Basic 4K A7S question
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Erik Naso
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Jesus, it's even more expensive than the Atomos
You can sell off your A7s and wait for the A7rII for internal 4K but yeah the Shogun and 7Q+ are feature packed 7" recorder/monitors.
The Video Devices PIX-E5H 5" 4K Recording Video Monitor is also expensive but smaller well a little cheaper at $1200.
ReelWorksMedia
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I bet Mitch would disagree.
Matthew Celia
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Ask yourself what kind of shooting you do. If you are a run and gun docu guy, the external 4k recorder is a PITA. The 7" monitor is WAY too big and I found it just got knocked around.
Doug Jensen
Carbonite Member
I keep my Odyssey in backpack and just run a HDMI cable from the FS7. I just need the 4K recording part of the unit and none of the monitoring features, so this works for me and keeps the rig from catching unwanted attention when I'm shooting stock or run & gun.
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Samuel H
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ProRes is much nicer than AVCHD-S, but it's also a lot bigger (I ran the math about how many HD drives I'd need every years to back up everything, and it was "a lot of them"). And an external recorder can be both an aid (bigger screen that you can put anywhere you want) or a pain (bigger rig, more cables, more things that can go wrong). It all depends on what you shoot and how you like to shoot it.
Mitch Gross
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I would be Mitch. 
Don't think of the Odyssey7Q+ as "just a 4K recorder," but instead part of a complete system. It enables you to expand the capabilities of a camera such as the a7S or the a7RII considerably.
The most obvious difference is in the ability to focus the image. Judging proper focus on the tiny low resolution LCD of the camera is very difficult, and UHD combined with a full-sized sensor is very demanding. The larger Odyssey screen allows for far better focusing and it also features an active pixel zoom up to a 12x magnification, plus three focus assist modes that are programable to your personal preference.
Next is exposure. In addition to a far more detailed hitogram display, the Odyssey7Q+ also offers a Waveform monitor, dual programable zebras and a programable false color mode. There's also a vectorscope soon to come.
Operating assistance is also important. he Odyssey7Q+ has a frame guide generator that includes three standard presets as well as up to four programable frame lines. you can make any shape you wish and layer them if you have multiple deliverables. A monochrome display mode is often helpful when shooting in difficult lighting situations. If you ever wish to shoot with anamorphic lenses, the Odyssey7Q+ has the most complete desqueeze system available, with six different output variations depending on the type of lenses you choose and how you wish to look at the image.
Lastly there is the Odyssey LUT System. It has a standard Sony conversion LUT for shooting in S-Log2, but it can accept any custom LUT you wish and store up to 140 of them in memory. Shooting S-Log2 allows the most freedom for color correction in post, but it sucks to have to view that flat, desaturated image while you shoot. Using a LUT one can light and expose to the intended look, while confidently recording S-Log2 so that additional adjustments can be made later. The best of both worlds.
There are several simple brackets that can place the Odyssey7Q+ at a convenient and stable position along with the camera. Different people have various preferences, and it really depends on your style of shooting. Even for handholding, the Odyssey7Q+ in combination with a small miracles camera can work quite comfortably.
So that's the different opinion from Mitch.
Don't think of the Odyssey7Q+ as "just a 4K recorder," but instead part of a complete system. It enables you to expand the capabilities of a camera such as the a7S or the a7RII considerably.
The most obvious difference is in the ability to focus the image. Judging proper focus on the tiny low resolution LCD of the camera is very difficult, and UHD combined with a full-sized sensor is very demanding. The larger Odyssey screen allows for far better focusing and it also features an active pixel zoom up to a 12x magnification, plus three focus assist modes that are programable to your personal preference.
Next is exposure. In addition to a far more detailed hitogram display, the Odyssey7Q+ also offers a Waveform monitor, dual programable zebras and a programable false color mode. There's also a vectorscope soon to come.
Operating assistance is also important. he Odyssey7Q+ has a frame guide generator that includes three standard presets as well as up to four programable frame lines. you can make any shape you wish and layer them if you have multiple deliverables. A monochrome display mode is often helpful when shooting in difficult lighting situations. If you ever wish to shoot with anamorphic lenses, the Odyssey7Q+ has the most complete desqueeze system available, with six different output variations depending on the type of lenses you choose and how you wish to look at the image.
Lastly there is the Odyssey LUT System. It has a standard Sony conversion LUT for shooting in S-Log2, but it can accept any custom LUT you wish and store up to 140 of them in memory. Shooting S-Log2 allows the most freedom for color correction in post, but it sucks to have to view that flat, desaturated image while you shoot. Using a LUT one can light and expose to the intended look, while confidently recording S-Log2 so that additional adjustments can be made later. The best of both worlds.
There are several simple brackets that can place the Odyssey7Q+ at a convenient and stable position along with the camera. Different people have various preferences, and it really depends on your style of shooting. Even for handholding, the Odyssey7Q+ in combination with a small miracles camera can work quite comfortably.
So that's the different opinion from Mitch.