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That one's been tempting! There are other examples out there for like 200 more with the viewfinder too

The arri log is quite a nice surprise!! I am excited to see this camera come out and hope we get another, smaller m43 body soon with this sensor. That said, I actually bought a gh6 last week as it was being sold on clearance at a price I could not resist. It's even cheaper this week with the official gh7 launch. I got an open box gh6 with the 12-60mm 2.8-4 for $925 last week on best buy's website. It's even cheaper now, but they don't appear to have any left in my area. It may be worth checking in your area as a new gh6 with 12-60 will cost you all of $701 dollars, and if they have any open box ones, you can get one for under $550!!!! With the lens!! Wild times. Won't prevent me from adding a g9 ii or gh7 at some point, but man, cheap thrills.

Love the look and size of the camera, but yeah, seems to be quite a few compromises up front. and that pancake makes me feel great about snagging an open box nikon z 26mm 2.8 for $325 this week.

It's definitely a super brittle codec/bit rate combo. There is little to no leeway with the files. There is a hack to bump the bitrate to 100 mbps but I have never done that. The good things about the light codec is a 256 microSD card will record for hours and hours. The LCD is a whopping 320 x 240 rear screen. Not entirely useless, but a good way there. The thing that's really helpful is it connects to your mobile phone with an app like a gopro would that allows you to monitor remotely, change settings and modes, as well as trigger recording.

There's definitely a few gotchas on the E1, like using microSD cards and low bitrate. It does have autofocus, but it's really not great. I tend to use it with a wide lens as a plant camera, again mainly for live theater productions where it can be hidden or discretely capturing the band or some other element we can dedicate the camera to capturing. I typically use it with either the olympus 9-18mm or the panasonic 14mm, often with a sony wide angle adapter on the front to get a wider image out of the 14mm. The size is awesome, but definitely does carry it's own set of issues, for example the camera is insane looking on a typical sized manfrotto 501 QR plate. Still a very worthwhile camera to have in the bag and one that can be had pretty cheap. I originally picked mine up for the $200 camera challenge we did on here a few years ago and have been using it on a few gigs a year ever since.

Ah nice, I used B&H specs as the basis for my comment, I can weigh mine when I get home, but it's super tiny and super light. E shutter only, but pretty great video features and connects and is as controllable with a phone as a gopro is. Definitely a better camera for video than stills, but has some fun action cam esque features. It's a really fun camera that truly sits as a 16mp m43 camera is a gopro shell. I've really enjoyed having mine.

A big difference from the rest of the crowd, but the z cam e1 is 252 grams with battery. I've loved having the e1 in my kit. It's been brilliant for plant/crash cams and for hiding it on stage for theatrical recordings.

I'm definitely tempted by the 12-60 2.8-4 a lot and may end up snagging one if I get a gh6 kit or something. They can be pretty pricey used, but it's a very nice lens. I wanted to super zoom of the 14-140 to try on my BMPC but have ended up using it on my g9 a bit too.

It's true, the lenses are where MFT really sticks out. I've gotten one of the Panasonic 14-140's recently to pair with the OG BMPC but it really is a valuable lens on any MFT camera. I got the second version which is a better rated lens. It's also really cheap if you wait and find a good deal.

I have the v1 of the adapter already and it works pretty well on the z5, but man, it WOULD look good on that ZF

Also just realized how cool this camera will be with the Techart PRO TZM-02 leica M autofocus adapter.

I have been using the gx85 for awhile hooked up through an aver media live gamer 2 plus for video and a shotgun mic through a scarlet audio interface. I had the scarlet audio interface and acquired the live gamer during covid. It's a nice set up, but if I were buying today I'd get something like the roland UVC-02 to have both audio and video through one interface. I'm using the audio technica at-875r for audio and it's way overkill, but sounds great and is tiny. the gx85 has been way overkill too, but looks great I mainly have the 20mm 1.7 parked on there to get a bit more separation.

I have a copy of the non-SE. They're the same optically, just slightly different exterior aesthetics

This is one area I think Nikon really deserves some credit for their approach with releases the 1.8 S primes first and building out from there. They're all pretty affordable, uniform, and of great quality. Still not a 135mm or 28mm 1.8 primes, but the rest of the line up is filled out. Panasonic has done the same approach. Canon seems to be on a different orbit entirely.

I really like the 28mm 2.8, the 40mm is just OK, or at least my copy is. The 50mm 1.8 Z is spectacular. I'll most likely grab a ZF at some point because I've already began investing in the system a few years ago when I grabbed a $999 z5. I'm pretty excited to pair the ZF with some contax G lenses and may end up buying a few of the smaller sony primes with an adapter too.

I have and use the g9mki a decent amount and don't mind the body size as the lenses are still all so small, especially compared to their FF equivalents. The g9, like most m43 cameras, really got attractive after a few firmware updates and price drops. It's so nice. I still have and love some smaller m43 cameras (gx85, bmpc OG, Z Cam E1) but when I'm doing a video gig I typically will use the g9. It's been wonderful to own and I bought it for $1000 USD new a few years ago. I'm currently still pretty tempted by the gh6 at $1300, but will probably hold off for a bit to see what they do. I love what m43s offers and personally don't mind if the top of the line bodies are a a bit chunky. The platform is still wonderful with the lenses they already have out. I do agree that I hope we see some more compact bodies with the new sensor and now PDAF soon though, but I don't mind the g9ii using the s5ii body.

You're in a good spot in that F mount glass is so damn cheap at the moment. I have the z5 and and have been using my F mount glass on it as well as slowly buying Z mount glass over the past year or so. If I were you I'd poke around and find a Z mount 24-70mm f/4. It's a pretty awesome lens and can be found around $400. If that's too pricey, but the F mount 24-85mm f/3.4-4.5 VR, it's a very similar lens but can be found for like $200. The other F mount lens that is always going with my at the moment is the latest nikon 70-300mm AF-P. Super sharp throughout the range and works so well on the Z cameras. I'd grab or look into those two lenses, though there are truly some other great F mount lenses out there like the 16-35mm f/4, the 70-200mm f/4, and all the telephoto stuff. You can also get a v1 or v2 70-200 2.8 for really cheap too. Going EF or E mount is another viable option for sure, but I'd probably target the Z 24-70 to start. If you buy it used, you won't really lose any money if you go to sell later and get out of the system and will most likely be able to bundle it with your camera.

Also Canon EF mount and Sony E lenses work perfectly on Nikon Z via adapters.

Hey Kye, hope all is well! This is a great thread and I feel this way a lot. I haven't bought a new camera body in awhile, just been refining the packages for what I have. I haven't been filming much lately, but don't have any of the latest or greatest. Currently own/use: Nikon z5, (2) Samsung nx1's, samsung nx500, Panasonic g9, (2) black magic pocket OG's, Panasonic gx85, Nikon d800, Contax g1. The z5 and G1 have been my primary stills/fun cameras. nx1's and the nx500 are still my main video package. Been building up the pocket camera package for a bit. G9 has been awesome while I've had it. gx85 is mainly hooked up to my computer as a way overkill webcam. D800 has been kept because it still delivers the goods and can take advantage or the older/screwmount Nikon Glass I have.

All the WNUF talk making me smile as well. I know Chris and will have to tell him the next time I see him, though he's been traveling all month screening the sequel.

Bumping this thread because this one got me too. Adorama back at it with some randomly cheap Nikon F glass. Sigma art 28mm 1.4 Nikon F mount for $399 https://www.adorama.com/sg2814nk.html

I'm so sorry to hear this, Andrew. Please take all the time you need and be there with your family. Sending lots of love to you and yours. My brother passed away 2 years ago now and it's been awful, Take the time you have and be there for Zara as much as possible. I know you will, but truly, use the time you have. Again, so sorry to hear about this.

Someone shared this on dpreview m43's forum, I couldn't resist. I have m43 to Sony E and Nikon Z adapters, so plan on using these adapted to FF. Adorama back at it again with some Samyang/Rokinon price craziness, this time in the m43 mount I thought $230 was low for the 24mm 1.5 last year, now it's at $150! They have most focal lengths and some kits available. The 135mm 2.2 is $140, the 50mm is $130 The 24mm, 35mm, 85mm kit is $350! https://www.adorama.com/l/Video/Video-Lenses-and-Accessories/Samyang~Digital-Cinema-Lenses?sel=Lens-Mount_Micro-Four-Thirds

It's been cool to see Konica AR stuff get some love, they have some very nice lenses and some very cool/innovative ones. I use the Canon FD 35-105mm f/3.5 a lot and really enjoy the range. I'd love to see some footage from that Konica if you have some time at some point

Love this idea and I'm definitely down to contribute! I'll dig out my Z cam e1 from the $200 challenge and get a rig together.