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Many thanks for doing this. Unless you have something else running in the background on the phone that is trying to use the wifi intermittently for updates (email etc) then my guess regarding the connection issues are that they've implemented a keep alive watchdog like they have in the Leicas which I had to implement. Not really worth it for a prodding app like this but certainly good to know for "other" projects. I don't know enough about the spec of the G9 to know if the higher bitrate 1080p and PCM audio are a win, I'm presuming it doesn't have them already ? Did the HLG profile work by the way?

They can try and sue us about the glue. It'll never stick.

No thats for the built version. The DIY version is $399 Plus glue.

Should have got this one. Samsung really are determined to get 8K into people's homes one way or another. And yes, that is a real product

It is a custom one, detailed in this very useful thread by @shijan on the BM forum. https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?t=59874 If you already have an existing LANC controller and don't mind a bit of soldering this is the pin out for the expansion port on the camera. If you do mind a bit of soldering then BM do the expansion cable which comes out to individual sockets you can just plug in to which is useful for power input etc but may be a bit clunky if all you need is the LANC.

And if the html version works, then I've done a new version of the app with the handshake and connect functions split up in case it is a timing issue. Just delete the old one and install this. LumixVideoFormats-2.apk

It was €12.49 in the end as I do like a haggle.

Well done to everyone who entered. Hopefully we can have another edition so that shiftless lazy buggers like me can actually get their act together and join in this time.

The app needing to be updated message is usually a sign that the initial connect after the handshake has failed. That could be a timing issue with the way its done in the app as it may not be waiting long enough between the two commands. Where you able to test the basic html page version with it ? If do Handshake and then Connect (l'd said the other way round in the post above like an idiot ) on that it is obviously two commands and it will also display an error in the browser window. If that doesn't work then I'll need to find an unguarded G9 in a shop and have a look at whats going on. Thanks for your help in any case.

The procedure because its a bit of a hack of their connection and handshake procedure is Put the camera into Wifi mode. Connect device to camera in Android settings Hit Connect in the app. As its a new connection, the camera may ask you if you want to make a new connection so click OK It will then likely fail as it doesn't like the first connection Close the app Re-open the app and click connect again and it should be fine from then on at every boot. The cameras will only accept one wifi connection at a time so make sure that the Panasonic Image app is closed before using the app. You can check the basic connection by loading this attached html page on any web browser on any device connected to the cameras wifi so either the web browser of that Android device or your pc etc. Just click Connect and then Handshake and then at least you'll be able to try the HLG profile from that. LX100 MARK 2 TESTER.html

Seems he couldn't mount those PL lenses on that Pocket6K then

Union Berlin are currently 3-0 down at home to RB Leipzig and Chelsea are leading 1-0 at home to Leicester City.

Its unfortunate he kind of spoils the surprise of which camera is which by showing the test setup as from the positions of the cameras, particularly the RED stuck out on the end, its not difficult to see which camera is which based on the shift in positions of the charts in the background. Decent test though nonetheless though.

If there was anything Ninja related they probably had to pay a license fee to RED to use it

If anyone gets one of these or already has one, just a bit of a beg that if you have an Android device then we are looking for a helpful guinea pig to try and see if it can be persuaded to take the GH5 video modes and the HLG profile.

Just putting this here for completeness really as its already widely known but regarding the Jinnitech stuff on the newer MINI MAGs, this is one of my 128GB original RED MAG ones for the EPIC that I've opened up. Its the same situation obviously with just being an off the shelf lowish end drive with a rewired pass through connector but again carries the "MADE IN USA" stamp which, if that designation is as invalid as it is on the newer ones (and on the same criterion it should be), means that the practice has obviously been going on several years longer and will provide an opportunity for a lot more users to join in any legal action. The real kicker of course is for people who were forced to sell their original MINI MAGs at a loss to buy the new MINI MAGs when they switched up to DSMC2 cameras when they could have just swapped the drive in the shell or had a $10 adapter.

Sigma have guaranteed it externally to SSD in the FP and said they are investigating doing it internally. I'm hoping that "investigating" is a euphemism for "testing it works and then awaiting the opportunity to switch it on in a firmware update as soon as the coast is clear" .

Can't speak for Ed but I'm fine thanks mate, just been a bit busy writing some code to contribute further.

Incidentally, similar servo testers are available individually or in dual packs so if you wanted to use one on one handle to control focus and another on a handle on the other side for aperture etc then they would be ideal. Ditto if you just wanted to use a single one on a gimbal to control focus.

Hopefully, the G9999 arrives before Brexit does. Yeah, says September delivery when I put it in the basket. If they can deliver them though at that point then its probably worth the wait for anyone who wants one. Worth keeping an eye out for if they chop the price of the lens kit versions next.

I have no opinion on the camera as I've never used it but for anyone looking at one this is a hell of a price https://www.amazon.co.uk/PANASONIC-DC-G9EB-K-Mirrorless-Compact-System/dp/B0779B2K8B

Again, why can I see this horseshit while you are on ignore ??? In the m43 camp? Jesus tonight, I own PL, EF, L, F, X, EF-M and SA mount cameras for fucks sake. Horrible, non factual and brutal comment about why the P6K isn't for me ? Fucking hell you've got issues way beyond not being able to grasp facts. Really the last time I'm responding.

For fucks sake. I have you on ignore, how can I see this post ? Seeing that I can....just for old times sake and for ONE post only I'm going to respond. READ THE FUCKING FACTS IN MY POST YOU FUCKING MORON The lens options for EF mount are not endless if you want to use PL mount lenses. You want to talk about serious cine shooters an yet want to pretend that PL lenses wouldn't somehow fit in that area ? Seriously ? I'm going to repeat this one more time so you can try and understand it. There is no lens that you can put on an EF mount camera that you can't put on an MFT mount camera but there are plenty of lenses that you can put on an MFT camera that you can't put on an EF mount camera. Therefore, the lens options for EF aren't "endless" as they literally end at any lens with a flange distance less than 44mm. As for the rest of your post well I'll leave you to your "spreading false information" and the "unless you feel threatened" fantasies like the pound shop Donald Trump you clearly are. Fuckity bye.

EDIT>>> I had a longer reply but really I think "Fuck off" will suffice. I'm joining the long list of people that have you on ignore you complete and utter tit.