newfoundmass
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The LX100 is a lovely camera, but as you said, the lack of IBIS hurts it. I guess you kinda have to weigh that against using larger or slower lenses. The GX85 and the 12-35 isn't that big of a combo; you could easily find a little pouch to put it in if necessary. My favorite hoodie has huge pockets so I put the lens in one and the body in the other
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They're not going to use a new lens mount, but I think/hoping they've finally decided to change the overall design of the camera to accommodate the processing power needed.
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Is it just the Olympus zooms that have the manual focus clutch? My 7-14 has it and I LOVE it. I wish Panasonic would implement it on all their lenses.
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The New Panasonic G100 “vlogging” Camera to launch June 24th
newfoundmass replied to Video Hummus's topic in Cameras
Daemono, do you work for Panasonic? It's just weird that you've predominantly post just to defend this camera... -
It's not fan boy talk at all. Go on the Frugal Filmmaker Facebook group and ask how many have shot features on the GH5. Heck, the user escapes me right now, but I recall someone here posting a trailer for their feature shot on a GH5 and it was beautiful. It was even mostly shot at night! In a world where DV camcorders and iPhones have been used to shoot features with wide releases, it's asinine to act as though a GH5 couldn't be used to great effect. It's the art and artists, not the camera that matters.
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"Right now we’re focused on the launch of the new camera, and it will be a complete redesign of the whole system, including the image sensor. Everything is new." I took redesign to mean they have redesigned the camera. I might've read too much into that though!
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I was more intrigued by the comment they made about it being a complete redesign. I think that is a good sign. I'm sure it'll still be uncomfortable to hold since that's Sony's thing, ha ha, but I'm guessing they realized they needed to increase the size to accommodate the higher end features that just haven't been possible with the standard bodies they've been using.
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The New Panasonic G100 “vlogging” Camera to launch June 24th
newfoundmass replied to Video Hummus's topic in Cameras
What about it makes it a better travel camera than the GX85 or the GX9? Megapixels? Weight? C'mon. The G100: when 210 grams is just too heavy for you! Here's a camera that weighs less, costs more, and has fewer features! -
Gerald Undone on camera fans and his Z-CAM review
newfoundmass replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
Z-cam definitely needs a FAQ or knowledge base on its website, because the Facebook group can be very overwhelming. -
The entire argument is silly. Countless low budget features, music videos, docs, short films, commercials, events, etc. have all been shot with a GH5 and other M43 cameras. The fact that major features aren't shot on M43 doesn't mean it's because the cameras aren't capable or that M43 isn't good enough, it merely means that films that have the budget are going to use the same cameras that always get used. They're not using Blackmagic or Z-Cam much either, despite their larger sensor offerings, which shows it goes beyond just sensor size. Heck, Canon has largely failed at getting their cinema line adopted by Hollywood, too. The power of the GH5/S, the Pocket 4K, etc. is that you CAN use it for a feature and get great results. You can use it for a run and gun documentary, or event too. That's the strength of the system. It's incredibly versatile. You're not limited by the camera, just your abilities. If you can't understand or see the benefit of all that, then there's really no point in arguing. Just write the system off and let the rest of us appreciate our tiny but powerful cameras in peace.
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The New Panasonic G100 “vlogging” Camera to launch June 24th
newfoundmass replied to Video Hummus's topic in Cameras
Another M43 shooter here. The G100 is trash, even in the context of a "starter" vlogging camera. It pains me to say but no amount of excuses will change that. It's inexcusable. There's literally no reason for it to exist; no one asked for it. Not vloggers and certainly not enthusiasts or professionals. I don't even mean to encourage them to just take a GX85 and add a flip screen and mic, because that'd have been bullshit too, but it'd still be much better than what they did with the G100. It is genuinely concerning that this thing even moved beyond a pitch, let alone production. The Lx100 II and G95 might've been disappointing updates, but at least they improved and added something. This though? It's a crippled camera that would make even Canon blush. -
Gerald Undone on camera fans and his Z-CAM review
newfoundmass replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
Camera Conspiracies is definitely satire, with the occasional good point here and there. Half the time he has no idea what he's doing, which is part of the charm. He makes fun of everyone, especially himself. Example: Instead of f-stop he calls it Toneh, as a dig on Tony Northrup after Tony posted this video: I don't know what Tony was thinking here. "I'm gonna go on the beach and shoot wide open so you can't see anything behind me. Oh and I'll frame myself terribly." Eventually people were so confused about why he was calling it Toneh that he made a video about it Once you get where he's coming from he's one of the most entertaining channels on YouTube. Have you seen the Canon Cripple Hammer? And the Panasonic Pony of Hope? -
Gerald Undone on camera fans and his Z-CAM review
newfoundmass replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
The Z-Cam folks definitely seem receptive. In many ways they're a model for what more companies should be doing. You can't compare them to anyone else in the camera game when it comes to listening to their user base, they're unmatched. I don't know that they'll be able to continue that as they get larger, but I certainly hope so! The users though are definitely fervent, and it's not always endearing. It seems your best bet, before criticizing anything, is to heap praise first or risk getting their fan base riled up. I watched Gerald's original review and I thought it was fair, and pointed out serious issues. I really didn't expect it to get the reaction it got. -
The New Panasonic G100 “vlogging” Camera to launch June 24th
newfoundmass replied to Video Hummus's topic in Cameras
The LX100ii and G95 were legitimately the most I've ever been disappointed by camera announcements. They were such easy home runs, I couldn't imagine Panasonic striking out on them. I really, really hope this isn't a sign of things to come from Panasonic. -
A new industry standard: Fully controlled reviewers
newfoundmass replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
Back then though you went into it knowing that there was a business relationship between the press and companies, and also that most of those journalists went to journalism school and practiced standard journalism ethics. As things moved to the internet, there was an influx of blogs much like this one, where you could get honest opinions. YouTube/Vimeo/etc too. The people writing and creating content were just like us, and you went into it knowing that. Now we're where we are today, where the dynamic has changed. And once neutral parties that you trusted can overnight turn into shills. It's incredibly frustrating and damaging. -
A new industry standard: Fully controlled reviewers
newfoundmass replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
They could do a lot of things, I think, to help but I think companies in general have a problem thinking outside the box, especially if it means giving up control. I mean, even the current YouTube / influencer model was something that was literally thrown into their lap and was only embraced given how beneficial/one sided it was to them. "You mean we can send these people stuff and they'll make enthusiastic 'reviews' even if the product isn't great? That they'll do it almost exclusively for free stuff, access to us , and the revenue they can make from affiliate links?!" Long term it'd be for everyone's benefit to properly fund journalist and art programs that can help grow the video / photography community, but I can't see a scenario where they'd do it because it'd mean giving up a level of control that they're not comfortable with. -
A new industry standard: Fully controlled reviewers
newfoundmass replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
These days most reviews have to be taken with a grain of salt, unfortunately. It used to be easier to recognize the shilling, because companies would bring "influencers" on lavish trips and you could weigh that in when deciding on how much weight you put in their review. Companies would always send free stuff in hopes of getting reviewed, but it has pretty much infected every channel and reviewer at this point. Channels with barely 1k subscribers are now getting free stuff, sent from pretty large companies. All you need is a guest bedroom you can turn into a "studio." I don't completely blame the reviewers. In truth most are no different than us; I'd be over the moon if cool free stuff started arriving at my door. And that viewers have an endless appetite for new gear and reviews, it's easy to give them what they want, especially if it grows your numbers and gets you more free stuff and more affiliate sales. Unfortunately that's not very conducive to encouraging unbiased reviews. There should be some level of journalistic ethics when reviewing something because the information you're providing is meant to inform people on purchasing decisions. Second, that information should also be used to tell the manufacturer what they did right and what they did wrong, so that improvements can be made. It shouldn't be to gush about the product, gloss over the flaws, and then remind folks that affiliate links are down below. -
I don't think it was a back handed comment, the United States IS a hyper capitalistic society. We can argue over whether that's a good thing or not, but it's an accurate statement. It's not a Japanese issue, re: marketing, given all of these companies are Japanese and they've successfully appealed to Americans for decades. Olympus had the same problem many companies have had which was they had their vision and what they wanted their cameras to do / be and stuck with it. That vision often was successful with their core customer base, but you can't be a major company that only appeals to a core base, you need to reach a larger audience. It's really disappointing because I was really rooting for them to follow Fuji and take giant leaps in video. They have all of the ingredients needed to create an incredible video capable camera.
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To me that's what's so liberating about M43. If I want to rig up my GH5 so it's more of a cinema camera, I can. But alternatively I can fit the 12-35 and 35-100 in my pockets, and go completely stripped down. I really can't do that with a FF camera because of how large and heavy the lenses are. I get the appeal of FF, particularly as it pertains to low light, but in general there's very little I can't do with a little effort on M43 that I could do with FF. With FF though it's not really possible to overcome the size and weight benefits of M43. That's not to say shooting with FF is unpleasant, I really love the S1 and I lust after the S1H, but it's nowhere as convenient.
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The New Panasonic G100 “vlogging” Camera to launch June 24th
newfoundmass replied to Video Hummus's topic in Cameras
I don't even understand why they would send this camera out to people to preview / review. I haven't seen one positive video. -
I can adapt pretty much every lens ever made onto my GH5; I've never felt like I had to settle in that regard, outside of budget or availability. I find it easy to get the color I want, with minimal tweaking unless I'm looking for something more stylized. Getting the kind of DOF that I want also has never been a problem for me. Ultimately it all comes down to personal preference. I've never been happier with a camera. I've never felt limited by it, at least not to the extent that there wasn't anything I could to get around it. I originally got it for event shooting, and have started to dabble in more narrative style stuff and I credit the GH5 for that.
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I'm happy with it, as is everyone else I know that has used it. To each their own!
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The truth is people that can't see beyond sensor size have been claiming M43 is a dying system pretty much from the start. This Olympus news certainly isn't a positive for the system as a whole, but I don't know how much Panasonic depended on Olympus, or how much they factored into the viability of the system in Panasonic's eyes. Panasonic really focused on hybrid and video, while Olympus largely focused on photography. There wasn't a ton of overlap between the two. I've largely stuck with Panasonic lenses, and most others I know did the same. The only Olympus lens I own is the lovely 7-14mm f2.8. I don't know how much cross over there was between the two user bases; I know some that used Olympus primes on Panasonic bodies, but hardly any of the Olympus users I've seen in the Micro Four Thirds groups I'm in use Panny lenses. M43 will always be the superior system for me and my uses. I think a lot of people feel the same way. And I think that as long as Panasonic is able to continue innovating at a faster pace than the others, there will be a market. They'll have to adjust, just like everyone else, to the overall market shrinking, but if they can regain the spirit they had in 2014-2017, I think they can make it. We'll see though. Regardless, I'm pretty sure I could go another 5 years with a GH5 and still get lovely images, worse case scenario. 🤣