Administrators Andrew Reid Posted October 4, 2017 Administrators Share Posted October 4, 2017 Dinosaur or T-rex? Read the full blog post ssrdd and dahlfors 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EduPortas Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Can you use punch-in focus during recording? Now that I mention it, is there any DSLR that allows you to do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted October 5, 2017 Super Members Share Posted October 5, 2017 Nice review. I had a feeling (knew) this would be a lovely camera. Also, "I love – absolutely love – that you can press the joystick and turn the front dial to instantly toggle between FX and DX mode for video shooting." Hallelujah! I remember screaming at my Sony menu, "Why, whyyyyy!!?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 7 hours ago, Andrew Reid said: No VR primes from Nikon (daft)… Lucky you have Tamron primes with image stabilization that can come to the rescue, if you need this. TheRenaissanceMan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted October 5, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted October 5, 2017 Ah yes forgot about the Tamrons. And the Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 has OS too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted October 5, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted October 5, 2017 6 hours ago, EduPortas said: Can you use punch-in focus during recording? Now that I mention it, is there any DSLR that allows you to do this? Nope. Only the Sony cameras allow this. Not even the Panasonic GH5 lets you do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted October 5, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted October 5, 2017 5 hours ago, Mattias Burling said: Nice review. I had a feeling (knew) this would be a lovely camera. Also, "I love – absolutely love – that you can press the joystick and turn the front dial to instantly toggle between FX and DX mode for video shooting." Hallelujah! I remember screaming at my Sony menu, "Why, whyyyyy!!?" I think you will love it As a stills camera foremost it's amazing. The new additions like silent shutter & articulated screen are great for stealthy street photos. For video it's all I really need... amazing full frame 4K in a compact body, even smaller than 1D C... With Nikon colours. ISO 64 is like a digital ND filter. Can shoot in daylight at 1/50 at F4 and still get as much shallow DOF as a Micro Four Thirds lens at F2 Overcast day mind you... In the sun you still need NDs or high shutter speeds. But it's a nice bonus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansel Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Hey Andrew, sorry if you know this already. Not sure if there are any "i" buttons on the d850? On my d750 there is one on the right side of the cam which lets you toggle screen overlays in live view. This lets you remove (pretty much) any overlay but the red rectangle. The other "i" button on the left lets you open a sub menu to change different things, including framerate, while in live view.... Does this work on the d850? Best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted October 5, 2017 Super Members Share Posted October 5, 2017 33 minutes ago, Andrew Reid said: I think you will love it As a stills camera foremost it's amazing. The new additions like silent shutter & articulated screen are great for stealthy street photos. For video it's all I really need... amazing full frame 4K in a compact body, even smaller than 1D C... With Nikon colours. ISO 64 is like a digital ND filter. Can shoot in daylight at 1/50 at F4 and still get as much shallow DOF as a Micro Four Thirds lens at F2 Overcast day mind you... In the sun you still need NDs or high shutter speeds. But it's a nice bonus! ISO 64 is a really nice addition. I will definitely keep an eye on it for next year when I might need a DSLR again for some sports type of events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inazuma Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Looking forward to seeing your footage with this! hansel and kaylee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasiliskFilm Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Is the video AF useless for anything other than stationary objects? Sounds like the AF/EVF/OIS make the Sony cameras much more flexible for video, and if the A7III gets the full frame 4K image right as well, at a reasonable price, then it will be hard to justify getting the 850 unless you need the top class stills performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgreszcz Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Andrew Reid said: Nope. Only the Sony cameras allow this. Not even the Panasonic GH5 lets you do it. I'm still not sure why Panasonic cameras (or Olympus) haven't implemented this, especially now with the increased CPU power. in the cameras. All the Panasonic cameras can punch in before pressing record with a simple click of a wheel. IronFilm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted October 5, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted October 5, 2017 1 hour ago, hansel said: Hey Andrew, sorry if you know this already. Not sure if there are any "i" buttons on the d850? On my d750 there is one on the right side of the cam which lets you toggle screen overlays in live view. This lets you remove (pretty much) any overlay but the red rectangle. The other "i" button on the left lets you open a sub menu to change different things, including framerate, while in live view.... Does this work on the d850? Best. Of course there's the "i" and "info" buttons and you can cycle display modes but none of the cycles remove the filename stamp during recording or the clip time remaining counter unfortunately. Why aren't Nikon testers picking up on stuff like this... Oh I forgot they are all "yes men" hansel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansel Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 2 hours ago, Andrew Reid said: Why aren't Nikon testers picking up on stuff like this... Oh I forgot they are all "yes men I think "Nikon testers" is an oxymoron. Personally I think their menu(s) are quite flawed specially when you jump in and out of Liveview. I doubt they do proper User testing sessions. It should be easy giving you a couple of monies and let you fondle it abit would increase usability by far but who am I saying this to.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 out of curiosity how is the 1080p? similar to d750 or clearer/sharper? 64 iso video I think is also worth a mention.. rather unique no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-oc Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Cool review - but please don’t use the word ‘retard’. It’s cruel and unnecessary. ivanku, TheRenaissanceMan and BenEricson 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanku Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 How does the rolling shutter compare to A7sII? 1DX II? And given that the 1DX II has no LOG natively, how does the quality of the flat profile and overall look of the 4K footage compare to the regular profiles from the 1DX II? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satoshi Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 boyos who was 14 bit RAW ? who was best color science in business who was motion cadence of gods 5D mk3 forever!!! nikon...yawnnnnn dxotic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salim Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 2 hours ago, ivanku said: How does the rolling shutter compare to A7sII? 1DX II? And given that the 1DX II has no LOG natively, how does the quality of the flat profile and overall look of the 4K footage compare to the regular profiles from the 1DX II? There is a comparison near the end of this video: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcs Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 The D850 has better color/skintones vs. Sony or Panasonic, however AF isn't really usable and rolling shutter is very high. Do you still have a 1DX II? Curious why you didn't compare the 1DX II, which currently has the best balance of usable features for high-end stills and 4K DSLR video. 4K MJPEG is indeed heavy for storage, though the latest version of Resolve can play the footage smoothly on somewhat old hardware (e.g. 2010 MacPro and GTX 980-level GPU). A modern PC can play the 4K MJPEG (including 60p) in real-time in Premiere Pro CC. When aliasing isn't an issue and doing mostly medium and closeups, 1080p full frame looks excellent / filmic at 24, 60, and even 120fps (DPAF works in all modes), along with fairly small H.264 files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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