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Sony A7S Guide Main Menu

This is the main menu of the Sony A7s Guide. Click on any link (in red) to navigate. Use the Main Menu link to arrive back here. Module A: Getting the Sony A7s ready for duty Quick-start guide: A guide for the first time user Sony A7s Review: What kind of projects is it good for? How […]

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Comparison of Film Emulation LUTs – Filmconvert vs Magic Bullet Film vs Juan Malera’s Free LUTs

How do you make sense of all the hundreds of film emulation LUTs in the market today? Which one’s the best?

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JJC TM-F2 Review: Intervalometer for the Sony A7s

This is the complete review of the JJC TM-F2 intervalometer for the Sony A7s. Let’s get started. Goals Before reading and watching the review, it is important to first understand the goals of the review. The two goals of this review are: To check if the intervalometer is of sufficient build-quality to be trustworthy To study and […]

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Understanding Bracketing in the Sony A7s

In this lesson we’ll go through bracketing features in the Sony A7s. We’ll cover: What is bracketing? The two types of bracketing in the A7s What the limits of the A7s are in terms of bracketing The bracketing order Merging images to HDR Here’s the video: Here’s the chart shown in the video displaying the […]

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Quality of 4K recording

In this lesson we’ll look at two things: General thoughts on the quality of 4K video from the Atomos Shogun Which Prores/DNxHR version to use for 4K? General thoughts on the quality of 4K video from the Atomos Shogun Here are the three versions of Prores (HQ, 422 and LT) from the Atomos Shogun (click […]

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My Recommendations: Should you shoot 1080p Prores/DNxHD over XAVC S?

Here are my recommendations on the 1080p Prores vs XAVC S problem. Remember, this only applies to 1080p and not UHD or 4K! Follow this simple flowchart: 1. Are you shooting chroma keys? Or is there compositing work involved? If yes, shoot Prores HQ/DNxHD 220x. If no, go to step 2. 2. When grading, will […]

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XAVC S vs Prores: Latency, Grading and Chroma Key

In this lesson we’ll compare the quality of the internal XAVC S codec against Prores HQ, Prores 422 and Prores LT to understand when to choose which. I’ll only be focusing on 1080p. In this part we’ll study latency, grading and chroma key. I’m going to be comparing XAVC S with Prores HQ, 422 and LT, […]

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XAVC S vs Prores: Resolution, Dynamic Range and Noise

In this lesson we’ll compare the quality of the internal XAVC S codec against Prores HQ, Prores 422 and Prores LT to understand when to choose which. I’ll only be focusing on 1080p. What do I mean by ‘quality’? Here are three things we’re going to test: Resolution, noise and dynamic range Grading stress test […]

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How to expose correctly using the Atomos Shogun – S-Log2

In this lesson we’ll learn how to expose S-Log2 using the Atomos Shogun. It was made with the a7S but the same applies to the a7R II and a7S II. The test is similar to what I used to explain the Picture profile modes, and I’ll be using a DSC Labs OneShot as reference. The lighting is pure […]

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How to record 4K from the Sony A7s and what’s the cheapest way?

There are currently four ways to record 4K from the Sony A7s: Atomos Shogun ($1,995+) Convergent Design Odyssey 7Q+ ($2,295+) Blackmagic Design Ultrastudio 4K ($945.25) Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro 4K ($199) The most inconvenient way for field use is the Ultrastudio 4K, which needs a rack system. The best bang for the buck is the […]