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Content is art. Not all art is equal, but it's still art. It's like arguing that the people who write instruction manuals or textbooks aren't writers. They are, but that doesn't mean they're Stephen King.

Agreed, I can't believe no one is talking about the only(?) camera to have native autofocus with manual/PL lenses. I guess we're too busy talking about YouTubers here these days. To me, the Vega H2 checks every feature box, so I'm excited to see if the image is usable. Too bad Blackmagic can't make a Pyxis 12k with that form factor, that would really be and endgame camera. The main issue with Bosma is that I won't consider any cameras that don't shoot log formats that are supported by Resolve's color management, which I somewhat doubt will happen. I'm not interested in GoPro, but the other standout of NAB is the RodeLink II, which checks every lav box for me. If they come out with an plug on XLR transmitter with simultaneous record/transmit and phantom power, it'll be the last audio recorder I ever buy.

His choice... It's always a choice. Needless to say there's only so long you can go on liking cameras but never shooting anything with them. And the social media skit can make one thin skinned and insecure - people look up to you like a God, which is ridiculous, or tear you down - not much in-between. So while part of me understands The Gerald Dilemma, the main part of me thinks, well, he chose to milk it for all it was worth didn't he? And it was a very privileged position that many would kill to be in, he could have used it as a springboard into an artistic career, but there wasn't an artist inside, nothing on the springy board. The problem is the system. YouTube / Alphabet is a billion dollar industry based off the hard work of content creators, who get a very small share of the overall pie and Google's Ad Business the lion's share. The internet has pivoted from a place where the artist owned the platform themselves (own website, own server) thus able to keep the benefits of 100% of their labour, to big tech owning the platforms and us becoming mere commodities as consumers/creators in a hive mind, whereas before we were founders, builders and owners as well as artists. The shift is noticeable in the language too. In 2012 we were all saying 'filmmakers' or 'musicians', but now everybody is lumped in together as a 'content creator', which got shortened even further to simply 'creator'. It's really dystopian shit. This is at the heart of what created The Gerald Dilemma - being a little pawn in a PR machine and ad industry rather than an individual. Being on a treadmill of content creation for the benefit mainly of big tech platforms. I don't see how anyone can take any personal satisfaction from it other than the money.

I’m surprised no one reputable in the YouTube space has really talked about this outside of News Shooter. When you look at what Bosma is offering with the Vega H2, especially the specs and features, it’s pretty significant. It even has an OLPF. What’s interesting is that even though it’s clearly designed for solo shooters, it feels like it’s being overlooked in favor of something like the Vista, which to me is a pretty uninteresting camera. It doesn’t even have autofocus. To me, the Vista falls short mainly because it’s missing key features like autofocus and doesn’t feel as dialed in for real world flexible, solo workflows. The Vega H2, on the other hand, comes across more like a complete, modern system that actually supports real production needs. Seriously, go to News Shooter’s site and read the specs. It’s a highly production ready camera. Anyway to me, the GoPro Mission ILS and the Bosma Vega H2 are the real standouts at NAB.

I’m waiting for retired Gerald’s review before commenting.

A close relative illustrates user manuals for a high end audio equipment company. Not my cup of tea but it certainly qualifies as art.

That's bc the man is not an artist nor a journo. He's just some dude who speaks English (this is relevant) and got really passionate about cameras during The Great MILC Video Expansion of 2014-2024. Since this is a hobby for him and not a job, the passion just ran out.

Viltrox has a L mount version on show at NAB

According to Brandon Talbot, Nikon is working on fixing H.265 and adding RED Log3G10 as an option for it besides N-LOG. That will make the camera tremendously more useful for the majority of normal users who don't always want to shoot R3D NE.

Luckily photography/videography are my hobby so my decisions don't need to make any sense... so I just bought a new-in-box Nikon ZR & a 40mm f/2, both for 30% off. Same store had a Megadap ETZ21 Pro for half price. So far having a blast with the camera.. I like the form factor a lot and the screen is just exciting, both the IBIS & AF are easily better than my Fujifilm X-H2s. The H.265 is definitely subpar, but it's still ok for social media use because once it's 1080p on a phone, anything will look good. You should buy things the way they are now, but I sure am hoping they'll bring a firmware update to bring the H.265 to the same level as in the Z6III.