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Yeah, it's crazy that we now have to put our hopes on a LX10/15 successor, which they might actually try to appeal the vlogger crowd with... but with the decisions they've been making lately... I'm not sure. This LX100II is a bit of a joke. A lot of people were disappointed about the GX9. We haven't seen a true G80/85 successor. They've split up the flagships into 3 different models, each lacking certain things so if you want two of those, you'll be ending up with two cameras. Price has gone up significantly. Things have gotten downhill a bit after the G80/85 on the customer end of things and value wise. Wouldn't be surprised if there was a change of management at that time. But I'm hoping they can get their shit together, because this will drive and keep people away. They were all about giving you value and listening to the customer. And the flagships still do great things, don't get me wrong, but I feel their strategy is changing and I'm not loving it.

That was one of the big features of the G9 (identical to the Olympus E-M1mkII btw):

For me it was a toss up between that one and the Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT. Of which the latter I ended up getting. Guess most people might've done that due to the f/2 and the lightweight version of it can be thrown on an aerial gimbal. There's quite a bit of reviews on that one but indeed not much on the SLR Magic 8mm.

It's 2nd hand. And according the rating, not a very good one at that: So, you snagged a superfair price still, considering you're paying only a small premium over the 2nd hand one but getting a brand spanking new one free of issues.

Dear Christ, that's bad. Who the hell did they get to grade that? And then someone from Nikon has to approve it and put it online... wow. __________________ Might get one next year if I turn out to do some more higher end commercial stuff. Already have a bunch of Nikon mount lenses, just, I used to adapt them to MFT or the D5300. That 14-200 range f/2.8 covered with 3 lenses is rather exciting. Lens prices seems to have been kept in check as well. Would still keep my M43 system because they're ninjas at video and have the ability to keep things real compact...

Yeah, Hasselblad stopped doing Sony overhauls (like the 'Stellar'; the way Leica overhauls Panasonics and sells 'em as D- or V-LUX). Guess Zeiss is the lucky one to have the next jab at it.

I'm calling FAKE NEWS!1!! He only got one so he has content for his next video: 'Why I'm returning the A7III and getting another Canon!'. ?

Putting it like that sounds like you're giving it a bit too much credit. It's more like a LX100... with a touchscreen, USB charging and new sensor/processor, which is... a bit lame if you ask me. I'm disappointed they didn't do more with it. That's not what 4 years of learning and listening should look like. Guess they're pulling a Canon here playing a segmentation game like that...

Samsung NX Mini. Nikon 1-series. There's even a system with smaller sensors... Pentax Q. Of course, non of these are viable anymore. But that comment was, I think, more about making it worth to upgrade your kit to something a little more serious. And with the gaps shrinking between categories, a lot of people might still want something that's better in terms of use and results than a smartphone, but might take the convenience of a premium compact/bridgecamera/superzoom over the costs, bulk and complexity of a full system. Or when they do opt for the latter, that they might as well feel like going fullframe as body costs have come down there, where MFT flagship costs have gone up considerably.

I really love M43. My first interchangeable lens camera was the GH2 after having seen the Philip Bloom Christmas Special and Zacuto Shootouts where it punched well above its weight. I had considered the Canon 600D before, but I settled on M43, of which a big reason as well was that it was mirrorless and had a 'tiny' sensor, meaning lenses could be kept really compact, which was and still is a big thing if you're traveling around (and I'd rather have lenses be small, than shaving a few mm off a camera body, something I didn't understand about the APS-C E-mount line-up that had it all wrong (and then some)). Naturally progressed with the E-M1, BMPCC, GH4, G7. Then previously we had seen built-in sensor stabilization, but regarding Panasonic cameras it was really only used for stills. The GX80 changed that and with the tiny kit zoom (that still fools me with its ring, that I keep want to focus with (it only has a zoomring)) or Leica 15mm f/1.7 had the almost exact same formfactor of the premium compact LX100. The G80 gave you a mini GH5 before the latter was actually out and about. Still a very awesome hybrid camera, I doubt we'll see such a good value package again. Now the flagship stills shooter is the G9, which I have as well. It's a pretty awesome camera and does a lot of the basic video stuff as well, sport that huge EVF and extra push of hybrid IS. Of course I had to get the GH5 that ultimately was a video production beast, with all the bells and whistles. That's what I love about Panasonic. Where else are you getting a camera body with weather sealing, dual cardslot, vari-angle touchscreen, fullsize HDMI, complete audio interface, great batterylife, nice buttons/dials/joystick & customization options? Then internally, some of the best sensor stabilization, 4K60p, 10-bit options, limited rolling shutter, V-Log L, HLG, anamorphic mode, all the focus and exposure aids and overlays, incl. like waveforms/vectorscope. It's pretty dang crazy! I doubt you can fault the camera bodies or the system itself. There's so many lenses to choose from in all kinds of sizes, budgets and quality. And the shallow flange allows for adapting third party lenses easily (the E-mount is better though). So... as a system I believe in it a whole lot. But it has gotten a lot of hate for its 4/3" sensor. Cameras were never all that great. But the A7S really rollercoastered things up. Pushing a GH4 beyond ISO800 was a crime against noisemanity and damn how convenient would it be to have a clean ISO1600, 3200, 6400? Dynamic range was never really up-to-snuff either. Always had this contrasty look with blown-out highlights and crushed blacks. Colors tempted to go orangey. But you have to admit that the recent developments are hella impressive on the post-GH4 generation cameras. What people are complaining the most about now is C-AF... yeah, I feel like Panasonic placed a bet on the wrong horse going with depth from de-focus. They should just admit their wrongdoings and change things up with the next gen. But it has to be said... C-AF never was great and it certainly wasn't as great as it is now. Yet... we always made it work. Think DualPixel AF has really spoiled a lot of people. Of course I applaud anything that's extra on a camera, the more the merrier and can be super practical at times (e.g. on a gimbal stabilizer), but to me it certainly is no dealbreaker. ISO sensitivity and noise performance is getting there. I think colors are about where they should be as well. Dynamic range is I think still one of the biggest issues with these cameras, although highlight roll-off and recovery has become much better already. One other thing that bothers people about the MFT system... the depth of field isn't as shallow as you'd get with fullframe. Well, that's a given. But honestly, we've got so many epic lenses and there a focal reducers. It's at a point that criticism is more like bokehwhoring. And you don't always need to have silky and creamy backdrops. Give your scenes some goddang context. People have become way too obsessed with blurry backgrounds what I'm concerned. Get any nice f/1.4 Sigma lens on MFT and you shouldn't need to wish for much more. What would I like to see in the future? Well, it's healthy for the system if it got some more love from other people. So, it would be great to see people loving C-AF with it, rather than hating on it. Dynamic range and further improvement on color and sensitivity, combined with sensor stabilization is something I'm personally looking forward to. Not sure how far along they are with the organic sensor and global shutter developments, but such implementations would be interesting to see. Would also be interesting if they could work in some kind of ND-trick. Maybe set-up photosites as such that they have multiple base levels and never allow to clip or crush data (no need to protect highlights or shadows, get 'em both!). That they can drop sensitivity like an ND filter, a low and clean ISO band (ISO8-128 or some shit) if you will, without the need of optics. There's also still the possibility to pull something like we've seen implemented on the JVC GY-LS300, pairing the MFT mount up with an APS-C sensor behind it. So... I don't think MFT is done for quite yet. I actually think it has improved significantly over the years and is an amazing piece of kit. There's already very little to complain about, so the future must be completely nuts. I do not care that the A7III is coming in at just below $2k for the camera body. If anything it will no longer have it make sense for Sony themselves to bother with the A6x00 series, that keeps camera bodies so small there's a lot of problems I have with them and neglect a dedicated line-up of compact lenses for the system (forcing you into mostly using fullframe E-mount lenses). Why would you get a 1799 A6700 when you can get an A7III for 200 bucks more? Because the crop works like a teleconverter? Well, you can use these FF cameras in S35 crop mode and the sensitivity and detail nowadays hardly gives the dedicated APS-C sensor an edge there, if any at all. Nikon and Camera mirrorless systems will likely only be fullframe and hella expensive, so don't just count me in there either. I like MFT. To me the G9/GH5/GH5S/E-M1mkII are the finest camera bodies on the market, that makes it fun and easy to shoot with. Mostly I love the fact that you have the option to keep lenses really dang small. Maybe it's the Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT, the Leica 15mm f/1.7, Olympus 17mm f/1.8, Lumix 20mm f/1.7, 42.5mm f/1.7 or Zhongyi 25mm f/0.95... that's just so awesome. I wouldn't be getting that with the A7III. At the same time of course I could opt for bigger and more quality lenses, that's just another option you have. Olympus PRO, Sigma, Leica, some really good stuff can be had. And you can frankenrig things up as you see fit. Throw on any lens you want and make full use of the sensor stabilization! Throw on cages, rails and have at it. I don't know, personally I haven't lost excitement for the system. And there's not just Panasonic and Olympus anymore. There's DJI, Z Cam, YI Tech, et cetera putting their own spin on things. We certainly haven't seen the last of it! Most of all I'm excited now for the BMPCC4K. How awesome is that going to be? Cinema MFT FTW! ?

It would make it the only, no? I mean, what other APS-C camera is there that does either 10-bit or 4K60p?

There's always a next level ridiculous... Been wishing on their D5x00 series to go mirrorless. That line-up is capable of some great results, but the traditional DSLR aspect I just find to be off-puting.

Foreplay. It's almost the best part. You know, bit of teasing here and there, but nothing's coming out yet.

It's about the vertigo effect though. That's way more pronouned if you do it optically (changing the actual physical properties) rather than faking it.

Has that ever been done? 4 years after a camera release an almost exact 1:1 exterior recycle? I saw this earlier today and I'm hoping that it's fake. The 'LX100II' on there sure doesn't look very Panasonic-like. The sensor plane symbol now is white rather than grey and the 'FILTER'-button is now a functionbutton. The grip seems to have less bezels for more of a flat top and bottom, also tapering in more towards the right edge of the body. But in order to compete in this market they needed to do more than basically swapping a sensor and processor. The G7XII and RX100M5 and their successors probably make for more enticing purchases. What a wasted oppertunity for Panasonic if true.

Yeah, poor Fujifilm GFX 50S and Hasselblad X1D-50c. ?

http://www.speedtest.net/global-index Just beware that 'fastest' is a nationwide average ranking, not defined by the max. capable speed possible in that country. Google Fiber I think would be nice to have. Sub-$100 plan/month for gigabit internet. In Austria the max seems 300/30. My plan's like 2.5x times slower than that, which is like 50 bucks a month incl. tv & phone line. Next year back to the Netherlands. Seems 1 Gbit and even 10 Gbit subscriptions are a thing there. Sub 100 bucks as well.

Case in point from earlier mention:

Some Nikon lenses require a focus motor in the camera body (as they don't have one built into the lens). I doubt the new mirrorless body will support these lenses (already ran into that with the D5300, that was a league below the 'pro' bodies). There's stubborn people who still like optical viewfinders and think that off-sensor AF is better (and love the mechanical slapping around of mirror and shutter when taking shots perhaps). Pentax has proven that a mirror and optical viewfinder not necessarily have to be in the way of implementing stuff like sensor stabilization. So... atleast in the early days, they could have a transitioning period where they bring out models in both areas. I mean, the E-mount has been around for a while now, but Sony's last traditional DSLR with A-mount was the A99II... and that one started shipping at the beginning of 2017. That's not very long ago. That you're proceeding with the one, doesn't necessarily mean you need to kill off the other just quite yet.

Yup, that seems to be the case. This ridiculousness started when Matti and Peter McKinnon started telling people the 1DXmkII and 6DmkII should be your top pick. Casey and Jon Olsson for example then started using Canons again. It's like a pyramid scheme where Canon incentivizes people to recommend their shit or something. And it seems to be working, people are following blindly.

Yeah, that's something I'm afraid they ain't gonna turn around by going mirrorless (but hoping they will). Just look at the mess that EOS-M is (to me). The meaning of mirrorless is more than pulling out the mirror and replacing the optical viewfinder with an electronic one. More so it's everything else that's cutting edge and innovation. EOS-M isn't even doing sensor stabilization... Olympus has been doing it for many many years now. Catch up already! They were reluctant to get 4K into consumer cameras. When they did... they put a huge crop on it. Stuff like that is just inexcusable. Will FF high-end mirrorless be any different? I mean... was the 5DmkIV any different? But time will have to tell. If they do embrace the mirrorless philosophy and don't play games but actually are serious about trying to disrupt the mirrorless scene... it could get interesting. I hated using the D5300 although I loved the results out of it. Their whole approach was too traditional and dated. Can they up it? Now there's even rumors Olympus might be going fullframe... one thing's for sure. This market is going to be on fire. Will be interesting to see things play out. Better fill up my pantry with popcorn...

I have a very rare Canon lens for sale as well. It's the 1 of 1 Cinegain Signature Edition Canon EF-S 10-18mm IS STM (the white marker signature on the front element gives it a very unique look). Due to its desirable nature, I'd say we start bidding here from $39,999.00 as well. Bargain really.

Yup. But Sony's are still a little iffy. Haven't met anyone that was completely in love with their Sony camera. They can do some awesome things and there's nothing quite like it yet indeed: combining being fullframe mirrorless, having sensor stabilization, being that sensitive and getting the results. But if Canon and Nikon can rival that with better ergonomics, menus and everything... then I doubt many still find Sony that exciting. It's all about usability, that's why so many people still use Canons for just about anything, although they hardly seem to have anything exciting going for 'em.

Not that suprising, really. They're getting on with the times and they do keep getting better and better. Nikon and Canon are late to catch up, but it will be interesting to see how that looks like when they do.