Fairkid

It was for being a 'good customer' might give you an indicator of how much of a tart I am when it comes to camera gear!

Yes, it was an oldish lens and I think they may have attempted to take it apart.

I have only had one bad experience with them when I sent a them a good lens and they told me it had water damage so they offered a paltry amount. I asked them to send it back and the lens came back to me with a lot of new play in the focus mech and they had lost the lens hood! Leica lens so the hood was worth a bit. In their defence they paid for me to have it serviced and paid for the hood. I sold it to a small shop for decent money in the end.

They sent me a nice box of chocolates at Christmas! lol

It was in their used clear out but it looks like they have all sold.

Last night this thread got me thinking about the GFX100 again after liking the look of it a few years ago. Today WEX alerted me to their sale and I managed to buy a grade 9 example for £1600 (25% discount code). Couldn't resist that!

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.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/nikonz9/permalink/641169057847137/

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

Yes, I really wish that the C70 and FX6 offered an evf add on for shoulder, handheld use.

I would love to find a way to incorporate a small EVF into my C70 rig. It's the one major thing that is missing for me from the camera. I have thought about the Portkeys Leye but apparently the loop is poor quality and the diopter slips.

Yes I hate the HDMI placement! It's exactly where my hand naturally wants to rest when hand holding the camera. Filmed again with the C70 today and it is very liberating (coming recently from BMPCC and Mirrorless) having it all in one box with great battery life, NDs and superb audio preamps. Colours are easy to work with and the dynamic range is very good.

Yes mine is different to the other buttons in terms of its travel. The recess within which the button sits is smaller. Perhaps they designed it so you rock your lower finger over it whilst the top of the finger sits on the record button. I really like the camera so far too, the dynamic range seems excellent.