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1999, actually. They started to slowly appear 'In stock' since saturday. https://geizhals.eu/olympus-om-d-e-m1-mark-ii-schwarz-gehaeuse-v207060be000-a1510914.html

Doesn't sound like you're actually overwhelmed by all the gear out there itself. Sounds more like you're 'tempted' or 'feel pushed' to get something you don't really need (/actually have the financial means for). In that case... club it down before it has a chance to evolve into something worse. Bunch of us suffer from G.A.S. otherwise known as the Gear Acquisition Syndrome, wouldn't know much about it, I believe it's the never ending or satisfying quest for the latest and greatest ... (yeah, about that... don't forget... the first stage is denial ). Just use whatever you have lying around. Don't ask yourself the question 'what if..?'... 'that must surely make me a better filmmaker'... a better camera makes for a better camera... that's it. That's all. See, that actually doesn't make a better filmmaker and doesn't make a better film either. It's more about the vision and experience you have. So focus on those things instead. Surely, you might hit a plateau where you've exhausted the potential of your gear and you need some new firewood to keep the fire going. New gear opens up some new creative freedom and possibilities. But you've got to have a need (and financial means or prospects) for it first. Imagine a first time DSLR shooter... they could get a full kit of expensive lenses, but there's nothing wrong with letting them explore the 18-55mm kitlens first. They will soon realize... 'oh, I'm shooting a lot of land-/cityscapes/astro starry skies... I'm using the wide range a lot'... or 'I love taking portraits' or 'I get noisy images in lowlight'. By USING the gear they have (not by comparing it online to specs of other gear) they notice what's lacking in their arsenal of tools and where there's room for improvement that would really make a change for them personally. I leave you with this... (this kid might have a better attitude than a bunch of us combined )

If you follow the link it tells you 'Your search for "US EOXMTKLTM2EF" returned no results'. If you browse through the 'Lens to camera adapters' for 'Fujifilm X' you get this list: http://www.adorama.com/als.mvc/nspc/revisedsearch?category=4850+4293894403+4293894432 . Note the similar SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) of the Mitakon: SKU: MTKLTM2EF2X, which probably stands for 'MiTaKon Lens Turbo (Mark (version) II/2) (Canon) EF to (2) (Fujifilm) X mount'. See as well: http://www.zyoptics.net/product/zhongyi-lens-turbo-adapters-for-fuji-x-mount-cameras-fx/ . And yes, these are the best alternatives to the Metabones SpeedBoosters.

And you need dongles for everything... maybe time to join the dark side? I like the Surface Book as a concept. But... I think I'll end up with another Asus or MSI once there's a couple of interesting choices with new Nvidia 10x0-series graphics.

Cool! freddiew started RocketJump Film School: https://www.youtube.com/user/RJFilmSchool , been around for maybe a year or so now. I always enjoy the roundtables on The Hollywood Reporter that invite Directors and Cinematographers. Believe these are the most recent ones: Means... another two or three months and then we have new ones! Love listening to people in the bizz talking about their craft.

5DmkIII ML RAW? Not exactly a cinema camera or ticking the boxes. But Andrii's stuff for example I just really like... It seems to compliment your appreciation for what Canon's doing and that 'soft, clean, smooth cinematic feel to the image' in combination with the bitdepth you're after. Trading in some specs on paper for pleasant results.

To me that clearly seems a stylistic choice. I'm more drawn to wedding videos that are a little more cheerful, upbeat, happy, bubbly, but that does tend to get a little cliché. So, I admire the spin on it, to make it a little more dramatic yet mellow. There's a calmness, it's peaceful/serene. The grade reflects that. It's not another overly energetic video, it's not poppy. Certainly that's something that some couples can appreciate, also pretty sure that's something that wouldn't fit the personalities of other couples. But when you're talking about taste and creative choice, anything is subjective. So I wouldn't go and say that's wrong.

Well, the LX100 doesn't have a constant aperture throughout either, I still find it a lovely camera. I don't do zoom-ins/-outs. I just treat it as multiple focal lenghts in one... so for convenience sake of not having to swap lenses. Want to change the framing/focal length? Do like on an interchangeable lens camera. Stop recording, get something that has the focal length/field of view you're after, adjust settings accordingly to get the proper exposure and hit record again. Might be a little slower than just zooming in and knowing you're good, but I'm a slow kinda guy. No rush, no stress. Admittedly not very run 'n gun, though. True story about the weight shift, you still have internal movement. Didn't understand why he would say that either to be honest. This camera might be great for some... I've heard some voices of people who want to use it as a 2nd camera to a Panasonic GH and in certain conditions it might be a great pair. Great as an all-in-one travel cam too. But for filmmaking, I think this doesn't really cut it. It's roughly the same price as the G80 w/ 14-140mm, which I think would make a nicer option.

I've seen it at an event two weeks or so ago. It seemed a whole lot bigger than the FZ1000. Then again, they needed to house the filters, the barrel extends just once and then changes in zoom and/or focus allows for internal movement only. This seems more of a camcorder, maybe a 2nd shooter or for documentary kind of stuff. Still, it looks very videoey. The sensor size is kept in check in order to provide a zoomrange like that. Too bad they went from the FZ200 with f/2.8 throughout (yeah, I know it has a smaller sensor, but the RX10 (original) did f/2.8 with a 1" sensor too) to a 20x zoom that goes from f/2.8 to f/4.5. So... it's all about having sufficient light. The dynamic range on the FZ1000 was nothing to write home about, that really killed it for me. Also, it made a lot of noise from stabilization and lens operation. Hope those things are a thing of the past now with the new FZ2500, unfortunately my attention went to the E-M1 Mark II hands-on, so I didn't really check into it that much. I think its application is vastly different from that of the GH5 and the 1" sensor is a bit of a struggle. I did find the FZ1000 to be a very good superzoom/bridgecamera for stills and the occasional video, but you'd only really want to use it in broad daylight or well lit locations. The dynamic range... the lens' sensitivity... it's just not as flexible as you'd want. And you've seen that V-LOG L footage, I thought it was pretty much awful there at ISO800, so you'd be limited to ISO400 with that f/2.8-4.5 lens. Dunno. I'm more excited for a LX200. 4/3" sensor. Sensitive glass (as a trade-off for zoom). I hope they'll also give it some treatment to make it more of a video shooter. Would pair up nicely with the GH5. Looking forward to the GH5 with latest and greatest hardware and better integration of the GH4 FW-added modes and improvements. I remember Aaron's topic/video when first using V-LOG L. Almost looked Blackmagic-like. With better sensor performance, readout, processing and internal 10-bit with the GH5, things are looking pretty promising. Fingers crossed.

Gorgeous stuff! Well done. Gotta love the organic Nikon rendering. Hopefully the next Nikons to come out will me more tricked out for video.

Have fun.

Yeah, the D750 is a fullframe beast and it renders so organically. A no- or minimal-crop 4K successor would be mighty tempting. As much as I like the M43 system, the sensor performance really makes me want to get something S35/APS-C sized for dynamic range, better detail 'n stills and noise performance at ISO800+. My D5300 is great and lenses could be kept reasonably compact, light and affordable... but it's just not mirrorless and 4K. The Sony A6500 and Fuji X-T2 are, but have their own things to be nittpicky about. So, you look at what M43 has to offer. Well... it offers not so great sensor performance. But that's just something you need to face, acknowledge and work around... which can be done, and in the end the system and bodies are awesome to work with and the cost of a G7 is next to nothing. About screens. There's a couple of reasons why I think the vari-angle screen is the way to go... if you have a tilt display that faces frontwards on top, it might be blocked by a hotshoe mounted microphone. If you have one that tilts down it hits a tripod (and generally speaking is the least favorable option, you can't even put the camera down like that). With a vari-angle display you can angle the camera 90 degrees sideways and still have the screen face you, allowing you for some inconspicuous and around-the-corner shots perhaps, you don't have to be behind the camera when you can be beside it. It's very useful for shooting stills in portrait mode. And... turn the screen around and put it back... it protects the display. To me, all considered, it's the implementation of a tilty flippy screen that makes the most sense. Possibly the weirdest implemention of a angular screen is found on the Pentax K-1. Imagine one of them motion flight simulators on hydraulic struts or a lunar lander. That's about the idea of it. It's almost as weird as Fuji's tilt/swivel screen... which I guess is implemented that way to atleast compensate for shooting in portrait orientation. But please just make it a vari-angle one... with full touch functionality already. Especially when selfies and vlogging are a thing now. The only thing that really speaks against a vari-angle screen is that it might eat up space around the side where you have your ports and might only be useful used in a certain position... or maybe you hate looking off to the side, not being in-line with the lens/sensor... or expanding your camera's size enveloppe. But you know, different people, different approaches. I certainly do see the vari-angle screen as the most versatile though. Maybe the A6700 will have a little make-over. New design, more dials and buttons, better grip, better materials and hardware, more room for better internals. No more heat issues. Neglectable rolling shutter effect. Vari-angle fullly functioning touchscreen with a menu re-do. Fixed default color profiles... then they can count me in.

Yeah, quality is fine, just the focal reduction is not quite as significant as with the XL 0.64x, namely 0.726x. Having a 2nd one comes in handy for multicam shoots too, though.

I agree, it could've been. Like the X-T2 could've been if it had sensor stabilization and a vari-angle touchscreen. But that's just it. They're not seriously awesome and that's because they lack those refinements. Atleast the Fuji is reliable and delivers on the promise on paper, so you know what you're getting yourself into. The A6500 just seems a hot mess. Pardon the pun.

Should work. People stack all the time. That's indeed why a Canon mount Speedbooster is the more flexible option (just in my eyes not worth the money over the Nikon version and I really don't have any need for the electronic control, I avoid owning any EF-mount lenses myself; otherwise, sure). There's not a ton of adapters with that aperture control lever like that, actually, up to now, I didn't even realized there were any at all, but you made me look into it, it does appear to be the case. I just don't like adding variables and prefer single adapter solutions. A few times with stacking dummy adapters I've had a little hit and miss running into focus issues, so I keep it as tidy and basic as possible. What I did is... I went with the Nikon Speedbooster XL from Metabones (also nice to mount like the 'native' Nikon lenses I have lying around such as the 28-70 & 80-200mm f/2.8 D, 28mm f/2.8 AI-s, Sigma, Tokina zooms etc)... and then got the ZY Optics/Zhongyi/Mitakon Lens Turbo II for EF mount adaptation (e.g. Contax Zeiss primes through a K&F Concept adapter (love those)).

Looks great, that's quite the gear you got to work with! Just as a small side note, somehow the trailer cut didn't quite work for me, didn't really feel the suspense and mood that was supposed to be there. Could possibly be worth taking another look at?

Yeah, I'd love that too. The APS-C sensor performance, the colors... but I'm not too keen on giving up sensor stabilization and perhaps a vari-angle (frontfacing) touchscreen. The mount indeed doesn't seem as flexible and supported as the M43 and Sony E ones. Just a couple of things that take it from a no-brainer to a no-bueno for me personally. But people are doing some wicked things with it, so that's always good to see.

I'm baffled that people still put up with the Sony quirks in the A6x00-range... who wants a camera that's unreliable? Or atleast gets so hot you can bake an egg on it (maybe nice winter hand warmer though). Deal with that kind of nauseating rolling shutter? Maybe otherwise it scales lovely detailed images and you might've fixed the overall color and channel clipping issues thereof. Anyways. Curiosity killed the cat. I'm not one to be all over that, but I guess you want to try out profiles for that camera. And then ditch it as soon as you figure 'ah, now I remember why this sucks', as it probably wasn't the color alone. Casheroos down the drain. I'd be more likely to get a NX1 if I wanted APS-C. Actually, I think the X-T2 might make more sense now. Or you can just suck it up and deal with the smaller sensor performance out of m43 cameras already if you must have sensor stabilization... GX80, G80, GH5, E-M1 Mark II. Take those over the A6500 until Sony decides not to make sucky APS-C cameras anymore. But you know. Everyone gotta do what they gotta do. Wish Panasonic would join up with Blackmagic Design for a re-do of the BMPCC and approach things a little more differently this time. A more sizeable and serious standalone 4K ProRes/RAW DNG shooter. There's nice ingredients all over the place... but noone's nailed a sweet dish quite yet. Why does it always have to be a little sour or bitter... and for Pete's sake, can't we have Nikon meddle in already? I'd love to see a mirrorless no-bs (e.g. crop) 4K APS-C camera by Nikon to be honest. No cinema line to protect there. I'd be all over that.

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The E-M1 Mark II will be a really reliable solid camera... hardly any rolling shutter, vari-angle full function touchscreen, headphone jack... it beats anything... especially the A6500 in my book. The sensor stabilization is second to none, so it will be very interesting to see someone spending a little while with it exploring its video capabilities. Will the flat profile be flat enough? Will the video be better than what we're used to? Right now, basically we've seen tests by photographers... very unstylized uncinematic footage. This is the camera we need to know more about. I know it's 1999 EUR body only... but it might be the ultimate hybrid camera. Apart from the video features we'd like to have seen, but for that we'll have to wait for the GH5. There seems to be a tendency that people want to get results with least amount of effort and post-processing. Might this be it? I kind of think the G80 is very interesting too. It has a few features in common with the E-M1 Mark II, but costs half the price, so it might be a very interesting option. Again, something for the people that might not need the more advanced video features but care more for the results than spending more money. Really don't care a bit about Sony right now... they need to get their shit together first. Basically an E-M1 Mark II with APS-C sensor would be great. Canon... there's no innovation going on there. And users are forced into the C-series if they want to have something workable. Nah. Not interested a bit. -- Think the E-M1 Mark II should be availlable next week (thought I've seen 16.12 somewhere?) --- even better 'Erscheint am 10.12.2016'.

To me, like Andrew said, this is just a mirrorless 80D. I don't really see the added benefit of it being mirrorless much, unless they would've given it all the mirrorless bells 'n whistles. There aren't many lenses and the ones that are there aren't all super compact or anything. So... people really start using it like an 80D with an adapter and EF lenses... ok, so maybe all the features? Well, no 4K, no slowmo, no nothing. 'But it has stabilization!' lol, yeah digital one. Such a joke. And have you seen prices? It's not exactly cheap either. And the tilty flippy screen folds downwards... who the hell came up with that. So... they borrowed the design from the G5 X, but failed to copy the vari-angle screen. I just don't get it. Might as well get the 80D already? Ha, or better yet, pick out something different entirely. It's a few generations away from being an actual viable concept. It's only straight out of camera colors and dualpixel AF keeping Canon alive at this point, folks get told at stores to buy one because they can mess up the least themselves. Other cameras might actually require a little knowledge and skills, but then get the far superior results. Panasonic, Sony, heck even Samsung innovated a great deal by going mirrorless. With Canon... it's just more of the same. I just don't really get it and therefor I won't get it.

Yeah, the newer ones rock purely because of the sensor performance & stabilization (and price/value of course!). The GH4 is still a production tool with the most bells 'n whistles of 'em all. Be it just for the headphone jack (or mic-in), the advanced slowmo, anamorphic mode, V-LOG L (paid option), 10-bit out, timecode, et cetera. You run it on sticks or a gimbal in more controlled set-ups, it might be the better option. Handheld and do not really need those features? Then yeah, would be a shame not to consider the G(X)80... or to wait for the GH5. Not sure about the lens you're adapting. You say you will be using it for stills. Does that mean, you already have said lens and an APS-C camera? Like... a 60D or something? Because else, I would have to say as well... better stick to native glass unless the zoom you're using is e.g. a Sigma, Tokina or Nikon. And depending on you budget, might make more sense to get the Nikon version... see, the Canon lenses allow aperture control only though electronic means, that means an adapter with electronics to support that. These are vastly more expensive. Metabones has the best offering here, the SpeedBooster XL 0.64x is the no.1 choice. Also the priciest. The Ultra 0.71x doesn't make much sense anymore since we have the XL. Much cheaper you'll find the excellent just mentioned Zhongyi/ZY Optics/Mitakon Lens Turbo II. They come in at 149,- USD on their site, VS the Metabones XL 649. That's a whopping 500 bucks perhaps better spent otherwise. Of course the XL version in Nikon mount is a little cheaper. You know, Nikon lenses are driven by a mechanical interlink which allows for a cheap mechanical ring construction, opposed to some more expensive electronical interface. But even going with the little cheaper Nikon mount still leaves quite the gap. Below that you have the Aputure Lens Regain. It's more of a system and is only for adapting Canon EF-mount lenses. Below that you'll find e.g. the R.J. Lens Turbo, Kipon BAVEyes and the brandless one sold at the Roxsen eBay-store... but these are priced somewhat similar to the Zhongyi Lens Turbo and the Zhongyi is vastly better. If you're not looking for a focal reducer, I'd say get a K&F Concept (Kent&Faith) or Leinox adapter from eBay. Those are very basic and inexpensive adapters.

Even their own gimbal ( http://www.yitechnology.com/yi-handheld-gimbal ) is in the way of the screen... there's currently no other way to have it balanced along the axis otherwise. Ikan, GlideGear and PhotodioX for example all seem to have one that does both. Maybe there's something new on a crowdfunding site like indiegogo or kickstarter ?

Hum, that kind of reminds me of and... Does look like practical stuff as well.