The Sony A7S series has always been considered the leader in low light at very high ISOs. But at just 12 megapixels, it’s a big sacrifice in resolution to get there especially in the 8K age. Th...
Note: My camera is running firmware version 0.2! If the performance changes when updated, I will re-do the test Does the Panasonic GH5S finally achieve full-frame like performance at ISO 12,800 a...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/masters-darkness-panasonic-gh5s-sony-a7r-iii-extreme-low-light/
The RED Helium 8K (approx. APS-H size sensor) just leapt to the top of the DXOMark charts with a score of 108. DXOMark is a software lab test that gauges the RAW stills performance of our sens...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/opinion-dxomarks-camera-scoring-makes-zero-sense/
https://vimeo.com/135859807 When you have a Need For Speed there are two people you can call – Shane Hurlbut or Metabones. The Metabones Speed Booster adapters give us apertures as fast as F0...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/panasonic-gh4-vs-sony-a7r-ii-low-light-speed-booster-shootout/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6kSMd78oTU Timelapse photographer and EOSHD Forum user Davide Roveri has shot a revealing low light test of the new A7R II. Here is what Davide had to say on the ...
Just over 2 years ago Canon reported the testing of a prototype low light camera which I covered on the blog. Now they have commercialised it for $30,000 and it shoots 4 million ISO. Missed howe...
http://vimeo.com/99893160 “Now I See” by Philip Bloom shot on the Sony A7S The post An astounding Sony A7S low light test by Philip Bloom appeared first on EOSHD.com - Filmmaking Gear and ...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/astounding-sony-a7s-low-light-test-philip-bloom/
All the high ISO footage from the Sony A7S so far have been highly compressed and streamed on YouTube. Here we have not one but two stages of very aggressive noise reduction being applied to the ...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/realistic-impression-sony-a7s-low-light-performance-iso-12800/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYq1cwhk2Tc The Sony A7S is the camera I am most looking forward to in the coming months and although it is a shame it lacks an internal 4K codec, it does promise...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/new-extraordinary-sony-a7s-4k-low-light-test/
http://vimeo.com/95217701 My full review of the Panasonic GH4 (final retail unit) is coming next week. Until then I am enjoying Philip Bloom’s views on the camera here! A big thanks to B&H Phot...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/shooting-4k-2k-panasonic-gh4-plus-pre-review-short-film/
http://vimeo.com/90981412 Grade original 4K MOV files from the pre-production Panasonic GH4 here – https://copy.com/EoeMcoA2T9L4 Is the GH4 a match for full frame in low light? The answer, sur...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/panasonic-gh4-production-diary-day-4-low-light/
http://vimeo.com/77268402 68GB worth of material was used to get a studio based test this finely tuned, with the cameras matched in post as close as possible. This effort to remove the variables ...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/depth-test-5d-mark-iii-7d-raw-vs-blackmagic-pocket-vs-gh3/
http://vimeo.com/66206596 The 5D Mark III is already a very capable low light camera. In its factory guise whilst not quite as clean as the Canon C300 or Sony FS100, it is the best DSLR for low l...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/low-light-test-of-5d-mark-iii-raw-vs-h-264/
Full frame 35mm 16:9 format Hyper low light sensitive – even larger pixels than 1D X sensor Prototype to be shown in Japan between 5th-8th March If you think the C300’s low light sensitivity ...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/breaking-news-canon-announce-new-full-frame-sensor-for-video/
http://vimeo.com/60135187 Let’s pit the $700 Nikon D5200 against the $3000 Canon 5D Mark III and see which one comes out alive. Since the 5D Mark III failed to impress me on its launch last yea...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/nikon-d5200-vs-canon-5d-mark-iii/
http://vimeo.com/42091083 This is a torture test of the low light abilities of 3 cameras. There are three test scenes in a battered old ex-factory in the east of Berlin. The first consists of a c...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/shootout-in-low-light-5d-mark-iii-vs-fs100-vs-gh2/
http://vimeo.com/37879608 Here is a shot from Japan which was shot with both the 5D Mark II and 5D Mark III (with beta firmware) by a camera reviewer. The cleanness and lack of noise is something...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/astonishing-canon-5d-mark-iii-iso-12800-video/
http://vimeo.com/35275238 The footage here is shot with the EOSHD Intra-esting patch (AVC Intra at 88Mbit), which you can download here. Edit in Premiere CS5.5 on an AVC-Intra timeline for best w...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/optimising-the-gh2-for-iso-12800-a-video-tutorial/
Whilst I still prefer the small size and ‘tourist’ stealth factor of DSLRs for the kind of shooting I do, I can recognise why a great many want a Canon C300. The handling, EF mount, image qua...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/dispelling-the-myths-is-the-canon-c300-worth-15999/
1080p frame at ISO 12,800 from the GH2 – click to enlarge The GH2 is the best low light DSLR. It is a myth it cannot compete with the FS100 or Canon C300. I am currently experimenting a lot wit...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/tips-for-clean-iso-6400-and-12800-on-the-gh2-and-5d-mark-ii/
http://vimeo.com/31835141 Go deeper into the GH2 with the 164 page EOSHD GH2 Shooter’s Guide Vitaliy Kiselev revealed his latest version 3.63 GH2 hack yesterday. In it is a innocuous patch that...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/latest-gh2-hack-unlocks-stunning-iso-12800-with-film-like-grain/
https://www.vimeo.com/28529236 EOSHD is now a Digital Photography Review contributor. Read my full IFA 2011 show report at DPReview.com here. After a lot of Dear Sony letters they have finally en...
https://www.eoshd.com/review/sony-nex-5n-review-and-video-footage/
The Sony F3 will have a dedicated Super 35 video sensor with huge pixels – can DSLRs compete? With news from Sony that the F3 has a built anew Exmor Super 35 2k sensor unrelated to DSLRs comes ...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/sony-f3-has-4-times-light-gathering-ability-of-5d-mark-ii/
14725782 Rather than getting bogged down over which DSLR has the best microphone socket and lug straps, and then discussing it for 7 days on a 500 page thread, some take the approach that I too p...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/the-urban-guitarist-philip-bloom-challenge-2/
Above: left Canon’s ultra-large-scale sensor and right is the 5D Mark II’s full frame sensor. Is this really a cover for something about to hit commercial production? I think it is. Canon hav...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/have-canon-made-global-shutter-breakthrough-with-experimental-sensor/
There is a new aspect to consider when shooting video on DSLRs. According to sensor benchmarking solution provider DXOMark, the Panasonic GH1 is the only camera which understates it’s actual IS...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/explained-the-panasonic-gh1-s-750-iso-advantage-over-canon/
12718346 The new 44MBIT AVCHD is amazing in low light. It holds onto so much more detail at ISO 1600. The GH1 needs careful handling and a great lens to perform at ISO 1600. You need to expose we...
As the Canon 5D Mark II and Nikon D3S show, full frame may be winning now – but do we really need it? Rise of the compact High Sensitivity sensors Recently I was comparing sample photos from th...
10657409 If possible please watch the test footage on a proper display via DVI or HDMI, not a laptop screen. It makes a HUGE difference in perception. The results of EOSHD’s low light shootout ...
10563576 Note: The web levels the playing field. Full-screen it on a TV! Welcome to Part 1, Video 1 – Low light and the GH1’s film modes I’ve been conducting a shootout between the Panasoni...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/the-eoshd-gh1-verus-5d-mk2-shootout-part-1-low-light-gh1-film-modes/