Cinema5D makes it clear why the EOS-R5/6 are not made for professional video shooting

Share

Before to move on with the post let me make an anti-troll statement:

The Canon EOS-R5 and R6 are great cameras with tremendous IBIS performance and nice 8K add-on (on the EOS-R5). Chapeau to Canon!

Now to the story:

What you see on the image above is the new Canon EOS-R6 covered with a bag of Ice cubes in a (failed!) attempt to cool down the camera. Cinemad5D made the first independent attempt to shoot a professional movie with the R6 and writes:

Recording time imitations is one thing but overheating shutdown in unexpected points of the filming day is truly an obstacle. Furthermore, the recovery time is long (or at least seems to be long when you are under pressure to resume filming as your talents are all waiting). As my frustration grew, I tried it all. Ice bag on the camera, strong fan pointing directly to the sensor glass (yes, at some point I did not care anymore about exposing the sensor to the strong wind as long as I can resume filming)… I also tried looking up at the sky and mumble a few words (if it doesn’t help, it won’t hurt for sure I thought). I even made promises to be a nicer person and a good friend. All for the sake of seeing the camera working again, BUT, no evil. The weather-sealed camera body did a “great job” by doing what it supposed to do, and not let anything enter it. Not even the fresh fan air…

Frustrated as hell, I had to apologize to Mari Fujii-san and Neal. Some of the best images I was supposed to capture that day were missed. Other actions had to be repeated and if it was not enough, at some point I had the “genius idea” of lowering the resolution to Full HD and continue shooting, just not to waste their time. This method worked to some extent, but not all the time. Some of the kitchen images you see in this video were upscaled from full HD to 4K in order to match the rest of the footage.

Bottom line, the Canon EOS R6 controlled my filming day instead of me controlling it in order to tell a visual story.

This is just to say that the EOS-R5/6 and the Sony A7sIII are two different kind of tools. The Canon’s are probably better suited for stills photography than video and they compete against the A7RIV and A7III. For professional video work the Sony A7sIII is definitely the way to go.

Here is Cinema5D video report:

Share

More leaked Sony A7sIII image details!

Share

Here is another image of the Sony A7sIII with the fully articulating screen. Below you can see a screen grab from the LCD screen showing the 4k 100p 4:2:2 10bit setting

Rumored Sony A7sIII specs:

  • New 12MP sensor with fast readout and S-Cinetone colorscience
  • records FHD 240fps, 4k120fps 10bit 4:2:2 and 4K120fps raw over HDMI
  • ONLY Up to 4k60 will be 10bit 4:2:2 internal.
  • Downsampled 1080p from 4K, making this the best 1080p hybrid ever made! No line skipping or pixel binning.
  • No internal RAW.
  • 600mbps bitrate
  • Base ISO 160 for S-LOG3
  • no Dual ISO
  • Max ISO 409600 (video)
  • 16bit RAW output
  • Sony claims 15 stops dynamic range
  • Movie Edit add-on compatibility for Image Stabilization in post
  • world’s highest resolution new 9.44 million dot EVF (QXGA resolution)
  • same Sony A7rIV AF system
  • new kind of passive (noise free) cooling system
  • no overheating, no recording time limits (They are claiming to not have overheating issues for at least 1hr even at the highest framerate.)
  • UHSII card and CFexpress Type A card support (each of th two slots takes them both!)
  • Looks pretty similar to a Sony A7rIV.
  • fully articulating screen like the one used by the Sony ZV-1.
  • The video record button is now on the top of the camera, placed behind the shutter button
  • price around 4.000 Euro (A7sIII now listed at BHphoto and in Germany at Fotokoch)
  • announcement late July
  • shipment start mid August

It’s finally time to join our Sony A7sIII facebook group!

On July 28 10:00 be sure to be online here on SonyAlphaRumors to follow the video livestream event. To not miss any future rumors and leaks follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Disqus.

Share

Topaz releases new Sharpen AI update: Auto masking can now detect 20 different types of subjects (and $30 discount using our code)

Share

Topaz released a new update on Sharpen AI. And for a limited time you save $30 (or Euro) when using our checkout code “RUMOR”. You can also try it for free for a month if you like to see if it works.

What’s new?

One of the new features will be the auto-detect masking tool to generate base masks. It can detect 20 different types of subjects, including people, cars, planes, and various animals. This feature can be accessed by clicking the “Masking” brush icon near the top of the screen by the view options and then clicking “Auto-Detect” in the bottom righthand corner.

Also we’ve added an “auto-detect mode” capability which will allow Sharpen AI to select the best processing mode for your image (from the Focus, Stabilize, and Sharpen modes). Each of those three modes tackles image blur at its root cause, but now users can let Sharpen AI choose for them. This update will allow users to take full advantage of Sharpen AI’s technology by requiring less user input to generate great results.

Those are just a couple of the new updates. You’ll find several updates to the UI design as well, new product tour and tutorial, as well as new fixes and additions throughout the product for a better experience.

You can use our checkout code “RUMOR” to get an additional 15% discount on all TOPAZ products (Click here). And you have this massive savings on the full Topaz Utility bundle ($195 off using our code “RUMOR“)

Share

First leaked images of the new Sony A7sIII

Share

This is the first leaked image of the new Sony A7sIII I got from J. (Thanks!). You can clearly see the red recording button, the LCD screen is fully articulating. Otherwise it’s pretty much close to the Sony A7rIV body.

Rumored Sony A7sIII specs:

  • New 12MP sensor with fast readout and S-Cinetone colorscience
  • records FHD 240fps, 4k120fps 10bit 4:2:2 and 4K120fps raw over HDMI
  • ONLY Up to 4k60 will be 10bit 4:2:2 internal.
  • Downsampled 1080p from 4K, making this the best 1080p hybrid ever made! No line skipping or pixel binning.
  • No internal RAW.
  • 600mbps bitrate
  • Base ISO 160 for S-LOG3
  • no Dual ISO
  • Max ISO 409600 (video)
  • 16bit RAW output
  • Sony claims 15 stops dynamic range
  • Movie Edit add-on compatibility for Image Stabilization in post
  • world’s highest resolution new 9.44 million dot EVF (QXGA resolution)
  • same Sony A7rIV AF system
  • new kind of passive (noise free) cooling system
  • no overheating, no recording time limits (They are claiming to not have overheating issues for at least 1hr even at the highest framerate.)
  • UHSII card and CFexpress Type A card support (each of th two slots takes them both!)
  • Looks pretty similar to a Sony A7rIV.
  • fully articulating screen like the one used by the Sony ZV-1.
  • The video record button is now on the top of the camera, placed behind the shutter button.
  • Screen: Touch function available when navigating the menu.
  • Ports: Removable port door. Two usb-c, one micro hdmi, no flash sync port.
  • price around 4.000 Euro (A7sIII now listed at BHphoto and in Germany at Fotokoch)
  • announcement late July
  • shipment start mid August

It’s finally time to join our Sony A7sIII facebook group!

On July 28 10:00 be sure to be online here on SonyAlphaRumors to follow the video livestream event. To not miss any future rumors and leaks follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Disqus.

Share

Meike announced the new 50mm f/1.2 FE manual focus lens

Share

Meike has announced this new 50mm f/1.2 manual focusing lens that will be available soon on Amazon:

  • Focal Length: 50mm
  • Lens Construction: 12 elements in 7 groups
  • Aperture Range: f/1.2-f/22
  • Diaphragm Blades: 10
  • Minimum Focus Distance: 0.6m
  • Filter Size: ø67
  • Product Size: ø73*98mm (E), ø73*96mm (RF), ø73*100mm (Z), ø73*72mm (EF)
  • FOV on FF Cameras: Diagonal 47° Horizontal 39° Vertical 26°
  • FOV on APS-C Cameras: Diagonal 33° Horizontal 26° Vertical 17°
  • Weight: Approx. 620g
  • Fit mount: E / RF / Z / L / EF-mount

via ePhotozine

Share

Sony Tidbits…

Share


Xperia 1 II – Could be The Perfect Phone for Photographers

Sirui 50mm f1.8 1.33x Anamorphic Lens review (Chungda).
Sigma 100-400mm FE test at Fujiablog.
Sigma 100-400mm test at Mapcamera.
Leica Q2 vs Sony RX1R II (Matt Granger).
Voigtlander 40mm SE test at Fujiablog.
Point-and-Shoots for Pops: 8 Compact Cameras for Father’s Day (Explora).

Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.

Join the new Sony Alpha Camera Facebook group.
To get news from our Forum subscribe that RSS feed.
I kindly invite you all to follow our RSS feed, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to not miss news and rumors

We have our own Facebook camera groups and pages you can join to discuss the upcoming new cameras in detail:
Sony A9 group and Sony A9 page.
Sony A7rIV group and Sony A7rIV page
Sony A7sIII group and Sony A7sIII page
Sony A7III group and Sony A7III page
Note: In groups you can post your own stuff like images, news and questions. While on pages you will read the specific camera news from SAR.

Share