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Mark Rosenzweig December 28th, 2017 09:47 PM

Touch Screen Focus Pulls by WiFi
 
From your phone, connected by WiFi to the Z, you can pre-select and store two focus points (A and B), then go between the points with no focusing delay or glitches. The stored points are focus pre-sets, not where you are asking the camera to try to focus. The focusing occurs at a chosen point first (by touching the phone screen), then the point is stored. So, you get smooth transitions, touching A then B and back and so on, as seen in this test video.


Mark Rosenzweig December 30th, 2017 05:06 PM

Re: $249 Z Camera E1 4K and DCI 4K Videos
 
Good match: the SLR Magic 8mm f4 lens ($169) and the Z.


Mark Rosenzweig December 31st, 2017 04:07 PM

Re: $249 Z Camera E1 4K and DCI 4K Videos
 
More with the 8mm lens:


Bruce Dempsey January 1st, 2018 07:41 AM

Re: $249 Z Camera E1 4K and DCI 4K Videos
 
I ran the camera 3 hours indoors checking with a infared thermometer for heat wifi on/off recording/or not on ac and battery with hdmi out to a switcher. The ambient temperature was 20c and I was not able to get the E1 to heatup beyond 40c. It mostly hovered around 38c and gave no warnings nor did it shut down.

Something else: the hdmi out 1080p does not stop when recording 4k internally unlike the ax100 which is a big plus for live streaming

Mark Rosenzweig January 1st, 2018 11:17 AM

Re: $249 Z Camera E1 4K and DCI 4K Videos
 
And I can report that it shot hours of video at -10C outdoors. I was worse for wear, but the camera did fine.

Mark Rosenzweig January 2nd, 2018 09:59 AM

Re: $249 Z Camera E1 4K and DCI 4K Videos
 

Bruce Dempsey January 2nd, 2018 11:58 AM

Re: $249 Z Camera E1 4K and DCI 4K Videos
 
very nice
you mentioned i think manual focus is the way you shoot. right?
what other settings were employed on the street art flick above. tks

Mark Rosenzweig January 2nd, 2018 12:55 PM

Re: $249 Z Camera E1 4K and DCI 4K Videos
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruce Dempsey (Post 1940034)
very nice
you mentioned i think manual focus is the way you shoot. right?
what other settings were employed on the street art flick above. tks

Thanks. Aperture priority mode with aperture at f8, .8 ND filter. I use "push-to-focus" AF and then manually tweak if necessary (like sometimes for close objects). Zlog for "color", tweaked in post with curves and saturation.

Bruce Dempsey January 5th, 2018 12:37 PM

Re: $249 Z Camera E1 4K and DCI 4K Videos
 

Mark Rosenzweig January 7th, 2018 03:21 PM

Re: $249 Z Camera E1 4K and DCI 4K Videos
 
Another low light example:


Mark Rosenzweig January 9th, 2018 02:11 PM

Re: $249 Z Camera E1 4K and DCI 4K Videos
 

14-140mm Lumix lens.

Tim Lewis January 9th, 2018 04:20 PM

Re: $249 Z Camera E1 4K and DCI 4K Videos
 
I think the title of the thread is misleading. Where is this camera available at the title price of $249? The manufacturer's website lists a nominal RRP of $699. B&H have is at $499, still twice the title price. Seriously, at $249 it would be a steal!

Mark Rosenzweig January 9th, 2018 05:06 PM

Re: $249 Z Camera E1 4K and DCI 4K Videos
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Lewis (Post 1940264)
I think the title of the thread is misleading. Where is this camera available at the title price of $249? The manufacturer's website lists a nominal RRP of $699. B&H have is at $499, still twice the title price. Seriously, at $249 it would be a steal!

It sold for from $199 to $249 for about a month. Where were you then? And many, many people bought it at those prices, so it was a #1 bestseller at BHPhotoVideo. Perhaps there will be another sale. But now that the camera is known, that may be less likely.

I bought it at $199, taking a chance that the camera was good. And it is!

Bruce Dempsey January 9th, 2018 05:07 PM

Re: $249 Z Camera E1 4K and DCI 4K Videos
 
well you missed it.All over the Christmas period for at least a week it was down to 199 at band h nyc

Tim Lewis January 9th, 2018 06:22 PM

Re: $249 Z Camera E1 4K and DCI 4K Videos
 
OK, I stand corrected.

Sorry I missed those prices, I will have to wait and see.

Bruce Dempsey January 10th, 2018 05:44 AM

Re: $249 Z Camera E1 4K and DCI 4K Videos
 
You should keep an eye on the used market because the camera won't be suitable for everyone who purchased at those prices

Mark Rosenzweig January 12th, 2018 01:00 PM

Re: $249 Z Camera E1 4K and DCI 4K Videos
 

Mark Rosenzweig January 19th, 2018 05:52 AM

Price is back down to $249
 
B&H store again.

Bruce Dempsey January 21st, 2018 05:09 PM

Re: $249 Z Camera E1 4K and DCI 4K Videos
 
z cam E1 Olympus m.40-150
Focal Length 89mm (178mm equiv)
f8 iso 3200
just house lights


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