Thomas Hill

14 hours ago, mercer said:

The bottom of the monopod fits snuggly inside the tape measure pouch giving me a stable image with a handheld-like flexibility.

Shit, that's a good idea.

Great write up and fantastic images. If do decide to sell that lens again, holler.

This is sounding way more like an X-H2 than an X-T4. 

I'll be very surprised if it's not 4.

The granddaddy of them all

Marlon

6 hours ago, mercer said:

Haha, I hope so. I soooo want to like the FP but I'm on the fence about it so far. I almost feel I need to wait for it to drop significantly in price before I'll give it a go.

Just boxed mine up to send back. I might get another one when that significant price drop comes along because I love it paired with the 45mm or small Voigtlanders as a small carry everywhere stills camera. 

So if anyone needs the small grip or the big viewfinder, gimme a shout.

Once upon a time, I had a K10d. Excellent ccd IQ plus IBIS, but no video at all. 

I would definitely give Pentax a shot if they would pull a Fuji and suddenly take video seriously. Or maybe get a cheap one for use with manual lenses, hmmm.

Speaking of https://www.adorama.com/als.mvc/nspc/dailydeal but Nikon only.

1 hour ago, IronFilm said:

We identified the one and only Pentax user on EOSHD

Ha! Naw, just pointing out their one claim to fame.

But @Mattias Burling's videos make them look pretty good. The same way nearly every camera he makes a video about looks good (for photography).

6 hours ago, IronFilm said:

Pentax fanboys: who? 

Pentax fanboys: Even WE have IBIS!

4 hours ago, Andrew Reid said:

I am very interested in the new L mount Sigma lenses, that's the newly designed 24-70mm F2.8 in the Japanese video. Will definitely try and pick up one of those when it's available in the UK!

The FP could really use the OS that Sigma put in the Canon, Nikon and, even, the SA versions of the 24-70. 

7 hours ago, IronFilm said:

5) something else I'm not thinking about? (don't think the existing AA battery sled would be the best option, neither using the 8x AA option. That's too many extra unnecessary batteries to juggle at the end of each day!)

 The  one thing I can contribute is that if you find yourself needing to go with AAs, use rechargeables. That thing eats standard batteries like candy. I thought I had accidentally put used ones back in. For some reason, the rechargeables have pretty decent life.

6 minutes ago, Alex Uzan said:

- The A7iii is my premium work horse.
I use it for everything work related, and love its IQ on video and stills as well.

Then why replace it?

-- The pot asked the kettle.

Speaking as a  former a7iii user, I can echo what others have said. You don't gain anything from recording externally with the a7iii. 

Really, the only thing that the a7iii has over other cameras is video AF.

It's a great camera but you're not going to gain much from rigging it up.

5 hours ago, MikhailA said:

There  is another thing I noticed — a lag of displaying photos in full quality during in-camera playback. When you scroll from image to image it takes about a second ( a bit less) to display each photo in full quality (before this you see sort of blurry preview version), whether using raw, jpeg or both at any resolution. But when you do the same thing in zoom-in mode everything is ok, no lag at all. I use Sandisk extreme pro uhs-ii 64gb, formatted in camera. It is really annoying (especially with the viewfinder)  when you need to fast review multiple stills you’ve just shot. Has anyone run into this?

I double-checked mine and it has no lag when clicking through images. It moves from pic to pic instantaneously. The only slight, much less than a full second lag is when the next file is a video. 

B&H's mega deal zone is back like last year. All the daily deals since Black Friday are available again. I'm getting a Manfrotto monopod but not the C100 or LS300.

12 hours ago, MikhailA said:

Has anyone got the LVF-11 LCD Viewfinder? I just got mine and it is something strange is happening with dioptric correction:  the best position is almost -2.0 (sharp and comfortable image). Four people, all have never worn glasses. Don`t know what to think,  I guess the best position should be around 0 (plus/minus) in this case

With my glasses on, it's clear from about -1.25 all the way to -2. Without my glasses, it never gets clear.

1 hour ago, cpc said:

I think any raw camera should utilize a digital spotmeter similar to Magic Lantern's. This is really the most simple to implement exposure tool and possibly the only thing one needs for consistent exposure. I don't need zebras, I don't need raw histograms, I don't need false color. It baffles me that ML had it 7+ years ago and it isn't ubiquitous yet. I mean, just steal the damn thing.

I've never used Magic Lantern. How does their digital spotmeter differ from how most cameras implement spot metering? Is it more like a handled meter that gives readings without adjusting the settings?

The inconsistent metering is very annoying. It seems to work best in low light. 

The issue that I haven't seen mentioned elsewhere is having to restart internal recording a few times before it will work. Last night, the first time I hit record, it stopped after about 2 seconds. Then it worked fine. Another time, I hit record 5 times with it doing the 2 second recordings and then it worked on the 6th try and recorded until I stopped it. Those times it was All-I 4k 24p but it also happened on a raw 12bit 1080p recording. Took 2 tries that time.

I love the build of the camera and it is capable of producing beautiful IQ but the metering and lack of modern conveniences (decent video AF, moveable screen, etc) has me leaning toward a return. Thanks to the holidays, though, I have until Feb 1 to make up my mind.

Refurbed S1R for almost half price https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1524633-REG/panasonic_dc_s1rbody_refurbished_lumix_dc_s1r_mirrorless_digital.html

Sorry, everyone, if I had known that Nikon and Atomos were waiting for me to sell my Z6, I would have sold it sooner.

C100 with dual pixel 1299 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1040919-REG/canon_7428b002_eos_c100_cinema_eos.html

30 minutes ago, thephoenix said:

watched it. i haven't seen any good news for video.

xpro3 ok but it's only photo.

must say i am disappointed

 

X-pro line has always been photo first. Any video features have been add-ons. 4k came via update.

1 hour ago, Geoff CB said:

Yeah I have the 23 f2 and 16-55 on rental. Both AF okay but they tend to jump between transitions instead of doing it a smooth manner. Did a ballet video yesterday and it was too jumpy for my tastes, wish I had gone manual focus. I was running it on the Ronin-SC and even with a gimbal it's a little shaky compared to the same setup on the Nikon. 

You might want to experiment with your AF settings.

8 minutes ago, Video Hummus said:

Ive heard Fuji glass doesn’t have the best video AF performance. Maybe someone can chime in on that.

Video AF depends on the lens. The newer ones are great but the older f1.4 lenses aren't so good and make a little noise.

The 23/f2.0 is fantastic and the 18-55 kit zoom is really good, too. I just got the Zeiss 32mm and it seems to work really well but I haven't used it enough to say for sure yet. The 35/f1.4 is good for photo but a little slow and noisy for video. These are all the ones that I have tried so far.

13 hours ago, Adam Kuźniar said:

Tamron will announce the new 70-180mm f/2.8 FE zoom in October!

Honestly Tamron makes Sony so much more appealing to me. Previously I was put off by the price of the Sony lenses

This is why I sold my A7iii. I would go back to Sony if they would add a 10bit 422 option at the A7iii price point but I'm not holding my breath.