A wedding filmmaker’s review of the Sony a7R V: the four axis screen, AI autofocus with human pose estimation, eight stops of IBIS, 8K video, and why it beats the a1 for thousands less.
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Part two of my fast filmmaking settings series for the Sony FX30: the three custom modes, every custom button, the function menu and My Menu, so you never dig through menus on a shoot again.
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Part one of my fast filmmaking settings series for the Sony FX30: every menu, top to bottom, with the setting I use and why, so the camera is ready to shoot a wedding without you digging for anything.
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Nearly everything the FX3 does at close to half the price. The FX30 reviewed for weddings and documentaries: the fan, the dual card slots, Cine EI, the APS-C crop, the speed booster workaround and the low light trade-off.
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A hot take: the Sony 70-200 F4 is all you need for wedding ceremonies. Why the F4 aperture is not the problem you think it is, why the weight matters more, and how it stacks up against the f/2.8 GM II.
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Eight stops of IBIS, tested on the streets of New York at twilight with Taylor Jackson. What 8K and 4K active stabilization actually look like handheld, and whether you can leave the gimbal at home.
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