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It can in my imagination but clearly that doesn't chime with the actual facts ! I've no idea how I've got it into my head that it was shallower. In my defence I was primarily thinking of chips at the time.
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I bought a Canon EOS R5 - potential overheating solutions
BTM_Pix replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
These people you mean ? They can get to fuck over this to be honest after dismissing this issue out of hand and instigating that Twitter pile on when @Andrew Reid raised it. After that, any "article" they write about this should always open with "As pointed out by EOSHD but completely ridiculed by us because it was ruining our launch bliss and for which we now unreservedly apologise..." Maybe you just need to throw those ice cubes away and be more positive and it will go away @Andrew Reid -
The Mac Pro actually contains components made by a dozen different US companies so it is a different situation to the REDMAGs. It also benefits from this somewhat opaque dispensation from the US government which allows it to satisfy the "Made In The USA" criteria. "The US manufacturing of Mac Pro is made possible following a federal product exclusion Apple is receiving for certain necessary components. " https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/09/apples-new-mac-pro-to-be-made-in-texas/
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Apple are also very protective of that trademark due in part to the the nigh on 30 year series of legal disputes they had with Apple Corps (aka The Beatles) over the right to use it in the first place which eventually ended up with them paying a reported half a billion dollars to the loveable mop tops. Not before Apple had flouted previous agreements through that period though. The eventual settlement led to a fantastically awkward moment for BBC News when they invited an expert on to their live broadcast to give his insight into the case. He shared the same name as the expert, Guy, and arrived at the BBC at the appointed hour for an interview. Except it was for an interview for a job in the IT department.
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My thoughts on the Canon EOS R5 8K monstrosity - 1TB footage per 50 minutes
BTM_Pix replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
If you look at their posting history its the same pattern all the time. Ask a question, get a reply, then they modify their original post so it has a link in it and/or reply to themselves including the link. The numeric user name is always a clue as well, as it is on social media although in this case they haven't even bothered putting a real christian name in front of it as they usually would on there. As is reviving two year old zombie threads about headphones which I see has just happened as well..... The problem becomes when they build up a history of posts that seem legit on the surface as people can be suckered by the veneer of credibility. Fortunately they don't usually last that long on here after the ridiculous long con that happened a few years ago by Ebrahim Saadawi has put people on their guard. -
My thoughts on the Canon EOS R5 8K monstrosity - 1TB footage per 50 minutes
BTM_Pix replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
So he can hide spam links in his bio and the subsequent follow up posts he does. I'm pretty sure I know his brother 117273led8 from twitter 🙂 -
Again, like the R5 three, get to fuck with lifting stuff off Reddit so you can hide your spam in it.
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My thoughts on the Canon EOS R5 8K monstrosity - 1TB footage per 50 minutes
BTM_Pix replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
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That was where I was going with it, that there might not actually be a GH6 and that the new "highest end without being a full frame" hybrid will actually be the bottom of the S range rather than the highest of the MFT range. A camera that would act as a gateway drug into the L mount full frame range that you can adapt your existing MFT lenses to would be more useful to Panasonic than trying to squeeze the last pips out of MFT for a new flagship GH. EDIT > THIS FALLS APART WHEN FACTS ARE INTRODUCED REGARDING FLANGE DISTANCE
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I was only fabricating a post to shoehorn a callback to the chips really but you never know, the GH6 might be L mount with an electronic MFT adapter so you could adapt M mounts, or use the new Sigma APS-C L mounts or your existing MFT lenses. Is there an unbreakable GH rule that says it can't be APS-C and L mount ? It could use different portions of the sensor for each option so you could have thrice cropped clips. I'll get my coat.
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Sorry to have derailed a camera thread so badly. Back on topic.... When the GH6 does finally come out, people will inevitably be looking for quirky vintage lenses to adapt to it. If you find yourself in Berlin, I've found the Sunday flea market at Mauerpark to be a bit of a treasure trove. While you are there, go to the food part where there is a truck selling what are hands down the best thrice cooked chips you'll find anywhere.
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Canon EOS R5 / R6 overheating discussion all in one place
BTM_Pix replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
To be fair to the R5, I had somewhat fucked up the code for connecting to it in the first version of the app he was poking it with so it was waiting for that connection for a while ! -
Canon EOS R5 / R6 overheating discussion all in one place
BTM_Pix replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
Should be an interesting few days coming up then. -
For our American readers, this is what I mean by pie and chips. The type you're thinking of would be cake and crips. Which is equally popular with me obviously.
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I'm thinking about the sort of test that you might consider to satisfy this objective that you described in the post. "If we make a film and someone watches it and can't tell if you used an Alexa or not then it's job well done. The fact they might be able to tell between your camera and an Alexa in a side-by-side test is irrelevant when they're watching your film." I honestly think that the only two options that are required as responses in that context would be : I don't care what it was shot on, I like it. I don't care what it was shot on, I don't like it. You might possibly learn more about the cameras themselves with the greater granularity of answers but you'll learn far more about the reaction to what you are doing with them with only those two options. There's nothing to say you can't do both but I would give serious consideration to doing this simpler subjective test first and then use the more elaborate optioned answer version to make it more objective for whatever it is you want to find out about the cameras.
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I got frustrated that I skipped the Alpha and Beta test phase and went straight to extensive amounts of Pi testing. With chips.
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No, it is still MIA with the fP update. They had some issues with the S1H originally so I'm guessing that put the whole queue back but now that is out there might be some movement.
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If you mean has anyone ever been prosecuted for falsely claiming their goods were made in the USA then the answer is most definitely yes. This whole can of worms - or can of overseas made components in this case - has been opened by using the "proprietary" and "made in the USA" angle as a way to attack Jinnitech for counterfeiting and making low grade products with low spec components that will fail in the field etc. In this case, the kettle has quite rightly pointed out the very dark shade of grey of the pot itself when it comes to the components. The relevance of the "$50 limited warranty" in the last video by the way also speaks to the fact that if the costly "proprietary" and "made in the USA" mags fail, chew your data and write off a day of shooting then you actually have no more recourse (and actually less depending on the country of sale) than you would with 3rd party ones.
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Ricoh did a modular system called the GXR over a decade ago where you could swap out lenses with integrated sensors or have a fixed sensor with interchangeable lenses and of course a shoe mounted EVF. The mad bastards.
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Whilst the latest instalment was largely focused on the administrative aspects and an implied interpretation of them, I think its worth remembering how this all started and what caused Jinnitech to go down this rabbit hole in the first place. This is one of my own "Made In USA" 128g REDMAGs. According to the Federal Trade Commission, for a product to qualify as "Made In USA" .... "The product should contain no — or negligible — foreign content." https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/complying-made-usa-standard That Toshiba SSD being made in the Philippines and it representing far more than a "negligible" part of the product clearly suggests that it disqualifies it from being able to use that claim. And thats before we get to the issue of the modern MiniMAGs having misleading definition of their actual capacity. Everything else that has flowed or been explored about RED in the subsequent videos has stemmed from the revelations about the drives. So, amongst the rest of it, don't lose sight of the fact that in the short term at least, the drives are the real story here because contravening the FTC regulations is actionable and the Lanham Act gives individuals and companies the right to sue anyone making such a false claim if they have been impacted by it. How RED have conducted themselves regarding patents and corporate structures and so on are one thing but if anyone can explain why the use of "Made In USA" isn't anything but deceptive then I'm all ears. Also, if any of you have your own opened REDMAGs that you can show pictures of to demonstrate that a claim of "Made In USA" is viable for your one then, of course, I'm all eyes.
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Its referenced by someone else in the comments too so I'd rather keep the name and details off here. Its the internet after all so someone else could have been making the comments under a user name that was purporting to be the person in question but may not have been. The name of the person who it may or may not have actually been would be what you would do if I told you to make sure the Netherlands wasn't empty.
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A curious thing that happened in the comments under the YouTube video last night was that someone mentioned in commented to refute what was said about him and threw in a couple of additional remarks. Wish I'd taken a screenshot because lo and behold the person in question has subsequently deleted the comment.
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Canon EOS R5 / R6 overheating discussion all in one place
BTM_Pix replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
Bride : Did you have any prior warning that it might be prone to overheating and not being able to record for more than a few minutes ? Film maker : Absolutely not, no. The Internet: