Andrew Reid

​Again, not condoning the behaviour in any way. But if you sacked stars for bad behaviour, it would be to the detriment of the industry in the end. Christian Bale and O. Russell would have long gone.

You must understand this... It's not rocket science...   "Witness how seamlessly all the “Sack Clarkson” commentary moved between saying “You can’t punch your work colleagues" (which is true) to slamming Clarkson for his “xenophobic remarks" (that is, his off-colour jokes) and for "pushing the boundaries of… political correctness”.  They pose as caring protectors of BBC staff from physical abuse, but in truth the Clarkson-bashers are pursuing a culture war, a moral crusade, against the presenter they love to hate and against the words and ideas he projects from the TV into the little people’s heads.  Their glee with Clarkson’s sacking is deeply dishonest. Under the cover of supporting the stamping-out of workplace harassment, they've actually instituted a media kangaroo court trying Clarkson for joke crimes.  Their main interest is not in protecting a BBC producer’s face from Clarkson’s fists — it’s in protecting the public’s ears, and our allegedly putty-like brains, from Clarkson’s words, from his consensus-pricking, fast-car loving, two-fingered salute to modern liberal orthodoxies."

Nobody thinks what this storm has done to the producer. This incident was something, which after 10 years of working together, he and Clarkson could easily have sorted out man to man over in a couple of days. Clarkson in fact met him in person to apologise and that was accepted. But the BBC and the press had to barge into it didn't they... And make a massive shit storm out of it.... and shoot him.... and most importantly of all send out that signal that 'Workplace Bullying' is unacceptable. We all know that, but thanks for the lesson in ethics Vicar Hall! The liberal press have been scandalous, painting Clarkson as a figure of pure evil in the UK, as a personal friend of the prime minster they've pulled out all the stops to fan the flames and do a character assassination.

"I’m sorry that what ought to have been a small incident sorted out easily has turned into something big" Also... The normal rules of the office 'workplace' do not apply to rock stars.

​ I have to wonder, does all this moral posturing make you feel better? And what have you done to be so defensive about your ethics anyway? So it's ok for two stars to punch each other then? I am not condoning any bad behaviour, like I made clear in the blog. It's all wrong. Any kind of physical or verbal abuse is, no matter who does it or where. It's wrong. The problem here is that it should have been sorted out as the small spat it was, behind closed doors. Why get lawyers involved, investigations, pandering to the press and Twitter? To be so dramatic and political about it is bad management. The BBC ride roughshod over what the audience wants time and time again. It's a split lip. It's not manslaughter. It's not serial sexual assault. In over a decade the producer and Clarkson had a positive working relationship. I am sure they will put a token eco-friendly feminist in charge of restructuring a guy's motoring show and ruin it for everyone even more. I can only hope the current production team and presenters go to Sky. The BBC ruined F1 coverage and they will now ruin Top Gear. What do the key players have to say now the news has broken? Captain Slow - James May... "Well apparently they have shot him. I’ve only found this out by prising the information out of various BBC sources, nobody has actually told me officially until a few moments ago when they emailed. I don’t really have anything to say about it. It’s a tragedy. I’m sorry that what ought to have been a small incident sorted out easily has turned into something big... I have only known for the past few minutes and if you excuse me I have to write the eBay listing for my Ferrari." The producer with his swollen lip... "I respect Lord Hall’s detailed findings and I am grateful to the BBC for their thorough and swift investigation into this very regrettable incident, against a background of intense media interest and speculation.  I’ve worked on Top Gear for almost a decade, a programme I love.  Over that time Jeremy and I had a positive and successful working relationship, making some landmark projects together. He is a unique talent and I am well aware that many will be sorry his involvement in the show should end in this way."   This is also worth reading... "...it’s further evidence of [the BBC's] self-emasculation, its sheepish, apologetic jettisoning of anything that might rile right-thinking viewers or make Hampstead-dwelling licence fee-payers choke on their Ovaltine. With the elbowing aside of JC, we are witnessing not simply the sacking of an employee over a scuffle, but the willingness of a scandal-stung, crisis-ridden BBC to ditch anything that has the whiff of controversy and to bend its knee to the bland, larks-free worldview of the right-on." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/top-gear/11494207/The-dogmatic-liberal-elite-have-finally-kicked-out-Jeremy-Clarkson.-I-hope-theyre-happy.html

​You do realise don't you that this kind of thinking would exclude a lot of talent from the film and TV industries!!

First of all, show me the law that requires your employer to sack you if you have a fight. It's a matter for the employer, not the law. Involuntary manslaughter is one thing. A very tragic death is one thing. None of it has anything to do with Clarkson having a stress and alcohol related emotional breakdown due to production issues. That's the end of that little curve ball Lammy. No more dragging this off topic like you did the last two.

​A truly over the top and quite frankly disgusting parallel to draw Lammy.

Statement from the BBC making it official http://transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2015/03/25/bbc-releases-statement-on-clarkson/ What a bunch of morally posturing white suited little shits.

Does the wronged producer's rights come before that of his entire crew? Seems they do.

  Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson is to be sacked, bringing to an end a 27 year career with the BBC and an overhaul of the show. A BBC source told The Guardian - "There can’t be one rule for talent and one rule for ordinary human beings". In 1999 the director David O. Russell head butted George Clooney on the set of Three Kings. Allegedly Clooney responded by choking O. Russell with his hands around his neck. That didn't seem to bother the Oscars, when O. Russell's film Silver Linings Playbook was nominated for 8 in 2012. Read the full article

Completely fake. Not long to wait till the real deal now...

Does downgrading your equipment to simpler, more basic models make you more creative? I went to find out. Read the full article

Maybe they are all like Leonard!    

I am finding video quality in 4K very similar to the NX1, almost identical. Problem is the crop, I find it very bothersome indeed! It's HUGE!

I believe it. Canon are going fixed lens mirrorless, so they don't have to introduce a new video-optimised mirrorless lens line-up to cannibalise their EF sales.

​What... from the back of the LCD?!

Yes 30 min limit and no 4K HDMI output to get around it. No mic socket either. I hope Samsung offers the same perks of firmware updates to the NX500 as we saw with the NX1... it needs it.

​It's "NX" mount. It does get some love from Ciecio7. His PL adapter for Samsung NX mount is superb. I use it with my Cookes on the NX1.

If that new sensor does 14 stops with global shutter enabled I'd be very surprised.

Also, best manual aperture control for Nikon G lenses / Sigma ART on E-Mount & Micro Four Thirds I've yet used. Very robust and smooth.

No, EF and Nikon lenses are bayonet locking. With a positive lock, this works like a PL adapter for cinema lenses. A locking ring locks around the lens, securing it with absolutely no wiggle like you get with a bayonet. So rather than rotating to lock the lens, you hold the lens to the adapter and rotate the adapter's locking mechanism around it instead... just as you would do when mounting a PL lens to a RED EPIC.

Above: Canon EF locking adapter for Sony E-Mount In my opinion these are some of the best adapters currently on the market for Canon & Nikon glass. They take a normal Canon or Nikon lens and turn it into a PL mount (positive locking) with no play between the mount and lens. Most of the adapters are currently in stock on eBay for your A7S / GH4: Canon EF locking adapter for Sony E-Mount Nikon locking adapter for Sony E-Mount Canon EF locking adapter for Micro Four Thirds Nikon locking adapter for Micro Four Thirds (Not currently in stock) And also the versions for Sony FZ mount (F55, etc.) and AJA Cion: Canon - FZ Nikon - FZ Canon - CION Nikon - CION Read the full article

Although we're still waiting for that 4K consumer DSLR from Canon, the company has announced an investment into Spartan Bioscience, a firm developing rapid DNA testing apparatus for the masses to have their DNA analysed for potential health issues. Read the full article

You are right, just look at the vitriol in damphouse's post above for a perfect example. ​I can't think of anything interesting to watch on the BBC at the moment at all. They really have caved into a very risk-averse creative culture.