Andrew Reid

Set to the theme of Danny Boyle's Sunshine here is what I think could well be the best timelapse ever shot. Likely taken with a Nikon full frame DSLR (NASA have used Nikon cameras in space since the 1960's) it shows a view of the Earth at night from an orbiting International Space Station. The colour and light is just fantastic. Full screen it, project it, darken the lights and put the volume up a notch. It is worth it believe me. Read the full story here

[quote name='brano.vaclav' timestamp='1342636539' post='14105'] Hi guys, Regarding the RX100 US/EU video frame rate difference... in the US it is 1080@30p/60p, in the EU it is 1080@25p/50p. I live in Europe. It seems these values are hardcoded and I don't want to perform any unofficial firmware patching (I don't even know whether it's possible?). It seems to me that EU frame rates are quite a limitation, and I'm deciding whether to buy the camera here or wait until somebody gets it from the US. I'm not an experienced videographer, but it seems in case of frames-per-second, bigger number is better, am I right? I was planning on using 30p, because I think 25p won't be that fluid. Youtube supports 30p and overall it seems is more widespread format on the internet. Is there any reason I should prefer the EU 25p/50p? Btw, I don't care about the 30min. max-clip-length limitation. Please if any of you have some experience with video editing & similar stuff, which one's better? Is it worth to wait and bring the camera from the US? Thanks a lot. [/quote] No the bigger is not the better. The cinema frame rates are 24p and 25p. 30p and 60p look too smooth which gives an electronic sheen to the image. The higher frame rates are only useful for 3D footage and slow-mo. Both 60p and 50p can be changed to 24/25p in post so you can have the more cinematic slower frame rate. The reason they differ between the US and Europe is that the electricity supply frequency is 60hz in the US and 50hz in Europe. The frame rate needs to be in sync with this, or evenly divisible into it like 25p is into 50.

Try doing a low level format of the card on your PC or Mac. That should solve the card's issues. If it does not, then return the card to the store under warranty.

Correct D4 is only sharp in the most extreme 2.7x crop mode. In that mode you get a sensor which is effectively Nikon J1 sized on a $6000 camera. It is not worth getting for video, only if you need it for stills.

In cinema a 6 minute continuous take is pretty epic so well done!! Children of Men had a great one. Hitchcock did a whole film - The Rope - as one take but he cheated, cutting on the 12 minute mark in a clever manner so nobody would notice.

Now for that you would need to set it to Shutter Priority in the creative movie mode menu and use a lens with a manual aperture ring.

The main luxury of digital for me is that I can carry 10 memory cards in a shirt pocket and not pay for processing costs. 29 minute continuous clip is merely a bonus and if I were shooting an event I'd have more than one camera, because who wants to look at one shot for an hour straight? The 29 min limit is of zero concern to me, but I do think the tax law in Europe is a complete ass.

Is there a chance KineRaw can get their servers sorted out for the raw material too? I've been trying to download some for a week and it is just too slow, then a time-out.

Yes I nabbed it :) But if it makes you feel better, two went for cheaper on eBay a few weeks ago!! Bargains can still be had keep the faith.

Yes because 12 minute per reel was unacceptable in Hollywood for the last 60 years :rolleyes:

[quote name='sandro' timestamp='1342744585' post='14174'] Could the GH3 (with the right technology) ever match the same light sensitivity of APS-C sensors? [/quote] Well considering the GH2 (in video mode) and E-M5 (in raw) already does... Yes.

That is incredibly cheap for the S8. What resolution does it do 220fps at?

Good point that is the impression I got as well. I enjoyed hearing what he had to say and he was shooting from the hip. Gave little new away but then there is not really anything new until the camera is in our hands. Then the real fun starts.

Thank you Rich. It was all shot at 30p but I used Twixtor in Premiere Pro CS5.5 to add some slow mo. Twixtor is so often so good that I find myself not needing 1080/60p or higher frame rates for most slow-motion sequences. The only area where it trips up is on very fast moving objects hurtling through the frame, or violent handheld camera work. Feeding Twixtor 30p or better still 60p gives it more frames to estimate motion with so you get a better result than giving it 24p. I prefer slow-mo to be smooth. Slow mo in 24p is somehow less satisfying. That said I did miss 24p on the OM-D E-M5 and it was like shooting with the 5D Mark II prior to the 24p firmware update all over again! Wish they'd keep with the times a bit more. I wonder who they asked that advised them to put 30p on and no PAL frame rate? Focus group? Or nobody?

Mike the GH2 does have Auto ISO in video mode, you just need to set your Creative Movie Mode shooting setting to P,S or A not M. I mean in the menus not on the dial - that should be set to movie mode.

Someone (not anybody mentioned above) did actually hack the Olympus USB firmware update protocol and made some progress towards a hack. But no new info has surfaced since last month and the guy who did it was pretty anonymous! One should not expect a hacker to rescue every camera. This one is more a case of letting the issues be known to Olympus so they can do a proper firmware update.

[quote name='lafilm' timestamp='1342690435' post='14138'] It's true the D4 looks sharp in crop mode, but none of these DSLR's, (including the 1 DX) is going to look great at ISO 25,000 +. They will for [u]stills[/u] under the right circumstances, but definitely not video. The noise levels will make the footage worthless for doc work. If you want extreme ISO's, you'll have to look at the C300. That being said, the 1 DX is the single best low light full frame DSLR availible right now. The D4 is great in low light as well, but remember it's soft. We'll have to see if the 4K 1 DC DSLR ups the game. Should be close. [/quote] The noise is greatly magnified in crop mode on the D4, you won't want to be shooting much above ISO 800 with it.

ISO 25,600 is mind-blowing enough in video mode. Not a limitation of any one camera rather the limitation of 2012! Actually limitation is probably wrong word...

Good about manual controls. Out there however on the forums, a lot of people don't seem to understand why the GH3 will be far better. The GH3 is video optimised - different sensor, different read-out of the sensor, different encoding chip. There's no chance the G5 will be any where near the GH3 in terms of image quality. 1080/60p on such a low end camera as the G5 bodes very well for the high end stuff. In particular, Panasonic have 120fps 720p and a 240fps mode on their FZ and LX updates. They have small sensors but it could be that the GH3 will get 120p as well. So there will still be differentiation between the G5's 1080/60p and the GH3's possible 1080/120p or 720/120p. Apart from in low light where you'd need a fast shutter speed, 120p is a good format. It divides perfectly by 5 into 24p and perfectly in half for 60p. A very flexible frame rate indeed.

Good to be able to read this version. Thanks to both you and Germy1979 for the find.

http://vimeo.com/46037469 Journey - by Andrew Reid Does the new OM-D E-M5 manage to produce a GH2 style virtuoso performance in video mode? I have to say there are some question marks over that - but as a stills camera it is now my absolute number one choice against some very tough competition - the 5D Mark III, Fuji X Pro 1 and Sony NEX 7.

Thanks for posting but PLEASE someone write it down for me I don't have 20 minutes for a waffling podcast guy :)

This is my test. 600D vs GH2 http://vimeo.com/22318115 Be sure to download the original.

It is interesting in terms of concept and design. Cross between Dyson and Apple. I'd say it was more suited as an ENG form factor camera for shoulder use than something for use on a tripod. The rear bit should come off from the main sensor block, it is useless for non-shoulder shoots. I'd also like to see a monitor attachment.

Why would it be? The GH3 is the video orientated product. I'm still curious to see what the G5 can do though, with the new processor it has. I see from initial specs it also seems to have 25p as well, in Europe.