Trek of Joy

I'm willing to bet with the Olympics coming we see a more sports oriented body that has the extra controls you're looking for. I'm also willing to bet the 2.8 zoom trinity will be in the wild by then, but the 400/2.8 might be missing. It'll be interesting to see the performance of the Z's with the adapter. Much like Canon, they have to start somewhere and it won't suit everyone wishes/needs out of the gate. Enthusiasts, gear heads and current Nikon shooters dipping a toe into mirrorless will probably be the early adopters. But compared to the original a7's, this looks like an absolute home run. Chris

Actual z6/7 images are in the wild. Love the two custom buttons next to the lens. The mount isn't as obnoxiously large as some of the guesstimate renders showed, doesn't look like a MF sensor will fit in there after all, but lots of space for IBIS. I spy headphone and mic inputs too. And that grip is just sexy. Chris

I suspect the same thing. Still sounds interesting though, if this pans out and they really step their game up. Fuji, Olympus and Nikon can be the most disruptive since the others cap capabilities to protect their respective cine lines. None have shown any inclination to push the envelope thus far, but things could be changing. First up is Nikon. Chris

Thanks for the links! I used Ripple Training's free FCPx 10.4's overview of the color tools for the how and the book previously referenced for the why. Everything revolves around the RGB parade, the vectorscope, and the Luma waveform and I've been practicing/skillbuilding in almost all my free time. I'm getting a little better everyday and something that was previously a chore is now a process I'm really enjoying. Cheers Chris

Nice. As far as the lens release, I find it annoying too at times. I always palm the camera with my left hand and hit the button with my middle finger while holding helens with my right hand. Then I flip the camera over so the sensor is facing the ground to try and avoid dust entering while swapping lenses. A few times I've unknowingly bumped the button while carrying the camera and when I went to shoot the lens rotated a bit, scaring the bejeezus out of me. Fortunately I never dropped a lens, but putting the lens release on the grip side with so little space is stupid. Vietnam is really dusty, Cambodia and Myanmar were even worse - my rocket blower got a lot of use there and in many other places. My Fuji lenses inhaled a lot of dust. The sensor gel stick came in handy a few times. Chris

Searched Juan out after reading this, good stuff. Anyone else you'd recommend? I'm working my way through the book "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction" by Steve Hullfish in tandem with YT videos on FCPx 10.4's new color tools, because my grading skills definitely need some improvement. I'd recommend the book, its a great foundation builder with a lot of insight from industry heavyweights. The only drawback is the software has all been updated from 5 years ago when it was published, so you spend a bit of time figuring out what corresponds to what he's using. He also does a lot in an older version of Resolve, which I don't use. The nice thing is the book doesn't really do a lot with LUT's, which like you said, a lot of YT tutorials go overboard with their use. Its starts with the basics for every shot beginning with shadows, highlights then midtones and builds from there. One interesting takeaway, Stefan Sonnenfeld - colorist for 300, Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean, Fast and Furious, CSI NY and so on - routinely does 70-75 shots in an hour. I'm much quicker with photos in Lightroom, that's a pace that would be tough to match. Though he's working with much better source material than I am. Cheers Chris

Seriously? I get that you're not American, but you don't appear to know what a redneck is. I can tell you its not a city kid that grew up in Alaska, has traveled the world and is halfway to a masters in strategic communications. Because that's me. Educate yourself before lobbing petty insults. This is the way you treat people that bought pro color? Cheers Chris

I haven't had the a7III for very long, but HLG seems to offer all the DR benefits of SLOG without the headaches. There's an amazing amount of latitude in HLG files, it responds well to pushing the colors around, and it seems to have more detail as well. Chris

This one is worth an eye roll. Another clickbait headline with a leap of logic that makes no sense, and runs contrary to everything Samsung has done since whacking the NX line. The smartphone market as a whole has plateaued in the last couple years due to a number of factors including market saturation, no growth in China, people holding phones longer, little innovation year-to-year, more competition from smaller companies like Huawei and so on. Last year was the first with no year-over-year growth, this year is forecasted to be flat as well. Are they really going to tie up sensor production for a small piece of a shrinking pie or are they going where there's growth - like automotive, security and industrial? All of their reports say they're focused on growth areas and mobile. Samsung still sold 310 million phones last year while making a tidy profit and half the worlds population lives in places with much lower market penetration like India, Africa and Latin America - compared to areas of high saturation like the US, China, Europe and the rest of Asia. 5g may spark another boom, but it won't be widely available until 2020. 25% of the total camera market is only about 3 million units at 2017 sales levels - and 5 years from now that will be much lower as compacts (half of least years dismal numbers) continue to evaporate. It would take them years to gain any meaningful market share. Even if they released a new APS-c sensor today, it would be a couple years before they could even get into a single camera. They're smartly hedging their bets by boosting sensor production capacity with the stated goal of toppling Sony as the #1 manufacturer, but its not for large sensor cameras. http://english.etnews.com/20180315200002 #fakenews Chris

Not making any assumptions, you're reading things into what I said. The a7III was the only major release in a small segment and the timeframe is a small sample size. That's all. As to 6d vs A7 sales, without any numbers to back any claims, that's just an assumption. The d850 was #1 FF body over the holiday season, Nikon released an equally insignificant update earlier this year. Overall numbers still show the duopoly has not been shattered.

I never said anything about Sony trembling before anyone, your words not mine. Putting a bit of useless sales info - 4 out of 10 in a small niche segment of the market, over a short period of time - before the Nikon release is just a bunch of hand waving, "don't look at that sweet Nikon grip or the 58/0.95 lens, look here". When Ford says the F-series is the best selling vehicle in the US for 40 straight years, that has some teeth. This does not. Nikon still owns 25% of the market, about double Sony's share, it doesn't appear their customers are running en masse toward the Sony light. Their timing, like Canon's, fits their business model. For years people have been saying the DSLR is dead and so on, yet CaNikon still owns 75% of the market. They aren't last ditch for anything, an overwhelming majority of ILC owners still shoot with DSLR's. Even in a declining market, there's plenty of room for more players. Chris So true

Yikes! I bought one a couple weeks ago from Focus, just a spur of the moment decision. Its all speculation about the a7s3 - Z battery, dual cards (the obvious mk3 improvements) and so on, there's literally no actual info in terms of sensor, frame rates and so on. Its even a mystery as to when it'll be announced. The rumor sites have nothing. Sony has done a good job keeping a lid on it so far. I'd wait if you want to shoot FF 4k, the a7r3 is better compared to the a7r2, but the a73 is a step above since its 6k to 4k. AF is better on the a73 compared to the r3 IMO - it sticks to your subject across the entire frame. Its also better in low light, less hunting and more accurate - those fatter pixels certainly help. Since you're shooting s35 with the FS5, that's the best video mode on the a7r3 and 42mp stills are a nice bump in resolution over 24mp. I feel your pain, if you need it now, the a7r3 is still a great option. Chris

@EthanAlexander Where are you located? They aren't hard to find in the US. There are a few a7III's on Fred Miranda (3 are selling for less than retail) and they turn up at retailers not named Amazon or B&H almost daily. Focus Camera, Competitive Camera and Texas Media Systems all had them in stock last week with no backorders. Good luck. Chris

Interesting they use NPD Group info for all the "we're #1 in the last 6 months" but for the claim of #1 in mirrorless over the last 6 years is " Source: Sony internal historical data sources." Form reading that goofy press release, sounds like the "source" is Sony Alpha Rumors. This announcement reeks of desperation, the a7III and the largely ignored Pentax K1.2 are the only FF bodies released in the last 6 months. They have a new camera, they should be #1. Its no coincidence Nikon's Z6/Z7 announcement is a week away. Perhaps we'll get a follow up announcing they've maintained a dominant position with most FF cameras shipped between now and when the Nikon starts shipping or something equally silly like most FF mirrorless lenses sold in the last 4 years. Chris p.s. I'm keeping an eye on used gear boards after the Nikon is announced, I'm betting there will be some good deals from Nikon shooters that are shooting Sony as a 2nd system or just dipping a toe in mirrorless. Hot new camera means good deals!

I know a guy in Egypt that would be interested in this lens...

Moza Air is a better option - IMO - than the Aircross. They can be found barely used on Ebay for cheap, can easily fly larger DSLR's, max payload is 5.5 lbs, great app, cheap batteries and comes with the little tripod/stand plus the add-on dual handle grip. If not, the various Zhiyun Cranes can also be found cheap. Chris

I felt the same way until I started shooting with the a7r2 a few years ago. Now for landscape/cityscape shots, I don't want to go back to 24mp. The extra resolution comes in handy with wildlife shots too since there's always some cropping going on - at least for me. Oddly enough, full res uncompressed raws from the a7r2 are faster to process in Lightroom than any raw option with Fuji's 24mp files. chris

A larger and higher resolution LCD would be awesome, why we're stuck in the 3" range - especially with mirrorless makes no sense beyond the fact nobody else is doing it and its a copycat industry. Make the LCD larger and get rid of the buttons to the left of the EVF, instead put a couple custom function buttons on the unused space front of the body. The NX1 had a front button that could be customized. Hopefully they get the touchscreen right too. I was on safari with my Sony's and envious of a woman shooting a 5d4 every time she used the pinch zoom on her LCD to quickly check focus. Chris

Captain Hook - the man with the best BM LUT if I remember correctly from my Pocket days. Welcome, can't wait for the P4k! Chris

Supposedly one-year-old iPhoneX still beats the Note9 in benchmark tests, but the Note has a better screen. With the next iPhone just around the corner, the gap will likely widen in Apple's favor. https://www.tomsguide.com/us/galaxy-note-9-benchmarks,news-27773.html

I threw Leica in there as a goof since I don't think its a reach to speculate Canon has sold more 5d's than every Leica body combined. Last year was a down year and they still moved close to 6,000,000 units, how many decades would it take for Leica to move 6m cameras? It still doesn't change the fact that your basic premise makes no sense as you can't draw a direct correlation between google trends and anything other than a decrease in searches for 5d's. There's zero cause and effect. The decline in DSLR sales mirroring search trends is a more direct correlation, sales are slumping, hence less interest overall. But the 'sky is falling' Canon narrative here probably gets more clicks despite actual facts showing the contrary. Chris

The more logical conclusion is the fact that an interest decline via google searches parallels DSLR sales steady decline. Numbers according to CIPA: 16,860,535 -- 2012 DSLR production 7,580,720 -- 2017 DSLR shipments Chris p.s. the "Sony overheating" search was hilarious. Genius.

Sigh. I'm talking about the search results from the trends graphs and the premise of this thread which is "Google data shows HUGE decline of interest in Canon 5D series," IQ is irrelevant.

Exactly my point. Depending on the terms used, you can easily skew results. I'm a mid-level marketing nobody, I've written many reports using this kind of information to paint a picture that makes my subject look good and the competition look bad based on search terms, but its not very useful by itself since '5d video' absolutely crushes everything else, despite what some may say. Cheers Chris

Search trends don't equal sales. Its one metric that factors into the marketing mix, but its not absolute, and like many simple statistics, drawing conclusions based on it places too much weight on one small component without looking at the big picture. But it must get clicks, there was a post about this on SAR a few days ago, which was a lot of fanboy nonsense. This article connects a few dots that aren't really there. Of course over time search interest in a consumer product 2-years after its release is going to decline. But it still compares favorably to the a7III which has only been out a few months and the d850 with came out a year later. Despite a DSLR heavy lineup, we've seen market share reports showing CaNikon owning 3/4 of the camera market. I went worldwide instead of just in the US. And just to demonstrate how irrelevant these numbers can be, I threw in Leica and Pentax.