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Actually that would be really handy at weddings. One of the big challenges is staying as invisible as possible. A photographer + assistant, 2-3 videographers already starts to look like a circus that's hard to ignore. Several small (presumably quiet) drones would be much less disruptive, and could be operated by one person. Weddings are fairly safe, though. There's always the personal element of knowing the couple and who in their family/friends group is important, and making use of their speeches in the edit. Any editing that requires understanding of language and human social elements will be the most protected. People rag on weddings, but they're a pretty solid way to make a living if you live in a big city. A lot of video production work isn't art, though. The above the line people might be making those decisions, but a lot of it is mechanical grunt work. Think of all the Camera OP/First/2nd AC positions. Those will be bye-bye. Lots of camera op work for live events will easily be replaced by cameras controlled by AI and/or one human. Facebook has already started doing AI generated montages of videos and photos. It won't win awards, but if that's all you need, it gets the job done. A lot of assistant editing/rotoscoping work will be gone. After Effects is already pushing auto-content aware stuff. And once those positions are gone, people will be clamoring for the few jobs that do need humans. It's already a terribly saturated industry, it's only gonna get worse when those jobs shrink.

I do think the mid range has been slowly shrinking. There's tons of work at the bottom, probably more than ever. And there's still work at the top. I've learned a few things, finally. Only took almost 9 years! I think a big mistake I made was fretting over and trying to turn cheap people into rich people. Clients who have no money are never gonna pay, no matter how much you convince them of your worth. It's always better to just ignore them and go where the money is. With the bigger clients, I find they almost need a big dog and pony show to make them feel like they're getting a high end production. Big crews, cameras, lights that they probably don't need, but makes them feel secure. There's still really good money in the high end wedding market, if you can stomach it. Just saw a guy in town charging minimum $4500 for a highlight + some multicam ceremony. And he's got hundreds of 5 star reviews. A few days work for $4500! I suspect location matters tremendously. I've been fortunate to live to two big markets. Vancouver, and now DC. DC in particular seems to have lots of rich people. No way I'd be getting anywhere close to the rates I get here in the town I grew up in. That said, cost of living there was substantially less as well. Being a specialist is probably the ticket to big money if you're really fucking good, but have general skills can help at least keep the lights on during slow times. I've played DOP, camera op, editor, motion graphics guy, even photographer at times. My biggest worry by far is AI and robots. Our industry is going to be absolutely gutted at some point, I think people have no idea. People talk about the DSLR revolution changing things....that's absolutely compared to what's gonna happen, IMO.

I remember the days when the GH1/GH2 were new. Particularly with the GH2, it kinda flew under the radar for a while and despite it being (in my view) superior to a lot of the Canon offerings at the time, no one paid much attention to it. You'd never really see them out in the wild, and half the people I encountered didn't even know what it was. There was definitely a bit of hostility in the GH2 community, probably from always have to explain/defend your choice. Funny how times change, Panasonic is arguably the most mainstream DSLR brand now.

Ah well, fanboy arguments will give us all something to do once robots take 67.83% of our jobs.

I have no idea which brand has the worst, but I've seen fanboys for every brand/camera. Honestly, it doesn't matter who's worse because being a fanboy is insanely dumb no matter how you slice it. I'll use whatever I can afford and whatever makes my life easier. I love / hate stuff about pretty much every camera I've owned and used. They are all tools. Some do certain things better/worse than other things. Most of the issues stem from people projecting their own needs and/or preferences onto everyone else. There was a big thread on DVXUSER about GAS, and it went off track into smaller cameras vs larger ones. I (and another in the thread) prefer smaller cameras for run and gun. Others thought we were crazy. No one's wrong, it's just a preference. It's human nature on display, I suppose.

I still have mine, still use it and probably won't ever get rid of it. Once it's kitted up, it's surprisingly reliable. With the Juicebox magicpower battery, I can shoot all day. The sandisk cards are getting cheaper and cheaper, so even long recording times are doable. I've used it as a camera for long event shoots and it's never once corrupted clips, even in the hot sun for hours, while my GH4 has. The SLR-Magic Vari - ND II helps make it more run and gun friendly outside. Works great with the Zhiyun Crane. RAW is of course, awesome, but Pro Res HQ and 422 are godsends for work that doesn't require that extra 5%.

I've been having a lot of fun making micro shorts with this camera lately. I don't think I'll ever sell it, even if (when) I get the pocket 4K

I still have and love the original pocket, but does anyone else remember alot of the early footage from it? It was terrible! The good stuff was amazing, but much of it was worse than DSLR offerings at the time, mostly thanks to people being in over their heads with the grading. So I'm reserving my judgement on the pocket 4K for a while. The early stuff looks solidly good, but I think the best is yet to come.

I've been pleased with footage I've seen so far. I think it's getting harder and harder to be blown away with each new camera release, and I'll admit that I'm not blown away. But I'm solidly happy for what it gives for the price. I'll definitely be buying if there aren't too many of the usual Blackmagic issues, and that I will wait for the dust to settle.

So let me get this straight....... you're all up in arms over free speech and the trigger happy trial by words, yet you ban a couple of solid members for their opinions?!?! Opinions that were expressed with conviction, but politely?! Certainly more politely than any of your retorts. My god the hypocrisy is mind boggling. Infuriating even. THAT'S more offensive to me than anything in this thread. I've seen this time and time again with internet debates. Come in all spitting fire. Rebutals ensue. Make up some twisted justification about "respect" and then ban them rather than engage in conversation? Frankly, that is a level of wimpiness that I cannot comprehend. Stand by your words, man. I mean, they're only words right? Or am I banned now?

I also feel like right weather / right time of day is playing a role in the look of this footage.

I believe this is a misconception. Certainly RAW gives you the ability to push colors around more after the fact, but it still seems like there's an innate look to each camera. Otherwise no one would ever bother with an Alexa, given RED's RAW capabilities. Even with massive budgets and top colorists, RED footage is not really hitting the same highs as the Alexa by most people's standards. To answer your question with the 5D, for me it's the color science. The colors are just so damn pleasing with everything I see. I can't really dynamic range, because I don't think it's all that outrageous compared to current offerings. Certainly there are sharper cameras out there. The colors though, I definitely dig em'.

Yep, 5D RAW might still be my favourite looking footage out there, period.

I still shoot pocket Raw @ 1080p over the GH4 @ 4K. Better image in my opinion.

Thank you! The more time passes, the more I realize this is my favorite video production related forum. It's got the perfect amount of users. Not too many. A core of regular users that keeps the forum pretty active, with a nice low signal to noise ratio, content wise.

Obviously get the best you can afford, but stock video is one of those things where subject matter truly is king. My best selling clips are old 720p clips shot on a Panasonic HMC150. They still sell regularly today.

Has anyone here had much experience with the Eva1? The more I look at the camera, the more it seems like the ideal middle ground. I feel like that would've been much more enjoyable to operate than the FS7, and the image looks great from everything I've seen. The C200 as well, but the lack of a better non-RAW codec is disappointing.

Wasn't my choice, the production company wanted it so that's what we went with. That was the crux of my original complaint. I wish I had my say, but alas...

A rant. I mostly shoot on DSLRs for my work. Got a big yesterday with a Sony FS7, big ass tripod, monitor, the works. Ohhhh fancy stuff by my standards! But here's the thing. It drove me nuts. Moving, positioning, getting shots was so damned cumbersome. Shot some Broll of a guy on a sailboat. I garauntee I could've gotten way more and frankly, way better and more interesting content with my trusty GH4 and gimbal. Blah blah specs, I don't care. Footage would've been nicer and more interesting to 100% of audiences. I know there'll be some "back in my day, cameras weighed 1000lbs" folks who will scoff, but you know what? Fuck large camera systems. Fuck them.

Still use my GH2 as a B camera all the time and yeah...always pleasantly surprised at the picture quality from an 8 year old camera that's worth about $5 at this point. C100 is still killer, too.

Same, assumed the URSA was the one of the left.

I wonder if alot of the external battery solutions for the original pocket will work with V2? The Juicebox Magicpower was a lifesaver.

For sure. Nothing against the camera, really. Just that 4K hyper sharp 60p footage looks very......real, but ultimately boring. The youtube comments suggest that people love it though. Might be a generational thing.

Wow, 4K 60p on a cellphone.....if ever I've seen an example of technically good footage with zero mojo, it's this.

100% with you here! Exactly how I feel. With video, I'm much more confident in my opinions and work since I have more experience. Photography, I'm more prone to insecurity, but that will change with time. On another note, photography is a whole lotta fun. Similar in some aspects to video, but different enough to make it interesting. I feel like doing both keeps each discipline from feeling stale..... and not worrying about audio is a DREAM sometimes.