thebrothersthre3

Looks great! Why did you get the Z7 over Z6? Photography?

Yes lol and I also just got an XH1. Only because it was an incredible deal. I am confident I can get a GH5S for under $1500 used, so the difference becomes $200 as I don't really need resolve. If the GH5S had IBIS I would get it no questions asked but alas it doesn't. I am not in a great need for a camera at the moment as once the XH1 arrives I'll have 3 cameras. I am most likely going to wait until mid next year to purchase something else. More news of new cameras will be out by then and possibly some of the cameras I am looking at now will be even cheaper used.

I have used external monitors including Black Magic's 5 inch, not sure if its better then that or not. My issue is not the monitor itself its that I can't tilt it. If I am doing a high or low shot on a gimbal it can just be problematic. Not a huge deal as if you are exposed and focused it doesn't really matter if you can see the monitor or not. Debating between the Z cam, GH5S, and BMP4K atm. I am kind of getting over the auto focus craze, though its definitely useful sometimes. The GH5S auto focus is decent but I am not sure its good enough to sway my decision. The extra DR with the BMP is definitely a selling point for me, though I am not sure how much I'll use raw. I don't know how much the difference is between GH5S HLG and BM prores in terms of dynamic range. The Z cam has the 4K 120fps, form factor, and possible extra dynamic range going for it. Still waiting on some solid dynamic range test in Zlog2.

I see it. Looks like what you'd get if you had a fluorescent light on and the wrong shutter speed. Looks like natural light though.

I agree. I'd be perfectly happy with an A7S with 10-12 bit recording, better rolling shutter, higher bitrate high speed recording.

I haven't shot with it, but I am aware of how bright the monitor is which is enough to tell me there would be issues in certain situations. I don't think its a dealbreaker.

I have to agree with DBounce here. The monitor is nice and big but any monitor will have glare issues if you can't tilt it. Its not a big deal as monitors are fairly cheap these days, though of course it adds more bulk. Its good to have one for more accurate manual focusing though.

Fooling around with HLG. Adjusted curves using a waveform and added some saturation. It definitely seems a bit cleaner then log. Skin tones looked good according to the vectorscopes.

yes sir

haha I was always under the impression they were auto focus lenses. That is certainly a bummer. I definitely would not pay the premium for them then. Of course any .95 lens is going to be expensive. Though if you get 1.4 lenses and use a speedbooster you'll have the same amount of light coming in. Of course a speedbooster will limit your options of lenses. Most speedbooster introduce problems you might not want as well. The new metabones speedboosters do a great job but of course they are quite expensive.

Merry Christmas everyone!

If you don't need the auto focus using vintage primes is a great idea. Getting a variety of focal lengths from the same company, so the contrast and color doesn't change everytime you put on a new lens, is a good idea. I went with Minolta. Full frame always has the advantage of better high iso performance and usually dynamic range. However the GH5 is a very solid performer. You can do so much with the color being 10 bit and the rolling shutter and IQ is great. If you want auto focus and a sharper image the Voigtlander is the way to go. But otherwise vintage stuff can be had for a lot cheaper.

I trust Z cam at this point. However there isn't much point in preorder, unless its a lower price.

Pretty cool! Thanks for the test.

I'd probably favor the EVA1 simply for the internal 10bit and DR

Its on the facebook page somewhere, that is where I saw it originally.

Does the Dynamic range blow the GH5 away? Can it do 120fps RAW or in 10 bit?

Z cam already released footage of the no sharpening option. Looks really really good imo. Gets rid of that sharpened look the GH5 series always have

I think the issue with the BMP4K was some weird error in Resolve and not the camera itself. I do think color science matters, though I've seen people really work magic in post. The GHAlex lut for example.

Sounds like your lens is broken, especially if it won't even open up all the way.

Definitely good points. For photography the A6300 would be my pick. The rolling shutter on the A6300 is horrid though, pretty much the worst camera out there in that regard. 1080p on the A6300 is also pretty bad, enough where I wouldn't buy it if I used 60p a lot. In terms of detail the A6300 is definitely better, though even in 4k it has Aliasing problems occasionally.

Hmm that doesn't happen for me. The manual focus ring simply doesn't do anything when AF-c or AF-S is on

If you don't need that high ISO performance or high speed shooting, the OG pocket 4k is a fantastic camera. 100% capable of cinematic video.

Does it have the cine profiles? I really don't see why they wouldn't include log, it makes zero sense. I get it with like cheap cameras like a G85 because they are trying to protect cameras like the GH5. But doesn't make sense with the A9

The GH5 is a good move. I miss mine. 10 bit HLG is amazing, the VFR was very nice too.