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I can’t remember but did they get a lot of negativity when video was included in the X1D range so left it out of the X2D and haven’t bothered putting it back in? It was a period of photographers whining about any sort of video sullying their purist fetish but most of that noise has died out these days. Possibly literally in many cases. I suspect it’s only a (paid perhaps) firmware update away from being included, particularly as the collection of bros they gave it to to “review” are hybrid shooters who would welcome the chance to generate some more “This changes everything” fluff a few months down the line. I suspected the inclusion of IBIS was originally to facilitate a pixel shift mode for when 100mp isn’t enough (!) but that’s not in there either. They just say it’s there for handheld shots of blurred streams and nighttime traffic streaks, which has it’s place I suppose.

IBIS is good for longer duration exposures without a tripod. So for landscape photographers, use a tripod! Any serious one’s do. It helps me with slightly longer handheld exposures on jobs in lowlight, but I could also be less of a lazyarse and use a tripod. So required? Nope. So why include it? Dunno 🤷‍♂️

Unless the intention is to keep the brand exclusive and esoteric? DJI can, after all, release whatever they want under the DJI brand so I can see the attraction in maintaining a “not for everyone” product line. (But why they then add Everyman features such as IBIS I have no idea)

Resolve works great on Linux. The "Studio" edition is required for some codecs. Major graphics cards all have native Linux drivers available for download. First time Linux-Resolve set-ups will likely require some self-teaching regarding the Linux OS, but once the rush kicks in, there's no retreating from an opensource operating-system. Basically: if you know your way around a 35mm analog SLR, you're already in the prerequisite-intelligence demographic: Other migration tips for anyone who wants to taste the Linux "rich stuff" (The Goonies - 1985): Instead of Photoshop -> Use: Krita / Darktable / RawTherapee /Blender Instead of Microsoft Office -> Use: Libreoffice Instead of InDesign -> Use: Scribus Instead of Illustrator -> Use Inkscape Instead of Ableton Live / ProTools -> Use Bitwig Studio (not opensource) / Ardour / etc. I use all of this Linux software, in a professional context, and haven't touched a non-Linux system for over six years (yep, I don't carry a 'smart'phone). The most effective protest against fascism / late-stage phoney-capitalism is to stop using the products of that system. Protest without action is just noise. The greatest trick these legacy-corporations have pulled is convincing the public that there is no alternative to their slop. Even if you start simply by running Linux in parallel with your existing legacy-surveillance-OS, at least you have an exit strategy from the subscription-crackhouse that Adobe and others are running. Don't be another node on their networked fear-grid. Good luck! Volkswagen / Enshittification On the topic of VW cars (earlier in this thread): If you think VW's new subscription policy is offensive, take a look at what Volkswagen did throughout World War II. Volkswagen built and ran Nazi concentration camps Volkswagen routinely murdered the children of their slave-laborers. Volkswagen didn't merely collaborate with the Nazis. Volkswagen are the Nazis. VW are still genociding humanity, to this day, via faked-emissions tests (SOURCE: Scientific American). I'm not sure if any present-day Volkswagen customer is buying these vehicles with informed consent. This photograph should, by law, be placed on the door of every VW dealership. Then customers can make an informed choice: LEGAL: Our right to reproduce this image for critique is legally protected under the terms of 'Fair Use' enshrined in United States law (17 U.S.C. § 107). Fair Use permits the reproduction of a copyrighted work in order to criticize or comment upon it.

For me, it would simply be a ‘one & done’ wedding photo unit, so all these new features are a bonus. The only thing it really lacks is a fully adjustable screen for vertical shooting. A bit of a silly omission IMO. Still wouldn’t be an obstacle for me buying one as that obstacle is purely price.

Awesome! I like mines and love the fact that I can record on Open Gate 6.2K. I can’t wait to get a monitor for that as well.

Serious landscape shooters don't need IBIS, but they improved it to 10 stop! Landscape shooters always shoot raw, but they added HDR Jpeg! Studio shooters shoot in controlled lighting environment, but they added LIDAR that helps in a random dark street! All the improvements, and even pricing, are in the direction of making MF mainstream, not serving the niche, yet it doesn't video, which is the key to become mainstream.

Or as in my use case, there use was/is not so much to reduce moire (or the risk of), but rather to take away some of that digital look, but with the bonus of reducing, or as in my use case, eliminating it. It could also be the type of cameras, lenses, apertures, baking in a LUT, ie, a combo of a whole load of different factors all adding up to the whole, but as stated, I just have not experienced moire in a couple of years now. Next job, I'll now get a ton...but I doubt it.

I don't think so, if your image is lets say out of focus you are not going to get moire. OLPF filters are basically filters that blurs the image just a little bit so as to remove the risk of moire.

Can you elaborate on what software you use ? i presume resolve for video editing, however i hear theres a few things to watch out for when installing ?

I am running Linux on a gaming machine... Bazzite on a Legion Go. Windows 11 on that was a catastrophe and it was a massive relief to wipe the slate clean of Microsoft's spyware.

don't underestimate gopro. its problem is low light. otherwise, very good for your case.

Canon C70 -> HDMI voltage injector -> EVF = working, but only in with "System Frequency" set to 59.94 Hz and "Frame Rate" to 59.94P. Any other FPS or frequency will cause a black screen. I tried to be clever and set "Network" to "On" in the C70 settings (to enable power on the USB-C port) and power the HDMI voltage injector from there (using a USB-C to USB-A adapter) but this didn't cause the EVF to power on.

After reading the posts in this thread again I realised I have the C70 "System Frequency" set to 50.00 Hz. This also sets the HDMI output to 50FPS. When choosing 59.94 Hz and "Frame Rate" to 59.94P the flickering on the EVF (when connected through the FeelWorld monitor) goes away. Canon C70 -> FeelWorld -> EVF = working, no flickering only at 59.94P. A bit limiting only being able to use this on a C70 for 59.94P... especially in a PAL region.

Received the V780H EVF today to try with my Canon C70 (and Feelworld F5PROX monitor) but unfortunately I can't get it working properly with these devices. I've tried powerin the EVF via the included HDMI voltage injector (5V via USB, using several USB power supplies) but this didn't make a difference. Canon C70 HDMI out is set to 1080p and "Linked to HDMI Monitor" is set to "Off". Canon C70 -> EVF = not working Canon C70 -> HDMI voltage injector -> EVF = not working Canon C70 -> FeelWorld -> EVF = working, but EVF image is strobing/flickering The EVF itself does work when connected to my MacBook (but I wasn't able to make it work with the FeelWorld monitor in between. MacBook HDMI -> EVF = working (1920x1080@60fps) MacBook HDMI -> FeelWorld -> EVF = not working (resolution 960x540@60fps, 1920x1080@60fps, 1920x1080@60fps (low resolution))

Well I am not going to stake my life on it, but as far as I am aware, the S5II definitely does not and neither do the S1II, S1RII and that other one, the E? Pretty confident though… There is a company called Kolari (or something like that) that make some kind of clip in filter though.

Are you sure?

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The only Lumix camera that has an OLPF as far as I am aware, is the S1H I don’t have anymore. It’s just not something I have any concerns about as I just don’t ever see it. There has been the odd time I think I have and a quick zoom in or out shows it is only at a specific size in editing software vs I suppose, my specific screen size, but otherwise does not exist and certainly not in the end result. 🤷‍♂️

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The Z6 III likely has a similar optical low-pass filter as the other models of the Z6 series which is reported as one axis only, so if there are high spatial frequencies on the other axis, these can cause moire or other forms of aliasing. Stopping down the lens to smaller apertures (such as f/11, f/16 etc. or using other means to soften the lens, such as a front filter) should eliminate the aliasing (including moire) if it does occur. The cause of this phenomenon is that the adjacent color filter array pixels can get different light (including different color of light), causing an interference pattern to form. Attenuating the high spatial frequencies optically should resolve the issue (and is the normal way to solve the issue). A thicker (two layers) optical low-pass filter on the sensor has the issue that the blurring is always there even though for some subjects (that are random enough not to cause problems) you might prefer the higher sharpness of the weaker, one-axis OLPF that the camera probably has at the moment. In video, moire can (in some cameras) be caused by line-skipping, e.g., when going for a high frame rate mode, this is common with some cameras to achieve 4K120, but on the Z6III 4K120 is achieved by cropping to DX so there is no line-skipping and there should not be any additional aliasing or moire happening due to the use of that mode.

How can it be luck? That's approx 100,000 frames of photography and approx 15,000 5-15 second clips of video (plus another 60 hours of static capture). For the photo side, that has been with; Sony A7RV, Nikon Zf, Lumix S1H and Lumix S1RII. Video, Lumix S5II, S1H, S9 shooting Vlog with LUT baked in. (Except S1H which has OLPF but no facility to bake in LUT). It's just my experience, - what can I say? You have experienced something else, but that doesn't make my experience invalid. What are these cameras of yours that are moire prone?

Sure, over exposing works much better on Z6iii than it did on S5ii. If S1ii’s praise is partly due to baked in NR and over sharpening, then it has the same IQ problems than S5ii has. Thanks! With FW 2.0 view assist exposure looks now the same with NLog than in photo mode, and not over exposed any more😀

I would leave at that. On topic we agree 100%. the “proof” you posted about Tesla proves the original bullshit article is wrong. i would argue there are many car companies that have a lot more political power (in EU) and are guilty of subscription models. Microsoft and their W11 catastrophe comes to mind … and they can do anything to your PC, make SSDs crash (latest security update), and get away with it because you never bought the software ! Anyone running Resolve on Linux btw ?

With the new firmware update released today, view assist now uses RED Technical lut.