Id choose the a7r iii over the a7s ii in a heartbeat. I compare the new sony alpha a7iii mirrorless camera to the a7s ii which has been one of the best selling hybrid cameras for video shooters. A better test of the a7s s low light imaging capabilities would be conducted handheld. In this interview we talk about the various aspects of the sony a7s that made it a killer camera to use on long form narrative production. Sony a7r ii vs a7s ii made easy in this video comparison. Weve recently received a sony a7s and wasted no time putting it up against the a7r and canon eos 5d mark iii to see how it compares. Also has a couple of sony a7s shots in there, and a gopro hero 4 shot. Manhattan night skyline sony a7sii 4k low light test. Our efficiency increased by 34x and we could power through a day shooting at speeds wed never imagined were possible.
But what makes this camera so wanted and how does it perform compared to the already excellent sony a7r ii. Cade makes a great point when he says that some people will opt for buying an expensive lens that has a wider aperture, but wont spend the same amount of money on a basic lighting kit. Lowlight comparison between the gh5s, a7s ii, and a7r iii. Initial impressions of the sony a7s ii updated with. A more realistic impression of the sony a7s low light performance at iso 12,800 june, 2014 by andrew reid eoshd all the high iso footage from the sony a7s so far have been highly compressed and streamed on youtube. Get your free copy of the ebook called astonishingly detailed and useful by filmmaker magazine. It features probably the best low light slow mo vaping tricks on the net. However, the sony a7r iii and a7s ii arent too bad either and deciding which one to get is no easy task. Every one of them is a competent camera, and their lowlight performances are. Ultimate low light settings sony a7iii custom picture profile plus settings guide sony a7iii lowlight picture profile that will get you the best video quality with least amount of. Sony a7s scientific lowlight comparison gave us some idea of how well the a7rii performs check it out here.
Its only once you push past than into special use one off mega high isos that you see its worth. I have never seen another camera that can compete with this cameras low light ability. Masters of darkness panasonic gh5s and sony a7r iii in. Low light test using the sony a7s camera with minimal noise reduction and basic colour correction. Download and play with the different camera profiles. For instance, my c100 performs really well at extremely high isos and while the a7s definitely would beat it in a low light test, the difference wouldnt be that. I shot this test with lyon films see credits to evaluate their new sony a7s camera. Your email will be stored with exclusively and you can unsubscribe from our newsletters at any time. Panasonic lumix dcgh5s vs sony a7s ii low light shootout. From what ive shot so far, its all there except im getting an incredible amount of noise in low light. In fact, whenever i attend industry meetings like nab or when im giving workshops im constantly amazed how omnipresent this. In short the a7is is without a shadow of a doubt is the new low light king. I took the new camera out in the field and here are my first impressions. The sony a7s is a game changer for film and tv production.
When it comes to image quality, the a7s is fantastic, and the low light performance is simply staggering. All of the videos feature footage shot on the sony a7s with varying degrees of darkness. Everyone had been saying the just out sony a7s is a low light monster of a camera. Eoshd pro log for sony cameras a7s ii, a7r ii, a6300 and.
But where the r in a7r stood for resolution, the s in the 12mp a7s stands for sensitivity. For vimeo at 720p the image is definitely usable at iso 12,800. Low light sony a7s ii stills and 4k sample videos from the big apple. If youre a vimeo plus or pro user you can download a bunch of original. Vimeo rolling out 4k streaming for pro users plus some. The iso range goes from 100 all the way up to 409,600. Short test of the crazy low light capabilities of the sony a7s ii using the mitakon 50mm f0. The new sony a7s ii is available now and definitely a bestseller mirrorless video camera. Because of the low light sensitivity of the sony a7s we were able to shoot at f4. How to properly set up your sony a7s for video a philip. First week using a7s bought for iq, low light and dynamic range. The low light sensitivity was the single most powerful game changing aspect of the sony a7s. Taking a look at the new a7iii and how its low light performance stacks up against the a7s.
Sony a7s metabones mkiv ef to e mount adaptor canon 24105 f4 is this is shot handheld camera settings. We shot the panasonic gh5s against the sony a7s ii to see whether the videocentric lumix can wrest the low light crown away from its full frame rival. The sony a7s is an amazing camera, incredible low light capacities, but when shooting. Our primary goal was to evaluate the dynamic range and high iso capabilities in low light situations. We used the sony a7s for the first time on a tv pilot and were blown away by the efficiency of workflow especially with its low light prowess. Music is now i see so apt for this film i took it for the title too. A more realistic impression of the sony a7s low light. The let down for me was simply that the camera didnt perform that much better than some of the other low light cameras i have used. Here we have not one but two stages of very aggressive noise reduction being applied to the images. As i said before, you probably dont want to crank your iso beyond 64,000, but that will be enough in most shooting scenarios.
The a7ii can have quite a bit of moire, so it is not ideal for video. Vimeo is an amazing video service for original creative work, but its also a company with real human employees. We chose challenging but common situations like high contrast day exterior and interior as well as extreme low light with practical sources. Sony a7iii vs a7s2 extreme lowlight comparison youtube. As we know, the famous sony a7s is legendary in terms of lowlight and the sony a7rii vs. Sony a7s video shot using only moonlight looks like. All the high iso footage from the sony a7s so far have been highly compressed and streamed on youtube. I applied neat videos noise reduction and filmconvert before grading with davinci resolve. Aside from shooting incredible low light footage, the a7s also has very good dynamic range performance. Both the a7s and the a7s ii are fantastic in low light scenarios. Well let you draw your own conclusions, but our initial assessment is that the panasonic comes closer than we expected, and outperforms the sony when you need to maintain a certain depthof. Ive been lucky enough to have a sony a7s for the past week and in between working for at broadcast asia in singapore ive. What can give an instrument like the sony a7s in the hands of enthusiastic and skilled professional, whether videography, are motorcycling, you can check the full video taken is good quality in low light conditions.
But we wanted to know how that lowlight performance works in. One of the big draw cards is the cameras low light ability. Sony a7s video shot using only moonlight looks like it was. My initial thoughts blogpost with low light footage will be up soon. Thats why the a7s files will be sharper and have fewer problems with moire. If youre interested in what the low light potential of the a7s is, check out a few of the following videos. Ill be concentrating almost exclusively on the low light capability of the a7s, particularly for landscape astrophotography. The sony a7s has 12 megapixels but their increased size on a full frame sensor allows it to capture more light in fact, much much much more light than its competitors. Ive been lucky enough to have a sony a7s for the past week and in between working for at broadcast asia in singapore ive been testing the camera out. Download the original file to see the heavily compressed 40mbit 4k file. The sony a7s has become the turnto camera for many smaller runandgun purposes due to its size, its video functionality including proper xavc s codec, peaking, zebra and the incredible low light performance.
The gh5s was designed by panasonic in an effort to create a better camera for video than the gh5 already was. The sony a7s ii looks a lot like its fullframe alpha mirrorless counterparts, but behind the familiar face are some important new features namely, the ability to record 4k video internally. Last year, sonys a7s camera blew us away with its low light video powers that could capture decent footage, even when in complete darkness. It is compatible with a range of luts in post production, in addition there are 25 eoshd film looks luts included, designed especially for pro log. The sony a7s low light performance is beyond any other camera of its price range in fact it blows away cameras of multitudes its price. Ive read you should expose 23 stops over in slog 2 to reduce noise, but its still there. As you can see in the example images below, there isnt a major difference between the two cameras in low light. Shot on sony a7s using a metabones ef to emount adapter mkiii and sigma 50mm 1. The a7s is sonys newest entry in its fullframe mirrorless lineup. The mighty a7s ii low light camera model barely displays any advantage at iso 12,800 and cant do super 35mm mode in 4k due to the low megapixel count. The original file that is available here contains the 4k resolution with much higher bitrate.
I tried to piece together a meditative sequence to reflect the feeling you get when you are there for any length of time, you just end up seeing more and seeing slowly. The video files from the a7s are created from a full readout of the sensor at 24 and 30p, but the a7ii skips lines. Sony a7r ii vs a7s ii made easy in this video comparison by tim fok 30th january 2016 share. Sony a7rii lowlight footage how well does it handle. Video of the aurora borealis in real time shot on the sony a7s at iso 25600 with no noise reduction. Sony a7s low light performance low light bananamana films. I have the varavon zeuss cage on a7rii which is lovely with its large. Obviously the solution to shooting in low light is to add more light, but hear me out. Video of the aurora borealis in real time shot on the sony. Full frame a7s camera with 4k video recording sony. The a7s ii looks to be even better in low light once you get up to iso.
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