mkabi

ok.... listen... I bought something for $175 US already...
I didn't know the shipping and duties are all supposed to be within $200 too.
Shipping + duties easily makes it well over $200....
Just take it as it is.... I'm participating in this goddamn motherfuckin competition alright...

ok.... listen... I bought something for $175 US already...
I didn't know the shipping and duties are all supposed to be within $200 too.
Shipping + duties easily makes it well over $200....
Just take it as it is.... I'm participating in this goddamn motherfuckin competition alright...

I'm down for it.... lets raise the stakes... Make it mandatory, else be banned from the forum ?

Yes, of course the man behind the camera can elevate any camera and isn’t that the point of this exercise? But I think some people would definitely use an eos-m and ML Raw and they’ll have a clear advantage. Of course, I’m absolutely fine with it because I already own an eos-m and this challenge will give me a reason to finally mess with the new builds and a c-mount lens... so I take it back...
No restrictions other than price, please. 

I don't think the camera is the determining factor about skill level. It is the initial thought of what are you going to shoot, and the ability to grade and edit I think is most important. A Smartphone, or a Osmo Pocket sort of proves that point. We are to the point now that even auto everything is really not too bad of a way to go on average. So camera skill is becoming less and less of an advantage. 
I think even that Gerald Undone video would have turned out better using Auto everything to be honest. This AI stuff is scary good when conditions are not off the chart.

I'm down for it.... lets raise the stakes... Make it mandatory, else be banned from the forum ?

I'm down for it.... lets raise the stakes... Make it mandatory, else be banned from the forum ?

I'm down for it.... lets raise the stakes... Make it mandatory, else be banned from the forum ?

"Video: To be enabled at a later date."
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So, technically, it is 100MP.
Divided into 2 bodies.

"Video: To be enabled at a later date."
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So, technically, it is 100MP.
Divided into 2 bodies.

Out of curiosity, is asking a question like "When will the XT-4 come out?" a Troll question?
 

How we feel about Canon sometimes:
 

I haven't watched the show, but the idea of slums in space isn't an absurd idea.
I'm sure the poor were probably rich going into space, and then lost it all in the stock market and became homeless in space ?
 

I think its a brilliant move by Sony... 
Not everything needs a m4/3 or higher sensor...
Think of it this way... you can have the Sony a7s3 for the sDOF & wide angle shots, and any other stuff that the phone can't handle...
Its a good companion piece if you ask me...

Yeah... well... gear never holds anyone back...
Its a mental state that you and most people on this forum have... including me.... its just G.A.S.
Trust me.... this constant look for the best gear... best color... best dynamic range.... never ends and these companies are more than willing to fulfill your needs only for you to blow more of your money - supply and demand - the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer just to feed this never ending need for consumerism.
You need to "focus more on the creative aspects without" thinking about the gear your are using.
If Ford Coppola kept thinking about the gear holding him back..... Well.... you know how that would have ended up... 

I mean don't act suprised.

Yeah... well... gear never holds anyone back...
Its a mental state that you and most people on this forum have... including me.... its just G.A.S.
Trust me.... this constant look for the best gear... best color... best dynamic range.... never ends and these companies are more than willing to fulfill your needs only for you to blow more of your money - supply and demand - the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer just to feed this never ending need for consumerism.
You need to "focus more on the creative aspects without" thinking about the gear your are using.
If Ford Coppola kept thinking about the gear holding him back..... Well.... you know how that would have ended up... 

I can just share experience and point of view, not at all advice. So, from my narrow perspective and goal of usage, I learned that my decision primarily and mostly come from lenses, not from cameras. I learned that I'm so fond to old school manual and cinema lenses, that I can't really find enjoy in modern, electronic, plastic ones without precise MF. For some reason that maybe origin from my character or education, I simply can't use autofocus, although it is great add - maybe I don't like helps and adds. But, I also learned that, unfortunately, I don't fully enjoy in permanently usage of adapters. So, my totally narrow experience say: choose first lens(es), then system. Cameras comes and go, bettering each other, lenses may stay with us for a long time.
Having said that, it seems to me that both Fuji and Panasonic (and BM) today are extremely attractive. Without doubt, we can match them, but why complicate matters and do so? At the moment when I started to be more seriously engaged in video/movie shooting, Fuji had no enough competitive characteristics. Now it is different, although still not quite.
If I'm starting now and have XT3 in hand, maybe I'll wait and see coming of XH2 - it seems that it will be greatly rounded tool. But, I will not choose that if I don't firmly know about most important lens that I'd stick with it - it is Fujinon MK zoom. I tried Fuji XF lenses, but I was not fully satisfied with them, as also with Panasonic, Sony, even also and Olympus ones. But now I think that SLR Magic or Makinon or so make old school Fuji primes and there are also Veydras that give wider angle to APSC sensor.
It seems that new Nikon cameras have to have adapter for using old beautiful Ais's. Pity, but maybe I could digest it. In general, it seems to me that FF cameras are not yet enough reasonable choice for my narrow usage. I had few Sony ones.
The most important reason for still staying with Panasonic is, of course, again lenses. But I'll not name them
 

I respect your opinion and experience here. Much like with cars, it can go fast but still be an ugly car at the end of the day. The classics always have something special about them. I guess I just don't think I value that canon "special sauce" as much as you do for the prices they want for it. I think companies like Fuji and Panasonic are creeping up in this area with competitive products. I also think the "special sauce" is a decade or more of visual bias caused by watching A LOT of media shot on Canon cinema cameras.
At the end of the day I think we are all constantly seeking confirmation that we have the best tool because we spent our hard earned money on it. Especially if we spent a lot and feel threatened by newer gear. I just prefer not to feed the canon segmentation machine.

You using Focus Peaking????
I don't know.... from what I hear... the focus peaking coming from the Fuji is pretty high up there...
And, if I were you.... I would do a few tests... and if focus peaking is nailing it every time... just trust and not punch in.

I’m going to chime in here...
And, this could be purely anecdotal... but I’m sure many of you guys will be able to relate.
I find myself doing this once in a while, but I can’t imagine doing this every single time. I do it in times of convenience (e.g. when I’m on the go; or when someone is already watching something on the television that isn’t as interesting to me; or when I can’t find what I want to watch on TV... etc.). And, whenever possible (if it’s possible), where I have to share what I am watching on my phone... I just mirror my phone screen with the media box that I am using...
I don’t think televisions are a dying breed... especially with streaming services like Netflix, Crave and Hulu around... my wife and I peruse through Netflix when we aren’t busy and the kids are in bed. They have some decent content and I’d rather watch that on our 40in TV than a 5in cell phone.
What I do notice is my reliance in front of a desktop has reduced A LOT.... I would spend hours upon hours on them.... even now... this post is directly from my phone. I only ever touch my desktop for video/photo editing and the rare instances where I need to scan something and/or need the word processor.
@webrunner5 I'm sorry that you have to and/or had to go through that... I can't fathom what you've been through, and I really can't imagine being away from a movie theatre that long. 
Speaking of which, I don't think Movie Theaters are a dying breed either.... those are alive and well, in my opinion - no theater is closing down due to lack of business in my area. In fact, some days - especially on opening night - the popular movies are sold out (at least where I live - and its been like that for years now).