Tim Sewell

2 hours ago, BTM_Pix said:

< Off to desperately search for a G9ii review by someone called Wright so I can make a two wongs don’t make a right quip>

Busy day?

1 hour ago, BTM_Pix said:

Immediately put me in mind of this.

”No, she went of her own accord “

My wife and I just got back from a trip to Indonesia...

Jakarta?

No, she came willingly.

4 hours ago, EduPortas said:

Only Canon and Sony have delayed the retro trend.

I'd love to see a digital Canonet!

11 hours ago, MrSMW said:

Absinthe?

No, I was there the whole time!

1 minute ago, PannySVHS said:

Used S5 cameras are being sold for used GH5 prices. Great value! @Tim Sewell

Got them around £600GBP each - one in excellent condition, one as-new. So yeah - great value. And apart from ease of use (the FX30 has such great ergos, I think) I don't really feel like I've lost anything (apart from video AF, which I don't really use except for family fun vids, which the S5 can still keep up with). I even had some money left over after selling the FX30 and the A6600 which allowed me to complete my Takumar set with the 85mm, get the Lumix 20-60 kit lens, a bunch of batteries and some extra cards. So I'm not complaining at all.

The only brand new cameras I've bought (in the digital age) were the GH4 and, more recently my FX30 (which is exceptional VFM). Unfortunately I've just had to sell the FX30 because I can't afford a decent Sony B-cam for it and instead bought 2 secondhand S5s.

The only thing I've seen recently that I've thought was well-priced was the XM-5, but too much for a fun purchase even then.

It's not only bodies, though. Prices for even fairly quotidian lenses are just laughable these days.

32 minutes ago, Tim Sewell said:

How about a mode to simulate when you get the bleach and the fix steps back to front because you're a bit drunk?

In 1988 I wasn't too displeased with the result, though...

How about a mode to simulate when you get the bleach and the fix steps back to front because you're a bit drunk?

I'll have to take a look at that!

Last night I (solipsistically) spent a while watching my own videos via our Quest 3 VR goggles in 'cinema mode' and I must admit, seeing things on a virtual 20 foot screen certainly makes them look better! Any other forum users been doing this?

But it got me to thinking - a great use of this technology would be if you could link it in to a Teradeck or whatever so that Directors and DPs could see, in real time, how a given scene or shot will look on the big screen. Is anyone doing this, or am I being silly?

46 minutes ago, John Matthews said:

However, I would like to see a S1ii pitted against an Alexa shooting Arri Log.

That Kofi review I linked up-thread does just that, funnily enough.

Kofi can be a little annoying, but I think this is quite a nuanced review. Near the end he mentions that, without mentioning these new bodies, he asked on social media what price people thought the next FX3 should attract if [list of S1II features] were added and all the responses were well above the actaul price of these new Lumixes. Anyway...
 

8 hours ago, EduPortas said:

No, he's talking about the 18-110mm  F4 Power Zoom which is a very expensive item. Much more so than the "normal" F4 zoom of similar focal length. About 5x more expensive.

Er no, I'm very much talking about the relatively inexpensive 18-105 f4 - worked on the zoom rocker on both my FS7 and FX30. Excellent little lens for the price.

On 5/10/2025 at 8:15 PM, EduPortas said:

Buying one of their integrated zooms would far exceed my budget,

The Sony 18-105mm f4 PZ works on the FS& via the camera's zoom rocker, so I guess it will on the FS5 as well.

1 minute ago, eatstoomuchjam said:

One could make the argument that it should be the Sony Beta FX3

I like Sony Beta FX3 Max

So what I heard is that the 'A' moniker is because there is a FX3 Mk2 coming, but they will continue selling the original/this one.

2 hours ago, MrSMW said:

So an FX3 with a higher res screen.

Apparently the previous screen is no longer in production, which is why they've had to do this.

I think the thing to remember (and hence not to get too carried away) is that the camera choices in Adolescence were led by the story and the way in which the creators wanted to tell it. You literally couldn't have done it using full size cinema kit without massively increasing the budget - and maybe not even then. Likewise, Civil War was mostly shot on Venice, but used the Ronins when the story demanded it.

So it's great that big budget movies are doing inventive stuff with non-traditional camera systems, but they're doing it when it's required, not for any financial savings or because they think those systems are overall better.

I'm looking forward to seeing some reviews of this from reliable people. I love my FX30, which I combine with an A6600 as B-cam. The drawback there is that the RS on the A6600 is absolutely atrocious - especially, for some reason, with non-native lenses. I actually only have 2 Sony lenses, neither of them particularly amazing.

At this low price, I could sell both my Sony cameras, both Sony lenses, my CF Express cards and the top-handle audio thingy - buy 2 of these and whatever EF-RF adapter they come out with and probably still have a bunch of money left over to spend in the pub!

So - awaiting proper tests of DR, RS and stab more generally.

(I've considered doing the same with the Fuji XM-5, but the lack of stab and their rarity have led to me deciding against).

 

15 hours ago, MrSMW said:

Too late now but that body design and that of the FX3/30 are my faves for my video work

The ergos are surprisingly good. A camera that gets out of the way.

5 hours ago, eatstoomuchjam said:

and they've also released some short films and BTS footage shot on the 17K

... which I, personally, thought were gorgeous.

There seem to be 2 products. One is a new version of Rialto for the Venice but yes, there also seems to be a new FF cine-oriented camera coming too - FX3II?

1 hour ago, MrSMW said:

Anyway, never mind cameras, how many mens fragrances is too many? I just went over the 20 bottle mark

I don't own a single bottle - but I do have over 20 cameras!

On 3/8/2025 at 11:16 PM, Andrew Reid said:

Wonder how many of them are still there?

Very few I'd guess. It's a very popular part-time gig for students in the city - of which there are many!

On 2/28/2025 at 8:28 AM, Tim Sewell said:

That said, I did once end up drinking with a bunch of their employees at a pub in the city one Friday evening (this would be about 8 or so years ago) and they struck me as a great bunch of keen, intelligent and enthusiastic people (quite a few of them brandishing nice old film cameras).

Funnily enough, just found some pics from that evening. Days of innocence (kinda).