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The more I use mine the more dictionary definition of underrated this thing gets Best with small M mount prime lenses, or LTM...doesn't have to be fancy For autofocus best with a small Sigma L mount prime like 35mm F2 Smallrig grip is a must. The LUT feature gives everything on the display more impact during a shoot, stuff simply looks beautiful and exactly as you intended... and it's so immediate... And in general the camera is so fucking nimble and fast. Then there's the minimalism of it... the simplicity. It is truly one of those cameras that gets out the way and leaves you to enjoy shooting. Yes, build quality could be more high-end... yes, wish it had a mechanical shutter and an EVF... but really thats where the complaining ends as it has everything else and then some, and what it doesn't have like a stacked sensor, you can't reasonably complain about because it cost me a shade over £1000 (open box deal). Really glad they did not scrimp on the battery, it takes a big chonky one. If it had a powered hotshoe they could have sold me an EVF to go on the top... but for now I'm using the RX1 optical finder from Sony...

Another year another christmas short: I am looking for additional cheap ways to light the set: So far i am using a blue light for the background and little ballon lights (leds to be oput into a ballon (warm white) and small fairy lights (also warm white). Maybe you have an idea? Lego lights are beautiful but expensive. Maybe someone has experience shooting minitures? Would be happy if you could show it to all the children you know...

In case you are wondering how Z6 III behaves in low light I made this short clip where I tested the camera and some of it’s functions. No plot, just random B-roll clips taken between climbing, before or after sunset, during September and October, including labels which clip is N-RAW and which just N-Log. There’s even one S5ii V-Log clip for comparison. Darkest clips are taken with ISO 6400 and 12800 on Nikkor 85mm F1.8 or 50mm F1.2. Just mute the sound as it’s mostly sea waves splashing near a highway.

I've been itching to buy this. I don't think I will because for my work it'd make sense to just get a S5II to go with my S5II X, but it reminds me of my beloved GX85, which I still regret selling. It's one of those cameras that you can walk around with and if you're using a small enough lens no one really bats an eye at you, whereas even stripped down people will look at me when I'm using my S5II X because I think people have been taught DSLR style bodies = professional camera. I'm glad to see you interested in cameras and posting again @Andrew Reid!

You can save 100,200,300g it doesn't matter, it depends mainly on what lenses you're going to use with it. Some these can add 2kg, and are obviously the wrong choice. But with the small manual focus M mount stuff from Voigtlander or a smaller autofocus Sigma prime it makes much more sense and you feel the weight saving over the S5 II which is already itself incredibly light compared to the S1H. It is true that when you put it side by side with your average Sony a7 body, it's not significantly smaller or lighter - it is not a GM1. What it is, is an S1H in a Leica Q size camera with interchangeable lens mount, 10bit 6K and IBIS. It could also be considered a strong alternative to the Sigma Fp since it has the all important articulated screen and IBIS. One thing it is not, is the same as all the other mirrorless cameras... and that is a good thing. I admire the speed and simplicity of it, and the burned in LUTs. And the palm of hand descrete handheld shooting as pioneered by the GH1. It is in that mould. IBIS makes it even more capable for handheld enjoyment, as adding a tripod defies the point of it being small and light. The fun factor is huge with this trust me. It feels amazingly fast and responsive during a shoot. Sure there's no EVF, mechanical shutter, but I can't think of much else the S5 II offers for photograph aside from those two features? So to say it lacks numerous features is overplaying it a bit in my view.

3.3K 4:3 10bit 422 Super 16mm crop mode C-mount lens adapter for L-mount Pleased to report - No vignetting.

They seem to be accumulating wood for an upcoming fire. Still can't tell what color the smoke will be....

It's definitely not aimed at traditional photographers with their flash guns as a main camera (maybe as a second body). Cinema and storytelling are the main purposes of the S9. With it being so small and light I think it defeats the purpose putting a flash on top, or anything else for that matter! The goal here is a full frame sensor in the palm of a hand, nimble, quick and discrete, no fuss, cheap. The very essence of what a GH2 was back in the day, but now it's a vastly higher-spec and larger sensor. You can use it with crop sensor lenses no issues. It even has a photo crop mode for shooting 3k RAW stills for example. In that sense and for Super 16mm it packs into the deal one of the main selling points (for me) of the micro four thirds cameras... that is to say... the Kern Switar 26mm F1.1 That lens is the work of a space alien. So to have the best of S16 and S35 and full frame optics in one body, and such good low light capabilities, that is very nice for natural light shooting. Now on the other-hand you could say Panasonic are missing out on a big market by not making a more traditional high-end photography camera to rival something like a Nikon Z9. And you'd be right. But obviously, at £1k this ain't it. Why would it be? Maybe in time there will be a higher-end version with new sensor, EVF, mechanical shutter, weather sealing, and tilt screen rather than fully flippy. I hope they do that as the concept is fundamentally great for the price.

I just wish it had a hot shoe for flash (and I guess a mechanical shutter if that's required for it). That would make it perfect candid camera for parties and family get-togethers for me.

Calling themselves "Nonikkor" is hilarious/awesome! I can see indeed how in their physical look they are indeed taking inspiration from the early Nikkor lenses. https://fstoppers.com/reviews/artra-lab-nocty-nonikkor-50mm-f12-retro-inspired-manual-lens-bokeh-lovers-687091 https://www.thephoblographer.com/2023/07/26/artralab-35mm-f1-4-80s-review-the-perfect-lens-for-the-nikon-zf/ https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=10883.0 Price seems to be a tad high though? For that price I could just pick up a Voigtländer or similar one of those higher-ish priced manual lens. (maybe even Zeiss? Hmm... maybe a step too far, unless going secondhand)

I was just joking around, as I don't think the next generation Z50 or a "Z90" (the mirrorless version of a D500) is coming any time soon. But if it was then it would for sure have 4:2:2 10bit and more?

Another 10bit camera module for the Raspberry Pi recently got announced, this time it is an "AI camera": https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/ai-camera/ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-ai-camera-review-ai-for-the-masses

Or if you fart within arms length of the rig. Looks cool when it work though.

Could be it is unique to the Z6 III as pretty much every fellow on every forum or on Youtube I searched, even the fellow whose video is linked at the start of this thread, said the same thing that View Assist with N-Log cannot be trusted. Would be really nice to get it fixed on Z6 III too. I have used only 4K 100fps, as I edit on 25fps timeline, and with 100fps AF has worked as well as with 6K 50fps. Even in the dark, subject lit with dim flashlight the AF could stick to the subject quite dependably. At the edge of the frame AF would not lock on the subject if it was really dark and subject not moving, but when it got the lock it stuck to the subject. Compared to S5ii even after it's latest firmware update, this Z6 III AF seems to be a bit stickier, more trustworthy and it will not loose the subject as easily as S5ii did, especially if someone walked between the camera and the subject. The estabiliser is maybe not quite as good as in S5ii, and stabiliser itself in normal or VR mode is not that good as in S5ii or in GH7. The estabiliser works only with H.265 UHD up to 60fps, so I have not used it much, only tested how it behaves. The VR mode is ok for my use and mostly I get good results with it. With longer focal lengths having heavier lens helps of course too, like it was with the S5ii. IMO with Z6 III and NRAW you get a FF 6K 60fps and APSC 4K 120fps, bit better IQ, AF, EVF and can use higher ISO values than with S5ii. I like the switch to photo mode too in Z6 III more than having custom modes on S5ii. S5ii seems to have a bit more DR, has better IBIS, open gate and some functions are better implemented. Tried even Sirui Saturn 75mm 1.6x anamorphic with it and it was good, but only on a tripod. Now with Z6 III I got the more resolving and calmer IQ I wanted, but lost a couple of other things.

They were literally called "cine-nikkor."

There are plenty lenses at F2.8 or F4 on MFT which deliver your desired depth of field and not being wide open. The 12-35 already fits the bill and is exellent at F4, same for the Oly 17mm F1.8 at 2.8/4 or some optics from Laowa and so on. F4 vs F8 also eliminates a two stop difference in iso performance. @QuickHitRecord GH1 really has color mojo and palette. A GH1 with the 50mbit codec and highlight rolloff of a GH3 would be all I really need. With 10bit and 10 stops dynamic range it'd be all I want. Lovely montage and video! @BTM_Pix You, your humour, support and knowledge are staying!:) I'm eager to see your footage of these lovely birds filmed with the mighty FZ2000!:) @Andrew ReidI think the universe deserves a British gentleman filming the world on sticks. The nerd will celebrate your renewed interest in Mft. Dual Gain sensor and fast read outs in a rock solid body are compelling. I get a solid image out of full frame Lumix any time of the day. But I am not falling in deep love with it. The S line kicks ass in lit scenarios beyond anything I would be able to buy though. I could imagine the GH6/7 and G9II being a S1H with mojo, magic and fast readouts, also weighting 40% or 400g less and adding super much nerdy toys to play with, such as 4K120, HD240, crop modes and so on plus the aforementioned Dual Gain, an exiting tech and new processing as well as colour science to explore and tinker with.

I find they don’t tend to give a fuck these days as their attention spans are limited to TikTok memes only. Birds just aren’t what they used to be…

I'm all about smaller sensors for passion projects in 2024. The EOS-M, GH1, and FZ47, specifically. I strive for a deeper depth of field, yet somehow a bit soft. After all of this trial and error over the past 15+ years, that's what looks best to me. And the shooting experience is a lot simpler and more straightforward than with modern cameras, which I feel is more fun and makes me more creative. Funny how it has come back around full circle to some of the first sensors I've ever used...

The Realtime LUTs on the M43/Lumix cameras are worth it for that feature alone. Some of the ones by Nick Driftwood are amazing but I'm also having a lot of fun tweaking the image to my taste. With the update to the Metabones to work with phase detection, it's brought new life to the Sigma 18-35 (which I had sold and now re-bought). This is for when I need to work in lowlight. Otherwise, I much prefer running around with my 15mm f1,7 , 25mm f1.4 and 42.5 f1.7 primes. So easy to carry around. I have the Sony A7iv as well but the G9ii is a much more fun camera to use.

The balloon lights that I got have replaceable batteries - so at least that saves the e-waste of throwing away the entire unit! The batteries not rechargeable, though, so it's still not ideal. The Black Magic version looks nice! And agreed that the blues are a bit nicer and less skewed toward purple!

Sell the lens and get closer to 1000?

Yes, sadly the batteries are more expensive than the lights itself.