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Yeah, it doesn't state which but with it being from Sigma then I would guess RAW but here is some from it on the regular Fp that is shot in h264.

The thing that has always amused/bemused me about RED is how they portrayed themselves as the little guy fighting the battles for all the other little guys and how much they managed to sell that idea to their followers. Nothing says little guy fighting for the little guy quite like owning your own fucking island. Talking of defending patents and remote islands where there may or may not be an underground lair, has anyone heard from Jinnitech recently ?

Some examples with the Sigma FP-L

That would just encourage this type of thumbnail.

It will be an add on to the AFX and a standalone. It already works with any camera or lens with the addition of a €100 motor and a €5 gear ring on the lens. Panasonic's external wifi control protocol is not granular enough or fast enough for the precision required for the AFX. We might consider Amazon if Bezos uses the margin he would take off us to build some toilets for his employees who currently have to piss in a bottle.

I had it on my P4K over two years ago. The first two examples are regular in frame face detect AF but the third is what I call "Wide AF" where the detection happens outside of the host camera's field of view. It also does all of the other things on your list and may well come to other people's cameras soon....

Looking at the prices, any clicked through affiliate links for this camera will certainly produce a genuine shock face from the YouTube bros when they get the cheques. I think I'm going to save up for the Codex Compact Drive Adapter first and build my system up from there. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ K0.0041726 ALEXA 35 Production Set (19mm Studio): $77,940 USD (€71,500) Includes: K1.0039373 1x ALEXA 35 camera body 10.0043678 1x ALEXA 35 Cine License K2.0018983 1x ARRI LPL Mount (LBUS) K2.0016936 1x ARRI PL-to-LPL Adapter K2.0034180 1x Balance Utility Dovetail BUD-1 K2.0023751 1x B-Mount Battery Adapter K2.0020916 1x Multi Viewfinder MVF-2 K2.0042857 2x Cable VF Right Angle (0.5m/1.5ft) K2.0024101 1x Power Distribution Module PDM-1 KK.0041533 1x Production Support Set – Top KK.0041534 1x Production Support Set – Side KK.0041535 1x Production Support Set – Bottom (19mm) K0.0041722 ALEXA 35 Lightweight Set: $75,100 USD (€68.900) Includes: K1.0039373 1x ALEXA 35 camera body 10.0043678 1x ALEXA 35 Cine License K2.0018983 1x ARRI LPL Mount (LBUS) K2.0016936 1x ARRI PL-to-LPL Adapter K2.0034180 1x Balance Utility Dovetail BUD-1 K2.0023751 1x B-Mount Battery Adapter K2.0020916 1x Multi Viewfinder MVF-2 K2.0042857 2x Cable VF Right Angle (0.5m/1.5ft) K2.75007.0 1x Camera Power Cable Straight 2m/6.6in KC-50 KK.0041537 1x Lightweight Support Set – Top KK.0041538 1x Lightweight Support Set – Side KK.0041539 1x Lightweight Support Set – Bottom K0.0041724 ALEXA 35 Body & ARRI LPL Mount Set: $64,880 USD (€60.800) K1.0039373 1x ALEXA 35 camera body 10.0043678 1x ALEXA 35 Cine License K2.0034180 1x Balance Utility Dovetail BUD-1 K2.0023751 1x B-Mount Battery Adapter K2.0018983 1x ARRI LPL Mount (LBUS) K2.0016936 1x ARRI PL-to-LPL Adapter Accessory Costs The MVF-2 EVF costs $8,030 USD A 1TB Codex Compact Drive costs $2,490 USD Codex Compact Drive Reader (USB-C) $690 USD Codex Compact Drive Adapter $550 USD

I've put it through the superb Deepl.com AI translator and its come up with this:

Official source is here. No less vague but still official. https://leica-camera.com/en-int/news/leica-camera-ag-and-panasonic-signed-strategic-comprehensive-collaboration-agreement?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=proactive_(publishing)&utm_medium=social&linkId=100000128059709 Meanwhile, the junior partner just concentrates on getting on with releasing tangible assets for the current alliance.

Sigma are certainly holding up their end of the bargain for the L mount alliance in creating a great set of compact size/price lens options. At €899 it is about 65% of the price of the slightly longer reaching Panasonic's 16-35mm but at f2.8 versus f4 of the Panasonic it is also a fair bit faster.

Again, for me personally, I don't consider it unusable because I, well, use it but I've got reasonable utility out of cameras with AF systems that a lot of people cry their eyes out about so what do I know ? Trying to give a definitive answer to those examples isn't particularly realistic as there are so many situational elements (is that f1.8 a 24mm or a 105mm? is the subject on the edge of the frame where there are less AF points? how is it lit? etc) that can have a big impact on the outcome. And thats before we get to the actual focus performance (in terms of when being driven by the AF system) of the lenses themselves as I generally find that to be a bigger factor. But that is true of all systems, not just the FP. Which is why it comes back to using them in your own environment and own way for your application as our mileages and expectations may vary wildly.

Comparing the AF with the specific lens that was on the camera to my experience with the same lens on the FP then it is better. I personally wouldn't class the contrast detect AF on the regular FP particularly unusable anyway to be honest and as it is a step up from that I'd stick my neck out and rate it as "even better than not particularly unusable". Like everything else, AF performance can vary wildly with different lenses, environments, subject matter and shooting style so absent of those sorts of A/B tests being available online, its best to try and spend time with them yourself and see if they work for you. Its not lightning fast but, for me, I'd sooner it arrive at the correct destination in a smooth controlled manner rather than manically circling the block at high speed doing handbrake turns.

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Bumped into someone yesterday who posts on here now and again. He had a Sigma FP-L with him and I had a little play with it. First thing is that he had the EVF-11 with it and whilst it looks a bit chunkier than I thought it would be, I actually found that to be an advantage as a grip point. The quality of the display is very good and the tilt mechanism every bit as useful as I’ve found on my Visoflex. For me, then, the EVF-11 is a definite buy to add to my Fp. Next up is the phase detection AF which is a big step up for me from the Fp - at least on the 45mm f2.8 that was attached. It racks between points very smoothly indeed and in combination with grabbing single focus by mapping the AEL button on the back as an AF-On emulation it works very well as a system.

I think they take care of themselves nutritionally and exercise wise and I’m guessing the numerous patents he has on casino gaming machines help to fund a more relaxed approach to the daily grind, which is a big help. Also, and perhaps most importantly, he doesn’t seem to be a bitter, selfish and hateful gobshite , as that really does age people very quickly. As my latest driving license picture testifies.

Being pedantic but, as the thread relates to the FP-L rather than the FP that he’s referring to, then, unlike the original, it actually does have phase detect AF. Amongst the hand wringing about L mount cameras only having contrast based AF, the FP-L having phase detect AF flies under most people’s radar. It might be shit of course but still it does have it 😀

To paraphrase Harry Callaghan, did I shoot it with the FZ or the LX? Well to tell you the truth in all this excitement I kinda lost track myself. Its definitely one of them though.

I mentioned in the other thread that I might download the v2.0 internal RAW firmware update for the Z9 even though I don't own the camera yet in case RED sued them....... RED have today filed a lawsuit against Nikon for patent infringement. https://www.docketalarm.com/cases/California_Central_District_Court/8--22-cv-01048/Red.com_LLC_v._Nikon_Corporation_et_al/1/ I'm guessing we are all Larry David hearing of this in no way entirely predictable turn of events 🙂 Z9 firmware update here if you want to get there before the lawyers. https://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/download/fw/444.html

Its a continuous turn so that rules out it ever feeling completely mechanical. The whole focus range is covered in a 180 degree turn but the bigger issue from that point of view is that the focus ring is (by far) the thinner of the two rings on the lens and considering that there are other ways to zoom then it would have been better to at least make it assignable that you could swap. I've just shot these two quick frames on both cameras and are out of the camera jpeg stills using the STD profile. There are differences but they lie as much in the lens as the colour as the colour discrepancy can be balanced between them so I'd have no issue using them both together, particularly as the LX has the f1.4 aperture at the wide end compared to the f2.8 of the FZ. If you still have the LX then I would definitely recommend you doing the Cinelike D hack on it if you want to get a bit more flexibility.

The Canon board must all gather in front of that cripple hammer every night and serenade it.

The FZ2000 actually has a large number of options for controlling the zoom too. There is the barrel on the lens itself (which can be selected to be continuous or stepped focal lengths), the zoom lever for progressive speed and two Fn buttons on the side for three different slow creep zooms and there is even a setting for ease in and out. Or if you want to get more traditional it has a LANC port for start/stop/zoom control handles. Its the switchable ND that is the major draw as, for all the talk about "hybrid" cameras on here, its the feature that makes it one of the very few real hybrids out there as you can instantly switch from stills to video at the same ISO without arsing about. The fully articulating screen is a really big bonus too and for the role I'm looking at it doing as being one single versatile camera then I've got few complaints about it. For anyone looking for a more compact 1" with a large zoom range then the Panasonic TZ100 is worth a look, particularly as it can take my Cinelike D hack.

Bit of background.... I've been doing stuff on and off for a while with the FZ2000 in pursuit of it being the modern equivalent of my Dad's old cine camera. Something to take on holiday as an integrated system without any other accessories. Also something that I could shoot in with a single profile and then create a single "development" step for it so it would be the equivalent of my Dad sending his exposed Kodachrome cartridge off and getting the finished product back from Kodak, with the goal of that single consistent look without noodling about in post. The FZ2000 has an awful lot going for in that respect as it has internal ND, decent codecs, v-Log and of course the stabilised 24-480mm lens, hence it being in here. Had an opportunity to give it a go in the tourist cine camera role this weekend at the F1 Classic Grand Prix in Monaco and here are some frame exports from the footage, shot in v-Log using the 200mbps all-i HD codec. These days, of course, I'm on the punter side of the fence rather than the press side of it so its a lot more restrictive in terms of shooting but that is where the massive range of the lens on the FZ2000 comes into play in enabling you to get a lot of shot sizes quickly and maximising the coverage you can get. When shooting in HD, the very clean digital zoom extension gets you out to around 1000mm equivalent and the image stabilisation makes hand holding at that range realistic. Shot in 180 degree shutter as its more about the event itself (and is purely for motion rather than for stills extraction) than the cars so the motion blur on the cars is not a defect 😉 The lens itself is very sharp so I've got a 1 strength Glimmerglass filter on it permanently to take some of the edge off.

If you pick up an M to L adapter then it opens up a lot of affordable compact M mount options that will cover full frame. These are from the sub $250 7Artisans 35mm f2 on my FP. It adds minimally to the weight and size when on the FP even with the adapter.

Its limited to what can be gleaned from the commands from the other cameras so its possible there is something from one of the Panasonic sets that I haven't got (I've tried GH5,GX80,FZ2000) that may do it so if someone else wants to go down that rabbit hole all the tools are available to do it on the other thread. However, from the reaction of the LX15 to those all-i codecs in terms of what went on in the actual UI (as opposed to the corrupt recordings !) then I wouldn't hold out much hope as it blanks out the codec selections completely until you then hit it with something valid.

The teleconverter is the Sony VCL-HG2030 and the holder is the Carry Speed MagFilter. Bear in mind that the HG2030 is a 30mm rear thread so will vignette until about 45-50mm (equivalent) of the LX10/15 but as it is a solution to extend the long end then that isn't an issue. I'm looking to pick up a similar adapter for the other end to offset the wide range that is stolen when you are in 4K modes. With regard to bitrate hacks..... Well, I took the extract from the FZ2000 and sent the 200mbps HD to the LX15 and it took it, recorded video but they are unplayable. Which is the age old story from the GX80/85 so thats a no go. So the best you can do with this camera is put my Cinelike D hack on it and it does make quite a difference but with the absence of high bitrate HD modes, I view it as a 4K/24p camera.