The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV is Canon's latest full-frame DSLR, aimed at enthusiast and professional photographers. As well as 30MP stills, the 5D IV can also capture HD and 4K video, at up to 30p.
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Late last year, we joined travel photographer Max Lowe on location in Croatia. Over the course of several days, Max documented the people and beautiful scenery of the Dalmatian Coast, while we filmed the experience entirely using the EOS 5D Mark IV.
Would love to be a fly on the wall watching Max Lowe editing with that codec that no doubt left him with giant files. He must have a monster computer and an abundance of time. Why would anyone shoot video on a more expensive camera with too much crop, that costs $3500 ? The better move is to buy a $1000 used GH4 and have the same quality,with reasonable file sizes. Better yet wait for the GH5 and get a way better video camera for $2000. The Canon 5D Mark IV is unsuitable for anyone who shoots video on a regular basis.
For starters, having multiple cameras is a pain. I just sold off several of my Sony A7 stuff and reduced my kit to the 5Dmk4. I have a shogun on my A7s as well and it has far larger files than what the 5Dmk4 produces so that doesn't bother me. Frankly if you're working in 4K, you really need to have a pretty quick computer to begin with.
Aside from that, I set up my kit for run and gun footage for several product launches. Mixed it up with 4K and HD shooting. I found it excellent in many ways (especially comparing it to my Sony A7s which is bulkier because the purpose built cage). The touch screen makes focus way easier to do pull focus, but overall the dual AF system pretty much eliminates the need to worry much over that. As much as I would love a GH4 or 5, it brings me back to multiple cameras for single purposes. The 5Dmk4 is an all around system that meets my multiple needs in my job. Might not be exclusively video, but when I do, I know I can rely on it.
@carrmack The video on the 5d4 is vastly superior to the Gh4, so that's not an accurate comparison. It's an interesting phenomenon that so many people bad mouth this camera. My experience-- and I really hope this shows in the video-- is that it's an incredibly capable setup for this type of shoot. And as @kinematic mentioned, the value of the camera is really in it's ability to shoot great 4k in addition to stills. Also, I edited this piece (not Max) on a 2 year old Retina iMac with 16gb of ram without any hiccups. Honestly, you could send me anywhere in the word with this camera and I would be happy to shoot with it.
I think vastly superior is overstating it a little bit. It's good but not that good. Colours are certainly great out of the camera, a Canon strength but not impossible to replicate with other models. Great auto focus comes at the sacrifice of many other useful or dare I say it essential video related features. The codec is unnecessarily large, 5 times the size of the GH4 but definitely not 5 times greater in image quality; from my own tests. With the GH5 getting 4:2:2 10bit video with smaller file sizes, there's no excuse for 500mbps.
Now I agree the camera has had a bad rep and an unjustified one too. Yes the crop makes the 4K a negative feature for those who had relished full frame Canon 4K, but as the video demonstrates, it gives a lovely image and for those shooting mainly stills with a bit of video, it's a great camera to use and one I'd easily recommend. It's not without its flaws as per nearly every camera out there.
@weareshouting How did Max like using the camera? I'm curious, since he uses Nikons as far as I know, especially a D750. Could you tell us a little bit about what feedback he had to the Canon, especially compared to his own gear?
Max Lowe created one of the finest travel presentations that I've ever seen. Chose excellent subjects, locations, and varied techniques. I'm mesmerized by his technique with the 35/1.4 -- I shall try to emulate his technique with mine! I have resisted the 5D series since the 6D is just so easy in my hands for the subjects that I chose... but the heavier 5D-IV is tempting. Thank you Max (and Canon and DPReview)
OK it's sponsored by Canon, but there is a warmth in the story and imagery that makes the demonstration of the camera's capabilities subtle enough to be effective but not too intrusive. A truly excellent and enjoyable video.
There are only 2 lenses which I would pack for a trip like this: on a FF it would include the 24mm f/1.4 and an 85 f/1.4. The rest is a distraction from the mission. Any camera would do (Canon, Nikon). On a FF I'd use both of them lenses in FF and crop mode having 24, 35, 85, and 135mm. There isn't much of a difference between crop and FF when you shoot f/1.4's... 24 mil for wide landscapes, nightscapes and cityscapes. 24 crop (35) for street; 85 for portraits and distant landscapes and 85 crop (135) for distant action shots. If I had one focal to use, I'd have my fuji X100(something). 35mil is probably the best focal for this sort of work.
Everyone has their style but I'd rather pick an stabilised 24-120 F4 zoom and a fast prime, probably a 50 mm.
In travel photography large DOF tends to be more useful for showing context and places and the 24-135 would be more versatile while having good image quality and stabilisation would compensate for the extra 1 or 2 stops.
The 50mm would be on the bag for portraits (not headshots though), details and food shots.
But I'd rather prefer to carry an X100 and wander around as well =P
Well shot and edited video - I like it. I don't think anyone is in any doubt that the 5D Mark IV benefits from Canon's excellent dual pixel AF and lovely colours and contrast. It's bad press is more down to the 4K codec, whilst delivering a good image (and at that bitrate , it should), is inefficient and that the same image quality could be had at much lower file size. Now if 4:2:2 10 bit, the file size would be accepted. The 4K crop is also a negative. I know 4/3's is more so, but its consistent with the camera system you buy into. I hate the additional crop I get on the GH4 when I switched to 4K. If you invest in a fullframe camera with 4K, not getting fullframe 4K can be seen as a negative. Also the lack of Video related features beyond the AF, makes its use less attractive to Videographers such as myself. The camera serves best Photographers shooting a bit of video rather than Videographers shooting some photos. Now I've no issue with that, but it does disappoint others.
Thats EXACTLY my thinking about the 5D IV. Just some addons and it would be the PERFECT camera for me. My wishlist would be just so short, but these are big downsides: 4k without crop Clean 4k hdmi output (!!!) At least some more videographers features like focus peaking, but this is not even a must have for me.
The 4k crop and the missing 4k hdmi out is just too big of a miss for me :/
That was lovely. What a fun and pretty video. Oh yes, it's about a new camera? Turns out a $3,400 camera can do really nice work! Who would have thought.
Furthermore, about the Canon 5DMkIV. I watched this video and the one of the X-T2 shooting a wedding and aside any technicalities, the images and the video out of the Canon looked more natural and pleasant to me than the Fuji. And I am a Fuji fanboy BTW.
The video felt very natural and easy-going. I personally like the handheld look over the tripod look. The stills were IMHO a mixed bag. Some were very nice, some... might not have made my first cut. Obviously it's subjective so I can't say they're ugly, they're just not my style of travel photo. Having done projects like this before, I can appreciate the effort and energy devoted into getting all the footage. The video above is 16 minutes, but I'm going to guess the unedited sources were several hours long. Bravo for a job well done.
Canon Neutral Picture Style with minimal grading looks extremely good. Lovely colours. Great image quality, very sharp. Insane how it was all shot in AF, that's, incredible. I really Hope to see that technology on Arri/Red/Sony Rental Cinema cameras sooner than later.
My only complaint is that the slowmotion sequences are not as high quality as the normal speed video, which makes a bit of a inconvenience. But well, even a Sony FS7 or C300II drops quality for high speed.
Got to wonder if they used stabilized lenses for the video; they used the very best unstabilized lenses for the stills (except the 70-200/2.8L II of course). Some of the shots looked a little jumpy.
Realistically I'd expect them to be using the 24-70/4L for video, versus the 24-70/2.8L II. The f/2.8 lens is certainly sharper at the widest apertures, but the f/4 is certainly sharp enough for the 8MP crops that 4k video uses.
Shooter says he shot as one man only, using a simple shoulder rig for rest and mostly on a 16-35mm F/4 IS.
I am guessing it's due to the IS and the Crop of the 4K mode. 24-something-mm lenses lose the wide end on S35/APS-C crop cameras, which is effectively the 5D 4K mode.16-35mm IS is a fine match being a fairly wide to normal/tele. Even an 18-55mm STM IS now is extremrely sharp on S35 so 16-35mm is plenty of a lens for this video.
I would have liked more shallow DOF shots, more 3D pop using a few prime lens shots. The video is a bit flat in that area of look.
@Ebrahim When you're rushed to cover everything and working in small teams, you often have to prioritize knocking off shots over getting a range of looks. I also wish I could have had more shadow DOF imagery throughout, but it would mean a lens swap and often, breaking out a tripod to stabilize the shot. The only way that I can tell, where you can achieve this variety of looks without having to switch lenses all the time is to use a cine zoom that has a low aperture. There are a few that exist but they cost an insane amount of $. If you're interested in this stuff, do a little research on how the DP's at Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown set up their camera kits. It's fascinating stuff & they are wizards.
I think the video is fine as it is. These are nearly all landscape shots, so there is no need for small DOF. Aside from the Gerta's lovely face, I didn't many subjects that would benefit from a heavily blurred background.
@WeAreShouting I understand. That's what I thought too, that you were too rushed and "documenting" the event rather than getting artsy Prime Lens looks.
I'd like to direct you to a lens since you're speaking of fast zooms, PL cine ones, there's one lens from Sigma, an 18-35mm F/1.8. It gives the prime lens / Shallow DOF look when needed, much faster than the 16-35mm f/4. BUT, no IS. So not for this type of run'and'gun video above too, but a greatly useful lens nonetheless if you want shallow/fast standard zoom for the 5D IV (it covers the 4K mode plenty and even the FF Slowmotion (at 35mm only). There's also a Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 IS, so gives a wider end but loses a bit of light compared to the sigma, but offers a stabilization. Haven't tried it but it seems like an even better kit for the 5D.
I have the Sigma on the 5D IV and it's my absolute favourite standard lens for video (4K) and carry a monopod, together with a stabilized 70-200mm f4 they're all I use for filmmaking. I don't have 35-70 range, just a nifty fifty 50mm IS II an old lens from the rebel days. But fullframe and fast and tack sharp!
Great video and wonderful effort by you. Would love to see more travel videos of you.
Did you use the Neutral Picture Style? And if so, did you modify it to -4 -4 -2 0 sharpness/contrast or Neutral?
I did a few scientific tests and decreasing the contrast to -4 increases DR about a full stop.
Sone tips if you didn't have much time to test:
-Neutral Contrast -4
-Sharpness -4 is better too, Canon algorithm is very harsh and introduces Halos in the 4K detail edges. -Turn ON Highlight Tone Priority (Trust me on this one, a full stop of highlight DR)
-Portrait PS goes from green to redish skin so very appealing (do -4 contrast too) if you want to try it
-The camera's DR is all in the shadows, the amount of image you can pull fron the shadows is mind-blowing in the 500mbps files, So while shooting Expose for the highlights, never blow them, they don't come back.
-For 4K, you can use APS-C/S35 lenses not just the 5D-FF mentality we got used too. As a 4K camera it's s35. (Canon's own EF-S lenses don't work, but all the other third party APS-C/s35 lenses work
Just finished watching Philip Bloom talk about how disappointed he was with the 1.74x crop in 4K and that's unusable for him. I see his point. There's always 1080.
On the plus side, Canon has lenses that go as wide as 11mm- shouldn't be too much of an issue dealing with the crop, if you *need* to get wide for video.
But yeah, that crop'd be annoying, and it's just one more thing you have to plan around when using this camera vs. others.
Yeah but it's just a way around. That s lens it $3k, super big and heavy, doesn t take filter, is kind of slow... PLus the point of using a DSLR is to take pic and film. Once you get back to still mode with with the 11-24mm, you can t do much and you must change the lens. Not very practical..
I wonder if Philip sees M43s 2x crop cameras unusable, or Red Raven, or if the 0.1x more crop of S35 cine camera he always uses constitutes as being unusable for him and why.
Paying $2800 for a 11-24mm FF lens (on top of paying $3500 for a FF camera) to get ~19mm equivalent FOV is not a very sensible solution and would leave bitter taste in my mouth.
Ebrahim Saadawi, focal lengths for M43 lenses are picked with 2x crop factor in mind, unlike EF lenses. And you aren't paying more (both in dollars and weight) for the larger glass that is being unused.
And the point is also that you are paying dearly for an extremely wide FF lens and a FF sensor while getting only 1.74x crop worth of FOV and noise performance.
Btw are Canon aps-c lenses usable on FF cameras? If I remember correctly they don't even physically fit.
Canon's EF-S lenses are physically designed to not fit on full-frame EF cameras (though some may be modified to fit), but third-party crop/DX lenses fit just fine.
Who shoots on an 11mm in S35 cine/video world. I can't even think if one cine lens, or one video lens even fixed on a video camera/camcorder, that goes to 19mm FF equivalent.
It's just an awesome speciality lens and If I ever had one I know I'll be flicking over to HD. At least get the wideness I paid for :D
There are many wide angle options for the 5D in HD and 4K.
All this video looks so natural and dreamy at the same time. Thank you for this beautiful journey while some of us must keep working in their cold country.
I like Canon but man, I will never go on holidays with all that heavy gear. I would love to see the same trip done by two or three photographers using FF, MFT and consumer APS-C. I bet you will barely see the difference.
Thank you for a nicely filmed/photographed, and produced video. Greta's simplicity, beauty, and grace added a lot to the video.
The shot near the end, were she was laying on her back, with her hair spread over, is VERY TACKY, real cheap, and of very poor taste (on the side of the photo/video team), in my humble opinion. I am surprised the director would let it stay. I have no doubt she did not ask to be photographed in that position on a concrete floor of an abandoned hotel. Such a shot would be fine if the whole article was about a model being photographed in various poses and positions. It just doesn't fit in this video.
Anyway, if Gerta is still single, please tell her I'm interested :-)
must admit to feeling a little jealous when I see such vids, meaning the careers of travel photogs. wısh dp review would do us a little info-description of the such career paths. hint hint. enjoyed the video segments.
I'm curious if people actually use 4K video when recording casual/every day videos. Videos of your everyday life that you might only share with family. I just don't see the point of 4K video. I've heard all the down sampling arguments (for better 1080p quality) and zooming arguments, and they just don't make sense to me.
I shoot a lot of 1080p videos with my OMD EM5. When I go on vacation I might come back with at most 10 gigabytes of video. I can't imagine going on vacation as Max did and returning with 1.5 terabytes.
What exactly is the point of 4K video if it takes up so much damn space and requires so much computing power to edit?
I would probably need to take another vacation after editing and finding a place to store all of that video.
Yes Bryan 4K is not a good format to shoot in for many many people and genres. HD is still the standard and is a very high quality medium to view motion pictures. So shoot it if you cannot afford to handle the larger files of the 4K mode.
Why do you need a camera that shoots more than 5 Mpixels? If you shoot video in 1080p, you have no ability to crop or reframe. 4K also produces cleaner 1080p videos on downsizing. 4K allows you to get a two shot and a tight head shot at the same time in one camera.
There are a lot of advantages to 4K. I'd take 8K if I could, and obviously Panasonic understands the importance of ultra high resolution video, they are providing 6K in the GH5
It doesn't make sense to you but it does for a lot of people. If you don t want 4k, use 1080. That's fine. Personally I really need the extra resolution. As for editing power, it's not about the resolution but the codec. You can edit Red camera raw 4k easily on a slow computer while highly compressed 1080 in H.265 would be hard to playback.
I don't actully need a camera that's more than 5mp. I shoot 1920x1280 JPEGs for family and friends. Very sharp images for what's they're going to be used for (FB?/instagram?a 15x10 book?). Of course I can shoot all at 24mp RAW the T6s has to offer and tweak every shot to perfection and transfer them at that size, but that takes about 50 times more time...
Different needs, different tools.
A Fashion Photographer? Hell yes. Fire away 5-6fps 50mp Raws on a 5DSR + 35mm L II for best of the best and have a team to back you up for editing and storage. Wish I was that.
I lived in Croatia for a time... long enough for my son to be born there. I have a lot of emotions, on either side of this teeter totter. In one way I do not care what kit was used, it never the less was striking for me. A flash of memory without boundaries and completely naked. On the other side... if the photographer conveys the ease of which he was able to bring this to me... then I am impressed.
Thanks for your words Pilya. We really do try to use sponsored content as an opportunity to tell stories and engage viewers. When I read comments like this, the hard work feels like its worth it. Regards from Seattle.
I think the camera is largely irrelevant to be honest. This same video could have been taken with many of the DSLR and mirrorless cameras available on the market.
Hey Daft Punk-- Im going to give you another viewpoint here. We work with a lot of different cameras doing these field tests, but there were a few things that were very standout about the 5D4. This was the first video shoot that I have ever done where I relied exclusively on autofocus. The dual pixel af is insanely accurate. When you're working as a one man operation as I was for the entire piece, it's nice to have as few things to worry about as possible. The other thing I loved about this camera was the image quality. The 4k footage is beyond comparable cameras, and the still images are stunning quality. This is not the cameras for everyone, but it did the job above and beyond what I expected. All and all, its a robust, easy to use, high quality machine that is perfect for knocking around with. Thanks for watching.
I own a 5D MkIV along with several other cameras. It's clearly way overpriced, outdated and on top of it all, intentionally crippled - especially when it comes to video.
I am not going to fall into the trap of thinking that the 5D4 is somehow unique.
It is a nice video, but the maker is skilled.
This is a gear forum and we know that, but it would be wrong to think that this same video could not be produced with other brands - the Sony A99II and A7R2 spring to mind. Granted, dual pixel AF is cool but the A99II can equal it easily enough.
I am no Sony fan boy. But I am not a Canon fan boy either.
Great video. Great camera. But not the only great camera. :)
@steelhead3 the a99 II doesn't have a DPAF - the AF won't be good as good as Canon's for video, just try it yourself. No touchscreen to quickly change focus neither. The a99 II (and the first gen as well which I had) is limited to f/3.5, which is super annoying. Also, if you want nice and sharp 4k footage from the 42Mpx Sony sensor - it needs to be done in the APS-C crop, the FF quality is simply not good. 1.5x vs 1.74x crop doesn't seem like a helluva difference to me.
The a99 II is great and capable camera, but for video it's definitely not a good choice. The A7s2 would be a proper way to go if you don't care about the AF, but if you do - the 5dm4 is an awesome choice.
@Daft Punk - Yes, this video was made with assistance from Canon and Amazon. Canon provided the gear, but DPReview editorial staff controlled the concept, production, and edit of the video. Our job isn't to sell the camera, but to put it through a real world test and tell you want we like or don't like about it.
+1 on your comment about @WeAreShouting being skilled.
@daft punk. I can completely see where you're coming from, and I totally understand the suspicion since we are able to pay for our adventures through Canon sponsorship. But again, my honest opinion is that this a really great, really underrated camera, and I hope you can see that through the quality of the video. Im excited about trying out the a99 soon to see how it compares. Thanks!
A Canon S35 sized 4096x2160p camera capturing 4:2:2 signal at almost non compressed 500mbps, with SOOC rich colours with Image Stabilized L glass and DPAF, 120p, 60p slowmotion, that sucks, sucks at video...
I thoroughly enjoyed the video; the photography was outstanding. It brought back old memories of Dubrovnik, the one TV in town was brought down to the square and all the residents toasted us Americans with the 1st landing on the moon.
It is a nice video, but can somebody explain why Max took the landscapes for example at F2.8? When there is enough light, I like to use F8 - F11 for landscapes.
"the 5D IV can also capture HD and 4K video, at up to 60p. "
They forgot to mention it shots a crappy 720p video resolution wise in a 1080 format, full of moire and aliasing. A 2,5-2,8K resolution wise video in a 4K format with a huge 1,75x crop in UHD, with an ancient and very inefficient codec, which yields enormous files. And on top of everything, the high ISO quality is on par with latest m4/3 cameras that cost 4 tiles less. :)
I also liked the storytelling and colors, but the detail even in 4K was very pour, especially compared to resized photos which were shown from time to time.
All in all, the 5D mk4 is a very nice still camera but very uninteresting video wise IMO.
Could you please explain the hate for m-jpeg video. A lot of people detest it but I thought it was just a sequence of individual jpegs. Unless you're shooting the Arctic by dogsled, what is the need for the craziness and artifacts that come when you shoot compressed video? Isn't it preferable to XAVC-S or the other consumer formats that usually come installed on DSLRs?
@rfsIII. It's not about hating the MJPG codec, it's about the fact that's an ancient one (pre mpeg 1 which is also very old) that's not hardware accelerated these days, the file sises are enormous and the quality not so great. With an h.264 IPB codec you get better image quality at a fraction of the size + all modern editing software can make a good use of the video card for a smooth editing experience (even on lower to medium hardware configurations).
But if you'd had to deal with MJPG you'd pretty well understand what I'm saying. ")
I think you hit the nail on the head-Canon does not want you to buy this camera to shoot video. They want you to buy one of their video cameras for that. The 5DIV is designed to give you the ability to shoot reasonable quality jpegs at a high frame rate so you can capture stills in a tight sequence. Get it?
The codec is very data heavy, but I found the footage to be absolutely gorgeous, so it's worth it. A lot of people have been giving this camera a bad rap, but I really loved using it. It's correct to say that the 720p leaves something to be desired, but most people in this camera's intended demographic don't need super slow motion. Overall, I felt like I could be sent anywhere in the world to shoot with this solo and could come back with great stills and video. Thanks for watching!
@eno2 you don't need hardware acceleration for MJPEG, any old and super old machine can play it with minimum efforts. I don't have a 5dmk4, but I do have the 1dx2, and every time I shoot video - the quality blows my mind :) Before I use to shoot the a7r2 (and still do sometimes), it's great but it never "wowed" me, even the crop-mode (which is sharper than the FF mode). The quality of the MJPEG footage from the 1dx2 is visually better (no need to do pixel peeping).
@AngularJS, try some more complex color grading, warp stabilization, sharpening etc and you'll discover what kind of computer you need for editing 4K MJPG + you need a looot of fast storage. :)
@eno2 It's a bit unfair to compare the quality of the video footage to the quality of the still photos for several reasons:
1) 4K video captures about 8MP of resolution vs. 30MP still images. When you downsize those still shots they will always look sharper than the video. It's the same reason that 4K video downsized to 1080 looks better than video shot natively at 1080.
2) Raw files for still images vs. MJPEG for video. Raw files capture more bit depth and dynamic range, whereas the video is 4:2:2 8-bit video.
3) YouTube compression is horrible, but it's less horrible on things that don't move - like still images.
This isn't unique to the 5D IV, but pretty much for any camera we shoot. If you want to start talking about RED cameras with Raw video capture, that's a different story.
@eno2 - I'm not a video guy, but I do some editing in the Premiere. A high quality transcoding seems to be the slowest part for me. Grading doesn't add to much IMHO (I shoot in a "fake C-log" sometimes on the Canon - just a very neutral picture profile). The stabilization is slow indeed. I'm not sure if you need a fast storage - all transformations and transcoding is happening in memory, and even a 200GB+ video won't take much time to read/write. I've built a budget 4x8TB RAID5 on a 12GB/s LSI card 2 years ago, and it still kicking! :)
@Dale Baskin, the only thing unfair is the bad video quality of the 5D mk4. The Sony A7R 2, A6500, GH5, Em1 Mk2, Xt2, XT 20, NX 1 (all of cheaper cameras by the way) have 4K video from resizing, with very good and efficient codecs and no crop in 4K (only if you chose to have).
I'm watching this clip in 4K but looks like FHD only to my eyes, yes it's on YouTube, but these are only excuse...the camera is just not delivering in regard to video quality unfortunately. :(
Hey @eno2. In making these videos, and in my professional work, I have used most of the major brands at this point. I regularly shoot on fs7, c300m2, a7s2, a7r2, Red, Arri, and more. I think it's a tad dishonest to call the video quality of the 5d4 bad-- its actually quite good. And when you add other elements like insanely accurate autofocus and great stills, it turns out to be a much better camera than people seem to be saying. But again, I believe the proof is in this video.
@eno2 are you sure you're streaming it in 4k? It could be also compression artifacts (YT re-compresses everything). Also you may try to download the video or maybe check the monitor settings?
OK. Sounds like we're primed and ready for a throwdown between the 5D4, the GH5, the 4K Fuji, and an Alexa or an F55. And, of course, whatever Sony A6X00 is out at the time. But how do we control for lens effects? Use cinema lenses on all the cameras? Or would it be more fair to use the manufacturers lenses because that's what the sensors are optimized for?
eno2, I think you need a faster computer and a color managed monitor. You're equipment sounds like it's limiting the quality of the video for you.
As far as your reference to Tony Northrup's video, you must be kidding. The footage at ISO 3200 on the GH4 is FULL of artifacts and noise, and the colors are flat. In addition, the GH4 isn't even a "latest" M4/3 camera. And, finally, I refer you back to the idea that the 5DIV is not intended to be a 4K video camera for the masses. Not sure what you're thinking here...
This is only my experience, but you don't generally need a faster computer. What you need is to learn to use proxy files and to transcode your videos into a format that's compatible with your particular computer and editing system. Also important is learning about file management and cache management. There's a LOT of shuttling of data back and forth between the hard drive and the computer brain so it's important to figure out a storage system that lets the computer call up and save your files quickly. You're asking for heartache if you just throw your video clips on a bunch of random hard drives from Costco (I learned this the hard way).
Great video! Loved the dry humor (e.g. the parrot bit, and the comment about the 'Stark' improvement of Dubrovnik). And Gerta didn't hurt the video, either ;-)
As a newbie, I have to admit I sometimes don't understand the chisen settings. Such as in the doorway shots. I can see why you would open up completely (shallow DOF), but then why ISO 640 at 1/4000s? Surely lowering your ISO leads to better IQ and a stuff sufficiently high shutter speed?
Presumably he just forgot ,) Or simply didn´t care, because aside from pixel-peeping (and as long as you dont want to push heavily in post) you wont see any difference between ISO100 and ISO1600 on pagewide prints in a magazine and so on.
Think about what they were doing. Sampling wine is a situation in which your hands tend to get less steady. While a perfectly sober person may be able to hold a camera still at 1/focal length, when you have both subject and photographer slightly tipsy—and add to that some jet lag—you're going to want as fast a shutter speed as possible. It's all about knowing yourself. But props to you for being a newbie who already understands the balancing act between shutter speed, aperture, and ISO.
"Sampling wine is a situation in which your hands tend to get less steady."
Not true at all, semi drunkenness can help stabilised camera, since you're more relaxed and gummy. And i'm serious here, have taken one of my best people pictures like in bad light, which i 'm 100% would be all over the place when sober, lol.
There's a significant difference in image quality between the stills and the video.
This lower visual quality, when put against with the sheer quality that can be perceived from other, quite simple, evaluative videos, like the one made right after the model launch By Dustin Abbott (link below) leads me to think that 4K filming and post-production flow is something that is difficult to master at that that fact might be impacting the evaluation of 4K performance from the 5DMKIV vis-à-vis other models.
its not, its even quite easy on your hardware - it just needs immense amounts of storage due to the high bitrate canon has choosen. but hey, you can have a 10TB Harddrive for under 500 Bucks. Storage is cheap theese days.
Here's some details on workflow. We shot 1.5tb of video and stills over the course of 5 days to create this. Most of the footage was shot in 4k, the rest was 1080 60p and 720 120fps bits to create slow motion. For post workflow, I edited everything on a 2 year old Retina iMac with 16gb of ram, cutting off a 2tb Lacie Porsche usb c external drive. I did have to render at some points to speed up playback in premiere, but it wasn't that big of deal. I downgraded the playback quality from 1/2 to 1/4 on the sequence to cut. All in all, the footage is a little bit slower than other codecs on my 2year old computer, but completely worth it considering the footage quality. I didn't feel like it was slowing down my process. Thanks for watching, y'all.
I've edited quite a bit of footage from the 1D X II, which uses the same codec, including 4K/60p video. Other than the need for lots of storage I haven't run into any trouble working with it, even on a 5 year-old laptop I sometimes use.
Beautiful video. My wife and I spent about a week in Dubrovnik in 1970 and this brings back memories of the former Yugoslavia. We drove and camped along the Adriatic highway as part of our 5-month European driving/camping tour. Split, also in Croatia, with its Diocletian palace and Pula with its Roman amphitheater both were open to public use at that time. I would love to repeat this experience and would take a Fuji GFX for stills.
My wife and I sent two weeks in that area in 2015 after a lot of fellow travelers recommended it. Basically Mediterranean climate with very Italianesque villages that go back two thousand years. A photographers paradise for sure. Last year we did the Baltic countries, which also has similar amazing towns. We also heard from many travelers that Romania is a worthy destination if you like that sort of environment. You can see photos here if DP will permit it: http://www.avita.us/trips/2015-09-14%20Croatia/Croatia.htm
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