newfoundmass

These are all cheap but I quite appreciate these lights: * Godox SL60w (x3) * Yongnuo YN300 (x3) * Pixel G1 RGB * Aputure AL-M9 (x6) * Plus a bunch of clamp lights and shop lights depending on the situation. * I also use these cheap color LED light bulbs I found at Walmart. They come in a couple of colors (blue, red, green, yellow, purple, maybe others?) and if you're just looking to add a single color of light to the background or something, they're great and cheap! I was really considering investing in a bunch of Aputure lights but right now lighting is evolving so quickly and more and more are getting into the game and putting out quality lights, that I figured it'd make sense to wait and see things settle a bit before doing that. These aren't perfect, mind you, but they're all tremendous value. I got the Godox SL60w lights for $315, for example. I could have bought 6 of them for the price of one Aputure 120d at the time. The Yongnuo are great too and surprisingly powerful, if you get the daylight version. I've done interviews before using just those. I kinda wish I'd gotten the Air version though with the built in diffusion, though the decrease in output might change my mind. Still, they are great lights, especially for starting out, and I bring them everywhere since they're so small and lightweight. The Pixel G1 I got for free from Lunascope Film School on YouTube (plug: https://www.youtube.com/c/LunaScopeFilmSchool) and it's actually a good little light. I don't use it a ton though because I generally use the cheap Walmart bulbs for my RGB style lighting, unless I need to add some subtle color instead. I'm very frugal, ha ha. The Aputure AL-M9 was so incredible when it first came out. I bought a bunch of them because they're so useful. They're still great, but they show how much lighting has evolved in just a couple of years given the options available now in the same price range. I bought a cheap gel kit and used them similarly to how I used the Pixel G1. I still find tons of uses for them, and they take up so little room in my lighting case that I bring them everywhere. I've also started using large shop lights to light venues. They're cheap, and don't have the best color lighting, but that's nothing that custom white balance can't fix. Still trying to figure out the optimal use of them though. Lighting is probably my weakest point, so it's a work in progress!

You'll get excellent results with the MixPre3, I wouldn't bother with the XLR1 unless you need a real stripped down set up.

I use manual focus for a lot of work, but Panasonic needs reliable auto focus if only to ensure the viability of their cameras moving forward. It's a feature that people expect and not giving it to them does not bode well for acceptance/growth in a market that is already shrinking. This release really, really concerns me about the future of M43. I'll give them until the end of the year to announce something / anything about a GH6, otherwise I'm going to heavily consider a move to a different system while my gear still has some re-sale value. And while the S1H is very enticing, I don't know if I can justify moving from one Panasonic system to another if they're going to ignore their most dedicated users. Sony might be the better long term investment if this is how Panasonic will be moving forward.

I've been looking at the S1H as I get more and more concerned with the future of M43, so this caught my eye since I don't think there's another variable ND adapter out there for L-mount. I appreciate that they seem pretty honest in the video when it comes to AF for video. I've used some of their dummy adapters before, too, so I'm curious how good this is.

That should work well, yeah. You might even get better results than with the XLR1. I use the XLR1 as much for convenience than anything.

Do these companies ever design the sensor and then send it to Sony to make? Or do companies just depend on Sony to develop them on their own and then use what is available to them? I'm admittedly not the most knowledgeable about sensor tech. I know some cameras share sensors, but like, does it make sense for companies to just rely on Sony deciding whether or not they're going to make a sensor? Cause that seems like a bad idea to me?

This looks pretty promising. It'll be interesting to see some independent reviews to see how good it is. Has anyone used their non-dummy adapters? How good are they?

I care. And everyone else should too. We shouldn't have an adversarial relationship with a company we're giving our money, nor should we need someone to spend $4,000 on a camera so they can do extensive testing, take it apart, etc. so we know whether or not we're being screwed. We shouldn't accept this!

This attitude is what has enabled companies to walk all over us. It's so sad to see it.

Honestly, whether it's incompetence or intentional, the R5 should be reason enough for people to cease supporting this company until they get their shit together. There are companies that value their customers. Reward them instead.

Imagine that Canon boardroom meeting. "Let's create an 8K beast with little RS, RAW video, IBIS, our best auto focus ever... And then cripple it and use overheating to blame it!" "You're a fucking genius, man. LET'S DO IT!"

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I begrudgingly tip my hat to Canon if, to try and hide their crippling, they created fake overheating issues. Like, bravo guys! 🤡 Lots of ups and downs with this camera, huh?

It really does blow my mind how willing people are to reward Canon with their money even if it means having to use an external recorder, empty card slots, and a dummy battery to get usable results.

Everything except the skin tones look decent in those pictures. Those though need some work.

Agreed. Frankly that sounds illegal.

When the idea was posted of doing a contest on here a few weeks back with the GH2 I looked at eBay to see the prices and was really surprised to see how much they were going for. I feel like I looked about 2 years ago and they were well under $250, but now they were $300 and up. Heck, I bought my GX85 for $250 in January, so that seems like a lot for the GH2!

The 7artisans lenses are actually quite decent for the price. I think you'll be happy with it.

Yeah, when you have people saying the overheating warning came on after leaving the camera on for 20 minutes before even hitting record, they're gonna be in for a rude awakening for sure.

Unsure if joking or not. Guessing not. Funny post either way.

100% I hate seeing companies rewarded even when they cripple stuff, intentionally or not.

On some videos skin tones look decent, on others though they look bad. It's strange, because it'll happen in the same video.

I'm bewildered by someone playing devil's advocate for a camera that can overheat in photo mode. No, not every camera is made for me, but I'd still like to see that the camera, ya know, works as advertised.

Agreed. I just need reassurances that M43 is going to still be relevant, otherwise it doesn't make sense to invest more into the system.