Jimmy

Not sure why I am replying to someone who thinks you can easily match GoPro to Alexa colour anyway 

As I said before (you really do have a problem with reading people's posts) I have already mentioned there are exceptions to the rule... But they are EXCEPTIONS... 99% of hollywood films to be released in 2015 will be S35... The % won't change hugely anytime soon.

As you have already mentioned, 65mm has been around for decades and has been proven to make beautiful images... Why weren't Spielberg and Co throwing the s35mm cams in the bin during the 80s era of great films?... Budget certainly wasn't the issue.

People have some funny views.... No one professional can use a Samsung?

I make money from my NX1, so i think that makes it professional?

To be honest, that "ridiculous DR" has taken some beautiful landscape photography. Landscape photographers don't tend to shoot in the midday sun, as no matter how much range you have, it will still look ugly and harsh. No one will complain is they up it, but I don't see landscape photographers crying hard about it, if they don't. It's been like this for years now.

​You really like to use opinion as fact, don't you.... #Fact

99% of the top end film industry still uses s35. Perhaps more. A few people like Nolan experiment here and there, but that hardly shows a seismic shift towards large sensor.

​A million heart felt apologies.

I can see how my misuse of a word, in a quickly written reply to someone else, would bring you to such levels of anger. I know put "sensor" instead of "sensor/colour science/camera", it was a massive error and will never be repeated..... I'm sure people were completely baffled by the sentence I wrote, such was the stupidity I showed. I hope you one day forgive me.

I guess you forgot to learn to read while you were so busy being a colour genius.

I said you can (generally) match the colours, but it is more hassle. Time is money. Matching 8 bit to 14 bit raw is also not 100% possible (Go Pro to Alexa skintones! hahahahaha). Maybe you know more than the rest of the industry though, perhaps you have the same plugins they have on CSI miami?... good for you.

If Sony colours are for you, I fully recommend this camera. If you go back to my original post I said "My only concern" ... I don;t hugely like the Sony colours.... Sensors are not equal.... It is personal preference.

Good point about 10bit out. I think it is unlikely, but would put it up a level, if it does have.

I don't think any company is "dead" (for video) until we see some DSLRs with internal 10 bit/log, to be honest. Until then, they are all crippled in one way or another.

​We hear this time and again, but... for now.. the 1DC is still the best lightweight 4K camera on the market, in terms of image.. imho.

There is talk of the 1D mk 5 and 5D mk 4 using the same dual sensor readout as the C300 mk 2, giving 15 stops in stills mode, which could equate to a very nice video image with C-log. They might be slow to the party, but still have potential to make the best image.

​Is the ND an actual filter, or some kind of low ISO mode?

The RX10 II sounds like a great little camera.

​I was a colourist for 4 years. If you think the Sony colour is as good as any other camera, great... But it is your opinion, not a fact. I know some of the best colourists in London and they all generally dislike Sony... Yes, you might be able to match, more or less, footage from an F55 with an Alexa... But you will spend more time doing it. Their colour science is not their strong point.

My main concern is colour... I don't care what you say about s-log, luts etc... The colour on the a7s just isn't great. For cool colours, it is nice... For natural or warm colours it is a pain

The RXs have 960fps at 1080p!

Will be interesting to see how sharp that is

Good god, you talk, talk talk and forget to listen.

YOU think ex machina is medicore.... Some think it is downright awful.... Others think it is pretty good.... Others think it is great. None of those things mean that reviewers are now soft or that people who agree with those people are not creative risk takers.

I get the feeling that Andrew Reid created you in his lab to keep the clickbait going in his absence

It seems you are aware that everyone's view is different, so probably wise not to make blanket statements like "reviewers have gone soft" and "Those who go with the crowd, they don't take risks".

What about films that YOU like and get good reviews.... Do you then take less risks because you "went with the crowd"? Ludicrous.

btw - you seem to completely miss the point that the guy is a flawed genius with a major drinking problem. His judgement is constantly muddied and his arrogance, coupled with his drinking issues lead to his downfall.

For someone who claims to be so damn creative, you really do seem to see only in black and white. (Same with the Bloom diatribes)

Having a different opinion to that masses is not an issue.... Claiming those people to be soft, or following the crowd is an issue.

​You seems to have a similar god complex as the guy in Ex Machina. You don't like it, so every reviewer that did is soft?

As for the exterior shots, I think they have some relevance. It highlights the irony of a creator of a social network cutting himself off from society. I also found the external shots between the two male characters had relevance too, it was a place where manipulation* was taking place away from the AI and, as mentioned above, gave it quite a caveman feel, away from the tech of the lab  (*In my view, the film is more about manipulation than AI or Sci-Fi themes).

Regarding the female subservience. 1) Sex can drive technology.... video codecs, streaming tech etc etc were all sped up by the demand for online porn... 2) It doesn't take much thought to work out that a billionaire probably had all kinds of money digging woman around him, maybe he married one and it ended in tears... So creating someone who is subservient would make sense to him, he doesn't even want to communicate with his chosen woman.

Regarding the "plot holes" of creating the machines themselves... Who says he did? The machines are clearly built from interchangeable parts which could be shipped in from any one of his dozens of sub sections that these huge tech companies have. He could also have many coders at work on the project, under insanely tight NDAs. Also, the fact that the young guy doesn't seem hugely surprised that he has a working AI suggests there were probably rumours flying around, which would point towards various people knowing bits and pieces about what was going on.

I found it an interesting movie about how people (and the AI) manipulate each other for their own means (even one AI seems to manipulate the other). It had a few plot holes, as do most Sci-Fi films... and the cinematography was certainly inspired... But the overall themes are big enough to get past such small points.

WTF are you on about?

I guess you were writing a masterpiece with one hand while you were typing this article with the other? Or are you just a hypocrite

You seem to hate bloom, yet tell people not to hate.

You seem to think people are wasting time here and not being creative, yet waste time here not being creative.

And what "crime" did we witness in regard to Bloom?

The only potential crime I can see is libel 

The "Elon Musk" of that film is an alcoholic, misoginist, manipulative, paranoid recluse with a god complex.... Why do you expect him to speak with logic and clarity? He is loosely based on various CEOs, but it is a fictional character... Not a biography.

I guess you've not met many young CEOs then

Calling Ex Machina a student film is a bit OTT.

I thought it was beautiful... Yes, it had some inspiration from Kubrick and others... But which film doesn't take inspiration? There are plenty of beautiful, unique shots in the film.

​Actually, Ex Machina was considerably lower budget than you have stated, coming in at around $15m. A big chunk of change, no doubt... But still low budget, for Hollywood.

I wonder if all the people struggling with S-Log colour are using auto white balance? I find dialling in your WB and just pushing the warmth a little helps alot. AWB seems to work well at night though, if you want a cooler look (which I generally do, at night).