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MrSMW reacted to a post in a topic: New travel film-making setup and pipeline - I feel like the tech has finally come of age
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MrSMW reacted to a post in a topic: New travel film-making setup and pipeline - I feel like the tech has finally come of age
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+ Currently = 5 bodies: 2 stills + 4 lenses (within the Sony e Mount/Nikon ecosystem) & 3 video + 5 lenses (within L Mount), so considering a switch to: 4 bodies (1x Sony + 3x Nikon) & 5 lenses, ie, 5 bodies + 9 lenses currently across 2 incompatible systems for 4 bodies + 5 lenses within 1 compatible system, ie, with the Megadap adapter, Nikon Z has access to anything E Mount with near native autofocus. Ie, 1 less body and 4 less lenses and within ONE single compatible (lens) system. And yes, it is my full-time business so everything I buy (or sell) is a business decision and expense. Well maybe, but anything I say I always qualify with 'for my specific needs' any time I talk about gear. Sorry, all FF Lumix or Sigma glass...and as above, if it happens, won't be until October soonest with any kit for sale UK or EU only! It's more likely I will do it than not because as I am always saying to my missus, no more 'sideways' steps when it comes to business expenses, - any major changes have to be because the thing is quantifiably better. Or I broke something. But hardly like I could break an entire system so, the former.
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1. First I need to work out how to make the financials work and then⦠2. Whether to get a can of black spray paint or spend a little more and get an Alphagvrd wrap. The longer I have the better because I still have the option next year to flip from Lumix for my video needs to Nikon⦠Sony e Mount has all the lenses and L Mount only some of them. My preference for bodies for video is Lumix, but e Mount has better glass for my needs. This lens actually would allow me to lose an entire unit from my line up and move from 5 current units to 4, so a strong business case does exist. It would also make ALL lenses cross-compatible between Sony stills body/ies and Nikon video. It also stacks up financially because all 3 of my Tamron zoom lenses that I currently use for stills, will adapt perfectly for video use on Nikon bodies. Actually, I should go and do some actual maths because itās not that great an expense⦠Not this year, - too late for that at this point in time, but this 50-150 really is a game changer for my specific needs. A7RV + 50-150 stills 1x Zf + 20-40 hybrid 2x Z6iii + 28-75, 70-180 video Sell 3x Lumix cameras + 5x lenses in order to buy 2x Nikon cameras and 1x lens. Probably a good financial equationā¦
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kye reacted to a post in a topic: New travel film-making setup and pipeline - I feel like the tech has finally come of age
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Yes, the conspiracy theorist in me says they increased the prices for the rest of the world in order to sell cheap to the US market taking into account any tariffs. Based on current pricing including tariffs, stuff still seems to be cheaper in the US? That has been the other option I was considering, but decided it was neither long enough nor fast enough (the Sigma f2.8) and whilst I could live with one or the other, both didn't make sense compared with what I have which is the Tamron 28-75 and 70-180 f2.8's. I don't think I have any option but to wait until these are sub 4k euros either new or used from somewhere like MPB. Paired with the Sigma 28-45mm f1.8 for indoor/low-light scenarios and paired with my Nikon Zf with 40mm f2, I think I will have my perfect set up for stills. Perfect as in I can't realistically expect that 50-150 to be any smaller or lighter because...well, physics.
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Well I am one of those, but not the other...
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eatstoomuchjam reacted to a post in a topic: Itās big and itās heavy, butā¦
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kye reacted to a post in a topic: Aspect Ratios 101 w/ Ryan Coogler & Kodak
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Exactly. I have a second smaller/lighter camera for wider stuff but it's always a choice I have to make otherwise, ie, do I go short (up to 75mm) or go longer but accept I can't go wider than 70mm, which is almost always far too tight. The Tamron 35-150 exists but extends too long when zoomed out and is just a bit too 'geeky' as is it's Samyang sister, so a pretty hard no for me. There's a compromise, there always is and if it's to be a bit of size and weight, so be it. I mean I was looking at the Sigma 105mm f1.4 fairly recently and the Nikon 135mm f1.8 Plena and whilst the latter is a little smaller and lighter but barely faster and FAR less flexible, the former is 300g heavier. And has zero flexibility. OK, it's faster, but that (beyond a point) is not the primary factor for me. A relatively fast: 50/70/85/105/135/150 all in one single lens? I just need to find the funds! I'd have been happy with a 50-150/2.8 had it maxed out at no more than 1kg, but if it was over, I'd suck up that extra weight and have that extra stop.
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I think I āneedā it⦠More (exclusively actually for me) for stills than video. 2 years ago, I was running around with an S1R + battery grip + Leica 24-90 as my āone & doneā stills unit. It had 3 principal faults. 1. Weight; it was 2.8kg in the hands. 2. Using an APSC crop on the 47mp sensor, I could extend the focal length to 135mm with something like an 18mp file but that was not quite long enough for my needs ideally needing something within the 150-200mm range. 3. F4 at the longer ends which is a bit slow for a 90mm lens. Roll forward to 2024 and swapped that rig out for a trio of f2.8 zooms on the Sony A7R5 with the heaviest combo being approx 1.75kg with the 70-180mm, but that lens being a tad long for more general use. Sigma offer their 28-45mm f1.8 which primarily for indoor use would be PERFECT for my needs, but lacks a longer companion such as a 45-90mm f1.8, but even this would not give me the reach I need. Step forward Sony with this constant aperture f2 50-150mm. Does it cover all my focal range needs? No because it starts at 50mm, but covers everything beyond and then some because with the 61mp sensor on my A7R5 and APSC cropping, I can reach 225mm with a 26mp file. Is it big? Yes, but not ridiculously so and it is internal zoom and unless itās a short extension, I canāt abide long zooming lenses. Is it heavy? Yes, kindaā¦and more than the 1kg self-imposed limit I would prefer but it covers 50-ā225āmm. At f2. Without extending. Or lens swaps. It would be approx 2.5kg in the hand as a combo with the baseplate I have on the A7R5. Three criticisms: 1. Why white only? Some of us would prefer to be more discrete and maybe they will follow up with a black one or someone like Alphgvard will have a skin soon? 2. No Arca Swiss built into the detachable tripod foot. Thatās a bit of an oversight IMO. 3. Price. Despite US trade tarrifs, itās still more in the UK and EU than the US⦠At least according to launch prices. So will I be getting one? I think yes, though it may have to wait until next year when they are beginning to appear on the used market, for financial reasons but I donāt think I am going to see a better option than this in my working lifetime. One & Done? Nope, but I have my Nikon Zf with 20-40mm f2.8 for the wider stuff and 40mm f2 for candid when I donāt want to be poking a white canon in peoples faces, plus if I ever decided to hop over fully to Nikon bodies, this new lens will work adapted on say a Z8 no problem.
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Fortunately, I am a big Wes fan!
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Emanuel reacted to a post in a topic: Aspect Ratios 101 w/ Ryan Coogler & Kodak
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kye reacted to a post in a topic: Aspect Ratios 101 w/ Ryan Coogler & Kodak
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Same here. 16:9 is very device friendly for full screen use but isnāt as *cough* cinematic as 2.35:1, but I find that sometimes too extreme to be standard āstyleā for all my work. Iām still debating whether to use 2:1 this year or stick with good old 16:9⦠The advantage of shooting open gate is we have options and with Lumix, multiple frame markers and conscious of my socials, one of those markers is 9:16. Being able to produce 2.35:1 and 9:16 from the same footage is a bit tricky, even with open gate and I will probably just stick with 16:9 + 9:16 as itās the least extreme option. Well 1:1 is the least extreme, but no thanks as thatās for squares.
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Yes but I mean rather than selling to buy, you have already bought so just sell, same as with shares etc, ie, buy when low and sell when high. The only thing in this situation is only a few knew and in the future, will know exactly when that time is.
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John Matthews reacted to a post in a topic: New US camera import tariffs - 25-50%
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eatstoomuchjam reacted to a post in a topic: New US camera import tariffs - 25-50%
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Or the opposite which is if there was something you needed to buy, if the possibility existed, to have done that a couple of weeks back, but selling anything in the near future might actually be to your benefit because if used prices do increase?
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maxJ4380 reacted to a post in a topic: Is DR that important?
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Industry and customers alike just love this kind of š© Itās worse than waiting each time for the next Lumix camera announcement and whether they even will or not⦠Itās called āinstabilityā and when times are not stable, no one spends any š°