Mirrorless Cameras (MILC) and Lenses

[Mercutio]

My partner worked an actual high society event and in mid-size music venues. Lighting in nightclubs and 300 seat theaters is never going to be good, even with f/1.8 lenses and bodies that manage 12k ISO in an acceptable fashion. She seems to love the RF 24mm on her R7. ~35mm is definitely a fantastic focal length but she really shocked me for doing 80% of her shooting with that one lens. She has a much better knack for street photography than me as well.

I am looking at Dehancer, which seems to have a lot of film processing options, vs DxO + Filmpack. Dehancer has to be licensed per application but I could buy it for say Resolve and C1 for less than the DxO full package costs.

On the other hand I could just through a .25 Black Mist filter on and get a lot of the same results as far as skin smoothing.

 

[sdbardwick]

I don't know about NY, but have had no issues in Boston or Nashville with lighting. Was a P/S or some tiny sensor used that created excessive noise? What is meant by the Quickpath? The website indicates it is a platform for AI something or other, but nothing in particular for photography. Other uses are a keyboard or some hardware to connect in iNtel processors.

I think Merc meant QuickSync.

 

[Mercutio]

I think Merc meant QuickSync.

QuickPath is the tech analogous to AMD Hypertransport.
In my defense, I'm pretty sure it's also the interconnect for Intel Iris XE APUs.

 

[Handruin]

Has anyone been following and/or find interesting the news about Sony's new global shutter? Sounds like it's a decent step forward.

Sony claims to fix the rolling shutter problem with its latest A9 III mirrorless camera

Today, Sony is launching the $5,999 A9 III, a full-frame camera with a global shutter.

www.theverge.com

 

[LunarMist]

It is good for certain action purposes, but ES is always a little bit noisier than a mechanical shuttered body and this GS seems worse. I'd like to see Claff's analysis when the camera is released. Extra noise is not going to fly so well at higher than 24 MP.
A ~3ms scan time has been fine for decades in cameras with 1/250th sync. It's just the 1/30th to 1/125th readout times that are lagging. So I'd rather have 61MP sensor with a readout like 1/270th as the Z9/Z8.
S*ny sucks in so many ways, escepially with the lack of tele lenses, that the camera are rather undesirable. The a9III will probably be known as the first practical camera with the ultra-fast readout and most good cameras will probably implement that in a few years.

 

[Mercutio]

Not having to worry about banding on electronic shutter under cheap lights would make me a lot happier given my shooting needs, but I'm not buying a $6000 Sony just to get it.

Maybe the R6 mk 3 or a Canon R1 will have it.

 

[Handruin]

What you both hinted at was more my point about seeing a global shutter option available and the benefits it could bring for things like flashes/lighting and less specifically about switching to a Sony camera. I don't know their product lineup well enough to have any opinion but it sounds like you both have reservations about their camera lineup.

 

[LunarMist]

I've only drabbled in EMount, but 10K in it's not solving some basic issues of humanity. S*NY has a bunch of weird stuff and no teles to speak of. They never had much of a flash system. Nikon was best for that decades ago, but have completely lost interest. Nissin has a deal for all their
flashes recently. https://nissindigital.us/

Canon flashes are good, but the compatibility is ridiculous since they changed the shoe connections and deliberately don't allow the new ones to work on the R5 and older bodies. So you need to buy the $1000 ,EL-1 instead on the EL-5 for example. And nowadays the Wi-Fi systems are sucking interference badly.

 

[LunarMist]

Not having to worry about banding on electronic shutter under cheap lights would make me a lot happier given my shooting needs, but I'm not buying a $6000 Sony just to get it.

Maybe the R6 mk 3 or a Canon R1 will have it.

One of the issues with a camera is the versatility and the S*ny 1st gen GS is not giving that with its low resolution, higher noise and 250 base ISO.
I just don't see Canon doing with the R1 since it is reportedly coming out early next year. Maybe they will have an R3 II targeted for the sportive types?

 

[Mercutio]

Fingers crossed for an R6v3 when I get around to updating, although I suppose a feature like that will probably be reserved for the more expensive SKUs for at least the next couple generations. The 1DXmk3 is also a low-MP sports shooter and was fairly recently Canon's flagship, so there is definitely a bias toward fast and accurate shooting versus highest possible pixel count at the high end of its product lines. I'm very happy to shoot pictures of human beings at 20 - 24MP and 100mm+ focal lengths. Editing is a lot easier when I don't have to go looking for every scar, zit, or unplucked stray hair.