MrSMW

I considered it and am still considering it, or rather a pair of them, but for stills only as in 1x A7RV with zoom vs 2x A7CR with primes... Based on my preferences and use case, the A7RV smashes (better ergos, EVF, LCD, card slots) the A7CR except in one single regard and that is that the A7CR has the pano crops in camera that it's slightly bigger bro does not have and probably because Sony are notoriously terrible with firmware, will never have. The Q is, can I compromise in various other areas to have that in camera crop option... When it comes to the FP/L and that CDNG option, would my clients care or even notice? Nope, but I would and that is my consideration. Plus/but, at what point do I need to say, "STOP! Enough is enough, - use what you have and stop tinkering!" Goes back to making custom crop mode stick on screen protector for A7RV...

So my question is, having an A7RV, how close can that camera get to the FP-L other than not having CDNG, because it kicks it’s arse everywhere else except perhaps modularity, design and possibly build? I am not that techy but to me it always seems the most ‘cinematic’ capable cameras are the least useable for my use case. And it’s usually just by a whisker. Or in the FP-L’s case, by a few whiskers. Which is a shame as I love the idea of the FP-L but every time I have considered it, I came back to the same conclusion and that is the compromises are too many. Unless I kept it on a monopod full-time and the AF is good enough to track a subject…?? Or could I get around the latter by simply mounting a DJI OSMO Pocket 3 on top of one for those latter occasions… Thinking…

And that is about the sum of it… A. How many competitors for your specific services are there? + B. How good/unique are you within your marketplace? = Being employed or not. Actually there is a C. which is how good are your business and marketing skills as they are as, if not more important?

So it might not be ‘sexy’ but the average salary for a train driver in the UK is approx double my salary. And you get paid to go on strike whenever you feel like in order to petition for even more pay. Yup, that is the world we live in. It’s mostly been that way actually as in one where very few creatives actually make any real money and the financial benefit is usually in favour of having more regular employment.

Which is pretty much why I shoot log with a burned in LUT. Usually needs a slight tweak but generally nothing major if I got the WB more or less in the ballpark.

Reality for me...and I guess many folks is yes, FP-L trumps it for outright image quality, but S9 beats it pretty much everywhere else from having IBIS plus tilt screen, battery life and a few other areas. But then for me, S5II beats S9 everywhere except some features specific to S9 that may come in firmware. Conclusion = LUMIX is for me, still the mainstream hybrid brand for pure video needs and has the least number of compromises over everyone else. What is their compromise? Outright image quality possibly...but actually, struggling really to find one... Another conclusion and that is LUMIX should work more closely with Sigma to create the ultimate real world hybrid!

That is what has always put me off, the lack of anything much; small, fast with OIS with AF…

It’s bigger and heavier and shorter, but wider and constant f4 also with OIS, the 24-105?

I’m still on the fence between it and the slightly larger and longer focal length 50mm f1.2 from Sigma and currently favouring the Siggy for the AF. But not decided yet…

3 cameras with some ‘extra unidentifiable mojo’ for me have been: OG Fuji X100 circa 2011 Fuji X Pro1 circa 2012 Nikon Zf 2024 There was just something very ‘filmic’ about those OG X100 files and when they were in focus, those of the Pro1 especially paired with the 60mm f2.4. The Zf I believe shares the same sensor with the Z6, Z6ii and Lumix S5, but not the S5ii. Most Nikonites it seems prefer it over the newer one in the Z6iii and with a lens such as the Voigt 40mm f1.2, is reckoned to be quite special indeed. I’m thinking about picking that one up in e Mount so I can then use it on both my Sony and Zf for low light and as a walkabout lens.

Cool thanks, I will watch shortly. I think for video, this is such a great bit of kit...but the S5II is and would be even better if it received the firmware from the S9. For stills though, I'd still have to hand it to the S5II just for the mech shutter but then I don't much care for the mech shutter on the S5II so please LUMIX, make me an S2R!! Feature-wise, this little bastard has quite a few things I'd like to see in a more pro body.

It's a good lens. I am currently trialling it adapted with full AF on my Zf because I am somewhat disappointed with the 'kit' 40mm f2 SE. Everything is a bit to mushy for my tastes...

Yes. That and the lack of IBIS. Makes zero sense against a used 100S and say the 45mm f2.8 + 80mm f1.7 (or 110 I think it is?)

OK, just looked it up on Fuji Rumors and because no IBIS and estimated cost, TBH, a used 100S with a pair of primes makes more sense at the likely price! So maybe not...

WHAT??!! Take my money 🤑 Well, as long as it has 65:24 X Pan crop mode, digital zoom and at least an f2.8 FF equivalent lens (an f2 40mm would be perfect thanks Fuji), IBIS (plus not a dealbreaker but ideally a flip out screen like the A7RV).

If I understood this correctly, with the S9 you can shoot both video and stills with TWO crop markers at the same time? Can anyone with an S9 confirm or deny. Ideally, I’d like to shoot raw + Jpeg but with X Pan mode on for stills, ie, the Jpegs would be 65:24 but the raw files 3:2. At the same time, I’d like to stick 4:5 crop guide on so I can keep my social media stills in mind (in post). With video, shoot 6k 30p open gate with 2x crop guides; one 65:24 and the other 9:16. Thanks in advance.

Actually, it would be worth me crossing the channel on the Eurostar to pick one up! What/where is that 25% off deal?!

Yes please. My 3 current zoom trio is their f2.8; 20-40, 28-75 and 70-180 and that was partly what sent me to Sony for my stills needs because they are just as real world good as their 24-70 and 70-200 counterparts, but much smaller and lighter. I really like the latest Sigma 70-200, but it's facking huge and heavy compared with the Tamron 70-180 and as above, real world, there's nothing in it image-wise. Samyang of course make their 35-150 equivalent in L Mount but it's too big for my tastes. If it was internal zoom, I could possibly make a case for it but anything over 1kg as a lens these days, is a hard no for me. I was always put off the f1.8's from Lumix though because they just look so dull and for the few primes I have had in L Mount, went with the f2's from Sigma with their metal build and aperture rings.

For that money, if I lived in the UK and could also get that 25% discount, I think I'd jump on one! But they do not ship to France and I'd be stung for customs duty. Fcuk Brexit 👺

Agreed. L Mount is pretty good now especially this year with the Sigma 28-45mm f1.8 and Sigma 28-105mm f2.8 becoming available and probable purchases for me in 2025. Pretty sure I am going to go for the 28-45 as I need something faster than f2.8 for low light work and though not as fast as the 50mm f1.2, has more practical real world use for me. The 28-105 I am still on the fence over and depends on whether an S2R appears. If it does, as a LUMIX version of the Leica SL3, then it’s a done deal and I will trade my Sony A7RV and 3x zoom lenses for that combo as it will cover 95% of my needs as a ‘one and done’ and that last 5%, at the extreme ends, will be my compromise. But if there is no S2R, then there will also be no 28-105 for me either because although it is available in Sony E Mount, I would rather have my smaller trio of Tamron zoom lenses for that compact Sony body. All pieces of the greater puzzle.

That is NUTS!

Well if I did an AI blend of my house with my shed and then set it on fire, I'd get pretty much that!

Always at the top of mine as soon as it gets past October. Still working on a plan to spend Jan-March in the Canary Islands every year... Camera-wise, an S2R please. Reality, a 6 pack of low cut black socks. Wife, daughter, 2 dogs and cat, in our Christmas themed timber shed. Was supposed to be Strasbourg/Colmar, but bigger than expected tax bill.

I need to stop reading about Fuji GFX100 cameras and checking prices on MPB…