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It seems like Canon are shooting themselves in the foot charging so much for their cameras. In Vietnam, they're asking $5,000.00 for the EOS R5, $1,500.00 more than the Sony a7s III, universally regarded as the superior video camera. Social media is blowing up with reports of the Canons overheating and rumors of recalls and... Continue Reading →
Armando Ferreira pulled out all the stops for this stunning reel. https://youtu.be/7JJDA134VN4
Screen shot from Tony Northrup's R5 video uploaded to YouTube in 8K. His patterned shirt is prone to moire hell, a tough test for video. Moire, aliasing and jagged edges are among the worst offenders when it comes to image quality. If moire is destroying your video, no 12-bit RAW, C-log3 or ALL-I can save... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, after learning about the R5, I rushed to my local camera dealer to inquire when it would be available. He responded by saying he had an open box Canon C200 for just $5,000.00, like new, with full manufacturer’s warranty. I’ve seen what this camera can do and it’s pretty amazing. But... Continue Reading →
Sideshow freak and founder of Personal View Vitaliy Kiselev claims YouTubers are growing beards at the behest of their sponsors, endangering public health.
While there's lots of discussion about internal RAW, 8K, CFexpress cards, pixel count and so forth, nobody's come out and said what makes the two new releases by Canon, and presumably that of Sony so darn interesting to filmmakers. What's incredible is that it's taken eleven years to get to this point. 2020 marks a... Continue Reading →
The following thoughts occurred to me this afternoon while shooting in direct sunlight at ISO 800 and realizing my ND filter wasn’t going to be strong enough to let me shoot wide open. It seems one of the defining characteristics of the film look is shallow depth-of-field; and in my own work, up until very... Continue Reading →
The highly respected German website Slashcam just published some initial thoughts about the R5 and R6 which I think are worth sharing here. What follows are a few excerpts, imperfectly translated via Google. :)) [...] At first glance, the EOS R6 looks a bit slimmer in addition to the 8K RAW specifications of its big... Continue Reading →
I almost didn't watch Irene's video, because I'm mostly interested in video and she's a stills photographer. So glad I didn't pass it up! First, what a talented photographer she is! There's a few seconds of video beginning at around 13.00 and that's what got me thinking... That is, after being blown away by her... Continue Reading →
Canon’s already teamed up with Atomos before to capture ProRes RAW from their cinema cameras. And every other manufacturer on planet earth has already signed on, including Sony, whose a7s III will undoubtedly record ProRes RAW through an Atomos. So it’s entirely possible, especially considering all the feedback Canon’s received, that they’ve got a fall... Continue Reading →
Most of the discussion surrounding video with the R5 has concerned 8K and overheating but one feature that deserves more attention by both casual shooters and enthusiasts alike is HDR PQ video. Traditionally, hybrid shooters had two choices: (1) recording either RAW or log and the daunting process of grading to HDR, which requires no... Continue Reading →
There’s been a lot of nonsense written about 8K video ever since the announcement of the Canon EOS R5. These videos are essential viewing for those wanting to understand the relationship between the number of pixels and sharpness and a whole bunch of other stuff. Not a single minute is wasted in this fascinating hour-long... Continue Reading →
Photo: ProAV TV I'll be honest - Andrew Reid calling the EOS R5 a 'monstrosity' and Vitaliy Kiselev repeating that it will be "the biggest failure in Canon history" only makes me want this camera more. I had a chance to play with the 8K RAW in Resolve and it was a dream to work... Continue Reading →
One effortless step toward the cinematic look is to place an HSL curve at the very beginning of your grading workflow (after applying Leeming LUT Pro) and desaturating shadows. No desaturation With desaturation
Firstly, if you actually were Vietnamese, you'd know that Covid-19 testing is available in Vietnam. Even as far back as March, the ratio of 791 tests to every confirmed case was by far the highest in the world. Vietnam had conducted 275,000 COVID-19 tests as of May 12. Furthermore, any logical person would understand that... Continue Reading →
As a videographer, the R5 has me intrigued: flippy screen, great ergos, 10-bit log, Canon color, Dual Pixel AF, IBIS, internal RAW, outstanding lenses, UHD 120fps, along with an ND filter adapter for EF lenses, a huge one for filmmakers... Even more so, as Canon’s knocked it out of the ballpark with their recent releases,... Continue Reading →
It looks as though the Asus PA32UCX has been discontinued - just one year after its release! - leaving budget filmmakers without an alternative to the Pro Display XDR ($7,500.00 with stand, non-glare screen and AppleCare), though I can’t say it’ll be missed. Asus has some of the worst after-sales support I’ve ever experienced and... Continue Reading →
First, it was QuickTime. Then, bye bye Final Cut Pro. Now, it's time to say good riddance to Safari. YouTube videos just look that much better in Chrome. What's next - getting a PC? hehe [Update 25.6.2020] I just learned that iOS 14 will support YouTube's VP9 codec. All I can say is, it's about... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/Zx2FEoPJkYI "Lovers Hollow" by Blue Dot SessionsSource License
The Daejeon Chronicles 