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  2. I really want to "own nothing and be happy" but I'm not sure about the second half of that sentence.
  3. Today
  4. I legitimately think that the consumers will eventually abandon any manufacturer that tries this. And, if they all try it together, I see a mass revolt against new models and perhaps even a movement to “older” cameras.
  5. I recently bought a new treadmill and was amazed that the high-end ones required a subscription model. I wouldn't be averse to buying a GX85 updated firmware, but to buy and re-buy the damned thing over and over again is ridiculous. Yet another reason to snap out of the specifications trance that everyone seems to be in and focus on making better videos, rather than making the same videos with better spec'd equipment.
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  7. Welcome to doing video! Stills photography is so easy by comparison that comparing the two is almost impossible. I also came from taking RAW stills into doing video, so you're on a difficult but well-worn path. Of all of my advice, this is the most important... Don't believe anything you read - test as many things yourself as you can. I have done this over the years and I have routinely found that a third of what "everyone knows" is completely false, and another third on top of that is completely misunderstood. It shouldn't surprise anyone, but the misconceptions and outright lies will often push you in the direction of buying things that you don't actually need, and come from the manufacturers pushing very one-sided or suspect information and then it being "re-interpreted" by consumers who are too stupid or lazy or both to question it. Best of luck!
  8. I made a mistake and I can't edit anymore. Actually, I wanted to say the following: I don't like this update policy. However, i wouldn't mind paying for an upgrade to my GX85. If the camera can handle it and the upgrade is worth it, i'd rather pay €/$100 than €/$1000 for a new body. But whether the updates are worth it or not, that depends on each user. Of course, i accept payment for specific updates that are worthwhile, but i do not accept monthly subscriptions at all.
  9. I have mixed feelings about this matter. I don't like this update policy. However, iI wouldn't mind paying for an upgrade for my GX85. If the camera can handle it and the upgrade is worth it, i'd rather pay €/$100 than €/$1000 on a new body. But whether the updates are worth it or not, that depends on each user. For example. Sometimes, with CinelikeD and CinelikeV activated at the same time (saved in C modes), one of these modes freezes in all photography modes. To solve this, i had to connect the camera to the HTML we all know and disable CineD and CineV. Next, I activate CineD again and save it to C1. For some reason, I can't have both profiles saved, because the camera will lock on one of them in any of the photography modes. An update that officially activates both hidden profiles would be very nice. Other things would be good too, such as: All regional framerates. That is, i have the european model (GX80), which prevents me from having 30 and 60 fps. There is a way to activate it, but it's a little tricky and i don't want to mess up the camera. I'm assuming the camera can't offer 4K recording at 50/60fps, but I would like a higher bitrate at 1080p. I wouldn't mind also having 10 bit 422 150 Mbit. Although I think the GX85 couldn't handle it, or it would heat up quickly if it could (although this is my imagination). If the camera software can be improved to have faster focusing in 4K, it would be appreciated as well. I think I'm too optimistic, at least when we speak about the GX85. However, it doesn't seem crazy to me on high-end bodies and/or more recent bodies.
  10. I totally understand paying for different software features, like separate purchases for raw recording, or log recording, or higher frame rates Subscriptions with monthly payments, on the other hand... how does that even work? Are there enough theoretical updates to warrant paying each month? I can't think of more than 1-2 software items I'd want updated on any camera I've owned. What can they do month after month? They can't increase dynamic range. So if the only updates are little things I either never use or work around easily, then I'd just unsubscribe. Not sure why I would pay for a subscription and not get functional updates that I care about. Unless the manufacturer shuts the camera off remotely if I don't pay monthly, which would of course be hideous, and I would never buy into that system. However... if the subscription model was like a constant rental, where you pay $x/month and you not only get software, but also hardware upgrades as they arrive, that might be a neat pricing model. When I buy a camera for X, sell it Y months later for Z, I always calculate my cost to own over that time period. If a manufacturer cuts out the buying and selling part, I see it as a win. For example, I could conceivably pay some fixed price per month to always have the latest Fuji XHx model--with some kind of future reporting on when new models will arrive and what they will have, of course. This is a very unlikely model for any company to move to, I'm just writing it out as something that would be interesting and actually pretty acceptable to me.
  11. Indeed, no thanks! (Although I don't mind paying a small one off fee for big updates that really add something special)
  12. Thank you very much for your time and advice, Kye. I am going to study all the material you have provided in your post, to learn what i need to know. 😉 I've just started in the field of video (I've always been more into photography and playing with RAW). I have also recently purchased a course on how to use Davinci Resolve. It actually blew my mind when i saw the video of the G7. Even at base ISO and with a LUT applied (which seems quite aggressive), the video looks very clean, full of detail, free of the typical artifacts of grading 8-bit videos and with a dynamic range that i didn't expect to be possible get with a Panasonic G85/GX85/G7, at least in standard mode. That's the reason i started this post, because i knew there are people here who have experience with the GX85 (like you). I was curious to know your opinions. In fact, thanks to this forum, i have learned how to activate CinelikeD on the GX85 (and that many people here longed for it to get the most out of the camera's dynamic range). However, after watching the G7 video, i think i have more than enough with the standard/natural modes. In a few days, i'll buy an ND filter and start shooting video and editing it. Thank you so much 🙂
  13. Exactly. Most of these companies are working on the model "we will figure out how to make profits later" which may not be sustainable in the long run.
  14. One of the best books that I read about color theory is The Art of Color by Johannes Itten. It can be found on ebay for cheap.
  15. Couldn't agree more. The average attention span nowadays is like 2 minutes or less. If one's attentions isn't drawn within that time, people leave.
  16. No thank you. I have very few subs to anything and even for my Adobe suite, massive annual discount because of someone I know, (sorry, cannot pass you their details!) and if I did not have that discount, would be using something else. I recently cancelled my annual Musicbed sub and switched to Audio as it’s about 10x cheaper and for the types of tracks I use, a no-brainer. Otherwise Netflix and AppleTV but that’s it for monthly or annual subs. Re. some stuff, if I am not buying it outright, I expect to pay a sub such as Netflix, but having to pay for firmware often with stated or unstated bug fixes? More than a bit unethical and grasping IMO.
  17. MrSMW

    Nikon buys Red?

    I have E Mount lenses and that is as a deliberate business decision on my part in that Sony bodies could be a future option for me. Big fan of the A7RV for stills/hybrid and FX3 for video…
  18. Yeah, and no real image quality advantage over 500Mbit H.265 8K on the Sony A1 Cinema DNG on the other hand 🙂
  19. kye

    Take the red pill...

    Indeed. It's a pity that reality doesn't fit in a sound-byte.
  20. kye

    Nikon buys Red?

    No, TicoRAW is the brand name for an implementation of a particular compression algorithm. People don't really know this, and the manufacturers sure don't want to tell people, but there are only a few compression algorithms in use for video. Some manufacturers will tweak the algorithm to get better performance in some metrics, but it's still the same algorithm and still subject to the same limitations etc. This is from the page on the Discrete cosine transform: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrete_cosine_transform
  21. There’s talk in the camera industry of introducing a subscription model for firmware updates, with Sony being one of the companies believed to be considering this as an option for larger updates in the future. Currently, Sony is planning an A7S III update in the coming weeks with DCI 4K and content authenticity ID, but major updates have been few and far between for a camera released nearly 4 years ago. https://www.eoshd.com/news/firmware-updates-could-become-subscription-model-under-new-plans/
  22. The reason here is a bit different though. V-Log L clips at 80 IRE so my LUTs in the V-Log L LUT pack will push that to white. V-Log on the S1 clips at 88 IRE if I remember correctly so any information between 80-88 IRE will be lost, even if the interpretation of the clip is correct (full vs video range).
  23. @kye Great. Thank you for adding that note. I'm quite protective of highlights generally at the point of capture (as long as I'm not compromising skin tones) as I find that clipping is the greatest remaining "digital tell" that can usually be avoided. But this is always good to keep in mind. @Attila Bakos I've never approached LUTs as a "click and done" solution, particularly wanting to preserve options for the further application of tone curves. Since moving on from (and now partially back to) Fujifilm, I have missed Eterna as a baseline for further work. To date, my best, neutral LUT for V-Log has been a 2021 LUT by Gamut applied at 80% - even then the shadows would generally be more crushed that I'd prefer for further grading. Your Eterna LC LUT! It's marvelous for how I like to work! I am now editing a piece that I filmed primarily last year. Replacing the Gamut with this low-contrast LUT - I really like the color interpretation (even in some challenging mixed-lighting) and a whole world of shadows is available to further work with, rather than to try and pull back in some fashion. Just so, so nice.
  24. MrSMW

    Nikon buys Red?

    [[FX] 8256×4644; 50p] Approx. 4810 Mbps Crikey, - I didn't realise it was that high. A bit more than the 200 I am used to. Might need to re-evaluate my raw ideas... 🤔
  25. You can adapt pretty much adapt anything and everything to Z Mount except L Mount and even convert what are otherwise manual focus Leica lenses to become AF lenses. OK, regarding the latter, it's not amazing AF, but at least something...though not something that especially interests me and I prefer the native manual focus options for Z that were previously primarily L Mount only, from Voigtlander. E Mount lenses on Z bodies with an ultra thin adapter is great though! Nikon have a range of 'native' lenses that are essentially rebranded older gen Tamron E Mount lenses, but I prefer the newer gen myself.
  26. I think it's because Z-mount has the shortest flange to sensor distance of the common mirrorless mounts. So it's possible to make a (2mm thick!) E-mount to Z-mount adaptor e.g. the Megadap one, but not the other way round.
  27. It's TicoRAW from IntoPIX - see https://www.dpreview.com/news/9624409613/nikon-is-licensing-intopix-s-ticoraw-technology-for-its-z9-camera-system and https://www.intopix.com/tico-raw
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