Emanuel

You look great : ) It’s perfectly in keeping with the tone of your posts as always, and we’ve gotten used to it BTW ;- )

https://petapixel.com/2026/09/22/vivo-x500-series-smartphones-take-photography-extremely-seriously/

https://petapixel.com/2026/09/22/vivo-x500-series-smartphones-take-photography-extremely-seriously/

100% agreed : ) Deserves a space of their own ;- )

Slowmo this time ;- )

Quite impressive... : X

You're pretty accurate on this one : ) Some elegant shots and atmosphere right there on your other entry, kudos to you, they sell the cam... ; ) Loved the voice too BTW :- )

Love your insights, you should post more :- )

No idea about y'all but, the more I find the more I see it as a no-brainer purchase, no other way now with that detachable monitor à la Luna Ultra/Osmo 4P maybe too ; ) on top of everything the X300 Ultra already offered (well, except perhaps better cooling, if that's actually improved), including stabilization and 400mm reach, for one thing : X https://www.stufftaiwan.com/2026/10/08/vivo-x500-pro-max＋400mm增距鏡周杰倫演唱會實測，解鎖4k動態照片/ And the guy or gal or whoever is behind the cam shoots bad as hell... However, with current and proper AI (am I Mr. Trump's enemy from now on? LOL) techniques, I'm pretty sure we can all get incredible results out of it, external SSD and all ;- )

How and where to find the respective builds/updates?

Here's another one to also offer 10-bit 4:2:2 APV and 4K120 (Log), including shots at 3200mm... : X source The only camera phone capable of shooting 4K at 240fps*! Yes, you read that right! : P External SSD recording on Android side then, as much as the most recent iPhone camera phones. And it even opens the door to a whole new level of accessories, the kind you'd normally only expect from dedicated cameras like the Luna Ultra or Osmo Pocket 4P, to say the least: And I won't even tell you what you could do with this bloody thing, or I might end up being accused of something else... LOL ;- ) * only available with the main sensor and 17-stops, though.

Great piece of tech, both ; ) Irresistible. Love the colours.

Y’all have to ask for a paycheck, ’cause I’ll end up buying this one, it’s almost impossible not to... :- )

Apologies accepted : ) And yes, on the three cases you describe, I think intent and actual use are really the dividing line. Sneaking equipment into a venue against its rules in order to reproduce and commercially exploit a show is obviously a very different thing from taking photographs or footage for personal, documentary or artistic purposes. My objection was simply to collapsing all of that into “piracy”, or assuming that professional-looking equipment, or even a professional background, somehow tells you what someone's intent is. Yet, on accreditation, as you seem to concede... ; ) (hope this time my emoji happens to display properly at your end ; )) LOL : ) Once we accept that 100,000 smartphones, or a smaller number of proper cameras, may be inside an event and that within reason there may not be much anyone can or should do about it, accreditation itself clearly isn't the magic dividing line. Prior arrangement may certainly matter with particular equipment or particular uses, your 600mm example being a useful one to discuss, but that's rather different from assuming that someone who isn't accredited is therefore doing something improper. Again, context, the rules of the particular event, intent and actual use matter much more. There's another point where I think we may be looking at this from opposite ends. I wasn't really suggesting that these new devices replace professional cameras. If anything, part of my point was exactly the reverse. There are situations where a professional camera, however superior it may be technically, simply cannot replace one of these devices. A 600mm lens, the example you mention, may give me a much more powerful image for a certain purpose. It is a telephoto lens. Why should that automatically be considered "professional use" rather than normal or casual use?! How else are you supposed to get a close-up in those circumstances? Only for professionals?? Really? : ) But if I can't take it through the door, can't move freely with it, or its very presence changes the access I'm given, then for that particular job it isn't a substitute at all. Size, discretion, mobility and access are part of the imaging equation too. That's precisely why I find these new devices interesting. Not because they make professional cameras obsolete, but because there are circumstances in which even the most professional camera cannot do what they can. BTW, the (ab)use of close-upssss by professionals on soap operas is a piece of crap... but that's definitely another discussion ; ) not for here now : ) And since this thread has drifted into legal issues, rights and concert coverage, take a look at this. It was published yesterday, so this is very fresh: https://paginaum.pt/2026/10/04/neta-de-cavaco-silva-comete-crime-de-desobediencia-ao-recusar-cumprir-deliberacao-da-erc It's in Portuguese, but it should translate easily enough in a browser. Música no Coração is actually the very same company, then owned and run by its co-founders Luís Montez and Álvaro Covões, that brought The Stranglers over for a concert whose live video recording I produced 32 years ago. Today Música no Coração is led by Mariana Montez, granddaughter of former Portuguese President Cavaco Silva. She was born in 1996, so she wasn't even born when we made that recording in 1994. She has since taken over as Executive Director of the company. There is a slightly ironic accreditation footnote to all this too. Covões later founded Everything Is New, the promoter behind the four Coldplay shows in 2023, coincidentally in the very same town. They wouldn't give me access because I had missed the accreditation deadline, which is actually a pretty good example of how someone may end up unaccredited without there being anything remotely improper about it ; ) By contrast, I remember Ritmos & Blues, who promoted the Rolling Stones at Alvalade (Lisbon, Portugal) in 2007, sorting out my accreditation at the very last minute, with the concert effectively already under way. Different promoter, very different outcome, different circumstances. And you have to be ready with the right gear for any of them!! That's exactly what this is all about ; ) And, for some further context, before film school I was already in law school. I was still a law student at the time and graduated three years later, so legal issues have never exactly been secondary to me. What pisses me off is not disagreement. It's when assumptions start distorting who is who, what somebody has actually done, does, or is prone to do, and the background they're speaking from.

Apples to oranges, not exactly the same but I basically agree with you : ) Huawei Collector's Edition is going today for EUR 2250 / USD 2500, so too much for a camera phone... We buy a ZR for less : D A much fair price would be around the EUR 1500 mark... We buy the Honor/ARRI (not the Robot*, more expensive, especially comparing with other gimbal counterparts) and the 16/1TB version (against the Huawei's 16/512) for less these days... And you double the tele range with. So, a more interesting deal IMHO. Let's see what Black Friday brings us next month... - E. * For the same ticket you pay the other Honor/ARRI (without teleconverters, for a fraction of that Huawei's Ruiying Z10 module zoom lens) and you can even pick 1x Luna Ultra or Osmo 4P... ; ) two-in-one purchase, that is, Huawei is decidedly playing a pricey game for now : ) Makes me closer to be prone to end out there instead ; ) In any case, overheating has been my beef against these capture devices...