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I now have my Panasonic S5 rigged to meet every type of project that I shoot and I know how much time it can take to get your gear rigged up in a way that works for you so I figured I'd share my setup in case someone else is looking for ideas. Every rig is kept as simple as possible, I can go from one rig to another within less than a minute and none of the rigs require tools to put together or take apart. Also, all of my handles, lenses, rails, tripod plates, audio equipment, and even the V Mount battery is interchangeable with my Canon C200 which is what I wanted for simplicity. For each set up I provide a parts list and what I use that setup for. All Setups - Parts SmallRig Cage for Panasonic S5 Camera 2983 SMALLRIG Quick Release NATO Rail 1.6 Sigma MC-21 EF-Mount to L-Mount Adapter Andoer Rapid Connect Adapter with Quick Release Sliding Plate Setup 1 - This is my setup for when I am shooting video only and have the talent wired for audio via a wireless lav mic or a wireless microphone. The extra weight makes handholding easy and I can rest the back on my shoulder or chest for short interview type work. I also shoot content for some YouTube influencer's channels and this setup lets me shoot hand held while capturing their lav audio. With this setup I think I can shoot for about 10hrs without running out of battery life Equipment Canon EF 24mm-105mm F4 Panasonic DMW-XLR1 XLR Adapter Sennheiser G4 receiver Sennheiser to XLR cable SMALLRIG Aluminum Side Handle with NATO Clamp SMALLRIG Tripod Mounting Kit with 2x plates and 2x 15mm Rod Clamps SMALLRIG 16 Inch Rods x 2 Bebob Factory GmbH COCO-15V III V Mount Battery Plate V150 Bebob Battery USB A to USB C cable 2 x Andoer Rapid Connect Adapters Setup 2 - Same equipment as setup 1 but with the addition of a Manfrotto Video Tripod which also has an Andoer Rapid Connect Receiver plate mounted on it. In the picture I show how I can slide the S5 off of the rails and slide the C200 onto the rails within seconds. Setup 3 - This is my long form event setup. If I just need a static camera and natural audio this would be my setup. Although I show an external monitor here, I don't actually use one but I showed it anyway in case someone wanted to see where a monitor could go. Equipment SMALLRIG HTN2362 Rotating NATO Clamp Handle SMALLRIG Aluminum Side Handle with NATO Clamp SMALLRIG Tripod Mounting Kit with 2x plates and 2x 15mm Rod Clamps SMALLRIG 16 Inch Rods x 2 Bebob Factory GmbH COCO-15V III V Mount Battery Plate V150 Bebob Battery USB A to USB C cable 2 x Andoer Rapid Connect Adapters Video Tripod Setup 4 - Same equipment as Setup 3 but without the tripod. This is my handheld setup when I am shooting video only and do not need high quality XLR audio. Setup 5 - This is my handheld hybrid shoot setup when everything gets crazy and I am shooting a mixture of video and photos and will not use the onset audio at all. Equipment SMALLRIG HTN2362 Rotating NATO Clamp Handle SMALLRIG Aluminum Side Handle with NATO Clamp Setup 6 - Same setup as 5 but on a monopod. I use the top handle for additional stability and additional points of contact. I also can use the monopod as a light glidecam if I need a little forward or backward movement. Setup 7 - This is my gimbal setup for everything from real estate to music videos. Equipment Canon EF 24mm F2.8 Ronin S with Inverted Handle Sling Grip

Yeah, but can it shoot 8K without overheating? Getting the shot is overrated.... it's all about that sweet sweet megapixel count, everyone knows that.

I understand the stock market. I fail to understand why it is locked at real business. The stock market should be tied to sports, porn, even chicken fights. As long as it doesn't influence whole firms with thousands of employees.

No, you'd just go through Lee directly for that.

$GME has a chance to settle above $250. Andrew seems to only be interested in the ideal, which is one that can’t really be argued and one that I believe in as well. If we, the insignificants, have a chance to make our roar heard, we need to do it. Even if the sole purpose is to remind those on top that we exist and are still here, it’s worth it to send that reminder.

Let me ask you a question? 2 years from now will GME stock be above US$250 or below US$250 a share. I think we can both agree it will be below US$250 a share. So if you currently hold GME stock valued at US$250 a share you have already been 'pumped and dumped'

Not sure what kind of revelation is this. Also not sure why the A1 bring something new here, actually on some canon body you get RAW so you have almost zero quality loss in taking still from video, I only wish there would be an open gate mode. The only thing that really change is the shutter speed but there sometime you get cool panned shoot if you are 1/50 vice versa for other scenes you could optimize more for the photo. New gen care less about the shutter speed as with games and gopro/phone video is all very high shutter speed stuff. Advantage of taking still from video is that you have more choice, sometime you capture moments that you would not have anticipated and pressed the shutter button and of course you have the whole video. Disadvantage is the workflow and shutter speed. I use a lot of remote camera, I trigger them with pocketwizard with an additional button mounted on the lens barrel so for hockey net remotes is great you don't want to record 60 min and scroll through to find the righ moment. But for sport that are more predictable like horse showjumping now I start the record maybe 20 sec before it reaches the obstacle and stop 20 sec after so I don't need to worry. In some key phases I have just turn on recoding before it starts. Sill from video at higher shutter speed: Mini 2 Canon R5 Insta360 1 inch Insta360 dual lens At 1/50

I’d get the A7s3 if it didn’t have so much video noise reduction.

Quick comparison on Iscomorphot 16 variations for anyone interested. Best known and most common are the SC version with smaller rear element and amber coating and the MC version with bigger rear element and blueish/purple coating. But there are all kinds of variations 😉 1.) Iscomorphot 16 SC with more cone-like housing and rear thread exactly like Möller 32/2x, 34mm rear element diameter. This one has a front ring designed by Lucas Pfaff and produced by RAF that fits directly into HCDNA 2.) Iscomorphot 16 SC, common housing, purple coating, 34mm rear See our lens test on this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME1p_z1TX40 3.) Iscomorphot 16 SC, common housing but large rear diameter, 42mm with purple coatings 4.) Well known Iscomorphot 16 MC, with large rear diameter (42mm) and blueish purple coatings. Primary flares are non-existent on this one but secondaries are still a lovely blue See Less

The top dial has two positions....one dedicated for video the rest are different photography modes and custom modes. I have all of my video menu items set up under the top dial position that has the video icon and the M next to it (right after S&Q). For photography, I use the icon that has the M for manual exposure. Panasonic calls that dial position with the video symbol the "Creative Video" mode and the camera automatically configures the screen for the most useful video settings which is why I use that dial position for video. If you go into the menu > Gear icon > First page > "CreativeVideo Combined Set" you can configure which features display just in the Creative Video dial position and what is shared with the P/A/S/M modes. The Sound Meter should be one of the options there but it is not. I never use custom modes, I prefer instead to set up a custom menu and put my commonly changing settings in there; I would run out of custom modes if I tried to have one for each configuration, also, after putting the S5 in a cage, it is more difficult to quickly access the mode dial vs pushing the menu button especially when it is on a gimbal. In my custom menu for video/photography I have the following items (in order) Rec Quality - to change the frame rate WFM/Vector Scope - The WFM is so large that I frequently turn it on to check exposure then turn it off to shoot the scene Image area of Video - I actually don't use this like I thought I would but its still there Photo Style - I've never changed this either it's always set to V-Log Zebra Pattern - I don't use this either, the WFM is way better Frame Marker - This is a really cool feature that I plan on using at some point to check my composition for vertical videos and if I ever use it for photography I will use the frame markers to properly compose in a 4:5 aspect ratio XLR Adapter Setting - Haven't had to change this yet but I don't want to hunt through the menu either if I need to adjust something there Sound Rec Level Adj - Haven't had to change this yet either but if I am not using an XLR mic and just a regular mic I need to be able to adjust the level quickly Headphone Volume - It stays at level 8 and is still hard to hear when monitoring audio (could be I need lower impedance headphones) Ex Tele Conv - I used to use this all the time with the GH5 to simulate a longer lens....but its not as useful with the S5 because at 60FPS there's already a crop and the feature gets disabled Luminance Spot Meter - I plan on using this one day when I have enough time to use a grey card but it hasn't happened yet I probably need to go back in and remove Photo Style, Image Area of Video, and Zebra Pattern. I also need to instead add the Sound Meter since I haven't found a way to get it to disable when in Photography mode. I might write Panasonic with a feature request to add the Sound Meter to the "CreativeVideo Combined Set" feature. Another thing that would be nice is if it had a feature like the S1H to filter all of the different rec modes. I only ever use 4K60FPS 10bit 4:2:0 and 4K 30FPS 10bit 4:2:2, it would be nice if I could get just those two options to display when selecting the rec mode. Instead I have to spend a few extra seconds making sure I picked the right version of each when switching modes (i.e. 4:2:0, 8bit, 10bit, etc).