Andrew Reid

Actually... The boom in raw codecs is being driven by clients That's my hunch. They want the best possible quality master files to do whatever they do with them. And lack the understanding that H.265 is more than fine, or that LOG should *shock horror* be graded!

I prefer H.265 as well, over the pseudo raw formats. Cinema DNG is still the best quality RAW in terms of the film look and unprocessed sensor readout.

So is NRAW really REDCODE or is REDCODE really NRAW, I am confused now.

Less adapters as well and no Sigma (full frame).

Well, Nikon have come a long way in 10 years since the D750 at least. R3D, a proper screen, 32bit float, IBIS all very welcome as you say. But Nikon should have made a much bigger splash with the first Cinema Z camera. It should have been a cutting edge flagship at a really aggressive price. Instead they have gone with what is practically a point & shoot camera. It fits the philosophy of the "DSLR video revolution" though doesn't it? Cheap (by today's norm), small, light, cinematic image quality, great codec and hybrid photo/video features. Micro SD and HDMI is idiotic though.

Btw I think it's a strange first Nikon RED launch product. They don't seem to understand marketing. The first camera with RED tech should be higher-end than this, a statement. Instead they've gone and done a YouTube camera. It'll be interesting to see whether the volume of sales to content cretins makes up for the devaluation of RED's brand. It's not really a cinema camera... maybe it's 2025's answer to the Blackmagic Pocket OG?

WOW they finally did it... A world beyond the 3.5" LCD exists!!! If it is cheap and does REDCODE 6K to CFexpress then it's game on.

Cripple hammer may have to retire.

Doesn't seem right to me. 650g with internal ND mechanics and IBIS, with a full frame sensor? I don't think that's realistic.

A clearer shot.

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.

Still no video mode on the X2D II. The DPReview preview doesn't even mention it. https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/hasselblad-x2d-ii-100c-initial-review?utm_source=self-desktop&utm_medium=marquee&utm_campaign=traffic_source Yet they added IBIS and an articulated screen, like the GFX 100 II... it has the same sensor as the Fuji... yet doesn't even do 1080p, let alone 8K! This is odd behaviour from DJI! Also still no curtain shutter, so no adaptable lenses (electronic shutter speed is too slow). DJI are not handling the Hasselblad brand very well in my view. And X2D II sounds more like a star wars robot than a camera. X Two D... Two... Why the two twos? Why isn't it called the X1D Mark 3?

As with the fair use copyright strikes there needs to be a layer of legal protection for the smaller guy who doesn't have access to lawyers. Before the lawyers get involved, a judge should be able to quickly throw out spurious BS cases.

I think more than ever there is a power struggle between the law and corporations, we'd do well to keep an eye on that - since most of the normal rules which keep companies in check like product and competition are becoming less of a factor. We have quite a few duopolies, even monopolies in many markets and in many countries. What the corporate bastards have also realised, is that since the pandemic they are able to act like a cartel with patterns of cartel-like behaviour like all of them raising prices in unison and creating exclusivity of market share for themselves, and also making the consumer increasingly dependant on tech as a service... Less of a product, more of an app or a cloud based service. The pandemic accelerated all of this. And that of course is where all the recent subscription bullshit comes in. But of the two quite different topics raised in this thread... I am way more worried about the abuse of the legal system to stifle journalism. The companies in question are Nvidia and Universal Records. I suggest to think twice before handing them your hard earned.