Does anyone here have an a7s?

[runnah]

Looking to pick one of these up as a second video cam and was wondering how people were liking it.

 

[jsecordphoto]

I don't have one, but know quite a few people who have picked one up either as a 2nd body or just completely switching. Everyone I know loves theirs, minus the terrible battery life

 

[runnah]

I'd be using it mostly for video. It's either that or the blackmagic cinema 4k.

 

[pixmedic]

I thought you bought the 5DIII for video?

 

[runnah]

I thought you bought the 5DIII for video?

Yes but I need to move to 4k.

 

[pixmedic]

I thought you bought the 5DIII for video?

Yes but I need to move to 4k.

pretend for a moment you are speaking to someone completely and utterly ignorant of anything above smartphone videography. what is 4k and why do you need to move to it?

 

[runnah]

I thought you bought the 5DIII for video?

Yes but I need to move to 4k.

pretend for a moment you are speaking to someone completely and utterly ignorant of anything above smartphone videography. what is 4k and why do you need to move to it?

2x better than HD. (roughy)
Clients are asking for it.

 

[IronMaskDuval]

I need a 4k camera too. My GPU is sitting around powering a bunch of 1080 monitors. It is sad.

 

[pixmedic]

Damn. I remember when "HD" came out and was the "ultimate" viewing experience

 

[runnah]

Damn. I remember when "HD" came out and was the "ultimate" viewing experience

Just wait until 8k!

Problem I am running into is the for the a7s to output to 4k I need a $2k external recorder. So with all the extra bits and bobs I am close to $5k. Which puts me squarely in the blackmagic URSA territory.

 

[pixmedic]

Damn. I remember when "HD" came out and was the "ultimate" viewing experience

Just wait until 8k!

Problem I am running into is the for the a7s to output to 4k I need a $2k external recorder. So with all the extra bits and bobs I am close to $5k. Which puts me squarely in the blackmagic URSA territory.

I don't know anything about any of this stuff, but it sounds like at the same price point (ish) you would be better off with the black voodoo thingy since it's a dedicated 4k video camera. Unless you want the A7 as a backup camera.

 

[runnah]

Damn. I remember when "HD" came out and was the "ultimate" viewing experience

Just wait until 8k!

Problem I am running into is the for the a7s to output to 4k I need a $2k external recorder. So with all the extra bits and bobs I am close to $5k. Which puts me squarely in the blackmagic URSA territory.

I don't know anything about any of this stuff, but it sounds like at the same price point (ish) you would be better off with the black voodoo thingy since it's a dedicated 4k video camera. Unless you want the A7 as a backup camera.

Well the black magic camera is a massive thing full production style. It's big heavy and requires lots of prep. The a7s is way smaller and requires less setup.

Pros and cons for sure so I might rent both and see.

 

[jsecordphoto]

Not sure how the black magic does in low light, but I'm sure you know how absurdly good the a7s performs at high iso.

 

[pixmedic]

Just buy them both, then go with the black magic and give me the A7

 

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