Andrew Reid

Is there a version 4? Didn't realise that. I have the v3 and it works great.

  Metabones Smart EF adapter version 3 is the one to go for.

Best test yet, it's looking good. Doesn't say whether it is 1080p XAVC-S internal or 4K external though?

Debayer is greatly improved since version 10 of Resolve. 9 wasn't as good as Adobe but now I feel it is actually better.

I think (but not 100% sure) that the old sCMOS had dual ADC too. The specs are quite similar. The new chip doesn't seem to bring a lot new to the table.   Dual-gain on Canon DSLRs is nice for stills, but not usable for video in my opinion.

Review coming soon!

Time to reveal...   RX100 III is the first shot number 1, second is Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera.   Surprising hey!

Olly. Sick is the right word I think. Disgusting just how many lizards there are in TV and the music industry. And it seems, at Google as well unfortunately.

I love the Oatmeal by the way but in this instance they are far off the mark in terms of reality. If you completely remove the record label from the picture then who is going to invest in finding upcoming talent and paying for them to record?   If we all give our money direct to the artists, the artists will not do the fostering of other talent. Some record label of some kind is still needed to run the music industry. The artists on their own cannot do it.

  I tried this with my friend Herdwhite on EOSHD once.   Do you know out of 20,000 people only 3 stumped up $1.49 to download the track.  

  What shot is Sony and what is Pocket Cinema Camera?   Have a guess and let me know in the comments :) RX100 III is a big step forward for video... XAVC, 120fps, EVF and ND. In a compact camera!

And here's the previous thread on this from last month   >

Photo by EOSHD The relationship between record labels and the internet is in a tense state of affairs. On one hand large record companies such as EMI are suing Vimeo for copyright infringement, hence we have Copyright Match. YouTube on the other hand pays a minuscule royalty fee to record labels where uploaded content contains their music. YouTube plans to launch a new subscription based music service to rival Apple iTunes where content can be downloaded and played on a mobile device with no internet connection. It goes directly head to head with iTunes. The problem is, smaller record labels feel they are being bullied and the very survival of smaller artists is at stake here... Read the full article here

  No problem. Like your music by the way :)

  That isn't true at all. Base ISO is always 200 on DSLR sensors. You will not get the best dynamic range at ISO 3200. Also the tunnel shot which Matt took a pic of from a Sony TV at a show - none of you shot with the A7S on that day so none of you have any idea what the real light levels were under the tunnel. Zero proof of the dynamic range abilities of the camera at all!

For video in 2014 Canon's answer is their existing fleet of DSLRs like the 60D and 5D Mark III and judging by the number of people still shooting with them, do they really need a 'video orientated 7D at Photokina'? I'd say not.   I saw a 60D shooter on the streets a few days ago, big expensive rig, shitty 60D. I almost took him aside and had words :)   But to be honest the competitors are as much to blame... all of them have dropped the ball in some way. Panasonic with their smaller sensors, Blackmagic with their delays and bugs, Sony with their quirks, and so on...   If you want a Super 35mm camera for cheap... the only thing that is better than the 60D but with the same kind of features is the D5300. Pretty sad state of affairs really!

I am sometimes dissatisfied with pretty much all the cameras on the market.   The Canon DSLRs lack video features and outside of Magic Lantern, don't exactly excite me for image quality, 1D C aside.   Blackmagic I feel have let us down as much as they have tried to revolutionise the market.   Nikon are hardcore photography traditionalists and don't 'get' video. They had a stab with the D800. Since then, they've gone backwards.   Panasonic are great but the lack of full frame sensor is not.   Olympus have a gem in terms of the 5 axis stabilisation but can't even be arsed to add 24p.   Fuji are clueless for video... truly the worst of all, yet great on the stills side. Frustrating, as I need both.   Sony push the technology to the absolute limits and often for very aggressive prices as well but there's always something which spoils it. Be it the potential rolling shutter disaster on the A7S and lack of internal 4K codec or the terrible ergonomics / lack of ND on the FS100... Every Sony camera I have used I have ended up selling, A7R being the next in a long line of discarded models, while the same cannot be said for my Canon stuff.   Canon's strengths is in the colour science and lenses.   I just wish they would push the price / performance barrier far more and surprise us occasionally with some in ya face innovation!!

Are you sure Quick Look is using the embedded preview? I thought this was an extremely low res thumbnail. Detail level is actually very nice on 27" iMac screen with Quick Look.

  Banding alert!   This is when you hit space bar to preview a NEF raw file from the D600, you get a low-res / low quality quick preview of the file. I'm not bothered by it (it is expected behaviour) but I find it interesting on a technical level.   What causes the banding?   For reference here is how Adobe Camera Raw handles the same 14bit raw file when it is opened in Photoshop CC.  

  Nothing against Den as a person but I'm calling BS on that one.   Dan has the official promo material for the A7S. In this instance his job has been as a product evangelist, not an impartial technical guy with a critical eye and deep technical understanding of the technology.

  Mega crushed blacks and lots of compression hides noise.   ISO 12,800 does not look that clean on the A7S. I guarantee it.

  No need to state the obvious!

  Nice test.   Pretty much backs up my own less scientific 'by-eye' comparison between my BMPCC and GH4. Usable dynamic range is almost identical.

I am sure the A7S II will have built in 4K and give us all a reason to rush out to the shops again.   My A7R is soon to go on eBay... A bit of a pointless purchase in light of the A7S... And sometimes I begin to wonder if the pointless purchases will ever end!

Don't forget the ready to shoot 4K pricing...   A7S = $4500 GH4 = $1699