Sony A99 Video versus Sony Handycam Video: A Video Comparison

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Shield3
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Re: You didn't state what f/stop you were talking about
In reply to cyainparadise, 5 months ago

cyainparadise wrote:

Shield3 wrote:

cyainparadise wrote:

Shield3 wrote:

asterox101 wrote:

Hey Shield -

I've taken some A99 footage and on some of it found the same things you did and on some of it did not. It leads me to believe that perhaps it is much more subject dependent than other cams I've tried. Do you think that has any bearing on your results or was your sampling diverse enough to rule that out?

I'd originally decided against the cam because of these reasons but I think I may just deal with the shortcomings as I find a lot of value in some of the ergonomic advantages.

I know you've taken some flak for your opinions here so know that I come in peace!

Thanks.

Hi! Anything deep DOF looked mushy, every time. Shallow DOF looked ok. I shot a lot of test videos outdoors in bright light; at plants, grass, trees, leaves, etc. and a whole slew indoors with various lighting setups. Pretty much for 2 weeks that's all I did do was test it; I wanted to be sure of my findings first.

If you're a stills guy the a99 is a great choice as well. But for the money, you might want to look at the Nikon D600. I haven't tried it personally though.

Isn't the "mushy" look due to the diffraction caused by the small aperture?

How could that be? You should have a nice focal plane @ F/8. Always got very nice detail with the GH2/AF-100/5D3/etc. @ F/8. Diffraction certainly isn't setting in that early.

In the post that I replied to, you didn't state what f/stop you were talking about, nor was there any mention by the previous poster. You only said- "Anything deep DOF looked mushy". And, I did not say anything about f/8. I was merely asking about "mushy" look as being caused by diffraction in general. You're putting words into my response, and then knocking it.

What's up with that?

Well golly gee whiz if we're going to play that game who said anything about small aperture?  YOU are the one that said that, not me.

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