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It cannot be switched off. In Photo Style, dial down NR to -5. But I'm afraid you won't see much difference.

Yes, I've got one. Can't imagine doing video without it. Sure, I can.

Not at all.

You are so right, there are just perfect filmmakers.

I believe it was you who first said that digital sucks, so I think it's only fair if I come to digital's defense.

Digital has democratized filmmaking. I could also add that all those chemicals used to process Ektachrome are toxic, and hobbyists usually just pour those chemicals down the drain, polluting the environment. So no, I'm not nostalgic for the good old days.

I think it's great that enthusiasts will have access to Ektachrome, but I spent hours and hours developing transparencies and making prints from them. I also worked in commercial labs. If you messed up, there was no second chance. It is an arduous process, time-consuming and expensive.

One more question - I just finished re-watching the Camera Store TV's review of the Leica M-D, a rangefinder camera that costs $6,000 and doesn't even have an LCD screen. I seem to recall some people saying, after Panasonic's official announcement of the GH5, that the ball was in Sony's court now. Should other manufacturers follow Panasonic's lead and rush to introduce at least 100 new features on their next cameras, or should they be concentrating on something else instead?

So - once again, alone with nothing but time on my hands, and I was wondering: just how much abuse would you subject a camera to that claims to be splash-proof, freeze-proof and dust-proof? Personally, I'd never subject any one of my cameras or lenses to the elements if at all possible. If it starts to rain, I run for cover immediately, and at home, I try never to leave a camera out at night where dust can settle on it.

Hi Shawn. Could you share some clips shot with your Canon without any sharpening added? If they look sharp to you, I wouldn't worry about Dave Dugdale's results.

So, a stupid question. I've never owned a battery grip until now. I think the Panasonic manual for the GH4 warned not to keep charging the batteries when they were nowhere near discharged, as it would shorten battery life. I think I also read in the G85 manual that if you're not going to use the battery for a while, you should discharge it completely for storage. I heard someone else say you should never let Lithium Ion batteries completely discharge or you'll shorten their life. So, when one battery in your VPB runs out, what do you do? Do you just plug it in and charge? Remove it and charge it individually?

I've shot and developed B&W, color negative as well as Ektachrome; I've also done color separation gravure printing and several historical printing processes; and I'm afraid I can't share in the excitement. In my opinion, digital has already caught up with film and in some ways exceeded it.

There are other cameras that render excellent skin tones without any grading and are sharp as a tack as well. Hint: it costs 1/2 the price of the a7R II body. I also edit 4K on a 2013 MBPr with only Core i7 2.0 Ghz, 8GB RAM and a non-dedicated graphics card no problem. @Shield3 Hope you don't mind, but I corrected the spelling of Dave's name in the topic line.

What I'm seeing is extremely limited tonality, crushed blacks, little detail in highlights, and oversharpening with halos, so I'm not sure I really even want to know what camera was used here.

I suck at grading, which is why I'm so reluctant to even try shooting CineLike with the G85. I think photographic film for making prints only has around 13 stops of dynamic range, doesn't it? Nice work, Taranis! How much dynamic range does the X-T2 have without Flog, anyhow?

Haha. They play that music all the time around Vietnamese New Year. That's why, every day here now, you can see women dressed up in ao dai. Because practically all I shoot is people, day in and day out, Panasonic doesn't really cut it for me, but I keep buying their cameras. I have no experience with this, but over at Adventure Photo, Stephen Richert says that at high ISOs, Fuji cameras all render waxy skin tones in jpeg, but I wouldn't know, since I don't shoot stills and seldom shoot at high ISOs. The solution given by one of his readers is to underexpose and bring up the shadows in post. Anyhow, back to your question, yes it is hot as hell and sunny here every day, but I never, ever shoot in direct sunlight. I always shoot in the shade. I don't think a single one of the clips I've shot in five years has important detail beyond five stops of dynamic range (if that is how dynamic range is even measured). I think I read somewhere the X-T2 has some 12 stops of dynamic range, though. If I were shooting professionally, I would absolutely carry around a reflector to put some light back in the shadows to avoid overexposure. But I don't make any money, I just spend it.

I live in Vietnam where the internet is notoriously slow; I upload videos to YouTube every week; and I think the YouTube videos are a very good representation of my work, concerning both aliasing (spell check almost changed that to Asian girls!) and sharpness.

For tele lenses, OIS works best. Plus a monopod.

Electronic Stabilization will produce the best results. Sorry, I couldn't help it. I don't think it's a question of either/or, but there are distinct advantages and disadvantages to both systems. From what I understand, with telephoto lenses, optical image stabilization is preferable. Here's a pretty comprehensive look at the different stabilization systems, along with their advantages and disadvantages.

Thanks, Eric. This is a great resource!

The general consensus, from the few reviews I've read, seems to be, that with certain lenses, Dual IS does not give a substantial advantage anyway. Which is not to say that the newer version won't.

The focus ring on my 18-35mm has considerably more dampening than the 30mm. I don't even know if I could recommend the 30mm for MF. When using a gimbal and shooting AFC with the GH4, when the subject had strong highlights from the sun in her hair, the AF was able to keep up because of the contrast. If there was a lot of strong light in the background, like windows, or if the subject was low contrast, the AFC couldn't maintain focus. If I ever use AFC with a Panasonic again, I'll be sure to have the subject wear sunglasses, a black and white blouse or shiny earrings. The camera locks onto those no problem.

Hi Andrew, I went out shooting with the X-T2 this morning and didn't feel like pulling out my ND filter, so I just went ahead and shot some clips at f/10-f/11. Mind you, I never use AE, all exposures were set manually. Had I been thinking, I would have used a higher shutter speed, but it was early, I'd only had two coffees. Can you spot the five clips that were taken at between f/10-f/11?

It's called PATIENCE.

Thanks for sharing, Ronnie.