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I believe you mean DPAF. As for how good it is... dam good. Good enough for serious work. Not just a gimmick, a really valuable tool. It delivers on the promise of using autofocus lenses for video. And to date it is the only system I have seen that can make good on that promise.

It seems most are using grain to cover perceived imperfections in their footage. I'm seriously trying to get away from the old film look. While I do have a place for it in my heart, I just feel it's like when people use to add the record player sound to digital recordings.

Many here worry about noise in there footage. But many of those same people then use plugins like Film Convert to add noise "grain" to their otherwise clean footage. So why worry about noise if you add noise in post in the form of film grain? I think the idea of taking otherwise clean digital footage and adding grain to simulate the "film" look is very 2012... Went to the movies yesterday to see "Don't Breath". They showed some BTSF of the director. In that footage you could see the Alexa that they shot the film on. And as I sat there watching the movie, I could not help but remark how clean the image looked. No grain at all. Motion cadence looked great. The overall image looked fantastic. I think the film look may work for nostalgic pieces, but other than that I believe it only serves to degrade the image quality.

As promised. This file is shot at 24p from the 1DXMkii. Let me know what you think. In all honesty, save for the file size it makes more sense to use the 4k mode and then down scale. On a side note. I also recorded this scene in 4k. I can tell you that with no change to the settings the 4k shot looks, like perhaps there is more dynamic range. Certainly the highlights show more detail. E95I2981.MOV

I'm honestly not sure about the rolling shutter in 24p vs 60p... I assume it would have to be better at the faster frame rate. But I have not tested this. And truthfully, without two cameras, mounted to a dual head I would not be able to do this test scientifically, as there would be no way for me to repeat it wIth the different frame rates at the same pan speed. In any case you will see a noticeable improvement over the 1DC. From what I can tell the 1DC is superior at native 1080p. However, the down-scaled 4k from the 1DX Mkii will trump the 1DC, and it can do so at 60fps. Interesting note: your question about the HDMI output lead me to do a quick test connecting the 1DXMKii to my TV via hdmi. I then switched the mode from 4k to 1080p. The crop changed and guess what else changed? The image quality. If you are recording 1080p via the HDMI out the 1080p will look very clean indeed. The only problem with this is that the HDMI cannot output 120fps. Other than that it looks great. Just make sure the camera is not set to 1080p mode. I can shoot an 5 hour session on a single battery np. Granted I am not rolling the entire time. But it easily can make it through a days work. Generally, I'm at the halfway point if I start on a full charge. Focus racks to my eyes look like you had a skilled focus puller on set. Really very good.

Andrew, in my experience with the 1DXMkII rolling shutter had been a non-issue. 1080p is "Canon" 1080p. I don't think the issue is sharpness, it simply lacks resolution. Audio quality from the in camera preamps is very usable. And battery life is good. The DPAF and 60p are well worth the price of admission. Granted I have had grips about the 1080p, as I know Canon could do better. Nonetheless, it's still the best... and only option for 4k @60p, in a DSLR form factor. I would wager this will not change when the GH5 is released. The camera saw extensive use during the Olympics, for both stills and video. It is a professional level piece of kit. Arguably the most appealing Canon camera available at present. The C300 mkii has heavy competition, and frankly does not compete as favorably in its segment. The 5DMIV lacks the all important 60p option, and the crop is extreme. It's pity, as I had intended on adding one as a B-camera. If you do go with the 1DXMkII, it will serve you well for many years. Comparing to my Sony A7Rii, I can tell you the 1DXMkII is the clear winner. In my own my testing, while performing color grades on footage from both cameras with the same lens, the Canon's footage was able to be pushed to a much greater extent than the Sony, which became unusable when pushed to similar levels. C-Log - yes, it's would be nice to have. But some might argue the need for log on an 8 bit camera. I do think Canon should have thrown it in, but I can live without it in light of the other things this camera brings. DPAF - priceless. The best I have used by far. This single feature is reason enough to switch. Especially when you have this camera mounted to a gimbal. I cannot impress upon you enough how useful DPAF is. It's almost like cheating. I've been editing my footage in Premiere Pro, as it now supports proxie files. Working with proxies actually takes away most of the pain of working with MJPEG. If you do get it, you will not look back. The 4k is a bit different in feel to the 1DC. It seems to be of the more modern flavor that is becoming common in movies these days. Cleaner, but not totally sterile. It seems a lot of new camera are favoring this look. Give it a try. In the end it's about telling the story. I know in my use the 1DXMkII proved to be a better tool for that job... because it worked, and did so without fuss. No need for a follow focus. Not even sure where my follow focus is, just haven't needed it. And now I can use AF lenses. I mean I can really use them... and pull focus... and nail my shots. I'm not saying DPAF is perfect, but it's definitely usable in a professional setting. And frankly in many respects it does a better job than I can. The way it hold focus, even when working at f1.2 is crazy.

Improved rolling shutter... yet perform exactly the same. This statement is contradictory.

Well it certainly saw extensive use capturing video footage during the Olympics.

Canon said in several interviews that the 1DX Mk2 was a replacement for both the 1DX and 1DC. When I pointed this out months ago many hear countered, saying the Canon repsaid that said this did not know what they were talking about. All I can say is you might be waiting a long time for a camera that may never materialize. The 1DX MK2 is far from perfect. But in 4k mode it can produce some really nice images. My hope is that Canon would fix the 1080p and give us log. I can see no excuse not to. Btw: I opened a ticket with Canon on the 1080p. No reason it should look like standard definition.

Yes, but what if you would like to use the 120 FPS promised by Canon? That option is not available in 4k mode, max is 60 FPS.

Yeah, I heard about that battery issue, there may well be a recall in your market. Still, while it's not on fire it does a decent job ? So not really hd at all?

Anything with a lithium ion battery can explode... phones, drones, Teslas... and yes cameras :-)

What point is a 1080p mode if it's unusable. I wish the 120fps was not affected by this. Very disappointing. Don't get me wrong, the 4k is fantastic, but at 800Mbps, it's not exactly lightweight.

Had some spare time so I decided to look more closely into the 1080P of the 1DXMk2. And after doing this I concluded that it is pretty bad. More like 720P upscaled to 1080P. Below I share my finding and compare to mobile as I firmly believe that a $6000 camera should handily outperform a smartphone if the playing field is even. The results may surprise you.

I can see you just don't get it ?

I tried a AJA Cion awhile ago. It's huge. A proper beast of a camera. Built like a tank. And as heavy as one also. No dynamic range... barely 8 stops. Horrendous in low light. If I saw one for $1k I would pass.

Yeah, this sounds like hype. This is nothing more than wishful thinking until panasonic make an official announcement. Might as well claim it will do 8k 12bit 444 @ 240 fps and be priced at $1499. That's not happening either.

I've already loaded them and Marvel Cine. But we still want log.

We've all seen this old footage. There is more to am image than the senor alone. We need to see footage from the Terra, not the Kinemax 6k.

Where's the footage?

4k 10 bit 4:2:2 would have my interest at that price point.

Agreed, I really can't see this being 6k video. But I also doubt 4k@ 60 FPS. Maybe 1080p 10 bit. Still I hope all the hyped rumors are true. I would love to have a Red Dragon for $2k. I wouldn't count on it though.

But with the codec you can twist the footage six ways from Sunday.

The Red footage? See the link below: Then you tell me what happens?

Samsung was ahead of it's time with the NX1... Too bad they got out of the DSLR business. They showed real promise.