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With the Japanese ones though the condition they sell them in is probably cleaner than when it left the factory ! Is the f2 maybe a compromise option or do they not match that well with your 50mm ? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Excellent-Canon-New-FD-NFD-24mm-f-2-Wide-Angle-MF-Lens-From-Japan-292/133235260635?hash=item1f0570bcdb:g:NDgAAOSwLARdv9kl

Sadly, my hands are far from full while doing that.

In terms of feelings, the second one of these two makes me feel like you either included it by mistake or you need to sort out that focus peaking ?

The first port of call for me with wides like that would be the edges, for both sharpness and curvature so a brick wall is usually the simplest way to do that. Anything upright vertical on either edge of the frame will suffice though so if you are shooting indoors a couple of pencils etc could be used. Its a very obvious basic test but with ultra wides it might save a lot of time in additional testing as its likely going to be the most important determining factor as to whether you find the lens acceptable. The subtleties of all the other parameters may be rendered moot if the overall image is distorted enough to act as a quasi fisheye. If it passes that test then you can move on to picking out the bits you need from this guide. https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2010/11/how-to-test-a-lens/

Quite surprising how bad it is comparatively at 40mm. Did you shoot that from the roof of Mount Pleasant car park ? Last time I tried to shoot something off there, I was asked to vacate the premises in no uncertain terms !

I reckon you might want to re-think that thread title. People with a certain type of mind might be expecting it to contain an entirely different type of product and be very disappointed. Like I was.

He's nothing if not consistent.

Did you get your file formats back with those commands that I posted last night ?

You just need to send it a format that it understands and it will restore the correct menus. So when you are connected to the camera type any one of these into a browser : http://192.168.54.1/cam.cgi?mode=setsetting&type=videoquality&value=avchd_50p_28mbps http://192.168.54.1/cam.cgi?mode=setsetting&type=videoquality&value=avchd_50i_17mbps http://192.168.54.1/cam.cgi?mode=setsetting&type=videoquality&value=mp4_25p_100mbps_4k If you aren't in a PAL region then use these ones instead : http://192.168.54.1/cam.cgi?mode=setsetting&type=videoquality&value=avchd_60p_28mbps http://192.168.54.1/cam.cgi?mode=setsetting&type=videoquality&value=avchd_60i_17mbps http://192.168.54.1/cam.cgi?mode=setsetting&type=videoquality&value=mp4_30p_100mbps_4k

Right, leave it with me as it is close enough on both for me to see the issue and fix it. Use it in landscape for now and I'll get a fix organised and rolled out.

OK, I have a very small screen device here to run some tests on. Would you say that this was in the ballpark of what you are seeing in portrait mode ?

Thanks for that. Just a very quick test if you can which will help a bit, on the startup screen select Key1 as this is the portrait locking mode designed for the Blackberry but may help here if you are using it in portrait mode. If you start it up when that is enabled and see if you get the same issue. It won't orient to landscape when its in this mode but it will at least give me a starting point to look at other things. Cheers

Sorry to hear you've had problems. The Android version shouldn't be an issue as it should be compatible with 2.1 onwards. If you can answer a couple of questions then I'll be able to try and get to the bottom of it. What type of phone is it, specifically screen size ? Are you using it in Portrait or Landscape ? Which parts of the UI aren't scaling and can you post a screenshot ? Have you moved from v1.4 to v1.5 or from a previous version? Which combination of focus and zoom do you have enabled in the UI (if any) ? Are you using it with the Nucleus Nano? Does it become unresponsive when controlling a specific function from the app (i.e. changing aperture) or when it is receiving something from the camera (i.e. you've changed the aperture on the camera) ? Are you using an EF adapter when this happens and if so which one/lens ? Are you running anything else on BLE on the phone (headset etc) ? Cheers

I met Steven at Photokina last year with @Andrew Reid and my 2 cents based on even that brief amount of time would be that they should have just let him speak as he's far more engaging than this video represents.

I haven't got a Z6 but looking at the manual, there is an additional attenuator function if you can't get the line level signal low enough with setting the gain to 1. I don't know whether the H5 can generate a test tone but if not you can use a site such as this to generate a wav file that you can play out on it to calibrate the level on the Z6. And the GH5 for that matter. https://www.audiocheck.net/audiofrequencysignalgenerator_sinetone.php With regard to the Ninja V, it can record whatever is coming through the HDMI or through its own 3.5mm input. To make sure that any delay is constant, I would record what's coming through HDMI from the Z6 rather than putting the H5 output into the Ninja V directly. It will likely compensate if you did connect it directly to the Ninja V but its adding a potential variable that isn't worth having as I'm presuming your master audio in the edit will be from the H5 anyway and you will be post syncing so its best to guarantee that you are keeping the reference audio from the Z6 in sync with itself. More broadly speaking though, if you are going to be doing these two camera shoots a lot then if it was me then I'd look at investing in a timecode solution (if for nothing else than reducing your cabling ) Atomos are finally about to release the AtomX sync module for the Ninja V and this would let you set up a very effective wireless timecode network with a couple of Timecode Systems Ultra Sync One units attached to the GH5 and your H5. As Atomos have also just bought the Timecode Systems company, the compatibility should at least not be an issue between the products ! The total cost would average out about £200 a unit but as I say, if you are doing this a lot then thats a small price over the long term for the reduction in hassle during and after shooting. https://www.newsshooter.com/2019/11/14/atomos-atomx-sync-first-look/

As I said, the apps have additional tools beyond what the Panasonic app does though and this mitigates the lower resolution for me. FieldMonitor is more comprehensive but Gmonitor has the same edge detect function. The only solutions if you want to maintain the resolution is to either use cable and a regular field monitor that has its own focus peaking or my current pimping product of choice the CineEye which will give you a combination of both 1080p quality and wireless transmission to an app with the extra focus tools.

I've mentioned this site before but it allows you design foam cutouts for gear. Its predominantly designed for Peli and SKB cases etc. but can give you a good idea of how much space you'll need in a new bag. It doesn't include every brand or model of camera but there are enough to give you a good idea and if you want to be more precise for your own specific gear you can import images of it to trace. This is a really great tool if you are as spatially challenged as I am. Which explains why I've just managed to do this and fit a C100, GH5, MavicPro with controller, two lenses, a Rode NTG2 and spare batteries for all of them with room to spare in a Peli1510 when in my real 1510s with my haphazard arrangements I'm lucky to fit half that in ! https://mycasebuilder.eu

Yes, it would work exactly like that. To be honest though, for this application, the path of least resistance would be to buy FieldMonitor for iOS or GMonitor for Android and use your phone. Both of them tap into the streaming signal as per the Panasonic app but are full screen and have additional focus tools that will make it far easier to do. A lot less hassle with cabling etc as well. Cheaper too.

The camera sends the lens capabilities back to the app to let it know which functions to disable. What you have circled there is the AF selector that opens up the options (multi point, single point etc) when you click it . It also enables the "manual" focus controls for AF lenses to be accessed when its active by swiping up. If you put an AF lens on the camera you will see these options appear and then disappear again if you swap to a manual lens. If you put an AF lens on but your overall focus setting in the camera is MF then this option is also greyed out as, of course, you have no need to change AF modes if you are set to MF.

The transmitter you mean? It can actually be mounted flat on the roof of that cage with a 90 degree adapter and leave enough clearance for the monitor above it. But yeah, once you get any sort of rig involved the options increase a lot. As does the form factor of the whole package so its a lot less Micro

Might be a daft question but why don't you just use the USB audio recording option that the S7000 has built in to go straight out to a small SSD drive like a Samsung T5?

I'm sure we've been here before but.... The only solution is to use your phone with either FieldMonitor on iOS of GMonitor on Android. Both will stream the signal over wifi and offer you enough focus and exposure tools to offer a solution. The resolution is limited but being able to go full screen on a larger screen and the additional focus tools will make up for it.

Shhh...I have one gathering dust in my storage locker doing just that and was hoping to offload it It cost me £15 at a computer fair about 8 years ago because the stall holder thought it was some sort of office dictaphone device.

Its a step up in price but Sony's own 28mm f2 might be an option. Its more of a soufflé than a pancake but it doesn't look too unwieldy on the A6500 Its full frame as well so a bit more versatile if you change to an A7xx Decent run through of it here with the A6500.

If you are talking about for APS-C and don't mind manual focus then the 7Artisans 25mm f1.8 or Meike 25mm f1.8 are both pretty compact. Pretty compact price too.