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  1. Would be funny if the Z-mount Komodo gets launched as NIKOMODO.
  2. The biggest problem of the camera was not tackled yet - specially for video. Since all the previews are on the "is pre-production, wait for the final review" mantra, battery life was not really mentioned much. They made a newer IBIS, kinda smaller than the previous, hence the power consumption might be lower. But...I had tha X-S10, with the same smaller battery, and it had the worst battery life that I've known. On one instance, I've shot around 45 stills, then recorded around 18 minutes of 4k...one battery gone. For semi-pro use, 4 batteries in a day was almost certain. There is another factor to consider (and it connects to the overheating video from Undone): there are two 4k modes on this camera, as in the X-T5. The "regular" 4k mode is not oversampled - it have some kind of line skipping / pixel binning. The image quality is worse (not VERY worse, but noticeable for trained eyes), but it requires less processing (and probably generetes less heat). The 4k HQ mode is oversampled, and uses a mild crop. All the battery tests for video that I saw used non-HQ 4k video, in this case the battery life does not look so bad. But I could bet that with 4k HQ mode, camera in Boost mode and with IBIS, the battery would be chewed. For the main targeted users, probably will not be a huge issue. But if the intended use for vídeo is a bit more than short takes, probably will be.
  3. Well, I was a m43 user, but moved on since I saw the writing on the wall (until now, my predictions are 100% accurate). My 2 cents is my current camera: Fujifilm X-S20. A EVF hump bigger than the GX85 (which I had, and loved), IBIS (not amazing, but better than none), very good AF (much better than the Gen4 Fujis, and there is a firmware update on the way to improve it and give touch-tracking in video), 10 bit 4-2-2, and using Flog or Flog2 the DR comparison to a GX85 is enormous. Size of the system is a bit larger than m43, but lenses still smaller than FF. The Sigma 18-50 f/2.8 is almost glued to my camera - very good image, diminutive size (shpuld be the blueprint for future m43 zooms, but...).
  4. Or, maybe (TI guy thinking problem) there is some serious issues with the firmware on the cameras and there are some processes causing memory leaks or going wild.
  5. That was unexpected. And yes, besides Ip and tech exchange, the corporate culture and pricing could not be more different. And a lot of RED users are in the brand because of "the brand". With Nikon on board...dunno.
  6. I think is just not lazyness - looks like OM Digital could not have the funds to develop new lenses. And maybe cameras. The future does not look bright there.
  7. Everyone over their 40s will be using Olympus but not in the ways that first they thought. But when using a Olympus colonoscope probably one will think very hard about wide aperture. 😆
  8. Max pivoted to hardware tests, mostly Apple stuff. Good decision for site traffic, but his camera tests were better (this is not exactly a compliment).
  9. With an aftermarket fan, it could even not be a problem. With my X-S20 tests with a Ulanzi fan, it doubled the record time, under direct sun - looks like the generic Aliexpress ones works as good as this one.
  10. Still resisting, only a Smallrig half case for the X-S20 - just to prevent bottom mark to when I (maybe) sell it in some years. Of course, when you are restrained, temptations rains from everywhere. Was looking for almost 2 years to find a Olympus Pen F (because it is the most gorgeous digital camera that I've saw) or a LX100 MK II (that solve the biggest problem with my OG LX100 - crappy JPGs) without success, and now just find a LX100 II with a good price and pratically new, and a pristine Pen F with the 17mm f/2.8 with an AMAZING price. But resisted. In the end of the day, they would sit unused - even my X-S20 is subutilized these days, working like a slave here...
  11. @IronFilm, good, I think this one could be considered a "no gear" for the year. 😆 But it could hurt the sound quality on some way?
  12. Second that. Never had and X-T4, but had the X-S10, kinda of the same camera, downgraded. In image quality, will be EXACTLY the same - maybe a bit better in video, since now it have 10-bit 4:2:2 360mbps, or even external raw with a recorder. But, in general, the same. Using a lot the open gate 6.2k - not for vertical video, but for cropping in post to a 4k frame, saved some not well framed shots. AF - is MUCH better. The X-S10 had the same AF system of the X-T4, and the X-S20 is on another league. Face / Eye AF works with much smaller heads on the frame, like 4x smaller. Still missing the genearal trackng in video - Fuji finally made it on the newer GFX, let's hope that it will trickle down the line. My use case is a 5 year girl running frantically around, and with a bit of tweaking in the AF settings, it nails it around 98% of the time - it the X-S10, was unusable. IBIS is better too - not Panasonic or Olympus level, but better than before (and, from what I saw, better than the XT4). Overheating: only started to be "kinda" of a problem now in the summer (around 30 to 38o Celsius here) and after I bought a Smallrig half case - looks like the bottom of the camera is a important heat spreader. But even with these 2 factors, always the 1st heat warning (yellow) showed, with some 20 mins takes. The red one, never. Love the camera. But for professional work, is a (very) good B-cam. Could easily do pro work, but I would use an external recorder and maybe a fan (3rd party, not the Fuji one).
  13. COBOL guys are still needed everywhere. 😀
  14. Mine now is the X-S20 with the Sigma 18-50 f/2.8. Put an adapter ring on the front with a Kase magnetic adapter to put the ND filter when I need to film outside, remove it for photos. F/2.8 is not much farther from the f2 of my Nocticrons. It is such a versatile lens - and, repeating myself, should be the blue print for a bunch of f/2 MFT small zooms.
  15. Mine now is the X-S20 with the Sigma 18-50 f/2.8. Put an adapter ring on the front with a Kase magnetic adapter to put the ND filter when I need to film outside, remove it for photos. F/2.8 is not much farther from the f2 of my Nocticrons. It is such a versatile lens - and, repeating myself, should be the blue print for a bunch of f/2 MFT small zooms.
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