Video Hummus

My thoughts are start watching all the new vlog videos people are posting with their S1 and be honest with yourself with what you see. That chump gives me heartburn. He’s the master of bullshit clickbait YouTube. He’s not afraid to contradict himself, so he covers all the fanboy talking points.

There are rumors that Panasonic has a camera related product announcement for the Sept - October time frame but not a new camera. Even possible MFT. Im think it might be an announcement about S series with ProRes RAW via HDMI. I really hope they include at least the GH5S in the ProRes RAW band wagon. I’m biased as a GH5S owner? but they need to put some vigor into that product. It’s a cine focused MFT camera after all.

Almost looks like a Helios but dialed back a bit.

I think 50mm is a pretty natural FOV of a human eye that is intensely focused on a subject. We tend to naturally ignore the periphery in those situations. 35mm is probably closest to a natural FOV. But it hard because images are flat 2D and we have 3D perception soo it's not exactly the same.

Is there anyway to use flickr data to grab all images taken with zoom lenses between 16-200mm (16-35, 24-70, 70-200) and see the distribution of focal lengths of each zoom range pictures were taken at. I bet they will be pretty close to 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm for each of those ranges. And out of those prime lengths I bet 35mm and 50mm are the most popular. I really find 16-50mm pleasing to the eye and this is also why I'm excited for the PL 10-25mm f1.7,

YouTube is fantastical and dystopian at the same time. I think its great if it's a side project for fun and a bit of (vanishingly small) profit. I think full time isn't as great as people think it is. Now back to filming cute kittens and silly dogs with my C300.

All the modern Sony models have a quad-core ARM Cortex-A5 plus custom Sony ISP inside of them. They farm their printing to Global Foundry (among others) which are leading the pack with 7nm node production. It's not like they are doubling the resolution of cameras every year. I am sure they can design custom ISPs that are over built and can process 8K+ video streams with low latency and low TDP thermals. Phones can manage to do it, plus a lot more. Why not the camera manufacturers?

I wish HDMI never became the standard connection of choice for external output on prosumer cameras. Audio is almost always recorded on a dedicated device through either XLR or 3.5mm audio jack. What was wrong with BNC SDI? Please don't tell me it was because of HDCP ?

To document our folly.

So maybe they should focus on video specs then, because a video guy isn't going to buy a smartphone for his video projects. You can buy almost any stills camera today and be happy with it if you find your smartphone camera photos acceptable.

All of the above.

I'm predicting a high-end prosumer cinema camera from DJI in the next 5 years. MFT is in danger but hard to tell. I think Panasonic for sure has at least one more GH camera up their sleeve. IF they push the limit like they did with the GH5 it will keep MFT alive. I think Olympus builds the best quality bodies in the industry with interesting features. They will need and should leverage it. Thats a broad brush stroke there. Lots of popular full frame cameras *cough* canon *cough* have worst dynamic range than some MFT gear. Olympus has great AF in their MFT cameras that rivals the best of the full frame offerings. Bottom line is we are spoiled for choice like never before.

They stick with their 5D3 or 1DX2 because when compared to Canon's latest FF mirrorless there still isn't much reason to switch. They paid thousands, maybe even 10s of thousands, of dollars for their kit. If it works, and the clients like it, why switch? No major jump in DR, or speed, or anything really. Just different letters on the front of the camera. This is much more likely than some crazy advance. PROs will go for what they recognize and are familiar with. 1DX3 would be a huge hit, much more than a EOS RX.

Well, given Canons move into industrial applications (along with other companies) I think consumer ILCs are doomed. Maybe the DSLR revolution has run its course. Now it’s the camera phone next. People will start making films and documentaries on their phones. Brand recognition and loyalty combined with a massive lens library.

Not just Japan. The world. The next 50 years don't look particularly good. Exploding population, climate change, antibiotic resistances, society and technology. I think human kind will need a certain level of pain to change...so cheers.

If only Panasonic would add PDAF in their next GH camera or ToF sensor (so excited for @BTM_Pix ToF gadget) they would have a killer almost no compromise camera.

We have a gambling man here.

I wish Apple would put some steady engineering into FCPX. The fact that you still have to use plugins and crap to get tracking and other useful features that have been in Premiere and Resolve for years. They just now added built-in noise reduction...this year. The performance of FCPX is great but the truly useful features that can cut editing time down are not there. Im still going back and forth on Resolve and FCPX. I just have so much muscle memory and workflow time in the later that it’s hard for me to switch. I love that Resolve has built In tracking and automatic face tracking with “beauty” controls. Makes it so much easier to smooth out and add that “pop” to faces. Must have features in 2019 (and features FCPX doesn’t have!!!) Reliable built in tracking with keyframing A.I. powered Object removal Customizable motion blur A.I. driven optical flow frame prediction and replacement

He might find Canon’s RP up there.

This is the big problem I have with YouTube. It has morphed into a corporate shill machine without much objectivity. Gotta get those brand deals or they leave you out in the cold.

When you you see the “Fro” just say no. I honestly think we are seeing an acceleration in the camera industry when it comes to features. It still boggles my mind that a camera manufacturing hasn’t looked at the smartphone photography revolution and said, we need to innovate our processors and software to compete. I like the physical buttons on my camera. They are fast, and easy, and Mostly customizable in anyway I want. It’s a tool. It should be able to adapt to how I want to use it without having to look down at a screen or take it away from my eye. Blackmagic took a step the with the P4K with the large touch screen and slick UI and Internal ProRes and RAW. In the next 5 years, if camera companies do not embrace fast processors, easy HDR, and computational photography they will wither on the vine and be relegated to camera nerds like us.

The weebils 3kg is massively overstated.

Canon can release just about anything if it has: The Canon brand. Canon Dual pixel AF. Canon color science.

Loved the history in the beginning. I’m surprised Kodak had something that small back then. The original Pocket Camera!