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I know. From the get go they used sub assemblies made in China and finished in Germany but within a couple of years they’d moved it all there and eventually built an actual city there for manufacturing. The point being that purchasers in the US of a broad range of brands they consider European (the parent company also owns Midas, Klark Teknik, TC Electronics and Tannoy to name a few) are in for a rude awakening with the tariffs imposed on them due to where they are actually manufactured. However, after their practices particularly in their first ten to fifteen years of existence, there won’t be many tears shed for Uli if this heralds a big downturn in sales.

Equally they should’ve got it before the GH series but Panasonic probably felt that line needed the boost ? I don’t know whether the S9 is the most needy but after the balls up of the launch it wouldn’t do it any harm. It could well be if course that ARRI won’t license it for anything above MFT, which would make the whole thing moot of course.

If the bros made The Godfather.

I think the S9 is the thinking man’s Fp. Sadly, I’m not so good on the thinking these days! I had a go of the S9 with that lens combo and it’s not bad at all. I’ve said it before but I think if Panasonic want to kick start the S9 after the stuttering launch then they’d bring over the ARRI LogC3 option from the GH7. With the LUT burning option this would certainly satisfy the “film stock” type of thing that @mercer is after and it’s something that I’ve got an interest in myself too. Yes, I know this can be done with what exists in the camera already but for dummies like me it is appealing to hand over responsibility for the base look and think to myself “right, talented people get this known quantity to look good so keep at it until you can as well and if you can’t work out why”. It also saves the endless noodling about on offer in Resolve.

Yeah I have them in USB hubs for my Macs. Double up as tea warmers.

The problem is that they still send the bros and those are the videos that a lot of people base their judgements and decisions on. Part of this is the cult of personality and also I think that the manufacturer films are somehow disregarded as almost being fabricated con jobs. Ironic really as it’s the shill ones that are more likely to fall into that category. Maybe the compromise is to get the bros to do the BTS of the real films.

I’m sure it will be fine. As an aside for anyone that has watched the show, this is basically an advertorial about the Atomos sync products but The Great Pottery Throwdown uses FX9, A7siii and twelve GoProHero 11. https://www.atomos.com/2024/01/08/atomos-airglu-great-pottery-throwdown/

Instead of spending $7-10K per talking head to get twenty or thirty of the bros to Osaka to film each other eating ramen and doing running to camera AF tests, it would be much better to use that money to fund ten people to make actual small films with their new camera. They’d end up with a far more inspiring showcase of the camera and I don’t doubt the ethical aspect would make them feel better about themselves as well.

The key issue with the Fp and the additions is the “when you need it” aspect though. I don’t always have to use the EVF-11 or the cage or even the SSD but it’s there if and when I need to. Obviously, something like the R5 has to be the R5 all the time so I wouldn’t be able to strip it to a semi pocketable form like my Fp with a small M mount. But it’s all swings and roundabouts isn’t it. With regard to the drive holder, I actually prefer the Dark Power Lab with the front mounted SSD as it can come off in one piece with the EVF-11 and makes a grip too. But the last time I looked it was considerably more expensive (unless I dreamt it) but now looks to be in the same ballpark. So, rudely not following my own suggestion to my good friend @mercer I’ll buy one of these and a couple of the drive holders instead !

Not a camera obviously but Behringer released a new mic pre-amp/compressor today and I was having a look at the review. German company but now do all of their manufacturing in China. The reality is now realitying about who’s paying.

Might be too little too late for you but this Arca-Swiss plate SSD mount is quite interesting and is just over $100 Full details here https://www.52weeks.com/product-page/sigma-fp-arca-swiss-ssd-bottom-plate-1-0

As it’s the current obsession in camera world, I’m trying to work out what would happen if you used a camera with terrible rolling shutter when filming pottery throwing when it starts to go awry on the wheel and gets the wobbles. Will it make it look like a lava lamp or will it go the other way and cross the streams in the Steven Wright “I put instant coffee in a microwave and almost went back in time” way ?

Cameras that have been entrusted to DHL and are now MIA. Also, did you not buy that Lytro Illum in the end ?

My fault so need to apologise when I read it back it looked exactly like you’d interpreted it ! I guess the Jazz English must be catching.

Summerando makes it muchio choosy in the optica cover snuggle width vicinity maximus. Deep Joy

By selling multiple times more of them? Doubtful that they would achieve those levels though with even a 30-40% price reduction. The only thing that stops me buying a 907x isn’t the price but more my wife finding out about it.

So many options torturing you. I bet you can’t wait for full solution so you’ll be Glad It’s All Over.

Someone has made and maintains a spreadsheet guide to the coverage (or not) of lenses on the GFX. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uxvvpxJ9QVFFyh0pW2rs9KBmUW9vlh-d-VnbcLDCTn8/edit?usp=sharing

Well, Hasselblad have been taking the opposite path and removing video altogether in recent cameras rather than enhancing it. I suppose it depends now on whether they are getting spanked by the GFX and if so whether they have to add it back in to regain ground or go completely the opposite way and go for full on differentiation and keep video out for good.

For clarity, the “them” in this sentence is still referring to Hasselblad. So, something from their parent company DJI (ie the incorporation of their video tech) will make Hasselblad more relevant. Although it has to be said that a mirrorless camera from DJI might cause far more of a splash with a far bigger modern audience who’ve been using their drones, action cameras and gimbals than would a cost reduced Hasselblad with comprehensive video features. Those of us of a certain age might well choke on our pipes and unexpectedly fill our incontinence pants in excitement at such a Hasselblad but we are literally a dying breed so it might well appear under the DJI guise if it happens.

What? I said no such thing. It is precisely DJI’s video relevance that makes Hasselblad with their internals such a potentially serious competitor in the high end hybrid market.

Saw this today and whilst I don’t exactly agree with his views on the image making output of some/many of the YouTubers mentioned, it is in an interesting watch and raises really valid points about being sucked in to the reviews but then taking stock of what he really needs. I wouldn’t go as far as to say it’s a new manifesto for this place but it certainly does speak to its original vibe and make do and mend spirit.

Hasselblad. I think something will come from DJI that will make them more relevant video wise. They might also be eyeing the fixed lens market (not to mention the eye watering prices X-Pans fetch) and thinking they could have a slice of that. Let’s not forget that DJI are also L Mount alliance members so a an L mount full frame or APS-C (as no one is doing one) Hasselblad could also make a splash. Although Leica would probably lose their minds over that possibility so maybe it is contractually forbidden to do anything other than DJI branded.

I’d add to that the integration of wireless BLE timecode for multi camera and audio recorder sync.

Though not as popular as Space Karen thought they were.