Microphone Shootout Coming Soon!
We just uploaded a brief test and comparison of the Rode Wireless Go with the Rodelink Filmmaker Kit and unconditionally recommend the former for its preposterously compact size and weight as well as for its ludicrously cheap price. Nevertheless, we must add the reservation that, for the very best sound quality, it is highly recommended... Continue Reading →
How Effective Is IBIS on a Tripod?
Landscape photographers often ask whether they should use IBIS when the camera is mounted on a tripod to reduce camera shake caused by windy conditions. We couldn't emulate the windy conditions of outdoor shooting, but we were able to conduct an unapologetically unscientific test to try to answer a question which has eluded humanity for... Continue Reading →
I Really, Really Wanted to Like this Lens
Final test of the Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 FE. https://youtu.be/czSN8GxD-ns
Dust!
I talk about shooting 8-bit HLG HDR video with the a7 III, VESA’s meaningless HDR specs, my brand new gimbal, lenses I seldom shot with before and why I’m using them now, rec.709 and the film look, the best way to evaluate your lenses, the glaring absence of affordable HDR grading monitors and whether dust... Continue Reading →
Cine2 My Favorite Photo Style
Sony a7 III, Sony Zeiss Planar 50mm f/1.4, ISO 640 1) No effects applied 2) Graded footage
Bird Tuesday
Screen grabs from 4K video shot with the GH5 and the brilliant Veydra 85mm T2.2 Mini Prime (ETC mode enabled). In-camera sharpening dialed all the way down, no sharpening added in post.
Why You Want the X-Rite Colorchecker
Comparing the results of white balancing with the X-Rite Colorchecker and a random piece of paper, you'll notice immediately that the clip white balanced with the random piece of paper is contaminated with a distinct yellowish cast - in the shadows, in the highlights, in the cigarette lighter, in the cologne and everywhere else for... Continue Reading →
DPReview Readers React to FE 135mm f/1.8 GM MTF Scores 😂
@Clayton1985 2013 - Sony doesn't have any lenses. 2016 - Sony doesn't have great lenses. 2017 - Sony doesn't have good quality control. 2019 - Sony is forcing me to change the definition of a great lens. 2020 - Lenses and quality control are overrated, it's really all about ergonomics and color science. @RubberDials It's... Continue Reading →
ISOs Are All Phony
Thanks to Tony Northrup.
Canon Capitulates
In online forums, not a few commenters insist that Sony must answer promptly to Canon's $1,299 crippled entry-level full frame mirrorless camera. But the very idea that Sony needs to respond to the EOS RP is absurd when you take a moment to think about it. Can you imagine Sony releasing a plastic-fantastic full frame... Continue Reading →
Olympus O-MD E-M1X Quandary
To understand what’s going on with all the fury surrounding the E-M1X, we need only glance back at last year. 2018 was a watershed moment in mirrorless history. We not only saw Sony break the price barrier with the a7 III, but Canon and Nikon both entering the full frame market with their own full... Continue Reading →
Olympus OM-D E-M1X: For Whom?
Reviews are pouring in, and one common theme emerges: nobody can quite figure out who the OM-D E-M1X is for. Below, excerpts from a half-dozen reviews. TechRadar • Constrained by MFT sensor • EVF resolution not as high as rivals Digital Camera World • “Bulky” for Micro Four Thirds • “Pricey” for Micro Four Thirds... Continue Reading →
The Worst Codec Ever Made
https://youtu.be/XKNuVq2npXs "Cupido" by Frank Guerrero License
The Daejeon Chronicles 