Ed Ingold

The OP would love a Leica M3. It shoots only stills, and the menu is as simple as it comes - none.

Once you understand the menu and its terms, it takes less than 15 minutes to completely configure the camera, even a model you haven't used before.

Higher sampling frequency extends the Helmholtz limit to about 1/2 that frequency. More important, it decreases the phase distortion of the digital filtering process at the audible limit of 20 KHz...

More bits means more steps in the same flight of stairs. The "flight" is the overload level of the preamp, down to the baseline noise level.

A "slow shutter" frame can have a lot of blur, shooting at 30 fps in a cave tour or room. Otherwise, 1/30 second is still 1/30 second, even if spread over two frames.

The Nikon 600 f/4 is the size of a shoulder-fired rocket launcher ;)

A Zoom F8n Pro recorder allows 32-float recording, and has dual gain preamps. You get at least 10 dB of overload capacity (Zoom is vague about the numbers), which doesn't free you from gain setup,...

Exposure can span multiple frames if the sensor is scanned, but not reset.

An eND filter fits behind the lens. This means a filter must always be in place, whether ND or clear glass. Cinematic and a few prosumer video cameras have the internal space to accommodate this...

An audio engineer (ces't moi) typically records to peak at about -12 dBu. The program itself may be 70 dBA (typical classical orchestra), or rise to over 90 dBA for a drum line. You adjust the gain...

If you're recording a typical band or orchestra concert averaging about 70 db, with the meters peaking at about -12 dBu, and the piece suddenly rises to 90 dB, that's deemed (in my parlance) a...

Close, but no cigar. While touted as a setting-free format, it is still prudent to record at a lower level. 32F protects you against clipping in "surprises", which can occur in any audio event.

My cameras and certain lenses have an Arca base plate. My tripods have an Arca clamp attached to a bevel plate which fits the tripod head. That gives a quick, secure connection, while retaining the...

24 bit has an absolute limit at 0 dBs. The limit for 32F is that of the preamp, which is about 24 dB higher for professional equipment. I record audio at 96 KHz and 32F bit, and edit at 64F. What...

Still photographers get "likes." Video photographers get paid.

The smallest camera I have with a built-in ND filter is twice the size of my A7Siii. The only time I need an ND filter is when shooting outdoors, in bright sunlight. I'm trying to remember that...

A 16 bit image won't look any better than an 8 bit image to your eye. However, if. you grade a 16 bit image severely, it will still look good rendered at 8 bits.

You miss the point. Expressing shutter speed in terms of shutter angle means the blur between frames is proportional to the frame rate. However it also makes the exposure dependent on the frame...

A cell phone can produce useable results, but if you think they're better, it's time to take some classes, or shadow someone who knows his business.

Sony menus can be customized for stills, video, or both.