Posted: 1/13/2025 5:45:42 PM EDT
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I have slowly been selling off some 10-15year old Nikon gear and want to gravitate towards mirrorless. I also want to go to a smaller form factor than my Nikon D850. The A7Compact2 looks like a good fit for me because, most of the time when I am taking HD photos, it's when I am traveling. I have also taken some interest in film. One of my hobbies is slalom skiing, and I routinely ski with the best pro's in the world. I would love to get some high quality film of them verses just iPhone video. I think my only issue is running into rolling shutter effects. Here is an example of what I would film and possibly be more zoomed in. This is about the fastest the camera would potentially pan because this is one of the best skiers at a very short line length hauling ass. What do you think?  Nate Smith Water Ski Slalom Record Holder |
| Sony is sort of known to have rolling shutter across all their cameras. Maybe i'm wrong, maybe it won't be too noticeable. For sports would ideally want a global shutter camera, like a Red Komodo. Sony FX3 is close to no rolling shutter though. Personally, I would try a clip on zoom lens and high frame rate on the iPhone first, you may be surprised. |
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Professional video producer chiming in here. If you really want to avoid rolling shutter issues, as the poster above noted, you’ll want to select a global shutter camera or at least find a camera with the least amount of tested rolling shutter artifacts apparent in the final footage. Fast pans, longer focal lengths, and fast moving subjects (your water ski genre has all of those) all contribute to the appearance of rolling shutter “skew” or “jello.” You may want to consider all the cine line camera offerings from Sony, Black Magic (we use these), Canon and Red to find the camera with the least amount of artifacts. And don’t be concerned about dropping down to a Super-35 sensor if that will solve the problem. There is nothing wrong with footage from today’s S-35 sensors, especially if they give you the final result you want. |
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Originally Posted By gaspain: Sony is sort of known to have rolling shutter across all their cameras. Maybe i'm wrong, maybe it won't be too noticeable. For sports would ideally want a global shutter camera, like a Red Komodo. Sony FX3 is close to no rolling shutter though. Personally, I would try a clip on zoom lens and high frame rate on the iPhone first, you may be surprised. It does amaze me at times watching YouTube videos of what people can do with an iPhone, only issue is sometimes we shoot in low light conditions as the sun is going down. Which is my favorite time of the afternoon/evening because of all the colors from the clouds and sunset. |
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Originally Posted By vicrattlehead: Professional video producer chiming in here. If you really want to avoid rolling shutter issues, as the poster above noted, you'll want to select a global shutter camera or at least find a camera with the least amount of tested rolling shutter artifacts apparent in the final footage. Fast pans, longer focal lengths, and fast moving subjects (your water ski genre has all of those) all contribute to the appearance of rolling shutter "skew" or "jello." You may want to consider all the cine line camera offerings from Sony, Black Magic (we use these), Canon and Red to find the camera with the least amount of artifacts. And don't be concerned about dropping down to a Super-35 sensor if that will solve the problem. There is nothing wrong with footage from today's S-35 sensors, especially if they give you the final result you want. Let's say one set up being no budget, and another option having around a $5-6k budget. (I don't really want the whole chassis with monitors, mics, batteries, etc |
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Originally Posted By Regency: What would you suggest? I'm currently rocking a 13 Pro but have been wanting to upgrade. It does amaze me at times watching YouTube videos of what people can do with an iPhone, only issue is sometimes we shoot in low light conditions as the sun is going down. Which is my favorite time of the afternoon/evening because of all the colors from the clouds and sunset. Well it depends on what you want to do with it. As a hobbyist, I spend little to no money on it. So I don't know. The new Pixel 9 Pro has awesome 3 camera lens system with low light and Ai enhance...i'm sure Iphone has a comparable unit. It takes better pictures/video than my Sony a6400. |
