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Most in the online community raving about 8K do not have the storage space, computer power, or even the dedicated hardware decoder required to edit it. Apart from YouTube, there is no 8K content. Many have complained of the difficulty playing 8K YouTube, either because of their computer or slow internet. I tried watching this 8K... Continue Reading →
This whole discussion of 4K vs 8K isn't grounded in reality. At all. I've watched dozens of clips shot in 8K and 4K HQ and they look no better in terms of sharpness or color than plain Jane 4K. In fact, many are actually quite soft. To show that I'm not partisan, I also downloaded... Continue Reading →
Slashcam just published their rolling shutter test results for the R5 and they're pretty remarkable. Here's the skinny if you don't have time to pore over the whole text: the rolling shutter is kind of sensational, much better than they would have expected from the very first 8K mirrorless camera, and uncommon for any full frame hybrid video... Continue Reading →
It’s nearly impossible to tell the difference between 8K and oversampled 4K HQ. Save some hard drive space and shoot 4K HQ 170Mbps rather than 8K 680Mbps. https://twitter.com/mondobytes/status/1285816694984765440?s=20 "The future of TV is in better pixels, not just more of them," Neil Hunt, Netflix's Chief Product Officer, said speaking with Digital Spy. On this front, and with... Continue Reading →
Now that it’s certain that I’ll be sticking with Sony, time to pick up the glass I’ve been holding off purchasing. The next one will be either the Samyang 85mm f/1.4 or the new Sigma FE 85mm f/1.4 to replace my FE 85mm f/1.8.
Forum member LuxShots over at DPReview explains why he passed on the R5. I, up until recently had a three camera kit: The GH4The GH5SThe latest addition is the S1H. I was considering another S1H for obvious reasons, but I was intrigued by the superior autofocus in video mode from Canon and Sony. With that... Continue Reading →
In an earlier post, we copy and pasted a statement by DPR technical editor Richard Butler in which he denies that Canon had designed the R5 and R6 to be professional video tools and explicitly denying that Canon was marketing them as such. But looking at the article again today, we were startled to discover... Continue Reading →
DPReview just published a mind-blowing article in which technical editor Richard Butler defends Canon's demonstrably deceptive marketing tactics, asserting that both the R5 and R6 perform as intended and that Canon never claimed the R5 was for professional use: It should be noted that Canon did not design either the EOS R5 or R6 to... Continue Reading →
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 →
The Daejeon Chronicles 