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For sure, when saying "any camera" is good enough you do need to put an asterix next to that (either literally, or implying it). With it probably saying "within the last ten years". (for context, the Nikon D5200 is from 2012! So you could probably have an even more generous time frame than "within the last ten years")

When considering the big picture perspective of Nikon's history, let's not forget: Nikon D90 => the first ever DSLR with video capabilities. Nikon D500 => the first ever (non-cine) DSLR with 4K video capabilities. Nikon D5200 => a banger of a FHD DSLR for a low low price: https://www.eoshd.com/review/nikon-d5200-review/ https://www.eoshd.com/news/nikon-d5200-vs-canon-5d-mark-iii/ https://www.eoshd.com/news/is-the-cheap-nikon-d5200-a-better-option-than-d800-for-video-no-moire-aliasing-and-good-detail/ "refocus" 😉 Yes, seeing Nikon level AF coming to the future RED cameras will be nice.

Wow! Let us know how sturdy it is. Give us the link to it too! (although I fear the shipping to NZ would be more than the price itself...) Yup, shipping costs to NZ is greater than the price itself 😢 😭 How is it off road? On a well maintained dirt / gravel road? Or on a lawn? (mowed, not super long grass) That was my first thought when I saw the scissoring design, it probably helps a lot with the structural integrity, while still allowing you to fold it up compact.

Lacks NDs, maybe if it had that then I'd call the FX30 "2025's C100". Perhaps it's more accurate to call the C70 "today's C100"? Either that or the FX6 itself. (although I'd say the FX6 is closer to today's C300mk1 than a C100) Maybe the FX30 is more like "today's Canon 60D" (the FX30 today is only a couple of hundred dollars more expensive than the inflation adjusted release price of the 60D was)

It happens more often than you'd think! Why? What did he say Was there a typo in that username?

Came across those Fuji X to Nikon Z mount adapters a little while ago, am not going to get it, but it did reassure me that it's not so foolish to "invest" further money into getting a couple more Fujifilm X Mount AF lenses (just picked up this weekend a Fujifilm telephoto lens). As should I decide to ditch this whole Fujifilm nonsense and return to my Nikon roots (perhaps once the Nikon Z50 mk3 comes out with IBIS??? Or if I see an impossibly cheap Z30 that I can't say no to), then at least my lenses can came across with me as well. There is also news about a screw drive Nikon F to Z adapter as well, which is also exciting! Even more so than a X to Z adapter. As it means all my old screw drive Nikon lenses can still have AF on a mirrorless body.

How about the X-T5? Secondhand they're coming in and just under £1000 Plus if you wish to go a lot under budget, then the Fujifilm X-M5 offers amazing value. I'd rate the GH5S even above the GH5, if you don't care much about stils, and are shooting in such a manner that a lack of IBIS is not a big deal.

Get yourself a gear cart! Doesn't have to be a fancy industry standard Inovativ film cart. Doesn't even have to be a little lightweight Rock-n-Roller cart on the cheap. Just simply one of these garden trolleys (you can even get fold up versions!) that are as cheap as dirt could do the trick for you! They can be total game changers when it comes to carting your gear around shoots, and making your life easier, with the time you save.

Exactly! Video peformance is harder to max out (to the point at which we reach "the plateau"). No surprise there, as doing video with 24fps (or 30fps, or even 60fps) is a lot harder to achieve than stills with perhaps 1fps (or even say 5fps, for comparison the famous Nikon D800 could only do 4 frames per second). But eventually technology improves, and now we're seeing video performance also entering "the plateau" (arguably we're already well into it). I agree, what a LLM such as ChatGPT can do now for language translation is many lightyears ahead of what say Google Translate could do even just a few short years ago. Especially when it comes to picking up nuances of tone, cultural differences, slang, and other tricky translation issues, then a LLM is a zillion times better than old school translation tools were. Doesn't the DJI Mini 4 Pro and DJI Air 3S shoot vertical video already?

I'm guessing it was because of the Blackmagic Pyxis? (or the earlier BMD Cine 6K L Mount camera?) And you picked up something like a S5 as your B Cam to the BMD L Mount camera as your A Cam?

Even an "ancient" Nikon D800 still does "good" image quality by 2025 standards. Basically for a number of years then stills performances have been in a plateau of at best gradual improvement in image quality. Eventually we're starting to see the same happen for video image performance as well.

I've got an ARRI Classic on my watchlist right now that's sitting at just $3K

Low end when it comes to professional shoots, yes. For example, last week I was working on a documentary, which certainly was by far the lowest budget documentary I've worked on in a while. And what cameras did they use? 2x Sony FX6 + 1x Sony FX3. Kinda what you'd expect given the context.

This is why there is interest in open gate (which thankfully this is an area where Panasonic is leading the charge on), not because of a huge increase in anamorphic shooting (although this is partially a factor, it's become massively more affordable!) but because they want to be able to to create multiple aspect ratios for delivery at once.

Sometimes going backwards can even "inspire your creativity"! Tomorrow I plan to shoot some photos of a running race using my ex's old Nikon D90

It's definitely within the spectrum of low / mid range when it comes to professional shoots. It's a common enough camera choice for reality tv / docos / corporate videography / etc

You're right about on the high end, but even at the low / mid end, I could still see people choosing the FX9/FX6/FX3/FX30 instead of this mythical "Pyxis with a Ursa Cine sensor"

Speaking as a former courier (DHL's B2B P2P subsidary being the only one I hadn't yet worked for in my city! I've worked for all other courier companies that have existed as B2B P2P courier companies with bike messengers) then I can say @BTM_Pix you're vastly underestimating the level of incompetence some couriers can reach.

It's rough times at ARRI, they've got a tonne of ARRI 35 cameras sitting on the shelves that need to shifted. I'd love to see a S35 sensor that is an 8K crop of BMD's 12K sensor put inside a Pyxis/Pocket with a mirorrless mount at a banger price. But got to remember, even if you have ARRI beating image quality from BMD cameras, there are still a tonne of other reasons why people go with non-BMD cameras instead. It's not just about the image.

Or an S5 (mk1 or mk2) This was a very interesting interview about the Ronin 4D I just watched tonight:

I'm not too bothered about 8K overheating, because has anybody tested overheating in 4K or 6K modes? As if the S1RII is rock solid in those modes, at least you then have an option which works for the types of shoots where you need rock solid reliability. Yeah people might have unreasonable expectations; simply because Panasonic has been so good in the past they've set expectations for Panasonic very high. Does there even exist an 8K hybrid camera that can shoot 8K without overheating?? That's a good way to look at the value of the S1RII Am glad it supports the DMW-XLR2 audio interface. Tromsø isn't a cheap place to be living in either, if you're going to be covering people's costs to visit.

Nice! I just however got offered a great deal on a 10 inch SDI monitor for only NZ$250 (US$143), so I'll be going for that instead of Viltrox DC-X3

Nooooooooooo Could I be your wife please? Yes, 8ms RS is very good. And people won't care about a minor image quality hit in the types of scenes you'd want an excellent RS score for (such as in fight scenes, or a car crash, or whatever). Heck, those are the types of scenes people might even use a GoPro in! This would be the best of all worlds, super high quality S1RII files during normal filming such as dialogue scenes, then switch over to the low RS mode for the high octane action scenes.

Maybe this is your excuse to buy a Panasonic FZ2500? (or an older model) Has a S16 sensor, with a 24-480mm equiv. F2.8-4.5 lens Has v log, built in ND, and the camera can capture both DCI and UHD 4K, with even a 10bit 422 output. Aside from it being an odd DSLR format vs the usual video camera ergonomics, it's a not too bad camera for lower budget event coverage? If you need a powerzoom, it's the best Panasonic has to offer unless you go for the more expensive Panasonic HC-X20, or the even more expensive Panasonic DVX200 (except, it is dirt cheap secondhand now), or a frankenstein configuration. or a much more expensive option such as the Panasonic AJ-CX4000GJ (funnily enough, it is has a 4/3" sensor in it! So it's kinda-ish like "Panasonic's top of the line MFT camera", but without a MFT mount, it has a B4 mount)" https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1532968-REG/panasonic_aj_cx4000gj_b4_interchangeable_lens_camera.html (you too can have one for the low low price of $25K) Personally though, if I was doing that kind of live event coverage (one with a modest budget, small but bigger than the smell of an oily rag) where big zooms during a shot matters, I'd be going with a Sony PXW-Z90V (or maybe Sony PXW-Z150 if I see a bargain for it. Or both! This type of shooting often uses multiple cameras).

Or check out the newly announced Sigma 300-600mm f/4 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1881815-REG/sigma_598969_300_600mm_f_4_dg_os.html An easy all day carry around lens indeed! 😉 https://www.dpreview.com/news/0835876793/sigma-announces-the-ultra-telephoto-300-600mm-f4-dg-os-sports-lens For the APS-C shooters, then Simga also announced a Sigma 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 for only $699: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1881813-REG/sigma_887975_16_300mm_f_3_5_6_7_dc_os.html