Tim Sewell

I haven't been following his recent personal stories for obvious reasons!

I also think that Tim.
I think there was a bit of a bounce back, “yay, war is over, let’s have a party” and then the reality kicked in that nothing was the same as it was and a lot more damage had occurred than most initially realised.
But as has been mentioned, these things tend to go in circles, or at least have peaks & troughs.
Where we are at the moment I am not entirely sure but not at any peak, nor in any trough, but are we trending up or down?
I suspect down what with everything going on in the world right now…and I am no tin hat pessimist, but rather that’s my gut feeling.
I would like an adapted Delorean take me back to the 1980’s please…

Austerity measures and inflation (at least in France) have made the situation worse for many. The few who are profiting are probably making money hand-over-fist. I imagine a family wanting to have a videographer and a photographer for a wedding with the later being the priority. When push comes to shove, I'd bet both don't get hired and some just say *uck it and have people share their cellphone shots. Sadly and regrettably, that's practically what I did when I got married. I only had ONE decent photo from the whole thing, a jpeg from crap phone. :(
Now, I use Topaz Photo AI to try and improve that ONE shot [insert affiliate link]! There's always a positive, you see!

The BBC has made its sound effects archive openly available online: https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk

The BBC has made its sound effects archive openly available online: https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk

"Where do you sell/buy gear in Europe?"

I dangle it in front of @Andrew Reid!

The BBC has made its sound effects archive openly available online: https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk

The BBC has made its sound effects archive openly available online: https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk

I didn't try it with any of the footage in that video, but I have tried a trial version of Topaz in the past on other 'railway' SD DV footage. Basically I found it not much better than using FFMPEG upscaling and sharpening, so I've never convinced myself to buy it.

"Where do you sell/buy gear in Europe?"

I dangle it in front of @Andrew Reid!

"Where do you sell/buy gear in Europe?"

I dangle it in front of @Andrew Reid!

That's my thoughts too, as no camera will be perfect on a budget (heck, even with unlimited budgets, cameras are still not perfect!). 
So I'd loosen up on a requirement, such as FF, and get the Sony FX30, the very best S35 camera made by Sony for filming with that won't also require an AC. 

Try MPB? You won't get as much as in a private sale, but you'll definitely get it! https://www.mpb.com/en-uk

Try MPB? You won't get as much as in a private sale, but you'll definitely get it! https://www.mpb.com/en-uk

What about the FX30? OK, not FF... : ) Mine is coming from FL to NJ nowadays and IMO it is the best bang for the buck capable of 4K 120fps without overheating... ; ) Well, I'd dare to say, not only to my book LOL ;- )

Ah, sure.  If we just make the pockets bigger, it will easily fit.  If that's the case, my Mavic 3 Pro is also "pocketable."  😉

100% (but don't tell MrsSMW I said that).

Well I haven’t emptied the box marked “Clothes - misc” yet so maybe my leather hot pants will be in there.

Funnily enough, I’ve been at my storage unit today going through stuff in the dustier boxes buried at the back to do exactly the same.
During the quest, I found this and concluded that Panasonic really do hate us now.

Was there ever a camera more inclined to make you pick it up and go out and film with it.

That sort of makes the decision! Anything "magical" is good. And moving from BM to FX30 (albeit with various stuff in-between such as the AX53 etc.) is an AF step I am looking forward to.

I just got a FX30 last week and I'm finding the AF almost magical! Of course, this is the first camera I've had with anything close to state-of-the-art AF, but it's really revelatory how well it works.

I just got a FX30 last week and I'm finding the AF almost magical! Of course, this is the first camera I've had with anything close to state-of-the-art AF, but it's really revelatory how well it works.

This is the Kodak Vision3 500T variant, by the way.

Thanks. Lens was just the Sony 18-105 f4. I wasn't expecting to shoot any video that day, but the fog made it mandatory to do so!

I was bored so I put together some A6600 S-Log-3 footage I had hanging around from earlier this year and graded it with the help of Tom Bolles's new CinePrint 35 powergrade. I'm definitely liking the colours and he's simplified the node tree somewhat, making it a lot easier to tweak.