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I like the handicam ergonomics better than the still camera form factor. Wouldn't mind seeing one with a nice S35 sensor and a nice built in zoom lens with IS.

I appreciate the input. Its good to hear other people had the same struggle. Its keeping me up at night haha, but I think a little pain is necessary to get to a higher level. I just took a position as head of lighting for a web series, its unpaid so I am not too worried. That said regardless of pay I like to perform my best. I was very honest about my experience though. I took the plunge last year and worked for a wedding video company, was super worried they wouldn't like my work but everything turned out fine and I learned a lot.

Yeah that rig is a life saver. Also yes it does do prores 10 bit, so I am guessing Dynamic range is pretty good, especially with highlight recovery in Davinci. A fan would probably work too, considering I am not going to be shooting in sunlight I am hoping it'll be good to go though. I just saw one on ebay with a broken HDMI starting at $225, would have been tempting if I hadn't bought this one.

Maybe they got the idea from Sony's a6400 ?

I like that plug. If I just left it secured into the camera with the cage all the time it would probably last forever.

Is the screen brightness better on that? For photos the A6400 performs great. Dynamic range was pretty incredible on my a6300 for raw photos

I don't get spamming, what in the world are they hoping to accomplish? Who would click those links lol

Are you sure the EOS RP will be much better in terms of the LCD brightness? I agree it is a killer on the A6300 though an external monitor is not an expensive option though.

Yeah if I had a bit more money I'd have got the pocket 4k, though I don't really need it and I also love quirky cameras. Sounds like the micro HDMI is very breakable which sucks. I can always expose using tools rather than using the screen image though.

There is a Hoya pretty cheap on ebay right now. Might go for it. I'll look into a cage as well. I just have a power bank right now I'll use. I'd need something more compact if I ever use it on a gimbal though or handheld for that matter.

I think the Oscars may end up dying without any ban.

Yeah I have heard about it getting warm, hoping using an external battery and maybe external SSD might help. It will only be for 1 static wide shot during the ceremony. Won't be using it for receptions which are generally where the light gets really dim. I am hoping 800 iso pushed a bit with fast lenses should cover most settings. Yeah I likely will not use RAW for weddings. Prores storage ain't bad though, should be similar to the XT3's 200mbps, and I end up converting all my XT3 footage to prores in post so its one less step. BTW can you suggest any IR cut filter? The OPLF-IR cut filters that sit just above the sensor look amazing but they cost as much as the camera itself lol.

I'll probably end up using prores unless I really need the highlight headroom or am doing something crazy to the color in post. Churches can sometimes be a high dynamic range situation with large windows so RAW could come in handy for that. I kind of forgot about the moire issues though can't complain for $300. For whatever reason magic lantern makes me feel uneasy for paid work, I mean if I am leaving the camera unattended to record for an hour. I use slow motion a lot for weddings but for personal work, though I actually love slo mo, I rarely use it.

I am no social justice warrior. I do cringe when I hear stuff things like Felicity Jones starring role in Rogue One is significant even though Carrie Fisher was doing the same thing in 1978. I do also love the Blade movies and recognize a black superhero was happening back in 1998. However I think its historically or at least culturally significant as its one of the top grossing movies of all time right now while also having an almost entirely black cast. I think its encouraging during these socially and politically challenging times, not that we haven't had these same cultural problems throughout all American history. The success of the movie wasn't a shock to me, America loves Black men at least in movies, though it wasn't always that way. But its cool to see or recognize we are progressing.

I liked Black Panther a lot, though I didn't find it much better than a lot of other Marvel movies. It was historically significant though.

I was gonna message you about it as I know you owned one but for some reason I can't send messages. How does dynamic range compare against the 5D3? I kind of forgot about magic lantern but it seems a bit more involved than using a black magic camera. Will have to see how much I like RAW. Thats good to hear and hard to believe considering they are selling under $500! I've even heard some people compare it to an Alexa. I like cameras with mojo Looks like a nice lens, though for now I'll use my speedbooster and minolta lenses, 24mm is my widest lens though, which isn't that wide after the crop. 35mm in comparison to an APSC crop. I am guessing you switched to the GH5 for IBIS, do you miss the RAW recording? Yeah I keep hearing about how nice the look of the original pocket is, which is intriguing. I was looking at the BMCC 2.5k too as they seem to sell for pretty cheap plus you get the bigger screen and bigger body, which I actually prefer. However it has that black dot issue when shooting the sun or something. The internal battery not having a long life was also off putting. I did get another Fuji for my B camera. However I decided to go with the Black Magic for a C cam. But I need something with unlimited record times. I didn't want to deal with an external recorder and I hate powering stuff through micro HDMI. The Pocket was just so small and cheap, probably half or a third the price of a fuji with external recorder. I was thinking about going with a GH4, similar price and amazing battery life, but the Pocket's high bit depth and dynamic range won me over. There is the issue of color matching but for shooting this will only be used as a Static camera for wedding ceremonies. I like to get a wide shot from the back of the Church or venue. Color matching one shot shouldn't be too hard, especially since its wide enough where the skin tones won't be as noticeable in comparison to all the close ups. I do want to use it on personal projects but those will only be single camera shoots. Yeah man its amazing what some cameras are going for these days. I probably wouldn't use it for vlogging much either. Used to own the G6, pretty nice camera and its weighs almost nothing. I was looking at the micro too but yeah they go for around $700 usd here, not bad but at the same time I don't really need 60fps. I used to own the GH5 and GX85. IBIS is really nice but I found after using sliders and such I like traditional stabilization better. It is great for certain applications and Dual IS looks amazing(never had a chance to use it though. I also think lens IS works pretty well for most handheld stuff I do, though it definitely annoyingly limits your lenses.

They are trying to push it on social media, probably because they've been losing viewers and want to modernize it. Supposedly the categories that are being shown online during commercial break are picked at random, so that it's fair and nothing is being marginalized. I personally think award shows are a bit silly although I do enjoy the Oscars occasionally. I was kind of looking forward to Kevin Hart but oh well.

I don't know the A6400 had a new processor and the A9 processor is definitely better than the A7III. Seems like if a faster processor wasn't required they could have just put it in an A6300 body. I do give Sony kudos for putting a top of the line AF system in a $900 body. When the A7III came out it made the A7S2 outdated for some folks. A higher MP with also great high ISO performance and way better AF. Though realistically compared to the A7SII its using heavier NR which causes issues. I think the thought of a lower MP camera for some just seemed like a dated idea. I think now that 10 bit is on the table as well as 4k 60p, heads are turning. I think it could be the camera to rule them all. I mean if its something like a Panasonic S1 with Sony auto focus and lower MP, that would be killer.

Just got this camera, waiting on it to come. Interested if anyone here still uses one. Would enjoy seeing work done on it or hearing experiences. My reasoning was: no record limits (needed for C cam for weddings) really cheap (350 bucks used) RAW 12 bit dynamic range seems pretty remarkable

I wouldn't buy the GH5S for lowlight high speed personally. I've seen a lot of people get weird fixed noise/banding issues using VFR. 4k 60p is nice looking though.

How confident were you when you took your first job?

Wonder if they'll put it in their cine bodies.

Yeah DPAF is a lot more important.

Gonna have to binge watch these sometime this week. Thanks for taking the time to do this, always cool to see actual on set work being done. How did you come to learn audio as well as you do?

They will either gimp it with no DPAF or a 1.8 crop or no Clog.