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@Andrew Reid some questions about the OM1. 1. Can you shoot video with touch to focus? 2. How good is it in C-AF and subject detection? Thanks

I had the G7x M2 (paid $350) early last year and it was a very good compact, even video was decent. Should have never sold it but my 'disease' of constantly buying and selling used gear has hit an all time high. I do have to say, I landed a pretty nice deal. Saw an X100T in excellent condition for $295.56 to be exact with 30 day return option - 'does not focus' was the seller's comment. Well why not, if it doesn't work I'll return it.. well behold.. I take the camera out half press to focus, bam! works! Really not sure what he was doing wrong... now.. do I keep it or sell it? ha 🙂

Hi there, I found this YouTuber testing the S5IIX vs R6 Mark II and at 13:30 of this below video, he compares the autofocus of both cameras. I really like how the focus on the R6 m2 is nice and smooth going between the subject and the background. Is there any settings on the S5II/X to achieve similar smoother, more cinematic? autofocus? Here is the video:

Hi there, interested in possibly purchasing an older GH camera to mess around with video and color grading for that "film" look. Found this video shot on the GH3 with 20mm 1.7 9 years ago by Thomas Rault. I used Resolve and Cineprint16 film emulator and I like the look. I do think it's a bit dark and the indoor scenes have too much color.http://dreamplayhouse.com/gh3/gh3grade.mov

Would love to see a new Video Quality Chart. Maybe one with best character then one with best sensor etc. Last one was in 2015 I think?

Can you point me to how you can convert the HDR PQ video to LOG in Resolve? I'm looking to learn more about Resolve as I just purchased the full version recently. Thank you

Is it possible to load Cinestyle on the Canon R50/R10 ? I know they don't have C-Log 3 so wondering.

So now adding other cameras to the mix - S5, R7, GH6 and EM1 III with Atomos Ninja V (RAW video out). Is the 10bit 4.2.2 on these cameras (omit OMD) same if shooting the same scene, similar lens etc in the daylight? I wish I could handle the GH6 as I'm worried it's too big to carry around on trips to shoot video.. but maybe it's not?

Funny you ask... I sold the Z6... had the S5... and went back to Z6 as I'm focused mostly on photography. Bough the Nikon 58mm 1.4G and love this combo for portraits. I'm thinking about getting a Ninja star but none have shown up on eBay. I'm also thinking of getting another camera dedicated to only video. Possibly a GH5 with v-log or if I can find a cheap S5 for video stuff. Tight budget so not sure. And yes, I have a camera buying/selling disease.

Ah that's right forgot that one 🙂

Howdy, which 5 would you rank as top for video IBIS? I thought maybe these: 1. Olympus EM II, III, OM-1 2. S1 3. S5 4. Nikon Z 6/7 5. Fuji X-H2/S What do you guys think?

Thanks for all your comments. I decided I'm going to go with Z6 and might get a Ninja 2 or Star for 10bit video. I just prefer the handling and EVF of the Z6. Actually had the Z6 last year and returned for another camera... it's been a camera gear disease for a few years now.

I love taking portraits but also love to dabble in video with short films and use Resolve to color grade. I would say I will be 60% photo and 40% video. I tried the S5 and Z6 but haven't tried the X-T4 and I have to decide which to get this weekend - used not new. For whatever reason the S5 video has a certain look to it that I can't put my finger on but does look more organic than the Z6. How does the X-T4 compare to these two? I will mostly use vintage manual lenses for video so autofocus is not important. The S5 viewfinder was kind of meh compared to the Z6.

How about this clip from 10 years ago shot on my then Lumix GH1, 28mm takumar and now added some cineprint16 film https://www.dropbox.com/s/b2016xw9mm1kdu3/gh1 film lut.mov?dl=0

Great to see some of you enjoy the look I get with the FZ47. I guess I'll have to shoot some more videos and maybe even a short film 🙂