Andrew Reid

At least when all those cameras were lost we knew why and how it happened. Whereas in this case it remains a complete mystery. Was it the Russians? Did DHL fancy a Leica Q? Did MPB put the wrong label on it and now it's in Poland? Did the French have any involvement in the early stages? We'll never be any the wiser. I sense a cover up over the a7s III as well. They are saying that there's no audit trail, no reason why it happened, no indication of when, and no staff name attached to anything. My theory is that somebody tested a customer return who complained about the bluetooth, and also couldn't get it working and listed it as spares & repairs. Then a manager came along and said you fucking idiot, that's how bluetooth is supposed to not work. There's nowt wrong with it, back onto the website it goes. And here's muggins thinking he has a bargain... OK fair enough but be honest about what happened, don't do the cover up which rubs insult into injury. I also think that 3 major fuck-ups in as many months is too much. I have lost completely the high trust I used to have in them. If you can't be sure whether a sales contract will be kept to or not, or whether a delivery will arrive, or whether I'll have to wait 2 months for a refund, it does make me think twice about spending another 10 grand with them.

I agree but it's hard to reason with someone with an IQ of 80...And there's a lot of them. If the hatred for guys like Biden runs so deep with half the country, again a wake-up call is deserved and well overdue in the form of 30% inflation which Biden had at 2.9% but Trump will turn up to catastrophic house repossession causing figures.

The numbers are based on some crazy ideas. To name but one tiny example... If a country imports diamonds to the US and that trade amounts to more than that sum total that country buys in turn from the US this has been factored into the sums. Does Trump expect the US to suddenly conjure up a diamond industry... and coffee, and so on. Stuff which literally doesn't exist or doesn't grow, at least in the quantities they need. The impact on inflation in the US is going to be staggering, and that African country with the big exports will simply sell the diamonds to somewhere else and the US will have achieved nothing. In terms of electronics, even if they make the shit in Texas they still need the raw resources. Plus the impact of US wages on a factory the size needed to satisfy the US market for phones alone is staggering. The product will cost an incredible amount more. Does he also expect the Japanese camera industry to uproot from Asia and plant itself on his doorstep? It's completely unrealistic to do and undesirable for US consumers even if it happens as the prices will have to go up by 3-5x or more to pay the workers US wages. Anyone still under the magic spell of nationalism thinking Trump is so great is about to get a massive fucking wake up call when they look at their bank account.

It's actually worse. Over 50% on China in sum total of all Trump's tariffs. If you voted for this and think it's a good idea you need your head examined.

I think it's a compromise but far better to have the one-take per episode than the usual cutting. There's nothing natural about cutting really. Our eyes don't do it. If anything, the slow panning between actors replicates our mind tuning into one person over the other at various times, and we do that in real life quite a bit.

I'd like a consumer camera from them, under $1k. They've done enough pro stuff now, big and heavy stuff, sensor in a box, you name it. But there's no small camera with autofocus and IBIS. Blackmagic could add in their unique features and it would rule. Internal BRAW + ND + their image quality all in a consumer friendly mirrorless camera form factor with similar build quality to Fuji. I also think they should do a modern spin on the original BMCC 2.5K. The Cinema DNG image from that was cinema on a stick. If only they'd do a new version with the same or similar sensor, with autofocus, IBIS, and an EVF, plus small, interchangeable battery + CFexpress slot all for under $2k. We'd finally have that next Digital Bolex type camera.

The main camera manufacturing countries just got slapped by Tango-man. China - 34% Vietnam - 46% Taiwan - 32% Japan - 24% Thailand - 36% Hope all the ones who voted for this enjoy their new electronics prices 👍

The plan is to launch it in Tokyo and invite everyone over to see the S9 Barbie Edition (China only)

Good luck. If things go well it's gravy with them. If not... Lap of the gods my friend.

Just watched the first episode. Very good stuff. The single take is extraordinary but almost seamlessly unnoticed at same time.

Update: They lost another one. Leica Q ordered 20th March, never turned up. Tracking with DHL stopped updating at same point as last time, at the sorting centre outside of Berlin. The goods have vanished into thin air. That's over £2000 of losses with no explanation. They are now putting it right in terms of refunds, and Matt the CEO is involved. They also had an Sony A7S III on the UK site, spares and repairs for £1399 as the bluetooth / wifi was faulty, but since I don't care for that and thought it might even be fixable completely I thought I'd grabbed a bargain. So I booked it out as part of a trade in. This reserves the item for 14 days. Before I had chance to send in the trade-in camera the A7S III was apparently un-booked with no email or notification, and sold to someone else instead. At this point it feels personal?

Wait 7 years

R = stills and video, emphasis on photography V = lower priced content creator hybrid with emphasis on video C = high-end cinema / film-making tools The R5 II sensor will going in the EOS R5 C II So I now think the EOS R5 V will in fact be an R6 V or R8 V with the R6 II sensor and a more video / youtube friendly design.

My Sony RX1R had developed some coating marks on the screen. Turns out it just peels off to reveal a pristine glass LCD underneath. Indeed the upper layer is a factory-installed layer of anti-reflective plastic! Daft decision from Sony and effects a lot of models... But at least now if it happens to you, you know what to do.

"We make so few of them, they'd sell out even in Greenland alone"