you can gain the versatility for certain tracking shots in more convenient ways... Big whoop. Osmo is still a smartphone camera on a stick. Go and open an Osmo Pocket thread instead rather than dragging a completely unrelated camera topic off into Lala land.

Nope, going to continue defending the cutting edge Fuji in light of this new threat posed by the Osmo with it's smartphone sensor. It's just a fact that the Fuji can do a lot more. Not really controversial although facts in 2019 do seem to be. People rejecting them left right and centre. Camera movement versus quality of a locked down shot is a different topic and applies to all sorts of kit. There are not many cameras that float like an airborne slider, such as the Osmo is able to do, but comparing it to medium format just denies all sorts of technical and lens related FACTS

So we are comparing 1/2.3" sensor to medium format now? The Osmo Pocket is a very cool little tool but we all know there is a massive difference in the look.

Same reason Magic Lantern also offer 8bit and 10bit raw... Reduces file size and reduces cost of media as it doesn't need such fast cards. It's a form of compression basically. Oh yes, it took 7 years for camera industry to deliver what Magic Lantern achieved on 2012 hardware Well done camera industry. Give them another few months and they will even do playback in-camera!! And not in monochrome only! I've wanted a small, affordable, uncompressed raw video shooting full frame camera forever.

EXTERMINATE! Amazing what people keep as exotic pets these days. Whatever you picked up there for £133 it is good. Plenty of detail.

Magenta in the WEX video 100% a result of their grade. Aggressive NR is = YouTube's compression. So here are some ORIGINAL files to play with straight off my card. 1.4GB's worth. https://we.tl/t-rELYefyjCr These are 10bit 422 V-LOG / V-Gamut on default settings. I recommend avoiding VLC Player to look at these especially on a Mac. Messes up the gamma curve. They won't play in Quicktime either. Pop em in Resolve or your NLE of choice and give them a good LUT. I used Fuji's F-LOG to Eterna BT709 LUT which worked well and built in Premiere Arri Amira LUT in Premiere was a good match. Lens: Nikon 55mm F1.2 AI with variable ND filter

I think this is genuinely a HUGE step. Rarely, do we get such a big leap out of nowhere like this. I've never felt like any other camera was anything other than just good, or expected in 2019. This is different. It's like having a full frame Pocket 4K with nobs on... from the future. This image sits in the cinema world, not the video one. I've shot some S1 10bit V-LOG with it this weekend. Here's a frame: Compared to the X-T3 10bit F-LOG, dynamic range seems wider and shadows cleaner. Image is creamier, and less noisy at high ISOs. Base ISO is 640 in V-LOG, but extended ISO can go a bit lower. Compared to A7 III S-LOG 2/3, the codec is far more robust, less banding and compression, it looks like ProRes. I'll upload the original MOV files soon.

It just makes finding individual clips a lot slower... I don't always want to have to import everything into a Premiere project just to see what I've shot. I mean c'mon Apple what the fuck are you doing all day. 10bit H.264 should be working 100%... In every part of the OS. Funnily enough, no such problem with the NX1 H.265 with current version of Mac OS. Oh and while on the subject... Does Adobe Premiere edit ADOBE Cinema DNG yet? Or was that a bit beyond those geniuses as well?

The 18-135mm Fuji is pretty nice.

What recorder are you using with it?

I hope they go back to the NEX 7 slim body style and more dials. With Sigma fp around, who wants a chubby A6700?

I think Nikon is meeting same problems as before with Nikon 1. A bit too much aimed at consumers, pricey lenses, not pro enough. We enthusiasts all know the Z6 is a very capable camera, but I don't think it's selling very well. Nikon 1 was a total failure by the end. Is full frame alone and fancy specs enough to stop Z series from a similarly miserable fate?

10bit H.264 isn't much better on my Mac. No Finder preview, no Quicktime X playback and no Finder thumbnails either!

Softly cinematic that was. GOOD JOB Bravery bonus points for going first.

Yeah I've seen the 8K TVs on sale already. They are around. There is an 8K channel in Japan on TV broadcasting already. Don't think there's much to watch on it though

Nice Seinfeld reference there

It really has to differentiate itself. The market is very crowded now, compared to when the original A7S came out. 4K/120fps 10bit would be better than 8K. But I think it'll do 8K like the leaked sensor specs and codec specs we had earlier.

Well that's going to put the cat amongst the pigeons.

Seems they need stacked Sony A9 sensor for better rolling shutter. But I am very happy with my Z6 and S1, and to have that sensor in a camera the size of an RX1 is truly game changing. A guaranteed must-buy for me.

I expect Sony A7S III to shoot 8K compressed raw internal. Sony will want to sell some TVs. Another reason it could be taking so long is that a complete revamp of the picture profiles and colour science is taking place. I also expect it to use the electronic ND tech from the FS5. If none of that is true then probably no point buying it aside from AF!

So that's Sigma's other camera sorted!