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Indeed, the sensor looks not a regular 4/3 - in fact looks like it have a 16:9 aspect. Is it the case, @DaveAltizer?

Newsshooter made some footage with a prototype in Las Vegas. https://www.newsshooter.com/2019/04/08/we-take-sharps-upcoming-8k-micro-four-thirds-camera-for-a-spin/ Interestingly, Sharp says that the sensor is not QuadBayer, and it is a 33mp new sensor made by them. As expected, it is not a low light camera.

As I said...Panasonic is so predictable. Only added V-Log L, headphone jack and 1080p120. Same crop as the GX9 - stupid move, as 10bit modes, 4K60 and other better specs would be enough for segmentation between this and the GH5 / G9. Will be a good camera, as the G80 was; but if you don't need weather sealing and/or IBIS, the XT-30 is a much better camera.

Guys, don't raise too much your expectations. The G85 was a GX85 in a "DSLR" body, better EVF, weather sealing, Dual IS 2, flip screen and mic input. The absence of the 6k Photo Mode, for me, tells that this camera is the same - a GX9 with the same improvements. Hence, the same 1,22x crop over the MFTs 2x crop, and the same video specs, same DFD AF. Price will probably US$ 899 - clashes with the XT-30, which is arguably a better video camera; probably Panasonic will bet that IBIS and weather sealing will be enough. Hope that I'm wrong, but after the LX200, I see Panasonic not spending a dime in reasearch for the new MFT cameras until the GH6.

A case when the director is always a dick.

Damn, arrived late for the Sony joke. :)

AFAIK, the GX85 sucessor is the GX9.

Not often, for sure. But I like to shoot concerts, and some jams and 2 connected songs exceed this limit (have a LX100 with 15 min limit and sometimes had some troubles with it). And probably the limit is not because of heat - I guess that the XT-3 does not have heat problems and have the same chipset. 30 min would be a good limit - this I believe that could comes in a future firmware upgrade, when the XT-3 sales decline. But if Atomos could release a Ninja Star 4k, it would be a HELL of a combo - cheap and powerful.

Funny is that Tony loves to shoot 4k60 in it's GH5, and dismiss it in the S1 cameras.

For hobbyists like me, only the 10 min limit (and the lack of IBIS) is a serious problem. Could have the XT-100 lcd hinge, too. But looks like and amazing value. GX85-GX9, in the same price point, have 100Mbps 4K, more crop, much worse AF - only have IBIS as advantage.

If this was not a Sony sensor, probably by now Panasonic would say explicitly, or "leaked" it in some way. Especially if made by them in Towerjazz. No word for the camera maker = usually is a Sony sensor.

"It is not that fucking tinkerer that forced us to release Cinelike-D for the GX9?" About DFD: hope that Panasonic this time includes non-Panasonic lenses. If they don't support DFD for the Sigma lenses (looks like they will convert all their E-mount lenses for L-ḿount too), the system will be in serious trouble.

Leaked specs suggests a very good camera, with somewhat hefty price tag. But very good chances to be a dud because Panasonic stubbornly sticks to DFD for AF (like they refused for years to implement IBIS).

Research a lot about that, since I lived in somewhat humid cities. Best solution is active dry cabinets (Ruggard and Benro have some models in USA, but probably just Chinese models rebranded like everyone else), which have Peltier based electric dehumidifiers. Tried to seal a cabinet and put a like this one (https://www.amazon.com/Pro-Breeze-Electric-Dehumidifier-Portable/dp/B01DC5PPWM/ref=sr_1_5?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1548855820&sr=1-5&keywords=dehumidifier - but my unit was from another brand), which is Peltier based too, but the results were not good, and the power supply burned twice. My current solution, that works very well: - Cheap higrometers for monitoring, like: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-Digital-LCD-Indoor-Temperature-Humidity-Meter-Thermometer-Hygrometer-WOUS/182188821858?hash=item2a6b4ccd62:g:zzMAAOSwm6VbrsqX:rk:2:pf:1&frcectupt=true - Clear plastic rubber-sealed food storage containers - I'm using Daiso ones; - Orange tinted silica desiccant (looks like the blue tintwd ones contains cobalt, which could be dangerous for the health when heated to dry the desiccant again). Put the silica inside little netted bags, and put them inside the container with the equipment. The humidity will drop good and fast (sometimes even going to around 10% humidity), then you take the silica out (it could be reused, just dry it in an oven) and close the container again. Humidity raise very slowly afterwards - but the ideal range is around 40%, very low humidity could dry the grease in older lenses). Never had a single lens damaged by fungus. And important - never store a lens with fungus in the same container of the clean one, they can spread.

I'm thinking very fondly to move from Brazil to Portugal in this year or next. For retired americans, Algarve is kind of a paradise, beutiful and cheap.

And the big tele announced, but is a development - only will be available in 2020. Not good for a camera focused in sports. And a limited anniversary silver edition of the E-m1 MK II. Future looks bleak for Olympus - no new processor for the E-M1X (the two chips are the same of the E-M1 MK II and...E-M10 MK III) was the first alert sign for me.

Yes. It is not an electronic ND - the camera takes a series of pictures and combines it in software to simulate the motion blur of a longer exposure. Interesting for photos, but don't work for videos.

In 43rumors, "a source" is claiming 0,3 to 0,5 stops performance ahead of a D500, over a half stop better then the E-M1 MK II, video specs on par with the GH5s including low light, 10 bit internal recording, best EVF in industry withou blackouts, C-AF tracking as good or better than the Sony A9. I want the drugs that this guy is using, must be amazing.

All my friends that are consulting me about cameras are asking for camera to vlogging, tutorials or to film their kids. None for stills - these usually buy a Canon T5/T6 or a Nikon D3xxx/Dxxxx with a kit lens, without asking. And for the first group, the most wanted feature is good AF - never even consider to use manual AF. If Sony nailed it in the A6400, they could have a very good seller (external mic could be used with a bracket without covering the screen - and a lot of vloggers use lavaliers).

In fact, a m4/3 camera that could be switchable between low light 10mp /4k mode and high-res 40mp / 8k mode would be perfect for me. Even more if some 20mp mode could be implemented with good interpolation.

Was just a joke, Snowbro. Never thought that you would that seriously.

Call them again and say that you are a very active member of the HK forum. Probably your package will be delivered very fast after it.

There was a Ikea LED lamp (JANSJÖ lamp) that reportedly clears most of the yellow tint of some thorium lenses. Since we don't have Ikea in Brazil, got a chinese Led bulb with the same leds, and tried with my Canon FD 35mm f/2 SSC. Did not take away all the yellow cast, but I can say that removed like 90% of it. It is better than put it on the sun - even wrapping the lens in foil, the heat could bring some problems.

I think that most gimbal manufacturers have very poor operational / app instructions. Don't know about the Weebill, but have a Crane M and now a Feiyutech A1000 and their instructions are both terrible - and missing crucial features. When first using the A1000, even balancing perfectly the gimbal, the camera starts shaking with a minimal gimbal movement and never stops. Saw a lot of similar remarks online. But one person said that it an initial shake is normal - is a gimbal feature to measure the camera weight and auto-adjust the strenght of the motors; but it have just to do it in start, and about 1 second max. With this information, entered in the Feiyu app to see how the motors were calibrated and found a disabled checkbox (do not remember now the label), related to it. Marked the checkbox, and after that the gimbal was rock solid both with a GX85 or with a DSLR (put my S5Pro just to check it). The gimbal shakes briefly at the start, and after that works perfectly. And this checkbox was not mentioned anywhere in the Feiyu documentation.

About these little motorized dollies, another option is the Kingjoy PPL 06s; it does not have the remote control of the Andoer L4, but have more speed options. Have one, but did not had time to test it properly: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Kingjoy-PPL-06S-Mini-Motorized-Electric-Track-Slider-Motor-Dolly-Truck-3-Wheel-Car-Slider-for/32828124306.html?spm=2114.search0104.3.21.fec846ca3aa6p3&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_3_10065_10068_10547_319_5730915_317_10548_10696_453_10084_454_10083_10618_10307_538_537_536_5729815_10059_10884_10887_100031_321_322_10103,searchweb201603_51,ppcSwitch_0&algo_expid=d3047a79-e8f3-400c-9b8a-3ab04951e85c-3&algo_pvid=d3047a79-e8f3-400c-9b8a-3ab04951e85c&transAbTest=ae803_3