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Well, the GH7 shooting package will be both lighter, and probably merely half the price.

I'd be surprised if the second to last one is ARRI

That's what I thought as well, $2K is crazy with the FF competition these days! When I merely just saw the name and a picture of it I was guessing it was perhaps a sub $1K bargain? (which is the current price of the Panasonic S5 mk1 btw!) But nah... it's double that?? This though is a cool promo video Sigma put out today:

nah the X-A3 autofucs for stills is awful if there is any motion in the scene, it's the #1 reason I wish to upgrade. If I could simply half the rate it misses shots at , then I possibly wouldn't even wish to upgrade. I could "live with" all the other imperfections. As it's 24megapixel sensor is "good enough" for me. But IBIS will allow me to use a slower shutter speed? Thus more light, thus a better image in low light conditions?

But it's the latest model and thus so pricey 😢 😭 That's the thing about Fujifilm, I've been enjoying shooting more lately with my X-A3 which I got dirt cheap before the hype hit. And I'm being badly tempted now to upgrade to a somewhat more modern body with better AF for stills. However "modern" (but still a few years old) Fujifilm bodies really haven't depreciated hard yet like say the Panasonic S5mk1 or Nikon Z50mk1 or Panasonic G9mk1 or Nikon D750 / D500 / D810 or Sony a6500 etc Heck I could get the Nikon Zfc and with the very expensive Fujifilm X Mount to Nikon Z Mount autofocus adapter for the same price as a secondhand Fujifilm X-S10 Yikes! But I guess that's mostly due to the 4K video. If I'm only doing stills then the X-S10 should still be a great performer with it's battery. For my X-A3 I find so long as I've charged it up before leaving home, then I've got nothing to worry about. At least the X-S10 does 10bit external. That's good to hear, for me. Definitely, the X-S20 is crushing the X-S10 for video, but ehhh... while it's tempting, I think I can talk myself out of that. Because I'm Production Sound Mixer. Thus I don't really need the extras that the X-S20 is offering over the X-S10?? Once cameras got to GH4/GH5 level of video quality, then a person doesn't really need anything more when it comes to video quality if it's for personal unpaid stuff or occasional ultra-low-budget paid work. And if more is needed? I can just use my Sony FS7, or borrow a friend's RED / Blackmagic / whatever. Maybe the Fujifilm X-M5 "rangefinder" body? That's the other thing that's bugging me, the Fujifilm X-S10 is still so highly priced on eBay that it's cheaper to just get a brand new X-M5!!

@Marcio Kabke Pinheiro, after a few years of using the Fujifim X-S10, what are your thoughts on it now? Am surprised at how well the X-S10 is holding up with its price on eBay vs original RRP. In comparison a similar vintage and similar priced camera at release such as the Nikon Z50 mk1 goes for half as much!

Seeing this new product in the news today: https://www.newsshooter.com/2025/02/21/tilta-hydra-alien-mini-biking-kit-set-up-guide-overview/ Makes me even more tempted to get the little 1" sensor DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Honestly, most of what we look at is indeed overkill for our true needs, and smaller and simpler equipment can get the job done.

He's also been working out, so he's been gaining muscle, thus he's lost even more fat than that.

Sad to see that it appears the new Panasonic camera won't have this 😞 Ever since I first got to experience the joy of a top LCD display (ages ago when I started using my GF's Nikon D90) I've been saddened how most cameras lack this feature 😕 Wish this was more commonplace, and we should by now in 2025 (remember, this is a camera from 2008!) have brilliant, bright, color e-ink displays on the top of our cameras! So we can see at a glance all the vitally important camera info even if it is turned off.

Ideally we need the Viltrox AF 28mm F4.5 full frame lens to be released again as a faster and wider lens for APS-C. Perhaps a Viltrox AF 18mm F3.5 ??? That would make the Fujfilm X-M5 on par as being as compact (if (not even more compact!) as the Canon V1, while having a kinda-ish similar wide angle lens and kinda-ish relatively "fast" F-Stop. But of course no zoom... I guess we need the Panasonic PZ 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Power O.I.S. Lens or Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens reinvented in APS-C format for the Fujifilm X Mount?? Or then again, there is already the Sony E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS II Lens & Nikon DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR Lens for APS-C. All of those could be regarded as "pancake zooms". None though are 11mm for APS-C (which is the FoV of the Canon V1) Maybe the closest compact option is the Fujifilm XC 15-45mm f/3.5-5.6 , but 15mm is still a long way from 11mm. And although it's compact, it's certainly not a pancake zoom. Maybe the Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8? Sony E 10-20mm f/4 PZ G Lens? Tokina 11-18mm f/2.8 lens? Tamron 11-20mm f/2.8? Olympus 7-14mm f/2.8? Fujifilm 10-24mm f/4 ? They're all wide enough! But none of these though have the 50mm FF FoV / 35mm APS-C FoV that we need on the long end. Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm f/1.7 Lens matches against the Canon V1 quite well when it comes to focal range! A little short on the wide end. However, it's waaay faster, and waaaaaaaay heavier. OM System 9-18mm f/4-5.6 or Panasonic 8-18mm f/2.8-4? Each a little short with their reach. And "compact" ish but not a pancake. I feel the closest comparisons to the Canon V1 might be the Nikon 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 on the Nikon Z30, or the OM System 8-25mm f/4 on an OM System OM-5 They'll be a little bit more bulky, but at least they're the closest to matching the same focal range in a single "compact" setup as the Canon V1 has. Cheaper too: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1789490-REG/nikon_1781_z30_mirrorless_camera_with.html Under eight hundred and fifty dollars (with the 12-28mm lens!) vs a grand for the Canon V1.

Probably an ARRI... but hopefully they went with their own C400??

Honestly not a bad thing it's 44MP, that's still a lot. And I'd rather they chase other photographic / video improvements than megapickles. It's ok for the S1R Series to not have internal NDs, but I will be a little mad if the GH8 or S1H mk2 lacks internal NDs. Nikon D7200 to Nikon D7500 dropped from 24 megapixels to 20 megapixels (well, 20.9MP). And they've kept it there ever since, with the Z50 mk1 and mk2 also being 20 megapixels. (even the Nikon Zfc and Nikon Z30 as well) There is a rumor towards it being called "S1X" which might perhaps cool off the complaints from photographers that it it is not a true S1Rmk2 with mega mega pickles for a sensor, while also being a name that's a nod towards it's top notch video capabilities. It kinda doesn't, but yet Panasonic is a niche player in what is itself a niche market, who are also trying to juggle maintaining two entirely different systems (MFT & L Mount) at once, thus they might be wanting to slim down their offerings to just a core three of S9 vs S5 vs S1X That's the dream! Or maybe Panasonic will just release a "Panasonic BS1X", which is an update to the BS1H (it's been discontinued?), that's simply stuffing all the goodness of the "S1X" into a box format camera with hopefully the extra goodies we wish to see (better implementation of SDI with zero delay, and built in eND, etc). Rather than releasing an entirely separate S1Hmk2 camera, which they might not have the R&D to support. Thus my theory/dream/hope that this is a new S1X, that merges the goodness of the S1R and S1H series together, then in six months time they release an updated "Panasonic BS1X" to replace the discontinued BS1H, which gives you everything you wanted, and is positioned in between a FX3 and FX6. Blackmagic PYXIS says hi. Yes, they have the pedigree and history, but no longer the dedicated broadcast/cinema division for it 😞 😕 Do they even still have the people to pull off a modern 2025 version of the EVA1 mk2 / Varicam LT mk2? Bingo!

Looks like this Canon V1 announcement is basically the new Nikon DL18-50 which many of us wished for but sadly and stupidly Nikon cancelled their entire Nikon DL Series 😞 Canon is clearly targeting the vlogging market. Which means it must have an UWA lens. Got to sacrifice the longer end of the zoom, either that or they'll be forced to compromise in other areas: Weight? Price? Quality? F-Stop? I'd say sacrificing the telephoto reach was the right decision. Hopefully they'll do something like the planned Nikon DL Series (which had three different cameras, all based around the same idead of a premium P&S but with three different lenses for three different types of users), if the Canon V1 is a big success. Launching another camera for the non-vloggers which is 24mm (maaaybe 28mm) to portrait / short telephoto length, and a third camera for those who want a superzoom camera. (something comparable-ish with the never released Nikon DL24-500 F2.8-5.6, or perhaps like the Sony RX10 / Panasonic FZ2500 we have currently, but with a somewhat bigger 1.4" sensor) Awfully hard to use the EVF while you're taking a selfie.

I disagree, he used to be very clearly overweight. Am glad he's been tackling his obesity problem.

It doesn't. It's cheaper building it back up. It's a genuine price cut. Plus the fact people can exclude the stuff they don't need from their ARRI purchase (then renting it later on, or buying it outright, if a need pops up later on), does indeed significantly drop down the entry price cost for a lot of people. Nikon was the first ever to make a popular zoom lens, it's not their fault that other companies decided to ignore this and go away in their own directions.

Now it's PYXIS' turn to see a big price discount, it's $500 cheaper than normal: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1823584-REG/blackmagic_design_blpyxis6kbc_pyxis_6k_cinema_box.html $2,495.00 (Offer ends Feb 21 at 5:59 PM GMT+13) That's enough saved money to buy the new monitor for the PYXIS, and still have a hundred bucks left over: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1853124-REG/blackmagic_design_cineursabb_am_pyxis_monitor.html

I want BMD to release the Pocket 6K with an L Mount option, rather than only having it in EF

Strange, why not just call it MFT sized? I guess they don't wish to give any extra attention to the MFT system....

It's this: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1280873-REG/sony_selp18110g_e_mount_lens.html It's a cine lens design spin on their much much much cheaper Sony 18-105mm F4 photography lens (one I've had for years and years, a great run and gun lens): https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1001011-REG/sony_selp18105g_18_105mm_f_4_g_lens.html Kinda wish I had this lens for my Fujfilm camera, maybe the Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 is what I should give into temptation and get instead. Slightly more expensive, very slightly wider, somewhat less range, but a full stop faster. I'd imagine Komodo users will be happy to simply get moderately good enough AF for simple sit down interviews. Means they won't have to: 1) rent an FX6/FX9 instead 2) or pay for a 1st AC for the day 3) or pull it themselves and have to divide focus (ha!) between being in focus vs camera operating vs directing vs lighting vs audio vs etc everything else they do when doing a simple OMB sit down interview It's been normal for years that RED would do massive price slashes to their cameras as they near their end of their lifecycle (or even early into it!). People should stop getting upset about it. Even ARRI does this now. https://ymcinema.com/2025/01/28/arri-unveils-new-alexa-35-entry-level-model-with-flexible-licensing-and-affordable-media/ That's the expectation/hope. And I would personally be shocked if we don't eventually see RED cameras broadly roughly speaking "matching" Nikon mirrorless performance for video AF. The question is only if it happens this generation or in the next generation. As doing it this generation is severely limited by both the hardware architecture and the software architecture RED has been using. The hardware their current generation RED cameras are using might flat out prevent them from ever matching Nikon mirrorless video AF performance, or even coming vaguely close. But even if it's not a barrier, and it has enough horsepower to do it (and the right kind of horsepower), then the entire software architecture that RED is running on might require a total overhaul from scratch to allow good enough AF performance. And Nikon might feel that's not worth it for a generation of cameras that only has a limited lifespan left, and would rather put all those efforts into instead the next generation of RED cameras, and have an entire new software stack built for them to run. (perhaps sharing something with Nikon mirrorless, for productivity efficiencies) In the long run I expect RED/Nikon to drop support for Canon RF Mount, it might even come as soon as their next generation of camera releases ("DSMC4" or whatever they call it, or Komodo Gen2, or whatever) which then will be only in PL / Z Mount. If I was to take a wild guess, that's what I'd think as well. Keep RED as the "luxury / prestige brand", but put in RED the good stuff from Nikon (such as lenses / AF), and put in Nikon the good stuff from RED (such as redcode raw, and matching color science. Make it super very easy to use a Nikon mirrorless with the RED cine cameras. Such as a person might use a Sony FX30 with a FX9 camera, or a Canon R5C with a C400)

Yeah it's too new to show up secondhand just yet in any sort of quantities. But you can find the Viltrox DC-X3 on Aliexpress and B&H: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1842381-REG/viltrox_dc_x3_6_touchscreen_hd_monitor.html Yup, sometimes there are moments in time when there are leaps forward in tech / affordability, such that it no longer makes sense to buy secondhand. For instance when the OG BMPCC went on sale for $500 it killed any reason whatsoever to buy a secondhand BMCC EF (in my personal opinion). Nope, but I've got a very old OG SmallHD 702 that's given up the ghost, and I would like to replace it. And from the research I've done recently, then the Viltrox DC-X3 seems like the best option right now. The only reasons I haven't pulled the trigger just yet is because: 1) only just recently came to this conclusion from doing the research into it, so still thinking over it, and I'm trying to spend less on gear in 2025. And I don't need need it just yet. Because I can just kinda get away with peeking at the other monitors at video village on a small budget shoot. Plus I have an old SmallHD Focus monitor, but it lacks loop through and lacks SDI 😕 However I have an HDMI to SDI converter. Clunky, but "works". 2) I quite like the 7" size of the 702, and if anything I'd rather go bigger than smaller with the 6" Viltrox DC-X3. However as a smaller level Production Sound Mixer I'm not sure I can truly justify the costs of a 10" SDI monitor. The leap up in price from 6" or 7" to 10" is quite significant, seems my only cheap option would be the Lilliput A11? So I dunno, haven't really decided yet if I'd rather go for the cheaper Viltrox DC-X3 (and better features/quality) vs the bigger and more expensive Lilliput A11. 3) spending money for a new monitor then opens the door to spending even more money... as I go down the slippery slope of "well, now I should upgrade / get more SDI cables?" then "but what about getting an SDI wireless transmitter? Some of these new ones look very tempting..." And before I know it I'm a few thousand dollars into monitors/cables/wireless/batteries/mounting/accessories/etc 4) with how common just casting video over WiFi is these days, maybe I could simply just live with dedicating one of my tablets to only this task and getting a cage for it? (to protect / mount it with) Am not focus pulling with it! So I can "live with" a small delay.

Atomos just released raw support for the OM-3. https://www.newsshooter.com/2025/02/13/atomos-releases-new-firmware-that-offers-expanded-hdmi-raw-support-for-ninja-shogun/

That's what I remember as well, the LX100 sensors had standard size MFT sensors (not the oversized GH2/GH5S "MFT sensors"), but the LX100 lens designs were for slightly smaller than MFT size (thus they were extra compact sized) which made the LX100 sensors "oversized" (allowing for their multi aspect ratio design) relative to the lens being used on them.

Right now, I think the very best camera monitor (if you don't need a recorder) on a low budget is the Viltrox DC-X3 (or DC-X2 if you don't care about SDI), which is super cheap on Aliexpress. I'd take this over anything you mentioned.

Maybe the Sony 18-110mm cine zoom with an E to Z Mount adapter? They do. At least two big factors: 1) there are a tonne of Sony E Mount users, now they can very easily transition over to RED 2) Nikon will bring better AF to RED than Canon ever would have

Given your background and current gear, then the Nikon Z6III is the very obvious choice here. (heck, even going with a cheaper Nikon Z6II / Z6 / Z50II / Z50 would be an ok idea as well if on a tight budget).