So I had time today to do my little test between stock gh2 and stock 7100. I made a series at different sharpness setting in camera, I will upload them a little latter when I have time. Meanwhile lets da a little blind test, because I was surprised how close they looked. I use the same Tamron 17-50 at 50mm on both of them.
I made a little sharpness test between gh2 and d7100 today. I was quite astonished that they where not that far. With a little sharpening on the D7100 it looked on par on with the gh2. Now the gh2 can be sharpen a bit more, but approaching standard gh2 resolution is already very good for me. I will do some further test tomorrow and will put frame grabs.
Wow. Now there are some difference. To be honest, I'm not surprised because the prores compression it's gonna hold better those shadows that AVCHD. But is good to Know. ;)
I will also reply to you, it gonna be more cheap if try neat video, and "reconstruct" the H264 footage in a 16-bit workspace of After effects. It gonna look very nice.
@danyyyel Don´t bother with a external recorder, perceptual benefit is almost none. Also don´t worry about DR on this camera, its the same of a canon 7D and 5D, the internal processing on this cameras always cripple it around 10 stops. The only way to have more is: shooting raw video or the company to deliver a better video processing. that's why i say Flaat11 picture profile don´t have more range than Flaat10, yes the image is more flat but there's no more real detail.
My real recommendation, Use neat video (or any really good Noise reduction tool) and export that on Prores or DnxHD 10bit. ;)
Thanks for the advise, your footage is really nice. What is annoying is that lots of the DR is into the shadows, so the FPN will limit that. I am thinking of an external recorder but I don't want to put too much money into it because the black magic pocket is looming. I will have to test a bit more my D7100 and will have to see if the expense of an external recorder is warranted, because it does show promises as your video shows.
@danyyyel The fix patter noise is there. I worked around it with three simple steps: (1). Use Flaat10p picture profile, using neutral completely flat will raise the shadow noise, also flaat11 don´t give more real detail than 10. (2). I use Neat video, but to be honest, I always used it (even with the 7D and 5Dmk2). (3). When color grading I apply Filmconvert, this plugin adds grain and this covert any wierd noise(even without Neat video).
@Wildranger nice video. Until now I have not been able to test my d7100 for video. From my initial peek, I have sometime seen some nasty horizontal banding. Did you experience that? The DR is very very nice.
I just go out and shot a lot different of lighting conditions with the D7100. My goal was to test the camera on a very "guerrilla style" shooting environment, then Color grade to try some more "punchy" tones to see how much can hold. Apply sharpness and also my favorite... Filmconvert.
I'm pretty happy with mine for the most part. I finally did a controlled test the other day (well, daylight isn't controlled, but it's pretty constant when there are no clouds)
http://blog.micahmedia.com/?p=464
I'm going to do a similar test against a friend's D600. So far, I don't expect the D600 to be that different. It looks a lot closer in this test, but I think it difficult/funky colored lighting, the D700 still does better. And it's still much faster. Very happy with the video too, so far. Only wish I could run video at a higher bit rate. Complex things show macro blocking when compared to my GX1 cams running the GalaX1an hack.
I did have an issue running video in a very hot church the other night, during a wedding reception. But it may have been my 3rd party battery grip. Haven't been able to reproduce the issue.
Overall, the D7100 turned out fantastic images that were indeed more detailed and impressive than those from its predecessor, and even rivaled the output of a full-frame DSLR like Nikon's D600 at lower ISOs. And despite cramming more megapixels onto an APS-C-type sensor, the D7100 still performed great in low-light, high-ISO shooting, with a near-optimal balance of detail and noise suppression
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/nikon-d7100/nikon-d7100A.HTM
Nikon C 1.01 firmware update released:
The performance of this digital SLR is solid save for metering. While this is correctable with careful use of EC, it can be a serious annoyance for some. Besides this issue, the Nikon D7100 delivers well. Its images show very low noise with good retention of details, excellent dynamic-range and accurate image colors after tweaking. WB is not perfect but close and easily corrected in-camera or later.
Speed is very good, particularly in terms of autofocus. The 51-point AF system with 15 cross-type sensors is very sensitive and locks quickly as long as the lens can keep up too.
Hi guys! I just made this video for the Father´s day. All shot with the D7100. I had a 7D and a 5D2, I can say this camera has an very pleasing image and i´m really loving it.
The Nikon D7100 is their new top of the line DX-Format dSLR, sporting a new 24.1-Megapixel imaging sensor, EXPEED 3 image processor and possibly the best image quality for any camera in its class. The new sensor allows for increased sharpness and clarity thanks to the lack of an optical low-pass filter. Performance was not lacking either, as the camera's speedy AF system and processor work well together for outstanding results. All of these features have been combined nicely into an incredibly easy-to-use dSLR. With a MSRP of US $1,199.95 (body only) or US $1,599.95 (with the kit 18-105mm VR lens), the D7100 is expensive. However, this is a high quality option for anyone looking to upgrade to a more powerful dSLR, start out with a top of the line model, or someone who is not quite ready to make the commitment to a Full-Frame FX-Format camera; but still wants professional quality and performance.
http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/nikon/d7100-dslr/nikon-d7100-dslr-review.html
This is a very good stills camera. For video.... not so much.
Man, most of his pics are pretty terrible at showing what the camera can do. This was probably the best: http://www.thephoblographer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Chris-Gampat-The-Phoblographer-Nikon-D7100-sample-images-last-days-7-of-15ISO-4001-1600-sec-at-f-8.0.jpg
That's almost the level of sharpness I'm seeing in my images. Also, I've noticed that going up to F/8 is even too far for this sensor. Almost all of my lenses' sharpness max out at F/4-5.6. Sure, the corners may get a hair better at F/8 or F/11, but the center starts to suffer.
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