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  1. After deciding going full Canon this summer, now this!

    I have already investing in RF (3 lenses, 3 adapters and an R7) and I am now split if I have to sell everything and move to Pana..

    R6mkII is still 3.200€ here, so is a no go for me for a middling hybrid, pricing of the Pana cameras seem just right and I am really impressed of what I have seen already. If the EF adapter works well, I seriously don't see why not most choose these cameras and slowly built their L lenses collection.

    That X camera seems like an amazing deal whatsoever..

    Well done Panny..

    GH6 and everything else seems a bit overpriced now.. don't they?

    Can anyone point me at any advantages the R6mkII have at this point?

    The camera is not out yet and we see just some marginal differences in IBIS and AF, I am positive they will be fixed in no time..

    The active cooling is incredible at this price point. It will damage Fuji sales as well I believe.

    I do love the color science so far. I haven't pixel peep or anything, really, but I just like what I am seeing..

    ..just..WOW Panny!

  2. 13 hours ago, Grimor said:

    Well, I agree with everything. At my last rock concert, we used 6 cameras, and only 2 shared the same time code. The sound mixer during rehearsals tested all three of my usb drives and none were recognized by the console (mackie), so no mp3 for me. At least I take my portable recorder (Marantz pmd 661) and adjust the level, since I couldn't keep an eye on it, I put it recording in auto gain mode. Big mistake, because at the start of the concert they turned up the volume and since they didn't have limiter it clipped for almost the entire track. I only had good sound from the rf feed that I took with the G2 and in post production, the synchronization was a nightmare because the clipping prevents the synchronization by wave.

     

    No! Never on auto! If you are not sure, better go lower, you can easily add some db in post..

    Maybe you have to format them ON the digital console, or have them Mac ready (Mackie works with everything usually, but they favour Apple stuff), a simple fat32 stick could be useful also..

    For so big projects, usually they hire a van, which is a control room as well and have a different approach with an included sound man inside the van.

  3. I still believe Tentacles are the way to go for "cheap", they have a slightly better version for 2022 anyway, and they seem like the cheap golden standard!

    I am no fun of any Deity produced as of now.

    As of your other question, I usually was given to the sound man a portable stereo recorder (Tascam DR100mkII or III are excellent for small tasks and with good preamplifiers - if you can't afford MixPre) and started recording 5-10 minutes before the start of the show (usually performances of some kind).

    Nowdays, almost 10 times out of 10, I have pre- schedule with the producer, or even the sound man directly, and after he copies the performance to a USB drive and that's all (later on, I am mixing the recording with on camera shotgun mics or stereo mics and it works even better, than having just one or the other).

    Whatever wireless method you use to transfer sound, have a shotgun to your main camera because you never know what's going to happen to your wireless signal.

    After 24 years to the job, I will never trust more a wireless connection to a wired one!

  4. 9 hours ago, SMGJohn said:

    Sorry if I am forum necroing, but I did not feel like making a new topic. 

    Does anyone know if the rolling shutter issues on the Canon R7 is reduced with the line skipped 4k mode? 
    According to a very poorly done video on the Canon R7 from DPReview, Jordan said the rolling shutter was 14,5ms in 4k60p, anyone who owns a R7 can attest to the rolling shutter being lower in line skipped and does it also stay true for 4k30 line skipped? 

    Seems to be very poor information, there also appears to be like no sample video of 4k FINE and 4k line skipped out there, really curious how the line skipped 4k is like when you downsample to 1080p.

     

    Check at 10:20, 4K standard seems alright, fine..not so..

     

  5. 19 hours ago, herein2020 said:

    That is really strange, I only use mechanical shutter, have never even tried electronic shutter and my R7 doesn't have that problem. If it is not too late to return it I would try that route vs dealing with a repair.

    Same here..the shutter sound is a bit silly and very tin like, but the images are good. 

  6. As I said before, it is a "fast turn around" camera, with a weak codec, but that's the beauty of it, the simplicity. Stick an 18-135 or an 24-105 and shoot all day..it was a workhorse camera of the "plain"  professional. Ready on its bag, ready to shoot in 7 seconds and for a full working day 

    If you take care of the basics, the camera does the rest of the magic mixing and produces an image that punches much above its weight.

    I am still waiting for a similar workhorse camera. Just put some modern internals on the same body Canon, that's so easy..

    I wish they C70 was that camera, but unfortunately it doesn't feel the same.

  7. 2 hours ago, Django said:

    OK so once again armchair expertise. You tend to make a lot of strong assumptions and present opinions as facts on subjects you really have zero experience with. Googling photos, watching a video on YT.. then arguing online against people with actual hands-on experience on the subject matter. Its a recurring theme I've noticed..

    Again you lumped the C100 & C300 in the same category. Anybody that has used those two cams knows they are day & night in form factor, weight, operation despite them looking similar on internet pictures.

    As for context, OP uses a Z6 plus an Atomos. Fully rigged that's already bulkier and heavier than a stripped down C100. To use your analogy its more like a sedan.. with a camping trailer attached to its rear!

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    ..and again the C100 has built-in NDs, fan, all day battery life, WFM assist tools etc. even when stripped down.

    Rigging the equivalent on a large sensor mirrorless will not be smaller or lighter, hence my point withstands. 

    ..and for exactly those reasons (form factor, weight, operation) a C100mkII is a better option than a C300 these days!

    The C100mkII is absolutely my favorite camera for run and gun video work. I have done literally hundreds of travel and music doc episodes good enough for Greek TV and corporate and others. My previous favorite was, sadly(!yes, it was a Sony, do not judge me!), an EX1, another workhorse of that previous era.

    If you want a super easy system to shoot most of your "basic" stuff with super fast turn around times and you do not mind the "weak" codec, even now is an excellent option..For extremely fast run and gun the 18-135 was ace, if you had more time one could use the whole EF selection. My ultra fast and portable kit was the 18-135, an 70-200mm 4f and a nifty-fifty used for some interviews. My most enjoyable set up of all time..great times!

    ..I didn't like the C300 (and C200) ergonomics, but they were also standard on most of my business back then.

    oh my.. I want one now..

  8. I was using 3 cameras when I was doing weddings photography, 2 NX1 and an NX500 with a speciality (oddball lens) on it. All these cameras were on me at all times, but never both video AND photo. Still can't comprehend how you do it. I always have a partner/assistant with me, even for the easiest of jobs..

    Sometimes we were 3-4 people for video and 2-3 for photography..

    An 24-70 as a workhorse was the most used lens usually, 24mm is good for small group photos, and 70mm is an alright focal length for portraits. The oddball lens on the NX500 could be the amazing NX fisheye or the pancake 16mm..the workhorse lens was the 16-50mm (24-75mm equiv) and 2-2.8f. unique lens and always negated the need for the Sigma 18-35, as at those mm (at 32-33mm to be precise) the NX is 2f, with an incredible I.S, both wider and longer. With the other NX I was usually using the amazingly small 45mm 1.8f for more "artistic" portraits. This lens has a ton of character, especially for the silly price..

    Just a different way of doing similar things, I guess!

  9. Sound is the single most important technical aspect of film making (taught in film school, and known by experience).

    Maybe doing ADR would be much better and consistent. 

    Also, the office sequences have a strange axis rule tweaking going on..or is just weird shot selection.

    These are the 2 things that put me off a bit.

  10. 3 hours ago, Rhood said:

    And did you check if they are flicker free on higher frame rates?


    I searched a bit on Aliexpress.
    I might have found something crazy cheap that you want to try out.
    Around 100 euro for 300W
    https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005003912590090.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000014.3.19247ecb89I2Jn&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller&scm=1007.40050.281175.0&scm_id=1007.40050.281175.0&scm-url=1007.40050.281175.0&pvid=9da7394c-e478-4d61-b54d-5f1fac4e4127&_t=gps-id:pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller,scm-url:1007.40050.281175.0,pvid:9da7394c-e478-4d61-b54d-5f1fac4e4127,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238111%231996&pdp_ext_f={"sku_id"%3A"12000027451792889"%2C"sceneId"%3A"30050"}&pdp_npi=2%40dis!EUR!125.47!84.06!!!!!%402101f6b116679930580155327ebaba!12000027451792889!rec

    Also those Colbor CL60 and 100's seem cool. They can be hooked up to each other in a matrix/array.
    Does anybody know if these pass power to each other? Or does each single fixture need to be plugged in? That's a lot of cables...

    Link to the Colbor CL60R RGB version
    https://www.colborlight.com/products/co-cl60r

    Other interesting stuff I found on or through Aliexpress
     

    150W, 300W and 500W Airtube / Airpanel led style fixtures 😮

    https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005004709709163.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000014.19.272f9f81aSgx25&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller&scm=1007.40050.281175.0&scm_id=1007.40050.281175.0&scm-url=1007.40050.281175.0&pvid=b325774c-1ee4-4384-967a-20485e9e701b&_t=gps-id:pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller,scm-url:1007.40050.281175.0,pvid:b325774c-1ee4-4384-967a-20485e9e701b,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238111%231996&pdp_ext_f={"sku_id"%3A"12000030185487161"%2C"sceneId"%3A"30050"}&pdp_npi=2%40dis!EUR!641.51!564.53!!!!!%402101f6b716679933376201169ea7a8!12000030185487161!rec

    Also seem to make a 650W / 700W COB at around 750
    They don't seem like a small brand
    http://www.syingfilm.com

    Also found a Lightstar Luxed 4 copy
    https://namgrip.tv/store/GT-SL04-p357565557
     

    Interesting 

    I just received today the CL60R. So far I was impressed by the build quality, the output, the very friendly buttons placement (and existance!), the app, the size, the weight, the price, the original design and also the silly box/case that came with.

    Seems like a company that's serious about their stuff. I also read that they have an EU office and check "locally" warranty claims..

    Unfortunately it didn't work with a power bank I have. It turns on, but switches after half a second with a 65w. Maybe it needs an 80w..

    First impressions positive. Still have to pass the test of time.

    I got it as a hair light and for the effects, in case I need them, so I wanted it extra portable.

  11. These recent releases seem more mature to me. It is the 3rd wave of RF. Although the R7 and R6mkII sensors are not that hi end, Canon squeezes every drop of performance out of them and achieves great things without too much fanfare.

  12. @DjangoI was searching for prices in EU. We used to shop from there, they have an EU warehouse. It is not priced in Greece yet, so I checked to see what's what. I would buy locally anyway, for tax initiatives and the such, but I was surprised of the such high prices, even for CVP.

    Yes, Sony has a similar approach, the S is the video centric one and the R the specialized high megapixel one. 

    I am just expressing personal opinions here, what would make it a perfect fit for my needs (and being a keeper for 4-5 years)?

    28megapixels, full HDMI, punch-in while filming to check focus, histogram always on display. From reviews online seems like IBIS and AF tracking needs some refinement also. I am not 100% sure about the decision of having SD cards only - still haven't properly process that on my mind!

    I know, anyone can ask for anything, and it is a vicious circle on camera sites and forums! But R6 released some 26-28 months ago.. that wasn't a great investment for some. 

    This release is more an R6 AND a half to me, which still is good enough. The original R6 was something like an R6 minus half, if that makes any sense at all!

  13. It seems their "hybrid" releases are more focused in photography, or else buy a more video centric camera ("we sell some of those") like the C70 or the R5C, and whatever is coming in the lower end (R7C probably?! C50? whatever..).

    CVP pre-order has a price of €3,202.58 inc VAT at the moment! that is very expensive for the middle segment, and that should get closer to 2.600 soon, or they will loose a ton of customers going Sony/Fuji, even GH6 (for video orientated ones) and I do not see a lot of R6 users upgrade soon!

    4.600 with the 24-105 f4

    3.600 with the 25-105 f4-7.1

    R6 with the 24-105 f4 is 3.145euros (not in stock though, but can be ordered)

    X-T5 is 1960euros..

     

     

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