In this detailed video we go over all the settings specific to photography: Download Video Notes If you’re new to the camera it will take some time to sink in. Don’t worry if you find it hard, I’ve personally seen Sony’s engineers struggle to find settings on their own cameras!
In this lesson we’ll record a piece of audio directly to the Sony a7R II, and then to the Tascam DR-60D recorder. Here are the results for your comparison*: Recorded to Sony a7R II sample Recorded to Tascam DR-60D sample *No processing has been done. The hiss is from the system itself, probably the microphone … Read more
In this lesson we’ll record a piece of audio directly to the Sony a7S II, and then to the Tascam DR-60D recorder. Here are the results for your comparison*: Recorded to Sony a7S II sample Recorded to Tascam DR-60D sample *No processing has been done. The hiss is from the system itself, probably the microphone … Read more
This lesson is common to the a7R II and a7S II cameras. There are five kinds of ND filters: Threaded Variable ND filters Threaded ND filters 2mm square filters (4×4, for still photography) 4mm rectangular filters (4×4, 4×5.6, 6×6) for matte boxes Specialty filters, like for super-wides, gelatins and drop-in filters, etc. Before I get into recommendations, … Read more
This lesson is equally relevant to both the Sony a7R II and a7S II. Before we can look into ND filters, we’ll need to know what kind of ND filter to buy. The first important classification, one which certainly affects the price, is whether or not we need ‘hot mirror’ or IR ND filters. Every … Read more
Can the Vizelex ND Throttle Review be used for professional work? Let’s find out in this comprehensive review.
This is the complete and comprehensive review of the Vizelex ND Throttle (sold by Fotodiox Pro – B&H, Amazon) for the Sony a7R II, a7S II and a7II. I am specifically reviewing the Nikon G to NEX version, and results may be pertinent only to my copy. Your mileage may vary. What is the ND Throttle? The ND … Read more
There are two parts to this question: What ND filters for non-S-Log2/S-Log3 modes? What ND filters for S-Log2/S-Log3 modes? ND Filters for non-Slog-2/S-Log3 modes The Sony a7S II records video normally in a range of 100 ISO and up (except for Cine4, which starts at 200 ISO). Here are some general lighting scenarios from real life (Shutter is at … Read more
There are two parts to this question: What ND filters for non-S-Log2 modes? What ND filters for S-Log2 modes? ND Filters for non-Slog-2 modes The Sony a7R II records video normally in a range of 100 ISO and up (except for Cine4, which starts at 200 ISO). Here are some general lighting scenarios from real life (Shutter is at … Read more