Everything the a7 IV borrows from the a7S III, the focus breathing feature that changes rack focusing, and an honest look at why Sony cropped 4K 60.
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BEST Light For Wedding Videography – Aputure 60x Review vs Practilite 602
The Practilite 602 has lit my wedding films for three years. The Aputure 60x matches or beats nearly every feature of it, includes the case and the Bowens adapter, and costs less than half as much.
Continue readingSony FX6 – An a7S III in a cinema camera body!
Filmmakers kept asking Sony for the a7S III in a real cinema body, with mounting points, XLRs and built-in NDs. The FX6 is that camera. Here is what it adds, what it is missing, and who should actually buy it over the a7S III.
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A full review of the Sony a7S III from the perspective of someone who films weddings with it: the build, the new menus, the autofocus, the low light, the dual gain ISO quirk nobody warns you about, the bit rates, and whether it was worth the five year wait.
Continue readingAputure 120Dii Light Review for Wedding Filmmakers (vs Practilite 602)
The 120D Mark II is 20 cheaper than the Practilite until you add the fresnel and the barn doors, at which point it is 0 cheaper. Here is what each one is actually better at, and which one belongs at a reception.
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