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Article Comment – Sigma fp Review

I feel like this review is way too lenient. I owned the FP for a good two months before selling, and was quite underwhelmed. The highlight clipping was pretty bad, the AF was abysmal, not just slow but also very inconsistent- and yes, I know this is a cinema camera so I was pulling my own focus for shoots, but it is still marketed as a hybrid cine/stills camera and the stills side was pretty bad. And dynamic range, especially for a full frame camera, was lacking, to say the least.
Also the UI, switching between CINE mode and STILL mode, the shutter doesn't change depending on which mode you were in, your ISO doesn't switch between modes- ex. if you were shooting at 1/1000 for stills and then quickly switched over to CINE mode, you were now shooting video also at 1/1000, not intuitive at all.
Yes, not bad for the price, but definitely feels like a beta product.

3 years ago
Boards Comment – iPhone 7 Plus Videography - FiLMiC, moondog, and more

I have an iPhone 7 Plus, just got the Osmo Mobile last week, and my Moondog lens arrived today. I couldn't wait for the iphone 7 version so I took a chance on the 37mm version.
It is true that Osmo can't balance with the lens on natively, but I 3D-printed a counter weight that I hang off of the right hand side of the Osmo and once I got the correct weight, it seems to work pretty well. I just have a 3/8" bolt sticking out of the weight and I add as many nuts as it needs until it balances. Not the most elegant solution but works.

6 years ago
Article Comment – Fujifilm Brings 4K Video to New Flagship X-T2 Mirrorless Camera

Under that rationale, you've pretty much eliminated a handful of well-reviewed and commonly used cameras from Sony, Canon, and Panasonic. I mean, your point is valid, but I look at this camera as an already awesome stills camera that now has pretty good video specs. The GH4 is a really good video-oriented camera that takes ok stills.

7 years ago
Article Comment – Fujifilm Brings 4K Video to New Flagship X-T2 Mirrorless Camera

Isn't Sony's 5-axis stabilization generally poorly reviewed though?
Now my GX85, that's got some serious stabilization worthy of envy.

7 years ago
Article Comment – Fujifilm Brings 4K Video to New Flagship X-T2 Mirrorless Camera

Plus, the sensor in this camera is the same as the A6300 (at least before Fuji's X-Trans array process is added to it).

7 years ago
Article Comment – Fujifilm Brings 4K Video to New Flagship X-T2 Mirrorless Camera

In fairness, I think we need to see some real clips from real videographers, as every promo done by camera companies (including Panasonic and Sony) generally look very sharp and video-like.

7 years ago

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