Canon U.S.A. Introduces Its First Two 8K Broadcast Lenses
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“If you want a video camera get a video camera” this thing will fit nicely in my carry on /s all jokes aside this is cool!
8K res on a tiny 1.25 inch sensor is helluva sharp & ultra high resolving power.
Video showing setup of a typical Sony “hard” camera with canon lens use in sporting events. 2008 was a very exciting time when 2/3” sensor was considered “large” sensor and 5DII changed the way Indi films (and Hollywood) were made
Refreshing to see real video equipment for real video, rather than the endless arguments about which manufacturer has crammed the least-compromised video features into which still camera. And Canon certainly knows how to make real video equipment and nice lenses. Although the names UHD-DIGISUPER 51 (SP51x15.5B) 7×10.7 KAS S aren't exactly catchy...
Use this to shoot video and please give me 30MP's in my 1DXMKIII at 15fps for RAW stills. This is so easy to do. Come on!!!!!
I have a 5Dmk3. Last time I shot video was my niece's birthday on 2012. Shot it FHD, and nobody complained. As my computer screen's highest resolution is 1920x1200. I don't have a TV. I shoot family events, and send photos @ 3MP. That's the comfort zone of having no complaints about long download times, or not having enough pixels for 18x24cm prints. They've learned to ask for full resolution photos on the rare occasion they want to print larger.
But yes, we (read: all of us) need 4K. Every vlogger, and every last photographer.
Sure.
The actual standard is "one handle [to carry]" for portable and "two handles" for semiportable equipment.
8k, sigh. Really, for almost everyone, 4K is a waste. I sit about 14 feet from my 61”1080p Tv, and I can only see a bit over 480 from that distance. In order to actually see the full 1080p resolution, I have to stand about 6 feet away. 4k means about 3 feet. 8k means about 18 inches.
isnt anyone paying attention to the angle of resolution a person can actually see? I suppose not, as Tv sales continue to drop, manufacturers continue to increase unneeded resolution, when studies have clearly shown that people prefer 1080p with wide band color to 4K with sRGB. And while color standards are DCI-P3 for 4K as opposed to sRGB for 1080p, most 4K sets can’t do more than sRGB.
isnt anyone paying attention to the angle of resolution a person can actually see? I suppose not, as Tv sales continue to drop, manufacturers continue to increase unneeded resolution, when studies have clearly shown that people prefer 1080p with wide band color to 4K with sRGB. And while color standards are DCI-P3 for 4K as opposed to sRGB for 1080p, most 4K sets can’t do more than sRGB.
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There are others with better screens and those who shoot video for other than birthdays where 4k comes mighty handy. FYI
Yes, some might find it handy. As in a lot of photographers do not need 4K.
How hard was that to understand?
I want a OLED screen, but the prices are too high, and burn in is still a pretty common issue. The IQ of the OLED screens is remarkable when sitting next to a Samsung QLED Screen that they named to try and confuse buyers with OLED.
I also hate all of the remotes, none of them are easy for me to use with the loss of feeling and control in my fingers..
The Amazon Fire TV remote seems to be fairly good, but has limited functions, and voice control is not there yet. There are some remotes I have not tried, it seems to be difficult to be able to try out a remote when looking at a TV set, they are all locked away.
As far as 4K is concerned, what I see is better contrast which makes the image appear much clearer. It really does not make any difference to me as to 4K or 2K, but a clearer image and better color depth and contrast do make a big difference, and right now, there is no choice, all the new ones are 4K, even the $300 55 inch LG models I've seen at Costco are 4K, its no longer a selling point, its just standard, even my Fire TV streaming device is 4K. My internet is too slow to do more than one 4K user, and not fast enough for 8K, so I'm likely getting lower resolution in many cases. Live sports seem best.
I also hate all of the remotes, none of them are easy for me to use with the loss of feeling and control in my fingers..
The Amazon Fire TV remote seems to be fairly good, but has limited functions, and voice control is not there yet. There are some remotes I have not tried, it seems to be difficult to be able to try out a remote when looking at a TV set, they are all locked away.
As far as 4K is concerned, what I see is better contrast which makes the image appear much clearer. It really does not make any difference to me as to 4K or 2K, but a clearer image and better color depth and contrast do make a big difference, and right now, there is no choice, all the new ones are 4K, even the $300 55 inch LG models I've seen at Costco are 4K, its no longer a selling point, its just standard, even my Fire TV streaming device is 4K. My internet is too slow to do more than one 4K user, and not fast enough for 8K, so I'm likely getting lower resolution in many cases. Live sports seem best.