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Pretty lame. Only attractive thing is the option to shut off NR if that is there. The A7S3 is damn good at not over heating.

I am assuming the XLR Module can be placed directly on top of the camera bypassing the top handle. I love my Panasonic XLR Module. Its a game changer for me. Sony's IBIS at least on the A7S3 is actually really good. Panasonic goes the route of making the footage super stable but at the cost of weird warping if there is too much movement or if the lens is too wide. Fuji has those issues but a lot worse. Sony IBIS is much less stable looking but it can handle a lot more movement without looking odd. Basically the Sony looks more like natural handheld footage while Panasonic IBIS looks more like you are using a tripod.

As long as the rolling shutter is low S35 is fine with me, especially if its a 6k 24mp sensor. With Sony auto focus a lot can be forgiven. Interesting release though.

Yeah I honestly don't care about stills either but NR/Sharpening is important to me. Even though my clients couldn't care less. 4k 120p, full frame, and internals ND's, plus Sony auto focus would be amazing. As long as they allow to reduce the Fookin noise reduction.

I think hybrid shooters might give up a mechanical shutter over not having an VND. No EVF is a bummer though. Hard to say though. Every hybrid shooter I know dismissed the A7S3 due to the 4k sensor. I personally shoot almost all my photography with the E-shutter, though its not ideal for sports unless they get the rolling shutter down around 10ms or below. The only thing that is keeping me from switching to Sony is their awful noise reduction/sharpening.

The rumor is the A1 sensor which also does 4k 120 same as the R5. Makes sense as they already have the A7s3. But that would beg the question what differentiates it from the A1

If you are in the PC realm H265 is still a hog but yeah the new MAC's breeze through it. One of the big reasons I got a new MacBook Air. H265 is quite nice. Quick render times and small files sizes with little compromises unless you are really pushing the footage.

Most people using the P4K are adapting other glass to it. That is where M43 is still super useful, you can pretty much mount anything to it. Of course any mirrorless camera mount is pretty much like that.

Just being that its a high MP sensor sets it apart. Photographers were steering clear of the A7S3 due to the 4k 12mp sensor. People will flock to this. Looks to be the first camera that will really appeal to videographers and photographers with very little compromise between the two.

Lots of people say Arri has an analogue look and that is what the majority of big stuff is shot on. But then again most content is coming from YouTube rather than Hollywood so your point is true.

T7 seems superior for PC uses but in terms of camera recording the T5 is superior. At least from what I've seen.

I don't know I'd be happy with an Alexa Mini LF sensor personally. 😅

People definitely blur their images to match film especially when shooting on cameras that add sharpening. Using pro mist filters is super common to get a softer image. I think the disadvantages of film are well recognized though the visual ones are sometimes sought after.

Too bad RED media still costs a mint. Older Nikon DSLR's can be fantastic deals for the image.

Film being difficult to work with doesn't make it undesirable in terms of the final outcome. Of course it changes from film stock to film stock but traits of film are what good digital cameras do as well. This is of course talking about film that has been properly shot and developed. Natural and true to life colors with a pleasing skin tone. Pleasant motion cadence. A detailed image that doesn't look like its been digitally sharpened. Soft roll off into highlights and shadows. Digital is still a relatively new medium and Arri is the only company to really have it down to perfection or at least very close to it. Weird motion, jello shutter, sharpening, moire, aliasing, aberrations, poor or odd color science, digital clipping, digital noise, compression artifacts, poor color depth, line skipping, incamera noise reduction, are all things brought into being by digital cameras.

The issue with higher resolution cameras like say the S1R is that its not using that high megapixel count for its video modes. Combining that with line skipping it uses in 4k vs the downsampling on the S1 and you actually have an inferior image. You are right no stills camera is doing 6k 50p. To be honest I don't think shooting in 6k vs downsampled 4k is going to be noticeable. 8k is where you see a significant jump.

That trick makes me want to get the camera. Pretty janky for some work but for solo shooting I could get away with it. Hopefully Canon doesn't disable it in a firmware update.

Blackmagic's luts are less contrasty. An issue with the R5 currently is if you are shooting 10bit H265 you are limited to CLOG, which is a less flat rendition of LOG. It will look more contrasty as it doesn't hold shadows or highlights that well. Of course you can negate that by shooting in RAW. Though RAW on the R5 is limited to 8k and the files are huge. If you are ok with 10 bit H265 the files are going to be smaller than Blackmagic RAW or Prores. H265 is going to kill most editing systems, which means you'll have to convert the files to prores for editing. BRAW 6K isn't super easy on an editing system either.

Can't wait till these latest Sony sensors trickle down to Panasonic and Z-cam

Rent an R5 if you can and test it out to see if it'll work for you. The Panasonic S1 or S5 might be a good option. Great video and stills. The Pocket 6k takes beautiful images. You can mount a little NPF battery sled on top of it and get pretty good battery life. You can do it without the cage as well for an even lighter setup. Pretty janky looking though....

I don't think 8k or 120fps will get much attraction with vloggers. The most important thing for vlogging is auto focus, stabilization, and maybe low light performance. Pana's IBIS has always been an attraction for vloggers but if the GH6 doesn't have PDAF I don't see it being any better for vlogging than a GH5 or G85. I guess with a higher res 8k sensor it could be a decent hybrid video/photography camera. Though I think its main user base will be video centric people.

The Pocket 4k is still relevant. Lots of people want compressed RAW and it’s the only affordable option delivering that. But the price point is right where it should be. It hasn’t dropped in price or lost value on the used market. Something like the XT3 started at 1400 quickly dropped in price and only gets $800-$900 on the used market. The features didn’t hold there value against full frame. BRAW on the P4k is more important for a lot of people than sensor size. I think if the specs are good enough and price low enough a GH6 could do well. 8k sensors even if they are M43 probably aren’t cheap. Blackmagic is really profiting off their own BRAW technology which Pana doesn’t have. If Panasonic delivered 8k, 4k 120p, and internal NDs at $1200 it would do very well. I am not sure that’s possible at such a low price point tho.

Rolling shutter seems to have improved significantly on the latest sensors the Sony A1 and A7S3, so there is hope there. Unfortunately most cameras don't have downsampled 1080p. Its lineskipped on the Panasonic S1 and on most cameras aside from the GH5 and I believe GH5S. Shooting in 4k is acceptable to me though, the new MacBook Air can handle it pretty easily. I do really agree with you though on HD being good enough for most uses. I really am awaiting Z-cam or Panasonic to utilize the Sony A7S3 4k sensor.

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I'd recommend the GHALEX lut. Will give you an accurate color conversion to Arri LogC or Rec709.