Lou_Meluso Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 <p>Sony innovation strikes again!<br>Video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtbRLRhu0tg">HERE</a><br>A 12.2 MP, super low light, high dynamic range camera with 4K video. The "S" is for sensitivity.<br>Sony press release and specs <a href="http://presscentre.sony.eu/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=9680&NewsAreaId=2">HERE</a></p><p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutterbud Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 <p>I'll be watching this one.</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karim Ghantous Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 A lot of DSLRs, currently being used for video, are going to be dumped on eBay in a few months. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelChang Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 <p>With 4K video, we're getting pretty near foregoing the stills shutter button by instead pulling stills out of the video streams. Here's how the pros do it:<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5jEKDljAuM%20">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5jEKDljAuM </a> - 6:55 run time, pulling still from a Canon 1DC 4K camera. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richsimmons Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 <p>The camera is the go between for 4K, you still have to record externally to a 4K device. Interesting camera though.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_watson1 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 <p>Wonder where this new sensor will show up next? Combined with steady advances in EVF quality, one can't help but think camera design is in for significant changes--soon.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcuknz Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 <p>I would bet it will be good judging from Sony's track record in the field.<br> Though like all these DSLR adaptions they look clumsy compared to a proper videocamera.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 <blockquote> <p>"Wonder where this new sensor will show up next?"</p> </blockquote> <p>Ditto. I'm hoping it'll show up in a more affordable model. I'd even be satisfied with a non-interchangeable lens model with a reasonably fast midrange zoom. The main attraction for me would be the low light capability. I doubt I'll ever get into video enough to take advantage of the 4k capability, but it's there if the owner can use it.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lazzari Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 <p>This Nano technology is amazing and at the same time pretty scary.<br> That said; <strong>Com'on <a href="http://re35.net/">RE-35</a> !</strong></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie_robertson2 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 <p>FINALLY, a manufacturer gets it! I couldn't care less about the 4K video, it's the low light capability that is the special part for me. All these years manufacturers have been trying to strike a balance between pixel count and high ISO performance but I would much prefer to have the choice between two different cameras... one for silly amounts of pixels and one for low light.</p> <p>Imagine if Canon put the tech of their 18MP 1Dx sensor into an 8MP full frame sensor to make a super low light capable DSLR. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Taylor Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 <p>Now they just need to come out with some lenses. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 <blockquote> <p>A lot of DSLRs, currently being used for video, are going to be dumped on eBay in a few months.</p> </blockquote> <p><br />Serious lack of understanding of how and why a lot of video equipment is purchased. And what cine lenses cost.</p> <blockquote> <p>Now they just need to come out with some lenses.</p> </blockquote> <p>That would be a start, but it's going to take more than that. Apparently some people think it comes down to a body, but if you work in the video business, there's a lot of other considerations, including lenses and support. Canon has a repair (and loaner) facility on the lot I've been shooting on. Sony doesn't have a chance, no matter what body they bring out.</p> Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Taylor Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 <p>Agree. <br> This new Fuji XT-1 stomps the Sony IMO. I owned the A7 but sold it. Have been shooting with the Fuji this week and it's amazing. Killer lenses. I think I can stop carrying around 2 Canons now and go with this as my second body.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karim Ghantous Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I'm quite aware of what cinema lenses cost, Jeff, but thanks for the consideration. And if you think that 2K is enough, you're stuck in 2002. The market surprises. I would never allow a DSLR on a serious production, yet people use them. The 5DII is not even an HD camera and yet some productions use it. Silly, but true. Time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 <p>Much as I'd like to see a low light specialist niche camera with the capabilities of the A7s, I'm inclined to agree with the skeptics. I've been checking the used market recently for a compact mirrorless camera for my next camera and was surprised to see how many lightly used Sony A7's are already on the used market. It seems a lot of folks dove in quickly and out again just as quickly. I'm not sure what weaknesses they perceived but it doesn't lend much confidence... yet.</p> <p>On the plus side, that's good for me. I don't mind taking a risk on the right niche camera, as long as it does what I need. Lens systems don't matter much to me right now. If the A7s hits the lightly used market as quickly as the predecessors did at equally deep markdowns, I might be tempted.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mag_miksch Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 <blockquote> <p> I'd even be satisfied with a non-interchangeable lens model with a reasonably fast midrange zoom</p> </blockquote> <p>like legendary Sony R1</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yog_sothoth Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 <p>The problem with full frame mirrorless is that the lenses aren't much smaller than DSLR lenses. You can put a small micro-4/3 camera with a prime in a coat pocket or cargo shorts, but the A7 not so much. </p> <p>That said a full frame camera with MF assist for legacy lenses does have some appeal. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karim Ghantous Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Stephen, it certainly bears repeating that increased lens compatibility is a major attraction of mirrorless systems. Size is a merely positive side-effect. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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