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  • Ninja 2 vs. SD card

    Posted by Paul Campbell on September 16, 2016 at 4:38 pm

    I’m intrigued by this Ninja 2 external video recorder, and how acquiring Prores422 directly from my Canon t5i will compare to the H264 that gets squeezed onto the SD card. Does anyone have experience with this combo? Is it worth the expense? (I know a lot of this is very subjective depending on what you’re shooting, but I’d still love to hear what you think) Thanks.

    Gary Huff replied 9 years, 7 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Gary Huff

    September 16, 2016 at 8:45 pm

    The T5i does not have a proper signal via HDMI to properly record, so a Ninja-2 would be a waste of money. Also, even if it did, you wouldn’t see any difference between what you record in camera vs externally.

  • Paul Campbell

    September 16, 2016 at 10:27 pm

    Hmmm, what “minimum” dslr camera do you feel would be best served by the Ninja 2? (I’m thinking down the road upgrade)

  • Gary Huff

    September 17, 2016 at 11:14 pm

    [Paul Campbell] “Hmmm, what “minimum” dslr camera do you feel would be best served by the Ninja 2? (I’m thinking down the road upgrade)”

    GH4 with it’s decent HDMI downscaling to 1080 from 4K and 10-bit out.

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