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In a bad way or a good way? 🙂 I am not denying it. Too simplistic. Clickbait isn't the same. It is a shock and awe tactic to get views and clicks. Marketing is about targeting a product at an audience and making it appealing. You could say that clickbait is selling themselves. But actually there's more to it - the shrill tone, the deception, and the tackiness of it - and to be frank, the sheer ego of it makes it one of the cultural pillars of a collapsing civilisation. We are literally facing a situation where people's selfishness is spreading a virus in a second wave that will bankrupt countries and destroy people's lives in the winter, so none of the selfishness and dumbness that I see on YouTube surprises me because YouTube has always held a mirror up to culture and society.
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It's not about YouTube. Some great stuff on the platform. It's about the sick consumerist culture and the sheer ego of social media influencers. It isn't about a technological platform, it's about the culture - especially American culture. And the bullshit. Look beyond the "YouTube" part and look deeper, especially about what it reflects in our current western culture. The dumbing down, the greed and all that stuff. I like MKBHD's channel for instance - and he was very critical of the bullshit marketing machine that roped him into this In the end, people need to make the choice for themselves about what they believe on the internet and who they follow. And the content they consume. I think we could be healthier. To put it mildly! And read more, but watch less.
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The sheer ego of it.
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Canon Cinema EOS C70 - Ah that explains it then!
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Probably to box you into using RF lenses, and larger PL adapters won't fit. Cripple hammer time! -
https://www.canonrumors.com/here-is-the-canon-cinema-eos-c70/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+canonrumors%2Frss+(Canon+Rumors) No wonder they didn't want the EOS R5 to go the extra mile. They had this to flog us. Who's got a spare $6K?
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Canon EOS R5 / R6 overheating timers, workarounds, and Magic Lantern
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It's just that Canon knew they couldn't get away with overheating bullshit on the 1D X M3 which is sold on the premise of cast iron reliability to news organisations, sports photographers, agencies and journalists. -
It's a bad idea because a gaming headset isn't designed to be neutral, it is very coloured with the bass, mids and highs dialled in a certain way. So it is a bit like doing colour grading on an inaccurate monitor. You will compensate for those inaccuracies and the image will be completely off on everybody else's screens. So don't do it and get Beyerdynamic closed back monitoring headphones DT770 Pro. https://www.amazon.co.uk/beyerdynamic-770-PRO-Studio-Headphones/dp/B0016MNAAI/ref=sxin_7_ac_d_rm?ac_md=2-2-ZHQgNzcwIHBybw%3D%3D-ac_d_rm&cv_ct_cx=dt+990&dchild=1&keywords=dt+990&pd_rd_i=B0016MNAAI&pd_rd_r=147e029d-898b-463f-bf5d-19b242fe94ba&pd_rd_w=PDtZg&pd_rd_wg=AEx06&pf_rd_p=0c799c14-fd2d-4652-a647-3581649b0ff7&pf_rd_r=CVZMDQH8EJEEXMH844XT&psc=1&qid=1598619207&sr=1-3-fe323411-17bb-433b-b2f8-c44f2e1370d4 If you mix in a quiet place use the open back version DT 990 for even better reference sound quality.
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Inspecting the Fuji GFX 100, and having a cup of tea
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Looks like a good option for the GFX 100. Most 85mm full frame lenses do cover, but surprised even the anamorphic will work. Now if only Fuji would give us the 4:3 aspect ratio in video mode. -
My Canon EOS R5 recording 8K video 50 minutes straight
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Please continue to discuss all in one topic here: I won't lock this one but please post all in one place now with the main topic. Thank you! -
EOSHD articles Canon must come clean, new firmware update findings and PR spin by DPReview / Jordan Drake / CameraLabs https://www.eoshd.com/news/canon-firmware-update-fails-to-meaningfully-change-eos-r5-timer-for-honour-canon-must-come-clean/ Recording 8K video for 50 minutes until battery dies https://www.eoshd.com/news/this-is-my-canon-eos-r5-recording-8k-video-50-minutes-straight-until-empty-battery-video-evidence/ Horshack battery pull / Magic screw workaround to reset timer https://www.eoshd.com/news/canon-eos-r5-so-called-overheat-timer-defeated-by-a-single-screw-in-battery-door/ Internal battery pull resets timer (Baidu user) https://www.eoshd.com/8k/removing-internal-battery-resets-eos-r5-overheat-timer-are-canons-pants-now-completely-down/ Overheating in my fridge after just 60 photos https://www.eoshd.com/news/canon-eos-r5-overheated-in-my-fridge-after-just-60-jpegs-4-c-ambient/ EOSHD testing finds fake artificial timers to lock out video mode, CDA-TEK API / Wifi Android app findings https://www.eoshd.com/news/eoshd-testing-finds-canon-eos-r5-overheating-to-be-fake-with-artificial-timers-deployed-to-lock-out-video-mode/ Teardown on Baidu, Chinese user modifies EOS R5 with thermal paste, infrared thermometer measurements, still bumps up against firmware timer https://www.eoshd.com/news/chinese-user-modifies-canon-eos-r5-to-improve-heat-management-but-finds-artificial-firmware-time-limit/ EOSHD testing finds EOS R5 overheats sitting idle in menus https://www.eoshd.com/news/i-bought-a-canon-eos-r5-and-it-overheated-in-the-wifi-menu-also-a-look-at-potential-solutions/ DPReview dubious overheating test - Real world limit is 2 minutes of 4K HQ on EOS R5 https://www.eoshd.com/news/the-real-world-4k-hq-overheating-limit-is-2-minutes-on-the-canon-eos-r5-say-dpreview/ Opinion on DPReview test results https://www.eoshd.com/news/opinion-on-dpreviews-canon-eos-r5-overheating-test-in-4k/ An early round-up of EOS R5 overheating field-tests (with benefit of what we know now, take with pinch of salt) https://www.eoshd.com/news/a-round-up-of-all-canon-eos-r5-r6-overheating-timings-and-field-tests/ Gerald Undone review and finding that it overheats after just 1 hour of photo shooting https://www.eoshd.com/news/canon-eos-r5-overheating-warning-occurs-after-0-minutes-following-1-hour-photo-shoot-of-30-photos-says-gerald-undone/ Canon promise firmware update for C-LOG 3 and C-RAW Lite https://www.eoshd.com/news/canon-eos-r5-to-get-firmware-update-for-canon-log-3-and-lower-bitrates-in-8k-raw/ Original stories / official Canon overheating times (firmware 1.0) https://www.eoshd.com/news/canon-eos-r5-has-serious-overheating-issues-in-both-4k-and-8k/ https://www.eoshd.com/news/the-canon-eos-r5-overheating-impact-on-different-types-of-filmmaking/ Industry talk Recall rumours https://www.eoshd.com/news/silence-of-the-recall-is-canon-turning-around-shipments-of-eos-r5/ Canon marketing EOS R5 as comfortable on pro video shoot with C300 Mark III https://www.eoshd.com/news/canon-said-eos-r5-shoots-comfortably-on-high-end-production-sets-ideal-partner-to-c300-mark-iii-why-overheating-is-not-on-purpose/ Will Canon recall the EOS R5? https://www.eoshd.com/news/will-canon-recall-the-eos-r5-i-asked-retailers-today-and-the-picture-is-grim/ Dire Canon financial results https://www.eoshd.com/opinion/severe-canon-financials-profits-drop-94-and-recalling-eos-r5-would-be-the-ethical-thing-to-do/ All previous forum topic threads
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My Canon EOS R5 recording 8K video 50 minutes straight
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The changed encryption on this latest firmware means Magic Lantern will likely not be able to crack it open and explore, and will instead dump the original firmware to investigate a fix - any fix may only be compatible with that one. Can you roll back to previous version? -
Canon EOS R5 / R6 overheating discussion all in one place
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Executive... Erm, can't think of a bullshit answer right now, still shocked you asked. BBC... So customers wanted this 2 years ago... Executive... Erm... Yes, really can't bullshit my way out of this one even though I'm trying very hard. BBC... Why wasn't it ready.... Executive... This is Canon, we take our time but when we are ready we make sure to be the best with absolutely no overheating problems ever. -
Canon EOS R5 / R6 overheating discussion all in one place
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"Thank you for reinstalling Canon's position in industry overnight" "8K RAW beast" "ONLY waited 30 minutes for it to cool down" "The best mirrorless camera for hybrid and filmmaking" -
Canon EOS R5 / R6 overheating discussion all in one place
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No need to create a separate thread for it, thanks.
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My Canon EOS R5 recording 8K video 50 minutes straight
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THIS. You have to hope that people see through it. A lot of them don't. Jordan has no honour in this whatsoever, a bit like the Canon people responsible for and complicit in lying to customers. This is a face saving firmware, it doesn't actually change anything fundamental about the usability or the bollocks segmentation strategy. They are not even being at all generous with us - An extra 5 minutes after 1 hour of downtime on a shoot? Nobody works like this. No apology. Secretive. Won't come clean. If it's fine for the Sony A7S III to have normal recording times why not the EOS R5? Sony has a cine line as well but don't pull this kind of bollocks. Also you'd think with the earlier promises of a firmware update for C-LOG 3 and C-RAW Lite, this would be a good time to make good on those too. -
Removing internal battery resets EOS R5 overheat timer
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Japan camera sales are in a world of their own a lot of the time They're not very representative of the overall picture. The EOS R5 is the new hot thing (literally) so it is going to sell well at the start. A lot of Canon users out there. A lot of 5D Mark IV owners looking to upgrade for stills and get into mirrorless cameras. A chart only tells you the relative story The absolute story at the moment is one of dire sales numbers due to the pandemic, almost everywhere you look
