TheRenaissanceMan

I really doubt it'll be full frame. The APS-C modes of the A7S and A7R II have performed better than full frame anyway, so why bother? Make a great S35 camera and let the FF nuts use a speed booster.

Slight tangent, but why would you ever advertise a product announcement for September 11th? Isn't that just asking for unfortunate associations? I guess it may not be as problematic to a Japanese company.

The Art Adams version has better reds, but otherwise they look the same...and still not as good as the VLOG LUT.

His photos were fine, but I've seen landscapes just as good from Ken Rockwell.

I see what you're saying, but the GH4 has 10-bit, external recorders are getting cheaper than ever ($1300 for 4K, $500 for 1080p, and SSDs/SD cards are cheap), and the GH4+recorder combo still comes in a lot cheaper than the A7S+recorder; buy a Blackmagic Video Assist and you could be off recording 10-bit 4:2:2 ProRes HQ on the same cards you're using now for just an additional $500. That's to say nothing of the obvious color advantage of V-LOG over S-LOG2, way better battery life, and nicer ergonomics. In my mind, the only reason you'd want to go with the A7S is low light/high ISO and FF/shallow DoF. After downsampling your external recording to 1080p and running through post, I think the shadow noise is pretty negligible at 1600 and below--which is almost exclusively where I shoot.

Any shadow compression you see can also be solved with external recorders, which are being released every month lately. It'll also give you an upgrade to 10-bit 4:2:2, which is huge for LOG footage.

The VLOG LUT looks way better to me. Pinker, more natural skintones, subtler tones, and nicer color overall.

Man that's a great look...the GH4 definitely has some Varicam DNA now. Looks fairly clean, too; we lose a bit of color integrity--although that might be because he missed white balance on most shots--but noise isn't an issue. We'll see how it handles 1600 and up. I'm pumped to see someone record some 10-bit V-LOG so we can see what this baby can really do. Sigh...just when I'd decided on the G7, Panasonic twists my arm. Time to sell some gear...

All three of them? The guy is obviously successful and very talented as a photographer (if a little pretentious) and I don't begrudge him his opinion, but I don't think he understands a lot about digital. He tells us not to complain about RAW compression with no adequate explanation, he claims he underexposes all his shots by up to one and a half stops (On digital? Why?), and he offers no insight into the sensor performance besides citing DXO. Also...a landscape photographer who hates using tripods? Weird. His statements about Nikon's PCE lenses being subpar makes no sense at all, considering they're among the best-performing lenses in the system. Yet he's impressed with the Sony Zeiss 24-70? Weird, weird, weird. The biggest problem is that besides not liking SLRs, I have no baseline for how this guy feels about other products and why, which makes it hard to contextualize his opinion. I realize I'm reviewing a review, so I'll just leave it at that.

The GH3's crop factor in 16x9 is 2.08. Multiply by .64 and you have a crop factor of 1.33. So you're almost at APS-H and a little bigger than S35.

As far as I know, this is the only available footage from the Ursa Mini 4.6K. http://www.newsshooter.com/2015/06/13/new-footage-from-the-blackmagic-ursa-mini-4-6k/ It appears the camera is going into production this month. http://hdslrshooter.com/blackmagic-gives-big-updates-on-camera-release-dates-more/

Doesn't work on my LG G3.

Ming Thein isn't big on the A7R II's shadow performance either. http://blog.mingthein.com/2015/08/25/the-sony-a7r-ii-a7rii/

Yikes...how much egg is on MattH's face right now?

5D3 RAW maybe, but that's most of them. We're a little spoiled for good options right now. In the $3000 and under bracket, we have: -A7S -A6000 -A5100 -RX10 -RX100 IV -GH4 -G7 -GX8 -GX7 -G6 -GH3 -GH2

The Ursa Mini is a lot lighter. It could definitely use the extra stability for shoulder-mounted work.

Looks like they're also weather sealed. http://www.slrlounge.com/tamron-announces-new-fast-primes-image-stabilization/

Aww, sweet!

Not exactly game changers, but we could always use more fast stabilized primes.

Each zoom has its strengths and weaknesses, but I'd go for the Panasonic. 1. It supports dual IS with the GX8 2. It supports DFD focusing with Panasonic bodies, which is the fastest, most accurate focusing system in mirrorless 3. It offers IS for video. Not dual IS--the sensor stays put during video for heat reasons--but you'll have something 4. It's a fair bit smaller and lighter than the Olympus There are tons of comparisons online if you want to compare the look of each lens, but those are the practical reasons.

And as I recall, his one problem with V-LOG-- poor highlight roll off--he suspected was due to bad processing on the pre-production unit. I haven't seen any such problems on GH4 V-LOG footage.

It's just a measure of how much highlight DR is preserved by the camera's REC709-compliant gamma curve. Remember, a stop is a doubling of light. So 800% puts you between 4 and 5 stops over middle gray.

Man, that's weird. I haven't heard about any issues like that on the Mu43 forum. If you're also a video shooter, have the cash, and V-LOG excites you, the GH4 seems like a no-brainer. It performs very well for stills as well as video, and the battery lasts forever. You could also look at the Olympus E-M10 II--it gives you 5-axis IBIS, decent video, great colors, and a nice small form factor. In terms of lenses, it depends what aethetic you like. The Panasonic-Leica 15--25--42.5/45, Panasonic 14--20--42.5, and Olympus 12--17/25--45/60/75 are all great AF prime sets. The Panasonics are very sharp with high global contrast and a bit of CA and busy bokeh, the Panasonic-Leicas have a more refined microcontrast and color transmission with smooth bokeh, and the Olympuses are somewhat clinical with low contrast, high sharpness, and neutral bokeh. The SLR Magic and Voigtlander lenses are also worth checking out if you're into manual lenses. They have much more classic rendering styles that fare better for video use both visually and mechanically, imo.

Wouldn't it be half though? Because when you reduce the image to one quarter, you're only halving the diagonal field of view.

I really enjoy the NX1's colors as well. That skin is beautiful. Do you mind sharing your camera settings and some info on your color correction?