Alex Mand

[quote author=Simco123 link=topic=434.msg2781#msg2781 date=1332397313] We talked about this before. DR as in point of capture not the actual latitude with a video footage. GH2 clipping highlight don't cut it for many bright outdoor videos. [quote author=Sara link=topic=434.msg2779#msg2779 date=1332393094] [quote author=Simco123 link=topic=434.msg2777#msg2777 date=1332391550] [quote author=dangerzonerj link=topic=434.msg2759#msg2759 date=1332365347] People saying here that GH2 has no comparable DR to MKII must be insane or never touched it! Really!! [/quote] You need to go to Specsavers. 5D2 has great DR, only wish GH2 has the same nice nice roll off and not clipping highlights. [/quote] I don't agree, nor do many professionals using the 5D.  Watch the Zacuto productions where the filmagraphers who actually use the 5D for big budget work clearly state (as do the tests) that the 5DMK2 does NOT have a lot of usable dynamic range.  Don't confuse dynamic range with what a DP would consider acceptable for a film - mushy video with little detail isn't usable dynamic range.  Sure you might get an image - but there is no point. Watch this episode: [url=http://vimeo.com/24334733]The Great Camera Shootout 2011: Episode 1 ~ "The Tipping Point"[/url] Not trying to bash the 5D nor am I saying the GH2 is great either.  I owned a 5D and am hoping the MK3 has something special was well (still waiting). [/quote] [/quote] Yeah you right! GH2 is a tool to be used in the right situation. On a sunny day actually we use the F3. We record on an external recorder device and I must say that S-log is amazing. Well the camera with lenses and the recorder costs a lot and can produce really stunning images. But let's be honest, MKIII is a good update with the corrections we expected. My real concern is just the resolution stucked on 700 lines or so but in every other aspect there were improvements. They didn't give all we wanted but also no other company has (nikon for example). And yet we will probably see amazing footage from MKIII just as we saw on MKII. It's just I'm so used to work with the F3 on my job that I really had high hopes for resolution on MKIII and is disappointing to see such an amazing cam that is just not on par with the much simple GH2 on that matter...  :(

[quote author=Simco123 link=topic=434.msg2777#msg2777 date=1332391550] [quote author=dangerzonerj link=topic=434.msg2759#msg2759 date=1332365347] People saying here that GH2 has no comparable DR to MKII must be insane or never touched it! Really!! [/quote] You need to go to Specsavers. 5D2 has great DR, only wish GH2 has the same nice nice roll off and not clipping highlights. [/quote] We got a MKII and its DR is nowhere nearly as usable as GH2 hacked (It lacks detail although FF has its advantages). Is a good camera but times passed and there are other boys in town. We've finished our tests for our MKIII today and all I can say is the same that is being said all around. It has a great low light sensitivity but at cost of detail in shadows. It is really mushy! We didn't try to compare with our F3 because it would be nonsense (we expected not months ago) We've stopped down a 85mm 1.2L to 5.6f to really see the maximum sharpness as possible and with same settings of our MKII the results is the same, but without false colours, moire and aliasing and that's very good and the bare minimum for a camera 3 years later. Of course less compression is a big plus! But the thing is: It has the same resolution of MKII, it is still in the 700 lines league. That is a big minus for me but its my opinion, my boss liked it... lol So it is a matter of preference, if you like less definition ok... This camera is a good contender and can grade well as Stu Maschwitz showed on Dan chung's test. So it is a matter of paying $3500, throw 1k more and get a FS100 (with its own problems but nonetheless a good camera) or wait until NAB and see fi something new appears on the market. I think the 4k C EOS is a big myth... For me, MKIII is an awesome stills camera and a good FF video camera nowadays...  :-\

ummm... Perhaps Alex from ML can make some magic with the registers form MKIII but for that he must have one to test it out... lol If I remember they did a campain to buy him a MKII sou he could port ML from 550D to MKII. It's time to start a new campain. Really, resolution is not something you can expect from this cam, but I think It'll be a major hit in photography world! It has so many points!! And shutter noise is really sexy... lol  :D I don't think canon will bother much 'cause it's going to be a hit for photo!

Ow first post! lol Well got our hands on a MKIII directly from HK. Testing now on the studio. ummm... Don't know what to say really... our Photographer is in love with this cam. So many af points. some neat funcions for photos, but let's be clear: the resolution is the same of our old MKII. I didn't see any improvements and also is important to check the rolling shutter because I think is almost the same as MKII, impossible to use it handheld, same jello... Low light performance is very good!! I got almost images with ISO 6400. The problem is the grain, looks more like blocks or something like this. Not as beatiful as C300 noise, I don't think is even close. We've got for months now the sony F3 with S-log enabled and the GH2 as a B cam, also MKII and a 7D. People saying here that GH2 has no comparable DR to MKII must be insane or never touched it! Really!! Well, MKIII is a good cam but not even close to what we expected. We're going to sell it here for a premium and buy another lens for outr kit. Consider to wait a bit until NAB. We can live with a bit of moire and false colours because we reduce it everytime we can, so is not a big issue for us... I was looking for somethingon par with our GH2, but resolution wise it's well behind... :(