Sony A7s vs GH4 vs C100 vs 5D Mark III (!!!) – Camera Shootout – Part III – Low Light / High ISO
First Sheepcam at Tour de France with SONY’s Actioncam (ActionCameraRumors).
Preview article on the A7ii by MyPhotoJourney.
A5100 review at ThePhoBlographer.
5 axis will not solve the shutter vibration problem (Diglloyd).
Lady of Shalott shoot BTS (Sony A7S up to ISO 409,600) Vimeo.
Sony A7R in “not weatherproof” shock (Tobinators).
Sony FE 70-200 mm f/4 G : notre test (Focus Numerique).
Jorge Torralba:“t’s that time of the year again. The 2014 ZeissImages.com contest has officially begun.
Just like the previous contests we have hosted, A big thanks to Richard Schleuning of Carl Zeiss, Camera Lens Division for providing the winning prize once again. This time the winner can choose one lens from the following list.
Distagon 2/28 ZE or ZF.2
Distagon 2/35 ZE or ZF.2
Planar 1.4/50 ZE or ZF.2
Planar 1.4/85 ZE or ZF.2
Makro-Planar 2/50 ZE or ZF.2
Touit 2.8/12 E or X
Touit 1.8/32 E or X
Touit 2.8/50M E or X
Loxia 2/50 E
Loxia 2/35 E
This year’s theme will be “In the Open”. This could be any subject photographed outdoors where the surroundings blend well with the main subject and contribute to the overall image. For example, a nice landscape where the overall scene is the main subject, a cow grazing on a field where the surroundings make the cow seem interesting rather than boring, a portrait where bokeh from the surroundings enhance the subject, a fire fighter surrounded by a blazing building. Being captivated by the image is what we want.
Try and avoid portraits where you are only drawn to the main subject and ignore the rest of the frame. Avoid macro work and the proverbial cornucopias. Avoid heavy post processing that makes a photo look unnatural.
I think you get the picture now The objective is to maximize use of the entire frame and captivate the viewer.
You are allowed three entries under the category 2014 – Contest. This time, the contest is open to Zeiss users and non- Zeiss users as well. This will give all photographers a chance to own a coveted Zeiss lens. The only catch is that whatever camera you use must accept a Zeiss lens.
The contest will close on Dec 31, 2014 23:59:59 GMT and the judges will include staff members of Popflash Photo and ZeissImages.com
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There is a typo in the contest article. Here is the 2014 Contest info http://www.zeissimages.com/topic/1131
Speaking of weather sealing, any confirmation on whether it’s been upgraded in the a7ii? The reviews say it has, but the official specs don’t seem to mention it…
The Sony A7s colors are just incredibly bad compared to the other cameras, and it is also outperformed by both Canon cameras until ISO 3200 and by the C100 until ISO12800. Then it takes over, but the bad color rendition prevents it to be used for anything more than specialized very low light applications.
Can the lenses have something to do with it?
They said they used the exact same Zeiss Distagon T 35mm/F1.4 ZE lens (with different mounts).
Canon dialed-in extremely well (from a color-science perspective) to skin tones, not so much in other areas. Manufactures are just different in their color pallets and need considered grading/color correction by an experienced eye.
They are used the flattest profile the A7S provides, the S-LOG 2, once graded the colours will pop. So your criticism is not valid at all. If you don’t want to spend time grading simply use one of the other picture profiles in camera.
Nope, the video specifies that on the A7s the S-Log 2 is only available from ISO 3200 and up. The bad colors appear even at lower ISOs, so what you are saying is not valid.
The A7S’ S-log is for the most part underexposed at 3200 ISO, better overexposed on flat scenes by a stop or two. It’s a proper challenge to grade correctly. I’ve seen professionally graded footage and its stellar, just very very tough for an inexperienced colorist to get there. It’s the opposite to the Canon file, which are pretty good straight out the can. FilmConvert is worth its weight in gold with Sony log footage if you are struggling, especially now they have the A7S profiles!
Well…explain this to a couple to whom you just shot their wedding with the A7S and they look yellow-greenish…let’s see if they will pay for your service 🙂
Yes, that’s an issue if your skill-set isn’t up-to speed reference grading. Try hiring a digital assistant, most the 2nd year film-school kids are raring to go and are pretty up with Resolve.
The C100 looks lovely, AVCD too, just goes to show what can be achieved with the lower bit-rate codec. Up to 3200 ISO, its got a great look, a serious video camera that in its price range is very impressive. It’s twice the price of the A7S though, doesn’t shoot RAW stills and is a more generic performer. The C100 is a better choice if you are a social videographer. Its not a better choice if you were a stills shooter providing event/pr/press coverage though, that’s the A7S’ niche.
those horrible yellow/greenish skin tones made me sell my A7, great camera but I fiddled forever with different converter settings and every time i hat the feeling “oh this looks good now” another lighting situation came and all looked ugly again. changed to an x-t1 (for stills, of course) which can´t match the fullframe sensor in terms of iso performance and detail, but the colors are so good i often can use the jpegs straight out of cam without doing anything to them in terms of color correction. huge time saver.
Canon color science is tailored/tuned to the western aesthetic, it looks better on caucasian skin-tones, it’s the preferred choice amongst fashion shooters for that reason. Maybe Sony are tailoring their color palette elsewhere……..
How to keep somebody’s “guru status” up: just say that the 5 axis won’t help with the shutter (fake) problem.
In this way your “guruness” will be untouched by any new tech!
Well done, keep up with the good work…