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I stand corrected. Thanks! Just thinking out loud, right? hehe

@Kisaha That’s awesome! Very similar to Panasonic’s implementation, but you can use the camera’s AF to set the points. With Panasonic, you’ve got to manually focus each of the positions.

If only my GH5 had reliable continuous autofocus... The nice thing about this feature is that you will never get any pulsing or hunting that sometimes occurs with AF-C on even some of the best systems. Once it locks on, it stays put. I’ve seen this with both Sony and Fuji. And let’s not get started with Panasonic! Bernard Bertrand talks about the razor sharp image... If you’re pulling focus, I think it’s more dramatic the wider you can open the iris... So it definitely helps not only to have a relatively fast lens, but also one that is pretty crisp wide open. Because the focus transition feature requires manually focusing to set the A and B points, it can be very frustrating in situations where there are no contrasty lines or specular highlights when using the camera’s LCD, even with focus assist. I usually focus on my model’s pupils, but when shooting in a dark alleyway, it can still be pretty challenging.

I really recommend watching Bernard Bertrand’s video from 5’27”.

@Django In the example I posted, the transition does appear quite jolting. I had a chance to shoot some more this afternoon and to play with some slower speeds. I also set two actual focus points this time, and the results were smooth and natural looking. I’ll see if I can’t post one or two examples tomorrow. I do think it would be cool for interior shots and all the situations you describe.

@Django That’s how I see it too.

Thanks, @kye .It’s part of a sort of mini-doc I’ve been working on for a while now.

Seems as if they’ve tweaked the preamps.

What, so you can continue to invent stories about how the Pocket hasn’t been popular among pros because of the lens mount; how I haven’t been writing positive things about the GH5 for nearly a year now; how 16mm is just for porn?

The GH5 is a great camera, but we can discuss that in the appropriate thread.

Not this @RedWineMogul asshole again, who just joined EOSHD to down vote all my comments. Why doesn’t he get a fucking life?

As well as dozens of feature films and shorts. Google ShotOnWhat. As far as 16mm goes, I love it! One of my favorite movies, Import/Export, by Ulrich Seidl, was shot on 16mm.

Funny, ‘cause I find the GH5 pure joy to work with.

But why is it necessary to shit all over Panasonic in a thread about the Pocket? Maybe it’s your approach?

I don’t know this guy, but for some reason, he’s offended that I’m retired and living in Vietnam. He ridicules my work and contributions behind a veil of anonymity. He belittles a dozen or more other forum members for adding useful comments to the subject. He has the audacity to instruct the founder of the website how to run his business. And rather than sharing information, he has spent most of his time since joining EOSHD attacking other members, either for their age, their level of expertise, or because of their interest in still photography.

There is a fuzzy one in the other thread. This back and forth is driving me nuts. Time for beddy bye.

Time for you to get real Glenn. That photo doesn’t look like an EF mount to me.

I haven’t seen enthusiasm for the pocket wane because of the m4/3 mount. Could you name some of these pros who avoided the camera because of the mount?

I can't see them doing an EF mount by any stretch of the imagination. But that's just me. Perhaps someone could enlighten me by pointing to a consumer camera that changed lens mounts with an update. A swappable mount would be great though. But I could see how someone infatuated with Canon would wish for an EF mount.

Are swappable mounts a bad thing? that's the feeling I'm getting reading these comments...

I guess we'll find out very shortly.

Interview with the CEO of Atomos. A great company.

You're absolutely right: I'm just a bored retiree shooting beautiful young Vietnamese women in grocery stores. I wouldn't wish this life on anyone.

Precisely. Thanks, @kye .

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