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What I've noticed amongst the "oooh look at me, Panasonic have flown me and my objectivity to Osaka" social media posts in the past few days are that a few of them are actually from channels that predominantly cover MFT. Added to the most recent "confirmed" rumours of this new camera (named after my favourite Berlin train line by the way) is pretty much Panasonic's version of the ZV-E1 with an S5ii inside, I think this is Panasonic finally saying out loud that "if you want that new GX85 then you are going to have to go full frame". I suppose this then squares the circle of their form factor kinkiness. With the G9ii they put an MFT sensor in a FF body and now with this new S9 they've put a FF sensor in an MFT body.

Apparently, this is the size of the S9, the new l-mount camera which is significantly smaller than the S5ii/G9ii. It looks about 500g which would seem correct as the GM1 was about 202g. So many questions remain though. Will it have IBIS? Will it have a proper shutter? What's the max sync speed? There's a hotshoe on top and I'm guessing a flip out screen rather than a flip up one? Is there a mic jack? Overheating will be an issue, but will it have some limit or not? I like how they wrote L-rumors.com on it with the word "Dummy". I'm not a fan of that site or community, but I go because apparently that's one of the only places. Anyone know of another one?

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Heavens above! I am enjoying this camera (AX53) so much! The zoom is fabulous. The size and convenience coupled with the internal stabilisation and - I might be repeating myself - that zoom is a winning combination. Yes, the image isn’t up there with the best but one wouldn’t expect it to be. But as a tool to take out, have some fun and create some images to enjoy it’s fabulous. I’m glad I stumbled into this thread!

As Panasonic are traditionally in the 'high-value' (rather than 'high-price') area of the market, using the Sony 61MP sensor would probably have pushed the price too high. But if the S9 sells well, an S9r would be the obvious spin-off from it. The Sony FF 24MP sensor is almost in the 'bargain basement' area now. It's OK for stills, but it's slow - hence the poor rolling shutter and crop in 4k 50/60p. Maybe an S1H ii might have a much faster FF stacked sensor? - it would be something significant to put it above the S5iix

Just watched this video from Jimmy on Film and it's right up there in terms of useful and entertaining content.. His examples were really convincing in terms of creating a realistic re-creation of different times of day: and that wasn't even the point of the video - it was just an example of the broader point he was making. He even included lighting diagrams etc. I don't normally post stills etc from videos, but this is an example of the highest level of YT content - it's a clear and simple explanation of an extremely powerful concept, it includes specific details such as diagrams and specific numbers (in this case colour temperatures) but is straight-forward and entertaining too. This is the stuff that really shows you how pathetic the rest of camera YT is.

I don't even think you need a tin foil hat, the energy sector is one of the largest and most powerful on the planet and everyone knew that movies and TV were/are a pretty good way of "guiding" people how to think about the issues of the time. Even if it wasn't influenced directly, nothing exists in a vacuum, and the politics of nuclear weapons and nuclear power were a pretty big topic with many passionate people on both sides trying to push the issue in their favoured direction by whatever means they have at their disposal.

I always wondered if this film was a ploy by the energy industry to keep legacy fuel sources economically viable and knock fission out of the market. Hard to think about those things with my tinfoil hat on, but I do try.