What is ETTR? Exposing to the right (ETTR) is the way to get the best image quality for still photographs (or video, but not on the a7R II and a7S II cameras) if you’re shooting RAW. The principle is simple. When you raise your exposure to just before it clips, and shoot your image in … Read more
This is my entire gear list, both present, future and recommended (stuff I don’t need): Note: Links are to B&H and Amazon affiliates. Buying from these links will not cost you extra, and will help me earn a little bit in commission. Thanks for your support! Cameras Sony a7S (B&H, Amazon) Panasonic GH5 (B&H, Amazon) Sony a7S … Read more
Bracketing is one way to increase the dynamic range of your camera. The process is: You shoot two or more images of the same scene with different exposures. E.g., one at normal exposure, then another one overexposed by one stop, underexposed by one stop and so on. In post production, you can combine these images … Read more
Sony’s video file organization is a mess, to put it kindly. The following video will help you locate your videos (why did it have to be so hard??): Note: This was created with the a7R II though it applies to the a7S II as well. Download Video Now let’s take a quick look at the … Read more
Here’s how your files are saved, and how you can organize your stills shooting: Download Video Now let’s take a quick look at the formats and what you get (click to view 100%): I’ll update the uncompressed RAW statistics when I’ve updated my firmware. For now, it is about 85 MB @ 42MP. You’ll get … Read more
In this detailed video we go over all the settings specific to video: 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!
One of the cool things about the Sony a7R II is it can go into APS-C mode, which uses a smaller area of the sensor so you can: Use APS-C lenses Increase the magnification of your lens by a crop factor of 1.5x (but at the expense of resolution for still shooters. Video has no … Read more
Exposure is one of the fundamental tasks of a photographer and cinematographer. There’s a lot of subjectivity in how you can expose a scene, but we all need a reference point. For many, this is the in-camera meter that comes with your camera. Here’s how to use it correctly: Download Video Notes I always prefer … Read more
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!