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Leeming LUT One Panasonic HLG to rec.709 Beta v.801 (RC2)
Leeming LUT One Panasonic HLG to Rec.709 v801 Beta Test
Here's a quick beta test of Paul Leeming's latest version of his LUT to convert HLG to rec.709. When released, users will notice that in-camera saturation must be reduced to -5, and ETTR is highly recommended, otherwise clips will appear too dark on the timeline. Both color accuracy and dynamic range appear to have significantly... Continue Reading →
Three Popular Misconceptions about Panasonic Debunked
1. Panasonic's in-camera correction for lens aberrations is unacceptable. Listen to what Roger Cicala has to say about the subject in his review of the Sony 24-105mm f/4 zoom back in February: The simple fact is that Sony, more than any other company, is using electronic correction to a degree that we haven’t seen before. Some seem... Continue Reading →
Sony a7 III: Magenta Cast
https://youtu.be/qnHb8bD4nqU "Bounced" by Cheese N Pot-C License
Sony a7 III: The Perfect B-Cam?
I shared my latest a7 III video and some screengrabs with a respected filmmaker who shoots with the GH5s and asked for his opinion about the tonal transitions, color, noise, detail and highlight roll off. I did not ask him to evaluate nonsense like ISO 100,000, or any other such pointless rubbish cluttering the Internet.... Continue Reading →
Sony a7 III: Extraordinary Shadow Detail
Sony's a7 III has been widely praised for its good low light performance, but it's seldom acknowledged how exceptionally clean the shadows are even at low ISOs. It might also be assumed that because we're shooting 8-bit rec.709 video, that tonal transitions must necessarily suffer - but in actual practice, Sony's are in fact superior... Continue Reading →
More Wholesome a7 III Goodness
https://youtu.be/KC5HnGsgGKU "Submersed Phonics" (JBYo Collab) by Sro License Screen grabs, ISO 400, Sony 85mm f/1.8 at or around f/3.2, no color correction in post, shadows pulled down slightly.
Sony Dominates FF Sales in USA
Four out of ten full frame cameras sold in the first half of 2018 were manufactured by Sony. It’s also been reported that in the overall mirrorless market, Sony has held the No.1 spot in both dollars and units for more than six years. The company attributes much of its recent success to the overwhelming popularity of the a7r III, a7 III... Continue Reading →
Further Thoughts on Full Frame After Shooting m4/3 for Five Years
https://youtu.be/eN64GtCmotk Buttons. Two of the most annoying on the a7 III are the menu button, which is inexplicably located to the left of the EVF; and the lens release button, which is tiny and very difficult even with rather slender fingers to reach with the handgrip scrunched so close to the lens mount. Some buttons might advantageously be... Continue Reading →
Sony a7 III: Ungraded/Graded
https://youtu.be/YoN2t4m4XzQ "Runners Fields - Cleanversion (ID 728)" by Lobo Loco License
The Daejeon Chronicles 