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@MrSMWall brands offer solutions these days. For the very first time I believe Fuji offers the complete package. Zoom lenses really help, my workhorse was the 16-50mm NX for many years. Stabilized and 2-2.8mm, and were using another body (or two) with primes for more "artistic" approach (so I was getting the expected and usual stuff with the zoom and at least a prime for more artistic portraits). I would give a look at that special 18-120mm video lens they did, and beware of the 17mm wide end that is 26+mm equiv. I found those couple mm at the low end of the zoom very important for all around lenses..I would take a 16mm from a 17mm, but the Tamron is a great performing test, as it seems. The 10-24mm and the 16-80mm are also interesting for me. 11 edtitings behind is not that bad! Congrats!

33 weddings/couples, spread over 70 days (as most of my events are multi-day coverage. In fact, only 4 single day out of those 33) and all except one single photo only coverage, full photo and video. Only 11 weddings behind on my editing 🤪 Thanks for the offer of help but I’m a one man band in house ‘everything’ kind of guy. One of the reasons I am moving away from L Mount. The quality is arguably marginally higher, but it’s the rest of the equation after 2 years and approx 40 jobs has confirmed I haven’t quite had the right tools for the job. Just had a long 4 hour drive over to this last 3 day event of the season and have pretty much decided to simplify things further by going all zoom despite being a prime guy at heart. There’s a fine line between the ‘artistry’ and the logistics of it and I think my tool plan is a good one for me: XH2 primary stills (but some limited video use) with Tamron 17-70. XH2S primary video with Fuji 16-55. XH2S secondary video + gimbal with Fuji 18-55. Had both of those Fuji lenses previously and they were great. Slightly less keen on the 18-55 being variable aperture but I think Sigma are going to be making their 18-50 f2.8 (currently Sony & E Mount) for Fuji so that may be an option… I am going to Winter with just the XH2 and Tamron and not fully commit until the Spring but right now this Fuji route us my best option. We’ll see but once I have committed, I’m aiming for 3 years unchanged after 3 highly disruptive and complicated years!

Having great SOOC results is the bomb! I remember when I did some weddings in the past I was shooting mostly RAW, which was a post production nightmare..I was planning to go SOOC just before I quit that business.. 33?!? Wow! If you need any help call me, 23 years of experience, lots of equipment and positive attitude, have lived in France before..ha!

It's all a matter of taste of course but I love Fuji colour. I moved from shooting Natural to Flat on my Panny's but was a big fan of Eterna on the XT3. Going back to that as my standard but this time around, with a very light Film Convert Nitrate grade. Also interested in going back to shooting Jpeg and one of the film sims. I used to to shoot mainly Classic Chrome, but am interested in Classic Neg and Nostalgic Neg, all with some personal in camera tweaks to see if I can achieve a SOOC near finished result. Along with drastically cutting back my number of jobs (33 this year) and capping at max 20 per annum, I'd like to get my workflow reduced so I can spend a little more time on marketing. No issues with bookings but I think you need to remain on top of these things regardless and even do a little more than is needed, simply to hold station. Also, I'd just like a little more life back May-Sep which is something I haven't had much of for the last 20 or so years...

It's not a revolutionary camera, but it's very competitively priced, which I think is the main goal. I think they understand that there's a segment of their customers that won't shoot on anything that isn't full frame so this probably isn't going to hurt those sales anyway, at least not to the extent that it'd hurt more than they gain from bringing more people into their ecosystem with a camera like this. I really don't want to go with Sony, but getting 2 or 3 of these might be the direction I end up going. Though I have a Lumix S5 and quite like it I've never been someone that particularly cares about full frame, so "downgrading" doesn't really matter to me. The lack of video features that even the entry level S5 has is frustrating, though and might be enough to make me wait to see what Panasonic does.

I love my Panasonics but I’m on a shoot now where Sony AF would really help. I hope this camera makes then release a S5h/mk2 with stellar AF and no crop in 4K 50p. As far as I’m concerned they have until spring to convince me to stick with them. Otherwise I’d probably sell the lot and get the FX30 x2 and a A7C for photos.

A7IV overheats in 4K60p though. Also has a whopping 26.8ms RS vs 15ms on FX30. FX3/FX30 are entry cine line cameras. Now with Cine EI & LUT import they do feel a little bit more worthy of FX range. As an FS7 user, this would be the perfect B-cam for me. That said, yeah strictly nothing exciting about it. Another utilitarian Sony camera.

Solution: move to New Zealand! (or anywhere really in the Southern Hemisphere) Great setup! If only the FX30 had eND, then I'd love that with a Tamron 17-70

Yeah, I didn't realise that there was already a thread on it. Let's use the other one. Handy hint - if you use the + button to multi-quote and then browse to another thread you can quote posts from the original thread in the other one, should that make sense.

There are 2 threads for this camera. Can we decide which one to follow guys? I am going back and forth, and I do not remember where I read what and what I have replied when and where!

This is kinda ridiculous... But I kinda, really want one.

Yes @Andrew Reid don't take it as granted, never lose any remaining hope your sister can overcome it, we never know, probability is what it is, no more no less but also vice versa. May that happen, it wouldn't be the first time... who knows? Things are not linear at times, let's keep it positive at least while she is fighting for and we all here send all the best energy for her and you Reid family < 3 Let her know our wishes if you find it appropriate... There are many here with her in our souls and minds!

True, the FX3 has made significant inroads in the broadcast market. But still it's weird to call these "cinema" cameras. They are not. Maybe they're better described as broadcast cameras but that doesn't have the same cachet.

The fx3 lacks all those features too, and is Netflix approved. So, I guess the new version is not just meant for "Youtubers" either. Timecode synch!

To all my friends at EOSHD I have some very sad news. My sister has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. She is just 38. I have just brought the news to the main blog page here, for the full story: https://www.eoshd.com/news/my-sister-zara-reid-is-in-end-of-life-care-for-cancer/ I might need to rely on my friends here to get me through this very difficult time and keep working. Anyone who pre-orders my Panasonic GH6 Shooter's Guide will really be helping. I am in financial difficulties too, on top of this. I want to keep this blog going even though I am a wreak at the moment. I am going to miss my sister enormously. She was at the heart of my family. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you wish to pass a message of support onto myself, Zara or my mum. My email address is eoshd.com@gmail.com In the future my aim is to get back to work and carry on EOSHD. Sorry it has been so quiet of late. Thanks guys.

Well my XH2 arrives tomorrow. Yay 😀 Between 11am and 2pm. I’m leaving 8.30am latest for my last job of the year. Boo 😒 I preordered with the hope of testing on at least this last real world job, but was resigned over the last few days to it not arriving in time. Hey ho, would have been good and I’ll just have to run some post-season tests against my S1R’s to see how it stacks up in non-wedding environments.

It's pretty clear that this is being called a cine camera to give it some mojo, but its target audience is so-called "content creators" for youtube.