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Speaking of new Sony releases...how about old Sony bodies! Zach Mayfield looked at an older A7SII recently and found the color held up well in Davinci Resolve provided you don't underexpose. It seems like with how optimized and powerful Davinci Resolve is, you can honestly push 8 bit SLOG footage pretty far! I imagine a lot of people would be just fine working with 8-bit SLOG in a color-managed Davinici Resolve workflow!

Agreed I don't know why people don't talk about HDR PQ on these cameras. A lot like a LITE LOG profile, and you can even convert it to LOG in Davinci using ColorSpaceTransform to get a grading experience one is used to.

Looks like a new camera will be announced soon. Nikonrumors claims it’s the Z8…but I’ve heard that’s pretty expensive still. Nikon need To come out with an answer for the Sony a7iv, canon r6 ii, etc.

Appreciate the feedback man! And at this point I agree about the camera placement, not the first person to point that out 😏

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Nikon Z6, Tamron 45mm 1.8, 8-bit 4k 24p, Neutral PP with iDynamic set to High

Nikon Z6, Tamron 45mm 1.8, Internal 8-bit Neutral PP with i-Dynamic set to High, 1080p internal (not 4k or oversampled FHD)

Shot on a Nikon Z6, Tamron 45m 1.8, NLOG 10 bit oversampled 1080P. BROLL primarily shot in Nikon FLAT.

Yes the lack of sharpening on the GH5II was a strange, random choice by Panasonic. Not that it was bad by any means, but it's strange how that model got it and yet we have the fancy S5 II without this ability. Must be a heck of an image though, an interesting run-and-gun alternative to the BMPCC4k, but still has some of the mojo because of the organic image quality primarily caused by the ability to fully disable internal sharpening. A simple feature all cameras should have, but few do.

This is true, they are a great value. And I’ve spoke various times about how great the Z6 image is when used with an external recorder. Get a cheap 1080p Prores recorder and get oversampled 10-bit log video. I’m pretty pleased with how the 8 bit internal held up in this piece, however, except at some times I noticed some break-up in the skin due to the 8 bit and the fact that I recorded it in a very flat profile. For the AROLL, I just had a friend hold up a simple 5-in-1 reflector to diffuse the sun.

This is all very valid and yes we needed more BROLL for that project. Thankfullly I’m very happy with the AROLL so if AROLL is good and you screw up a bit on BROLL It’s fine 😂

Nikon Z6, 8-bit internal 4k 24p, Nikon FLAT with iDynamic set to High

I can rattle off about my Z6 but the only problem is very few people if any use that camera on the forum besides myself. If anyone has questions about that camera though I'd be happy to answer, I've been using it very consistently for over 2 years as my main video workhorse.

Good point...we should start talking more about the cameras we already own and about making the most with them.

Reviving this old thread. @dreamplayhousehow have you been liking your Nikon Z6? Did you end up getting a Ninja 2 or Star for it?

Nice! For the fourth shot up from the bottom, did you use negative fill? Any sort of scrim for diffusion, or did you shoot at golden hour? Looks great, as does everything else!

Agreed. His instagram posts are just rap music with him holding his FX3/24-70 G-Master in his hands 😂

Very awesome kit! The GH2's are so killer for the price! GH1's as well, you can get them for under $100 if you look hard enough! Such a nice 1080p image from those older Lumix MFT cams, back when I used a Panasonic G7 as my main camera I always liked the mojo I got from the 1080p image, despite it being pixel binned and a low bitrate it had surprisingly good detail and held up well all things considered. Would often use it instead of 4k to save filespace, and I always was happy with the results!

A news package I shot recently with the Z6 and 45mm 1.8, with the ninja star. Some BROLL is from my friend’s canon 7d.

I miss your posts and would rather read them over constant S5II Z9 talk.

Thanks! I’ve been working hard to improve.

I am using a Nikon Z6 with either an Atomos Ninja V or an Atomos Ninja Star. Mostly shooting oversampled 1080p out of the HDMI port. By setting the rec setting to 4k and HDMI out to 1080p. I use the ninja v when I am doing interviews or lighting stuff so I can take advantage of LUT monitoring and waveforms, etc. For run-and-fun BROLL though I usually use the Ninja Star. Keeps the setup light and small. As for lenses, to be honest I currently only have a Tamron 45mm 1.8 F-mount lens using the Nikon FTZ adapter. Looking to explains, however, and am strongly considering the Viltrox 24mm 1.8Z. Or maybe I will go with an f-mount Nikon 16-35 f4 as a nice affordable autofocus-capable ultra wide.

Outstanding work man! Love it!