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Just got the S9 from airport, that 15% discount on tax on top of promo discount is pretty good value, and given it is only NZ$100 more for the 20-60 kit so I got this combo instead of the 18-40 which cost $1000 more 😂 ( another ridiculous pricing from Pana)
I m thinking getting the Meike 35mm F2, should go well with 20-60mm. 

Just got the S9 from airport, that 15% discount on tax on top of promo discount is pretty good value, and given it is only NZ$100 more for the 20-60 kit so I got this combo instead of the 18-40 which cost $1000 more 😂 ( another ridiculous pricing from Pana)
I m thinking getting the Meike 35mm F2, should go well with 20-60mm. 

Just got the S9 from airport, that 15% discount on tax on top of promo discount is pretty good value, and given it is only NZ$100 more for the 20-60 kit so I got this combo instead of the 18-40 which cost $1000 more 😂 ( another ridiculous pricing from Pana)
I m thinking getting the Meike 35mm F2, should go well with 20-60mm. 

Just got the S9 from airport, that 15% discount on tax on top of promo discount is pretty good value, and given it is only NZ$100 more for the 20-60 kit so I got this combo instead of the 18-40 which cost $1000 more 😂 ( another ridiculous pricing from Pana)
I m thinking getting the Meike 35mm F2, should go well with 20-60mm. 

First you might like to watch this video on Mr Beast's youtube channel, so you get to see what the end result looks like:
 
Then check out the behind the scenes, of how it got made:
Check out the camera plan (well, one of the camera plans) they show thirteen minutes into it (yes, that's one THOUSAND GoPros):
 
 
Two more BTS videos about this same YouTuber production series:
 
 

Merry Christmas and happy holiday to everyone.
 

Bought a S9 and gonna use it to do a tribute video of my mum while she is still in good shape this holiday.

Bought a S9 and gonna use it to do a tribute video of my mum while she is still in good shape this holiday.

Thanks for the wishes of you all here! : )
 
In this year I lost my best friends ever, my father and dearest aunt, a mother to me, hope 2025 may only become better than this 2024...
No complaints at professional level though...
Five/six awards (the 6th 'cause we're working on a sequel of a previous TV series not yet under my umbrella by then despite a determinant role in the nomination towards this prize this time) ten days ago for two feature movies shot in NZ and Macau, China, respectively, as producer with two of my partners in crime by this scribe of yours too.
 
North of Portugal. My brother's new home. With my core family of three, brother, sister-in-law, nephews and his brother-in-law, sister-in-law and respective mother, very likely. Our mother is still recovering from a surgery two weeks ago, the 2nd one this year from another fall and same broken leg... so the youngest will be with her instead. Just life, I guess.
 
While waiting for my FX30 next week arriving from a U.S. trip, Osmo Pocket 3 (have you already bought this jaw-dropper?) and their really small and handy accessories are the ones I regret today to not have discovered earlier from the previous model anyway. As never enough to have been reported before, that larger sensor, 4K 100/120fps and 10-bit D-Log M (even 4:2:0) are a thrice must : )
4th axis stabilizer just to mention one of the plus size : D of this little toy is simultaneously-plainly-and-luxuriously a simple joy... : X
The set of filters and extra add-ons, no less ; ) Testing all of them for these holidays! : P
 
Happy Christmas and the best 2025 to everyone!

 
EDIT/PS -- @Andrew Reid Thanks for extending that infamous 5-minutes editing limit here, serves to share more in the same post and in age of a big fail to twitter/X model without useless multiple posts so dispersive and annoying I intend to believe LOL :- )

Bought a S9 and gonna use it to do a tribute video of my mum while she is still in good shape this holiday.

I do like Lumix's prime lens and some zoom is using the same 67mm filter (except 1.4), and similar size and weight make hotswap on gimbal/filter much more convenient
 
Meike does make the entry level L mount lens with their 85/50/35mm f1.8/f2 lens, I hope there is a 24mm coming from them.

Bought a S9 and gonna use it to do a tribute video of my mum while she is still in good shape this holiday.

The holidays haven't been the same since my Mom passed in 2016, but I am trying to make the most of them after beating cancer last year!
As far as cameras, I think I am set for 2025. I MIGHT swap out my two S5s for S5IIs, depending on how the year goes. Not that I am unhappy with my S5s, it would just make matching them with my S5II X in post easier. I also might snag a S9... we'll see! But overall I am pretty settled until I see how things look next year or in 2026, as far as Lumix goes. What I have (two S5s and a S5II X) are honestly cameras I could use until the wheels fall off and I'd be happy with them, I'm more just looking at the long term big picture as far as where I end up.
Happy holidays to all of you!

I was interested on the S9 but the initial launch was so lackster with stupid recording limitation and f8 manual pancake that really extinguished my desire
 
But now with the 18-40 and recording limit removed it is on the table again.. and they have some special which is not bad, but then the used S5II is still tempting too, except no pdaf in 1080p50/60 which is dumb as I do still use that sometimes.

The more I use mine the more dictionary definition of underrated this thing gets
Best with small M mount prime lenses, or LTM...doesn't have to be fancy
For autofocus best with a small Sigma L mount prime like 35mm F2
Smallrig grip is a must.
The LUT feature gives everything on the display more impact during a shoot, stuff simply looks beautiful and exactly as you intended... and it's so immediate... And in general the camera is so fucking nimble and fast. Then there's the minimalism of it... the simplicity. It is truly one of those cameras that gets out the way and leaves you to enjoy shooting.
Yes, build quality could be more high-end... yes, wish it had a mechanical shutter and an EVF... but really thats where the complaining ends as it has everything else and then some, and what it doesn't have like a stacked sensor, you can't reasonably complain about because it cost me a shade over £1000 (open box deal).
Really glad they did not scrimp on the battery, it takes a big chonky one.
If it had a powered hotshoe they could have sold me an EVF to go on the top... but for now I'm using the RX1 optical finder from Sony...

They seem to be accumulating wood for an upcoming fire. Still can't tell what color the smoke will be....

So the SL2, very nice now it's much more affordable but turns out in my tests so far it's still fucking broken as it doesn't shoot 4K with the original battery and certain lenses... That is, Panasonic 50mm F1.4 S, Sigma MC-21 adapter, erm pretty much everything that isn't from Leica's own L-mount range. So it's quite a serious problem.
I thought this was fixed with the new Q3 battery and new firmware updates, and the SL2-S was supposed to work from the outset.
Now it seems the problem is more complicated than it appears when you are sold the camera.
So I took the SL2 back for a test today at the Berlin store, only to be met with a lot of eye-rolling and a blame game:
- Panasonic is to blame, apparently their lenses are faulty!
- The customer is to blame, apparently I am an idiot who is using the wrong type of L-mount lenses
- The Sigma MC-21 is to blame, and Canon too... For their EF lenses on the official Sigma L-mount adapter are so badly made that the Leica SL2 refuses to even do a burst shoot
- And of course as a customer, I am not just to blame but also WRONG! Wrong knowledge, wrong approach, wrong skillset, blah blah blah.
So I sent the feckers this link:
https://www.eoshd.com/interview/interview-with-stephan-schulz-leica-camera-on-the-sl2-and-filmmaking/
And said, here's my interview with your boss in Wetzlar.
Have a read of that... It's the battery's fault.
And he said there would be a firmware update to mitigate it, and the battery grip would also be the solution to the fact that the SL2 battery is so shit it can't even power the autofocus motors at the same time as shooting 4K.
Needless to say the Leica SL2 is now back at the store, and refunded after much finger pointing.
Doesn't make me want to go back there any time soon.
When it was run by Meister Camera, this store was a gem https://www.meister-camera.com
Now it's run by Leica, what happened? A total change in attitude and staff knowledge.
It's a pity they didn't just admit the problem still existed, was Leica's fault and not the customers, and then sold me their spare SL2-S which has better compatibility with the full L-mount ecosystem.
I would have left a Leica customer, nevertheless the experience was so shit, even the thought of buying the EOS R5 appeals more than another SL2 now 😉
And that's a bloody flame thrower!

Denizens of the internet... I present to you the Panasonic Q
It is Netflix approved with 6K open gate.
Phase-detect AF and IBIS
Leica lenses
(And some nifty Noktons)
In-camera LUTs
And still nobody cares because it has a Lumix badge - not a Sony.
Yes, it is as small as a Leica Q. Yes, it is much better for video than a Leica Q. The Leica Q3 is 6300 euros. This set me back 1299 special offer in Olive Green.
The lens can be changed... On the Leica Q you are stuck to a fake Leica lens that needs heavy digital correction to look ok.
It has IBIS... the Q of course doesn't.
And in the end, they are both the smallest full frame cameras you can get along with a Sony RX1R II or Sigma Fp/L

So in conclusion, Panasonic are doomed. The social media response to this camera made it out to be some sort of silly toy.
It just goes to show how uncreative these zealots are.
Would it have been nice to have a built in EVF, the only feature aside from extra resolution you get for your 6300 euros on a Q3?
Of course.
Would it have been nice to be Leica grade in terms of materials, looks, and so on? Well it's not THAT far off really.
There has never been such a good image and wide range of features in a camera this small or cheap, end of story. Add a Sigma 35mm F2 or Voigtlander M 40mm F1.2 and enjoy!

Live from the exhibition floor…
Well, it’s here but as expected it’s in a Perspex case making touching it impossible and the reflections and dim environment not exactly easy to get a decent picture of it especially on my ageing iPhone.


What I can confirm though which Is what everyone wants to know is that it does have internal ND.

It's weird u feel no mojo for Panasonic colour, I was dropping my mouth when I edit footage from GH6 to my Canon and I was like I actually prefer Panasonic colour more. 
I was rocking with FX3, FX30 and E1 earlier this year, but all sold and only just got E10II recently cause it was cheap, back to mostly Canon now but still thinking of getting Panasonic in the future 
I guess if u stick with one brand all these u might try other stuff to see if glass was greener on other side, I was on R5 all those years but last year decide to give Sony a try again being A7iii was my last Sony.

No desqueeze and no ibis specific support for anamorphic for s3 and e1, Fx3 got anamorphic desqueeze (2.0x and 1.3x) since ver 2.0, Sony's ibis is weak anyway so that one doesn't matter.
And no opengate for all those Sony.

But Pana have the 10-25 and 25-50 1.7 zoom, it is quite nice for sure. My friend got those for his 2 GH6.

It's weird u feel no mojo for Panasonic colour, I was dropping my mouth when I edit footage from GH6 to my Canon and I was like I actually prefer Panasonic colour more. 
I was rocking with FX3, FX30 and E1 earlier this year, but all sold and only just got E10II recently cause it was cheap, back to mostly Canon now but still thinking of getting Panasonic in the future 
I guess if u stick with one brand all these u might try other stuff to see if glass was greener on other side, I was on R5 all those years but last year decide to give Sony a try again being A7iii was my last Sony.

No desqueeze and no ibis specific support for anamorphic for s3 and e1, Fx3 got anamorphic desqueeze (2.0x and 1.3x) since ver 2.0, Sony's ibis is weak anyway so that one doesn't matter.
And no opengate for all those Sony.

It's weird u feel no mojo for Panasonic colour, I was dropping my mouth when I edit footage from GH6 to my Canon and I was like I actually prefer Panasonic colour more. 
I was rocking with FX3, FX30 and E1 earlier this year, but all sold and only just got E10II recently cause it was cheap, back to mostly Canon now but still thinking of getting Panasonic in the future 
I guess if u stick with one brand all these u might try other stuff to see if glass was greener on other side, I was on R5 all those years but last year decide to give Sony a try again being A7iii was my last Sony.