Aussie Ash

4 hours ago, Eric Calabros said:

I'm sure you guys can grade better, but I loved the footage

https://vimeo.com/290295765

 

looks pretty good,says all night shots recorded at ISO 8,000 and above handheld at F1.4-F1.8,

5 hours ago, kye said:

Are you in the market for a new camera and confused or overwhelmed by the choices available and can't decide which features you need and which you can live without?

Or, are you looking for a camera that gives 4k60 10-bit with IBIS, flippy screen, and internal NDs that fits into your budget and into your pocket?

Are you thinking about 8K?

If this is you then look no further!

The best new camera purchase in 2018 is... Don't!

 

Thanks for your advise,we will still leave a bottle of beer out for father XMas

3 hours ago, tomsemiterrific said:

The zoo shots were done with the X-H1 using standard and speed booster adapters with Canon FD lenses. All zoo video is hand held.

Thanks for the video Tom,those Giraffes have long tongues ,would make Gene Simmons

feel inadequate.

Fringer are selling two versions of smart EF to FX adaptors on ebay.They regularly update the firmware

and current version is 2.3

https://www.fringeradapter.com/

10 hours ago, IronFilm said:

I didn't know this:

https://www.nippon.com/en/features/c00511/

Fujifilm makes cosmetics/skincare as well!

They entered this area and leveraged their decades of experience in making skin tones look beautiful. 

I've used 13 batteries in a single day as an AC on a music video with a BMPCC
 

Very interesting how they diversified to stay in business and Kodak filed for Bankruptcy

X-H2 is probably not far away

Here in Aus they are offering Cashbacks on X-T2s and X-H1s

https://fujifilmcashback.com.au/XT2XH1/

http://noamkroll.com/why-shooting-4k-is-becoming-less-important-the-resurgence-of-the-arri-alexa-classic/

Northrups say it's twice as good as a T2i   !!!!

Panasonic are going to have a problem pricing their new FF camera is it going to be more than than Gh5S ???

Our Ausi prices are roughly

 GH5S-$3300

Nikon Z6 $3100

Sony A7III $3000

GH 5 $2500

2 hours ago, Castorp said:

I don't understand why there are complaints about Nikon Z's line up of lenses. The specs don't look as exciting as say Canon R's launch line up but seem more usable and affordable  to me. The MTF numbers are crazy good. If true the f1.8 primes are monsters. I'd rather they launch with lenses good for general purpose photography, like an f.8 prime, than exotic specialist stuff like f1.2 (scheduled to appear in a couple years). 

Here is a Nikkor f8 prime to keep you happy

800mm f8.0 Ais -460mm long and 3.3 kgs an ideal lens

31 minutes ago, iamoui said:

https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-rf-lens-specifications/ 95mm filter diameter on that 28-70 f2 ?

And 1.43 kgs  ,3.15 lbs   ,no thanks I'll stick to F2.8s

17 minutes ago, Dan Sherman said:

In my eyes the bodies aren't the problem, it's the glass. Take your typical higher end zoom kit common amoung those that shoot stills and video.

• Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 II $1000
• Panasonic  35-100mm f/2.8 II $1100

 

• Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM $2200
• Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS $2600

 

FF. is over twice as much.  The sad thing is, I don't think this is something your average person looks into when choosing a system.   


 

There are far more lens choices with Full frame particularly third party

Sigma 24-70 F2.8 Art   US $1300

Tamron 28-75mm f2.8   US $400

Tokina 24-70 f2.8       US $950

If you want high quality wide or fast with micro 4/3 you pay through the nose -Panasonic 42.5mm f1.2  US $1400

Lok Cheug's thoughts on the the Z7 -he seems pleased with the ergos

3 hours ago, webrunner5 said:

True but there is a Ton of old, real old MF Nikkors laying around that will be a hell of a lot better suited for Video work for peanuts to buy. And they Ought to work really well with the new adapter. So it is not like you Have to buy these new lenses.  Sure for Photos the new ones might be the way you want to go.

The incompatibility with other lens brands due to the long "F mount" flange distance is also vanquished,there are some great old manual focus

lenses Minolta,Pentax,Miranda ,M42 mount etc

41 minutes ago, padam said:

This is exactly why they went with f/1.8 Z primes instead of faster. Other casing point is the Leica 50/2 APO, which still sets the benchmark (although all the rest they made is not far off in absolute terms).

 

Their new 50mm F1.8 Z is far from being a simple design,even compared to the 2011 release G which

was a significant step forward from the old film era AFD lens.

1 hour ago, kye said:

If anyone is comparing lenses, be aware that one of the advantages of having a fast lens is that you can stop down and get less distortion.  For example, if you get a 50mm F1.4 and use it at 1.8 then it is likely to be optically superior to the 50mm 1.8 at 1.8.

This is why people would buy a 1.2 lens in comparison to an 1.4 lens - it's not because they want to shoot a lot at 1.2, it's the performance at 1.4 or 1.8.

And generally less vignetting and better edge resolution than the F1.8. lens.

1 hour ago, Django said:

50mm F1.2L & 85mm F1.2L are hallmarks of Canon's lens line-up, especially pro portrait photography.

Also let's not forget that on a Super35/APS-C crop sensor/mode F0.95 becomes F1.4 & F1.2 becomes an F1.8 in DoF.

They are pretty versatile & unique lenses imo.

MFT, CA & breathing are pretty poor though (especially on the 50mm L) and this is where i'd expect Nikon's Z primes to take the lead.

Nikon's new 50mm f1.8 Z is 12 elements in 9 groups including 2 ED glass and 2 aspherical elements should spank

Canon's current 50mm f1.8 which appears to be the same optical design as their 1987 "film era" basic  six elements in five groups.

40 minutes ago, Robert Collins said:

Its an interesting video and the short he shot looks very good. His enthusiasm for the camera seems both genuine and infectious.

But what really struck me through the video was how it seems like a DSLR shooter who has just had a mirrorless epiphany. Lightweight on a small gimbal, longer drone flights, ibis is like a gimbal built into the camera, accurate focusing. I particularly liked his comment at the 38th minute....

'This was the big breakthrough for me..... all of a sudden the ability to shoot video while looking through the electronic viewfinder - game changing - completely game changing for a guy like me.,...'

Looks like he has been shooting video on Nikons right back to the D800

https://vimeo.com/coreyrichproductions

Try buying a Canon EF 50mm F1.0 second hand they often sell for over US $4000 

Nikon USA are listing the DX Nikkors as being fully compatible with the FTZ adaptor.They aren't much use on

full frame so I am assuming there is  DX mirrorless with Z mount in the pipeline.

https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/photography-accessories/ftz-mount-adapter.page

4 minutes ago, kye said:

This looks very deep to me - certainly a lot deeper than the mirror in the DSLRs it is emulating.

For our lens experts - does this mean there is glass inside it?  and what implications does that have?

It's certainly not a compact setup then, to use the new body and a small pancake lens!!

It thought the pic was the new lens adaptor but it is the 180-400mm with built in x1.4 Teleconverter

weighs only 3.5kgs  !!! will she take the strain   ????

Here is a pic with the new 180-400mm lens 

Nikon Rumors are claiming two FF bodies for 23rd announcement plus three lenses

Nikon Z6  24MP

Nikon Z7 45 MP

also in the pipeline a Nikon Z-Noct Nikkor 58mm f0.95. (adds up with the first teaser video at night)

5 minutes ago, IronFilm said:

Every time I had to change a lens I was like an octopus trying to unhook a bra.

You may find this helpfull

He even recommends the Industar 50mm f3.5 !