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Behind the scenes: Silhouette of Life – Yakushima with the α7R IV
High resolution 4K movie in Super 35mm
Commentary by Matthew Carmody: Videographer
I am on Yakushima Island, testing the new α7R IV from Sony
Quite surprised with the oversampling function
with the Super 35mm mode
which downscales 6K to Ultra HD (4K)
It produces really nice resolution
in combination with the G Master
The resolution on the in-focus area
in combination with really nice out-of-focus creamy bokeh
is quite a good combination
especially the detail in the forest
like moss, and the trees, other things like that
with lots of small details
You really get that with this new camera
And it is so compact
It’s amazing
It’s small, compact, and even the microphone
You slide it into the hot shoe and off you go
That’s a really nice function to have
One of the new lenses that I got the chance to use this time
is the G Master 400mm F2.8
And it is just amazing how light this lens is
I think it’s about 2.8kg
It doesn’t look light at all
It looks like 4-5kg
It’s a big surprise when you can pick this thing up
OK. I can probably take this around all day with me
which I did and got really, really impressive visuals
You can get a bit of distance between animals for example
like deer and monkeys
which you can’t get close to for obvious reasons
And I got some really nice high resolution
but extremely organic and nice out-of-focus bokeh
It’s one thing carrying gear to the site
It’s another thing having enough energy
to use that gear when you actually get there
It’s nice to have a little bit of extra energy
when you get there
or just stop on the side of the road
when you spot something nice
you just have to switch it on
film and keep going
without wasting too much time or energy in the process
You don’t have to sacrifice any resolution
or color or any other things that you might want
When you are filming
something important and
something you might only able to film only once
