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1) A7s and Canon 17 f4 L TS-E (other most used lenses FD 24 1.4 L, Sony Zeiss 55 1.8 and Sigma 150 2.8 APO macro) See below. 2) Barely functional human. I have had a VERY "Homer Simpson" life ...EG do not drive but managed a Motor Registry (DMV office), EG, qualified as an aircraft maintenance engineer (instruments and electrical) as well as a powerhouse watch keeper but can barely change a light bulb . 3) Love most types of music and my main interest has been photographing live bands and artists and despite being very average have gotten the best seat in the house for some wonderful (mostly Australian but a few from overseas) bands and had some very good bands have used my pics (videos less often but did not really do any until a couple of years ago but have been shooting stills since 35mm film days). Have been the/A official photographer at many festivals including Jazz/Blues, rock, pop, metal and others. Sports nut when younger (again some Homer moments)...the worlds worst Rugby player (both types) but I played with and against people who played for Australia at times (including some who beat the All Blacks at Eden park....yes they could once or twice). Competitive weight lifter (silver medal state championships) in school but have friends who's DAUGTHERS are stronger than I EVER was. 4) Just glad EOSHD is a thing....Thanks Andrew! 5) Not planning on leaving much (and currently can not due to you know what). 6) Can not remember but a lot earlier than I joined.

Hello from the USA! Current camera Fuji X-T3, with my latest lens acquisition AF-n Nikkor 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5, And DIY lens support rails built with old chem lab hardware. I’m married with two boys in high school, retired. Favorite music: classical (Bach & Beethoven), and British ’70’s rock (Yes, ELP, Who, Tull, etc) Hobbies: playing an old grand piano, Hammond M3, Minimoog, Prophet, Rhodes 73, Peavey DPM-C8. Recording Multi-track (used to be Tascam 38, now Macintosh). Lionel train layout & miniature village, Old movie film production equipment & projectors in 16 & 35mm, Tinkering with various hardware & old equipment parts to do something new. EOSHD coverage: looking forward to new tips & tricks for mirrorless video, best vintage lenses, and comparisons of the new cameras. I found EOSHD early 2019 after getting the Fuji X-T3. My 1st DSLR was Fuji S1 Pro (great color! https://***URL removed***/reviews/fujis1pro, pictured with the same Nikon lens I used.) Next was the Canon T2i. But I did not use these for video and never looked at photography forums online. But Fuji X-T3 is a completely different animal!

6. Joined about halfway through 2018 i think. Not sure if there are other video forums around. I googled anamorphics. This was the first video forum i found, haven't bothered to look elsewhere yet. 5. Not my words, but it does sum it up rather nicely. I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains. I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terror, The wide brown land for me! 4. I'd like to see more people participate in the video challenges.Their kinda fun and every time i get involved, i tend to learn some thing new in resolve or on the p4k. I also enjoy seeing other peoples direction or take on things Not sure i am looking forward to the next great camera. I kinda feel that now i am 4k capable, in many ways i'm ahead of the curve. Its up to the tv stations and internet to catch up and i cant see them throwing themselves at the problem. I think hd will probably be a standard for a long time yet, at least in australia. 3. Definitely 80's music, by the end of the eighties all the good notes had been used up i think The only concert i have seen was the black sorrows at twin towns. It was great and loud. Movie wise, the usual suspects, topgun, beverly hills cop, miami vice, good movies, good soundtracks. Movies that i liked but didn't do so good at the box office, the princess bride, brotherhood of the wolfand anything with jackie chan in it I'm a fan of sport up to the point of where it gets commercialized. When you start throwing large sums of money around then you can't really call it sport anymore. Not sure what you call it but its not sport. I'd rather watch torvell and dean, than two teams crash tackle each other into the ground. 2. typical aussie bloke, pretty casual attitude. presently aged 52. I probably need to structure my content more, not sure if it shows in my videos or not. 🙄 About the time i got the p4k i became a carer for my dad. Going from fulltime worker to a carers pension has been interesting. Sounds kinda corny but i bought an artists sized sketchpad, been doodling and putting down some thoughts for a music video and a movie. I tend to float between various projects rather trying to multitask. I really like the wide screen look of anamorphics. Had some issues with headaches last month or so, done some tests not sure what goes on but they seem to have settled down a bit but its left me depleted. When i can find some enthusiasm i plan on playing some more with the elmoscope even if it is dual focus at the moment. Its definitely pre corona virus, if you were wondering 1. There can only be one, and for me its the bmd p4k. Lenses are currently attached via the viltrox speedbooseter, either an asortment of pentax m42 lenses or the tokina atx pro 28-70 zoom. 😉

1. Show us a picture of your current most used camera and lens EVA1 and Sigma 18-35mm. 2. Tell us a few facts about yourself! As a child, I was haunted by a ghost called Linford Pickle. 😂 I come from a family of artists and musicians. I was forced to go to church then realised it was all bollocks. My first ever video was called "Demon Boy". It was shite. I'm scared of baked beans and peas. I've starred in 2 televised music videos, once as the lead. I've got eczema and I hate it. I have 2 daughters. 3. What's your favourite music, favourite sport / team, other hobbies Manchester United - although I've got very disinterested in sport for the past few years. Music - As a teen was obsessed with Radiohead and Muse. Now I'll listen form anything from jazz to classical to synth-pop. Other hobbies - nothing. Filming and being a Dad takes up EVERYTHING. 4. What your hopes are for the future of EOSHD, what would you like me to cover - and the camera you are looking forward to most? Do more episodic video stuff. Do less on cameras and more on lighting! More interesting. Cover vintage lenses and weird shit that they do. Modified lenses. RED Komodo looks neat. Canon R5 and 6 I hope will live up to hype. 5. Tell me what you miss about your country and home town when you are not there Seeing people. Working with artists. My family. Having a pint and a laugh. Making shit. 6. The year you first started reading EOSHD I knew barely anything. Got a Canon 60d DSLR and started reading all this "complex" stuff people said like "10 bit 422". Read it over and over until I understood. Liked the way EOSHD focused on experimental stuff, cheap cameras and weird as fuck lenses. Think it was GH2 time.

I just bought a used nx1 body, but that's because I already own one and all of the samsung lenses. If I were buying today, I wouldn't buy into the system unless I was absolutely sure that's what I wanted or if I found a really good deal. I'd go fuji, sony, m43, or stick with the Nikon Z stuff. Honestly, I'll probably buy into Nikon Z this year or next depending on how the system evolves. I love the samsung stuff and the results I get from it. None of it is going anywhere at this point. The lenses are all very very good. The native lenses are one of the biggest reasons I'm still with the system. They are focus by wire, but the responsiveness is adjustable in the menus and I don't mind it. The autofocus on the S Zoom lenses and some others is pretty fantastic and has been my main way of working with the camera for live events and run and gun. There's some faults to the autofocus system, but once you learn it, it's strengths are there and are very strong. You can set up peaking and turn it on or off from the menu. Then, you only need to turn the focus ring to get peaking to show up. This works with native or adapted lenses. I've hooked up monitors view HDMI and it's fine. Not great, but definitely should work fine with the zacuto EVF. The EVF and LCD on the nx1 are both really, really good. I've been very content using just those. You can hand hold the camera, but again, 95% of the time I'm using the native lenses, some of which have good IS. I love the camera, it really has been amazing and fun to use and because of my situation and the size/depth of my NX collection, I doubt I'll ever get rid of it, but we're a long time away from these cameras being new and it was discontinued when I bought into the system. It's great for what it is, but buy the Fuji or something else that's still supported/manufactured unless you get a good deal and know that this is exactly what you want.

Shall we get to know each other a bit better so we can look beyond the opinion soup? How about I challenge you to a camera meet-up, forum style... 1. Show us a picture of your current most used camera and lens 2. Tell us a few facts about yourself! 3. What's your favourite music, favourite sport / team, other hobbies 4. What your hopes are for the future of EOSHD, what would you like me to cover - and the camera you are looking forward to most? 5. Tell me what you miss about your country and home town when you are not there 6. The year you first started reading EOSHD ***** To make each post easy to read please number the answers 1-6 ***** Go!

1. It's not my most used combo, but the one I like best. X-T3 + Zhongyi Lens Turbo II (which is basically glued to my camera, rarely do I take it off) + Pentax M 50/1.8 (love this little fella, it's the best fifty I've ever had). During the past few years I've had the chance to jump between many systems (Canon DSLRs, Sony E, Panasonic M4/3, Samsung NX, you name it..), every one of them had some quirks. Then I got into Fuji (by chance) and something clicked. Maybe it's the camera, but maybe it's my attitude that changed. I no longer feel the urge to have the latest features, the best gear possible. Having said that, I still like to indulge myself sometimes. ( : 2. Well, I guess you could learn something about me reading between the lines. I'm a medical student, hopefully to be a doctor in 1.5 years time. I'm also more of a research-everything-extensively-before-you-do-anything kind of guy. Making a plan and then sticking to it. Everything should be in its place. To be honest, I think I have some mild case of Asperger's, lol. 3. Favorite music - you name it. I listen to classical music, movie soundtracks, rock, electronica, chiptune. Almost everything, apart from rap, jazz and blues. I don't support any team, don't follow any sport, though I really like backpacking and cycling. Besides that, I also cut stencils and spray paint them. Street-art was one of the things that got me into all the camera-related stuff, actually. 4. Some more challenges! Anything to make us creative. Sharing our thoughts about the craft / process would be great, too. BTS stuff, etc. Cameras are great, but they don't have the power to change anything you're trying to capture, the things you have in front of you. Maybe some DIY talks? 5. It's a difficult question for me, since I'm not really outside of Poland that often, maybe twice a year. And when I am, I rather try get to know and enjoy different cultures as much as I can. About my home town: all the people I used to hang out with and my family. 6. I guess it was 2018.

1. Show us a picture of your current most used camera and lens At the bottom is a rather unglamorous photo in my work shop of my Nikon Z6 with a Vizelex ND throttle adapter, and Zacuto viewfinder, and one of the set of Canon FD lenses I love to shoot the out and about hand held videos I often shoot and edit. In studio I use mostly Canon cameras. I've owned a BUNCH of them: C100, C100Mk ii, C300 Mk ii, C200, EOS R...right now most of my videos in-studio are made on the XC-15, mainly because of the good audio of that camera. Shooting handheld video with fast primes, especially on the long end---like the 2.8 200 mill on the Nikon in my photo, is difficult and a challenge. But what I lose in some shots I gain in others...and I love the freedom and spontaneity of hand held shooting. 2. Tell us a few facts about yourself! Began as a professional clarinetist. After years of university teaching I got involved in manufacturing and designed an entire line of professional clarinets for one of the three great French clarinet makers: G.Leblanc Corp. Began my own clarinet company in 2005 and we now produce clarinets of my design and send them to both professionals and advanced players all over the world--everywhere except Antarctica. In 2000 I wrote the first complete pedagogy in the history of the clarinet---my interest in education has never flagged. That combined with owning a business to promote lead to me producing now over 200 educational videos on every aspect of the clarinet. Learning video over the years got me hooked on it as a "Ding an sich." Since then I've done a lot of videos---working to wed music and images---with varying and marginal degrees of success. Quixotic as it may be I persist---I just love making stuff. Here's one I last fall with the Pani S1. 3. What's your favourite music, favourite sport / team, other hobbies Brahms, Beethoven,Schubert, Mozart---especially German Lieder. Hate the mostly trash I hear blasted at people everywhere. 4. What your hopes are for the future of EOSHD, what would you like me to cover - and the camera you are looking forward to most? You do a fantastic job, and you reviews have few peers. I just hope to continue to benefit, with my obvious limitations of time, from all you and the "video wokafile" pros share here. The whole video community owes you a continuing debt of thanks. 5. Tell me what you miss about your country and home town when you are not there My family, hands down. I'm glad most of my traveling days are over--for several reasons, not the least of which is it is getting to be an increasingly dangerous world. Though I do hope to visit my daughter and her family if we can get past this scourge. They live in....Barcelona, of all places. 6. The year you first started reading EOSHD Probably about 2013. Not sure when I actually gave myself an identity.

The press release specifically says broadcast and cinema, this is likely what would have been the NAB announcement. The R line is not a broadcast or cinema line. The R5 will get its own announcement day so the C300mkIII or whatever else they announce doesn't get drowned out by the R5 hype. That's my bet. Chris

I can't compare to the XT4 but swapped my NX1 for an XT3. NX1 ergonomics and menu is far better. Lowlight is better in the Fuji and you'll get 4K 60P (if you're interested in that). 120 fps in the Samsung was surely usuable (and with audio). I'm a hobbyist so I don't use my camera daily but it has taken me a year to get used to the Fuji. Mostly do videos. I don't regret switching but retrospectively I could easily have gotten more out the NX for a few years. Should mentioned that I used native NX lenses. The stabilization with 16-50s 2-2.8 is superb. Used that lens 90% of the time even though I had Luca's speedbooster. Only thing comparable for the Fuji is 16-80mm (which is f4). I agree with @Geoff CB that the system requires native lenses. Question is if it's worth going the NX route at this point (and I'm saying this as a big NX fan).

You won't get any good stabilization with adapted lenses, and no electronic adapters are available. To be frank, do NOT buy into this system if your not using native lenses. Period. Buy a used XT-2, or an A7rII, or a Panasonic GH4. All are better options with better features, extensive 3rd party adapters, and a path forward with future cameras. Edit: I'm a gigantic NX1 fan, but the rolling shutter on it is horrible if don't have some kind of stabilization. I think the 16-50 and 50-150 are two of the best lenses ever made with incredible AF. If you take them and the AF out of the equation the camera is not worth it.

No, put a 20mm Canon FD lens on the S1 and stop dreaming of the S1H:) Would be awesome if you would do a thread about audio devices, a collection of knowledge you shared with us in several posts. Maybe a short write up, so it would not be a monster task to do so of course!:)

Wouldn't bother with any of those camera specific external preamps of the past in 2020, not when the Sound Devices MixPre3 is so very very very good and incredibly small and compact for such a cheap price too. (although if truly homeless levels broke, I'd still pick a Tascam DR60Dmk2 / DR70D over any purely pre amp add on) Do you need to always use a thousand dollar lens to make the most out of a Panasonic S1H sensor??

Hi all, after several requests I've now updated the P4K2Alexa and P6K2Alexa PowerGrades with new ACES versions. This allows you to match the Alexa when working in Resolve's ACES colour science. It's a free upgrade, get in touch if you never received your update email.

One is coming...

Buddy has one and I was surprised how good the autofocus and stabilization performed. Those dudes could have cleaned up with the NX2.

Then, I got the Macro #1 tube. Low window light, 110/2.8, ISO 50, 4 sec.:

Definitely what i'm waiting for as i'm primarily a windows based Resolve editor. My S1H and Atomos are ready for this 😬 Still have Premiere for certain clients that have the full Adobe CC workflow, but i'd love Resolve to support it asap.

Hoping that means Resolve support coming soon.

My babys arrived today but sad part is i cant leave my house 😪

I've not got an X-T4 yet but it looks very good. Although it's not quite the revolution people expected. I'd rather get an X-H2... Who knows if there will be one though. I always preferred the X-H1 and NX1 handling and ergonomics to the X-T3 / X-T4 style body. The latter are also really well built, superb pro quality high-end feel in the hand whereas the X-T series always felt a bit lightweight. X-T4 seems to have some subtle improvements ergonomically But the NX1 nailed the "mirrorless DSLR" feel in terms of responsiveness and direct control. The NX1 image is amazing in 4K, stands up very well in 2020 especially with the high bitrate hack. It can't really do ISO 6400 and above though. In many ways it was 4-5 years ahead of the game. It is also an exceptional stills camera. I wouldn't swap my NX1 for the X-T4. I'd buy the Fuji first and decide if I like it, then go back to the NX1 if not.

8k will be a nightmare for editing and storage. No thanks.

Considering you're stuck at home and using the wife and daughter as crew and actor, it goes to show what creative people can do. Well done .

1: Between cameras. Was: XH1 + XT3 + X100F (plus a camcorder, Mavic Air, DJI Osmo Action). Hoping that for a season in the future, a combo of; XT4 (hybrid), XT3 (video), X100V (stills). 2: I have been alive to date for 49 years, married for 24 this year, a father for 15, a wedding photographer and videographer for 20. 3: I used to watch; F1 and rugby, but along with everything else... Not especially into any particular type of music. Gym/fitness ‘enthusiast’. I run, row, bike, lift and walk. Currently training to attempt CrossFit workout Murph by the end of this year. 4: Less political discussion. XT4 and X100V in the new short term. XH2 longer term. 5: I am a Brit living in SW France and am split in terms of both the best and worst of both. It’s easier to live in the UK (by far) but the weather in the Summer here is better and it’s less crowded. 6: Dunno without checking but maybe sometimes looked without participating for a year or so and then joined about 2 years back?

The NX1 have no IBIS but EIS with some warping. But is good for static shoots.

I work on the capital, where the TV studios are, and my wife works on a smaller city, so after I quarantined myself in the capital first (just in case), I finally spend time with my little ones. It was a difficult year away from my family (actually, the family was away from me), and a lot of hard - and meaningless TV comedy - work. Unfortunately, I was about to earn the 50% of my income these months (March - April - May) but everything is canceled, or I canceled everything anyway. Health is more important than anything else. You are very good at what you do @mojo43, your style isn't exactly my cup of tea, but I am trying to get inspiration by your work and maybe speed up a little, but maybe you need to slow down a bit yourself, like 1-2% or 3! I feel that some images have to breath a little bit more and give some frames, you say so in the middle of your video as well! I do not use voice overs, never, but it was a necesity in this one, I guess, I want to see more like the Georgian stuff, really liked that one, had more depth and substance. Little details of course, but I get that you want to be super awesome at that!

1. FS5 w/100 - 400 G master. Sometimes I'll run a 70 210 f4 FD or a 70-300 FD. 2. I eat, sleep, and breath, the sport of lacrosse. I hate video but I love color grading. College Sophomore. 3. I like rap/hip hop mostly but I listen to some 80s style synth occasionally. The breakfast Club and Top Gun are my favorite movies. 4. Please cover more lenses both vintage and modern, id like to see some stuff about the SLR magic primes and Zeiss CP.3s. Since ima Sony Fan boy A7siii or FX6. 5. Sweet Tea (if your from the South East US, you know what I'm talking about.) 6. I believe 2018.

Hey Andrew, what a great idea! 1. my most used camera is the GX85 with either Fujinon Cmount 12.5mm 1.4 or boosted Canon FD 28mm F2.8. Most current camera is the Lumix S1 with different flavors of FD mount lenses like Vivitar 90mm Macro or Canon FD 20mm. Super fun focal lengths and lenses on the larger sensor. So here is a pic of my most recent camera which puts out an incredible image even in its 8bit 709 profiles, coupled with the Vivitar 90mm. 2. I´m a filming addict who needs his daily camera exercises. To this day I admire old school Eoshd articles and the film making essays of Tony Zhou, which are magnificiant for everyone who wants to learn film. Film making to me is a rather personal than industrial affair. I enjoy to be on creatively challenging sets with limited resources. Have been a gaffer for quiete a few gigs now and hope these guys don´t forget pay me back on my sets some day:) 3. favorite hobby is getting lazy and growing a belly.:) I love stills photography and used to love any kinds of sports. Favorite athletes are Katharina Witt, Mike Tyson and Zidane. 4. I am looking forward for EOSHD to stay welcoming towards different people, flavors and opinions other than mine.:) I wish for some friends to come back like @kidzrevil, @maxotics and others. I would love more articles of overseen gems and nerd machines like LX100, modded Sony A6000 or the Pentax lens which is a Zeiss. And most of all more film vignettes by Andrew Reid, the man himself! I would have loved a follow up blog post on the EOSHD 200EUR camera challenge. Would love more official and moderated challenges like that. 5. I miss certain things in culture, arts, solidarity, intellect, kindness and sensuality the most, since commercial culture and dull salesman blahblah and mentality have been pushing anything else aside. 6. First time reading Eoshd could have been around 2012 when reading about the GH2 on dpreview. Beautiful times! Now, interested in your posts, dear friends!

Mi 10 & Mi 10 Pro global version has landed... https://www.androidauthority.com/xiaomi-mi-10-price-release-date-availability-1081755/

What @kye said. Photographers are doing: What’s in my camera bag? What’s in my bottom draw? What’s in my pocket? What’s out of my window?

I've seen lots of live streams pop up in my YT feed, which is normally much higher percentage of edited content. I must admit I'm not a fan. Watching someone read the chat in real-time mixed in with "is this on" and then deliver unrehearsed unfocused content just makes me angry that the person chose to waste my time instead of spending theirs editing. Professional live streams are like TV talk shows or the news and require large amounts of hours of prep and a crew of multiple people. Most streaming online is like watching the dailies from a set that never hit stop between takes. The minimum number of people required for a professional live stream is three: someone to control the tech someone to present the content someone to manage the chat and feed good questions to the presenter so we don't spend minutes at a time watching them read the chat They also require a huge amount of preparation - to the extent that the presenter can deliver the content with crystal clarity and almost zero mistakes.

Those videos are amazing but I hate them. When they were all the rage, I had a corporate client request that their corporate video be in the same style. It was a one man band shoot, just me, a Sony A7SII and a gimbal. I mean...

In the meantime... 8K video sample from minute 3:01 on.

Oh snap, Samsung is going to introduce a nona-cell 150mp 1" sensor for mobile phones (16mp output)! Finally! https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_is_working_on_a_massive_1_150mp_sensor_xiaomi_will_a_phone_with_it_in_q4-news-42045.php

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