Marcio Kabke Pinheiro

I have to torn apart my Lumix FZ1000, which have dust in the sensor, and I guess some haze from a sea city (the haze is more pronounced in the EVF optics - probably this will stay, I think that the EVF could not be torn apart - but I guess some of it is on the sensor too). Bought it for 1/3 of the usual price, besides the dust (unseen in almost 95% of the pics) and maybe a bit of sensor haze, and a non functional HDMI port (that I dont use), is it perfect.

iFixit have a very detailed guide, and I bought a digital gauge to take measurements of the sensor assembly height to try to keep the focal plane in check.

22 hours ago, eatstoomuchjam said:

I also just saw that this is from the same company that did a kickstarter for the Alice camera.  I think there are still crowd funding backers waiting for delivery on that one - the campaign ran in 2021.

Here is a reddit thread where the OP deleted their message, but you can see a lot in the comments about huge delays with the last camera and as of 2 months ago, the company was responding to people saying that they're finally shipping.

https://www.reddit.com/r/photography/comments/1brpul5/deleted_by_user/

According to one comment, the new camera seems to just be the same as the old camera (due to the previous version losing in a trademark dispute in court), but with a new name and software.  So... at least that means there's less risk on them taking 4+ years to ship this one.

Anyway, my recommendation is now even more strongly to just get a used OM-5 or similar.  Buy from a reputable used vendor and it'll be in your hands in a few days.  If they actually ship this camera someday and you're loving what you see from it, you can sell the OM-5 and buy the Caira at that time.

Yeah, they are the Alice people rebranded. A project that leaves their original customers behind and launches a "new" one. Lots of cases in Kickstarter, or in case of software it could be called "Luminar move"...

Very different from, like, the Pixii project.

On 10/26/2025 at 7:52 AM, Phil A said:

Maybe I misunderstand but the X-M5 has C, FS1, FS2 and FS3 settings on the Film Simulation Dial so you can set up multiple custom recipes.

Nope - the dial works different on different cameras. In the X-M5 and X-T50, the FS positions only works with a chosen Film Simulation plus a general color setting for ALL the positions of the dial. You can´t create a custom setting for each FS position.

In the X-E5 and X-T30 III you can store different color settings (Color Chrome Effect,  tone curve, color, sharpness etc) for each of the FS positions - Fuji even created a "recipe" menus for each FS position.

My X-S20 have a unlabeled dial, that comes as a Film Simulation by default, but don't have FS "positions".

For all the cameras, is just a firmware update away.

 

On 10/26/2025 at 7:52 AM, Phil A said:

That said, I wish the dial was used for something useful affecting actual shooting, the Film Simulation Dial is unnecessary in my opinion because you can just use whatever you want when converting/editing your RAWs. That would have been good enough to go into the Q menu to change the setting.

It involves a lot of steps (choosing the photo, opening the menu, and I don't know if in this menu now you can choose a recipe - at least in my X-S20, you can only choose the original Fuji Film Sims). People that use repcipes (like me) don't want anymore to waste time editing and converting photos (yes, I was a RAW only shooter not a long ago - I still save the RAWs too).

Yep, no IBIS. Saw some shots of the new kit lens with OIS + digital stab in camera, looked ike a bit better than past electronic stabilization from Fuji. Neat camera, good move from Fuji.

But now the total mess that Fuji is in firmware camp - or you could call it Fuji cripple hammer.

This new camera is just a X-M5 with en EVF inside the X-T30 body. But its Film Simulation dial accepts film recipes, as in the X-E5 - but the X-M5, with the same internals, don't. Nor the X-T50.

With a simple firmware update, Fuji could bring recipes to the X-M5 and X-T50. And for the X-S20, in the free dial that comes with film simulations as standart (since is not a dedicated dial, is even easier). And with a bit of code (just creating 3 empty "slots" in the Film Simulation menu) thay could bring it to all the 5th generation cameras.

But, even with Lumix trouncing then on this regard, and with all the other brands making even easier to make personal color profiles, I doubt it. And with the AF still worse than all others, it is more than clear that the firmware side of Fujifilm is a mess.

10 hours ago, eatstoomuchjam said:

Looks like it supports a wired connection.  If using the phone as a monitor in most places, that's preferable.  In any sort of urban area, congestion in the 2.4ghz and 5ghz zones makes wifi monitoring frustrating - it'll be working perfectly for an hour and then as soon as you start to roll a take, it's either stuttering or turning into a work of impressionist art.

Otherwise, apps like it (without a number of the features like storyboarding, etc) have existed for other cameras for a whlie.  The Z Cam mobile app is so good that it makes you angry at every other camera vendor (it also supports wired connection).  But yet, most users end up still using monitors - among other things because notifications popping up while filming is distracting - and just about everything on set needs a damn app these days and that gets annoying when that app needs to run on what is now your camera's monitor.

The main place I've ended up using this sort of app is for travel - for building out a minimal rig, it's fantastic to pack just a little phone clamp and not have to think about an external screen and some np-f's.

I wonder what wizardry DJI made with the DJI Pocket 3 - because using a phone with DJI Mimo App as an monitor using wifi have almost no lag. Is amazing.

Unboxing here - I should say that it looks amazing.

21 hours ago, stephen said:

 

Once weakness Nikon Z6 III and Zr have and also Z8 is the fact that if you want the best video picture quality you have to shoot in RAW. NLog used in ProRes and x265 internal codecs is not as good as Sony or Panasonic Log profiles. x265 codec is 10bit 4:2:0. Shooting in RAW would require more time and work in post production as de-noise and lens correction have to be done in post.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nyTnnbszZg

 

 

This is (for me) the biggest flaw of the camera. As I said, I saw this as a "creator camera" that could be used with caveats as a cinema camera.

These people usually have fast turnarounds and having a h265 almost done take is a must - not even counting the massive file sizes of RedRAW. Lots of them never used any RAW video even having cameras that could do it.

But probably the H265 encoding would overheat the camera pretty quickly.

People with some memory will find strange he using Fujifilm cameras for stills in the movie, when he always showed that Olympus / OM cameras is what he use when fishing...

Nikon cornered themselves with nomenclatures in this one.

They wanted to make a first RED semibranded product to buzz the market. But at the same time, they want a piece of the VERY profitable "creator camera" market (the Sony ZV-E10s sells a boatload). And got the Zr stucked in the middle.

This is not a "cinema camera". Is a ZV-E1 competitor / step up ZV-E10 camera, compared it (and Nikon is promoting it) to the FXs is a mistake.

If you see it as a top "creator camera" or a B-cam / crahs cam for REDs, it makes more more sense. And is an amazing value - if fact, for amateurs like me, it is one of the most interesting cameras of the year.

I hate cameras without EVFs, but with a 4 inch display, for the first time it could be acceptable. It have a af joystick. It have internal 32 bit audio without adapters - amazing for shotguns use. It will make a lot of people to wet their feet on REDCODE (even a lesser version of it). Is small and light, great for gimbal work if needed.

Compared to a ZV-E1 for $100 more, it trounces it completely. And we have to see how is the overheating issues, but it could yes be used (albeit with compromises) in pro shooting.

And if Nikon makes a hybrid camera with this form factor, they would get a new customer instantly.

On 7/2/2025 at 10:13 AM, BTM_Pix said:

Nice is doing a lot of heavy lifting there.

But if people don't mind log shots of mainly grey buildings under grey skies in Salford then have at it !

Salford?

I've stayed there when I went to see The Stone Roses on the Etihad Stadium. The apartment was kinda close of the famous (by The Smiths) Salford Lads Club. 🙂

A 2.36mp EVF and a fixed LCD in a $5100 camera. Oh boy.

On 6/27/2025 at 9:15 PM, newfoundmass said:

I don't know what this was all in response to, but it's entertaining (and interesting) none the less

 

The "I'M DONE" in the end was the chef's kiss.

Liked the lens, probably will get that in the future.

Probably the casualties on my side will be the two Nocticrons, the 35mm and 50mm. Lovely and cute little lenses, but I almost do not use them - this year I probably only used the 18-50mm f/2.8 zoom and the Viltrox 75mm 1.2.

And remembering that this camera (and predecessors) only have 8-bit color.

The problem with Olymṕus is their codecs - they have high bitrates but are much softer than other companies, since the E-M5 MK II days. If you like the look (I had a concert video form the E-M5 MK II that you clearly see that is far from perfect, but it looked fantastic), could be a compelling option, but it probably falls apart very quickly with grading.

The thing that amazes me (and the only explanation is that it have a VERY good patent) is that no other company implemented Live Bulb - it makes long exposures a breeze, you see the image "developing" on screen, you just pause when I think it is good. It the feature that I miss the most from my Olympus days (and the IBIS perfectly tuned for video).

Still think is a high price, but in the same ballpark of the X-T50 outside USA, it's ok.

Could get one only for stills - or just be sane and stay just with the X-S20, since even with just one camera almost don't have time to use it properly...

People are comapring it to the X-E4 price, but the X-E4 was clearly designed as an entry level camera.

But the insanity in price is already shown with the cameta that this X-E5 try to mimic: the X100VI.

The X100VI comes with a 23mm f/2 lens included, hybrid viewfinder with better EVF panel (3.69m dots vs 2.36 dots), a better rear LCD (1.62m dots vs 1.04m dots), the combined shutter speed / iso dial (which is expensive to manufacture), a real integrated flash with a leaf shutter that syncs much better with it, and an internal ND filter. The two downsides are the slightly less effective IBIS (much more noted in video, which is not the priority on both models), and the ability to change lenses.

The X100VI, with a 23mm f/2 lens included, is listed by $1599. The X-E5, with a 23mm f/2.8, by the rumors, is $1899. $300 more for an inferior camera / lens combo.

2 hours ago, Phil A said:

The X-E5 is baffling to me. It has premium pricing but a lot of aspects that are low to mid tier hardware. 1 Million dot display which is a downgrade even against the X-E4? 2.36 Million dot EVF still. If this is really using the new pricing that got more expensive in the whole world because of US tariffs, this is going to be 2kEUR in Europe?

We have all the image quality we need at this point since a while but it feels there is massive stagnation in usability / user experience even though the prices just keep rising. Most small cameras (S9, A7CII) have no joystick for the focus point (except for all the Fujifilm cameras that replaced the D-pad with them), the EVF stay at low resolution, the displays are actually getting worse now. And what the hell is with the image simulation wheel?! Who actively wants to change their picture profile with a physical wheel instead having that do something that impacts shooting?!

I was one that was advocating that Fuji treats custom color profiles in the same way that they do with their film simulations - which looks like they do, finally. No more complicated methods using the C positions, which are NOT meant to that.
But I agree - film recipes are a trend and probably people want to experiment more since now it will not be a pain in the ass to access them (I'm one of them), but it could be EASILY just a Q menu setting.

Looks like Fujifilm jumped into the bandwagon.

X-E5 leaks suggest that it is a X-T50 repackaged (in a VERY beautiful body, should say) - same specs, same 2.36mp EVF. Have a film simulation dial, but FINALLY you could select personal film recipes. The back lcd hinge looks like will be the same of the X-T50, but with a downgraded LCD panel (yes - the 1.0mp unit of the X-M5).

All this for $1699. Yep, $300 more than the X-T50, which have a better LCD panel. Yep, just $100 less than the X-T5, a much superior camera.

Just as an add-on to the topic: Feiyutech realsed a new Scorp Mini, with stronger motors (good) a detachable wireless back handle (kinda good - the remote function is interesting, but I have concerns about robustness) and an updated tracking model (better, but not as good as DJI's).

Performance look almost on par with the RS4 Mini, but much cheaper.
 

As the Sigma 18-50 f/2.8 is almost glued to my X-S20, this one get my interest for sure.

On 5/29/2025 at 1:27 AM, newfoundmass said:

It's interesting to me that there are a growing number of YouTubers switching to Lumix. 

 

Could be that when it comes to real world, Lumix have the best tools onboard, and gets the job done easier.

Or the started to spend a lot more in ambassadors disguised as switchers - here in Brazil a very famous photographer switched to Lumix after 12 years of Canon and a month after he became sponsored by them. Is an interesting thing because here we never had people sponsored by brands - in fact, until this year, Lumix even don't have official presence here.

This one is probably not discounted, but oh boy looks good.

https://www.l-rumors.com/panasonic-japan-announced-the-new-titanium-lumix-s9-edition/

20 hours ago, akasian said:

Seems like Nikon is the only one selling reasonably priced gear right now.

In fact, the Z5 II is VERY well priced. It made Nikon take the lead in FF sales in Japan for the 1st time in years.

This camera is not made for us - is for the youngsters that are getting old P&S cameras to experiment something different. If fact, Fuji marketing strategy should be: reach the Tiktokers that created the X100 V and VI frenzy and drop a shitload of money to make this become viral.

Saw some reviews, there are some very lovely things there and a ton of likely mistakes - but as I said, we are not the target group.

- Video: forget, is crap. Less than FHD resolution, bad AF, 30 seconds max. A lost opportunity, goodish video with the film sims would be great.
- Camera is VERY cute and small, but at the same time could have some more "details", have some toyish vibe.
- The interface is very simplistic (kinda a cross of the digital Instax cameras and the current Fujifim menus). The use of the left display for the menu item and the bigger for the itens is intriguing.
- The diptych idea is very neat, but as some reviews said, easier to do in the app instead of doinf it in camera.
- The "film mode" is VERY gimmicky, but could have some traction. Again, the target group will have the veridict.

Biggest problems in my point of view:
- Flash photography is a VERY big use case of the youngsters getting old cameras. They love it. And this camera could NOT use any flash - the camera have a led instead of a flash, and a cold shoe without any connection. Huge mistake - if they don't want to put a proper integrated flash, at least could provide a center pin in the shoe to put an external manual flash. And since the camera is so bad for video and don't have a mic port, don't know how to use this dumb shoe for anything.
- The rear display is very small - and since the younger people probably will use it a lot, could be a problem. In fact, when the rumors started, I said that Fuji should go full Instax mode, making the camera to be designed "vertically". But this would not bring the retro vibes.
- OVF looks good, but have zero infos. Could have some displayed settings.

Biggest problem: the price. A camera with no EVF, very basic AF, with a very small main LCD, very few buttons, no integrated flash, a coldshoe, very basic video, for $850? You can just get a X100T or X100S used for the same price, and is a miles better camera.
I know that it is a "experience" and fun camera, but it should cost much less, around $600. The X-M5 with kit lens is just a tad more. Don't know if the "experience" with this price will get traction. Hope it does - at least is something different.

On 5/16/2025 at 8:16 PM, Emanuel said:

oh God, that's beautiful! < 3 What an artist we have there!

We need more stuff of this! : ) Who cares about new features when the old ones are already prone to shine? : P 

We need shooters and art coming from, not much else...

I miss Ming a lot, the guy is brilliant. But now he have a very well respected watch company, only shoots for some clients and (of course) all the media for his watch company.

https://www.ming.watch/