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Not much wrong with the specs. One of the only 40 megapixel APS-C bodies. Same flagship sensor as X-H2, but much smaller, sexier body. IBIS and all the features of an X100 VI but with the benefit of X-mount. 6K 10bit LOG and 4K/60p. I think for £1299 it's a bit of a bargain. Especially in a world which is used to $2k micro four thirds cameras. Whether the average person will choose it over a £1799 EOS R6 Mark II is another matter though. As for the USD prices on new gear, these are irrelevant now and I'm going to start using the £ price as a basis for determining the true pricing of stuff.

Yeah they cheaped out on the lcd a shame but for me the EVF with 3.6Mdot makes up for it. Guess it’s a make or break design choice. I also see the display info finally rotates in video when you shoot vertical. Small but crucial detail as clients ask for vertical more and more. Would have preferred open gate but hey with Sony you have to take what increment they give you. I’m locked into Sony for pro video work so within that ecosystem FX2 fits my needs, not so much the bill though. Tough deciding between it and FX3 since I do shoot low light and run & gun, but then again the 800-4000 double ISO range may be more flexible overall. I also see the rolling shutter drops to 12.8ms in 4k60p & S35 mode so I guess for quick pans and action shots you could use those modes with appropriate lenses for more usable shots. Assign a custom button to s35 crop and boom that nasty rolling shutter dissipates when needed. I’m all about practical workarounds so that could work!

Hehe, I got lucky paying 250 for mine with the 12-32 and a Lumix bag. These bags are highly fashionable in certain groups of clumsy professor photographers.:) The combo usually goes for 350 with the lens. I got my first one eight years ago and paid around 430 for the body. It's still going strong, even without the backwheel which quit on me a few years ago. My favorite lens with it for photo is the 14mm pancake. I also liked using my Oly 45. But it's silver and kinda shiny for street. Planning on getting the Panny 42.5 F1.7. I also got a G3, a cute and small but solid plastic fantastic Dslm style camera. It's the dslrish sister to the GX1. The latter also going for higher prices than a few years ago. GX85 is the best of them all imo for a variety of reasons. 4K video is still great for being 8bit and Rec709. But you know that of course. @John Matthews I just had to get my second one for that nice price and I am looking forward to do a photo tour with two cameras and lenses.

Out of curiosity, how much is that combo going for where you live? I'm always looking for it, but it often seems a bit pricy for me. In France, it can be found for about 350 euros.

FX30 = 2.36 FX2 = 1.04 I think it’s one of the coolest looking cameras ever, the FX line and that tilt EVF ‘looks’ great and for folks that like and use that kind of thing, it probably is, but I don’t have the time and have been an LCD shooter for years now. It’s just a speed thing for me constantly hopping between stills on one body and video on another and the less differences the better. I don’t think the camera is as good as my Panny’s for video and I already have a better Sony stills unit…but I really had hoped it would be good as a true hybrid for my needs, but that LCD just killed it for me 😏

How bad is it? I may be in a minority but I love the fact it has that oversized tilt able EVF, gives a third point of contact and I hate shooting stills with just an lcd. Also very practical in certain daylight scenarios. I can live with the rear LCD just displaying the big 6 data. I wonder how the lowlight is. Like how clean is the image above the 4000 second base ISO.

I bought myself a second GX85. It will hopefully arrive this week. Comes with the 12-32, which I already own and enjoyed using for some test clips with the og pocket. I think I should let go my GM5, as it was more an object of desire than being a practical artists tool for me. What do you guys think? Prices are pretty nice and high for these at the moment. Mine is orange and in a very good shape. Much usage would rub the faux leather off I think. I love the subtle color grade @kye Great results with your GX85 cinema beast.:) Btw I really love the colors of the GX' raw files when taking photos . This camera is perfect for street and to carry along. Anyway, how is Prores on the GH7?:) Any nasty artefacts? Awesome to hear and read about your findings with this exciting camera, Kye!

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i think my teacher would call this an oxymoron, although its been a lot longer than than i'd care to think about... certainly long enough that the definition has probably changed since then. I should google it... ok seems like i'm still right... I'm also thinking this would be a perfect skit for kasy over at camera conspiracies. lots to work with. btw i could only be offended, if what you said is true and since it is not... wooOSAah... Now let us return to our normal programming content.

But then we would not benefit from his/her/their annual single (on average) contribution. I feel enlightened already.

I think you misunderstand a few isolated incidents for riots. Anyone that lives in Los Angeles will tell you things are fine, yet someone from London posts on the internet about how crazy things are there and that people are rioting. Who is right, the people there on the ground or the people who wish to use a few isolated incidents to try and taint a legitimate protest and the people who buy the narrative without any critical thinking?

2012, you say. OK. I agree with the first part, but for the second, some days, I think that might be true, but today, I think that I am. I wish my phone could take my place at work. As it is, I earn all the money around here. Damn phone better start pulling its weight. Sounds like your friend has some real talent. Maybe they could join and you could leave.

Citing a few isolated incidents does not provide evidence of city-wide riots. Beyond that, get your head out of your idiot ass and stop getting your news from bullshit alt-right news sources.

It took 13 years to come to these conclusions? Anyway, did you buy your camera back in 2012 and make your film, or are you still thinking about it? Progress updated appreciated.

nice start to making new friends!!!

Totally agree! Bcuz one of the R5Cs main strengths is how feature/option-rich it is. But that also means you constantly need to be making sure you have the right featues turned on/off, etc. For example, I use the S35 crop mode and/or the digital teleconverter for added reach - but if you don't manually set the cam back to full frame or take it out of TC mode, the cam won't go back to the default mode when you turn it off 🤷🏾‍♂️

That's a solid and bulky choice. It won't overheat any time soon! Now it's by far the most complicated Canon camera I have ever used. For me, the menus were too much. You really need to know what you're doing or you'll get lost with all the menu/button combinatios. Have fun!

I joined this forum in 2012 when I wanted to buy a camera & make a film. After all the years I have been here I just see you are useless people and you whine about money. You are all idiots with a camera but you are not. Phones have replaced you. Ten years ago when I live in Shanghai, my friend took an amazing photo of a street, black and white, better than anything you bitches moan and whine about.

Thank Islam you are here. I saw videos of anti-fa throwing rocks at police cars & burning them & looting stores. But thank Mohammed, you are here to tell us we didn't see what we saw. THERE ARE NO RIOTS IN LA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do not believe any video which shows you riots in LA.

I've got three LP-E6Ps at the moment and a mix of LP-E6NH and older LP-E6N ones. If I recall correctly, a battery strategy that allowed you to run off batteries for a 24 hour day would maybe revolve around: (i) minimum 5-7 LP-E6P batts (ii) 2 dual portable USB-C powered LP-E6P chargers (I was gna go with the simulataneous dual chargers but if I remember correctly, the ones on the market at the time I checked still took longer to charge two batts simultaneously than if I just had two reg dual chargers going at the same time). I think I have this one: https://ca.neewer.com/products/neewer-2-pack-2400mah-lp-e6p-lp-e6nh-replacement-batteries-usb-dual-charger-66606258 (iiii) 1-2 V-mount batts Let's say it takes like 2-3 hours to charge one battery in a dual charger - then the rough math is you'd need at least 5-7 batteries to comfortably keep the use/swap/charge cycle going. Definitely more expensive on the front end. Especially if you're adding a battery grip BUT I'd rather invest $1K on this power management strategy than ever have to pay $1K or more to repair a USB-C port that could break again, and again. Hope this helps tho!

After 850+, I’m still thinking about it… 😂

Thanks for the heads up. Maybe the new LP-E6P batteries are the way to go. How many do you typically find that you'll use up in a day? Is the LCD bright enough to use outdoors in the sun? I've had no problem using my C70's LCD on all but the very brightest days.

As an R5C user for a minute now, who has dabbled with pretty much every external powering option, I will say this: (i) The R5C's USB and micro-HDMI ports are a known weakness in this camera (like many cams). (ii) There have been R5C users who reported their USB-C ports going even though they have been using port protectors. Not a lot but enough for it to be a concern if you are a shooter who doesn't have CPS or insurance, etc. (iii) The cost for Canon to replace the USB-C port is at least $1K So the prudent math would be to minimize use of those ports. Bcuz you are paying $1KUS to 'repair' something that will likely go again, and end up costing you more than the cam itself. Especially now that the LP-E6P batteries can get you 1.5 hours on a charge. So I no longer use my V-mounts or even the Dummy batt/D-Tap option. I use LP-E6Ps and for anything that requires more than 1.5 hours, I use the OEM battery grip for 3 hours of record time.

I have a lot of respect for the skill involved with shooting weddings. I did two about ten years ago and decided that it wasn't for me! Yeah, no thanks. I appreciate you mentioning that. I'm not willing to take that risk! I bit the bullet and ordered a used R5C. $2400 a 22K shutter count, and a cage included. I don't expect this to become my primary camera over the C70 but will be nice to have when photos are also needed. I think I might re-buy the SmallRig v-mount plate so that I can power it off of my Intellytech mini v-mounts, and then just uncouple it from that setup and run it off of the regular battery for stills (I really like an EVF for stills). In the interest of keeping things small and lightweight, I probably will not bother with a separate monitor.

and would suit me very well…if it just had a better rear LCD, but they cheaped out on it and lost a potential sale because of that. And I am not the only one. It defies all logic and sense to me and is the equivalent of a company putting their middle finger up at the potential purchased and saying, “don’t buy it then”. OK I won’t and that’s a bigger loss to you than it is to me. There are sub €1000 cameras with a better rear LCD. I don’t pick holes in shit for the sake of it either and this in every other regard was a very strong contender for me and they blew it 😏