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    IronFilm reacted to mercer in B&H Photo - largest seller of camera gear in USA exploits workers   
    I'm sorry but, to me, that seemed extremely staged. One guy looked like he was reading from cue cards.
    The fact remains that workers have the right to unionize, I just feel the timing of the expose' and the union organization is a little too convenient.
    I hope it works out for all parties. But to be honest, there is not enough evidence yet that will keep me from shopping there. 
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    IronFilm reacted to mercer in B&H Photo - largest seller of camera gear in USA exploits workers   
    This is union muckraking, and I'm sorry, but anyone who doesn't see through this is stupid. This is the 21st Century US, not 40's Nazi Germany or behind the Iron Curtain. If the job is less than safe, then quit. They're not being forced to work there. Why weren't they reported to OSHA for their allegedly poor safety practices?I'm sorry but the timing of this expose' and the timing of the unionization of the BH workers are just too close to be called coincidental. And this nonsense that they aren't allowed to go to the bathroom... If you work a job that won't let you poop when you have to poop and you comply to their no pooping on the job policy... Then... You probably deserve to work that job. 
    EDIT: I apologize "stupid" is a strong word, I should have said misinformed or naive. 
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    IronFilm reacted to liork in B&H Photo - largest seller of camera gear in USA exploits workers   
    Regarding the saying that they didn't mention this is a Jewish owned store, Aljazeera do that it in a much smarter way, they just put a front photo with a Jew standing there. Bang, target accomplished. 
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    IronFilm got a reaction from sudopera in Leica SL with 10bit 4K video and possible Panasonic full frame sensor!   
    Full size HDMI and dual SD slots is so sweet, wish more cameras did this. Heck, if the GH5 did this I'd be stoked! 
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    IronFilm reacted to sudopera in Leica SL with 10bit 4K video and possible Panasonic full frame sensor!   
    Has anyone taken into account that maybe this camera is a bit bigger because it has dual SD slots and full size HDMI, and maybe they just chose not to have any overheating issues. Also their lenses for this system are quite big and heavy, so I don't believe that photographers would be very happy with a heavy standard zoom on a tiny body.
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    IronFilm got a reaction from Mattias Burling in Leica SL with 10bit 4K video and possible Panasonic full frame sensor!   
    oh boy I so want to call those 135 format fanatics "small picture".... it might just be worth learning swedish to do it!
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    IronFilm reacted to j.f.r. in FS5 vs A7S II vs URSA mini 4.6k   
    Also, unless you have the money or making that kind of money I would say the Sony FS7 (around 10K with everything) is definitely not a personal camera and structured more towards a working professional with clients. The most I would go is the Sony Fs700 around $5k as I know you could easily make money back doing corporate jobs and commercials, it's an excellent slow-motion camera as well that many clients use for music videos.
     
     
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    IronFilm reacted to Mattias Burling in nikon d5200?   
    I would be very surprised if it did. The brain is much more clever than that. You can switch back and forth as you choose. It's like knowing both how to ride a bike and roller skate. We are capable of more skills than one.
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    IronFilm reacted to AaronChicago in Blackmagic URSA Mini 4K ships!   
    I'm guessing Blackmagic grew faster than expected and wasn't prepared. They're still a relatively small company (compared to the giants). They'll either have to stay the course and be more accurate with a Q4 camera release schedule, or grow bigger and meet those early release dates.
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    IronFilm reacted to Mattias Burling in Blackmagic URSA Mini 4K ships!   
    You havent played in while I guess.
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    IronFilm reacted to Xavier Plagaro Mussard in Blackmagic URSA Mini 4K ships!   
    ND filters are a necessary PITA. To have it included in the camera makes you life easier, camera makers should make our live easier!
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    IronFilm reacted to dhessel in Blackmagic URSA Mini 4K ships!   
    Personally I thnk no internal ND's was a mistake especially since they advertised as being a run and gun camera. I think they like to think of themselves as making cinema cameras, shich they do, but forget their main market is more of the DSLR crowd that would prefere to not use a mattebox and to keep something like the Mini, mini. Regardless that was there decision and that is fine but that was not really my point. The answer given as to why they didn't add it was total BS. 
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    IronFilm reacted to jgharding in Blackmagic URSA Mini 4K ships!   
    No NDs is such a bummer...
    the F5 has the best ND design I've yet seen
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    IronFilm reacted to richg101 in Leica SL with 10bit 4K video and possible Panasonic full frame sensor!   
    full size hdmi!  huge body, i love the styling and size.  I wonder if the sensor glass is thinner so it works well with their premium M mount lenses via adaptor?
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    IronFilm reacted to BrorSvensson in 85mm lens advice needed   
    i had the opteka, its not a very sharp lens at all. I would recommend the nikkor 85mm f2.0 ai, its a very nice and sharp lens for not so much money.
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    IronFilm reacted to Mattias Burling in Blackmagic URSA Mini 4K ships!   
    IMO, its the consumers that need to learn how it works.
    They have done it 4 years in a row.
    But still we have these never ending amount of posts and threads, "When?", "Im angry!", "If its not here by..", bla bla bla
    It will ship when its done and all there is to do is wait or buy something else. Bumping or starting threads like this wont make shipp any faster or make Blackmagic change their way.
    Its the price we pay for the best image produced by a CMOS in the world
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    IronFilm reacted to KrisAK in B&H Photo - largest seller of camera gear in USA exploits workers   
    I'm wondering why these charges aren't being handled via the US Federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), or the office of the NY Attorney General (which dictates guidelines regarding shift break and mealtime requirements.) The fact that the United Steelworkers Union is already involved suggests this is more about conventional Big Union pushing its own agenda than it is about anything unique to B&H.
    As for eBaying your way to a clear conscience: how do you know you're not buying from a homophobic racist in Back-creek County, USA?
     
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    IronFilm reacted to mercer in B&H Photo - largest seller of camera gear in USA exploits workers   
    This whole story smells fishy. If it is soo horrible, then don't work there.
    They aren't slaves.
    The part that made me question them is the stacks of pallets bit... An electronics pallet is probably 5 feet tall, so 3 high sounds like normal practice to me. And then they speak of not being trained... It sounds like union rhetoric. As if B&H, one of the largest camera stores in America is going to allow untrained fork lift drivers barreling around millions of dollars of fragile merchandise.
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    IronFilm reacted to Orangenz in B&H Photo - largest seller of camera gear in USA exploits workers   
    Well regarded by you maybe, but not everyone, which is the point. They lost all credibility with me when they were doing all the coverage of the Egyptian uprising. The Muslim Brotherhood was paying and supplying people to do the protests and riots and Aljazeera dutifully helped sell the whole deception. 
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    IronFilm reacted to kaylee in B&H Photo - largest seller of camera gear in USA exploits workers   
    you guys are boycotting apple too right
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    IronFilm reacted to Kristoferman in Interesting new deal on the Sony F5   
    Ursa mini is completely new and early adopters will have to live through it's inevitable bugs and quirks. F5 is a proven work horse.
    You can also knock down the media costs by using qxd cards with adapters for internal recording.
    Plus internal ND, plus significantly more light sensitivity.
    And zero percent financing over 2 years is extremely nice from a business perspective.
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    IronFilm reacted to Kristoferman in Interesting new deal on the Sony F5   
    So this was being discussed a bit in the ursa thread but I feel it deserves its own topic. 
    Sony is now offering the F5 for $15,900. 24 month 0% financing.  The 4K internal model. This price includes the sony viewfinder, shoulder pad, tripod mount, sxs reader, full copy of davinci resolve AND the brand new a7s II camera. 
    Seems like a pretty interesting deal! Does the f5 record ten bit prores to the shogun? I assume the internal 4K is 8 bit?
    So do you guys like the deal?  Definitely an enticing package, no? 
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    IronFilm reacted to mercer in Panasonic Fz1000 and Samsung NX1 advice   
    I wouldn't abandon the idea of the fz1000 so quickly. Think about pairing it with the G7. You can practically get the G7 and the FZ1000 for the price of the NX1. 
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    IronFilm reacted to fuzzynormal in Mobile Phone Camera vs Prosumer and Professional Cameras   
    I hope the Panasonic CM1 evolves and offers a little more video-wise in the next generation.  Even so, I've been tempted for awhile with the current version.
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    IronFilm reacted to Valkaline in Panasonic G7 frame rate in Asia   
    Hello folks,
    So I'm currently shopping for a G7 and Ive seen a pretty great deal online from someone selling them out of Korea. Now I'm currently just doing my homework but I can't seem to.find this answer anywhere else.
    Because this person is selling it out of Korea I suspect that it is a European or Asian model of this camera. I just want to know if the Global version of this camera has the same options as the North American one would. (I.E. 24fps vs. 25)
    Thanks!
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