Fairkid

Saying all that I also love my GRIII which really does go with me everywhere and the output is also superb. More of a snap cam though but useful for late in the city and surreptitious shooting.

I have a Q3 (have had previous Qs too) and I love it, I think the lens is amazing with a lovely character. I carry it with me everywhere and for me it was worth the price - would I like it if I could buy a similar camera for less from another manufacturer? Yes of course but there isn't one that fits the bill from my point of view. Namely, bright fast 28mm lens, rugged build, fantastic evf on the left of the body, superb full frame sensor with a lovely output and all in a relatively light package. I will keep it for a few years and it will still be worth a few quid, probably will end up costing me £25 a week which for something that gives me a lot of pleasure is a bargain in my book.

I wanted that one, was patiently waiting for Wex to offer one of those 10% off clearance codes they sometimes do.

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The most recent official LUT is plain awful. Someone on a Z9 facebook group posted one which is much better, smoother and with more dynamic range. In general terms the camera has average dynamic range, it's OK and gets the job done, shadow recovery is pretty good. The camera ergos, screen and evf are really nice though, I like shooting with it and the Nikon Z 24-70 f2.8 is a really nice lens.

Not whining, just responding to your blanket statement about the A7S III being wrong for people who take their video seriously which is a load of nonsense.

I would still buy the A7SIII over the FX3 for dedicated video use as you get the EVF and it's better value. The firmware does not affect the image or improve the ease much in my opinion.

The 40mm is a good lens as it can be found reasonably cheaply on the used market (compared to new price and compared to the equivalent 35mm f1.2), it handles nicely for video as there is no focus tab plus it focuses closer than most rangefinder lenses. Not mention the lovely look to the images it produces, even at f1.2

I tried the Z9 on a few jobs but didn't keep it in the end. The colours are beautiful and I loved the ergonomics and battery life but as you mentioned the workflow wasn't ideal. I just couldn't get decent dynamic range out of it using the supplied Nikon conversion LUTs. As it's a bit of a niche camera there wasn't much info out there on how to get the best out of it.

I love my S1 with the Voigtlander 40mm f1.2 LM, I feel like I can cover anything with that combo.

I wholeheartedly agree. Google used to have a specific button to just show forum results and I was gutted when they removed it.

Yes you can

Thanks for the info. I have just bought an FX30 so it’s really helpful. Is that the Portkeys monitor that allows touch tracking?

I've owned both over the last two years and the Sony wins for me due to the consistency across frame rates (Canon image line skips when in higher frame rates), the full sized HDMI and its better battery life. I don't particularly love Sony colours in general but the A7SIII image is really flexible and has loads of dynamic range. I wouldn't necessarily choose to shoot the Sony for narrative work but for the corporate work I generally do it is really capable and has been rock solid so far. I choose the A7SIII over the FX3 mainly due to the EVF, I recently bought an FX3 handle for cheap on Ebay and use it on the A7SIII when needed. You can buy an adapter from small rig and it works well.

Mini hdmi on the S5 kills it for me. The S1 on the other would be my preference or pick up an S1H for under £2k