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A73 already shoots 4K downscaled from 6K. Shows like House of Cards are shot in real 6K on Red Dragon (5.5TB files per 55mn episode!) since 2014. Doesn't seem that far-fetched to me Sony would be pushing 8K on their next-gen cameras next year. Someone has to pave the way towards the inevitable. How they will manage that without over-heating issues remains a mystery although that would corroborate the delay due to heat issue rumors. I'd assume a major body redesign is in the works (and at that point they might as well just skip the A7S III moniker and go straight to series IV!)

sad but not entirely surprised. i stopped buying nikon after my D750 failed me and got recalled twice.. go figure they switched body assembly to thailand. (i'm very happy btw Z series is back at Sendai, Japan). quality control is a real issue and i highly doubt the chinese factory made XT3 can rival with the well-known scrutiny of Fuji's sendai factory..

DR in C-log should be similar, haven't actually tested it out though.. The FF FHD is pretty sharp.. for Canon DSLR standards. YMMV ? The RS however is definitely much improved over the 4K/Crop modes.

Yeah the customisation of EOS-R is kind of understated i feel. 3 custom still modes + 3 custom movie modes + My Menu + Arrow keys + Mfn Bar + Ring control etc.. that's quite a bit! Almost a month in and I'm finally settling on what i feel is now perfect setup for my type of shooting and it feels amazing. Both modes cut very well with the C100. Obviously, crop mode does better with only x0.2 crop difference and similar 4K downsampled IQ. No example footage I'm afraid ( you can thank Vimeo for pulling the plug on my account.. over an old private video SMH). EOS-R has original C100/C300 Clog or C200 "Neutral" CLog options.

X-Trans was also designed for stills.. and has it's downsides as well, especially at higher ISOs..

Yes, like most Canon FF cameras. XT series lacks an AA filter (thanks to X-trans sensor) which makes for sharper / more detail IQ. Depending on what you're shooting, one may serve you better than the other.

1080p doesn't suffer from bad RS. and it cuts super well with C100/C200.

The commercial has the iPad pro directly connected to a 5D3 (without even a dongle ?) which of course is BS: EOS-R, A73, Z6/Z7 etc however do have USB-C so it woud be interesting to see what could be done there. I'm assuming it's just JPG transfer, but hopefully also DNG/MOV/MP4. External monitoring would be a dream (Atomos should maybe look into an app) but I'm sure that isn't going to be the case yet.

Sony fanboys getting triggered.. Let it go mate.. Calling Andrew biased towards Canon is the joke of the year. I don't think anyone has been as hard on Canon than Andrew in the past half-decade..

When I started working is irrelevant. I don’t think I’m alone here who indeed started experimenting with ultra shallow DoF thanks to the FF DSLR revolution and access to fast primes for video use. ..or super slo motion with affordable HFR camera options. Always been aware though that these are obviously just tools, techniques. Never expected anyone to admire anything either. Just thought it was interesting some people would marvel over bokeh while others just found the footage overly blurry. Beauty is in beholders eyes. One mans junk.. you know the story. Anyways my point was that shallow DoF, super slomo etc has become over used and a bit of a crutch. I’m honest enough to admit I’ve been a victim of it myself and tend to try and avoid them in favor of other techniques and working with cameras that don’t offer those specs/features has certainly helped resist that urge.. Which brings me to my other point: chasing camera specs / bashing cameras over specs is a little bit futile in the grand scheme of things. All the latest mirrorless cameras are capable of spectacular results in the right hands.

Yeah the average joe associates blur as a negative. they want sharp everything in their images. probably victims of point & shoot / phone cameras. I remember when showing my first full frame video projects (shot wide open naturally) to non photo/video enthusiasts, they use to say: "why is there so much blur around everything?" and i was like "SMH they don't get it" while connaisseurs would be more like "OMG sweet bo-keh". But i think we as creators also tend to abuse & rely a bit too much on shallow DoF, Super slo-mo etc.. Going back to S35 or even bigger crop factors like on XT2 (or now EOS R 4K) with greater DoF & no HFR options has got me thinking more about composition, interesting angles etc again. I guess I'd argue limitations spark creativity.. even though I'm still a sucker for shallow DoF & HFR shooting.

Max should call these guys to clear up that mushy garbage 400% EOS R footage:

@Robert Collins even better: it does object tracking in continuous, so you can select the eye (given you are close enough) and it'll track it. YMMV, but it's pretty dope feature.

FWIW here is a SOOC EOS R 4K screen grab shot wide open (RF 50mm), plenty of detail & sharpness as far as i'm concerned. Also I'd like to see another camera's AF track the eye like that at F1.2 ...

lol at pixel peeping license plates from a mile away. these kinda tests always crack me up.. do a skin tone test in mixed lighting and we'll see who comes up on top!

I strongly advise the vertical grip if you're having trouble with ergos, as your right hand sits lower and your thumb rests exactly where it should in between AF-On & touch bar. Grip also comes with a USB-C PCU.

Damn right.. and while the naysayers are out there moaning about so & so spec limitations.. it's nice to see actual shooters (and viewers ) out there appreciating the rich colors, rendering & skin tones this latest Canon produces. and quite effortlessly at that may i add!

Again wasn't asking at all for an ETA, i fully realize the nature of the project and limited dev resources. Just curious what the next steps are towards porting ML. I know they've made recent progress with the 5D4 (and Digic 7/8 models), succesfully extracting 4K DNGs etc.

EOS R + Vari ND adapter = mini C100/200 imo.

So how far are we to an actual ML port? (i know they don't provide ETAs, just curious how many steps/hurdles are still in the way)

Correct. EOS R is also a FF video camera, which neither M50 or C100 are. EOS R internal ALL-I codecs are also superior to both. C-Log which isn't available on M50. 10-bit 4:2:2 external, which isn't even possible on C100. 4K which isn't available on C100 (and with less crop/RS then on M50). DPAF in 4K. Etc etc.. EOS R is closer to a mini C200 / 5D4 hybrid. I'm actually considering using EOS R as the A-cam to an upcoming project after doing test shots alongside the C100.

Looks like crop mode has another advantage: Depending on the reading surface, the readout time of the rolling shutter also changes. Unfortunately, our measurement results are still not as accurate as we would like it to be, but we are getting closer and closer to our requirements: At DX readings, we estimate the readout time of the Nikon Z7 to be around 19ms, with FX readout at about 25ms. These are good values, but very good 4K cameras now create read times of 15ms or even less.

DPreview (Jordan Drake aside), Kai (without Lok), Tony & Chelsea, Fro etc.. are all general photography based channels. They don't really know/care about video stuff , beyond the basics.. The few video channels that exist are either biased to a system, or sponsored by camera stores / manufacturers (ie shills). Not many independant, cross platform reviewers out there..aside from Andrew. I thought his review of EOS R was rather balanced, was expecting him to just rip it to shreds honestly. But he gave it some credit where it was due. ..and indeed pointed out it's giant flaws for video, rightfully so. i wanna hear the good & the bad in a review. not just one side & not just the obvious stuff. RS is a serious issue. Bigger issue then the crop factor imo. I'm only using 4K on EOS R for locked tripod shots, but if it weren't the case.. it would be basically unusable. Anyways let's all take a deep breath, we're all in here with a common passion & these gear wars are getting out of hand..

only owner i know shoots raw with it all the time. it's kind of the main feature and the internal codec is meh (8 bit 4:2:0) for a camera that price range. i'd be a lot more tempted to shoot raw on a c200 than on a URSA/EVA1/FS7 that have really strong codecs.

I think sony themselves have stated A7S series has eaten into FS sales, but they don't really care, it's still money in their pocket. for every FS sale, there is probably 100 A7S/A73 sold. But C200 still has a major advantage aside from obvious ergonomics & I/Os: it shoots raw. Now if Canon were to implement Canon Raw light in lets say a video centric mirrorless model, that would bridge the gap. Pretty sure Raw (in a more friendly ProRes Raw, BM Raw, Canon Raw Light format) will be the next big thing in upcoming models.