Emanuel

They simply rock — the best cinema camera manufacturer nowadays, IMHO. Their cameras work like a charm, and the user interface is not only intuitive, it’s truly one of a kind. Japanese menus are a shame: ugly and counterproductive as hell — enemies of the shooter. Apples to oranges compared to these effective tools. Tested AI... here's the result: Your description matches Blackmagic’s “signature” approach almost perfectly. What you said narrows it down a lot: “They simply rock — the best cinema camera manufacturer nowadays” That’s exactly the kind of praise Blackmagic gets from shooters who value workflow and usability over brand prestige. “the user interface is not only intuitive, it’s truly one of a kind” Blackmagic is one of the very few camera brands where the UI is widely described as exceptionally modern and cinema-first (big touchscreen logic, direct controls, minimal menu-diving). “Japanese menus are a shame: ugly and counterproductive” This is the classic comparison people make between Blackmagic vs the big Japanese manufacturers (Sony / Canon / Panasonic / Nikon), whose menu systems are often criticized as dense and overly technical. So I didn’t “know” with 100% certainty like I had a label in your sentence — I inferred it confidently because the exact UI contrast you described is basically the standard Blackmagic vs Japan menus argument shooters make. If you weren’t talking about Blackmagic and meant another brand (like RED, ARRI, even DJI on the UI side), tell me which one — but your wording fits Blackmagic better than almost anything else. Funny, isn't it? ; ) - EAG :- )

«As a Fuji user, that smooth autofocus on the BM6k makes me cry.» «I sold my X-H2s and all the lenses a few months ago to get BMD Cinema 6K, and I never looked back since.» source «The most significant thing about all this, as you pointed out in the video, is that Blackmagic is essentially giving autofocus to all of us who already bought their camera, instead of releasing a Blackmagic 6K Full Frame Pro with autofocus just to make us open our wallets again. They may be losing money in the short term, but in my view they are gaining in the long term, because the trust the brand inspires is truly remarkable.» source Disclaimer: Happy camper as Blackmagic shooter over here! Looks like I am not alone... - EAG :- )

The verbal diarrhea won’t stop. https://news.sky.com/story/trumps-extraordinary-letter-to-norway-about-greenland-in-full-and-fact-checked-13496272

Here is one. Hope this helps as much as I am pulling the trigger there too... - E.

From robot vacuum cleaners universe... go figure! 10-bit 1/1.3" 8K/4K 120fps on the smallest form factor nowadays... à la DJI Osmo Nano older brother: https://leaptic.dreametech.com/

You said mini laptop?

Here is one under €1000 mark.

2021? More than a decade later. Well, too late for me then... :- )

They’ll arrive at my Danish supplier by mid-January (next week for the adventure combo) and the end of the month (for the standard combo). That said, DJI deserves credit for cross-generation battery compatibility when not between distinct models such as the Action series and the new 360. It saves money, reduces clutter, and it’s a real factor in choices like Osmo 360 vs X5 and Action 6 vs Ace Pro 2/1 (all of them are great devices BTW). Let alone the single piece Osmo Pocket series is. I was into RED for a while, but the proprietary stuff eventually made me step back. - EAG

Yes, Andrew’s spot-on, and he’s still at it.

Ignore it today, it's stuck in the past. E. :- )

FX30 is more than just a cinema-line camera for people who are used to shooting with it. Those damn, counter-intuitive Japanese menus — so shooting-unfriendly (a PITA, and truly a shame; these guys have no notion of photography/filmmaking at all) — are the only thing I’ve got against it, and the only gripe I’ve ever collected. - EAG

Very true. And here's another one: At same time, I am buying all of them... Pocket 3, Osmo 360, Nano and Action 6 ; ) An all-star lineup ;- )

Right there ; ) There is the muse of the silver screen. And the persona. Under Carl Jung, the mask. Archetypes. :- )

On the day that marked 130 years since cinema first breathed in a Paris screening room, same day, her image still breathes it out. Not just a star, but a force: the gaze that taught the camera desire, defiance, freedom. Long after movements fade and reels decay, Brigitte Bardot remains the archetype—beauty that unsettled, presence that rewrote the frame.

The Sigma BF, from what I’ve seen so far, looks like a design-first camera that deliberately embraces limitations and a very specific tactile shooting experience. If your baseline is “fast, familiar, efficient, and feature-complete,” then yes, it can easily feel like a compromise for the money. But cameras built around constraints are often the ones people actually end up using, because they push you into a different pace and a different kind of attention. Calling it “bad” is basically mixing up “not optimized for my workflow” with “objectively worthless.” Same story with the Fuji X-Half. If it really ships as JPEG-only and is clearly marketed as a “fun,” frictionless camera, then the fair comparison is less “serious camera vs serious camera” and more “intentional point-and-shoot experience vs phone.” In that context, price becomes the whole argument: a fun toy is fine; an expensive fun toy is where people split. And wanting RAW isn’t necessarily pixel-peeping. It’s about long-term ownership, personal rendering, and not being locked into a single pipeline. Fuji could improve the proposition a lot with a smart firmware strategy (RAW/DNG, better HEIF options, more flexible output) without changing what the camera is supposed to be.

Sad, sad, sad. RIP. Who can forget when the Bunkers first met his character, the progressive Michael “Mike” Stivic — the liberal, college-educated son-in-law nicknamed “Meathead” by his conservative father-in-law, another towering character, Archie Bunker — back when he was still an actor, before his filmmaking career? Legends from my coming-of-age years... echoed by many others, whether reading this or not, far beyond these pages. - EAG

I see fair differences between them you've actually pointed out. Far to even be similar once converted unless when native perhaps, to my eyes :- )

Quote it : ) Unfortunately, a truth of nowadays. Well stated :- )

This camera is OOAK. Period. - E.

You can do it sit from your desk instead, via another app. Side by side your fav capture device with much better autofocus, charging your batteries at the same time. That's what I have to say. Disclaimer (for note): Nothing against AI. On the contrary, just not everywhere. It may happen to end profitable, for sure but still stands as silly. (and annoying as hell!) And counterproductive.

Any extreme overheating is a deal breaker. At least to me. As happened with any of the previous mobile "prescriptions" released before by Android side (Android user here, as of now BTW). Let alone MotionCam workflow (and reliability*!) so far... A true PITA (a 1/3 to 50% more expensive). * dropped frames... (as usual as it goes) depending on variables such as CPU, hot balance under several and distinct shooting conditions... c'mon! And I do NOT even mention broadcast compliance.

Open gate... Hey guys... Justine, you read it well. Simply speechless... : P