Originally posted by lister6520 "Sony and others"
The odd thing is that 'others' includes Pentax. I have a K-r and it does have mechanical stabilization in video and it works very well. Why on earth would they throw away something which worked so well on an older, bottom of the range model to replace it with something useless on their flagship model?
If they hadn't already implemented mechanical stabilisation I could understand that maybe they decided not to invest R&D to develop it but the crazy thing is that they already have it and don;t use it. I try to think of a reason why they have gone this way but I cannot find any and think it is just insane.
I whole-heartedly agree.
Ricoh were the ones who said we would be getting "professional" video capabilities, for pity's sake!
All they've done is add in the manual capabilities and frame rates of the K-01 et al.
Now, the headphones jack is a good thing.
Don't know about the bit rate - does anyone?
That gaffe about Raw video was just cruel. It still torments me.
Then they've done the unthinkable with SR - shudder.
I AM a paid videographer and I use whatever means at my disposal to get footage, be it a Go-Gro (and its variants), bridge cameras, all manner of DSLRs from the K-01 (I know, I know), K-x,
K-7, K-5, 5D MkII/III, D800, MiniDV cams through to the Pro Sony Video cams, and yes, you'll even find the occasional iPhone/iPad footage in my projects.
And I am not alone among my peers - they'll use whatever means necessary to get a result.
So, expecting mechanical SR for me was a given - it's there already!
Adding insult, is the "cropped" sensor, which compromises the wide end. Believe me, when you're stuck in a cramped situation, it's the last thing one needs.
To those siting the noise of the system getting into a recording - get an external mic and get over it.
As a caveat, I am also a paid photographer, and can assure you the other photographers I mingle with don't give a toss about what brand I am using.
They're just to busy to even notice. Occasionally, very occasionally, they'll look over and wonder what I'm doing "that" with.
There's actually NO equipment snobbery amongst all the Pros I've ever work with.
So for those who say a professional will not need SR on their DSLR - I'm sorry, but we need all the facilities we can muster in the short shooting time available.
Of course we use dollies, cranes tripods etc, but the less we need to do in post, the better.
All this, because I want to stay with Pentax and its lighter weight form. I've been using it for quite some time now and still hold it in high regard, even through the lean years.
Why, why, why take away an existing, fairly unique, workable system?
Happy days
AB