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Do you use it with the A7Rii? My understanding is that it does not perform as well with the A7Sii. From what I could see testing with the Metabones T Smart IV, focus was as fast as native Sony glass. I was very impressed. Loved the quality of the images it produces.

Recently I had the chance to test out the Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS II USM using a Metabones T Smart version IV adapter. I left, but kept thinking about this lens. Looking back at the images I was capturing with this lens, I started to really miss it. Well long story short I decided to pick one up to see if it's something I can live with on a daily basis. As you all know doubt know, by virtually all accounts this is an excellent lens. However I was curious if anyone was also using the lens regularly for video work, and if so, what their thoughts are regarding its use in this manner. Please feel free to chime in.

I'm currently looking into external monitoring solutions for the Sony A7Rii as I find pulling focus and seeing fine noise detail to be challenging when the camera is mounted to my slider. With this in mind I have been looking into the various options currently on the market. The SmallHD 702 seemed interesting, but then I thought perhaps the Video Devices PIX-E7 represents a better value, given that it seems to do pretty much everything one could want from an external monitor, in addition to having the ability to also record just about all variations of ProRes. With that in mind, is there a significant advantage to recording external to the PIX-E7 vs recording internal to the SD card in camera? Your thought on this matter are appreciated... And I will be sure to let all know my thoughts on the Video Devices PIX-E7 when I've had a chance to use it a little.

I use to shoot in dci, looked pretty good to my eyes.

I have the FE mount 35mm 1.4 Zeiss Distagon, and can tell you it is a truly awesome lens. But at $1600, it should be.

As do I in the 256gb flavor with no issues. However, regardless of the card you use, if you are shooting 14bit uncompressed raw (85mb ~ each), you will fill the buffer very quickly, and it can take up to 30 seconds or more to complete writing to the card.

Can't speak to the Aputure Amaran 528's, however the new Light Storms are very good. The lights are pleasant to work with. The remotes mean that making adjustments is a breeze. I highly recommend them.

I don't get this thread... I can't say I would look forward to working with 8mm, not the look or the workflow.

1/30th shutter speed? Has anyone here tried this?

Apparently chip maker Ambarella has created two new chips one that supports 60fps using h.265, the other that will support up to 120fps 4k video using his 264. Both do 10 bit. I'm pretty certain these will cost much less than the $3200 Dji x5r, so patience will save you some hard earned money. http://***URL removed***/news/9480691020/eyes-on-the-skies-ambarella-brings-fast-4k-to-drones-with-h2-and-h12-processors

personally, I'll take the A7Rii over the A7Sii. Love the aps-c or full frame option. Not too much difference between the two modes iq wise. And this give you added flexibility. Add to that the awesome stills capability and it's an easy choice. Low light is more than adequate if you are lighting your scenes... which you should be anyway.

It's a great deal, but there's little point to buying into a dead system imo.

yes, I have an A7Rii, only had newest firmware. No overheating... end of story.

Footage of landscapes is all well and good, but how does it do when faced with humans? I could care less about attaching it to a drone. What about skin-tones?

Well, that was a whole lotta nothing. Looks like my decision to stick with Sony is well justified.

Agreed, we just picked up a set of Aputure Light Storm Bi-Color lights, a slider and new glass. All of which I believe are sound investments in the craft. Pick a camera, learn it, shoot with it and then focus on the art of story telling. Weather in stills or motion, you need to convey the story, the emotion, the art.

And when it's half of that new price, and I've seen footage from it, then I might be interested. But at $3200 we are in A7rii, Ursa mini, A7sII price range and more than the NX1. Sorry, but any one of those is a much more solid pick. I could see $1500 with osmo handle thrown in. And that is only if the battery life on the osmo improves. I get about 20-40 minutes out of ours. Oh, and ditch the smartphone. It should have a dedicated screen.

The better cameras get, the more important the story, script, direction and all cinematography become. That is if you want your work to stand out from the unwashed masses of people with next gen 8k stabilized smartphones, with built-in software to instantly add film grain, color correct and vignettes. These are just tools. What's really important is the art and the stories we tell. I spoke with an old school photographer a few weeks ago, and he shared the following wisdom with me... "Every picture doesn't need to be sharp or perfectly exposed, this is art". So me, I shoot images that add to my story. If it doesn't do that, it does not make the final cut.

Checked out the FS5 at B&H, it seems pretty interesting and 240fps is great, but once equipped as one would for a normal shoot, I concluded it's just too big for my style of shooting. And I'm not talking with a full rig, just lens, handgrip, top handle and viewfinder. It quickly turns this cool little camera into a permit camera. With the A7Rii I can be discreet. Even taking it into the movie theater when I'm out on the weekend. No one bats an eye, because it looks like a stills camera. Mind you I wasn't up to anything, I just didn't feel like going back to my car to put it away. With the FS5 it would have been a different story. Not that it doesn't have it's place... But it's not the kind of camera you can take anywhere, and due to it's size, more often than not it will get left behind in favor of something more portable. In any case, that's been my experience with this format.

Having a blast with my Sony A7Rii. A most awesome little camera. Below are some shot I captured with it whilst playing with lighting.

And you know this how? Erhh, second thoughts have fun fixing what ain't broke. I'll prefer to focus on actually using the gear. All the best.

Exactly how do you account for the huge discrepancy in footage from the earlier reviews? Are you certain that the later footage is not stabilized in post? 1. He only posted a 1080p video when 4k is 4× the size of HD footage. That leaves a lot of room for cropping. 2. He's using a fisheye lens. Not wild about the fisheye aesthetic.

Dual focal lengths for all your full frame glass is a big plus for the A7Rii over the A7Sii imo. Since I light my scenes, low-light beyond 6400 iso is not hugely important to me. And from what I can see, full frame is usable up to ~ 12800 iso. So I am well within my 6400 iso celling. And in a pinch I can push it further by switching to APS-C mode. In the end both cameras offer enough compromises so that either could be better than the other, depending on your point of view. Yes, I would be happy to have decent 120fps video, but clearly Sony wanted to make these cameras different enough to split the market. Personally, when given the choice between slow-mo and 42mp stills... I choose the 42mp stills. My reason is simple... if I'm only taking one camera the A7Rii can meet all my needs as both a stills camera and a video camera. If I went with the A7Sii I would be back to a two camera solution... one for stills and one for video.

Indeed, battery life on the Osmo is terrible. I would have love to get 2+ hours, but usually we are closer to 40 minutes.

I also notice negligible difference between the full frame and aps-c 4k video modes. But what is very hand indeed is the ability to have two focal lengths for all of my glass.