Sony A7SIII + 4K + Skateboarding = GLORIOUS! (Mine finally arrived!)

FINALLY got my Sony A7SIII! As you may or may not know, this thing is a beast! Got to take it out for a spin the other day, and my good bud Ted Cocuzza was keen to put his body on the line and do a few tricks. Ted's a rad skateboarder, artist, and human. Tested a few different settings, all in 4K, and this thing is CRISPY! 4k 60, 4k 120, S&Q mode, 4K All-Intra- You name it, and this thing delivers.

In this video, I show you the footage we got, a breakdown of the settings I used, the lenses and microphones I used, as well as a quick guide to getting started with Color Grading log footage. There's also a surprise visit from one of my besssst friends that you won't want to miss ;)

Thank you for tuning in, and I hope you enjoy. Hit me up if you have any questions or feedback.

Much love, and take care!
Joe

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Follow Ted on IG: @eusweesh

[alexmiller]

Definitely earned a sub more skate footage and info on camera, settings, lenses, and post production! This was seriously a great video for me. Just got back into skating after a 10 year break and am completely obsessed again. Now I’m looking at a camera and this was pretty much exactly what I needed

[chadday]

Thanks for this! I've been looking for skateboarding footage using the A7siii. I bought an A7C but returned it because it doesn't do anything over 30fps in 4k, so skateboarding looked choppy. And it didn't have Active Steady Shot either. I did however get a Weebill S gimbal that was game changing! It can go into "slung" mode, so it acts like a top handle. It was small enough to film lines with, and really smoothed out my footage, especially when filming a line where the skater changes direction. I could jump off my board and back on it with very minimal shake.

Thanks again!

[alexdegrace]

Thx Joe to take time to make video like this..I appriciate a lot!!

My questions is
Are you always filming in S-log or you just test it for fun!?
And how do you set your cam when you are on slog mode..specialy the ISO!?
Thx again!!!

[Skatetypeshhh]

I got the a7riii what lens do you recommend for videos? I have the Sony 11mm but seems good for vlogging but for action seems a little rough

[telecolo_]

Really curious on how your computer is handling the 10 bit 4:2:2 footage. My older MacBook Pro is incapable of viewing the footage via thumbnail and requires the Sony Catalyst Browse software. Similarly, editing on Premiere without a Proxy really kills the CPU. What computer have you been using when working with 10 bit 4:2:2 and how has that been treating you? If you don't mind me asking! Thanks!

[aldolega]

Have you shot anything in low-light/high ISO yet? I'm slightly worried that the heavy noise reduction the camera applies might lead to smeary/blurry motion in darker conditions.

Also, have you shot anything long-lens with the AF tracking the skater yet? I would assume it would work well, it was decent on my A7iii I had a couple years ago, but for the price the Siii better be damn near perfect.

[vassilykoloskov]

thanks for sharing this!
what focal length were the canon fisheye clips shot at? I would assume something past 10mm, right?

[chenhaoyu]

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