Caleb Pike compares the a7 III to the a7s III and is stupefied! hehe https://youtu.be/UhY0ce-OfKc
a7 III vs. a7s III: Massive Improvement in Color!
Series of Fashion Films By Brazilian Photographer Thiago Palia
If I didn't tell you that Thiago Palia's exquisite fashion shoots weren't made with a cinema camera, would you be able to tell? Palia's Sony a7 III videos could easily be mistaken for those taken with cameras costing tens of thousands of dollars more. For many of his clips, he uses the relatively inexpensive Zeiss... Continue Reading →
Austin Black’s Impressions of the FX9
I'm sharing these videos by Austin Black because (1) he talks about the differences between shooting with the a7 III and the FX9; (2) they demonstrate the natural, lovely-looking skin tones the FX9 is capable of; (3) he shares impressive examples of S-Cinetone, difficult to find online and; (4) he uses LUTs designed to mimic... Continue Reading →
Coming Soon! a7 III Two Years On
a7 III, 35mm f/1.8, S-log2, ISO 800, f/5
R6 Dynamic Range?
The rumored price of the a7s III is $3,500.00. Throw in an Atomos, cables, batteries, SSD, cage and magic arm and we’re looking at $4,500.00. Let’s be straight: we weren’t demanding full HDMI out, XLR inputs, false color or vectorscopes - all that most hybrid video shooters were asking for was a darn flippy screen,... Continue Reading →
Leeming LUT Athena – Sony A Series
Here's a screen grab from the model shoot yesterday, shot with the Sony a7 III, FE 85mm f/1.8, Hoya ND8, S-log2, ISO 800, f/6.3 and graded with Leeming LUT Pro. Very excited about the new LUTs, and S-log2 is now my very favorite picture profile; but the banding in the sky just kills it for... Continue Reading →
Great Skin Tones With DaVinci Resolve & Leeming LUT Pro
Shot with the Sony a7 III and S-log2. https://youtu.be/BLngo0vEX3w
Alpha Cameras Just Got A Whole Lot Better
With the release of Paul Leeming's 'Athena' LUT, Sony Alpha cameras now have dazzling color. The video was shot with the a7 III, Sony 85mm f/1.8, Cine2 picture profile and edited in DaVinci Resolve using an LG OLED as a grading monitor. https://youtu.be/GC3kx9BJW_o
Leeming LUT Pro ‘Athena’
Alongside the newly released Pro II LUTs, Paul Leeming has also given us Athena LUTs, which he says "are a brighter version of Pro II, designed around placing middle grey (also known as 18% grey) at the 50% IRE level after the LUT has been applied, while retaining the same perfect colorimetry". Both Athena and... Continue Reading →
Magical: Leeming LUT Pro + RocketStock LUTs
Here are a few screen grabs from a recent project, shot with the Sony a7 III, FE 85mm f/1.8, Cine2 and graded with Leeming LUT Pro and RocketStock LUTs. Straight out of camera. Waveform (Luma). RGB Parade. Vectorscope. Leeming LUT Pro, pulled down shadows, boosted saturation. RocketStock LUT (Korben). RocketStock LUT (Arabica). RocketStock LUT (Fusion).... Continue Reading →
The Daejeon Chronicles 