I'm just going to go out on a limb and say that 90% of the people who are complaining about the 5Dmk4 won't have any use, what so ever, for 4k video. This past weekend I shot a promo video for a local Crossfit, and guess what? I edited in a 720p timeline to punch in a little since we only had a 1 camera interview setup. Guess what? No one noticed. No one complained. I pitched it to a few of my video film buddies and they said they couldn't tell the difference.
Too many people want a camera that doesn't exist. You wanna know what would be nice? A 5D style body with A7s low light capabilities, 10fps photos, wifi, 4k video, 2 XLR inputs, dual pixel autofocus, focus peaking, wave forms, histograms, swivel screen, ability to load LUTs in camera, and a stabilized sensor. But guess what? Not gonna happen.
As the saying goes, get the right tool for the job. If you need a stills camera, buy a stills camera. Need cameras for stills and video but don't want to buy two bodies and want to complain a company isn't making your perfect camera? Get over it and get out of the business. It's an investment. Deal with it. If you don't make enough to afford both, that's not the companies fault. Up your game.
Now, I'm not trying to stick up for Canon. I have happily moved from Canon to Sony for video and it has been wonderful, but I happily shoot stills on my 5Dmk3 as well.
Canon did not mean to invent a video revolution. They stumbled into it, and they are under no obligation to anyone to continue advancing faster than any other company.
Too many people want a camera that doesn't exist. You wanna know what would be nice? A 5D style body with A7s low light capabilities, 10fps photos, wifi, 4k video, 2 XLR inputs, dual pixel autofocus, focus peaking, wave forms, histograms, swivel screen, ability to load LUTs in camera, and a stabilized sensor. But guess what? Not gonna happen.
As the saying goes, get the right tool for the job. If you need a stills camera, buy a stills camera. Need cameras for stills and video but don't want to buy two bodies and want to complain a company isn't making your perfect camera? Get over it and get out of the business. It's an investment. Deal with it. If you don't make enough to afford both, that's not the companies fault. Up your game.
Now, I'm not trying to stick up for Canon. I have happily moved from Canon to Sony for video and it has been wonderful, but I happily shoot stills on my 5Dmk3 as well.
Canon did not mean to invent a video revolution. They stumbled into it, and they are under no obligation to anyone to continue advancing faster than any other company.
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