Andrew Reid

When Nikon do well I have in the past given them top marks, in the D5200 review for instance. Considering it arrived into a barren landscape, before the GH4, the A7S, any kind of affordable 4K, or raw on the 5D Mark III, it was a pretty nice option. Cheap, offering a better alternative to the GH3 in low-light, if not really in many other aspects.   The Nikon V1 I was positive about on the blog too. 60fps raw burst at 4K resolution was cutting edge technology, if only they had utilised that Aptina sensor in a more video orientated camera.   I just think they could be doing a lot better, so its frustrating not to see their full potential out there on the market and the sales are starting to reflect that.   Why would anybody shoot video on a D750 when they can get better performance with the same lenses for the same price on a Sony A7S? I am going to ask a Nikon rep exactly this question at Photokina and see if they can answer it, because I cannot!   Nikon should be leading this market, instead they are like Sony's poodle, eating their sensors, following their lead, sticking to the same old concept and product design, afraid to move an inch on their own. Where's the confidence? They need younger top management in Japan.

In 2010 when EOSHD started and the 5D Mark II was all the rage, if anyone had predicted that 4 years later we'd be shooting 4K through a Leica 25-400mm lens for $899 I'd have told them to put their tin hat back on and return to planet lala to play with the moon bunnies. Alas here we are in 2014 shooting 4K through a Leica 24-400mm lens for $899. Read the full article here

Thanks. I think Panasonic found similar performance with contract detect AF. It's very fast on the GH4 and uses some new methods to speed up focus lock.

If Canon want to please video users they need to at least catch up with the competition.   Problem is every time I look at the specs of the competition, and apply it to Canon, it seems ridiculously like I am asking too much.   4K 100Mbit/s H.264 10bit HDMI output 120fps slow-mo mode 400fps with line-skipping like the Nikon V1 Full frame sensor and APS-C model No moire / aliasing Full pixel readout Canon LOG Mirrorless mount EVF 5 axis stablisation $2500   Because that's only what the competition are offering isn't it?   Ideally Canon should be better than the competition. I'm just asking them to be 'as good'.   It just shows how far behind they are on video now.   If the 1D C was $2500 but in a 5D Mark III-like body and with some concessions to video usability they would be on the right path.

  These kind of posts are really starting to annoy me.   You are pointing out the obvious. In this case a difference in grading and shooting methods. And then you admit yourself that it's 'not the tool' to some how justify your love affair with a mediocre tool you're intent on buying because it fits your needs.   It's not informative.   It isn't useful technically or even on the subject of cameras.   I can show you two different videos, one shot on an iPhone creatively and one shot on a Epic which turned out worse, so what.... It doesn't help people quantify the performance of one camera versus another, which is what this thread is about.

  Did you just recently realise this? Please avoid stating the obvious on the forum from now on, it's supposed to be a knowledge base.

No it's definitely EF mount if it's a Sigma.   The equivalent 35mm zoom range is definitely not 21.7 to 241mm. Just times by the sensor crop factor (i.e 2x) then times by the focal reduction factor of the Speed Booster x0.71. I.e. 25mm x 2 = 50mm. 50mm x 0.71 = 35mm.

Very interesting Dben. Do you have a link to the interview where the GH4 engineers talk about phase detect hindering the full pixel readout?

I don't think I'll ever be a Nikon shooter for video, no matter when or if they get their act together for video (sometime in the next 5 years maybe?)   The reason is simple, I just have too much of an investment in lenses that don't fit a Nikon mount.

And so the thread sinks :)   There goes Canon's biggest launch of the year...   7D Mark II a couple of years ago would have set the internet broadly on fire.

  Well there's a more positive way to look at it... FS700 has been out a few years now and you presumably got some nice shots which wouldn't have been possible had you not invested in one. Then if you sell it on eBay I am sure you will get a nice chunk of your original investment thrown right back at you by eager punters. I'd do it now if you plan to go FS7 though as the price is gonna go south pretty quickly judging by what my FS100 is now worth (around £1k!!)

  Nice, thanks for that.

  What the hell kind of camera does raw to SD card apart from the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera?

The Sony F55, F5 and FS700 now have a fierce competitor for less money, and it's not a Canon, nor is it a Red or a Panasonic. It's one of their own, the Sony FS7. Yet this cannibalisation may be worth it because the potential market for the FS7 is enormous. It's the fiercest arrow yet fired at Canon's most popular interchangeable lens video camera for pros, the Cinema EOS C300. With a design clearly C300 inspired and the new mount facilitating the use of Canon lenses, is the Sony FS7 going to cause a mass migration of pro video birds south to Sony dealers? Read the full article here

The AJA CION is an upcoming digital filmmaking camera priced at $9k, based around the same sensor as the Blackmagic Production Camera. What this sample video demonstrates is that AJA seem to have applied some magic colour science to their implementation of the sensor. If you thought the 10bit 4K ProRes of the Blackmagic Production Camera and URSA looked good wait till you see this. Read the full article here

  It's pretty obvious Blackmagic users need 512GB SSDs because of the raw video file sizes.   On a DSLR with compressed video and raw stills, why you'd need a 512GB SD is beyond me.   Think of the amount of raw stills or H.264 clips you could store on that and the amount of effort & work down the drain if the card gets corrupted or lost.   With a Blackmagic and 512GB SSD you'd lose about 2 hours of raw video, max.

  Anyone who spends their hard-earned based on a rumour is truly a twit.

  Indeed.   And Mr Troll above says he is doing me a favour to visit the site. I should be so grateful to him! ;)

It looks to be an absolutely fantastic camera.   I wonder with the growing popularity of slow-mo work in all areas of production catered for currently very well by the C300, that the FS7's more advanced technology might be enough to force the C300 into the background.   Depends on those ergonomics I think...   But clearly they learn from the C300. Looks like a camera you can use without a rig.

  I wonder if users of my own forum will learn from basic human ethics, that in criticising the owner of a free resource whilst simultaneously being a signed up member taking advantages of the online services like latest news and a forum is unfair.   Besides only an idiot would read a rumours article 'as factual'.

  You have to be put this in perspective dude.   The 5D Mark III cured moire and aliasing like the D810 but nearly 3 years ago. The A7S also is very clean. You can now buy an A7S with a Nikon lens adapter and shoot with all the advantages that has, including S-LOG2, a 4K HDMI output and the best low light performance on the market, past ISO 3200 the A7S is far cleaner than a Red Epic, $30,000 Sony cinema camera or even an Arri Alexa.   So Nikon finally catching up on one tiny aspect of the image does not make the camera special or worth having over competing models, in my view.

The headline features of this camera are a hinge behind the screen and WiFi. It is really sad not to see something more exciting from Canon and Nikon to avert a dramatic year-on-year decline in DSLR sales. Read the full article here

The headline features of this camera are a hinge behind the screen and WiFi. It is really sad not to see something more exciting from Canon and Nikon to avert a dramatic year-on-year decline in DSLR sales. Read the full article here

  Good to hear, thanks.   The way it is has worked very well so far, so a change is unlikely. Just interested in the feedback, which as ever is proving very valuable. Thanks all!

  Yep there's still a chance this is the strategy, but it doesn't discount the fact that the firmware might already exist for the E-M1. They are probably testing the codec this way. They might have no intention in releasing it for the E-M1, that's my worry. Could purely be a beta test and nothing more to come of it. I hope they do. It would be great and really help E-M1 sales.