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So you feel it in your bones that something is wrong with society and that corporations are doing a lot of harm, turning the frogs gay and so on. What was it specifically about the aquarium exactly that triggered these feelings? The science of fish? Some naughty toads? A pink goldfish? The financial institutions, like it or not, along with food and oil, are needed for civilisation. I'm not saying they can't or shouldn't be reformed, and refocused so the interests of the people are put first ahead of offshore tax dodging profit-making. It is true that neo liberalism and big business has failed to make society or communities better, it has failed us and the environment, they are parasitical and we really need someone to turn to in these dark times who can do something about it. I am just confused as to why that hero has to be a pedophile rapist with criminal convictions and fraudulent businesses, a fascist and a racist, old as hell, fat and stupid, born into privilege, a cold heartless landlord and a cultural wasteland of a person who likes to fawn over supermodels and traffic women. No names of course. A clue... it's not Bill Gates or the boss of Pepsi. Ah yes the NGOs and USAID are at the root of all evil aren't they wanting to end world hunger. Ah yes Russia that hero state where the quality of life for most people barely rises above the grade of heavy depression and alcoholism, and for good reasons. A shit economy, stripped of its dignity by a mafia state, which likes to routinely arrest and murder it's own citizens, and one that likes to spend countless billions on a hybrid war with Europe and the UK rather than spending it on fucking hospitals. You really believe he's moving away from the imperialist clutches of wall street? What are the actual things which have occurred to suggest wall street is weaker under Trump? He's had 4 years 2016-2020 in power and now again embarking on another term and as far as I can see the stock market has never been more of a bubble, more damaging and more highly inflated and inequality of wealth never worse especially in the US. And this is not me spouting an opinion, there's factual evidence for it, not that you'd trust any of the journalists who'd trojan the inconvenient truth into your pathetic little fantasy land.

I as indeed pretty amazed by that one because Canon is actually the last company I would have expected that from. I think the 35mm 1.4 and 50mm 1.5 from Nikon Z go in the same direction, I find those quite interesting.

The new Canon RF 45mm 1.2 should fit ur taste.. similar rendering as the old EF 50mm 1.2 but much lighter and abit smaller.

It actually makes sense. He mentioned that European sales are up and that it wasn’t efficient to have each country running its own Pro Service. A single centralized service for all of Europe is logical—after all, it is one market, and one service center is enough to cover it. Plus, the European market benefits from a 5-year warranty, which is far more generous than what’s offered in the U.S. That level of coverage is already considered enough by U.S. standards and makes American pricing less competitive, whereas European prices for other brands are often higher anyway. I also get the impression that they’re preparing to offer additional types of services in Europe.

True. I suspect that a hardware hack could, possibly, improve thing. Panasonic at one point used to make one of the best liquid metal thermal pastes on the planet. Probably if one of these phones can be opened and paste be applied and then the back has some contraption whereby the heat could dissipate on the outside (whether by wiring or by a metallic 3D Printer made back), then this may work wonders for heat management.

Summary = the sky is not falling in after all. We still wait to see however if the S1H ever gets replaced. I haven’t watched the hour and 20 minute video as I’m not that interested but I would guess that kind of thing would neither be confirmed nor denied and a vague, “things to come/watch this space” at best?

Viltrox joined L mount a little later than those other systems, but I'm certain lenses will start appearing quickly. Totally understand. There are valid schools of thought here: 1) the data image, change in post; 2) WYSIWYG. I also lean more for the latter, especially for stuff I'm too lazy to edit. As things move forward, I'm understanding that most of the manufacturers are producing for the optically "perfect" image because they can. We're not seeing those headline lenses so much anymore like that Nikon 50mm 0.95 brick to showcase their engineering prowess. If they do that, it's to give us affordable lenses at previously unthought of focal lengths or smaller sizes. Lumix has a boring set of lenses that work very well and they can be workhorses, just nothing really amazing or ridiculously small (i.e. 14mm f/2.5, 20mm f/1.7). They insulted all of their users with that 26mm and I want to go back in time and erase its existence.

Ok. They addressed Lumix Pro Services in Europe: Starts at 23m39s Basically, less is more.

There’s also another camera in the LUMIX lineup that barely anyone talks about and that is the S1IIE. I overlooked it myself when it was announced as I already had S5II’s and the S1II and especially S1RII looked a whole lot more interesting…and arguably are, unless… Price + you prefer the updated body and a few other specs over the S5II and in the UK, a couple of places such as WEX and Park are doing them at £500 off, ie, £1800 none grey import. Compared with my S9 which I have now decided to replace (it isn’t robust enough and I’ve had too many niggly issues with it trying to use it as a pro tool) and the S1IIE seems to make the most sense to me. LCD is in line with the body and not sticking out of the side. Hurrah. MUCH better built than the S9 but hardly a chonker. 6k 50/60p in 2:4-1 CinemaScope and before you spit your dummy out, drop that on a 16:9 timeline, it’s about a 1.3x crop and on a 2:1 timeline, only about a 1.1x crop compared with the S5II/X with it’s 1.5x crop. And you can do that log gop 420 300mpbs or 422 all intra 800mpbs which is not tooooo large. No it’s not open gate and I was all for open gate until a few weeks ago and the end of another season when I came to 2 conclusions: 1: Divorce stills from video in the same unit and go back to dedicated stills or video units. 2: Use something else for the fast turn around social stuff such as a Pocket 3. Not pushed the button yet and things may change, but I think an S5IIE could become my run & gun unit with S5II on sticks and either a single or pair of S1RII’s for stills, dependent on a set of primes or a single all in one 28-105mm f2.8. I really can’t be arsed with any large scale brand flips, but swapping a body and a couple of lenses is pretty straightforward and low cost.

Lightly sand the front element and smear a bit of Vaseline around the edge et voila, instant character! I know what you mean though Phil. They are optically quite clinical and the most boring things to look at for sure. For video AF, they are the best option though. For a margin more character, the f2 Sigmas have it at the expense of a tiny bit of AF. Then there is the rest of the stuff where it’s trading or losing AF for character gain. I personally prefer to have the better starting point and add character in post but then some character is inherent in the lens so… There’s always a trade off! That new 40mm f2 might just be the sweet spot…

To be honest it's the less than stellar but fast & small third party lenses that I crave. For Fujifilm you have the Viltrox f/1.4 & f/1.7 primes. For Sony you have a ton of smaller lenses like the 24 f/2.8, 35mm f/2.8 or 40mm f/2.5 but also again third party AF lenses from Viltrox, TTartisan, etc. I realize that the 1.8 primes from Panasonic are great, but they're not checking my criteria, I'd prefer them optically a bit worse but smaller with more character. I remember when the vision for mirrorless cameras was that you could get lenses at the same performance at a smaller size... and now nearly everything that releases is a really big, technically ideal lens at a high price. I used to like lenses like the EF 50mm f/1.4 USM which were okish but had interesting rendering over the great but huge Sigma 50mm 1.4. Guess I'm just an old man yelling at clouds.

Just a quick IQ test.. 1+8 pro modded with Linos Mevis 25mm f1.6 c mount lens as prime lens and Sankor 16C 2x anamorphic. It was recorded at full res raw 4k.

I forgot the Sigma 28-105mm f2.8… Combine that with the S1RII in hybrid zoom mode and there are two very useable crops the first being 147mm which if memory serves is around 18mp the second being 210mm at around 12mp so both very useable for stills use. The Sigma 28-70mm f2.8 also makes for a very compact lens and with the same crop factor, 98mm and 140mm. Shoot Jpeg + raw, the crop only applies to the Jpeg…I think but with video, it’s a proper punched in crop. 4k only though. Doesn’t work in 6k or 8k modes. As things currently stand…but anything could happen within the next 6 months 😉 my plan is to pick up the 28-105 as an outdoor lens to complement the 28-70 as my indoor lens (mainly stills but some hybrid use each) and the new LUMIX 24-60mm f2.8 purely for video on my other S1RII. That latter lens will be more like a 29-73 with the combo of settings I am using (5.9k 50p + standard electronic IBIS). Perfect focal range for my run & gun needs 👌

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I'm a huge outlier here, since my lenses are exclusively either manual cinema lenses, or lightweight travel lenses. For the former, I still pick EF mount. For the latter, I'm not sure anyone makes anything quite like the 18-40. I love it.

I guess it depends on what you’re looking for. I’ll give Panasonic credit for their primes — the other makers feel more like wannabes than real contenders when it comes to consistent size, look, feel, and output. Canon seems unwilling to let third-party manufacturers do what they want, probably out of fear. Sony, on the other hand, seems to cripple third-party lenses for no real reason. Nikon offers some 1.4 primes, but they’re a bit all over the place — not ideal if you’re looking for a cohesive lineup. Only Panasonic has released a true roadmap of lenses, much like a publisher releasing a series of books that all share the same design and cover style. Other manufacturers are putting out books of all different shapes and sizes. That’s fine for the average user, but if consistency is what you’re after, it’s hit or miss. Sony is all over the place — they started with a mount made for APS-C! Meanwhile, Panasonic and Leica developed one of the more recent mounts, designed specifically for full-frame. Leica has their set of APO primes — arguably the best lenses they’ve ever made — though at a crazy cost. Panasonic and Sigma, on the other hand, are pushing out lenses at a relatively fast pace, including some truly unique focal lengths that have never been done before, like the 20–200mm.

Agree ^ mostly... The only area really lacking for me is the space between 100-200mm where there's a bit of a gap. Between Sigma & Panasonic themselves, they have it covered with primes ie, for most peoples needs, most of the time, those f1.8's. Sigma offer their f2's which have a bit more 'character'. Sigma also do the f1.2/1.4's and Leica do their stupidly priced offerings. The zooms are all very good. In fact I can't really think of a bad L Mount lens other than that stoopid f8 thing they launched with the S9. The only thing missing for me is a either a longer sibling to the Sigma 28-45mm f1.8 (such as a 45-90mm f1.8) and/or a rival to the Sony 50-150mm f2. A 50-135mm f1.8 with internal zoom would be appreciated and if Sony can do the slightly longer 50-150 with f2, then Sigma could probably pull off an f1.8. I know the Samyang 35-150mm exists but it's not got the greatest rep and has been hit with the ugly stick. Or is the ugly stick. As things stand, I am probably going to trade my 35mm and 50mm for the Sigma 28-45mm f1.8 because although it's obviously bigger and heavier than either, it doesn't require a choice of lens but a twist of the wrist and optically is just as good based on my experience. I don't really like the 18mm though. It has a great rep but for me it's too wide. I don't really like anything wider than 28 but it has its uses in certain situations, so I need to keep it. It's just above 50 I have the issue... I I don't want or need a 70-200 but something within that 50-150 would be so much better (as long as it's not the Samyang and preferably does not extend when zooming) but I'd settle for even 90mm as above.

It's not that bad in L-mount. We now have a small 40mm F/2 from TTartisan, but it could be better. Most of the lenses from Panasonic make a lot of sense- a full set of clinical 18, 24, 35, 50, 85, 100mm lenses at f/1.8 (except for the 100mm). They're the same size, rendering, in-camera corrections, usage and everything you'd expect. No other camera maker has that. The zooms are also great. Sure, no Tamron, but should that be the deal-breaker? Personally, I'm no longer going for "clinical and sharp". Give me anything with character- that's what I want; set yourself apart a little. Clinical = boring in my book. Still, I have many of the primes, but I almost always take out the vintage stuff when shooting for myself (not a pro). Also, mark my words, L mount will win in the end with lens selection. What lenses are you after?

My Panasonic GH5 was one of the cameras I used to enjoy using the most, it was so great. But I don't see how they will stay competitive in the current landscape and how the market is progressing. The current body only prices here in Germany are: S1II - 3299 EUR A7IV - 1899 EUR R6III - 2899 EUR Z6III - 2039 EUR Because I consider the L mount to have a quite unattractive lens selection (no small lenses, nearly no 3rd party lenses) I don't see why one would spend so much more for the Panasonic if you're not already well into their ecosystem.

You shouldn't have copy pasted this part lol. Never seen one tankie with IQ above 85.

Was at the Acquaria KLCC in Malaysia yesterday - sponsored by Petronas- the amount of signs that stressed nature’s ability to change sexes, sexless species, male pregnancies was enough to send any sane person into gender dysphoria. Feeding the antihuman propaganda to our kids. Fertility rates are dropping fast without all the gender bending as it is Nature is steadily being weaponized further and even commodified/tokenized if it’s up to Blackrock CEO and current WEF head Larry Fink As long as you don’t fall for the ESG narrative and all the other anti human stuff being thrown at us - the BBC serves the interests of the Ciry of London, the financial imperialist bankers who play both sides of the political aisle and are tied to the hip to big food, pharma and oil. Like the former WEF head Klaus Schwab triumphantly said - we penetrated the governments. Just look at who are the founders of the Club of Rome - the strategy spans decades. Percolating lower and put into action through countless tax payer funded NGO’s. Democrats perfected it with USAID funneling ungodly amounts of. money abroad The real fight is between the antihuman rule based order of the globalists versus the multipolar alternative where sovereign countries economically bypass the institutional death grip of IMF through BRICS , ASEAN etc. Confiscation of Russian funds basically made this dormant rift irreversible - the message was loud and clear to entities outside the West - the warmongering EU/ECB cant be trusted And as flawed as Trump might be - he probably has been fighting on the good side since his first stint as President. Gaza and Ukraine are the visible proxies, Trumps main fight though is at home moving away from the imperialist clutches of the Wall Street/London City bankers. Much like the historic independence wresting free from Imperialist Britain which got subverted with the eeection of the FED and the fostering of the “special relation” myth. Historically the US and neighbouring Russia have been friendly allies longer and the Alaska summit got downplayed in MSM as peace between will hurt imperial business Ivan Katchanovski established beyond a reasonable doubt in his “Maidan Massacre in Ukraine” that foreign forces instigated the false flag operation It won’t belong before Trump will decide to leave NATO and Europe to its own devices A good follow for an alternative view of what is happening domestically in the US is prometheanaction dot com and Alex Krainer on X (@nakedhedge) for lucid geopolitical takes. I am open to suggestions for other credible sources of info outside of MSM which I’ve tuned out from since early 2000’s Fondly remember the cricket on BBC - rooting for England while they were getting trashed by the mutipronged West Indian fast bowlers and ofcourse howzaaat Shane Warne. Rant over -love you all.

Interesting lens - I missed it when I was looking around, but like I said, 75mm is a bit long. I'd have to pair it with an adapter to make it a bit wider!

If Sony uses the FX2 sensor for A7V, R6III will be in good position.