ntblowz

On 3/19/2025 at 10:28 PM, Andrew Reid said:

Since the s5 the main issue has been the long wait for new stuff, AF behind the curve, poor lens adapter performance, and an unimaginative product line-up that neither feels or looks either high-end or creative. (Unlike, say an X-Pro3 / Sigma Fp / Z8)

Lumix S1 with the latest update seems have finally improved adapter lens performance (yes still get updated in year 2025, 6 years after release...!)

They might be late but better than never.

2 hours ago, Simon Young said:

I’d rather wait for the Nikon/RED version

https://nikonrumors.com/2025/03/13/new-nikon-z-video-oriented-camera-rumored-to-be-announced-later-this-year-similar-to-the-sony-fx3.aspx/

That will be a longer wait

Good to see more and more uses Ronin 4D as main cam

Is this the first time he actually go out of the studio to test with real people? Can't believe he make 3 videos out of this S1RII!

For me 3 camera is deal setup, 2 workhorse and 1 for casual

1 main cam for handheld/gimbal and 1 tripod with big zoom for convenience during events (or prime if just interview type), I know people like to talk down on those 10x travel zoom but they are so handy for event work, and with FF or APSC as base they handle lowlight more better than camcorder even though the aperture is not that high.

26 minutes ago, IronFilm said:

By the time the C300mk2 was released the FS7 already had a substantial lead, but perhaps Canon's huge market presence with the C300mk1/C100 means it could have caught up? But the C300mk2 was priced quite a bit higher than the FS7, and it just wasn't beating the FS7 in specs by enough to justify its price (heck, in some ways the FS7 was better than the C300mk2. Such as Sony still remained the best option for slow motion). The C300mk2 simply couldn't overcome both the  early lead the FS7 had built up and it's handicap of being double the price! wtf

 

Having no 4K60P really killed C300MK2, its pretty much DOA

Same for C200 with no 10bit and TC, dumb move

C100 MK II have no 4K, that is really start of the fall

It was around that time I got the FS5/A7S/A7RII, a really nice set for slow mo/4K/AF and keep size reasonable small... while if you go Canon most of them only have 1080P except 1DC

No body comment on the Gopro?  Maybe I should have use Gopro instead of Pana for the upcoming docu I m shooting 

The DR on S1RII is definitely better than FX3

4k120p on FX3 is much better though.

If Blazer come in L mount that would be really nice

One downside when using anamorphic desqueeze in Sony, you lose both AF and IBIS. But on Panasonic you still get AF and Anamorphic specific IBIS

I m not a fan of that hex bokeh from the 40mm either, luckliy they fixed it with the 20mm which shows oval bokeh.

Their first 40mm 1.8 doesnt have L mount and have noisy AF, but seems that is all fixed up.

Just waiting for actual lens review on L mount camera before I jumped the ship

Canon R8 does cropless FF supersampled 4k60p which none of other model can do for the same price. No IBIS but luckily most RF lens have IS which compensate for that.

So for pure image quality R8 is really out there, just DR is not so hot vs other FF cameras.

On 3/2/2025 at 6:09 PM, IronFilm said:

This is why there is interest in open gate (which thankfully this is an area where Panasonic is leading the charge on), not because of a huge increase in anamorphic shooting (although this is partially a factor, it's become massively more affordable!) but because they want to be able to to create multiple aspect ratios for delivery at once. 

And the best ratio for that is 4:3.. aka M43, if Pana or Oly were smart about it they really could really make a ultimate content creator camera, but looks like Canon got the better idea than them argh.

21 minutes ago, eatstoomuchjam said:

Is it impressive for it to have a 4K/6K readout speed equal to the 5-year old Canon R5's readout speed...  in 8K?  It's a very usable number, and that's great.  Anyway, aren't those modes line skipped or similar?

 

S1RII 4k60p is supersampled, only 4k120p is lineskipped, so for it to have same rolling shutter as lineskipped R5/R5ii 4k60p that is quite impressive. And DR on R5 is really nothing to write about.

I can have more DR in nature profile than R5 with clog3, that one thing I really noticed when I change from S1 to R5 years ago.

Panasonic is really pushing for the DR rather than speed like the competition which used stacked sensor at expense of DR hit.

I hope the next one will be more on speed though, as after using R5 for 4 years I kinda get used to the crappy DR 

3 hours ago, ac6000cw said:

I suspect there's a decent market for an L-mount 'camcorder-style' body if they get the specs and the ergonomics right. Panasonic has the video pedigree to sell something like that, I think.

Yeah, give us the EVA2 in L mount and all the updated spec!

https://www.l-rumors.com/exclusive-first-specs-of-the-new-lumix-s1rii/

Rumored spec from the comment section

44mp "high speed" sensor

Can do 40fps (with electronic shutter)

Can do 1.5 secs precapture RAW

Open gate

Price around $3500

8K opengate? I wonder will they have 8k60p as well?

https://www.l-rumors.com/surprise-lumix-s1rii-will-not-use-the-same-leica-sl3-sensor/

Will they use that new 45MP sensor?!

3 hours ago, MrSMW said:

@ntblowz what’s the fan you have on there?

Ulanzi CA25, mine is the older version with suction cup, the new version with spring buckle fixed the suction cup not holding the fan well after certain time.

52 minutes ago, John Matthews said:

I guess that's only for the S9 (and whatever might be coming next). I have to say it's a strange limitation if this is truly the case.

I think it could be hardware issue (LSI?), so nothing that the software can fix

Just finished a 5 day indian wedding shoot, so far the only time it overheated was when I forgot to turn the external fan on. (Shooting 4k25p all day, and it's summer here atm)

I also did 1 and half hour interview in 3.8k opengate, that was without the fan but indoor, but towards the end I do see the overheating icon popping up.

22 hours ago, hoodlum said:

It looks like we may finally get a compact camera with wide angle to normal zoom, 8 years after the Nikon DL cameras were cancelled.  Except it is Canon doing it with the V1.  This is exciting news for me and it could be an automatic buy depending on the implementation. 
 

https://www.canonrumors.com/the-powershot-v-series-will-become-canons-new-line-of-compact-cameras/

• 24MP CMOS Sensor (approx)

• Approximently 16-50mm (35mm Equivalent)

• 3″ Screen (Approx 1 million pixels)

• Screen has a 170° viewing angle

• 4K Video (Very slight crop, but likely for aspect ratio)

• 1.4X Crop Mode for Stills

• RAW, C-RAW, Dual Pixel RAW

• H.265 / HEVC

• C-Log3 / HDR PQ

• Launch: Late Q1/Early Q2 2025

 

 

Hopefully it have 3.5mm audio plug that G1Xiii was really missing it

My friend's daughter bought the kodak p&s and loving it for the retro feel lol.

On 1/23/2025 at 8:15 PM, MrSMW said:

So what advantages does the S9 have over the S5II now?

The S5II clearly has many over the S9.

The S9 has:

Size & weight, but add a cage and not much in it.

Choice of colours if that is your thing.

And...??

S9 have PDAF in 1080p60 FF mode.. if you only shoot 4k most of the time then S5II is the better deal.

But for some people aethestic is quite important too.

Lumix s5ii/S5iiX got new firmware, basically all the features on S9 is on S5ii/X now except pdaf at 1080p60

I would get their 28mm f4.5 body cap lens for sure, perfect match to S9!