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The site itself seems to not have any literature outlining the product (either they forgot to upload this or I am missing something wrt to navigating the site). Right now, this seems highly suspect. Can this site even be trusted?

That will only be the brain. So maybe add another $5k to make it usable. If not more.

A huge portion of the world is living on fake news. They would believe anything and anyone, regardless of the startling evidence to the contrary. They've become zombies, and you probably couldn't change their mind, if you tried.

The 6k sensor seems to have low dynamic range for a modern APS-C sensor. Plus if the body is made of that curious reinforced carbon composite, it would require some kind of SmallRig kind of rigging to ensure the large EF lenses don't exert too much pressure on the body. The Pocket 4k seems to offer low light advantage over the Pocket 6k. Though, at base ISO, the Pocket 6k has just a hair (0.3?) Stop advantage in dynamic range at base ISO. The 6k camera is almost double the price of the 4k, and should offer some seriously substantial advantages over the 4k, atleast on paper. I am guessing, therefore, that some future firmware updates will add some more tricks to the 6k camera. The 6k Camera also does 21.2 megapixel photos, which could be great when you need a camera for photo.

@BTM_Pix wow. I thought the GX85 only has 2 flaws, one being the absence of a mic (and headphone) input, and the other is the Viewfinder not having the swivel design of the GX Series.

I saw this yesterday ir the day before. Apart from the background, it completely change slighting, like a proper gaffer. It's almost like getting rid of many departments or merging them into one super large one. I wonder how bright this projection is.

Just to solve the mystery of the moire, someone with the S1 should shoot something where you're guaranteed jumping or dancing moire (like pin stripes or pocket fences). That should put the debate to rest.

I guess more competition is always good. And DJI seems to have some superb drones. They have many things going for them. They just need to fine tune everything, improve customer service, and ensure that they listen to customers and extensively test the product before it hits the market. They could put some of the best quality FF sensors into this, have superb IBIS and heat dissipation management, and use the extra saved spaces for much better processing. Hopefully a FF camera with some great firsts.

It's HILARIOUS !!! I am not sure whether it highlights the STUPIDITY or CORRUPTION in the IP Infrastructure in the United States, but RED were awarded Patent for the phrase "Video Camera", for a supposed claimed invention. I think this is worse than a Banana Republic ? I believe this needs to be Investigated and the officers and all members of the Pantent Office who Granted this Patent, who be charged with Serious Patent Abuse, as well as Fraud and Misrepresentstion under Penal Law. I am surprised RED didn't Patent God or things related to God. It's Beyond ludicrous. Read Paras 7 and 8.

I have always felt that film lighting, divides light fixtures into too many different types, forcing you to buy one for each kind of requirement, with no great cross usage success across different fixtures. So whether you require something with a 10-15°beam angle or something that is 120°, or whether you require some soft ambient kind of light or something that replaces a hars light light an HMI, you are stuck with the idea of having to pick up multiple fixtures, as per your needs. The problem with most LEDs, as well as most lights, is that because they have such low power output, they don't have a great beam angle, and you can use the lights only for on camera work or small spaces. Here is where the Apurture 300d Mark ii comes in. It has many features that its previous iteration as well as other lights on the market have, namely the ability to lower brightness all the way to 1%, control beam angle, battery powering options and have attachments for controlling final output. What it has that its competitors don't, is that it has all these and some more, and the brightness is almost blinding at peak brightness, especially with its new modifiers, in all but the soft box fixture mode. All this at a reasonable $1100 (I personally wish it was $999 instead), making it a viable option for lower budget indies. I saw this video and I think we may have finally arrived at that point where one light may actually replace many types of lights. What do you guys think?

Is there some way to procure a copy of this contract, that is in restraint of trade?

The bully whose name must not be taken ?

I remember @androidlad mentioning that the A7Siii may use the same 61MP sensor as the A7Riii, albeit with a Quad Bayer pixel CFA plastered on top (IMX521, a high speed, high sensitivity Quad Bayer 15MP BSI FF sensor). That should improve lowlight substantially, maybe even dynamic range (?). I remember the new XEVC codecs that were doing the rounds. The only problem was that those codecs are h.265, which isn't the world's most popular codec. The IMX521 also has quite a few high speed shooting modes, albeit most with a slight crop. If Sony improved the colour science and added an internal ND, along with internal 10-bit video options, it could seriously challenge the S1, though it may lack resolution for photos, to protect Sony's other offerings. Sony sensors usually make it to public domain, after other manufacturers have worked on them long enough. There is always a possibility that Sony has a better version of the 24MP sensor with improved dynamic range and low light, with 10-bit for video and it could throw in an electronic ND. It may even have a 12-bit output via HDMI option. The main advantage it could have over Panasonic may be the continuous video autofocus. For everything else, there may be a tie. If HDMI has issues with lag, then the next generation of USB options should be explored for non delay feed into external monitors and recorders.

Blackmagic was created with the purpose of destroying all the obscene pricing NLEs and all the post suites of a handful of companies. Unfortunately, it appears that the companies refuse to improve their ways and want to to back to making thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, from each user. They need a Blanket Boycott and everyone should post their NLE boycott.

Whoa, never thought of that. But, considering their SSD (Mag) history, they could easily rebrand a product (or use a white label product), and charge 5 times the price for fixing the RED logo on it.

Apparently RED isn't done with its attempt at the Smartphone business. It claims the industrial designers(?) screwed up the first phone, and that this time they will nail it. Good for people who have money lying around to waste. "HYDROGEN has been the single most exciting project I have ever worked on. It has also proven to be the single most challenging program I have ever been a part of. While Oakley sunglasses and RED cameras were (and are) built in our own factories in Orange County, building a smartphone with challenging and new disruptive technologies at the RED factory just wasn’t possible given the competitive nature of the the market. We chose an ODM in China to prepare the HYDROGEN One for manufacture at Foxconn. While Foxconn has been fantastic, our ODM, which was responsible for the mechanical packaging of our design including new technologies along with all software integration with the Qualcomm processor, has significantly under-performed. Getting our ODM in China to finish the committed features and fix known issues on the HYDROGEN One has proven to be beyond challenging. Impossible actually. This has been irritating me to death and flooding our reactor. For this reason, after months of vetting a new design to manufacture house, we have begun the work on the HYDROGEN Two, virtually from scratch, at a new ODM that is clearly more capable of building and supporting the product we (and our customers) demand. We also have put into place a new internal execution team along with world class design-partners that we have carefully selected. The HYDROGEN Two is being methodically designed and crafted to surprise and exceed expectations… again, just as you would expect from us. Additionally, we eventually realized that the original camera module would have to change due to the fact our ODM was not going to competently complete the module that they committed and guaranteed to do. Our best option was to modify the program and bring it back into the RED house. We have completed the new and extraordinary sensor and redesigned the package. Jarred at RED will be posting about Komodo fairly soon. Its capability will vastly exceed the originally planned module. The HYDROGEN One and Two will integrate with this new camera. While it does not replace its big RED brothers, it will certainly be a complimentary camera for cinema grade images at the highest level at lower pricing. We fully understand the frustrations of our customers since I am one as well. While issues have been the result of our original ODM’s short comings, we also understand that customers solely look to us for their satisfaction. We remain committed to taking care of our customers the best way we can given all the circumstances. To that end, every HYDROGEN One owner will get significant preferential treatment for the HYDROGEN Two and/or new Cinema Camera model, both in delivery allocations and pricing. HYDROGEN is still the most exciting project I have ever worked on. We continue to be committed to further advancing the “image capture in your pocket” device as well as providing the highest quality image capture devices to more people than ever before. We are not done…" Jim Jannard https://h4vuser.net/t/july-23rd-update-discussion/10046/59

I have had some terrible experiences with autofocus on Panasonics. Plus, I also realised that I am terrible with pulling manual focus too (on moving subjects). I have to therefore, do very precise blocking for scenes, and ask actors to be more concerned with how and where they move, rather than their expressions or other things. Maybe I should try the focus transition with touch focus, and do it like a little choreographed thing with step by step movements. Maybe we could have a separate thread, where people discuss their focussing tricks, and now they nail focus on cameras that don't have PDAF. Especially for moving subjects.

Possible, since the S1R seems to have atleast 1/2 a stop lower dynamic range than the A7Riii and the Z7. Though TowerJazz is curiously guarded about its ILC sensor lineup, so one cannot be absolutely certain.

Most likely the XQD cards' lack of broader acceptance has got to do with another Patent Rubbish arm-twisting that didn't go down too well either. Just like the failure of h.265.

Wow, truly amazing @BTM_Pix. I only thought of something like this about month or so 2 back, and you already have a working prototype. I did call you the Einstein of the group. Do you need a seperate motor, to move the lens and focus back and forth? I couldn't see any other separate contraption on the lens. If not, you could try and work it into the Blackmagic's own software, in the focus perhaps?

I saw this news. Really sad.

Apparently not. I read in one of the comments at Newsshooter.com (?) how the unusually broad shape may be an issue.

And that's the only to bypass the lack of PDAF. And terribly accurately, at much higher speeds. I hope Panasonic incorporates it into the GH6 to begin with. Don't want another generation of slow and jumpy autofocus cameras for video.

Why do u say that?

I wanted to tell Panasonic how to fix their disappointing autofocus, but they seem to have figured it out on their own. Not bad. I hope they realize that ToF sensors have, ahem, other tricks up their sleeves, and use those for computational photography in ILCs.