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  1. BTM_Pix

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    No, you'd have to buy a real camera Sorry, forgot the EF requirement. Works with the EOS-R if you went that route though I guess that's doubtful with your RAW requirement. If you want this lens and RAW then with the TechART you can have it on the Nikon Z6 with the added bonus of it then becoming AF, which with an f1.1 lens is actually quite a boon !
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    For more cash ? The 7Artisans 50mm f1.1 Glowfest wide open and crisps up nicely at more sensible apertures.
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    Who won in the end or did you just do what I always end up doing and keeping them all?
  4. Here is the thread with the list in of all the adapters from Kipon mate. They also do one for Canon FD.
  5. BTM_Pix

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    Please buy two of them as I need to pay the mooring fees today.
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    Nothing remotely exotic or with any particular character but the diminutive Panasonic 12-32mm f/3.5-5.6 is a handy little (with the emphasis on little) lens to have in your bag if you shoot MFT. The upside is the OIS so its a boon for using on cameras without IBIS like the G7 or, like here, the Pocket 4K but the downside is the lack of manual focus ring so you will have to rely on AF or onscreen focus. Or for the Pocket 4K as I was doing here for testing you can use a remote control app.... As I say, its not going to wow anyone with its '3D pop' or 'mojo' but as a purely utilitarian wide zoom its a very solid performer and as so many of them were bundled in kits with GX80 etc they are readily available for well under £100 used.
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    If you are looking to go 1.0x and above and want to buy a specific lens then the Laowa 25mm F2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro Lens is almost doable for your budget. Its Canon mount so you'll need an adapter as well. This is a review of it up against the venerable Canon MP-E 65mm https://petapixel.com/2018/03/21/the-399-laowa-25mm-macro-lens-vs-the-1050-canon-mp-e-65mm/ The other route with Fuji is to use their own MCEX-11 or MCEX-16 extension tubes with your existing lenses which have the benefit of being electronically connected so you can retain AF and aperture control. This chart shows you the magnification gains with each of their lenses http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/accessories/pdf/mcex_01.pdf The Fuji ones are about £70 but the 3rd party ones with the same electronic control are about half that price. As you can see from the chart then if you want to get to the 1.0x area then the MCEX-16 will get you in the ballpark with both the 18mm f2 and 23mm f2 lenses. If you've got either of those lenses then you're in business but if not, used ones from somewhere like MPB will get you there or thereabouts budget wise as a package with the adapter with the added advantage of, unlike the dedicated ultra macros like the Laowa, being very decent lenses for non-macro work. https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/used-equipment/used-photo-and-video/used-lenses/used-fuji-x-series-lenses/
  8. I would say that your details are very secure with the Play store. If you are in any doubt at all though, you can either buy a Play store voucher from PayPal which will give you a degree of separation or buy a Play store gift card from a physical shop. https://www.paypal.com/uk/gifts/brands/google-play
  9. Thank god its not just me who has the labelling fetish! I don't go down to SD card level but I do find them to be at their best for lens cap labelling for easy selection from my storage drawers. They even have a little code structure !
  10. Yes because of course I'm not busy enough right now Seriously though, Gmonitor does all this stuff and is available for Android and iOs https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gmonitor/id1219955645?mt=8
  11. OK, well I've got a solution for you. The live view to a phone works while recording the burst. So your options are to use the free Panasonic Image App on your phone as a monitor or use an app like Gmonitor (Android or iOS) which is about $5 and is a more dedicated monitor app for showing the live stream. There is some lag but it is actually pretty marginal and definitely usable. Far, far more usable than the non-functioning HDMI port.
  12. No, it has morphed slighty into a Leica/Panasonic/Sony controller and will be available soon both as the pocket version here But also the larger version with focus wheel as shown here with the Pocket4K There will likely be a Wifi version of 3C for them as well.
  13. Shooting some Superbike testing at the circuit today with the LS300 and his new best friend the Atomos Ninja V. And in one fell swoop its achilles heel of abysmal monitoring is solved and 4K60p added without having to wrestle with the bigger recorders. A very worthwhile upgrade for £550.
  14. Thank you. Yes, I have tested it on my Fire 7HD but of course you will need to put the Play Store on to your tablet to buy it. If you haven't already put Play Store on it then there are plenty of step by step tutorials around to follow.
  15. The initial spark for it was to offer something for Android because there was (and still isn't) an official app from BM for it and also because the official one was iPad only which, again, didn't strike me as ideal form factor wise. I still hold that view but as its developed quite a lot functionality wise during its evolution from being just an Android alternative then, perhaps, it might be something I would do if there is enough demand. To be honest though, I still regard it as being something that I would view as running on a dedicated low cost Android device such as this one rather than "wasting" something more expensive on it like an iPhone https://www.amazon.co.uk/SIM-Free-Unlocked-Smartphones-,MTK6580-ShaQx/dp/B07KT9KM8Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1551731135 I agree regarding some aspects of the Android experience being less than enthralling (whilst acknowledging that iOS has its moments as well) but for something like this I'd view it as being a dedicated single function device that just happens to have Android underneath it. The way to look at is if I didn't say it was an app but said would you like a touch screen bluetooth remote control device for your Pocket4K with an all day rechargeable battery for a total cost £55 then it would seem a different proposition The upside to having it on Android is it makes it easier to accommodate other enhancements to it such as live view integration but also offers a future option to run it on small single board computers that can be put in more pro film making housings.
  16. Thanks Especially for someone as lazy as I am. My projects really need to go on Kickupthearsestarter
  17. Version 1.2 will be released on Wednesday and includes a new mode for supporting for the Blackberry Key1/2 phones. It might seem a quirky device to support but the combination of touch screen and physical keyboard is actually very nice in terms of controlling the camera. Aside from being able to control the functions from the screen, the functions are also mapped to the physical keys on the phone and the rubber backing of the phone makes it more comfortable to hold. When running 3C on the Key1/2 it defaults to portrait mode to make for more ergonomic one hand operation and/or narrower profile for mounting on a rig or gimbal handle.
  18. Closest you can get to deleting it is just edit it to remove all the content and replace it with a single line to say misposted or whatever. Then put all the content in a new post on the other thread. Congratulations on it showing up by the way !
  19. I have a cunning plan for a new app that might just have some utility in this area
  20. After how much I spent for that toaster, I am in more need of the free stuff than anyone.
  21. If its any consolation I spent £250 on a Dualit toaster about 10 years ago. I gifted it to my daughter along with a bunch of other kitchen appliances when she moved in to her new apartment last year. I asked a few weeks later how she was getting on with this iconic bread heating masterpiece only to discover she had thrown it out because "it looked old fashioned". This keen appreciation of design classics also means she refers to my Billingham Hadley Pro bag as a satchel. I blame her mother.
  22. You'll be going into the Leica store to collect your Q2 just as they are unboxing the demo version of the upcoming M Mini. Be strong
  23. It doesn't but I'm curious enough to ask whether you currently use an ios/android app like Movie Slate ? I'm sure you know where my curiosity may lie for whether this might be something that people would use if it incorporated the camera data
  24. The output of quite a few of the other cameras that I've got can certainly exceed that of the two Leicas that I have. But the input to none of them can. It matters.
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