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One that would be interesting is if they took the UMP12K sensor and put it in the Pocket 6K Pro body. I’m hopeful that they have a firmware upgrade for the Micro Studio 4K G2 that allows the use of the USB-C monitor they make for the PYXIS. Or at least one that switches on the Bluetooth module we all know that’s in it but they inexplicably won’t let us use!

I'm really only interested in 2 specific things and I doubt either of them will be announced there or any time soon. A longer sibling to the Sigma 28-45mm f1.8 such as a 45-90mm f1.8 A cracking high megapixel, fast lens fixed or interchangeable (I don't care which) rangefinderesque full frame camera. Something to succeed the Sony RX1R that is not the Fuji GFX 100 RF. I don't think I'll get either...

Really impressive and cool. The only thing that bothered me is the slow panning back and forth between actors when they were talking because they did not want to use two cameras and have cuts (breaking the one take choice). I started to notice and then it become more bothersome. I find a bit unnatural, as a human you would quickly switch your look to who is speaking and not this slow switch.

I agree the low-contrast/low-saturation look seems to be fashionable at the moment - and I don't like it either. It's not accidental that the 'standard' settings of cameras (and TVs) usually have relatively high contrast and saturation - it makes the images look attractive and eye-catching. What sort of film would 'The Third Man' be without its high-contrast monochrome imagery, or 'Goldfinger' without the glitzy look? Out of interest, was the choice of GH7 versus the 'sister' smaller and lighter G9ii down to the internal 4k ProRes recording and fan cooling/longer recording times on the GH7?

I don't know if the 16TB media module for the Ursa Cine series has been officially announced yet. If not, I'm sure it will be there. Though I'm not completely sure who the target market is - people who really want to cry when they 15 hours of footage to a media failure? Along those lines, a hope is that they'll announce a smaller media module reader for an individual module - one that costs less than like $1k. Right now, when using the media module, offload options are USB to the camera, 10gE to the camera, or the expensive rack-mounted media module reader. I think a lot of people are hoping that they'll announce a 6K or 8K camera using a cheaper variant of the UC 12K sensor.

OK, so we have until Friday to indulge in baseless wild speculation about what the new products will be. Watch along live here.

The last time this many cameras were lost in Berlin was when the Allies bombed the Kodak AG factory in 1943.

At this rate they’re going to have to rebrand as Misplaced Photogear Berlin. Although there might be someone at that depot setting up a Deiter’s Hot Leicas stall at the Mauerpark Flohmarkt on Sunday.

Good luck. If things go well it's gravy with them. If not... Lap of the gods my friend.

Well I just ordered the 3 new used prime lenses I need for this year for my S9, an 18, a 50 and the 85. I'd rather have gone for the 100 over the 85, but as they are about twice the price...and those 18's aren't exactly cheap! Let's hope my delivery turns up! It's DHL rather than MPB from this point forwards and with delivery they are usually 'OK', but absolutely terrible with pickups.

First tests of the R50 V coming from reputable reviewer Christopher Frost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEPizEvWhV4 I go to him mostly for photo lens tests but he also does a bit of video. Some things that stood out for me personally: (i) video IQ seems only good up to ISO 800 (ii) menu system is overly complicated with some unnecessary new layout features (iii) lots of AF detection options (iv) XF-AVC S (iv) Digital IS only usable at standard level for stationary shots (as expected) Overall still seems to be an interesting option - particularly once it hits the used market - but it does make me want to wait and see if Canon will release a higher end FF version at an equally compelling price point. Hopefully we get some more in-depth testing soon from Josh Sattin (who did confirm he will be doing one in the future).

Each time I think to change my two GH5 I check again the old work of Filippo Chiesa with his GH5s and... I save a lot of money 😉

Flirted with the idea of selling my S1 and go for the S1RII but eventually decided to keep it for life. Parting with this kind of image quality in such a tank built body for 800€ is a crime 🙂

What a ride this was. Episode 3 especially... Peak TV. Direction, writing, acting, sound design, everything just falls into place.

There is something to be said about how my S1 still comfortably covers all my needs 7 years later...

Just watched the first episode. Very good stuff. The single take is extraordinary but almost seamlessly unnoticed at same time.

4000 is the second native ISO with Lumix!

This depends entirely on the camera. If 3200 is the second native ISO, it'll look great (and probably better than 2000 or 2500). I'd even go to 4000, 5000, or in the case of like an FX3, 12800 if that matched a native ISO.

Part 1 of a "first look" of the UC12K featuring Shane Hurlbut is up:

Interesting. Maybe because I'm an old fart and my video tape camcorder days instilled a huge bias, but I always get nervous anywhere near 3200 iso.

Ritual is comfort. Manufactured order in chaos. Hard not to appreciate that during our fleeting existence.

Like what limitation?

Update: They lost another one. Leica Q ordered 20th March, never turned up. Tracking with DHL stopped updating at same point as last time, at the sorting centre outside of Berlin. The goods have vanished into thin air. That's over £2000 of losses with no explanation. They are now putting it right in terms of refunds, and Matt the CEO is involved. They also had an Sony A7S III on the UK site, spares and repairs for £1399 as the bluetooth / wifi was faulty, but since I don't care for that and thought it might even be fixable completely I thought I'd grabbed a bargain. So I booked it out as part of a trade in. This reserves the item for 14 days. Before I had chance to send in the trade-in camera the A7S III was apparently un-booked with no email or notification, and sold to someone else instead. At this point it feels personal?

DJI just dropped prices for the Ronin 4D series. The 6K version is now $4,999 (down from $6,800) The 8K version is now $9,999 (down from about $13,000) The raw license just went from $979 to $1. Wish I hadn't bought it just a few months ago, but that's great news for existing owners who haven't bought it yet. Note that with the base 6K package, the RAW license is likely to be useless without buying an overpriced DJI ProSSD ($800 for 1TB). https://www.cined.com/dji-ronin-4d-price-drop-raw-license-now-1-instead-of-979/ If I'm guessing, I'd say that DJI are both aiming for a big sales bump with all of the press the R4D has been getting lately (especially with Adolescence) as well as finally undercutting the Komodo-X, C80, and Ursa Cine 12K. I'd still say that it wouldn't be my choice if I only had one camera, but since I got it, it's been to set with me for every short film that I've worked on and I've used it every time. The image from it is really nice, especially from the 8K.

I'm glad I watched it yesterday before it got pulled. It's good though that they're doing this. It shows they care about quality. I hadn't noticed anything odd in the footage but then I was watching in 480p at the time. They say now that they'll redo the video and put it up.