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The X-T3 has BluetoothLE for remote control and file transfer as well as wifi. It remains to be seen how this is implemented in their app but once it is then its not beyond the bounds of possibility that some enterprising soul can replicate it to knock together a top display for it that sits in the hotshot using this small and cheap ESP32 board with integrated OLED display if anyone really wanted one.

Yes, looking at the prices of their other lenses, it might well be a very interesting option. Another option actually that makes sense for a single operator with the LS300 is the Sigma 24-105mm f4 combined with the Aputure LensRegain which, with the prime zoom, will give you a 24-125 f2.8 zoom in 4K (or 24-210mm f2.8 in HD) with electronic programmable follow focus. The only slight snag is having to take the adapter bottom apart to fit it because of the protruding ND wheel on the LS300 but on the day of our Lord it is worth remembering this is why He gave us gaffa tape.

There is real risk that the other types of camera are actually becoming porn though. Or you could up the sensor size even further and go for this combo of LS300 and Angenieux 25-250 which will give you a 10x zoom camcorder/cinema camera hybrid (which we will brand as a Cinecorder )with an aesthetic that I think you can get behind for around £3K used all in. Add in the Ninja V and you've got 4K60p as well for another £600.

HLG, SLOG3 and improved AF are the key ones.

Its a complete, self contained, shot grabber that you can put in a small bag and just go out and work with. Its probably the closest you can get to a true hybrid camera in the sense that having to quickly switch in the same light from shooting video to stills obviously not only requires deploying ND but also switching off the IBIS as it becomes counter-productive when shooting at higher shutter speeds. The FZ2500 can do this because its obviously got integral ND but crucially because its on a physical switch and you can map the IBIS to a physical switch so you can switch from true video setup to stills setup almost instantly and without taking your eye off the viewfinder. Trying to do that on any other camera just isn't happening because they are all stills cameras first with video functions built in. The compromise though is that its form factor is very much camera rather than camcorder but with it having a fold out screen, then you are only a Hoodman/Loupe and a cheap shoulder mount away from having that option but with the choice to revert to small form factor when required. Even buying the LOG license and adding the Ninja V is still going to keep you around $1500 for the package and with the FZ2500 having a 10 bit 4:2:2 output you are getting a fair amount of bang for your buck without going over the top form factor or rigging wise. If you decide its not cutting it and get shut of the FZ2500 then you'd still have the Ninja V to upgrade whatever the replacement camera was so its a low risk strategy. Here are a couple of comparison videos between the FZ2500 and UX180 (which is the 'pro' version of the HC-X1). The first is about the form factor and the second is about the image.

At the risk of sounding trite, a finished film shot on a camcorder is always going to be better than an unfinished one shot on a hybrid with a ton of vintage lenses so if thats what it takes to get you to the finish line then its an obvious choice.

Those Sony ones have a lot going for them. The consumer version is the AX700 and gives you the same stuff minus the XLRs (though there is a shoe mount adapter to add them) if you want to save quitw a few hundred dollars. Can't beat it for stealth either.

Have you had a go of the Kipon Baveyes 0.7x AF one ?

A version of Aputure's DEC Vari ND with electronic Follow Focus to go from EF to SL would be feasible though.

Erm...yeah...well that was all a bit uncomfortable and somewhat dubious.

I think the Sony systems have definitely benefited from Sigma's involvement (as they do from also having smart adapters for EF lenses), particularly for the APS-C cameras, to give more choice but they've definitely upped their own game too though. My own personal frame of reference for 'extortionately expensive' lenses has had some serious readjustment after glugging like a drunken sailor on the Leica Koolaid so those Sony lenses now look like a an absolute bargain

Not a deal breaker coming for anyome coming from the X-T2 as what you've never had you never miss but from the assumption of how much extra horsepower it has under the hood I'm quite surprised this hasn't been sorted.

Does it still only record video at 720p when you are controlling it via the app?

I'm guessing that Sigma will be able to put together a new version of their MC-11 adapter in short order to go from EF to SL. And hopefully it will be far cheaper than the Novoflex one. Be interesting to see if the relationship actually allows Sigma to begin selling their SL line-up ahead of the camera launch as they would have a very captive audience immediately with Leica owners. Including the hypothetical person who in a moment of madness bought a used SL last weekend. I, erm, sorry, he would be all over them.

Imagine how giddy you'd be if in a moment of absolute (yet slightly calculated) madness you'd bought a used Leica SL last weekend and now were anticipating realistically priced lenses becoming available for it.....

Well its arrived and it works a treat in my initial test with a MacBookPro Both drives show up without any messing about and copying a test 2 gig backwards and forwards between them is just under 10 seconds each way. For the £12.99 I paid for it off Amazon its a bargain just as a Cfast reader even without the extra SATA trick it has. Next step is to lash it to a SBC to make it standalone. I have the whiff of epoxy in my nostrils....

As I say, my point wasn't really about the actual failure (as its the EBU's own criteria so it could have failed on not being lined with pink fur if that's what they so choose to have as a specifcation) but about the response to Alan Robert's testing against that criteria. Moreover, why Panasonic didn't challenge it if it was so flawed, as having EBU approval would at thw very least be good for PR purposes for them. As it was for Canon with the XC10. https://www.canon.co.uk/about_us/press_centre/press_releases/consumer_news/digital_cinema/xc10_ebu.aspx

Yes but I've done a "virtual cancellation" of sorts. I've swapped reservations with a mate of mine with the proviso that I can have it for a few weeks first for obvious reasons and then he will take it. Gives me enough time to see how things shake out until I take up his pre-order (he is waaaayy down the list) as I've got no real need for it until next March/April time anyway.

What is this telling us then? That he posted it in the thread thats dedicated to it ?

I've got one of these on order The Cfast card and the SSD can be read and written to simultaneously so its a good solution for archiving and cheap at about £15. I'm going to use this as part of a DIY portable standalone field copy device that I mentioned a while ago. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0777958WY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_95LOBbR957CN5

Years ago, a friend of my brother borrowed a Hasselblad 500cm from his Uncle and decided he wanted to go and shoot a fire engine as it emerged on from the station on a call. He waited patiently at the end of the forecourt until there was a call and framed the engine as it was emerging with all lights blazing, fired a frame off and thought he could get another one off but thought better of it as the engine was bearing down on him so he quickly took evasive action and stepped to the side. Not being familiar with the 500cm he of course neglected to take into account the reversed image in the waist level finder and stepped the wrong way. He got away with a broken leg but was persona non grata at his Uncle's house for a long time as the camera had fared less well.

Well, sort of. I was clearing out some stuff and camera across a flexible mirror with a cutout for a tripod screw. I used to use it a long time ago for positioning cameras on short floor tripods behind goals etc to keep my knees dry and my back in one piece before live view to phones became a thing. Because its such a flexible arm I thought it might be worth having a go of re-utilising it to give a low tech solution for cameras that don't have a forward facing screen and its actually not bad at all. As you can see, you connect it to the camera via a screw into the tripod socket or between the screw of an actual tripod and the camera as I've done here. You then position the mirror at an angle up and behind the camera and it gives you a view of the screen (albeit reversed ) over it. Its hard to convey in a picture but it is actually really effective and more than good enough for anyone wanting to do vlogging on a camera without a forward facing screen. Even cameras with rigid non-moveable screens like this LX100 and the Original BMPCC work fine with it. Anyway, as the forum is, quite understandably, being dominated by discussions of new cameras with ever increasing price tags I thought it might be nice to show that for a few quid we can still stick it to the man and get round their screen restrictions Well, I say a few quid but there is one drawback to this particular low-fi solution and that is that at this point you are probably expecting an eBay or amazon link to buy one but, alas, like all good drawer finds I have absolutely no recollection whatsoever of where I got it as a single item (though I know I did and it was less than £5). However, it is available as part of a Polaroid Selfie Stick bundle for £10 so still a cheap solution if you need it. http://amzn.eu/d/3QeMCA5

I know enough to know that I personally don't know enough to pick apart Alan's work to any meaningful degree I'm surprised that Panasonic haven't pushed for a change though if on the basis of Alan's testing they are being excluded from what would be a bit of a coup for them to have full EBU approval for the GH5s? Ditto the EBU themselves if they have erroneously excluded a camera that would be a viable budget option for its members who, we must remember, are all state funded public broadcasters and therefore accountable for spending public money. I'm playing devil's advocate here and I must stress I have no bias towards Alan Roberts or even a dog in the fight when it comes to that particular camera but I'm surprised that with a company like Panasonic on one side and an organisation like the EBU on the other that there would've been a more formal review and, if necessary, an amendment to the report. Certainly something more formal than comments going back and forth on an internet page that just seemed to peter out. Does anyone know what became of the guy in that thread that said he was going to contact the EBU about it?

I remember the row about the GH5s but it just petered out as I recall and he did respond to some of it in the comments. https://www.newsshooter.com/2018/04/27/panasonic-gh5s-ebu-assessment/ Did Panasonic ever rebut it or the EBU modify the assessment ?

BM have a DC cable pack for it for $55 https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=78804