SHOCKED - FACE OFF - Sony a7IV Canon R6II Nikon Z5II - Contemporary Entry Professional 35mm - Today

Matt Irwin Photography June 27, 2025
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Matt Irwin Photography

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Packed full of lessons, tips, tutorials and behind the scenes- this is your masterclass in photography from one of Melbourne’s best known streetscape and commercial photographers. I’m Matt Irwin. I’ve been photographing Australia for more than 30 years. I’ll be taking my Nikon D850 and my Hasselblad and getting amongst it. Join me at work on commercial shoots as well as chasing the fog on early winter mornings. Along the way I’ll be talking about the business of being a photographer- from the basics for beginners to the state of the industry. Think copyright and compostition, gear and gadgets, street and studio. It is all here.

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#R6II #Z5II #a7IV FACE OFF - Sony a7IV Canon R6II Nikon Z5II - Contemporary Entry Professional 35mm To get the original video file, use this short link to my website http://bit.ly/4es6sec Grab me a coffee here https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=NXVJKTH3BEFSG To grab 10% of at Nikon Australia https://www.nikon.com.au 'Matt10' use at check out T & C's apply - does not include most recent releases https://www.mattirwin.com 00:00 ‘Michael Bay’ Intro 01:00 Introduction to video - R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:26 Lenses? 01:50 Covering in this video 02:20 MP count R6II, Z5II, A7IV 02:30 $$$ R6II, Z5II, A7IV 02:45 Release R6II, Z5II, A7IV 03:20 The complexities of making this video, methods, permutations 04:10 Setting up baselines 04:30 So many permutations 05:15 Image quality is most important 06:20 REAL WORLD DATA critical from Canon R6II, Nikon Z5II, Sony A7IV 07:00 What is the video baseline in this video? 08:00 Not all information on R6II, Z5II, A7IV is published 08:00 Scores on R6II, Z5II, A7IV no totals 08:10 Interacting with the video? 09:40 If you haven’t conducted these test, well … 10:20 How will scoring work? 10:40 Image Quality R6II, Z5II, A7IV 10:50 Method in Capture One 11:40 Rig created to shoot video 12:20 Camera settings are identical where possible 12:35 About the zooms 12:55 Shooting RAW images 13:30 Looking at RAW images without ICC profiles 14:50 Close look at the 24-105/120 F/4 lenses 15:45 Illustrating resolution difference in Capture One R6II, Z5II, A7IV 16:00 Sharpness / Corner sharpness 24-105/120’s 17:40 Is Canon 24-105mm an older lens formula 18:30 Image quality 24-105/120 full zoom 20:10 Resolution R6II, Z5II, A7IV 20:40 Noise R6II, Z5II, A7IV 21:30 Direct sunlight with 50mm 1.8’s 22:30 Looking at shadows, highlights, aberrations & more R6II, Z5II, A7IV 24:06 Close look at the sensors - grain / sharpness at f/2.8 50mm 1.8s R6II, Z5II, A7IV 25:45 Illustrating the difference in resolution R6II, Z5II, A7IV 26:30 Far more grain in R6II 27:30 Colour noise R6II, Z5II, A7IV 28:40 Why the difference ? 29:05 Surprising difference in noise 29:45 Printing 1m (≈40 inch) prints R6II, Z5II, A7IV for resolution 32:50 6400 ISO images R6II, Z5II, A7IV 34:10 6400 ISO highlight recovery R6II, Z5II, A7IV 35:57 Image quality in video 37:10 Shooting LOG 4K 60 FPS APSC R6II, Z5II, A7IV 38:30 Sharpness in video R6II, Z5II, A7IV 39:40 Video Noise R6II, Z5II, A7IV 40:35 BASE ISO video flat R6II, Z5II, A7IV 42:15 Rolling shutter P1 R6II, Z5II, A7IV 43:30 Auto focus tests video R6II, Z5II, A7IV 44:00 Focus in the distance R6II, Z5II, A7IV 44:40 Focus video on 24-105 / 120 night R6II, Z5II, A7IV 45:30 Focus video on 24-105 / 120 day R6II, Z5II, A7IV 48:24 Data rates for video R6II, Z5II, A7IV 54:50 Age of these cameras vs what we can buy today 56:00 IBIS test walking video 24-105/120 R6II, Z5II, A7IV 56:56 IBIS test walking video 50mm 1.8’s R6II, Z5II, A7IV 57:25 Rolling shutter test P2 57:40 Standing video test 24-105/120 R6II, Z5II, A7IV 58:20 Stills IBIS test 50mm 1.8s 01:01:40 Stills IBIS test 24-105 / 120 f/4 01:03:00 Stills IBIS 24-10/120 24mm R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:04:20 Heat test video R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:07:00 Let’s talk variables 01:07:10 Still frames rates and focus acquisition R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:08:00 Test parameters 01:08:45 High speed focus tracking R6II 01:10:00 High speed focus tracking Z5II 01:10:49 Lens comparison Canon 24-105 f/4 & Nikon 24-120 f/4 01:12:00 High speed focus tracking a7IV 01:13:10 Buffer sizes R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:14 10 Frame rate / Auto focus in stills / Stills buffer depth / scores 01:15:15 Video Specifications 01:17:00 Dual card recording R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:17:45 Firmware 01:18:00 The mounts 01:19:10 Z mount is the most adaptable 01:20:02 EVF’s R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:20:40 Digital Hot shoes R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:21:55 Card slots R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:23:08 Lenses 01:24:28 Ergonomics R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:25:00 Hand grip issues R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:26:00 Front facing function buttons R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:26:40 Power switches R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:28:40 Weight R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:29:50 Colour science 01:30:25 Pixel Shift R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:30:55 Weather Sealing R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:31:28 Pre-Capture R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:31:45 User Interface 01:32:40 Sand boxing settings R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:33:33 Battery Life R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:36:20 Connectivity R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:37:30 Build quality R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:43:00 Final scores & summary of method 01:43:25 Value R6II, Z5II, A7IV 01:43:30 Further summary 01:47:40 What is the best value? R6II, Z5II, A7IV? Affiliate Disclaimer Matt Irwin is a participant in the B&H PhotoVideo and other affiliate programs that provides an advertising commission if you purchase through our links. If you purchase something from our affiliate links we will get a small commission with no extra cost to you. This makes it possible for us to make to keep making vids. We DO NOT collect, store, use, or share any data about you. :)

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