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You know what I immediately realised when I've started to deal with Russia (I lived there in 2012 and 2013) in those twenty years ago of 2005? Western politicians should only be able to candidate to the office from a living experience in Russia or they have no clue what they're doing. West should never insult/defy the good people of Russia because of the bad apple BUT never to be afraid of them either. Such fear will lead all of us to a nuclear war, unfortunately, just not in 2024 or 2025, very likely. Trumpism explores you all in a very embarrassing way, to the general view and history/science no less WTH : X Biden is the best President you had in two decades at least. To only pair Clinton and Reagan, whether the differences between them whether you like it or not. Half of U.S. voters are a bunch of ignorants on economics to begin with and their vote just proves it. Let alone the politics and sense of reality. Plain pathetic : ) On this, among a lot of other their claims, @Andrew Reid and @eatstoomuchjam are 100% accurate. And I am not the kind of individual who don't see pros and cons practically about everything TBH. Disclaimer: Nothing about you @majoraxis (one of my favs ones over here : ) neither I have any beef against Trump or Musk, on the contrary even though my fierce resistance, they're not losers at all, of course, I wish they would! BTW in the past, I supported for U.S. President versus anyone else who could fit the job, the perfect real American war hero and one of the best Americans ever born: John McCain. Remember his position on all this we're living today? And his loyalty to 'his' POTUS and VPOTUS too? Just not to this current elected one. You have no clue what you've done. Despite the fact you are in California so I suppose you haven't elected him. Your electoral system is far to be a democracy. A lunatic left not a small blemish on his father, uncle and his own family name's memory, when arranged a way to stay in the American history selling his vote for a role. And less than 233 thousands of votes in 3 out of 50 States and the District of Columbia. No 2nd round. Anyone with less than 50% can become the most powerful man in the world and rule the lives of all of us worldwide. For some reason the South African-born American businessman Elon will be part of the next government. The characters are all there: We have no need to be Nostradamus to understand what's really going on.

You must be new to the scene... cause this scene isn't even that old. Even the alpha cameras are only coming up on 10 years... we are already in like 5th iteration (especially in the a7r line)... every 2-3 years isn't slow, actually fast compared to Canon's 4 to 5 year per iteration. Yeah... they've slowed down compared to the beginning, but thats cause they know they got the Youtube community in their hands and they are quickly catching up to Canon's numbers. But to say they are "known for its slow, incremental releases..." since when? between Sony a7s ii and Sony a7s iii? I'm sure a7V will wow... mostly because of price and config.

From a Canadian perspective as well. The US Democratic Party would be considered centre-right in Canada. Having said that even Canadian politics is more right than it used to be, much like the world. This was predicted by historians. When resources run out, people start fighting over their differences (which previously would have been ignored) then political opportunists see this and use it to gain power.

Isn’t that precisely the problem? What we “believe” to be true isn’t enough. We should endeavour to listen to the evidence so we know what is true. (And, yes, we can argue about the evidence and its significance but that is all part of the epistemological process - it doesn’t diminish the difference between what is true and what is not. Irrespective of what I, or anyone else, might believe).

good question. Colour rendition, depth and resolution. Actually I still struggle to identifiy what specs would make a better camera and definettelly not totally objective. But I love the raw files that come out of my ricoh GR. I also feel like the benefits of a higher megapixel camera is not only cropping, but is there a perception of resolution increase (not digital sharpening)? I am seriously asking this. I have not done or seen comparison but maybe the A7C and S5 24mpx are sharper than my EOS R ? so what comes into play? I would like to have a sharp camera for digital visualization( so no pixel peeping, rarelly printing, no pixel peeping) in that case, did you see the benefit of a A7R over say the S5? the used A7RII is so cheap now, almost for 600 pounds. I considered buyint it for stills and an xm-5 for video Thanks for all other considerations. ZF looks amazing, a bit bulkier for me though, checked one at the store yesterday. c70 most of times now because of canon colors and sometimes even using the EOS R as a second camera. But also BMPC6K I usually have good EF glass at my disposal and only own one 35mm 1.8 RF and one sigma 24. 1.8 EF Do you like it so far? yes, makes sense, I am looking at it, not sure if more megapixels make sense for me though if I am not cropping, no pixel peeping and not often printing. If it does increase the perpection of resolution than I would be in.People say 24 megapixels is "enough", I wonder if it is as good as - if you are not printring croping etc.. if it doesnt make such a difference I should either put more money on the a7CII or 10 Bit would make me rent much less defintelly. Colours make a huge difference for me and I do see a drastic difference. I could even shoot 1080p. I see the s5 can shoot beautifully in 1080 10bit, and I know I could achieve a good result with sony 8 bit slog 2, I have done that, but it would not be for any kind of shooting since it is more demanding. But then, if megapixels do matter i could only have a A7RII, if megapixels dont matter thaat much and for lower a A7C with the befenits of poecketporatbility. thanks for pointing out this, it was not on my radar. I will have a look at a store. the RF lenses options are not great but yes, the 28mm 2.8 would fit perfectly. I have the 35 1.8 which has terrible autofocus, hunting all the time. from what I read the R8 would be perfect apart from battery which seems to be quite bad

I don't hate Trump, I wish him all the best : ) Our future is now in his hands... I just don't buy his lies. And see them as rather serious to the human race. Let alone the climate change. Without mention autocracy to rule 99.99% of the world population, that's nuts and it's actually happening! About media... that DON'T LOOK UP thing and feature film even puts a woman as President : D and media is nothing but not innocent. The fact is that if we say all media is evil, the same principle you denounce applies. Wokeism, maybe, is that what you're referring to? I also think that made Kamala's loss... and the fact she is a woman, too sad to be true but I'm afraid it is. After all, Biden had been elected with 81 million people, about more 4.5 million people than Trump in 2024 (who got just about 2.5 million more of voters than in 2020 but not all those who elected Biden). In a line: pity the moderate Biden is now old or I bet Trump would never have defeated the democrats twice... What a change! https://www.nbcwashington.com/decision-2024/2024-voter-turnout-election-demographics-trump-harris/3762138/

Okay. I heard some early reports of compatibility/profile issues for the Sidus One with non-aputure fixtures, and I have CRMX lights from Godox and Astera too. I've been eyeing Sidus one since Aputure support is strong. Most affordable option is Godox TRX Timolink but I dunno how it will play with non-Godox lights AND outside the Knowled app, let alone reliability/range as a transmitter. I may just play it safe with the Moonlite...if you have any more thoughts do let me know!! Anyway my favorite aspect of these sales is how vendors push down the prices of used units accordingly. Happy shopping everyone!

I think we could mention Fujifilm too, perhaps not quite as great value as Panasonic (but Fuji's new X-M5 shakes that up! The best value camera currently?) but they do usually still provide very good value and do even better with their series of constant firmware updates.

It wasn’t a trick question as I honestly didn’t know if any Sony Cameras output anything other than 4k and 8k over HDMI. I wasn’t being smug. I felt like maybe the A7Rv might have but I’m not paying that much attention. And thanks for the Canon update again, not my focus so that’s why I asked. I never stated or implied the target market for the A1 is a budget filmmaker. The conversation above evolved/devolved to comparing brand strategy or updates between companies so that’s the only reason I brought up the extreme value of the S5 as a side note about the generous features Panasonic gives you for the money. You and I may both know about it but so many others have no clue what features they are missing despite the high cost of a Sony. And that’s fine.

It's a little bit of a trick question, I think. Sony seems to have mostly skipped 6K for their cameras (unless there is one I'm forgetting). They have 4K and 8K available. As for Canon, the R6 Mark II can do 6K raw internally. Used prices are usually around $1700 so about 2x your S5 kit, but a lot more convenient to use, and with good autofocus - both with native lenses, but also with adapted EF lenses. Spend about $200 more than that and you can have 8k internal raw with the EOS R5. Anyway, there's no doubt that a used S5 is one of the best deals around right now in terms of FF video. But the target market for the Sony A1 is not the budget-minded filmmaker. 😅

I'm actually 44 years old, been in it since 2010. My first cam was t3i - been around the Canon camp for a while, my current cams is an R5 & BMCC 2.5K. I also owned a Raven at one point & the prime trio of cinema lenses, downscaled a lot. I like Fuji a lot... had the xt-30 for a solid minute but then sold it. But, I praise Fuji over Sony and Canon all the time. I'm in the Canon camp cause of the eco-system - hard time selling these lenses. But your 5 year schedule and/or trickling down theory... I think you're hyper focused on the iteration between a7s2 and a7s3... every other alpha camera... put it out sooner (see the schedule here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Sony_MILC_cameras). They didn't have to put out a camera with the latest tech cause they didn't have any real competition. You are praising Lumix... where is the s1h mark 2? What happened to the S9 isnt that trickling down?

I'm not yet, but I don't want to have multiple apps for my lights on set so I mostly buy Aputure/Amaran. I'm interested in being able to integrate some other vendors, though, without having to constantly reconnect all day. Since I have some Aputure gear that only supports Sidus link, Sidus One seems like a good path forward to getting lights from other vendors (among other things, while I like my B7C's, there have been two occasions when they wouldn't fit in a light fixture - Astera makes some that would have fit).

But as I said above, I am happy about the minor update to video specs, because I want an A1 mk1. The camera was ahead of its time upon release and still has some features I want. This just means if you wait a couple of years with Sony you can scoop up the cutting edge tech at bargain prices on the used market. I rent the FX6 and FX3’s all the time for corporate work but am going to buy a ZV-E1 for myself at $1,300 soon. Lack of anamorphic support/open gate is criminal in this day and age but there is a place for a low MP video camera with good low light and AF in my kit. But not for $3k and certainly not a $7k A1mk2

I’m not sure whether the supply issues with these things is a good or a bad thing… For me, it is a negative and I would not wait endless months for something. Not that I am impatient, but with the X100V it pushed prices to silly levels and it almost (or is) a case of folks becoming desperate to buy a thing at any price, just because it’s popular.

Mine will arrive in the next days. I will do the initial tests with the kitlens and take it from there. Thanks for the overview! I will get back to it!

What's the compact lens you've got for every day carry with the Fujifilm X-M5? As I've got a Fujfilm X-A3 (yeah, I know, old!) and I've been thinking what is the best lens for it for everyday everynight (out in nightclubs/pubs/events) carry. Definitely don't want anything too expensive, as the risks it could get lost/stolen/broken within the next couple of years are quite high. TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 is top of the list, but I worry f2.8 might be too slow? But it is only US$149 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1732752-REG/ttartisan_af2728_x_b_af_c27mm_f_2_8_lens.html Yongnuo YN 50mm f/1.8 is also only US$149, but being 50mm is definitely too long. However if I'm to bring along a second lens, then I think this could be perfect. (or the Viltrox AF 56mm f/1.7? Or the Meike 55mm f/1.4 AF Lens? Could go with a genuine Fujifilm lens, with the Fujifilm XC 35mm f/2 at the surprisingly low US$199. But hmm... tough and go about 35mm, probably is going to be not wide enough. (and the Meike 33mm f/1.4 and Tokina 33mm f/1.4 can be similarly ignored, only 2mm difference) Tokina 23mm f/1.4 could be the perfect lens for both FoV and F-stop, but price is creeping up at US$249 and maybe it's too bulky? https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1608878-REG/tokina_atx_m_af23x_atx_m_23mm_f_1_4_x.html And for only a little more at US$279 there is the Sirui Sniper 23mm f/1.2 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1798104-REG/sirui_23as12x_b_sniper_23mm_f_1_2_aps_c.html Keeping on creeping up with the price to US$299 we see the Viltrox AF 23mm f/1.4 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1581754-REG/viltrox_af_23_1_4_xf_23mm_f_1_4_lens_for.html As the price keeps on going up, then there is the Sirui Sniper 16mm f/1.2 at $319: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1836434-REG/sirui_16as12x_b_sniper_16mm_f_1_2_autofocus.html And then finally for the Fujifilm XF 27mm f/2.8 R WR Lens for $399 (minor mention to the Fujfilm 35mm f/2 R WR & 16mm f/2.8 R WR Lenses which are also US$399), which is definitely the most compact of all the autofocus lenses being considered so far: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1618892-REG/fujifilm_16670168_xf_27mm_f_2_8_r.html But four hundred USD is definitely beyond the absolute max I'd consider splurging on such a lens for a frivolous purpose. The other option is forgetting about autofocus (how well are these third party lenses going to be focusing anyway in a dark environment at night on an old X-A3 body???), and go manual focus: TTArtisan 25mm f/2 for US$64: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1725977-REG/ttartisan_c2520_b_x_25mm_f_2_aps_c_compact.html (and the TTArtisan 50mm f/2 for US$69, it's cheap and compact enough I could indeed be always carrying around a second lens: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1718063-REG/ttartisan_f5020_b_x_50mm_f_2_full_frame.html Or spend a little bit more for a little extra speed, the TTArtisan 23mm f/1.4 for US$99: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1675251-REG/ttartisan_a35bs_x_23mm_f_1_4_aps_c_lens.html Or go wider, TTArtisan 17mm f/1.4 for US$118: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1644040-REG/ttartisan_a23b_17mm_f_1_4_aps_c_lens.html

I am having similar needs regarding the camera i am currently looking for. I am trying the X-M5 route but one other camera that i would love to test is the Canon R8. It seems to check all the boxes you need. Combined with the 28mm pancake it is really small while still usable. You can use all the lenses you have. Basically a R6II without ibis. I guess for video work you put it on an small gimbal anyway... I haven't fully watched the following video, but you can see how the combination of R8 and 28mm looks. (It's around 2:40 - the rest of the video he is holding an R6 or R5)

Is this even strictly necessary? You said for anything that isn't personal work you could just rent when it comes to video work. Also what are you usually renting, Sony FX6 / FX9? If so it might make sense for your personal camera to also be a E Mount. I'd be inclined to go with the oldest Sony a7R you'd feel happy with (seeing resolution for architecture photography seems to matter a fair bit to you), you could go fairly old with it, seeing as you don't care about AF much. The a7R mk1 is 36megapixels like the Nikon D800, which is heaps, still is lots more than most stills cameras are. Or go a little more recent for the a7R mk2 for 42.4 megapixels. (or just splurge out for the Sony a7RV if you must have 10bit video, and also get a 60MP sensor for stills) Then get a handful of lenses for it to cover every situation, such as the Viltrox AF 28mm f/4.5 FE Lens makes it kinda pocketable. (or the faster / less wide Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 lens, or the much cheaper Rokinon AF 35mm f/2.8 , both of which are rather slim lenses to use for street photography) Or the Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f/4.5 Zero-D Shift Lens for doing architectural photography. Or the Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 lens for portraits. If you don't care about Sony E Mount in particular, then expand the scope to consider Panasonic S1R and Nikon Z7. Honestly not a bad idea to have your main stills camera and your pocketable camera be two different options. With your pocketable / everyday carry camera being something like a Fujfilm X100, or Sony RX100 (or even go more extra... Sony RX10mk2???), or Sony ZV-1, or very compact MFT / APSC mirrorless camera. (such as a Nikon Z30 or Sony EV10 or Panasonic GX850 etc) While your main stills camera is a beefier Panasonic G9mk2 / Nikon Z7 / Panasonic S1R / Fujifilm X-H2 / Sony a7R / etc

Define 'better'... Personally, I went from XT3 to S5. It was going to be XT4, but Covid got in the way and as a result, I tried an S5 and liked it enough. For me, it was slightly better video but noticeably better stills. Video I was shooting S35 mode with either so not so much difference, but the stills, due to being full-frame over APSC, definitely better low light and the raws had a bit more latitude in post. Tried S1R and S1H and S5ii since and of them all, I actually liked the video-orientated S1H files the best. The S1R obviously had more detail being 45mp over 24mp, but there was something I preferred with the S1H files. The S5ii I didn't much care for as a stills unit. Video yes, but not so much for stills. Mostly due to the shutter mech feel and sound. Step forward Nikon Zf. Tried it and loved it. Bought 3x Tamron zooms and the Megadap adapter. Loved the zooms but not the quirks of using non-native lenses in the edit so reluctantly went Sony (A7RV) for stills. But as per that post, regretted selling the Zf though it was the right thing at the time. Now it's back. It's a bit of a Marmite camera for some... It's not as small or as light as some would hope and the screen is somewhat controversial for some folks but my only criticisms are yes, I wish it was smaller (lighter I don't care about as it's only 700g for heavens sake) and it's ergos do not suit bigger primes or zooms for all day use. Can you use them? Sure, but a Z6iii would make more sense. My own use case for re-purchasing is simple, - it will have 4 roles. 1. Personal camera with manual focus only Voigtlander 40mm f1.2 2. As above for low light scenarios at weddings 3. Candid camera at weddings with the Nikon 40mm f2 SE where AF will be used for speed and accuracy 4. Flips to longer form video mode on tripod with adapted Tamron 70-180mm f2.8 for ceremonies and speeches. But pocketable it is not, regardless of the lens other than maybe a very large jacket pocket! S9 or Sigma FP would be my picks for something small for stills and video with the S9 if IBIS and AF are important. And a tilt screen, better battery life, and probably a few other things but the FP can arguably shoot produce 'nicer' video and stills in certain modes. My only question now is do I flip my remaining S5ii and sole remaining lens for a Nikon Z6iii because I already have the equivalent lens for it and 2 systems are better than 3 right...??