Sony posted that new video titled “Shooting in 4K with David McLain and the a7S”. It’s a behind the Scenes with National Geographic photographer and filmmaker, David McLain, as he captures the beauty and culture of Brazil during the World Cup with the Sony a7S Mirrorless Camera.
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Fascinating. And yet the size of that rig is really something. Makes you wonder if there is any real advantage to the camera being smaller and lighter than the standard DSLR. After all, the weight of the camera must only make up a small fraction of the total weight of the rig that guy is carrying around and running around with.
Imagine, how much easier and lighter the pack can be, if you want it 3-axis stabilized with a gimbal or on a copter.
Very true, I think it’s just marketing: the victims will go out and about with their 4k cameras, shooting handheld without lights. The result will be a highly detailed mess 🙂
And can you carry around the A7s as was presented and get that footage without the rig? Try a reality check… please.
Here we go again.
In this case the weight is only part of the happy surprise for the videographer since the A7s puts out the highest quality full frame footage in the industry, especially given its low price point. And I include the idea of external drive and power in with that since videographers are well aware of these needs and will rig for them, regardless. And, if not, the XAVCs S-LOG2 will do just fine, if they know their grading. Remarkable in-camera 1080p engine, extraordinary uncompressed output otherwise that, at 1/6 the file size, competes directly with video RAW from a hacked 5D. Not bad.
The size of the rig is HUGE! I mean it looks really awful piece of cybernetic future-transformer insect stickin to the human body. LOL. Sony A7s is an amazing camera ofc, but do you really need that size of rig to really get results like the guy is showing in the video. The answear is probably no.
The rig is actually small for a stedicam rig. You can of course use smaller rigs, with potential compromises or decide not to use stedicam at all and an alternative stabilization method.
I will wait for the new tech Sony (BSI) sensored cam and forget the A7s. I am prepared to wait.
It was nice to see this again. Camera shoots amazing video. Agree the rig is a bit daunting. However, moving forward any more news on the yet to come pro ff Emount?
can anyone tell me what other 4k recorders are out there? I have been waiting for the shogun but its being pushed back to January or something.
The last info I got from a German dealer was “end of November”. Where did you see the delay announcement?
I got an email from B&H
Ya it says shooting in 4K but then the slo-mo stuff was shot at 720p right? A7s only shoots 120fps at 720p. So I don’t think I’d blow up 720p footage and put it in a 4k film.
Really great piece David. I’m impressed with your technique and vision.
Top shelf!
Just people who said that my video (of the model Lise Olsen) was pixelated can say the same here. i think XAVC-S SLOG 2 SGAMUT to H264 created something bad in premiere ?… Look around 2:08 in full hd… It is more pixelated than my images…