hojomo

The preposterous opinion to me is thinking that the intelligent services of all major states ARE NOT heavily shaping the internet landscape to control the flow & content of information people use to form their worldviews. Western 'liberal democracies' are full of folks who can (correctly) attribute these tactics to autocratic regimes; and then show themselves as total suckers when evaluating their own countries and systems. The reality is that US intelligence services have had a stranglehold on media & communications post-WWII -- in as many countries as they have been able to arrange it. That has extended into the internet era and the operations of myriad companies like Comcast, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Palantir etc. Tech and media companies are interested in advancing the priorities of empire and capital. A robust, diverse internet with decentralized, truly independent voices competing for attention of the minds of the populations is in conflict with that. But yeah TikTok; China is in the same game. This is what states do. Incidentally, Trump may himself arrange a transfer of ownership of TikTok -- on favorable terms one of his donors Jeff Yass (who has a major financial stake in them). A Trump America with TikTok owned by China is not happening for much longer I'd wager.

Go Team Biden! [swish sound] Puttin' em in his place! This is totally going to work out! [insert ice pick into nostril, positioning hammer]

Even with the addition of PDAF in the S5II/X/S9, Panasonic FF C-AF is not what anyone should describe as 'sticky'. The S5 is even worse unfortunately. I don't think you can get much out of it in that regard, but otherwise it is a good camera. Panasonic is near/at the bottom of the pile of continuous autofocus, tracking moving objects (same as Fuji?). Only exception would be G9 and now G7, but I'd imagine OM still does better there. Sony, Canon and Nikon can sell you cameras for that.

I gotta chime in here and say that there most definitely is at least a large format look. You have control of both the lens and the film/sensor planes independently. You can apply any number of adjustments to the axis -- and achieve images that a tilt-shift lens + fixed sensor (ignoring IBIS as not applicable in way I am describing) cannot. And I'm sorry, but M43 cannot achieve as shallow depth of field (at comparable fov) that my 4x5 cameras can. These formats have all been developed for a reason and equating them all in this way is bogus.

on the eastside (seattle's neighbor) and you can definitely get a lot of things same/1 day

I bought the original iPad, and what a toy that was. It took them until the 5th generation, (insanely expensive) iPad Pro to make a useful tablet, for me. A lot of that is software and a platform maturing. These headsets are way more ambitious devices to deliver high quality at a moderate cost.

No way this is realistic at all. The components, before assembly or any other cost -- is above that for Apple and that is not going to change substantially for awhile. And that goes for anyone else attempting to make an AR/VR headset with the tracking & visual specs the Vision Pro has. 10 years, yes -- but only if there is a huge expansion of capacity to make the sensors & tiny screens, optics etc that would be required. All the Quest stuff looks like cheesy old PC game technology. At least the lack of lag and 4K to each eye on the Vision Pro starts to feel a lot more immersive. But it is crazy heavy and expensive. Probably going to take Apple two more tries at least. I am sure the Meta/Qualcomm/Microsoft alliance will improve a lot more too.

No Z cameras have a s16 mode. I could see that changing with a Nikon that has bought RED, but I would still be surprised if it showed up in the Z6III. Do any FF mirrorless bodies have it? Canon does on their cinema cameras; but don't remember reading it as a feature on any Sony or Canon FF models.

I don't think this sloppy, metastatic tumor mafia don could have gone as long & created as much political space & havoc as he has, without an already-existing popular collapse in trust of America's institutions by regular people. The Democrats are offering a sundowning, uninspiring man who can't be counted on to remember why he's in the room he's in as the alternative to what they themselves characterize as a threat to democracy. They will blame everyone but themselves if Trump wins again, starting with young people appalled at what is happening to Gazans and social media misinformation (China & Russia). NAB's preparing to launder anything and anyone the two parties put up as legitimate - they are in no way an outsider to what you will see generally should a very plausible scenario like Trump winning (electoral college being the minimum barrier, not popular vote) in November.

Not unlikely whatsoever, and his conviction in New York is likely to be meaningless barring an additional conviction/development in dynamics IMO. The debates seem horribly skewed to hurt Biden. Americans mostly have the memory of gerbils, and many (key being voters in swing states) are looking at increased cost of living and telling themselves it was better under the orange con man.

I'd like to see Panasonic have success with this and increase market share -- to go on to release another compact with a much faster reading sensor + evf to outcompete Sony's A7C II (429g body). That is more appealing to me as a compact travel camera (of course much more expensive). Sigma's contemporary primes strike a great weight/performance balance and are just waiting for something way beyond the FP line to pair with on L mount.

Nikon has a 26mm 2.8 pancake lens that seems to have gotten positive reviews for its price/performance. It's $400US, which isn't nothing and I'm sure could be sold for cheaper. I too am baffled. Typo or they want a FF starter lens for $100ish?

How lucky we are --let's all hope we can benefit from loads of personal anecdotes about care-free extravagance & fine-grained looks at political movements. If the world is ready and able to receive it...maybe Jedi can one day gift us with some kind of John Galt on vacation, No Reservations wannabee show, except with zero humanity, skill or entertainment value.

The sensor used in the Z6I & Z6II, Zf, S1, S1H, A7III, amongst others - is available to anyone Sony is willing to sell it to. It will be the same for the new sensor Nikon will use in the Z6III. They will use it for the Zf II, they will use it for the Z5 II. Panasonic will use it for a body or two. So will Sony. When it becomes available on a Blackmagic camera -- you can know it's probably just about on it's way out 😉 This one is probably just going to be able to be read much faster, offer 4K/120 FF & open-gate 6K with much improved rolling shutter. More AF point.s as well. For people who don't care 8K and want the best low-light performance, this will be the sensor inside the best bang-for-buck options in mid-range bodies, and will do very well.

They are much smaller than Canon & Sony, and yes they are conservative & constrained by limitations that accompany relying on Sony for sensors. 2024 is going to start another phase of the cartel arrangement. Nikon will continue to expand their video capabilities and the Z6III is the logical product slot to 'step up' on those features beyond what they would have done previously. No 8K & sticking to 24mpx is the main concession. A lot of shooters will be happy with that and Nikon can expand market share if the sensor is fast and it excels at video.

Normally I would think that's what Nikon would do -- but the Zf uses the same sensor as the Z6II/I. They are due to use a new sensor this time around. A lot of the guts are likely to be the same as Zf; and the second full-size slot is a safe bet. Maybe they would also go CFExpress 2nd slot/4k 120p to make a more compelling video hybrid. Here's to hoping a new N-log, open gate & anamorphic support is also on the list for the Z6III

The futurists are certainly free to have their preferences & do whatever they want in this age - but this properly matches the aesthetics to the general subjects. In this case -- the traditional approach is the superior one 😞 . HFR Lotr was dreadful and a total disaster. Most viewers (in US at least) only saw it projected at 24P. The reality that these days a bunch of people can't tell the difference between any of this is meaningless to me when it comes to what I choose to make. How many people are falling off heights to their deaths taking selfies every year? All of the disposable content, trends and mindless bs that western social media encourages & runs on doesn't automatically fall under the category of 'progress' -- sorry.

coming from mostly Nikon shooting I found the position familiar. I guess it depends on hand size; but I have never felt like I was about to trigger it accidentally and the grip in my hand feels very nice. I hate the position of the click wheel at the backside of the grip way more than that. Had to map it to shutter angle as the least damaging feature while shooting explicitly because that is what I constantly accidentally engage. The lock switch is used for any really important shooting and I wish all cameras had it (along with Nikon's sensor guard).

on my S1H it does drain the battery when not in use, but not in the short time frame mentioned here. I have noticed it mostly drain a fresh battery within maybe two weeks of no use, which I still find ridiculous (I guess it could be same rate when accounting for capacity/different batteries?). Power up is slower than every DSLR I've ever owned. It is quicker after an initial start at the beginning of the day; but still around a second to boot. I also experience inexplicable UI lag/unrecognized button pushes very occasionally. I won't power down at all during a shoot and have so far always been able to swap batteries without a problem. I mostly have shot Nikon & Canon DSLRs and really miss the instant on experience.

Other than the 40mm f2 (plastic mount, yuck), there are no lenses well suited to this body. Optically that lens is supposed to be excellent however. I am really enticed to get it for stills, is anyone familiar with Z manual focus fly-by-wire experience? I am able to get decent 'linear' manual focus with L mount lenses. That + Panny's fantastic focus peaking makes it reliable & pretty enjoyable overall (depending on lens). I would love to be able to use Sigma's DG DN Contemporary primes on this. The FP is ok; but for a compact street setup this would be close to ideal (EVF is mediocre, same 24mpx that is now in a Blackmagic camera hahaha). I came up in late 80s/early 90s when serious shooters used Nikon (photojournalism) & still have a couple F3s and some AIS primes, various Nikkor lenses. Very happy to see they added WFM monitoring. Bodes well for video in the Z6III/future bodies

Other than the 40mm f2 (plastic mount, yuck), there are no lenses well suited to this body. Optically that lens is supposed to be excellent however. I am really enticed to get it for stills, is anyone familiar with Z manual focus fly-by-wire experience? I am able to get decent 'linear' manual focus with L mount lenses. That + Panny's fantastic focus peaking makes it reliable & pretty enjoyable overall (depending on lens). I would love to be able to use Sigma's DG SN Contemporary primes on this. The FP is ok; but for a compact street setup this would be close to ideal (EVF is mediocre).

maybe a lot more folks would jump if they make it a 16-35 1.8 😉

I think the recent momentum of S35 bodies makes a viable market for sigma to release a DN version of these basic ranges. I would really like to see a new 18-35 1.8 and many fx30 (and forthcoming fx60) shooters would scoop them up in short order

Sigma has publicly commented a few months ago that they are wanting to release their version of tele 'trinity' that is special and coming sooner rather than later. I think it will be very similar to Tamron's 70-180 Di III; but they go for a better build at a higher price point than Tamron (still much less than native of course). That lens + a low RS, PDAF-ified S2H would round things out for me and keep me in L mount. Otherwise I totally agree, the Z8 is the best true hybrid option right now. I could also reclaim triggers & flashes (that I still occasionally use with Nikon DSLRs). Rumors of Panasonic using the same stacked sensor as the Z8/Z9 make sense and I hope are true. The exclusivity Nikon got from Sony are probably up as well

I'd be way too worried about a Bridezilla situation depending on a 3rd party adaptor in the mix and having it fail at the most inopportune time with that setup. I'd guess in the foreseeable future Nikon will allow more Sigma lenses for Z, and I think Sigma is likely to make something to compete with the Tamron 35-150, available on L & E as well of course.