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Most DoPs, especially the oldies are Completely Unaware of the World Outside of Arri and the 5D. They are like tech relics, borderline dinosaurs. One of the nutjobs was arguing about why the Canon C300 Mark ii has far more dynamic range than the Alexa, and why everyone's tests are flawed (without doing any of his own tests). In India too a lot of DoPs, even the younger ones, haven't heard of a DSLR (Mirrorless). They are stuck on 5Ds, and completely unaware about the whole Mirrorless Movement. They don't know Log Profile are or even the various codecs that various cameras shoot in. Canon's supply chain is still the best in the world is still miles ahead of everyone else. Also, with their NatGeo and so many other associations, they ensure that the oldies still feel that it's a solely Canon world, and almost everyone else does not matter. It's actually similar to what Apple does. While Samsung makes (arguably), better cameras per $ (as well as supplying key components to Apple for their Phones), but because Apple has so many famous photographers and videographers endorsing their products, and because people who cannot afford apple products (and will buy them on loans to find a purpose to live) will sit outside apple stores for days to pick up one, Apple is still a bigger brand than Samsung. In many ways that's the same story with Canon. Regardless of the Quality that Panasonic and Sony offer, the Dinosaurs of Photography and Filmmaking won't be able to conceive of a brand outside Canon (not even Nikon, in many cases).

Hahaha ... Panasonic could make a short film on this. It's like that scene from Superman (the Christopher Reeves one), where the guy selling the Leaning Tower of Pisa breaks his pieces, when he realises that Superman has brought the tower back to its leaning position, after straightening it before: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMOnOjASyKk

Actually, even that would not be required. Lenses in general, and camera lenses in particular, should get tiny within the next few years. This is only part of the solution: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34210347 I hope, that, in the next few years, we are genuinely able to shoot cinema quality video (not the over-advertised nonsense) from a mobile phone, absolutely comparable with film, in every which way.

The Quantum Film Sensor doubles the light passing through to the sensor, and this new technology, Triples it. It also, apparently, brings down digital noise to unimaginative low levels. I would like to see this soon. Who can wait for 3 years. Tech companies should learn from Zara and hurry up their processes. http://www.image-sensors-world.blogspot.in/2015/10/new-cfa-said-to-have-better-color.html

Nice short. I like the cinematography. Story is also nice.

Weren't you one of the many guys who said VLog was overrated, with terrible exposure issues, including the histogram and other issues like macro blocking etc? I am guessing external recording and some of these other issues scared people off ... ;-)

Actually the sensor seems to have attached the lens elements of the Sony RX100 series in the front. So the strange softness may be an induced post effect. Interestingly the 'Making of Video' is a little sharper, but still not really as sharp as some other smartphones. Maybe this particular sensor did not do 1080p. Maybe it did 720 or 640 and yet was this sharp. I dunno.

TBO I was a little skeptical after the initial posts. But after getting Sony onboard, this means this isn't another exaggerated claim like the many others out there. Also, the creating of this on a mass scale, with improving all present shortcomings (focus, perhaps?), may be tweaked. We should hopefully see some of these soon. They have already used this in a working prototype(s) on which they shot this film. So that should have speeden things up.

I didn't like the quality of the video initially. Then I opened it on youtube and increased the res. Pretty impressive, though the rolling shutter is quite a bit in some of thebravong scenes (especially the last one). Also, the ckmcompany sees strangely guarded about the exact specs of the sensor. Hmmm ...

Newer civilisations know very little about Very Little, including about the universe. Copernicus discovered that the earth orbits the sun in the 16th century. Eastern Scholars noted eclipses, astroids, comet movements etc etc many thousands of yeats before the west. Having said that, it's in mankind's best interest not to try and look for life on other planets or even in other galaxies. We're not too far away from the end of human life on earth. So, wth, maybe they should go ahead.

Everyone who can exploit you will try and exploit you. There are no good and bad employers, or countries. I would believe Japan is better, but I cannot say with absolutele certainty. Yeah the Revenant. I had forgotten the name of the film, I juest rememebred Leonardo was in it. Here: http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/97030181.html

I like Cinema5D. You guys are pretty good and the debate is mostly healthy. There are some some craky old DoPs who keep dismissing your tests (like the Canon C300 Mark ii one), but you guys are way too kind to them. I, personally, would have slapped them with an old Super16 or something. Keep up the good work.

Yeah. Most online sites have either serious trolling, or serious bullying, or are overly moderated by some old school idiots.

The lighting is pretty good. I had seen a video with those tiny String LEDs, and they have some superb lighting effects too.

I speak reasonably fluent German, apart from a host of other languages I stayed in Europe for a few years). But let's not speak in local languages. Let's stick to English. I saw some local chit-chatting in another thread. English Only.

People who are sympathising with the AL-Jazeers stories have obviously not been reading about labour conditions all over the world, and at most other stores. Apple Stores all over China have pathetic working conditions, and a lot of meat stores, electronics, online retailers, and super-stores in the US have terrible working conditions. Unlike Bangladesh where entire building are crumbling, all over the world, working conditions of the labour class isn't excellent. I cannot say with precision, but, I guess except Japan and a few Scandinavian countries, everywhere else, workers are treated like rodents. Why just stores, wasn't it recently that workers complained about the working conditions on Alfonso Cuarón's next film (I hope it was his film, that was in question), where extreme working conditions, with lousy food and extremely long work hours were making many crew members go literally berserk. This is in no way stating that, if it exists thus at B&H, it is justified, and fine because everyone else is doing it. I believe Al Jazeera should first outline working conditions in atleast 30 super stores, and atleast 20 other online electronics retailers, to be able to lend some level of credibility to their story. Otherwise it looks like some low quality political propaganda.

Has this treat become a B-Grade film with lousy language and a free for all?

The 1/2.3 inch sensor is the same as the Nexus 6p. It has enormous potential. The only question is whether that tiny body can push it. Also, for the 300fps @ 720p and 2k @ 120fps, it would require some good cards, especially if the bitrates are pretty high. I already posted this somewhere else, the sensor can do 12MP @ 35fps at 12 bit, and no line skipping. And the low light is rated pretty high. The GH4's low light isn't exactly path-breaking, so yeah, this should be as good I am guessing.

Thanks Andrew. I may have overreacted a little but it was strangely scary. I am glad the spamming has been fixed. No more trolls.

You're welcome. I am looking forward to the year's Best and Worst episode. And, please another behind the scenes/ bloopers. Those are also necessary. :-)

Jordan (and Chris) you guys are Insanely Talented. I find most of the reviewers terribly boring, and I miss the Fast forward control on YouTube videos, during most other gadget reviews. But you guys seriously nail it. I think I have watched the Best and Worst Gear of 2014 and the Blooper Reel many many times over. I don't know what else to say except Thank You for the entertainment and the completely watchable reviews.

Maybe I need a psychotherapist too, but the whole thing was scary. Luckily I don't use my Facebook ID to sign-in. That would make it worse. I feel this whole spam thing has to be handled better.

Andrew, the spam on the site ia back and keeps rearing its ugly head. I am guessing it is more than a random spammer. It is someone u may know. Also, maybe you should appoint more admins or also file some kind of complaint against the spammer. Maybe the cyber cobs need to get busy.

Thanks Calum. I picked up a few JK MIC-J 044s. It's an excellent mic for the price. I will use it indoors I guess.

Thanks. Good idea. Will check that first. Maybe the sound can be tweaked or cleaned up a little in post too.