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Another new size appropriate lens for the S9 in the form of a 20mm f2.5 launched today. https://www.wexphotovideo.com/panasonic-lumix-s-20mm-f2-5-lens-3358704

I was pretty excited about this idea, but with the limited lens selection, even with the new 40mm f/2, it’s still bigger than my Sony A7R II with the Rokinon 35mm f/2.8. An A7C would be even smaller. It still doesn’t really feel like there’s a proper upgraded/full-frame version of the GX85 + 20mm f/1.7 combo, which I absolutely loved

It seems RED SDK beta 9.3.0 released in 9th of September has this line: Added: trim support for R3D NE. Hopefully it’s not long until both Resolve and RedCineX Pro include this SDK🙂

Side 100%. Can’t stand tall stuff! I’m rebuying the battery grip for one of my S1Rii’s because it’s just a bit too unwieldy with the Sigma 28-105 f2.8, especially in portrait orientation where having that shutter trigger button is a boon. That lens is only on the camera 20-25% of the time but it makes sense to just keep the battery grip on at all times for the constant familiarity in handling even with smaller & lighter primes plus it would be faff to keep switching. On the other S1Rii, I have the Smallrig half cage which is basically just a base plate with a side rectangle that is supposed to protect any cables, but has 3 threaded holes. Just a case of attaching the thingy that holds a P4 to that left side and then simply have it in the horizontal plane when I want to capture some gimbal video whilst shooting stills plus the ability to flip it to the portrait mode the rest of the time when I want to shoot social media BTS BS. Also much easier workflow than shooting open gate and having to frame for both 16:9 and 9:16 in the same shot and sort through all that footage. Less kit, less BS, better workflow.

Nothing wrong with ZR dynamic range IMO, and highlights look good too. With NRaw ETTR just below clipping point is needed, but with R3D NE exposing correctly by false color works well. Just get Cinematools false color LUT to ZR, make your own in Resolve or use Parallax Monitor app. The ZR is no pocket 4P with DLog2 DR wise, but pocket 4P IQ still does not look even closely as nice as ZR, and guess which one breakes sooner in very low light. The pocket 4P IQ as a gimbal camera is still nice step up from earlier oversharpened stuff and does not look bad when mixed with raw shot with ZR and Z6iii. Have not used RedCineX much after discovering it does not support R3D NE trim save either.

The single biggest issue is that operating the thing one handed is not great and one handed is the only way to also shoot stills at the same time. The answer is to primarily shoot stills two handed and have the video unit attached to the photo unit and in that regard it needs to be small and operate on its own mini gimbal. Et voila, the Pocket series and its rivals. I also need a better BTS and quicker social media option so again, better tool for the job.

And… …selling it. It’s been a decent stills experience but less so video. From the stills perspective, it takes nice pics but back to the same old dilemma I always have and that is the best camera I have with me at all times is always going to be my phone and it’s a PITA to carry 2 devices. On the video side if things, it worked well enough on the gimbal but operating the gimbal as a one man band hybrid shooter is as much a PITA as that ever was so selling the RS4 mini also and replacing both, ie the gimbal and the L10 with a Pocket 4P. Also, in the static role, overheated in literally no time in the type of environment I typically work in and at not much difference in size to an S9 with a small lens, which despite not having a fan, is surprisingly durable. More so than my S1Rii’s I *think*. I have not tested the latter but as my S1Rii’s have overheated in a static role multiple times and my S9 never has… Anyway, L10, I wanted to really like it, but it’s not cutting it for work purposes (never really expected it to as than as D cam at best) and can’t really be bothered as an EDC and with hindsight I shouldn’t have bothered, but hey, we sometimes need to try to find stuff out. Anyone want to buy a lightly used L10 in the UK?!

Yeah from my experience I'd say the DR was actually really good. Obviously I couldn't do any measured tests, but it felt really comparable to the Lumix S5II which has some of the best DR in the business. Rolling shutter was not good though, pretty obvious jello with even a basic pan. And that's coming from someone who usually doesn't complain about rolling shutter as I rarely see it reflect in real world shooting

This is the right solution IMO. Gimbals that you attach a camera to are so much less usable/useful than camera-integrated gimbals!

I was on the verge of selling my 18mm f1.8 in order to pick up the Sigma 20mm f1.4, just to keep things in alignment with the rest of my new all Sigma lineup, but… Despite this new boy looking quite interesting and Viltrox also supposedly dropping their own 20mm f2.5 next week, I’ve decided to just keep the 18mm f1.8 for financial reasons whilst keeping my OCD in order. Not really a fan of anything wider than 28mm but do have a use case for something 18/20, but not worth splashing any real cash on as in the Sigma 20 f1.4 and the trade in on the LUMIX 18 is less than retail on this new f2 20. So nah. But very interested for an S9ii as at the conclusion of this season for me, I have decided to drop the L10 and pick up another S9 next Spring, but if an S9ii comes along in the mean time, I might go for that depending on the cost as S9’s are now stoopidly cheap.

I am now officially all in with purely Sigma glass. Unless if I manage to get my LUMIX 70-200mm f4 fixed (the OIS and entire functionality of the lens is currently kaput due to dropping it). The 20, 35 & 85 f1.4 dg dn are my holy trinity for hybrid work. The 28-105 f2.8 has also started pulling duty in this specific role at certain times, but I do need to re-buy the battery grip I just purchased, decided I did not need and sent back...only to decide I did need it. My two primary video workhorses are the APSC 17-40mm f1.8 and the full-frame 28-70 f2.8, the latter being good and the former an absolute gem. If I can't get that 70-200 fixed though, I think I will just have to bite the bullet on that ugly Samyang 35-150 f2/2.8 but it will just sit on a tripod in a static role and all my 'creative' lenses are from Sigma. The only Sigma lens I don't have but crave, is the 28-45 f1.8, but I simply do not have a space for it in my lineup, but if it ever gets a longer focal length sibling such as a 45-90 f1.8 with internal zoom, I may need to revisit that scenario as that would be a dream pairing for my kind of work.

Not film specific, but a great way to think about business things is the sales funnel. There's lots of versions of it, but the one I like is this: 1) Marketing - making people aware of your business / services / products 2) Sales - actually selling something to someone 3) Delivery - giving the customer what they paid for 4) Invoicing - getting them to pay you (assuming they don't have to fully pay up front) 5) Re-sales - selling something else to your previous customers (they bought from you once, so may well do-so again) The reason I bring this up is that there's a critical difference between marketing and sales. Marketing is generally done in bulk where whatever the customer is seeing isn't customised for them (think ads, fliers, etc), whereas Sales is often done person-to-person and so can be customised to what will help them specifically. In this sense, the job of Marketing is to make contact with potential customers as quickly as possible, because only then can you start addressing their specific needs. The purpose of social media in all this is Marketing, which is generic, and should do whatever is required to get them to contact you and not do anything else. For example if you say you provide corporate videos but don't outline the details then maybe they contact you to discuss, but if you provide tonnes of info about it then maybe it's not quite right for them and they think you can't / won't provide what they want specifically and they never contact you. In this sense, having an Instagram that says what you do, gives a few examples to show the quality, and encourages them to contact you, might be far superior to an endless stream of great looking images that aren't quite what they want.

With 10 years experience in the industry, you should start by reaching out to all the clients you worked with in the past, who you feel like you delivered great content to, and who you have built a good relationship with, no?

Nice to see you and your family — I presume, enjoying it! : ) The score fits the ticket perfectly! *thumbs upª Other people’s good fortune I can live with ; ) it’s their misfortune I can’t : X

Lovely vibe to it, very easy to watch, and Thassos really does half the work for the camera, doesn’t it? The A7 IV and Tamron combo looks like a great travel setup: small enough to actually carry around, but still with that full frame look when the light gets nice. The GoPro shots blend in better than I’d expect too, always handy for the bits where you don’t want to risk the main camera. And yes, that music choice definitely adds a bit of “summer holiday from another lifetime” feeling. Nice way to say goodbye to the season.

Definitely the best value of it’s kind… For not much more than 500€£$, what it’s capable of is nuts! It’s only real Achilles heel for me is the build. Mine is in the XLCS cage so it’s like Robocop visually, but that does’t change the rear LCD, buttons or dials. I’m not one for chasing the next gen camera for the sake of it, but for real world upgrades that would make a genuine difference. Bring in the S9ii…

For people in the US, at least (I'm not sure abroad), Panasonic are running some trade-in deals. The one for the S9, in particular, is fantastic if I understand the terms right: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/a/trade-in/61933 The S9 is $1,197 normally, but there's a $300 instant rebate and if you do a trade-in, you seem to get an extra $350 + trade-in value of what they describe as "any working digital/film camera." I wonder just how much of a potato would still quality - $547 for a brand new S9 is genuinely tempting. It's pretty much the most pocketable full frame camera on the market now - would be nice if it had internal ProRes, but I think Panasonic's HEVC implementation is decent. Also, kind of crazy to get sensor shift stabilization on a FF camera for that size/price.