Andrew Reid

I see what you're saying but speaking from experience... Jordan did nothing but sugar coat the EOS R5 overheating issues upon launch and refused to even touch on how big an issue it was until Canon's PR people sent him an advance preview of the firmware update, which they likely only panicked into releasing because of the highly publicised criticism raised by myself and many other customers online. At that point, rather than mention all of our hard work and investigative reporting / user experiences about the R5 overheating and timers - he went and ignored all that and once again sugar coated it with unrealistic recording times and usage scenarios based on non-real world usage and once again did a little PR jig for his paymasters. Recently I got an EOS R6. I read the DPReview video page about this by Richard Butler before purchasing it. He does not even mention the missing aperture priority mode when you switch to video mode. Something like that is exactly what a hybrid photo/videographer shooter needs. It was a total surprise when I first used the camera to see it missing. Basic stuff gone. So do Chris / Jordan / DPReview really hit the spot better than a cinematographer? Well in my experience no because there is always something important missing or some weird glaring omission. And you have to ask yourself why? Is this sugar coated consumerism or a camera review?

I think smartphones are definitely playing in enthusiast camera market now. Yes the Hasselblad / OnePlus branding appears to be nothing more than marketing, and they badly need to turn their sharpening down. Yes Samsung is coasting along, in my opinion. But iPhone 12 Pro Max is actually very nice and has some amazing tricks like the IBIS for shooting RAW in low light at low ISOs. Capable of amazingly filmic images. Then we have the true innovators... Huawei and Xiaomi. They are doing all sorts of interesting things and have superb folded optics. 5x zoom on P40 Pro is just a miracle basically. Even Sony are getting their act together. Xperia 1 II and III are very capable devices in a lot of different ways. I am keen to try the variable optical zoom on the latest one

The way it works in the camera industry is that you sign an NDA, with an embargo date. This way the manufacturer can orchestrate a coordinated release of reviews for maximum clicks on the announcement day. There is a select few - a handful of people - in each country that are privy to the camera launch details about 2 weeks before the release date for the public and are legally bound not to say anything until the embargo is lifted. However usually always 2-3 weeks before or even earlier, the scumbag rumours sites will leak it all out anyway. So that effectively mutes you on the topic, whilst everybody else is free to talk about it. So the only advantage of signing that NDA is you get the info from the official source rather than the same info from a rumours site. For sites like Camera Labs or DPReview then, it is 100% necessary to get the actual camera early and do your review in time for the launch, otherwise be left out of the circle jerk and launch day manufacturer publicity drive... The review would have to come out a week or 2 after most customers have got the first batch of stock in their hands. Also you save money this way naturally, by not buying anything and just taking loans that go back. There is no enjoyment for me in this, as for me the camera is a personal item and a long-term investment in my work. I only accept a loan if it is long term with no strings attached. The manufacturers never stipulate that you have to write only good things about a camera. It is an unwritten rule that if you're too honest of course you'll be phased out of involvement in future. Even in feedback sessions and market research you get the sense that some marketing people only want to hear from the yes men. The marketing approach of each company differs. Panasonic is more honest and straight forward. Sony have a tendency to play the big hype game with social media influencers. Canon seems to delegate a lot of their marketing to outside PR companies. What I enjoy with Panasonic is the technical side, the ability to send feedback direct to the engineers in Japan. I value this very much. I deal with Panasonic in the UK who do a very good job on all fronts and sometimes Panasonic in Germany who just aren't as helpful at least in my experience. After 11 years in this industry, Panasonic are the only company who have stuck by EOSHD and made sure our voices get heard in the development of their cameras. Almost all the other companies I have dealt with see this community as purely a marketing channel to be exploited for their own gain, and not for the advantage of us. Fujifilm in particular, once sent me an interview in a fucking spreadsheet of one line answers and expected me to publish a strictly censored version of it with key questions taken out. Needless to say, I sold both my GFX 50S and 50R afterwards and GFX 100 is next.

Fresh to misinterpret for your entertainment, another EOSHD YouTube video! Shopping and conformity, these are the last pleasures we have left! So why can’t we all just sit down and watch a video any more without getting incredibly angry?

Hard to verify news if you never post source.

There is nothing on the press release site Samsung Tomorrow about the new sensor and the photo @androidladuses is of the old sensor... I did a google reverse image search on it https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-launches-industrys-first-28-megapixel-aps-c-cmos-image-sensor-for-digital-cameras

A7S III at 12,800 is very clean because this is when the dual gain ISO kicks in for S-LOG 3. It comes in earlier for Pro Color. Try the Venice profile and see how much cleaner it is than S-LOG 3 at ISO 10,000 for instance 🙂

Yes I believe so, as the Panasonic firmware update page mentions you need it for some of the updates modes like Hybrid Log Gamma.

There are some things in life that are only highly rated in your head and yours alone. You stand drowning in a sea of indifference, trying to convince the resident Kanye West mouthbreather to listen Dream Theater's first album. With cameras for example, I've stood in the sea of indifference myself for a long time with the waves of stupidity lapping at my feet, making my socks all damp, as I try to convince the mainstream that Sony is not your best buddy, despite what Gerald says and that Canon is not the messiah but a very naughty boy! So here are my top 5 most under appreciated cameras of the current era. Please read on. Reading is also very underrated! New blog post: https://www.eoshd.com/news/what-are-the-5-most-underrated-cameras-for-filmmakers/

Would have been interesting to see the C70 in there with the dual gain architecture. I think the DR is superior to C500 II on that. Still only 5-10% better than a $1500 Lumix S1 though. So I would never spend that much on a camera. After GFX 100 and Leica SL2 I will probably never buy a very expensive creative tool again because the depreciation and overkill is really quite upsetting. Going back to a humble S1 is itself a humbling experience for a $10,000 camera owner.

Still not as good as Panasonic S1 though Why even think of getting Z Fc for $1000 when you can go on eBay for an S1 at $350 more?

I would be in the market for one as well if it's done well. Nearly got the Df when it came out but decided not to in the end. May try one out one day! Or might nick yours in Valancia@BTM_Pix!

Wow the S1 holds up well there. Just shows it is a match for Alexa / Amira when you nail exposure correctly. Great colour science. I see the main flaw being that the skin tones go green in his ETTR test and then there's the banding after that, so not quite as flawless as the Amira there but then it isn't shooting ProRes or RAW in his test. Just internal V-LOG I think

I'd recommend the latest version. Although if you DM me, you can have both for the price of v5.

Fuji X-T3 had the serious tech specs, build quality and enough metal to get away with being designed for hipsters. The Z Fc doesn't pull it off... Too much plastic. Granted it is better looking than Z50 though. Olympus PEN-F digital micro 43 camera was a pretty one... but again, had enough functionality and heft to pull it off. I think Z Fc just looks cute as far as film-camera knock offs go but I just can't get the Minox comparison out of my head You can say that the top plate on that is a classic design as well, and it is. But...

Yeah I had no idea they broke it for it was like that for a good few months! Good point about loan cameras, you are reliant on the rental house updating them then. Anyway hope you enjoy the profiles once they started working again. I have added a note about compatibility to the Z-LOG purchase page to the effect of "Z6 II and Z7 II are supported only with latest firmware update". I'll also upload the docs and instructions in the guide that come with it. Cheers!

Thanks for the forum post... I have fixed the contact form now (Google Recaptcha decided to stop working for no reason) I have sent you a DM with the new download link. Cheers!

2 weeks with the error without realising? A quick 10 second test clip would have revealed it. Also you should always make sure your cameras are running the latest firmware update. If Nikon's engineers accidentally broke their own custom picture profile support on two new camera releases, I am not responsible for that. It was up to them to put it right, and eventually they did so. Not very good though is it Nikon? Phone their customer support line and make your voice heard so they are able to put out more reliable tools.

Maybe Nikon thinks that for the type of customer the Z Fc is aimed at, 16-50mm F3.5-6.3 collapsable toy zoom with plastic mount is a big step up from a smartphone. Except it really isn't any more.

Yeah GF1 was a nice little camera. Sometimes simple is better. Something about that first model had quite a solid build quality to it and the white version had a very high quality gloss finish, almost felt ceramic like. These materials, finishes, looks all matter to me which is why the Z Fc is only just about nice looking on paper - Then you realise it is a cheap plastic thing with worst specs than an X-T3 from 2 years ago, so why bother?

It doesn't have any authenticity. It's a fake. A replica. A Minox.

Nikon today launched the Z Fc. Formerly the Df retro plastic camera, Nikon has improved the concept with even more plastic and a smaller sensor. You can feel the retro authenticity during each buzz of the power zoom and the flappy plastic concealing a port used for live streaming. It's every film camera shooter's dream Minox Nikon! --- What did Df stand for anyway? What does Fc mean? Fruit cake? Football club? Are you OK Nikon??

Can you just ease off on the sycophantly for one second and appreciate that I can say what the damn hell I like on my own YouTube channel. In one sentence you are telling me what to do and how I should perform on a YouTube channel, and in the next moment it's nauseating praise. I find it creepy and highly annoying both at the same time. I don't know how you manage it, it's quite an achievement. So just my two cents. If you can address more broader subjects than just me in every post that would be fantastic. Otherwise anti-stalking cops going to have to come and put you in a jail run by Matt Granger. Do enlighten us on those!

The world is full of people telling other people what to do. Don't be one of them.

Some of you guys seriously need to get a sense of humour.