Andrew Reid

GH5 doesn't need to be cheaper than Olympus though does it?! Because it will almost sure-fire be better in every way for video.

If the E-M1 II was going to offer something new aside to bringing 4K to an Olympus camera for the first time it has to do the following - - Dual Pixel AF standard performance in video mode (Nope) - Better than Panasonic G85 for low light, dynamic range and stabilisation (Nope) - LOG (Nope... it has a faux-flat profile that isn't even very flat) - Better slow-mo than GH4 (nope... none in fact) And Sync IS only works with just TWO Olympus lenses!! Not Panasonic ones. Dual IS on the G85 works with almost all of Panasonic's OIS lenses and they have far more than just TWO!! The Panasonic GH5 will STOMP all over this camera in a few short months and everyone that buys it for video will have major buyer's remorse. It's by no means not a great camera but for $2000 it has to be different. It isn't.

Keeping them but I will be selling the A6300 as I now have the A6500.

The E-M1 II sensor isn't 6000px wide.

It's not designed to work and when I tried it on the other Panasonic cameras it gave a lopsided image which was soft on one side and sharp on the other. So even the glass doesn't press on the shutter or risk damaging the camera, it's hardly worth trying any way. Better to use the XL!

Amazing visuals. Great soundtrack and V/O. Great edit. Lovely lighting. That was some visit... Well done!!

Not blown away by anything out of the camera so far and since my own hands on with it I've been shooting with the Panasonic G85 and realised it is by far the better deal. The stabilisation doesn't seem much better on the E-M1 II compared to that camera for video. The price - is it worth double just to shave 0.2x off the crop factor in 4K? The ergonomics - I feel the Panasonic menus and controls are less convoluted somehow. E-M1 II doesn't seem to have an advantage for ISO 3200, 6400... unchanged since old E-M1 Don't remember being blown away by the EVF compared to the G85 at half the price either. Main difference is the higher bitrate codec and less rolling shutter.... but neither are a particular problem on the G85 either. Both are very good cameras for video but right now I am leaning towards saving $1000. Not least because the GH5 is around the corner which gives the E-M1 II a useful shelf life of about 2-3 months for your $2000.

Next example video is that... Coming soon!

That came out well. Every colour nailed perfectly!! Also, your 'German' christmas markets are much better than the real ones in Berlin

I'm not familiar with the Sony store apps. They all look a bit crap to be honest. Does "Live View Grading" even apply to video recordings or just stills?

OK I'll pass your note onto Sony's engineering team

1. With Pro Color you don't expose like S-LOG. Since the screen gives you a perfectly good impression of the final EOSHD Pro Colour image in terms of exposure, contrast and saturation you can use that as the guide. You can also under expose slightly to protect the highlights, but not too far! Go from the screen and your eye. 2. EOSHD Pro Color works great in 1080p. You can answer your own question on this one... Agreed 1080p is very nice on the RX100 IV / V so use it if you prefer. This was more a guideline than anything else, not a hard rule. I usually pick 4K for the ultimate image quality, but 1080p has it's advantages too. 3. Not sure I understand what you are asking there... Shutter speed is set as normal in M mode. Use 1/50 for the best motion cadence in 24p and 25p. Don't be afraid to use higher shutter speeds in bright light especially for locked down shots with little movement, or slowly moving people, as in this situation the difference in motion cadence is less noticeable... unless you're prepared to get out the NDs (sometimes a hassle), exposing on shutter speed is the next best option, certainly beats shooting at F16 - yuk.

UPDATE 3 is in the works Addresses the following - 1. Users of the old A7S (original model mark 1) may wish to try the v2.0 settings for the A6300/A6500 if they are getting a shift in the reds to purple and a shift in greens to blue. That is a bug with S-Gamut on that camera. The A7S II and newer cameras don't have the same problem with S-Gamut and S-Gamut 3.Cine. 2. Some shooters say they prefer the old A6300/6500 settings so I will offer both choices in the next update. 3. The tweaked S-LOG2 profile was left out of the v2.0 settings update guide because it didn't change.... but this led to some confusion so it will be back in the next update. Again no need to contact me directly for the update (unless you don't get the newsletter in a few days). You can also just dial the K manually depending on the shot. 2500-3200 if you want true white surfaces and cooler scenes under otherwise warm interior lights 3400-3600 if you want to keep the ambience of warm indoor lights 5600 in the sun 7000-8000 in the shade or at dusk / early evening Then back to 3200 or 3400 for most exterior night time shoots under artificial lights, street lights, etc. Alternatively, it takes a bit of effort but you can set the custom presets to 1. 2800 or 3400 (how warm do you want your ambience indoors?) 2. 5600 (regularly used outdoors in day light) 3. 7000 (regularly used outdoors when cloudy or in twilight conditions and shaded areas) Then tweak as desired in post... although with EOSHD Pro Color you certainly don't have to tweak anything in post.

This post should be a sticky. Pinned!

All cameras should have a seamless 60fps video link to phones on set. It's ridiculous how not smart they are in the year nearly-2017.

OK if you're doing the sweeping 360 degree rotations and complex shots then I can see why you need the AF to lock on reliably from a gimbal rather than try the E-M1 II. It's good but it has limits. Also if you lack a stills camera the 1D X Mark II is a no brainer then, and the double expense it costs compared to, say, a 5D Mark III, is worth it for the AF. The AF in video mode is the most bullet proof reliable there is. The Sony system can hold a face for a few seconds then dart off to the background for absolutely no reason. Canon's Dual Pixel AF doesn't do that so the investment is worth it if the shoot pays for the extra reliability and production quality. It is a long term investment and won't be obsolete in 1-2 years. Maybe 5-6 and by then it will have paid for itself many times over. Sod the car and invest in the source of the original profit! Much as I love the stabilisation, E-M1 II is a tricky investment at close to £2000 with the GH5 just around the corner and I have decided not to bother, in part because ISO 3200/6400 isn't much improved... still quite a noisy camera compared to the 1D C and 1D X Mark II.

The 1D X Mark II on a proper gimbal sounds like overkill when you can get an E-M1 II or wait for the GH5 and have 5 axis IBIS.

That really was the trigger to sort it out. I was about to put my A7S II on eBay. 1D X Mark II is very good but the file sizes and price are a downer.

They were all sent from the EOSHD server back-end, if you didn't get it, email me directly or check your spam folder

Try colour space BMD Film then applying a LUT. You should definitely be seeing more DR.

Nice colours but the brightness change I am not seeing with the updated settings on my A6500. If anything the new settings are a smidgeon darker. Original (A6500) - Updated (A6300) - You're in full manual mode right? Wanna try a few more tests and see what is happening? Cheers!

It works absolutely fine on the A7S. I have tested it. If you find the results too magenta just dial Colour Phase to your taste in the picture profile. They do not. The Colour Depth settings when adjusted don't change the image with S-Gamut selected on the A6300 / A6500. It doesn't matter though as the update fixes it and the new settings give the same image and performance as EOSHD Pro Color on the A7S II. My A6500 is running firmware v1.0 and my A6300 the same. Unless Sony have issued a firmware fix which changes the behaviour, you need to use the updated settings instead. I also tried the A99 II and same thing. Maybe Sony wanted to lock S-Gamut and not allow changes. Saturation does go up and down, just not the Colour Depth for each channel. Saturation on the FS5 however is locked, so again on that camera you need to use the updated settings.

The email with updated settings is on its way today. The update only applies to users of the A6300,A6500,A99 II and FS5. The update optimises saturation and colour depth on these cameras. As the update is only for the cameras listed above, A7S II shooters for example do not need to change any settings.

Or maybe they will pull out of the camera market like Samsung and we'll hail it as the pinnacle of Sony's achievements.

Just bought a Sony A6500. I don't care about polls.