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I wonder what wizardry DJI made with the DJI Pocket 3 - because using a phone with DJI Mimo App as an monitor using wifi have almost no lag. Is amazing.

I'm still on the other side of this one. My most used lens while traveling on my GFX 100 II (and previously on my GFX 100) is the 32-64/4. Except when Etosha NP, where it was the 500/5.6 (sometimes with the teleconverter). Most used apertures on the 32-64/4 are all in the f/5.6-11 range. There aren't a lot of landscapes where I need to be at f/2.8 or faster and for environmental photos of myself or my partner (or both of us together) in places, the phone does fine - and if I do take it with the real camera, shooting at f/2 will definitely let somebody know that we were in a place with certain abstract impressionist colors seeming like a meadow or forest or lake behind us. For an upcoming trip to Thailand where I'd like to travel lighter since we're moving around a lot, sleeping on trains, etc, I'm currently giving a lot of thought to just bringing the 50/3.5 and trying single lens life. I'm eager for the day when the GFX 100RF is a lot less expensive on the used market.

Yes, just a one shot fixed-lens model in the X100 body or similar. Any other strategy would confuse their own customer base. Right now, they have some very clear buyer differentiation in the extremely expensive MF and the fragmented APS-C lines. So a FF body makes sense but only as a curiosity for the deep-pocketed aficionado.

Indeed which was why for stills anyway, my 3 most recent cameras have been; S1R 47mp, A7RV 61mp and now S1RII 44mp. I do wish Panny had gone with/been able to use the 61mp sensor from the Sony also used in the Leica SL3 because those 15mp do allow a fair bit more cropping, but hey ho. I have mine set up for Hybrid Zoom and whatever they call the the equivalent for zooms at the 1.4x crop setting so something like my 28-70 becomes a 28-98 and a 50mm f1.8, a 70 and that’s a really good option to have in camera at a flick of a switch. For next season, I am probably going to pick up the Sigma 28-105mm f2.8 as a ‘one & done’ for stills because with hybrid mode engaged, it becomes almost a 150mm lens and allows me to do away with switching to an even bigger and heavier 70-200 and that is a big deal. 24-70 + 70-200 vs 28-105(-147)= A. No lens swaps B. More range in a single lens C. Less weight than a 70-200 and less than 1/2 the weight compared with the duo D. Costs less I don’t think there is a Fuji equivalent so it would be a lens pairing again and medium format for me is now dead unless we ever see something like an f2.8 RF, but I’d prefer to see a fixed lens S1RII rangefinderesque body a la Q3.

That would make more sense than starting a whole new lens system IMO. Just make a body in the $2500 range and loads of people will come in. Add to it a fast f2 prime that isn't gigantic (I'm ok with in-camera software corrections) and I think it would be way cheaper than making and marketing a new system. There's already so much confusion for the limited number of consumers left buying cameras. I would say a FF point and shoot would make more sense for them. It would also sell really well IMO.

Business wise, its way easier for them to make lower priced MF body than start a FF body from scratch and face 3 giants right out of the gate. Also it sends a wrong message to their customers: "both APSC and MF we pushed all these years, aren't best choices, either in image quality or practicality".

The GFX 100 RF has a great sensor but it's a bit pointless to have a sensor size advantage only to shoot at F4 max. The sensor size advantage = better low light, a more shallow depth of field, more character from the lens - all of that F4 works against. And the sensor size of the 100 RF comes with a big premium. So you're paying quite a lot extra for no advantage. Much better to have a full frame + F2 combo unless you really need 100 megapixel - but then who wants such a large sensor only to crop down to Micro Four Thirds framing? My beloved GFX 100 is at its best when you can ignore all the slow Fuji lenses and put a Minolta MD 50mm F1.4 on there.

I really like this shape in the bokeh. It reminds me of 1950s graphic designs.

If that's the direction you're going, have you considered a Blazar Mantis? It's a 1.33x squeeze and has an internal oval aperture to give what they claim to be closer to a 2x bokeh look. I've looked at them a few times and I personally find their bokeh to be a turnoff, but a bunch of people seem to like them. Otherwise, it might be worth looking into whether any currently-shipping lenses allow a waterhouse aperture. I had a modern Petzval for a bit that did. If it's a waterhouse, you could put tape over the biggest and cut out any shape you want for the bokeh. I think lensbaby have one or more lenses which have both a standard round aperture and a hole for inserting bokeh-shaping cutouts. I might even have one around year somewhere from around 12 years ago that I've only used a few times - not for the bokeh cutout, but because the front element of it is on something like a ball head so it can be unlocked and moved freely around to get all Scheimpflug-gy(?).

I shot a lot with the GH7 + Voigt 42.5mm F0.95 + Sirui 1.25x adapter while in China and Hong Kong and loved the setup, both for the images and also the ergonomics and use, but the combo is heavy. The glass is 1.3kg and with the GH7 the rig is over the 2kg mark (4.4lbs). While I felt like a total bad-ass wielding the rig, and the coolness factor of shooting street scenes with hand-held anamorphic is in-arguably off the charts, it wasn't perfect. The bokeh isn't that stretched from a 1.25x squeeze factor, and does exhibit a certain amount of swirl, I was wondering if there was a spherical alternative that would be considerably less weight to drag around the world. This is a first experiment in that direction. GH7 + M42-MFT Speedbooster + Meyer-Optik Görlitz 50mm F1.8, but with two small additions: Yes, these are small cutouts of the sticky part of a post-it note stuck directly to the rear element of the glass. These sit between the lens and speed booster. I've tried putting cutouts onto the front of the lens (on a space UV filter) and the results are underwhelming. This, however, looks incredible and is much more consistent in the shape of the bokeh throughout the frame. Obviously the shape isn't ideal, as I should round it slightly and especially round the corners, but as a proof of concept, this looks promising. More complex scenes: Of course, these are open-gate images, and this is definitely bokeh that deserves widescreen.... and with the best grade I could manage in the Mac image Preview tool, we get this: There is definitely something here. More to come for sure.

All hail the Nikon ZR 4 inch rear LCD

Looks like it supports a wired connection. If using the phone as a monitor in most places, that's preferable. In any sort of urban area, congestion in the 2.4ghz and 5ghz zones makes wifi monitoring frustrating - it'll be working perfectly for an hour and then as soon as you start to roll a take, it's either stuttering or turning into a work of impressionist art. Otherwise, apps like it (without a number of the features like storyboarding, etc) have existed for other cameras for a whlie. The Z Cam mobile app is so good that it makes you angry at every other camera vendor (it also supports wired connection). But yet, most users end up still using monitors - among other things because notifications popping up while filming is distracting - and just about everything on set needs a damn app these days and that gets annoying when that app needs to run on what is now your camera's monitor. The main place I've ended up using this sort of app is for travel - for building out a minimal rig, it's fantastic to pack just a little phone clamp and not have to think about an external screen and some np-f's.

Everything attached to this camera eclipses the body 😄

Hi, yesterday panasonic finally released the firmware uodate and lumix flow update for the s5ii. I really like the app. Setup time is also fast. As this might replace my shinobi ii for travel purposes. Allthough I need to test how long batterylife of my smartphone is while using lumix flow. Not sure if there are any other drawbacks. But apps like these could give external monitor brands a hard time. Or at least in the consumer section. Cheers

Yes it would, especially if it was high megapixel to allow extensive cropping either in camera or in post. The RF100 came so close for me other than the f4 lens. An f2.8 would have swung it for me but high MP sensors are a good thing IMO. I built my career off Nikon and then Fuji so have a soft spot for them both so like to see them do well. Also, I prefer rangefinderesque style bodies over SLR style humped blocks and whilst L Mount has them in Leica and Sigma flavour, I wish the old Panasonic Pony of Hope would ride into town on one. The Fuji X Pro2 was the camera I probably owned the longest and shot the most work on.

It's time https://www.eoshd.com/news/why-its-time-for-fujifilm-to-go-full-frame/ And a full frame X100 without the RX1 III or Leica Q price tags would be fabulous thank you.

It is the pipeline, of course... :- )

Love this. I remember as a teenager I used to translate everything to CDs - how many albums I could buy with the money I was evaluating. +1. My own experience of buying from Japan on eBay is similar to this. There are always examples of scammers / criminals / misrepresentation / bad behaviour from every culture. I think that it's precisely because the Japanese have such a good reputation for this that the few examples of misrepresentation that have happened get blown up and repeated far more than they might from other countries. I've bought quite a number of lenses that were cheap because they had fungus or haze or some other issue, and I consistently found with the Japanese listings that when I received the lenses and really examined them (especially against a strong light source) that the issues I discovered were almost always completely described by the Ebay listing. I suspect I might have had one surprise from a Japanese listing where something was misrepresented, but the level of deception was what you'd sensibly assume to be true on every other listing from any other place basically. From everywhere else, "buyer beware" is just being sensible.

That doesn't make sense. Tweaking sensor can't happen in few months, and it will be so expensive that it would be more feasible to make a new sensor from scratch. I don't believe they're different sensors. But the pipeline has been changed for sure. Maybe a new debayer algorithm and chroma noise reduction provided by RED is implemented.

@Snowfun This really hits home. Especially the part about sitting in front of Resolve for hours trying to fix something that might have lost its purpose before the grade even started. The gear cycle has become its own kind of trap. We keep upgrading tools that already do more than we need while forgetting what we were trying to say in the first place. What you’re describing feels less like disillusionment and more like realignment. It’s that moment when you start asking what actually matters and realize the art is in the process, not the specs. Whether it’s a Leica M11M or a P6K, the camera only matters if it helps you express what you feel. I’ve gone through something similar. I’ve realized that storytelling and emotion always outlast sharpness or dynamic range. A phone clip that feels alive will connect more than a perfect cinematic shot that says nothing. You summed it up best at the end. Art in both process and product. That’s the part that stays with me.

I think they have been tweaking the Sensor since they launched the Z6iii. The S1ii showed them that this sensor was better than what the Z6iii was capable of, even without the DR boost mode. Perhaps the sensor was a bit rushed for the launched of the Z6iii and since then, with Sony, they have been able to refine the settings

I only buy old glass LOL. I look at the price of new lenses and think, "wow that's like 10 - 20 interesting vintage lenses" So you haven't bought from any of the Japanese websites or you have and haven't had good results? Speaking for myself, it's been a game changer and I've ordered 12 items just this week. 10 - 15% OFF coupons and promotions all the time so there's your tariffs leveled up right there. I will say that it depends what you're after and there are some things that are better on eBay vs direct from Japan.. Once you find a groove though, it's great to bounce back and forth between the two cultures and see what's what? Some things are really popular in Japan and fetch premiums while other items that are rare in North America sell for very reasonable prices. But it's nice to have options. And yes I got 3 of those Yashica Scopes 1.5x in mint condition for $80 each. combined the shipping for $20 and it was 2 days door to door. As far as fungus and issues with quality... The Japanese culture generally is very honest and most sellers accurately describe their products, warts and all. Better photos than eBay too and a much more realistic idea of what you're getting. I personally don't mind taking chances on things if the price is right and I know I can fix any smaller issues. But that has really never been an issue for me and any issues are almost always me trying to really get a good deal and gambling on a bad/cheap lens. I will say that the experience has changed for the worse with Trump in office and this most recent tariff grift. Shipping is a bit higher and you don't have as many options but at least delivery is super fast and always well packaged/protected. I'm a fan. Hopefully things normalize soon but it's still a deal. Here's a post I screen captured a while back with more info about the Sirui 1.25x mods

NR is stronger on ZR, but its not just NR. There should be something else.

FWIW, the Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 pancake is popular among Fuji GFX users because it's the smallest (or one of the smallest) autofocus lenses that covers the GFX sensor. If there's a market for the Canon lens, there's almost certainly a market for a similar lens that's one stop faster. Not even sure why Sean would equate it to a shitty 26mm f/8 lens.

I agree, the Remus seemed to more consistently have vertical bokeh. 2x squeeze must just be incredible though. Thanks! I think things like this are a really practical way to get more flexibility with your equipment because you work out what you can emulate in post and then can focus on buying things that have the rest of your requirements, rather than everything you want. Then you just do some tests on dialling in what you like and save it as a preset and you're good to go. You do have to consider the practicalities of these things. I went out with my GH7 >>> Voigt 42.5mm F0.95 >>> Sirui 1.25x setup last night and while it's hand-holdable, it's not something I'd want to be much heavier, and definitely a challenge to hold perfectly still, even with the GH7s anamorphic IBIS turned up to 11. One thing I noted last night was that you can pull focus on the Sirui with one finger, so with my right hand on the grip and my left palm-up under the middle of the rig taking the weight I can still pull focus with my thumb or index finger. I really might. Maybe that's why I shouldn't! I've got a cache of images from this trip, and I've got some vintage equipment I want to test when I get home (and I might have ordered "a few" new lenses in the last few days off eBay) so I'll be looking to do a bit of a deep dive into this stuff in the coming weeks/month. Here's a few more recent stills. This place is intoxicating. Most of the shots have so many layers that without the movement you can't tell what anything is, so these are some of the simplest compositions.