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6k 30p open gate actually… My S9 still has not turned up and yes, it is part an aesthetic thing for me but also having 2x S5II’s tripod based, having this third roaming unit on a free standing monopod or freehand, I do want it as small and light as possible. Hence also going with a set of the LUMIX primes. So despite me believing that the S5II is superior in almost every way, the S9 is arguably more ‘fun’ and is that little bit more ‘appropriate’ (for want of a better term) for me. I could easily have gone back to 3x S5II’s and in some ways it makes more sense…but then not everything has to make sense as long as it works! -
By Andrew Reid · Posted
An interesting watch today on the Tube... A series of 3 videos that lifts the lid on today's world. So in a nutshell... A Neofascist tech oligarchy that has defeated the people (a democracy) and gained control of a country (the US), which has been possible due to the collapse of clueless neoliberalism, and now they have a neofascist-like grip over the government, placing themselves about the law, with a client media that isn't interested in reporting factual evidence any more. Key takeaway from Gary... We are competing with the rich for space and basic resources like food and housing. They are now so rich, we can't compete for these things... And they are consuming everything... (True, as anyone who has visited any major city will tell you). ... and this is leading to societal collapse. So to distract us from the real problem - the super rich and inequality - they are asking us to blame immigrants. He also says that they are encouraging a high level of uncontrolled immigration, to fan the flames even further. So they have a paid-up client media to turn us against one-another, and then sell us the so-called "solution" back to us in the form of authoritarianism and mass-deportation. An interesting take, which leads to the Ai business. But first... take a look at Sabine's video, a scientist I respect a lot (Not least for her cutting sense of humour)... As always she is 100% right. The real problem with AI is not that one country or another is falling behind or failing to invest... The real problem is that it is going to consolidate world domination levels of power and reliance into the hands of a few private wealthy individuals. (Who have very questionable sociopathic and neofascist tendencies). Ai filmmaking is all well and good... But it is yet another example of placing more and more power and money into the hands of a few private companies and individuals. Nowhere has been better at doing this than the USA. Which is why they now have a neofascist oligarchy in control of the government (and to a large extent the law), who have tricked nearly half of people into thinking they're on their side... The 90s/00s political class has failed to do anything about this consolidation of power, and the massive inequality and inflation this has led to in our communities. Of course being in Berlin, I have witnessed this rising tech-fascist inflation happening right before my very eyes where communities have had to give up massive amounts of property to corporate landlords, and seen the prices of basic commodities more than doubled. We, us normal people...are being priced out of life. So from the streets of Berlin... where an office in a co-working space now costs 3600 euros per month... to Microsoft and their spending 500 billion USD on a computer... Just the latest example of massive consolidation of wealth, IP and power into the hands of the US tech oligarchs and monopoly powers. Softbank, the Japanese company involved in the funding of this venture with Open Ai, Microsoft and Oracle, of course has taken one of the UK's most strategic and valuable tech assets away from us... ARM... Because our Neo Liberal government believe in a globalised free market and were too clueless to prevent it. So the impoverished and increasingly "Butler style economy" UK with a government on the verge of bankruptcy, is firmly out of the picture when it comes to all this important technology and money splish-sploshing about... despite inventing a lot of the tech in the first place, through our world leading universities. I think that rather than be angry at the state of our politics, inflation, property prices, and rapidly declining standards of living, and going out and voting for Trump and his rich cronies who are the source of the very problem... Maybe people can wake up to the real news. And at the very least start blaming the right people. -
S9 have PDAF in 1080p60 FF mode.. if you only shoot 4k most of the time then S5II is the better deal. But for some people aethestic is quite important too. -
By Marcio Kabke Pinheiro · Posted
I agree - but Viltrox is not for fully professional use (specially video ones). Is to bring more people to the system. They made a huge jump in quality - their first AF lenses were ok for the price, but the newer "Air" ones are much better optically, and cheaper (because use high quality plastic and basicalyy the same outer shell for a bunch of focal lenghts). Perfect for the S9 and for amateur / enthusiast use of the S5IIs. And the 27mm f/1.2 and the 75mm f/1.2 are superb (but APS-C). But their LAB line looks promising.
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