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The GH5 ETC mode is certainly a thing of non-grumpinesss with that lens isn't it?

Crewdson's 'Cathedral Of The Pines' exhibition is currently on at The Photographer's Gallery in London and is worth a visit if you're in the area. I think @mercer would enjoy this one in particular as I'm sure its a look he'd be into making if he just had the scores of crew and lights that Crewdson uses !

Sony turning up with the A9 but with no lenses for it has let them off the hook I think. You've got to think that Canon have a full frame mirrorless ready and waiting and would've got it out ASAP if Sony had presented enough of a threat. That would have put Nikon in harm's way as I don't think they are in as advanced a position as that with theirs. And no wonder they haven't got very far along with it if their R&D director is spending most of his days on Facebook looking for new ways to pimp his Df

Its alright, Nikon have put last week's PR clangers behind them by coming up with a whole different one to start this week with. A Nikon director of R&D has given quite a candid interview in China and come out with this : "Nikon customer base is very broad, from novice to enthusiasts to prosumer to professional, that’s Nikon’s advantage. Olympus, Sony and Fujifilm can only cover a small part of that. So far there is no professional using their products. So when they develop products, even like retro style, they only try to meet these people and that’s only what they can do. Their customer base is limited anyway so they have limited view in developing products." And concluded on this really inspiring note : "...before A9 was introduced, Sony went through a lot failure internally. Nikon has a lot more failure experience than Sony." https://nikonrumors.com/2017/09/15/new-interview-with-tetsuro-goto-from-nikon-full-frame-is-the-trend-if-nikon-will-go-mirrorless-it-must-be-full-frame.aspx/#ixzz4sy7LQksS

And I think @Andrew Reid response was just a pun on Ebrahim as in its a female so would be Ebra-her rather than Ebra-him

Sorry, I just meant as a way of appraising all of the filter effects and combinations before having to buy the physical versions Found the link to the software in the shop if anyone is interested in buying it online (they must have taken them off display) https://www.cameraworld.co.uk/tiffen-dfx-v3.html

Tiffen used to do a piece of editing software/plug in that simulated all of their filters but its now discontinued. I used to have a demo version of it and the annoying thing is that I saw it being sold off quite cheap (£50) at a camera store in London a few months ago and thought I'd pick a copy up but they didn't have any left. Might be worth a scour on eBay for it as its sounds like exactly what you could do with to try different combos https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/845319-REG/Tiffen_DFXPCSV3_DFX_V3_PLUG_IN_FOR_PHOTO_SHOP_LIGTROOM_APERTURE.html

We've moved on a bit since Benny Hill you know! The comparative aspect of it (body rather than camera) is particularly off in any era to be fair. Mind you, the promotion from their Italian distributor for the D700 where Dad wants a dSLR and you get a free vacuum cleaner for Mum could've been straight out of the 70s

I bet you were leading the booing as well you grumpy old man. Too soon?

Its quite apt that the translation used the word 'visor' instead of 'viewfinder' as it does actually speak very accurately to the detachment of photojournalism when it seems that you are viewing the world through this protective barrier that it does separate you from it. This is in no way condoning the triumphant tone of his description but in that moment I would say that the he was viewing those falling bodies with the same detachment as he would have if it was the falling debris. Behind his 'visor' he would have been seeing objects to be framed and tracked with no differentiation between human and non-human form. His response is that of a technical and artistic job done well and that is something that is unfortunately to me is both deeply troubling yet also very relatable. It is a really difficult issue and one made totally abhorrent by his triumphalism but at the same time its quite a fascinating if troubling and disturbing phenomenon of this detachment that happens when you raise that camera to your eye. It actually troubles me to the extent that I've just took out a couple of paragraphs of this response with some of my personal experiences of this because its an issue that is maybe too nuanced to try and go into in this thread. It definitely would end up being happy hour at Pete & Bernie's Philosophical Steakhouse. The bottom line is I understand where the photographer was coming from but the zeal with which it was relayed and then used as a promotion by the Nikon guy was utterly out of order.

Photo Editor by Aviary has a 2:35:1 crop preset https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aviary.android.feather&hl=en_GB

Nikon does have a bit of a track record of trying to deal with the concept of there only being photographers rather than male and female photographers unfortunately. Ranging from the well meaning to the full on face palm WTF moments. The first Nikon that I owned (which was 36 years ago now by the way ) was the EM. The EM - and the accompanying E series lenses which I still use a couple of today - was actually designed by Nikon as a system for female photographers who, Nikon reasoned, had been put off switching to SLRs because of the cost, the size and the complexity of something like the F2 compared to the compact cameras they were using. It backfired and the EM wasn't a great success as men were offended by it being dumbed down in terms of features and build quality and women were offended by it being dumbed down full stop. Ironically, during the lead up to the announcement of the D850 (still being called the D820 at that point), it seems the same thinking is still at play nearly 40 years later with the President of Nikon talking about making a dSLR that 'women would find easier to use'. https://www.nikonrumors.co/new-nikon-mirrorless-camera-confirmed-again-in-an-interview-with-nikon-president/ Whether this is a deliberately sexist culture or just some cringe Alan Partridge/David Brent style attempts to do the right thing I don't know. They do have some form for some inexcusable ads that make it hard to make a case for the defence though. As for this last one, if thats how they illustrate 3mp then Lord alone knows what they'd do to represent the 47mp D850. And if we are to believe Nikon's response about them not being available then this shows that not only are there plenty of them but that they are also too busy actually being out there and doing it to take time out to have their egos stroked at PR events

There's a bit more detailed follow up to it here from the guy who did the video. Not sure of the veracity of the poster replying that the original battery being chipped is a probable cause of it as I think the world would be awash with similar tales but probably something other people with GH5s could chime in on regarding specific brands they're using.

Similar sounding problem here that was caused by a 3rd party battery

Curious to know why the price difference between the US and Europe (especially the UK) is much bigger for the D850 than it is on the other Nikon pro bodies.

I did say you'd have to get familiar with cleaning the sensor

There is definitely conservatism involved - and there has to be due to time and budget pressures - but I'd definitely argue the point about a lack of creativity to be fair. We're dealing with live events that we have zero control over in terms of positioning and light etc let alone action but we HAVE to get something worthwhile and that means you often have to be creative just to get SOMETHING. We're also dealing with trying to operate cheek by jowl with competing photographers - scores of them - all of whom you know WILL get a shot by hook or by crook and quite literally step on your toes to do so. So getting something different enough to stand out to a picture editor when he's receiving literally hundreds of images a minute from the same event demands a certain degree of creativity. It also demands creativity to keep yourself interested in trying to create something fresh of Cristiano Ronaldo for example when you and everyone else has shot a gazillion frames of him over the years in his various permutations of joy, sulk and pout I'd dispute we don't need the latest and greatest but, yes, we do only truly value them in quite a small range of specific areas like high ISO, AF and networking. Wide DR is something elsr that we do value though as we deal with a lot of uneven light in stadiums in both daylight (huge areas of dark shadow under big stands) and floodlight where the difference between the goal area and the rest of the pitch can be much bigger than expected. If you're struggling with exposure you have to go fully manual and continually ride it to stop even the best metering system making the wrong (often catastrophic) choice. As we deal in JPEGs rather than RAW we have to have it as right coming out of the camera as possible so more DR to be a bit more forgiving is important to us. I'm not being a defender of the faith for Nikon and Canon but we do need someone to come up with a package that can better than what we've already got if we're to jump ship. The trouble is people like Sony and Fuji keep turning up to a gun fight with a knife. Even when they bring a gun they seem to overlook the bullets. I have never seen any sports photographer pet their camera and declare undying love for it. On the contrary, most of the time they are being cursed so its not a fanboy thing by any stretch of the imagination that keeps us with them. Its just a fit for purpose thing. And its on them to make something fitter for purpose rather than us to try and work round it. Creatively or otherwise

No wonder you haven't bought a new phone in a while mate

Or better still, sell it on to me for a discount The fundamental problem you have really is what to do with the NX1 rather than should you trade it for a GH5. It has still got a decent value because of how good it is but even amongst those who know that, its undeniable that its probably reached peak value. Every day that passes is going to diminish that further because people will be less and less inclined to buy into what isn't just a discontinued camera but a dead system. It's a real shame because it is a great piece of kit that will probably be churning out great images for years to come but as a secondhand proposition no one will fancy being the one left holding the baby when it does give up. What hasn't helped that is just how good the GH5 is turning out to be. I suspect there are a number of people even on here who might have been thinking about taking a chance on picking up a used NX1 who have since succumbed to the charms of the GH5. As it is almost certainly only be video shooters (and only a niche of those) who would be after an NX1 now then that is your target market for selling it to dwindling further on a daily basis. So I suppose the proposition you have now is to choose to keep the NX1 and keep enjoying it until it dies or cash out while you can before it becomes almost worthless. In that sense, its not the NX1 vs the GH5 you have to decide between but its actually the NX1 vs the NX1. If you do decide to cash out then its just a question of putting it into the best camera you can get for that money, which the GH5 is certainly looking to be. If you are intent on holding out for the Sony then at least you'll have your NX1 invested in something who's value is diminishing slower.

I know what you mean... But.... The Hydrogen offers a medium for displaying holographic content. How much more innovation do you need driving than that

I wasn't being entirely serious. And yes, 10 seconds can seem like an absolute lifetime for a lot of things.

Luca Brasi will only be able to have a power nap with the fishes then instead of the full sleep.

Intentionally or is that just the point at which it stops because its overheated like their other cameras?

I think thats only when the thread was started about something specifically film/gear related to stop them being derailed. If the thread has been specifically started like this one that isn't about those things then I think Pete And Bernie's Philosophical Steakhouse is open for business.

I'm excited about the one that is supposed to cost £1000 as it lessens the "how f***ing much? for a f***ing phone?!"impact from the other half when I tell her I'm ordering a RED Hydrogen