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He was marvellous in Phantom Of The Opera but yes his latter work has lacked that same Spark and failed to Inspire.

And your postman is currently in post-production on his debut short film My daughter is on holiday in NY at the moment so I just sent her a message asking nicely if she might pop in BH and pick one up for me. Well, I thought she was. I wasn't anticipating a reply with the time difference but got one straight back telling me that she is already back and that I clearly do not follow her blog posts

Why don't they offer anything remotely like that price outside of the US? There are enough people with M43 lenses kicking about that might be tempted at that price to pick one up as a B cam. It would also do the company a world of good in laying a foundation for the brand to the potential buyers of their new camera.

I remember this mod from back in the day and I seem to recall they had something similar on the horizon for the HVX200 before they sold up. Something like that is waaaayyy beyond my competence level.

The 120 is definitely 50mbps as and the HDMI output is max 1080p when recording 4K 4:2:2 internal as @Anaconda_ says. The HDMI port is definitely 2.0b The problem with JVC is they often seem to spread their documents about across a few different corporate branded sites/distributors so its a bit of a hunt to find them http://www33.jvckenwood.com/pdfs/B5A-1634-00.pdf http://www33.jvckenwood.com/pdfs/B5A-1634-10.pdf http://pro.jvc.com/pro/pr/2017/nab/gyls300_inferno.html

I completely forgot about that lens. Exception to the rule but some exception though. In a Canon mount with an MC-11 on a full frame Sony that would give a ton of fast options in combination with the crop mode and clear image zoom. The Fotga remotes with the zoom rocker make it quite decent to be fair. My upcoming remote lets you store clear zoom positions so you can press a single key for a specific focal length change like changing a prime

Its a bit of different solution but something like this might be useful. Connect it to the HDMI output of the GH5 and it will wirelessly stream h.264 1080p to connected devices such as laptops, tablets, phones etc for monitoring using an application like VLC. As VLC can also record the incoming stream to the MacBook, this will give you a playback option on the MacBook that doesn't involve swapping the SD card and as it is compressed you will not have any issues playing it back. As its compatible with anything that runs VLC it also means that instead of the MacBook you could use a large screen tablet for play takes back wirelessly straight from the camera.

If you’re trying to emulate f2.8 Full frame then the Sigma ART f1.8 give you exactly that on an APS-C or via a smart speedbooster (to retain the AF) on an M43 camera though. The size and weight penalty of using lenses like that with a speedbooster comes with the territory if you want that sort of spec as full frame f2.8 zoom lenses carry the same penalty. The compromise between fast and flexible is exactly the same on full frame cameras because their zooms max out at f2.8 as well so anything faster will need a prime there too and, again, the speedboosted lenses can match that speed. Its only when you get to the daft stuff like 400mm f2.8 that bozos like me have to buy that you can’t get equivalence. But carrying one of those around isn’t as stealthy as you’d like to be

Which is why they have not been usurped for my day job. But for video, they need to get a move on. In 4K, my D500 has got a bigger crop than an Iowa corn field.

The problem you’ve got @kye is that it’s not just the lack of a single camera that covers everything but that all the criteria is actually spread between the different manufacturers. Sony have got the FF and low light, Fuji have got the lenses, Canon have got the AF, Blackmagic have got the RAW, Panasonic have got the IBIS and Nikon have got....to get a move on. Unfortunately, due to many factors, it’s unlikely that any of them are going to become the strongest in all categories in the near future and hence unlikely that a single camera to excel in all areas is going to happen either. Until then it’s just a question of picking the most acceptable compromise today and if you’re changing system, gambling on who is going to get closest over time. Sony probably have the most pieces of the puzzle minus the RAW and if Sigma can make some improvement from Sigma on their AF then they bring better and cheaper lens options so you’d say currently it was Sony that ticked most boxes. An out of focus shot is still going to be out of focus irrespective of whether it’s heavily compressed or RAW so it sounds like that should take precedence for you for what you want to use it for. That would point to Sony being the current best least worst option for you but based on the track record of these companies and how they drip feed functionality, if RAW really is what you’re after, you’d have to take a view on what you think would happen sooner : Blackmagic improving the AF to a good enough level for what you want it for or Sony offering RAW video on any camera outside of their F/FS line? Based on the philosophy of those two companies? Mmmm.... I know one thing though, as many of the things you want to shoot are life events and holidays and family growing up etc, don’t waste the opportunity of capturing those moments while waiting for a manufacturer to come up with a camera that has it all because they are dancing to a different beat. Oh and buy a camcorder

As I say, it's way better than it should be for the price and the pan bar is smart but obviously manage your expectations at that price. But the same could be said for heads at a few times the price of it as well in my experience. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MYPV01O/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_0VHjBbW506PVC

The person showing it to me didn’t mention that. He mustn’t have been on the advanced sales training course.

I saw a fridge in a shop a few weeks ago that had a dark glass door on it that when you tapped it became clear and showed you what was inside. We can't be far off someone doing an electronic variable ND in a square filter format if that sort of tech is finding it's way into consumer products. Without the having to tap it to change the setting though obviously.

I had an Apple Newton and I'm not sure what was the bigger death knell for it fashion wise - me buying it or Steven Segal using it as a recipe book in Under Siege 2. My patronage also saw off Windows CE, the PalmPilot and the Compaq Ipaq so Light will be encouraged by the fact that I haven't bought an L16

And tears in your eyes no doubt !

The Sony 1.4 ?

Add another 10% to that

Yeah, I probably should have read the 'magnetic mount' part before offering up solutions to a problem you weren't actually having But if you don't want to have a magnet near your camera to hold them (and I can think of a couple of reasons why I might not want to) then you nowat least have two additional clunky solutions available

I don't own the H.264 version. Logic would tell me that it would be worth it and I do regret it a bit to be honest. The non-battery H.265 version is the same price that I paid for the battery version of the H.264 and on balance it would've been better as I could have made a lower profile battery solution anyway. I might actually end up with one of them as well now that I know they work for what I need them for as extra channel inputs for cameras are never a bad thing. I know, right? I think these are the perfect storm for camera tests. Cats and colour charts in one go.

I wasn't being entirely serious, of course. But yes, I have seen various ones that can move without looking like they've had an accident. Surely our problems would be solved by them being exactly like us but without our problems. Which is exactly what my wife says about me by the way They can analyse data that builds a model of what it is we like about something though, which is all that pleasure from a certain aesthetic translates to. Give anyone/anything enough data and enough time and they could transform what we'd currently call "je ne s'ais quoi" into "Not only do I know exactly what that certain what is Monsieur but here its is as a preset for your Panasonic BrainInterface20000 camera". Its no different to current practices of EXIF mining and cross checking it with Likes/Retweets on social media to find out what sort of image capture components drive the most interest and affection. It may be cruder now but its the same principle that given enough processing power and time can be extrapolated out to a more granular level that will provide a fair idea of what sort of images ping the pleasure sensors of most people. The Lytro got a lot of hate - much of it justified - but if you ever played with one for a little while then the glimpse was there of where we'll end up going. Take that concept on two or three generations (which may or may not happen now Google own it) and with enough data mined about what works then I can easily envisage a camera system that slaps an instant and satisfying enough auto-aestethetic on it complete with not only colour and dynamic range adjustments but focus point, depth of field and re-composition as well. And then they'll cripple it by putting a slow lens on it and no microphone input obviously.

Thorlabs do this, which might work for you. It takes 5 filters up to 60mm width and you'd just have to rig up some narrow rails for it. Its not cheap but it would do the job https://www.thorlabs.com/newgrouppage9.cfm?objectgroup_id=2805 If you are looking for a cheaper DIY solution then if you used a Cokin (or no name equivalent) system then you could use two graduated NDs like this but, unlike this picture, keep one of them upside down. Lets say that filter 1 is 4ND grad and filter 2 is an 8ND grad What that would let you do is slide filter 1 up and filter 2 down (they'd both at their clear graduation positions so no ND) and then by doing the other permutations of position on the each filter (i.e. one in its clear position and the other in its ND position and then both in their ND position) you'd be able to have the following with a couple of slides and not having to remove them. 0 ND, 4ND, 8ND and 12ND

The first thing these robots need to do is to build a robot that can walk properly. Otherwise, in the upcoming war against the rise of the cyborgs, we'll prevail just by virtue of knowing that we have to shoot the ones that look like they've shit their pants

Not a total recommendation as such but Andoer do a compact 5kg load head which you can get on Amazon for £30. Its far better than it has a right to be for that price really (and the elastic band trick smooths it out a lot as it does with all of them) but what I'd really recommend it for is to be able to get the extendable pan bar which closes really small and is perfect for travelling As far as I know, they don't sell the pan bar separately so you can use it on other tripods but they definitely should do !

I forgot to mention that it does scent release as well. So, yeah, if you want fart jokes then they can do a very decent dinosaur one complete with wind, movement and smell ! It was the same price as the usual IMAX 3D ticket. They make double the money on the drinks and snacks though as most of your initial purchases end up all over you the first time the seat lurches while you're slurping your coke and munching your popcorn !

You'd have to think that the reduced data rate of the H.265 version would be of benefit but I've never tried it. Also, it would depend on the speed of the encoder and whether you are getting a benefit end to end in terms of latency. No, not compared to their higher end ones but it is a bit more of a footprint than the Vidius which I would imagine anyone looking at these would be comparing it too. I got that price differential from a random search yesterday on Aliexpress so could be a special offer or stock clearance but it is usually not far off that. The non-battery version appeal would be in the reduction of the form factor as well as budgetary really. The power input is a 12v barrel so it can be powered from a dtap or a £1.50 usb to 12v barrel adapter so it could be attached to existing power sources on a rig in the case of the former or to a slim usb bank attached to the top of it in the case of the latter. From a financial perspective, the saving would more or less pay for a pocket 4G router like this one, which would round off the system. Yes, it is totally unacceptable for that. If its viewed, if you pardon the pun, as a framing monitor and a distribution device then its acceptable (especially for Fuji owners who have no alternative of viewing on a smartphone without sending their camera's recording resolution back to 2005). I'd take anything monitoring wise with this as a bonus over its primary functionality. Its the finding the instructions that is the difficult task though Especially that when you turn it into wireless AP mode it has an entirely different (and undocumented) addressing system which means you can't find the address for the stream but worse still the address for the control panel. It doesn't reveal its router address in network control panel so there was a lot of head scratching and probing going on until I found it hidden away when I got back in using the ethernet port. I almost had to email them ! Yes, Live:Air can take in RTSP streams as camera sources, so you can see in the panel next to the colour charts is the feed from my LS300 which has the streaming function built in. The colour chart was just what I had the camera (the A6500) with the Uray attached pointing at at the time I did the screenshot as I don't have a cat as a test subject.