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How much data does Raw generate comped to the A7s compressed files? Is it crazy like a BMPCC can be? Only camera I have ever had that I used raw with to compare.

I think I would have gone the other way LoL. Giving up low light, 4k and a better Codec well hmm.. Now going to a C100, well yeah to that.

Well there is steady and there is "Flying" when using a Gimbal or Steadycam. I use both and they both have their uses, but I find "Flying", which I seem to do more now that i have a pair of Gimbals, a little TOO much in reality. Crazy to say but I prefer a little jerkiness in my footage these days! Not a big fan of Drone footage because of that also, but it is amazing what they can record. Problem is these days no way you can stabilize shoulder wise, just say 5 pounds, of camera rig. it takes 15 pounds or more to do it, and not really even then for long periods. I guess there is a reason someone invented Tripods!

Yeah I would admit "The MSM (main stream media)" is just about the most corrupt info supplier in this country. It leans WAY to the Democratic Party side in my view in this day and age. Not saying they are always wrong, but it should be honest about all news, not just what they want to shove down out throats. Being totally in on Liberal bias is Not covering the news by any means. Sort of like Life TIme Movie, or Oxygen networks, the man hater Networks, where the man is Always the bad guy and the women is perfect. Unfortunately no one Party is the answer. Power, Money corrupts both of them. I was a Video Cameraman for years for a main TV station and it was big time Republican the whole time I worked there, so was the main newspaper. So hardly fair to all the people that resided there in the city. Ergo, No perfect solution.

Well Tiff is a larger file than Raw, but Tiff on average is only a 8bit file, and looses information, ergo quality, every time to use it compared to Raw nthat on paper never looses data, info. Tiff is a older format that was used mostly years ago. I would stick to Raw. It saves spase because a lot of info is backed into the camera about locations, compression, size, etc. But some raw files are not looseless so not as good as one might think data wise. The A7rII was a camera that raised a stink about being compressed. Now it is not. Tiff files are huge, so I would pass on using them. But no expert on the subject. It was a big deal when the first digital cameras came out. Now not so much, I had some of the first ones that came out. GAS even then for not so much of a old turd like I am now.

Yeah from what I have seen it is not even a full stop better than the GH4. Half a stop maybe. Which is better than none.

Man hard to believe the low light sensitivity sports thingy is nearly twice as good as the next MFT camera???

Yeah ASP-C cameras seem to be the redheaded stepchildren of camera company's as of late.

I am pretty sure the smaller the sensor the less mass you have to move, ergo better stabilization. Same goes for the lens associated with it and focus. Plus they have been building them a Lot of years. But every full size ENG camera that I ever operated never had stabilization, or auto focus, yet they did the job. But I guess since they weighed 20+ pounds helped a lot. One reason I am not too big on DSLR'S or Smaller Cameras, no pun.

Well sad to say video bits is the new MP race. Not that many people are savoy on Video Speak. But it is now, it is in the forefront on all the web with the GH5 ads. Canon has stayed with 8 bit even on the newer C100 series cameras also. So I see your point, but there has been a lot of bad press on slog 3 falling apart on the A7s because it is Only 8bit.

Well they will probably make the body a bit bigger, the GH5 is quite a bit bigger than the GH4 is. Yeah hard to say what Sony is thinking but they sell one hell of a lot more A7's than they do high end stuff. All these Bigger Video camera makers are going to have to decide do they sell 5,000 high end ones, or 200,000 low end ones. I would take the latter route!

Well maybe it is not that much better, but Sony will up the game, and that means more than just one little item. Sony tends to go for the throat as of late. For battery problems if you are on a Tripod there is a ton of solutions for longer battery usage. Even the Battery grip goes for a pretty good while. 2 hours on average record time in 4k.

Well you and I know the next Sony A7s, A7r will Have to have 10 bit and a few more items that the GH5 has to stay competitive. So maybe for a little more money over the GH5 the A7's will be the thing to have. The low light, better DR, and even the ability for better DoF is hard to pass up for a few more dollars.

This thing is not going to be cheap after you add the battery grip, the Microphone thingy, and a MB Speed booster. That is like $3500.00 at least. But it has some serious specs for sure. Interesting how they compared it to their own camera, the GH4.

Interesting, that ought help with a little DR I hope. It is a good app already. http://www.4kshooters.net/2017/01/17/filmic-pro-app-is-about-to-add-a-log-profile-to-the-iphone-77-plus/

You will pay as much a recorder that does 4k 60P Than a GH5 cost sad to say. Convergent7 is the only one I know that I would recommend. It is and has been a top pro item for years now. They do a lot of updates on their stuff which helps a lot. Not that Atomos does not. Convergent7 has a serious proven track record behind it. But it is on the thick side for sure, and 7" Looks pretty stupid on a BMPCC I can tell you.

Do you have the processing power and storage capacity to edit Raw?? And to give up doing 4K to boot. Not counting a softer 1080p output. Hmmm, interesting. Not knocking the Canon, I am looking at a C100 soon to buy myself speaking of 1080p output. I agree with maybe doing the MKII and keeping the A7s. Easy to spend your money though.

Well even if their testing is flawed to some people, it is flawed for all cameras tested, so it is a fair comparison to each one, they all use the same technique applied to them. So maybe the outcome is maybe not true reality, the order they come out is probably what real life output will be compared to each other camera tested. Red and Arri have always have crazy high DR compared to others brands. And it has proven to be true.

Yeah I feel the same. Like I have said before, I just like the C100 Camcorder style body way more than a DSLR style one. Going to pass on a GH5 I think. Just keep my Pana G7 if I want 4k stuff and buy a C100..

Man that outfit is prettier than a Speckled Puppy!

Well there are different examples that show just the opposite http://www.videoconverterfactory.com/tips/h265vsh264.html

Well it still is not a lot to write home about. The first scene with the Bus is all anyone needs to see. Sony is just going to have to pick the pace up on full readout on the sensor or they are going to be left on the side of the road. It just screws up to many possibilities to shoot scenes that have any movement, ergo about half of a movie you want to make. You are not going to write a script that eliminates all camera movement. That would be crazy. For the money they cost a little more money and you can have a real cinema camcorder.

Yeah he is a Jackass on DPR also.

Colors and detail both look great, well actually too great in a sense. It defiantly looks like a big improvement. I can always make a highly detail shoot look like 8m film, but sure can't do that the other way around!