a7S II

Honestly, my a7Sii got me so good at MF that when I upgraded, it felt like AF was getting in the way. It’s a great too to have but I generally prefer not using auto anything

When I bought my GH6 I wanted anamorphic and bought the Sirui 35mm manual lens and realised how great manual focus was for filming. Since then I have bought a pile of vintage lenses and just love them. I use them on my A7Sii also and rarely have an AF lens attached these days or have it switched to

You are me... Shot on the GH5 with 18-35 for years. Love the image and set up, DPs and producers thought I was shooting on a Red. But it obviously has some limitations. I got hired for a project that for me justified an upgrade, but like you didnt want to shell out a bunch of money. I ended up pulli

I'm in a similar position, looking to upgrade my A7iii and A7Sii (which I use as B/C cams with my A9iii) and I've been thinking of both a A7V and FX3, FX3 for better low light and the ability to have XLR input for certain jobs and the A7V to be a workhorse. My main concern about the FX3 was the auto

When i read cinematic quality and Instagram / Tiktok in the same sentence I usually roll my eyes... As others have correctly commented a camera or lens, or any single equipment for that matter does not turn something instantly cinematic. It is the combination of various things and techniques that gi

I was a Canon guy for 10 years but switched to the A7sii because at the time i was mostly shooting concerts/touring bands. So the low light was impossible to beat with every system. I would have love to have stayed with Canon, but they had no good options and it took them forever to catch up. Went f

Ef-m43 I hadn’t even considered a canon option but may work, wasn’t sure if there was already a fitthebill option out there. Love M42 and love manual focus. Always down the thrift store savings lenses but the widest M42 I have is 28mm so more of a 56 on the GH6 very useable but be even nicer to get

I just made a video about the tacking and I totally agree with droussev about the quality of the tracking and framing. I just wish it had a larger sensor. I also did a side by side with the Sony A7Sii and Sony FX9 so you can see the comparison: https://youtu.be/EgzhmxNW_Yw

3yrs later - why did I ever use autofocus - manual is king, I absolutely love it. Very rare I use AF these days. Only regular AF for me now is pocket 3 or action cam. Still love my GH6 and bought an old A7Sii for dark nights which is pretty much permanently on Manual like the GH6. Can’t find any exc

I’m a wedding videographer and I’d take the fx3/a7siii over the a7v. You’re going to run into DJs that will want you to turn your lights off during dancing after the formalities are done and the low light capabilities will come in super handy. I rock the a7sii/fx3 combo and have never experienced ov