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Fuji X-S10: Almost like an X-H2 "Lite”?

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 12:25:03 GMT

The Fuji X-S10 is a new line, and for all intents and purposes comes across like a mid-range version of the X-H2 we know is coming. The body design does resemble the X-H1 in some ways, aside from the lack of top LCD panel. However, the most interesting thing about the X-S10 is that it packs most of the X-T4 features including the same sensor, IBIS, full sensor width oversampled 4K and 1080/240fps into a body at a considerably lower price, in a form factor that even has some advantages over the more expensive model. You can also think of ...

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iPhone 12 Pro Max marches into enthusiast and pro photography territory with new Apple ProRAW, ...

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 18:42:08 GMT

With the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, Cupertino has shifted up a gear and are marching into enthusiast camera, and even professional territory with the new technology. 5 axis IBIS, 10bit Hybrid LOG Gamma (Dolby Vision HDR) and even a new RAW format for photography dubbed ProRAW (not to be confused with ProRes RAW). There’s also now an improved optical zoom and 47% larger main sensor with 26mm lens – at least 13 stops dynamic range in ProRAW mode, which brings the sensor closer and closer to the important 1″ mark where low light performance and image quality takes a ...

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The top 20 most popular cameras of all time on the EOSHD Forum

Sat, 26 Sep 2020 11:52:11 GMT

The EOSHD Forum has been going since December 2011, so nearly 9 years now. What have been the single most popular topics during this time? Some of the topics have over 1 million views and 9000 replies. What’s interesting is the lack of impact Canon have had on the forum. The 5D Mark III is there but only due to Magic Lantern RAW. None of the other cameras made an impact on enthusiasts. The forum also has many professional videographers on it and Cinema EOS cameras are discussed but in much smaller numbers than the cameras you see here. Here’s ...

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Will Canon & Nikon leaving the DSLR market boost Pentax?

Sat, 26 Sep 2020 11:28:50 GMT

Pentax seem to have shunned the growing areas of the camera market (mirrorless cameras, cinema and videography). But as other manufacturers move on from the past will Pentax eventually benefit? Canon and Nikon have firmly committed to new lens mounts. You can think as Canon as an optics company that just so happens to also make cameras. These new lens ranges are vital to the future success and profits. Pentax however has not made the jump into mirrorless like all the other manufacturers. They are sticking with the same mount, and the same evolutionary DSLRs which have a small but ...

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CRIPPLE HAMMER HERE, CRIPPLE HAMMER THERE, Canon never cripple anywhere!?

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 15:01:33 GMT

Canon’s mythical cripple hammer needs a theme tune… an anthem. With this Berlin industrial dance band AND ONE I think I’ve found one. TURN THE VOLUME UP! Take this deadly tool and feel the daily routine You go to work for money and for me A cripple hammer here, a cripple hammer there Cripple hammer lovely tool you’ll take it everywhere Cripple hammer lovely tool tell me what I am Treating you is the only thing I can Thank you for the money, help me to survive Cripple hammer, cripple hammer help me to stay alive Canon officially say the ...

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Opinion: Why the Sony A7C harms the camera industry

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 11:53:18 GMT

When the Sony A7 III was released it allegedly damaged the appeal of more expensive $3000 mirrorless cameras, not least of all Sony’s own. In my opinion the electronics giant is now doing the same to affordable APS-C rangefinder-style mirrorless cameras, effectively ending their own APS-C line as well – an even more destructive move than last time. I am minded of the Nikkei Asian Review in July. “Smartphones are not the only reason [for the camera industry’s decline]… Japanese industry, which has a penchant for competing against its own products, can also blame itself.” The article goes on to ...

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Canon EOS R5 8K Stress Test #1 – No problem with timer reset so far

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 00:08:47 GMT

Because we now have a solution to reset the overheating timer on the EOS R5 safely, and not during recording or any hacks required, I have decided to put out a series of stress tests to see if the camera behaves reliably and whether it is comfortable to touch for prolonged periods. Does it melt? How long is it possible to record in the most demanding 8K video mode? Can you get low temperature burns? For it is now certain most users will be using this reset technique on a shoot. It is important then to find out if this ...

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Magic Lantern users create practical Canon EOS R5 overheating timer workaround

Sun, 06 Sep 2020 16:49:42 GMT

There’s now a more usable workaround to reset the overheating timer on the Canon EOS R5, even with the latest firmware. It may also work with the EOS R6 too. Credits As detailed here by VisionRouge in Hong Kong, and tested by “YourBoyLloyd” on the Magic Lantern Forum the idea involves changing the date and time in the menus 1 day in advance followed by pulling the battery (with the door sensor defeated). You can stop the recording first. Also credit to KolariVision for identifying the Realtime Clock chip on the EOS R5 mainboard. You can hear about their thoughts here. BONUS: Especially ...

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The EOSHD Interview – Kazuto Yamaki, CEO of Sigma and Takuma Wakamatsu, Sigma Fp Product Manager

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 14:06:23 GMT

I’d like to welcome Kazuto Yamaki, CEO of Sigma and the product manager of the Sigma Fp and Cinema lenses, Takuma Wakamatsu to the pages of EOSHD for this long interview! I have recently been shooting in cinemascope anamorphic with my Sigma Fp – the video you can see above is shot with the Rapido Technologies FVD-16A focus module housing a tiny Bolex Moller 8/19 anamorphic. I’ll have more on this soon, as well as how ProRes RAW performs on the Sigma Fp attached to Atomos Ninja V. Ever since the Sigma embarked on the high quality ART lenses the ...

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Hands on with the Panasonic S5 – 10bit, $1999 – is this the A7S III for the masses?

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 12:00:11 GMT

Recently a lot of the action has been in the high-end camera market, with only Fuji, Panasonic and Sigma remembering to think about the rest of us interested in enthusiast tools with cinematic high quality video recording! Now Panasonic has gone a step further from the S1, with full frame 10bit and even anamorphic at very accessible prices with the S5, in a much more compact body with fully articulated screen. I have been testing the Panasonic S5 for the past week and a full review is coming later, but first, here is my hands on with the small full ...

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Fuji GFX100 Review – the ‘mini Alexa 65’ goes to a Formula One test session

Sat, 29 Aug 2020 13:37:22 GMT

Coming soon: The EOSHD Epic Interview with Fujifilm What do you get when you combine three things that shouldn’t go together – a medium format camera, a 200mph sport and a full frame Contax Zeiss zoom lens? The Fuji GFX 100 is 65mm, VistaVision, Hasselblad X-Pan and medium format all rolled into one. But most importantly it is a mirrorless camera. This means for the first time there is a fast, small and responsive medium format camera capable of shooting sports. This also means you can use F1.2 full frame lenses, many surprisingly cover the huge sensor without a hard ...

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Canon’s dishonourable firmware is a step too far for me

Sat, 29 Aug 2020 01:24:08 GMT

Shocked faces. Big claims. Dramatic improvement. Fixed! I’ve heard it all from the usual suspects. Now listen to the truth. I’ve been around a while now and I am tired of some of the unethical nonsense I have had to put up from people. Like the time when I was writing for DPReview and out of the blue the features editor was arrested. Like the time Philip Bloom twisted my arm into covering up domestic violence allegations from not one, but two of his ex-partners, deleting posts on my forum. There’s a lot of unethical skeletons in the closet. Maybe ...

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Canon firmware update fails to meaningfully change EOS R5 timer – For honour, Canon must come ...

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 00:28:08 GMT

I find myself in the unusual position as a professional customer, of begging the company to use the full capabilities of my $4000 camera. Not much is on the line really. It’s only Canon’s future in mirrorless. Their reputation. R5 and R6 reliability. Relationships with retailers and rental shops. Customer goodwill. Honour and honesty. But I can absolutely see why Canon would want to make ABSOLUTELY sure they up-sell pros to the C200! It’s not as if retail and rental shop customers won’t be returning the EOS R5 and R6 should they find out the hard way they perform as ...

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An interview with Roger Cicala of Lens Rentals on Canon RF 600mm teardown and more

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 16:11:28 GMT

I have been a long-time follower of Roger’s blog at Lens Rentals, which gives us not just a rare glimpse inside camera gear, but also an expert eye on construction quality, weather sealing and the repairability of it all when you drop it! To celebrate Roger’s latest article I had the chance to put some questions his way, to dive into his thoughts on the 600mm, the potential for a ‘universal’ mirrorless mount and of course the EOS R5 overheating controversy. Enjoy the interview, and be sure to check out the Lens Rentals teardown of the Canon 600mm here. I ...

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This is my Canon EOS R5 recording 8K video 50 minutes straight until empty battery – video ...

Sun, 23 Aug 2020 22:48:42 GMT

I can now record 8K video on my Canon EOS R5 with no recovery period or lockout until the battery dies. I filmed the proof and it’s a clear indication that any overheating controversy is the result of an artificially restrictive timer in firmware, rather than any real thermal buildup inside the camera at the end of 20 minutes of 8K recording, monitored by a temperature sensor. We have been sold a lie. I pointed my Sony A7R IV at the Canon EOS R5 as it recorded 8K for 51 minutes in three blocks of approximately 17 minutes each. So ...

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Canon EOS R5 so-called overheat timer defeated by a single screw in battery door

Sun, 23 Aug 2020 04:23:45 GMT

On Friday, I received a message from the lead developer at Magic Lantern. An interesting theory was being put forward by one of their open source contributors, which he believed could defeat the so-called overheat timer on the Canon EOS R5. Initially I was skeptical as to whether it would work! Mainly because the initial real-world tests on my own EOS R5 did not reset the timer. But then, a break-through. Magic Lantern just became Magic Screw! Now let’s make sure I give credit where it’s due. The ORIGINAL source for this timer defeat theory is Magic Lantern Dot_Tune module author Horshack. ...

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Hey Squarespace – Reconsider your sponsorship of Tony Northrup perhaps?

Sat, 22 Aug 2020 02:51:57 GMT

Something must be done about the ethical standards of this planet and there’s no better place to start than in some small way, on YouTube. For years I’ve had my articles and forum posts co-opted by people like Tony Northrup with 1.42 million subscribers, without any credit or acknowledgement. A lot of hard work goes into writing this blog, the understanding of the technical side of my filmmaking, the journalism and sources, the research and investment in cameras. I do this purely to help people and because I live and breath technology and cinema. To see Tony Northrup fish around ...

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Removing internal battery resets EOS R5 overheat timer – Are Canon’s pants now completely down?

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 21:47:53 GMT

“Math Class” on Baidu now has detailed infrared thermometer readings of the camera’s mainboard with the back off, showing they correspond closely to the temperature reported in the EXIF data and don’t rise above 64C. He also found that if you remove the internal battery it resets the so-called overheating limitations. So who is telling the truth now, Canon? The camera was set to record 20 minutes of 8K and temperature measurements were made both during and afterwards. Peak temperatures were measured of various parts including the CFexpress card and battery. No unusual temperatures were measured and it all operated fine ...

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Panasonic S5 set to challenge Sony A7 IV, pencilled for September 2nd reveal

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:56:27 GMT

Whatever Sony have up their sleeve, it better be good because I know what full frame camera is coming next from Panasonic and it’s mightily impressive, more than you expect. I am at the moment shooting with one. For now it has to stay under wraps but stay tuned for the full review. The official unveiling is on September 2nd and will be available to watch online here: www.panasonic.com/global/consumer/lumix/s/s5.html at 10am EDT / 3pm BST.

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Silence of the recall! Is Canon turning around shipments of EOS R5?

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 12:21:52 GMT

One of my favourite guys on YouTube is Theoria Apophasis. Theo here is the antidote to the gurning frowny face / amazed face shill. I think his source is utterly convincing about the odd U-turn in the middle of the night involving 65 units of the EOS R5. Until Canon opens up and is truthful, we just have to use our common sense and listen to retailers. In the video above Theoria explains he has a source in retail and has known them for decades. He has been right before and predicted the demise of Olympus to the exact month. ...

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