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The cheap and cheerful Fuji XC50-230mm (mark 1) Frame grab from a 4K internal recording on an XT-2.

2014, eh? So what's happening with Bill Cosby? We ever find that Malaysian airliner?

What about the 4k? I realise people said it's less sharp but overall image compared to the SIII? Does it have an advantage in less aggressive NR etc.?

Normally my wife and I normally make documentary films as our creative outlet. We just produced and shot a narrative short film. Man, that shit is hard to do. God bless the intrepid. That is all. https://www.facebook.com/AGiftForAllAgesFilm/

FWIW, I was shooting 8-bit for years on Sony's and Canons and when finally upgraded to a FS7 and R6, the difference for both S-log3 and Clog/Clog3 was night & day. The latitude, the colours.. it all gets enhanced and doesn't break anymore. This has allowed me to up my grading skills in Davinci by being able not just to push things harder but go deeper using qualifiers and more advanced techniques. To be honest, I don't even lust for RAW anymore and the associated storage headaches that go along with it. Chunky bitrate 10-bit can go a long way. And with the M1 Macs it's now a breeze to edit. I really hope Sony gives us a 10-bit option in A7 IV and other upcoming Alpha models. 8-bit is a thing of the past as far as I'm concerned and I've let go of all my 8-bit cameras..

Osmo Pocket (mark 1) with the Freewell anamorphic adapter.

No, I've fired a similar number of shots in the past 10 months as the Swiss navy have.

After a long year, I've spent the first couple weeks of 2021 reevaluating my gear and what I really need for 2021. In the process, I decided to revisit some of the inexpensive lenses in my collection. I have some plans going forward which involves a slate of micro short films. I'd like the productions to be as bare bones as possible using humble equipment. Luckily, I was able to get out and shoot some test shots for an upcoming thriller/mystery short entitled "Under the Boardwalk" I brought the Takumar 50mm 1.4 and an old Nikkor 50mm 1.4. Here are the results of my test... Takumar 50mm 1.4 Nikkor 50mm 1.4 It's been a lot of fun testing out some old lenses and I must say I love the old Nikkor more than some lenses I paid 10 times more for. Are there any old, cheap lenses that you guys love more than the generic modern lenses a lot of people use?