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Ah come on guys.... we all know a cage, and other add-ons will hide most of its physical features.... why even care at that point?

It makes all hybrid/DSLR cameras prehistoric (dinosaurs). But I think its most relate-able to GH5 because of the m43 sensor and price is always a factor....

I normally wouldn't say this if its a $1500+ camera.... but its a sub-$1500 camera that has $8K+ camera capabilities.... If you make the mistake of putting it under water, freezing it or drowning it with sand... buy a new one!!!

I said it... didn't I? Anyway.... I'm super happy. But there has been some suprises so far... A73, X-H1, Z2 - Didn't see those coming. Still want to see what the other guys going to do to compete with the New Pocket 4K. I'm sure people at RED going - WTF???? 4K/60p RAW at $1295????

Lets hope that that is the case. But I'm afraid that he misread it and it was just M4/3 mount.

Unless it costs $4750 for a firmware update....

Alright. Fair enough... But, assuming it's the same sensor and cooling.... Your assumption it's the same body. You forget that a 5 inch LCD TFT instead of 3 inch, SSD instead SD slot, 1/4" jacks instead of 1/8" jacks all play a part in internal real-estate as well as exteral shape & size.

Your assumptions are based on a 2012-2013 model and that there is zero innovation over at blackmagic... No new sensor, no new processor and no new cooling system... Even over at Canon they were able to figure how to put 4K from a 1dx2 to the m50. And, if your assumptions are correct... It's remarkable that after 5- 6 years that they can't figure out how..... I mean I don't even know how we even got from 240/480p to 1080p without a canyon sized camera.

I know there will be the 4K variety in there... And, may be a lower res. version... Preferably a higher res version. But, personally, I don't see a point for another 1080p camera... It's just redundant.... As redundant as having a 1080p version of the URSA/URSA Mini/Pro.... If we were to have a lower res. version please let it be the 2.5k variety.

*comment retracted* cause honestly.... we don't know anything under the hood.... its a sleeper camera with 4K symbol on it.

I knew I was waiting for something like this...

@DaveAltizer Has his review of the X-H1 up.... although, I feel like 70% is about its photo capabilities? Although, @DaveAltizer did a good job, even compared pictures from the 1DC with pictures of the X-H1. But where is the video to video comparison man? BTW, my picks are A-B-B. His answer is buried in deep in the comments section, amongst other viewers picks.... very interesting.

Sorry.... I had 2 rating systems. Which one is the above? And, can you do the other one too? Lastly, add a t2i in the mix. Anyone can participate in this.... My rating 1 (video vs cinematic): -GX85 - 4 -t2i - 6 -GH5 - 5.5 -GH5S - 7 -X-H1 - 7 -A7iii - 6.5 -1DXii - 8 -5D3 ML Raw - 9 Rating 2 (vintage vs modern using 6.5 and above) -A73 - 7 -GH5S - 5 -XH1 - 6 -1DXii - 5 -5D3 - 4 Again, there is no right or wrong answer here. And, its your personal opinion... sure you can totally piss on the other camera because you hate that brand for whatever.... but at the end of the day, if you send your stuff to youtube, film festival, whatever... people are going to either praise it for content or image quality and not care about which camera they used it on.... so.... who cares right?

@mercer Alright then... I feel like that answer has left me with more questions... so allow me to ask a similar question but in a different way. And, to be honest, anyone reading this can answer these questions. There is no right or wrong answer here. Can you rate each camera out of 10 - 5D3, GX85, GH5, GH5S, 1DXii, X-H1 & A73 on: Video-ish vs Cinematic Look: 1 - being most video-ish and 10 - being most cinematic I'm sure a lot of them of them will reach 7 and above so the next part is to rate them on a scale of 1 to 10 on Vintage-film look vs. Modern film look. 1 - being most vintage (although, I don't think anyone of them will be anywhere close to this side) and 10 - being most modern film look. And, obviously, you can manipulate the image before, during and after to make it the way you want it. So, ultimately, it wouldn't really matter.... but for arguments sake... SOOC of camera how would you rate the above mentioned cameras. I don't disagree with you... you can only go so far with the affordable equipment... thereafter you just have to move on... But, you don't learn to run before you crawl... If I give you an Arri body right now and say start recording in the next second... you're going to be like "Give me a few minutes." If I did the same with a cell phone, you'd be okay.... swipe-swipe ready! Check this out: Now lens, lighting, and all the other components matter too. The real question you should ask if the best image out of t2i/Gh2 is better or worse than the worst image out of an Arri? Cause obviously the best image out of an Arri is better than both worst and best image out of the t2i/GH2. Editted to add: may be not the worst image out of an Arri.... Cause you can really really muck it up if you are really determined to f-ing it up...may be just SOOC? It would be funny if the worst image out of an Arri is even better in the "Worse" category compared to the t2i/GH2.... they can't even beat an Arri in the worse category

@mercer given that you just made a good comparison on the cinematic look (with GX85 vs 5D3; 1DXii vs GH5/GH5S)... How do you feel about the images coming out of the A73 & X-H1 (the good ones, cause there are a whole lot of bad ones too)?

lol... I think an idiot user that Fs-up a cell phone video, can also F-up video coming out of an Arri

+1 And, its hard to explain to someone - what you are seeing and why its cinematic I honestly believe that it has a lot to do with what we've seen in the past... we are just used to it.... I'm guessing that the newbies that watch all their content on 240Hz HDR screens are going to find that cinematic.... but thats the progression of life... watch any current movie say the Revenant, then rewatch Scarface and you can tell that times have changed and what people consider cinematic (then versus now). BUT... there is a clear way of distinguishing video-ish vs. cinematic. Grab an old consumer camcorder (the VHS & DVD variety) - film random sh!t with it. Put the footage that you take side-by-side with your favorite movie - presto, voila! Instant comparison. The best possible result is if you try to emulate a scene from your favorite movie with the consumer camcorder, that way you have a direct comparison. Now, you have 2 extremes.... one side it will be the video-ish look and the other side is the cinematic look. Now, it is your job to take whatever tool you have (or want to invest in) and make it more cinematic - so you will have to travel away from the video-ish look and move towards the cinematic look.

Well... honestly... you can get really creative with it when you try it as a general purpose lens

I never really questioned it. I myself only disobey it for when I need to use Twixtor. Then again, I have also seen videos where the videomaker disobeys it and it still looked good. But, really.... It depends on what you are filming too. In any case, all talk and no action doesn't mean anything to most. So here is a video, explaining and showing (with an example) why most follow the 180 degree rule:

I feel that its gotten down to a point where now we are all nitpicking.

I'm not saying that it won't be popular and its not satisfying professional videomakers needs. Isn't this a classic... "If you build it, they will come..." scenario? May be... I am wrong... but given the options, I think filmmakers would have come around to our ways.... Times are changing.... I don't have a land-line in my house (I have the jacks, but only use it to get ADSL connection to the internet) - its pure smart phones in my house. But, really... what are we talking about here.... I'm talking about a true hybrid camera. I can't strip down and take a C100 anywhere.... can't pack it for vacation, take it out to take videos of my kids, etc. And, I wouldn't have a problem with the C-line if Canon didn't think it would affect it by adding some decent features in their DSLR/MILCs. @IronFilm Yes. that adapter is for Mirrorless, and you can't do an add-on with EF mount. But, I figure that they can figure out something... Dave Dugdale said that he would return to Canon if they replaced the mirror box in DSLRs with built-ND module.

Hey man... it happens.... I checked out a local camera shop and I spoke to a rep.... a day or two after release, apparently someone returned their X-H1 due to hot pixels (and it was a pre-order too).

It could be that you are not doing anything wrong and thats how it is.... Or... you might have lemon on your hands, may be take it back to the store and do an in-store comparison with another X-H1?

@Brian WilliamsDid you set it to continuous shooting in the IBIS sub-menu?

I want something way slimmer than the current inferno. Cut down the fat!