Andrew Reid

[quote author=hoodlum link=topic=880.msg6371#msg6371 date=1340376685] I believe it is just easier to have faster sensor readouts on smaller sensors.  The Canon S series could have had great video if they wanted it too. That is why I believe the Nikon 1 series will be the first MILC to have a global shutter. [/quote] I think the Nikon 1's sensor is pretty cutting edge. No mechanical shutter as far as I'm aware. So yes, global in stills mode? Also it is capable of 4K readout for video. (But not implemented in Expeed 3 obviously). Just looked at the Ixus video and a lot of aliasing in it. Still not great to be honest. Resolution should be clean as well as crisp.

Welcome to the forum Andy. The 12mm might vignette. The 20 and 50mm might be ok. They have a M32 0.5 screw mount as far as I believe. Similar to M39 (L39 Leica M) but smaller. The problem is I don't think there are any adapters from M32 to Micro Four Thirds. It isn't a very common mount. Maybe you could get one custom built or maybe someone else knows of one on the market?

It is ridiculous. There is more to it than just the image processor though, and this is especially key when it comes to the 5D Mark III. The sensor has to be designed in a certain way to deliver video. The reason the GH2 is so good is that the sensor takes a hybrid approach to stills and video, from the drawing board up. It is able to do most of the pixel binning in hardware on the sensor itself, and it has a very fast readout. I don't think Canon took the effort required with the 5D Mark III, it may be political but it may also be that they didn't want to compromise the stills side by making a faster sensor with the likely increase in noise and cost that would have entailed. Now the 1DX has a very fast sensor and with some cooling it is turned into a 4K Cinema EOS. If video is gimped on the 1DX it will 99% be political, in my view. PS - The $250 Sony HX9v compact does better 1080p than a NEX so it is not just Canon being silly.

Nice detailed thoughts Matt. I too liked H - it has the most film-like colour. The final scene 'I' was just dull, if that is the GH2 then the colourist did not handle it well... I know it can do better than that! The window frame looked TERRIBLE in that shot. B - yes agree it was a bit artificial but it stands out. I know Colt used a lot of fill lighting for the GH2 and I know many people chose the GH2 as their favourite in the screenings, so in my opinion the GH2 is most likely to be B. The 7D stands out like a saw thumb... hardly any pop in details, but plenty of moire. Sell that crap and get a GH2. Its time has passed! Wish it wasn't so. Heard the C300 had a greenish tint (E? Look at the yellow marbles on the table in the pot) and Epic had yellow tint in highlights (C?). But again these are not my own observations so much as audience ones from the screenings. A shame our screen calibration all differs and that we've got such a compressed stream on Vimeo.

[quote author=PAVP link=topic=865.msg6326#msg6326 date=1340225093] DR is a huge issue IMO.  We've got Resolution, but if they could squeeze more out of the way this camera handles highlights and lowlight that would be big.  On top of that a solid 4:2:2 and 60p don't sound too out of the question. More than this what I think would also help a lot is much finer picture profile adjustments and a wider range.  Why they limited it to a very small +/- 2 is hard to understand.  Why not allow as much picture adjustment as possible?  Isn't this afterall an enthusiast camera?  More adjustment would seem to fit the idea of what users would be looking for. [/quote] I think the sampling of the sensor can be changed to sacrifice a bit of resolution for dynamic range and colour info. Be careful of the Mac AVCHD bug though - GH2 dynamic range in video mode with the hack actually far exceeds the 5D Mark III in video mode when processed correctly (with 5DToRGB) and not edited natively. I'd like to see a H.264 MP4 mode in place of MJPEG. Just to get away from AVCHD.

[quote author=pdc link=topic=865.msg6323#msg6323 date=1340222314] Hope they are listening Andrew!  They should, as it is really you and Vitaly who have put the GH series on the map.  Of course, it sure helped to have such a capable camera from a company with considerable depth in video, despite their best efforts to reign in the horses so they could sell a product most of us can't afford.  Trust the lesson has been learned. [/quote] They're definitely listening. They rely on us in a way, to drive the product forwards.

[quote author=Simco123 link=topic=869.msg6303#msg6303 date=1340186296] So contarary to your previous report, Andrew, were you claim there is zero reasons to get the 650D because Canon you claimed made no improvement. Do you think you have to back track on your earlier statements? We have yet to see how well the 650D can grade and if it is anything as good as 5DIII in sharpening. Why did Canon not mention clean HDMI? Maybe they don't consider it such a big deal given the small difference it made to colour space while Nikon trumped about it and some people were clearly duped. [/quote] There's still zero reasons to get one. The HDMI output is as shit as the camera judging by early reports. Wake me up when it gets even close to the GH2's image and I'll consider it. Zacuto's shot in the Revenge episode on the 7D would look as bad either via HDMI or via the internal codec. I'm yet to see an HDMI output on a DSLR that gives you a significant boost in image quality, or sorts out moire, or gives you more resolution, or better dynamic range, or less aliasing. It certainly won't sharpen in post as well as the 5D Mark III, because the moire and aliasing artefacts would be brought out even more. Try sharpening your 600D footage, same thing.

It is worth keeping an eye out on Johnnie's progress. He's a good guy. As for the 650D , the codec is not the weak point. I think the HDMI is an interlaced signal and it won't solve the moire or resolution issues - very unlikely to anyway.

Welcome ndblak and thanks a lot! 8)

[quote author=Chris Santucci link=topic=865.msg6291#msg6291 date=1340155802] Sure needs a lot of improvements for a camera that supposedly better than the 5D  :P [/quote] My list for the 5D is much longer.  ;D

They did a great job on the re-design. I'll be keeping a close eye on it.

The last one I saw of these went for around $150 on eBay. You may get much more for it if you prove its worth with some good quality samples from the lens in ETC mode. The problem with F1.0 in ETC mode is that you still get far better low light performance (less noise) and a shallower DOF in normal video mode with a modern F2.8 zoom.

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Contax Zeiss 28mm F2.0 you mean? That is a superb lens, and pricey. The 28mm F2.8 is a good lens on full frame, but on a crop sensor like the GH2 you're better off with a 35mm F2. F2.8 isn't bright enough.

The F3 still has a codec advantage over the FS700, which is just a FS100 with slow mo and less low light prowess. Blackmagic will probably stuff them all for resolution. It is like an Alexa with a smaller sensor and far less low light ability. The problem I have with the 5D Mark III's high ISO performance is not the amount of noise, it is the way the noise looks so ugly and the lack of detail.

I appreciate you're annoyed, but everyone who has seen this thread has seen episode 1 by now and made their judgement calls blind. It doesn't make any difference to me what people reveal from now on. iPhone and 7D obvious from the start, and now is the Alexa. Waiting a month for the results is ridiculous. It will be all over the web by then. This guy has been pretty creative in spotting the clues. After seeing episode 1, I immediately wanted to know the results. The guys at the official screenings got them within 15 minutes. Nothing wrong with that. So what is wrong with his posts about the GH2 colourist and Alexa? Fair play, and well spotted. Now everyone who cares has had a chance to watch episode 1 (if they don't by then, and they're looking for the results, obviously they are not that interested in the first place) the results are fair game. Zacuto made a mistake having this 1 month gap. I understand the logic behind it - the amount of investment which has gone into this is too large for them to just release it all at once, they want to sustain the interest over a longer period of time - but 3 months? Bit silly really.

[quote author=HurtinMinorKey link=topic=853.msg6242#msg6242 date=1340045953] Nobody else thinks they all look stupid for under exposing the room? [/quote] Yes it is a bit silly to have that much light outside a huge window and such a dark room. Guess they wanted more of a dynamic range test rather than absolute realism. The highlights in the window are very revealing so I actually prefer it to be shot the way it is.

[quote author=richg101 link=topic=853.msg6232#msg6232 date=1340038718] [quote author=evil_thought2 link=topic=853.msg6223#msg6223 date=1340025246] richg .. grow up. If you like to do something useful with your time, why are you on this forum? I gave reasons why GH2 is I. You didn't [/quote] I'm not the loser sitting in front of a monitor all day freeze framing the shootout like its some type of challenge.  What are you gaining from all this nonsense?    You need to grow up.  I'm on here for entertainment while I wait for an export to finish on the other computer.  You are here in between your silly little quest, eating and looking at naked ladies online..  Stop spamming the thread with your rubbishy unsubstantiated trainspotting. [/quote] Richg101 - don't like the hostility. Quit it. Good spot with the Alexa evil_thought2. All good fun.

Not sure about that - there's nothing in the colour correction shot to say it is GH2 footage, they could have cut any archive footage to it. But nice spot!

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Looking again, I think B is the GH2. The Epic or C300 is C because the highlights are yellow and that is a complaint I've heard about those cameras before. (It means the channels clip at different times, so if your green channel clips before your red and blue you will get a purple tint in the highlights, which quite a few cameras had here).

[quote author=Asa link=topic=842.msg6179#msg6179 date=1339947148] Andrew? Sorry to ask just really can't make a decision, would like some input from someone who truly knows the budget market inside out. [/quote] Don't wait to buy a camera. GH2 is a no-brainer right now. The GH3 will cost you more and kill the quality of your shooting before it arrives because you won't have a camera at all, or a lesser quality one. I'd go for the GH2 and if the GH3 turns out to be a big step forward you can sell and pay the difference. Just be prepared to invest in some nice glass in the mean time, Canon FD a good place to start - the 35mm F2, 50mm F1.4 and 85mm F1.8 are superb looking on the GH2 and cheaper than anything from Panasonic.

There's such a small amount of difference between them. Just try mine and Driftwood's and choose the one you like best from both an image quality and practical (recording time) perspective, then stick with it  8)

Interest is as high as ever but the supplies of good anamorphic lenses seem to be drying up on eBay, since around 6 months ago in fact. What is needed is for Isco to reboot their factory.