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W. Bill Magac October 24th, 2018 09:49 AM
Re: Is the JVC LS300 still a competitive camera today?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by David Peterson (Post 1947455)
Same same.
Agreed, close enough. According to Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_sensor_format the S16 is 12.52x7.41mm and the 1" is 12.80x9.6mm.

W. Bill Magac October 24th, 2018 09:56 AM
Re: Is the JVC LS300 still a competitive camera today?
 
Here is a video of Craig Yanagi, JVC National Marketing Manager, at NAB NY commenting on the LS300 and the new HC550. Craig makes an interesting statement at the end of the video.


Enjoy.

William Hohauser October 26th, 2018 01:22 PM
Re: Is the JVC LS300 still a competitive camera today?
 
I got the impression from being at the show itself that any transference of HC500 series technology to a new version of the LS300 is only at the speculative stage now. There are a few hurdles that have to be worked around at this point.

First and possibly foremost is that the internal engine that processes the output of the Super35 chip of the LS300 is a different and older technology than what JVC has developed for the HC500's 1" CMOS which is why they can now output 10bit vs 8bit images. So they would have to reengineer the processing engine to work with the Super35 chip (if that's possible) in addition to redesigning the camera body to accommodate heat issues. If that's not possible within their R&D budget, can M43 lenses be adapted to a 1" chip so a relatively simple modification of the 500 series body could be made? And on that question, which kind of photo lenses can be properly used with a 1" chip? Are we willing to buy a whole new set of lenses?

Steve Rosen November 2nd, 2018 12:16 PM
Re: Is the JVC LS300 still a competitive camera today?
 
In my opinion the MFT mount is what sets the LS300 apart from the crowd. There are already plenty of S35 cameras available - I have one - but the ability to use relatively light weight, abundantly available MFT and MFT adapted legacy lenses is unique to a full function digital cinema camera.

Don't try to compete with Sony, Canon and Panasonic! Give me a better constructed LS300 that records 10bit internally.

David Peterson November 6th, 2018 12:04 AM
Re: Is the JVC LS300 still a competitive camera today?
 
The versatility of the MFT mount + low priced S35 4K camcorder, that is a unique killer combo nobody else has.

Michael Turner November 11th, 2018 08:34 PM
Re: Is the JVC LS300 still a competitive camera today?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Noa Put (Post 1943935)
I also like to keep the shutter at a constant value but the ls300 doesn't have easy access to iso and f-stop simultaniously which both are important enough that there is a need to have quick access to. You do have a switch on the side that lets you toggle between 3 iso values but that doesn't work for me, my first priority when shooting video is choosing a f-stop and I don't want this to change during a shot because it will change your depth of field, the iso I have linked to the front dial because that I use to finetune my exposure once I have choosen the f-stop. I might use the switch on the side of the camera to quickly toggle between a larger range of iso values but then I use the front dial to set it exactly or use it to change when necessary.The problem is when I want to change the f-stop I can't, I need to go into the menu to do that.

The gh5 has the possibility now to change the iso by turning the back dial on the camera, the change is instant, it's how sony camera's do this as well and it's crucial for fast exposurechanges without having to touch your f-stop. In the past you had to press the iso button first and then use the small wheels on top, those are now reserved for f-stop and shutter.

On thing I miss on my gh5 is the excellent peaking of the ls300 and ofcourse build in nd's but I guess we can't have it all.
I set my custom button 6 to variable gain. You press that and it allows you to change your iso in steps using the arrows by the shutter button. I leave the iris knob on default and control the iris with that. I find it plenty fast to work that way with no need for the menu. Give it a try.

W. Bill Magac February 7th, 2019 10:19 AM
Re: Is the JVC LS300 still a competitive camera today?
 
Here is a link to a new review of the LS300 with video clips. Be aware some of the video clips are much longer than they need to be.


Enjoy.

David Peterson February 13th, 2019 04:56 AM
Re: Is the JVC LS300 still a competitive camera today?
 
Kinda tempting now you can see it for US$1.5K ish on eBay

John Vincent March 8th, 2019 11:23 AM
Re: Is the JVC LS300 still a competitive camera today?
 
Always been interested in this camera....

But the GH5 just has too many features (not to mention cheaper price tag).

Still, if you need to have a ENG-ish form factor, it's a heck of a deal.


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