jcs Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Got a notice from B&H that the A7S we ordered has shipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quirky Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Sounds like within a few days or a couple of weeks there'll be a flood of new A7s reviews and test videos online. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcs Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 A lot of folks are still on the fence. After more real-world reviews, making the decision will be easier. For our testing, if the A7S can replace 5D3 RAW for most video uses, it'll be a keeper. The 5D3 will be way better for stills unless we invest in some native lenses. We will compare it to the 5D3 (RAW), GH4, FS700, and even the iPhone 5S (has really good color science and looks great in bright light). Not sure if we'll have time for a video review, but will report what we find. Inazuma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Wall Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Looking forward to seeing your cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcs Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 Lol- there won't be any cats, ducks, buildings, matches, cigars, cigarettes, fireflies, smoked fish, day-for-night, skewed trains or test charts. Musty and Inazuma 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBarlow Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 What about naked ladies? Musty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgharding Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Angry girlfriends? They're in most test videos too... I'm waiting to see some gruelling reviews of it. The Sony "good on paper, wonky in reality" curse ever hangs over them for me. I hope it's not true this time. They do tend to make plastic video footage with funny dead colours though... Fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted June 25, 2014 Administrators Share Posted June 25, 2014 Haha the wonky in reality curse strikes... S-LOG 2 is ISO 3200 only, you can't shoot at a lower ISO. Good look with those NDs. I don't understand how Sony claim the dynamic range is optimal at ISO 3200 on the A7S which is why S-LOG 2 is 3200 and DXOMark claim it is optimal at the lowest ISO in all of their tests on all the cameras on the market either. Perhaps someone could explain? Apparently the cameras which have shipped in the US are not NTSC / PAL switchable. Anyone got theirs yet? But I have a feeling rolling shutter will be the main cause of wonkiness. Let's see. Getting mine next week hopefully! Julian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Apparently the cameras which have shipped in the US are not NTSC / PAL switchable. Anyone got theirs yet? This seems to be the case... looking at the full specs at Sony.nl: http://www.sony.nl/electronics/cameras-met-verwisselbare-lens/ilce-7s/specifications Beeldformaat (pixels), PAL* AVCHD: 1920 x 1080 (50p/28 Mbps/PS, 50i/24 Mbps/FX, 50i/17 Mbps/FH, 25p/24 Mbps/FX, 25p/17 Mbps/FH), Mp4: 1440 x 1080 (25 fps/12 Mbps), 640 x 480 (25 fps/3 Mbps) I can't find the * part with explanation though... But if you look at the A7R specs you see it has 24 fps.. http://www.sony.nl/electronics/cameras-met-verwisselbare-lens/ilce-7r/specifications Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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