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Smart choice and for the money, more practical for sure. Until the AF gets better it’s still a pretty specialized system. i would love a new GFX rangefinder 50R mark 2 or 100R that shoots decent video. The 100S has gotten crazy cheap for what it can do but I need better video so I’ve always talked myself out of one. For my needs I need Video even on the third C camera that also acts as a high res stills hybrid.

It always does. I currently hope they do not make a successor to the FP because my dancing skills are shit. But until then, the GFX100S for me. I have almost pressed that button so many times, but in the end, came down in favour of the A7RV.

Z8, GFX100S and Sony a1. The Z8 because it just doesn’t give a fuck about restricting specs and for the mounting options. The GFX100S because it had a tiny bit of flaking so was ridiculously cheap *and* it’s party trick is to not only be able to adapt all of my F mount lenses with AF but also my Hasselblad HC lenses. That’s a new lease of life for those lenses, particularly the HC lenses as my H3Dii39 is beyond economic repair. The a1 because used ones have got a lot cheaper in the last ten days with the impending mark 2 versions and it hits a sweet spot of resolution, power and compactness. Also, I have seldom seen anything other than very, very nice video coming from it. The other thing that stopped me was the nagging feeling that a mark 2 Fp-L or higher res ZF are possibly coming over the horizon. At which point the dance will begin anew.

Z8, Z6iii, Zf? Perfect trio for me… Z8 stills workhorse with Zf more for candid and walkabout plus Z6iii as the primary video donkey, but all 3 could pull that role as required. I was wandering around old London Town yesterday late afternoon/early evening, heading for HMS Belfast as I had not been in years, but it changed into finding and having the missus’ phone fixed instead as it stopped working. But just during that period and yesterday in York, reminded and cemented for me, how great the Zf is to own (again) and use. Build, feel, clicks, shutter, EVF and rear LCD quality. So much nicer than any Fuji I owned. I think Nikon has moved for me back into pole position as my favourite camera brand. Just not for lenses. But then all of e Mount can be adapted so the options are the biggest with any current lens mount; Z, F, adapted M and E. And M can be adapted with the AF they do not have! But every day walkabout, Zf with a 40mm is that chefs kiss thing they talk about.

Went here today where they had hands on units. It feels *maybe* a little narrow but a small grip will sort that. My advice is if you don’t want to buy it then for God’s sake don’t have a play with it because you will very likely walk out with one. Unfortunately, they aren’t released here for another week by which time I’ll be back on Monkey Island so without a pre-order I expect I won’t see one available for a while. Incidentally, the orders for the X100vi are still suspended even here in FujiFilm’s own flagship place so you have to wonder at how fluid the supply of the new camera will be too.

True. But not because of the A1mk2, but because of AImk2

That's shockingly cheap! Congrats. I wouldn't advocate for the RodeLinks though, because: too big, & 2.4GHz Saw yesterday Sony UWP-D11 for only US$50, only needs the TX antenna to be repaired/replaced (an easy fix there are lots of guides for). That would be a much better buy, although it was in the illegal (for USA) 600MHz band so not suitable for your purposes. Legal / working Sony UWP-D11 wireless seems to run more in the two hundred plus ish range, still an amazing bargain.

LOL : ) Right. And certain people are still wondering about how to detract the trend now...

Oh I bought two lenses too as soon as the paralysis wore off 😂 They were easy though as I needed two more servo zoom MFT lenses for a project and the herd is thin when it comes to those. I *think* there are only four (two each by Panasonic and Olympus) so I now have the full set.

The main improvements for video over the A1 include the improved IBIS (8.5 vs 5.5), stabilization modes, rear screen (resolution and functionality), AF performance, LUT support (importing function), high ISO performance, higher second-base ISO in S-Log3 (5000 vs 4000), and the new implementation of S-Log3 to match the Venice/Burano color space and detail (as a dedicated B-cam). Also, the 8K insect 🦋 stock footage business will never be the same!

On the upside: a penny saved, is a penny earned. I just purchased a couple of new lenses, if only I had a bit more paralysis by analysis then perhaps I wouldn't have spent any money.

Needless to say this absolutely did not happen. Again. Been in and out of camera shops for the past 10 days and just can’t make the decision. Three really strong contenders caused a serious case of paralysis by analysis. Two more days here but realistically it is not going to happen. Maybe next year.

Not a Black Friday deal but a deal none the less: i needed a wireless mic system but refuse to buy one of those ones with non-replaceable batteries, so decided to see how much the old Rodelink Filmmaker Kits were going for on ebay... I bought one from a reputable seller that is listed as in "excellent" condition for $25 with free shipping. I bid, thinking it would probably get higher than that but nope, I won it for $25 and it'll arrive Friday. I'm quite happy!

I'm certainly interested in the EU, but I don't think that's what you meant. 😉 You might want to include a price, at least as a starting point for interested parties to negotiate. Helps to avoid wasting time when both parties are living in different worlds.

Just made use of it with a bottle of Boss Bottled Absolu for £57. Bargain.

Welll.... by luck or not, I just got this question answered for me? Just won a fairly good deal for a SIRUI Sniper 23mm F1.2 autofocus lens. I already have a 7artisans 12mm F2.8 II Manual Focus Lens for Fuji X Mount (when a lens is this ultrawide, then being manual focus is no big deal), and I'll try to find a cheap hundred dollar 56mm autofocus lens. Together these three lens should make for a very nice trio of primes to cover most things. Depending on how bulky I find this f1.2 lens, I might yet still get the TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 Lens as a more compact everyday lens. Or maaaaybe the even more compact and cheaper manual focus lenses: 7artisans 18mm f/6.3 or TTArtisan 25mm f/2

Maybe a lot of the reviewers are just thankful to do an easy review so close to the holidays. No need to do much work reviewing the camera when it's basically just like the last one. "The last one was just fine and this one, being basically the same... is also just fine."

Ummm, have you seen the Gerald Undone review? He refreshingly pulls no punches this time.

From Canada they say it is the perfect camera.... Too bad Sony segmentation still doesn't allow open gate on these units. So perfect my as* BTW price increase demonstrate that the market is shrinking, shrinking, shrinking...

Mine will arrive in the next days. I will do the initial tests with the kitlens and take it from there. Thanks for the overview! I will get back to it!

You do seem to care about the facts. So why support Trump?

hey, not sure where else to post this, but I'm trying to sell my Meike/Veydra MFT cine lens set to anyone who's interested in the EU. I like them a lot, but have been using them less and less lately. You also get an E-mount adapter, since all of them but the 8 and 12 cover aps-c, and you can buy Meike's 10mm to as a super-wide supplement for aps-c, as well as a X-mount adapter from Rafcamera if you're interested in using them on Fuji cameras. send me a DM if you're interested shot most of these pieces with these lenses: Waves stills Magnolia stills Jamais Adulte stills Asina stills Lejania stills The You project stills

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I didn’t try it but looked at one in a camera shop window yesterday and indeed, pretty tiny!

Nope, but… Well I am interested in it and was aware it was coming and for me, it is another lens that I am VERY interested in except for one fact, it’s a bit expensive 🤔 Until 2024 came along, for my needs, lenses have always been the Achilles Heel for me and I have both wanted and needed fast do it all lenses. At the end of 2023, the ‘best’ option I had in L Mount was the Leica 24-90 f2.8-4 which was; big, heavy, variable aperture and not especially fast for indoor / low-light work. Since then, all under 1kg/2lbs, we have had; Sigma 28-45mm f1.8, Sigma 28-105mm f2.8 and now this new Sony. My system has been L Mount for photo & video for 2 years with Sony coming in this year for stills. Nikon is coming back for 2025 for me as a hybrid option, as in can shoot stills alongside my main Sony (A7RV) cam, plus video alongside my Lumix. But, as I am down to just 1 camera and 1 lens for L Mount and STILL no sign of any S2H or S2R, I have decided to throw my lot in with Sony & Nikon for 2025 and onwards. Why? Lenses. More specifically because I can lens share across both Sony and Nikon bodies with any e Mount lenses including if I fancied it, putting this new 28-70 f2 on any Nikon Z body. Except I won’t because for one single fact and that is whilst any e Mount lens can be adapted with near native AF and IBIS on any Nikon Z body, you do not get the in camera corrections that you get with using native lenses on Sony bodies, so I am somewhat wary of using e Mount lenses on Nikon bodies. More for stills than video, but a couple of tests required on that department before fully committing… But back to this lens specifically… Faced with a choice of Sigma 28-45mm f1.8 for indoor and low-light work plus Sigma 28-105mm f2.8 for outdoor, for the SAME cost as this new 28-70, this new 28-70 does not make financial sense to me. It’s a stunning lens in isolation and if you do not need longer than 70mm, possibly great, but as above, I can’t see how it could work for me with this pairing of Sigma lenses which cover FAR more bases for the same total cost. The camera doesn’t interest me. The S5ii does all I need and the Z6iii, most likely my main video unit for 2025, arguably even more and providing it can work with the Tamron 28-75 f2.8 which I am going to test on my Zf, will almost certainly be my video A cam. Actually, I have tested that combo for stills over several weddings earlier this year and for stills, worked very well other than the odd vertical distortion that was a bit of a PITA to fix in post, but for video should be OK. Mostly I am happy to see these new fast zooms which were but a dream only one year ago.