Andrew Reid

And Trump has grabbed them all.

Feeling for you. Trump is an economic abomination. It's like a horse race, think of it of all the horses chomping at the bit to get out the gates to increase their profits and prices, but if only one or 2 horses bolt, consumers will shun them and buy the cheaper products... if all the horses bolt at once, what are consumers gonna do... feck all about it.

https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/julien-s-auctions-turner-classic-movies-present-the-david-lynch-collection?tagIds=108281

https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/1426320/david-lynch-hasselblad-sony-and-pentax-cameras-with-accessories

https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/1426308/david-lynch-sony-a7r-and-a7s-cameras-with-sony-e-mount-and-lensbaby-lenses

Interesting to see he had good taste in creative tools.

What's annoying for the rest of us that didn't vote for Trump and aren't even American is that you just know the camera manufacturers will use this is an excuse to raise prices in other regions as well, because they've been pushed into acting like a cartel by a madman with orange makeup.

It's a bit like the world just getting over COVID and then some muppet in Russia gives us a war.

The world was getting over a lot of supply chain and economic issues then the American public decided it would be a good idea to have a convict in charge of the government and go back to 1870s trade policies.

19 hours ago, jbCinC_12 said:

I shutter to think what the future will hold.

A burst of about 8fps?

An update on the US side of things:

https://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2025/05/21/camera-prices-surge-amid-u.s.-tariff-hikes-companies-respond-with-delays

Could be possible that camera companies will import greater quantities to Mexico and Canada.

The new Black Mirror episode is a real banger...

...in which Philip Bloom goes all the way to the White House and starts making up the laws of the land, a new Constitution.

Law number 1... ALL media is given a platform based on promotional effectiveness and loyalty to the CAT KINGDOM. Those media not interested in cats, are de-platformed and uninvited from Sony camera launches.

Law number 2... Universities watch out... Cat Zionism is about. Or should that be Meowism. Any pro-pussians and anyone who doesn't worship white fur is deported to a columbian jail.

Law number 3... Lawyers and judges are to be superseded by weekly episodes of the Supreme Apprentice, where 6 cats around a table ultimately get to settle all arguments big or small with the flick of a tail.

Law number 4... Japanese cameras are banned, all cameras must have pet detection and be made in Texas.

Law Number 5... All China cats and European cats get out. The CAT KINGDOM is only for AMERICAN AND BRITISH PUSSY.

1 hour ago, BTM_Pix said:

I wish one of these gobshites would have the courage of their convictions and instead of the shocked faced gurning thumbnail pronouncing "This Changes EVERYTHING !" they just had one with them shrugging and saying "This Changes NOTHING !".

Camera companies are getting away with this tiny incremental facelift versions because they know these clowns have to keep stoking the click generator so won't ever offer up more meaningful commentary.

In that respect, the urban cowboy could have actually displayed some credibility if he'd made that type of commentary video about it instead of just swerving it completely.

I don't want this faux "GAME CHANGER!" nonsense as the reality is that there are seldom any releases that genuinely shock anymore.

We want genuine, shit your pants, wow releases.

Less "GAME CHANGER!" and more "UNDERWEAR CHANGER!".

Fro Knows Photo - NEW SONY FX1 MADE ME SHIT MYSELF

Gerald Undone - SONY FX1 is a bedwetting moment

Philip Bloom - FX1 CURED MY LOVE OF CATS

Jordan Drake - I JIZZED MY PANTS BECAUSE OF SONY

Camera Conspiracies - SONY FX1 ABSOLUTELY CRAP VLOGGING CAMERA

Camera Labs - SONY FX1 has been released and it shoots video

Tony and Chelsea Northrup -

Comparison is the thief of joy when it comes to creative tools.

Most cameras these days are a victim of comparison.

If we all stop comparing the choices, life becomes much more simple.

Buy what you can afford and be happy 🙂

Ahead of AI? Good luck!

On 5/26/2025 at 11:33 PM, ArashM said:

I just wish they had kept Raw, Jpeg only is a bit limiting.

The thing with Fuji is they don't want their fixed lens cameras to be TOO successful as it means lower lens sales. The X100 popularity from around the V model onwards, caught them off guard. So they didn't make very many on purpose, which further inflated prices, and they want everyone to be buying XF and GF mount lenses instead.

That's why the X-Half lens is such a pathetic piece of shit.

And why it doesn't have a RAW mode.

It's meant to be a toy.

One of the reasons I don't blog as frequently or review stuff any more is that I have literally zero interest in spending $3k on a new camera every few months, and there's this strange urge by camera companies to inflate prices at the same time as going backwards in specs from the Sony a1 which is now nearly 4 years old.

I fear it will be the same with the FX2, where I pick one up to try it once and then feel absolutely zero creative need for it. Same with the new Panasonics too.

And at the same time, my interest in plain old photography is probably stronger than in video now, and what the Xiaomi 14 Ultra was able to do on that side had me thinking that even enthusiast level cameras for photography are on the way out.

When are we going to see some real innovation from Japan?

The GH2 is pixel binning to produce the 1080p, so the digital-edge comes more from that than the built-in sharpening algorithm.

When you view the image at a longer viewing distance on a larger screen, it looks a lot better than up-close on a laptop.

3 minutes ago, ND64 said:

I guess their original intention was matching A7iv price but had to release it with baked in tariff inflation.

Maybe they quietly imported thousands of them back in February, before the tariffs.

I find it strange that the price isn't a lot higher, maybe B&H plan to show the taxes and tariffs on a separate line when you get to the checkout.

33 minutes ago, ND64 said:

They released the video 1.5 hours sooner than Sony's own scheduled video. 

How dare the client journalists disobey their masters.

1 hour ago, eatstoomuchjam said:

@Andrew Reid At least here in the US, the FX2 is $3,500 and the A7 IV is selling for about $2,500.  Is it different there?  At least here, I'd say the FX2 costs a lot more than the A7 IV - like, enough to just buy a pretty nice cage and a lens or two more.

$2698 at B&H for the Sony FX2

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1899230-REG/sony_fx2_digital_cinema_camera.html

Interesting price especially considering the Trump Tariff mess.

And cheaper than the S1 II by $600.

https://www.eoshd.com/news/sony-fx2-announced-a-cheaper-fx3-with-a7-iv-sensor-and-evf/

The more expensive and better Lumix S9 I wanted Panasonic to make.

Loving the EVF and mechanical shutter in a proper hybrid video form factor.

24 minutes ago, John Matthews said:

People might laugh at me, but I don't care. I've been doing some walk-around filming with my G7 and 9mm Leica versus my S5ii and the kit lens. I'm absolutely dumbfounded how little the differences are.

Here are my settings:

Panasonic Lumix G7 - 4k 25fps (EOSHD ProColor Settings, with minor tweaks), super-fast stabilization in Final Cut (InertiaCam- smoothing (.1), continuous video AF on with it's small box in the center (yes, that's right and it didn't really hunt), A Mode, Auto ISO, handheld only,  AWB

EOSHD ProColor looking great 😉

Much nicer than the Panasonic profile on the S5 II

6 hours ago, ntblowz said:

Except China... they certainly have their own price vs the world.

Here in NZ we pay stupidly high prices vs the world since the beginning of the time, S1RII is like over US$4000 haha, R5II is actually cheaper than S1RII in here.

What a crazy strategy that is. It's as if Panasonic thought, well, we're losing to Canon in every way, lenses, mount, product release timing, autofocus, specs, why don't we charge more as well and see how that goes down.

Are you sure 3850 euros is a reasonable offer?

You can get a Z8 for that, let alone Z6 III!

You could even get a used Sony a1 for about the same, with a low shutter count.

3850 is 3x mint condition Panasonic S1H.

It's nuts.

Pre-tarrifs and recent inflation up-tick, I was wondering how sustainable $7000 was for a flagship mirrorless camera, or $3200+tax for a mid-range camera like the S1 II ($4k with kit lens), and now we have the first joke camera with bad AF for $850 thanks to Fujifilm.

https://www.eoshd.com/news/camera-prices-have-the-japanese-taken-leave-of-their-senses/

Now we're about to add more inflation and tarrifs to these numbers, so it's possible that by the end of the year a new mid-range full frame camera will be released to the market for over $4500, and that the Sony a1 III might cost $9000.

At what point does the line get crossed for you guys, when will you stop buying?

It's a mark of how far fucked Panasonic are, in that the S9 is now going for Lumix GM5 prices on eBay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/177072111627

2x crop 2015 camera, 10 years old.

Vs the 2024 full frame camera they wanted all of Instagram to buy.

The last time I saw depreciation like this was with Samsung!

I will look forward to picking one up for £350 in a few months.

https://www.wexphotovideo.com/panasonic-lumix-s9-digital-camera-body-with-20-60mm-f3-5-5-6-lens-black-3170471/

£800 off.

Which makes it £999 with the 20-60mm kit lens.

The body only is down to as little as £750 open box mint used.

Down from the RRP of a few months ago £1600.

One can only assume they are having massive problems shifting them.

Which is a pity because the S9 is a fun little beast.

Fairchild are part of OnSemi now.

The Blackmagic 12K sensor manufacturer is probably OnSemi as well?