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A lot of people have the Sirui and don't have issues. Mine worked fairly well in the beginning, but I also should note I bought an open box item. So who knows it may have been returned for being defective. I just know that after disassembling it and seeing how it was made, that these issues could arise for anyone who owns one. So YMMV.

I also must add, I've been lubricating the leg sections and it has helped to slow the breakdown of the plastic.

I don't know. I think Canon designs their cameras for specific consumers and they market the features for those consumers.. The uploaded video alone makes me believe Canon sees this camera as being a second stills camera for the consumer/enthusiast still photographer that also shoots videos of their family while on vacation. With the 5-Axis IS, there's no need for a selfie stick. If the 5-Axis on the XC10 is any indicator, it should be pretty good. I just threw together a couple clips that shows my first outing with the XC10's 5-Axis. With the XC10 it uses the lens' OIS for two of the axis' and 3-Axis electronic IBIS. If I remember correctly I was attempting to walk lightly...

I have the Sirui and it's great... Until it isn't. Let me explain... Inside the individual tubes is a plastic piece. The extension and collapse of the legs over time causes the aluminum to bite into the plastic and shave off little pieces that get stuck and mar the aluminum. Also, the twist locks do not work that great after a while. The upper pan section is practically useless. The bottom section is good, but the knob that provides the tension is starting to fail, making it difficult to loosen the tension on the bottom pan/tilt movements. I've had mine for less than a year and these little headaches are forcing me to search for a new monopod. I will probably get the Benro and put lock nuts on the back of the flip locks... If it's possible?

Panasonic uses some funky wording when describing their stabilization. It could mean anything.

You use the Cinema cams as your A & B cams and the original eos-m as your C cam? I think the idea is you (or the intended consumer) won't need a tripod due to the 5-Axis.

Hmm, the fact that they're giving the G8 weather proofing and a magnesium body may indicate a higher release price than the G7. I think this may be an indicator of the new Panasonic pricing. G80(8) will be $1299 + and the GH5 will be $2000 +

Yeah, I am not sure why this is being touted as the mini 80D yet they seem to cripple the video. I'll wait for full judgement when more videos arise, but I thought the close ups looked quite nice... Or should I say have potential.

Yeah, it seems quite good. I hope the pricing rumor was true. BH has body only preorder price of $979. I need to hear more about the specs before I commit. Hopefully, it matches the 90mbps bitrate of the 80D. Am also hoping you get full access to the IBIS with EF lenses... And also manual lenses. If it's nearly as good as the 5-Axis on the XC10, then it will be amazing... Even with a crop.

Gotta love golden hour. You had some difficult exposure shots in the beginning that were handled pretty well. The final shots are gorgeous. I'm such a sucker for an orange sunset sky and a silhouetted foreground.

Lol. Did I hear the mic drop?

This is one of the reasons I'm going to sell the GX85 for the M5. The 5-Axis in the XC10 is almost as good as a steadicam.

I'm thinking about getting the Series 3 model without the head, but they're essentially the same. This is a popular complaint, and supposedly just diligently tightening up the locks, with the supplied Allen key, does the trick.

I was thinking the same thing... On both counts. In fact, I have been so impressed with the DPAF I have seen, I already bought a lens to go with a future camera purchase. The question is, are the later implementations of DPAF better, or is the tech the same, there just may be more focus points on newer cameras?

Is there a big quality difference between MLV Raw and regular Raw?

I love my 50D, so much so I am planning a micro short film for it, but I have to admit I am slightly fearing the lack of a scratch track for audio synching. Do you get good recording speeds while recording audio with the 7D?

Do you shoot with MLV Raw on the 7D? I've only used the original raw on the 50D. I use Raw Magic Lite to turn the files into DNGs... It's a pretty painless process. Then I take them into Resolve where I do a simple exposure and saturation adjustment... Spit them out to prores for edit and final grade in FCPX. It's pretty painless. With any footage I am going to transcode it to prores before I bring it into FCPX anyway, so the only added step is Raw Magic Lite, which is actually lightning fast.

I'm just not sure that you can argue, if you want those features then move up to the BMCC. They are two totally incomparable beasts. I think a pocket 2 would have to be slightly bigger for 60p, but I don't think it would have to be too substantial of an increase. The micro has the same height as the pocket, is shorter in length, but deeper. So I assume the depth helps a little but so does the vents. I would think an inch thicker and a better heat sink would be more than enough... At least for 60p... For 2.5k... Not sure?

They'd be insane not to do a pocket ii. Hands down, the Pocket was their most successful camera, but it is starting to get a little long in the tooth. At the very least the form factor deserves 60p, a better LCD and better battery. If they can work out how to include the 2.5k and the global shutter, they'll have another hugely successful camera... Especially if they can keep the cost at or below $1299.

I think it would be a genius move for Canon to include raw video in the M5. If they're truly having technical difficulties implementing 4K into their smaller cameras due to heat dissipation, the inclusion of 1080p Raw would put them in a different category and nobody would care if it had 4K. But they would never do it because they don't think outside the box, they are run by bean counters (as all the major camera manufacturers are) But with their "history with ML" you'd think it would be pretty simple for them to implement such a feature.

Hopefully that slogan isn't my only good, creative idea I have.

Are you gonna go with the Pocket? If I ever find a new one for $600 or less, I will probably buy one. The Raw image is just undeniable. For now I'm enjoying 50D Raw with Canon colors.

Honestly, if I worked for Panasonic I would lobby for an LX100 style camera with a built in fast lens with 4K, Raw 1080p, Mic input and 5-Axis. Keep it as simple as possible with buttons, controls and menu options. Then also include the Raw in the GH5 up to 60p and all the other prosumer bells and whistles.

Yeah that seems to be the number 1 feature for the Pocket MKii wish list. I originally said to keep it in micro 4/3 but an active ef mount with a bigger sensor would probably be a huge hit as well. Let it land around $1500.

Yup. Olympus was beating Panasonic before it had 4K video. Now, why stay with Panasonic? But I would love to see some Raw video trickle down into any of the brands feature set. Just give me 1080p 24p Raw and I'll sell off all my lenses, buy the 12-35mm 2.8 and be done. I know Raw video is for a niche market, but I can't believe how the majors just allow BM to monopolize it. If Panasonic was bold enough to put 1080p raw video in one of their consumer/prosumer cameras, half of BM users would probably switch over in a millisecond. I think it would be a much more valuable feature than 6K video at this point. I can just imagine the commercials... Little Billy's birthday party with the depth and clarity of a motion picture. Billy cuts into the cake with his bare hands. Everyone laughs. Voice over... "Life's raw moments deserve raw video." It would be cool but it won't happen.