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YouTube's search engine has been acting very bad the last few months. It was already not top notch for a few years, but lately it's been really bad. And I agree with @zerocool22 vimeo used to be a good spot to find interesting films.

Ordered the Viltrox. The price for what you get was too hard to pass. I'll let you guys know how it compares to the SmallHD 501. Does anybody by any chance know if the threaded holes on the Viltrox DC-X3 are regular arri locating? Or different spacing? The SmallHD's have a different spacing. I'd just do that if I were you! Has anybody used the Smallrig 4415 VND 4x5.6 Filter tray? Looking at VND's currently. Was going to DIY hack a VND to matte box. But maybe the Smallrig 4415 can be easily adapted? On the B&H website at the Q&A section is stated that it works with a Tilta MB-T12. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1852163-REG/smallrig_4415_multifunctional_vnd_filter_tray.html/qa Apart from if it would work. Is it a decent filter? Before was looking at K&F(budget, popular on YouTube) Vaxis or Haida (Also popular on YouTube) VND filters. Or are the B+W XS-PRO Vario ND MRC-Nano still the best around?

Thanks for the recommendation. I was considering it as well, but it didn't show up on used websites in my country. Now it is indeed the same price as a used Focus 5 or cheaper than a Portkeys BM5 III. So actually no need to find it used. Have you used this monitor yourself?

Not at this moment. Can anybody confirm the SmallHD Focus is daylight viewable at 800 nits? Currently it's between the Portkeys BM5III or the Focus. Anybody who has had both in hand?

Thanks for chiming in guys! Can the 501 and the Focus 5 (non OLED) also be updated to use EL Zone? Really? I read a somewhere on a forum that the quality of the screen was really bad. Like looking at an old monitor. Or is that what you mean with quality control? How would you rate the Desview against the Focus 5?

Thank you for the opinions! I'm gonna stick around with my XT3 and look for a used XH2S. I can start a new topic for this but don't want to bloat the forum with topics. Also looking at some used monitors. I have a SmallHD 501, the button is a bit janky. So I thought buying a back-up one (or keep the 501 as a back-up). Options I have considered. • Buy a second 501 (but it's not daylight viewable) • Buy a SmallHD Focus 5 (claimed to be daylight viewable, but is it at 800 nits? The no loop through is ok, but I can imagine a situation where it is not) • Portkeys BM5 II or III (a bit more expensive than the previous two, menu not great) • Blackmagic Video Assist 12G (Even more expensive) • Atomos Shinobi II (Priced between the focus and the portkeys, some people rave about it some people trash it...) Anybody who has had their hands on any of these? Right now leaning towards the Focus 5. Used to SmallHD OS but also their screens. Things I sometimes use (apart from framing and trusting it for exposure and colors with custom LUTS) waveform, false color, peaking, anamorphic desqueeze. Thanks!

Yes another camera topic! Looking for some opinions and thoughts. It's been a while since I looked into other camera's. There's a documentary project that might come up, and I wanted to anticipate. At first I thought just going with my Fuji XT3 as usual. But since it seems to be back a bigger project than usual I started to think and look what's on the (used) market. (It's been a patch of smaller projects the last few years, used to have a F35 or rent Alexa for bigger projects) Documentary doesn't mean that it's going to be run and gun style. Mainly just a lot smaller crew than fiction project. What I'm looking for (and probably everyone): Alexa in a small boxy form factor with internal ND 🙃 Also I think it's the internal ND that started me thinking, since I use single filters in matte box right now. What I came across: Sony FS7 MKI and MKII and FS5 MKI and MKII Rented the FS7 a couple of times years ago for various projects. Was never really fond of the camera. But that's also because I compared it to the price tag. Now it's at such low prices that I might consider those it. Main dislikes: menu system, more ettr style than others (not like Alexa), screen, form factor, extra unit at the back makes it very weird Pro's: Pretty lightweight, Image is ok (not blown away, but ok) Canon C70 Never used this camera. It's pretty high on the dynamic range database? But are those numbers correct? Main dislikes: a bit more expensive Pro's: Lightweight, interesting form factor (except the top handle) What I'm currently also considering: Fuji XH2S (Or XM5 according to dynamic range database has more stops?!?) Same mount/eco system/adapters as Fuji XT3 A bit more video dedicated. Know I can use autofocus if I really need it. (seldomly) Also XT3 can be used as B-Cam 🤓 Main dislikes: No internal ND, (probably audio 🤷‍♂️) Pro's: Lightweight, lens mount/eco system, not the best form factor but my current rig mostly solves this Currently the FS7 seems most tempting, because of the price (1.5 to 2K for a package). Yes I know I can rent, and I might just do that. But interested in hearing your thoughts. Also feel free to point me to interesting comparisons (and interesting options I probably missed).

Hello all, sorry to open a topic for this. But currently looking for a 50mm prime with good AF performance for video (quick but natural). I have the Fuji 60mm Macro and that one is very bad for video. Could not find direct comparisons on google. Anyone who has had their hands on both? Or one of them? Thanks!

Yes indeed. I'm going with option 1. Any specialists out here with recommendations? I'm thinking of buying older Mac mini as a NAS. At Location B (which is offsite, somewhere at a family members house) it's meant solely as a back-up. At Location A it's meant as a back-up, but I might also look through files and copy them to a work drive. If it can be a work drive, even better but I think that's not possible on a low budget.

Ok, I've been reading very bad reviews on quasi all kinds of cloud storage. I thought everybody used cloud storage, maybe they don't know the risks. That means there are two options left. 1. NAS at home and NAS at family member's house that I can access from my home. 2. Continue with hooked up physical drive's, which I mirror to one another. But one (or two) of them are at family member's house and/or deposit box. Option 2 is very hard to keep track of and takes a lot of discipline. But apart from that is pretty simple...

Thanks, that's the one I'm considering now. I read they had faster speeds than others. That's exactly one of my other concerns.

Hi Anaconda, thank you for your input. The thing is, currently I only have one location. So if I get a NAS, it would be at the same location as my other physical drives. I think the only solution to this is a cloud service, unless I'm mistaken?

Hi all, what are you all using as a cloud storage service. Anybody using it as a permanent back-up or has permanent back-up solution? Been looking into Backblaze, but I'm not sure if I'm convinced. What holds me back is that it makes a back-up of entire system, while I actually would like to choose. Also apparently the upload speed is very low. Yes, I also use physical hard drives. Currently need at least 4tb. Thoughts? What do you use? What do you recommend?

Would a HDMI to SDI converter solve this issue? So 1. HDMI Camera > HDMI Converter SDI > Wireless SDI Transmitter Or 2. HDMI Camera > HDMI Monitor > HDMI Converter SDI > Wireless SDI Transmitter Or 3. HDMI Camera > HDMI Monitor & Converter SDI > Wireless SDI Transmitter

Well I meant as a buying option. I know renting would be well below 500 a day 🙂

Is there any HDMI transmitter below 500 that is good enough for focus pulling?

Slightly off topic. But how do the Viltrox XF lenses compare to the Sigma XF lenses and Fuji XF lenses regarding the AF performance? Especially asking AF performance for video. I sometimes use AF for slow motion detail shots, following/tracking shots. So not asking for talking heads, Youtube or such. Interested in these focal lenghts 13mm f1.4 vs Fuji 16mm f1.4 23mm f1.4 (viltrox vs old Fuji) 56mm f1.4 vs Fuji 56 f1.2 old version

Any interesting deals from European shops this Black Friday weekend?

Also curious what others have on their list, especially for deals in Europe. Affinity Photo 2, Designer 2 and Publisher 2 is on my list as well. Although I only have use for Affinity Photo 2... Might go for one of the Aputure deals. Also looking at a new iPhone (refurbished).

Oops! You clearly have more Aliexpress experience than me 😂 The Colbor also has bi-color and single color fixtures. The connecting matrix design is what makes it interesting. You can create a led brute or dino light with these. I did see a picture with each fixture having a separate cable, that's a lot of cabling. They should make a single (bigger) power supply where you can hookup your matrix to, still need cables for each fixture, but only one power cable. Also a shame that you can't use the reflector in matrix. That would increase output significantly. Thanks for chiming in Kisaha! Do you know if they use the RGB to combine and form whitepoint? How is the output of the colors? Is each color bright and saturated? Are these flicker free at high speed recording?

Yes the XH2S is very interesting. Although I wouldn't buy it as a trashcam. If I buy the XH2S it would make my XT3 my carry around. But not sure if it's smart to invest into this right now. I've been looking around and found some interesting models to replace my 550D, Fuji XM1, Fuji XA10, Fuji XA7. Any user experiences? Used prices vary a lot, sometimes comes into XE2S or XE3 territory.

And did you check if they are flicker free on higher frame rates? I searched a bit on Aliexpress. I might have found something crazy cheap that you want to try out. Around 100 euro for 300W https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005003912590090.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000014.3.19247ecb89I2Jn&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller&scm=1007.40050.281175.0&scm_id=1007.40050.281175.0&scm-url=1007.40050.281175.0&pvid=9da7394c-e478-4d61-b54d-5f1fac4e4127&_t=gps-id:pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller,scm-url:1007.40050.281175.0,pvid:9da7394c-e478-4d61-b54d-5f1fac4e4127,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238111%231996&pdp_ext_f={"sku_id"%3A"12000027451792889"%2C"sceneId"%3A"30050"}&pdp_npi=2%40dis!EUR!125.47!84.06!!!!!%402101f6b116679930580155327ebaba!12000027451792889!rec Also those Colbor CL60 and 100's seem cool. They can be hooked up to each other in a matrix/array. Does anybody know if these pass power to each other? Or does each single fixture need to be plugged in? That's a lot of cables... Link to the Colbor CL60R RGB version https://www.colborlight.com/products/co-cl60r Other interesting stuff I found on or through Aliexpress 150W, 300W and 500W Airtube / Airpanel led style fixtures 😮 https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005004709709163.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000014.19.272f9f81aSgx25&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller&scm=1007.40050.281175.0&scm_id=1007.40050.281175.0&scm-url=1007.40050.281175.0&pvid=b325774c-1ee4-4384-967a-20485e9e701b&_t=gps-id:pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller,scm-url:1007.40050.281175.0,pvid:b325774c-1ee4-4384-967a-20485e9e701b,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238111%231996&pdp_ext_f={"sku_id"%3A"12000030185487161"%2C"sceneId"%3A"30050"}&pdp_npi=2%40dis!EUR!641.51!564.53!!!!!%402101f6b716679933376201169ea7a8!12000030185487161!rec Also seem to make a 650W / 700W COB at around 750 They don't seem like a small brand http://www.syingfilm.com Also found a Lightstar Luxed 4 copy https://namgrip.tv/store/GT-SL04-p357565557 Interesting

Out of curiosity have you tested that cheap 300W light? That ZYSB seems like a great find, I'm based in EU. Might try it out. Did you check the kelvin and the green/magenta shift as well?

Any people here who've had lots of different gimbals in their hands? Especially wondering about the Letus Helix Jr., anybody any user experience? Seems hard to find reviews/experiences on the internet. How does it compare to the newer gimbals? And in general, how do older gimbals (for instance Ronin M) compare to the newer ones? What if you want to mount the gimbal on for instance a car, are the newer ones better at that? Can the Letus one be screwed on to something from its platform that it sits on? Thanks

Thanks for the tip. I don't wear glasses. I had thought about the diopter, but didn't know the not focusing looking directly at subject and switching to the viewfinder. Might go with a recent iPhone at the moment. And maybe next year go for XH2S and have the XT3 as backup and replace my 550D.