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Tim Sewell reacted to Benjamin Hilton in I want Advice on Choosing Between the Fuji X-S20 & Sony FX30 for Video Work
Having used both professionally, I'd go FX30 all day. The XS-20 is a fun photography camera, that does video pretty well too. It's just not quite up for pro level work in my opinion. The image is really good, the size is fun, and the color is pretty good too. It's kind of fiddly though, lacks a good selection of custom buttons, overheats a lot, struggles with autofocus a bit and has the SD card in the battery compartment, which is something I personally don't enjoy.Â
While not being maybe "as fun" as the XS-20, the FX30 is more of a workhorse. Decent color, duel native ISOs, integrated Sony cinema features, solid autofocus, good cooling, easily riggable form factor and the list goes on. The major con is lack of a EVF, but I rarely use built in EVFs, so that doesn't bother me.Â
Basically if I'm choosing a family camera for stills and some video, I'd go the XS-20. For professional video work, the FX30 is a much more reliable choice.Â
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Tim Sewell reacted to EduPortas in Camera prices â Have the Japanese taken leave of their senses?
Oh you better believe it's coming, Canon would be foolhardy to leave a ton of cash on the table.
As always, they'll let other manufacturers take the risk with their products and test if their is a market for it.
Only then will they'll release a camera and gobble up the lion's share of it.
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Tim Sewell reacted to MrSMW in Fujifilm X-Half Officially Announced
My wife and I just got back from a trip to the CaribbeanâŠ
Jamaica?
No, she came willingly.
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Tim Sewell got a reaction from Andrew Reid in Fujifilm X-Half Officially Announced
In 1988 I wasn't too displeased with the result, though...
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Tim Sewell got a reaction from BTM_Pix in Fujifilm X-Half Officially Announced
My wife and I just got back from a trip to Indonesia...
Jakarta?
No, she came willingly.
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Tim Sewell reacted to MrSMW in Fujifilm X-Half Officially Announced
Then you werenât doing it properly!
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Tim Sewell reacted to BTM_Pix in Fujifilm X-Half Officially Announced
Immediately put me in mind of this.
âNo, she went of her own accord â
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Tim Sewell got a reaction from eatstoomuchjam in Fujifilm X-Half Officially Announced
No, I was there the whole time!
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Tim Sewell got a reaction from BTM_Pix in Fujifilm X-Half Officially Announced
No, I was there the whole time!
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Tim Sewell got a reaction from ac6000cw in Fujifilm X-Half Officially Announced
In 1988 I wasn't too displeased with the result, though...
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Tim Sewell got a reaction from PannySVHS in Camera prices â Have the Japanese taken leave of their senses?
Got them around ÂŁ600GBP 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.
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Tim Sewell got a reaction from PannySVHS in Camera prices â Have the Japanese taken leave of their senses?
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.
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Tim Sewell got a reaction from eatstoomuchjam in Fujifilm X-Half Officially Announced
In 1988 I wasn't too displeased with the result, though...
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Tim Sewell got a reaction from eatstoomuchjam in Fujifilm X-Half Officially Announced
How about a mode to simulate when you get the bleach and the fix steps back to front because you're a bit drunk?
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Tim Sewell got a reaction from BTM_Pix in Fujifilm X-Half Officially Announced
In 1988 I wasn't too displeased with the result, though...
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Tim Sewell got a reaction from BTM_Pix in Fujifilm X-Half Officially Announced
How about a mode to simulate when you get the bleach and the fix steps back to front because you're a bit drunk?
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Tim Sewell reacted to BTM_Pix in Fujifilm X-Half Officially Announced
Thatâs honestly my favourite bit!
They need to have a proper hardcore mode where you can only âcarryâ four rolls of âfilmâ with you and use the app like PokĂ©mon Go where have to go and find a virtual chemist or photo store nearby to get another roll when you run out.
Iâd make these virtual shops have opening hours as well !
Would be a big fan of the app making you have to load the âfilmâ into the app in the dark and you then having to do all your âdevelopingâ in the app with the screen having a faint red glow across it.
You could even use the gyro sensors in the device to make you have to agitate the âfilmâ to develop it.
I wouldnât even be averse to you having to post off for a code when youâve shot a roll of  âfilmâ using a reversal simulation and then having to wait a week to get a code back that will unlock the roll and develop it with a non changeable preset process.
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Tim Sewell reacted to eatstoomuchjam in VR for the win?
I don't have VR goggles, but I do have a 77" TV that's in my dark basement and I usually sit about 8-10 feet from it. I scooch up a bit closer when I want to preview how something will look on a big theatrical screen from 30-40 feet away. If I really want the full experience, though, I'll ask a friend to come chew popcorn and talk while I'm trying to watch it. đ
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Tim Sewell reacted to Davide DB in VR for the win?
I don't know anything but in the last Media division S1 II review they showed a goggles linked to the camera used as a monitor or something like that.Â
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Tim Sewell got a reaction from John Matthews in New L-Mount Lumix (cinema?) Camera
That Kofi review I linked up-thread does just that, funnily enough.
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Tim Sewell got a reaction from eatstoomuchjam in Videocamera with 4K recommendations
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.