The Chris

Any thoughts on the RX100IV vs the LX100 image? Not too concerned about the size difference, just looking for the best IQ in a compact. Great review.

I have the old Tokina/Angineux ATX Pro 28-70 f/2.6-2.8 and its parfocal. Even though it's an AF lens, you pull the focus ring toward the camera to engage MF and it has hard stops, so pulls are repeatable. Best part - it's an amazing lens and I paid $300. It's even usable wide open, best bargain in a zoom IMO. There are a few different versions, Google the lens for a rundown on which version to look for, they pop up on eBay all the time.

This looks pretty good for a dark hall. Would like to see a 4k version. The XC-10 looks like it could be a pretty good compact doc camera. Edit: This was supposed to quote the Fro guy walking around the Canon Expo from the previous page, quote is whacked.

$650 for a camera and gimbal that doesn't have the gopro fisheye. Just preordered. I can pick up one of the X5's down the road when used cams start hitting the market.

This is a nice knockoff of the Sony, there are others, throws a crazy amount of light - more than the cheap 96/128 LED panels http://www.lacolorpros.com/product/?CM1800-Comer-CM-LBPS1800-On-Camera-LED-Light-(Sony-Battery)

Some go hourly, some do half/full day + extras + edit time. I started hourly and since have gone the half/full day route + an hourly charge for editing because many times we ignore things like time spent packing your gear, getting to the shoot, scouting locations, setup and breakdown time and so on. To me its more relaxed than clock watching and any confusion about when your paid time starts. Google what photographers charge and you'll get some good breakdowns on figuring costs and such. Most starting out seem to really sell themselves short.

I use this one, its 4k, its affordable and its awesome. http://www.ebay.com/itm/141713911533?customid=fa7a352267b211e5ab3cda716ee9e25f0000&pub=5574652453&campid=5335869999&afepn=5335869999&icep_id=117&ipn=icep&afepn=5335869999&rmvSB=true

Not surprising, like all old media, TV is facing more competition, higher costs and declining revenues. If I were managing a station, I would do something similar for more reporters gathering more comprehensive coverage than a traditional reporter/photog combo - just convert photogs into multimedia reporters. Most of all, lots of training on getting good sound and images. If its all handheld shaky footage it will look very amateur and turn off viewers. You can upload clips to the cloud and someone back at the station can start editing, if done right it can be a very efficient workflow for short turnaround times. This is the key: "Keller says the new use of iPhone cameras allows reporters to go live from anywhere, both on air and online. “It’s up to us to reinvent the grammar of the image, to learn to shoot differently,” Keller says. Since the station is only on air for a few hours each day, this move to iPhones will allow reporters to capture and share much more content for online channels." Going live anywhere, anytime and not needing expensive/bulky satellite transmitters, live trucks, a crew to run everything and so on. The article also mentions driving content online, which the iphone is more than adequate. 10 years ago, the station I worked for was shooting digital beta on 30 minute tapes the size of a novel inside a 40 lb camera sitting on a 25 lb tripod. Live shots were from a van or a large trailer that had to be setup hours in advance, with lots of cables and 1 or 2 people off camera getting the feed back to the station - plus we had to buy satellite time at $200 for a 15 minute window as opposed to a little more than $100/mo for everything in a phone. The 1080p out of my 6+ is easily better than what we used, it also does 240fps, its stabilized, and the higher bitrate apps help improve IQ. Give them a gimbal to smooth out spot news coverage and handle walk-and-talks, a Rode mic setup (lav, stick, and the new small shotgun), a selfie stick for standups, and a LED light - bam - you have a complete one-man-band ENG kit that'll fit in a small sling or messenger bag. For small stations there's really no need for anything more.

Through the Playmemories Apps: https://github.com/ma1co/Sony-PMCA-RE Until the "hacker" posts footage, this is just noise.

I'm using SD cards to archive projects these days. If I need to transfer them to anything in 10 or 15 years it's easier than bluray and more dependable than spinning drives. Costco has Sandisk cards really cheap. Though I haven't revisited anything that I've archived, not once. I wonder how long I'm actually going to keep this stuff, stacks of drives or hundreds of bluray disks just isn't practical for me.

Didn't Sony also state the processor in the A7's is only capable of 8-bit? I'll wait for more concrete proof before rushing out to get an A7s.

I think the video out of the A7RII is more than decent. And from comparisons I've seen, it holds up well against A7s at comparable ISO's when the RII is in S35 mode, in FF you're good to 3200. The PADF is very functional when shooting video as well. I don't shoot slog though, the minimum ISO for me is a pain to work with since I'm constantly shooting in bright conditions. YMMV. They're both capable of producing some amazing images. Cheers

Since I can't actually test it, I can't ultimately say how good or bad it is, neither can you. Not fond of the crop either. Again I'll reserve final judgement until I see actual users instead of promo videos. Till then gimbals are alive and well. cheers

I think I'd rather have a gimbal for more control of framing or just use warp stabilizer. But I need the mic jack for a mic. What's the actual software like too? Dan Chung said he had to send them his footage to get processed. There's just not enough footage for me to hit buy just yet. Once it's in the wild so we can see the limitations I'll reassess.

Nice. I really dig the video you posted. As always content is king. Hopefully Olympus fattens up the Em1mkII's video specs.

I feel like I'm having a flashback to the mythical 3k for $3k. IMO Red could build something that competes in the space Blackmagic occupies, but it would either be really crippled in terms of frame rates and such or it would really upset its existing user base that have so much invested in Red parts needed to actually shoot. More competition is better for us though, I hope they bring it.

I'd be surprised if it were reduced that much, Sony makes big claims with things like RS and DR that never pan out. My guess is that's not the case, which is why it wasn't highlighted in the rollout - because just 8.3ms would be huge news.

Its no different than the A7rII - which is also touted as having 14-bit raw output. Sony's 14-bit is fudged as we all know. See the A7rII specs: http://www.sony.net/Products/di/en-us/products/dkw5/specifications.html?contentsTop=1 I bet my A7rII that its still the same 11+7 compression used on all the other A7's.

The X5 is listed on the DJI site, camera body and gimbal $1699 without lens. http://store.dji.com/product/zenmuse-x5-gimbal-camera-lens-excluded?from=related_products

Neither announcement was "shocking." As usual SAR clickbait.

Also, BSI sensor with faster readout, same FPS despite 3.5x the MP. PADF, which gives you vastly superior eye AF and better tracking AF - features I find to be awesome, but I shoot hundreds of stills a week. Honestly, I was hoping for a MP bump with full readout on S35 mode, faster FPS and PADF - something we'll probably see next year in the A7sIII. To me this is just meh. But I'm pretty happy with my A7rII. edit: honestly, sticking with 8-bit is the biggest disappointment. I have to step up to the FS5 to get 10-bit.

+1 Its a 4k camera that you can take anywhere and not draw any attention. Sure, the next Avengers movie won't be shot on one, but you can grab shots anytime with a 4k phone. I shot some sports and doc stuff I'm still really happy with on a Sony PD150 and a Canon XL1 - that's SD and its interlaced. With a small gimbal, the Rode mic and a few high bitrate apps you can shoot something better looking than what many were using less than 10 years ago - on a $400 phone. Awesome times.

If it gets the A7s sensor as the FS5 link speculates - there's a pretty big feature.

This looks really good, but there's quite a crop in the after footage. I guess that's the price you pay. This looks like a great alternative to gimbals with any 4k to 1080p project.

Hopefully they have a top handle solution so I don't have to try and rig that thing.