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    Robert Collins got a reaction from RawZion in Canon mirrorless market lead. What went wrong for Panasonic and Sony?   
    I doubt Sony is put out much by these numbers. Sony has never been that much of a 'camera' or 'lens' manufacturer - the 'camera business' is just a show case for their sensors. And in the sensor business they totally dominate (do Canon even use their own sensors anymore?)
    Of course Sony's really big market is smartphone image sensors. There was a time that a smartphone had one image sensor - my latest phone (Xiaomi) has '5' (all Sony) and including a 1 inch sensor.
    So I would reckon Sony are pretty ok with Canon dominating what is essentially a declining niche mirrorless camera market, Sony have essentially capture the fastest 'growth' area of the photo industry...
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from Davide DB in Canon mirrorless market lead. What went wrong for Panasonic and Sony?   
    I doubt Sony is put out much by these numbers. Sony has never been that much of a 'camera' or 'lens' manufacturer - the 'camera business' is just a show case for their sensors. And in the sensor business they totally dominate (do Canon even use their own sensors anymore?)
    Of course Sony's really big market is smartphone image sensors. There was a time that a smartphone had one image sensor - my latest phone (Xiaomi) has '5' (all Sony) and including a 1 inch sensor.
    So I would reckon Sony are pretty ok with Canon dominating what is essentially a declining niche mirrorless camera market, Sony have essentially capture the fastest 'growth' area of the photo industry...
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    Robert Collins reacted to BTM_Pix in RED Files Lawsuit Against Nikon   
    Synth reviewers on YouTube are plagued by copyright strikes when they demonstrate filter sweeps as someone has managed to convince the YouTube content review clowns that they own the copyright to the sound of a filter sweep.
    If I could convince YouTube that I own the copyright to the phrases "Hey, whats up, its your boy..", "with that being said", "lets get into it" and "I have been sent this for free but..." then I'd be rolling in it.
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from Juank in DJI leaks   
    This seems to be shaping up to a dream drone - basically the best of the P4 pro combined with the best of a Mavic
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from gethin in Best drone buy 2022   
    I have a mate who has been doubly unlucky with drones. 
    1. First he had a Phantom which true to their name occasionally had batteries whose capacity would suddenly go from 40% to 10% in a few seconds. Tried to get it back over water but it sunk 20m from dry land.
    2. The second time is immortalized in this video, The chances of 2 drones colliding in 3D space seem pretty slim to me but it happened in Myanmar. What happened next can only be described as 'lucky'.
      
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from webrunner5 in Best drone buy 2022   
    I have a mate who has been doubly unlucky with drones. 
    1. First he had a Phantom which true to their name occasionally had batteries whose capacity would suddenly go from 40% to 10% in a few seconds. Tried to get it back over water but it sunk 20m from dry land.
    2. The second time is immortalized in this video, The chances of 2 drones colliding in 3D space seem pretty slim to me but it happened in Myanmar. What happened next can only be described as 'lucky'.
      
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from Rinad Amir in DJI Mavic 3   
    DJI is still pushing the boundaries but is beginning to take the piss with its pricing. How come its 'upgraded' smart controller has gone from US$650 to US$1100?
    But my biggest beef (and quite frankly it isnt just DJI) is the 'this drone has a bunch of fantastic features but you will have to wait for a firmware update in January for them to work.'
    It really is a huge 'pass' to claim a product does this or that when some future update arrives. And to be honest it makes a total mockery of all the youtube reviews if instead of reviewing a product they are actually reviewing  what DJI envisions the product will become at some future date.
    'These problems will be sorted out in a future firmware update' should read 'this product was not ready for release'....
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from Video Hummus in DJI Mavic 3   
    DJI is still pushing the boundaries but is beginning to take the piss with its pricing. How come its 'upgraded' smart controller has gone from US$650 to US$1100?
    But my biggest beef (and quite frankly it isnt just DJI) is the 'this drone has a bunch of fantastic features but you will have to wait for a firmware update in January for them to work.'
    It really is a huge 'pass' to claim a product does this or that when some future update arrives. And to be honest it makes a total mockery of all the youtube reviews if instead of reviewing a product they are actually reviewing  what DJI envisions the product will become at some future date.
    'These problems will be sorted out in a future firmware update' should read 'this product was not ready for release'....
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from Emanuel in DJI Mavic 3   
    DJI is still pushing the boundaries but is beginning to take the piss with its pricing. How come its 'upgraded' smart controller has gone from US$650 to US$1100?
    But my biggest beef (and quite frankly it isnt just DJI) is the 'this drone has a bunch of fantastic features but you will have to wait for a firmware update in January for them to work.'
    It really is a huge 'pass' to claim a product does this or that when some future update arrives. And to be honest it makes a total mockery of all the youtube reviews if instead of reviewing a product they are actually reviewing  what DJI envisions the product will become at some future date.
    'These problems will be sorted out in a future firmware update' should read 'this product was not ready for release'....
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    Robert Collins reacted to Andrew Reid in The end of EOSHD   
    Yep, it's not EOSHD that's the problem it's me! I need to get my enthusiasm back. It's been a tough time.
    Thanks for the comments guys, it is helping me figure things out a lot.
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from Emanuel in Wireless storage access   
    Let's see. I bought both the Gnarbox 1 and Gnarbox 2 and they are both gathering dust at the back of some cupboard (they werent cheap either.)
    The specs on this kit look great but then that happens with Indiegogo projects.
    Currently my 'backup' is a 2018 Ipad pro combined with a caldigit hub (and Crucial x8 portable SSD.) I am getting speeds of about 200MB/s for whatever I am doing which is good enough for me....
    Obviously the ipad pro is an expensive addition but I use for a bunch of other stuff.
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    Robert Collins reacted to Andrew Reid in A Brave New Chris and Jordan   
    EOSHD doesn't need ad revenue to exist.
    It has revenue from the paid content to exist.
    Which is how it has existed now for 11 years.
    No adverts or sponsors.
    Fuck me, it's like arguing with someone with water for brains.
    I wonder what have you been looking at the whole time? Just your own comments and opinions in the threads and nothing else?
    I'm not a charity, just trying to put quality stuff out there.
    If the audience - that's you - is ok with the absolute cancer of the rest of the internet with slow loading pages that invade your privacy and give 90% of your screen space to advertisers, then not much incentive for me to try and be better is there?
    So as long as stupid people like you exist, the most popular product will always be a barrel scraping advertising platform like a rumours site.
    And your point about "opinions" not needing revenue is presumably a reference to social media where there are plenty of free platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Reddit where you can offer your worthless comments, free of charge to anyone unfortunate enough to waste time reading them.
    The difference is at the EOSHD forum, I am the one paying the hosting fees and funding the creation of the content.
    Whist you're basically a parasite with nothing useful to add.
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from IronFilm in A Brave New Chris and Jordan   
    I miss Ashton Kucher
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from IronFilm in Death by 1000 Canon Fanboys and Philip Bloomers [EOSHD on Youtube]   
    In Britain, in 'normal conversation' it is possible to make jokes about pretty much anything especially if that conversation is with someone you know well. Just yesterday a mate of mine asked me if I thought what my kid was doing on a swing was dangerous and I replied...
    'Dont worry, I have a spare!!' (Get it?)
    However, it appears that 'humor rules' change completely when you move from 'normal conversation' to the internet. 'This is my french friend but he is not all bad!' is a joke in 'normal conversation' but a 'xenophobic attack' on the internet.
    As I see it there are 2 reasons for this. One is fairly obvious. If you are having a normal conversation with someone you tend to 'assume the best' (on the basis that if you assumed he was an axxhole in the beginning, you wouldnt be having a conversation). But when you are communicating on the internet you are largely talking to strangers who are very quick to jump to any old conclusion.
    But, more importantly, on the internet (particularly twitter) people are 'fighting' to draw attention to themselves and to be a relevant part of the on-going conversation. Being rude, obnoxious and even deliberately confrontational is an 'internet tactic' in many respects.
    Life was far simpler in the past. When you were offended, you wrote a letter to the BBC (and presumably the BBC took your letter, scrumpled it up and threw it in the bin.)
     
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from John Matthews in Death by 1000 Canon Fanboys and Philip Bloomers [EOSHD on Youtube]   
    In Britain, in 'normal conversation' it is possible to make jokes about pretty much anything especially if that conversation is with someone you know well. Just yesterday a mate of mine asked me if I thought what my kid was doing on a swing was dangerous and I replied...
    'Dont worry, I have a spare!!' (Get it?)
    However, it appears that 'humor rules' change completely when you move from 'normal conversation' to the internet. 'This is my french friend but he is not all bad!' is a joke in 'normal conversation' but a 'xenophobic attack' on the internet.
    As I see it there are 2 reasons for this. One is fairly obvious. If you are having a normal conversation with someone you tend to 'assume the best' (on the basis that if you assumed he was an axxhole in the beginning, you wouldnt be having a conversation). But when you are communicating on the internet you are largely talking to strangers who are very quick to jump to any old conclusion.
    But, more importantly, on the internet (particularly twitter) people are 'fighting' to draw attention to themselves and to be a relevant part of the on-going conversation. Being rude, obnoxious and even deliberately confrontational is an 'internet tactic' in many respects.
    Life was far simpler in the past. When you were offended, you wrote a letter to the BBC (and presumably the BBC took your letter, scrumpled it up and threw it in the bin.)
     
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from RWR in Princess Diana - death by a million clicks   
    Andrew you seem to have an incredibly romantic view of British royalty 'I once met Princess Diana as a schoolboy. I remember it vividly. Waving flags, bright colours.' That's ok I guess (I used to hang out with Di's brother, Charles, at school and he seemed a decent sort of guy.)
    But I do think the whole royalty thing has been massively devalued (not that it really should have been valued in the first place) by the whole millionaire royals complaining to millionaire presenters about being traumatized by their 'excessive privileges'. When you get involved with the royal family (or like Diana choose to get involved with the royal family) you are in fact taking on 'a deal with devil' with ultimate riches and the consequences that come with them...
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    Robert Collins reacted to androidlad in Sony Product Announcement - 26/01/21   
    Here comes the king:


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    Robert Collins got a reaction from solovetski in Sigma Fp L adds long awaited phase-detect AF   
    Not at all. The lack of mechanical shutter makes it almost unusable as a photo camera unless you just shoot landscapes. The silent shutter (ie non-mechanical) on the A7r4 is just a gimmick (because of the rolling shutter) - I have used it once (and regretted it). Of course the stacked sensor on A91/A9ii/A1 are a different story.
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from UncleBobsPhotography in Slider edelkrone or ifootagegear   
    I had the edelkrone sliderone V1 (and headone V1). Typical Edelkrone build (and high price) but I didnt particularly like it. (Actually the first one I bought juddered but Edlekrone quickly replaced it.) It basically only works through the app and it was near impossible to set it to very long duration slides for timelapses.
    A couple of months ago I bought the ifootage nano. It really is so much more intuitive and easy to use - you dont really need to use the app for standard slides - it considerably cheaper too. I wish I had had a chance to use it more but am Covid constrained. Gerald Undone has done a good youtube review of it.
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from Aquilasfx in Slider edelkrone or ifootagegear   
    I had the edelkrone sliderone V1 (and headone V1). Typical Edelkrone build (and high price) but I didnt particularly like it. (Actually the first one I bought juddered but Edlekrone quickly replaced it.) It basically only works through the app and it was near impossible to set it to very long duration slides for timelapses.
    A couple of months ago I bought the ifootage nano. It really is so much more intuitive and easy to use - you dont really need to use the app for standard slides - it considerably cheaper too. I wish I had had a chance to use it more but am Covid constrained. Gerald Undone has done a good youtube review of it.
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from IronFilm in AMC cinema chain saved / Reddit memes the stock market   
    Let me ask you a question? 2 years from now will GME stock be above US$250 or below US$250 a share. I think we can both agree it will be below US$250 a share. 
    So if you currently hold GME stock valued at US$250 a share you have already been 'pumped and dumped'
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    Robert Collins reacted to Andrew Reid in AMC cinema chain saved / Reddit memes the stock market   
    Yes, the dark side of the Biden administration right there.
    They need more principals.
    More like Bernie Sanders, who to be honest cuts an isolated figure in the top echelons of the party.
    I think the whole thing now probably needs a independent public enquiry.
    It is more likely however to just get a Netflix!
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from Neumann Films in AMC cinema chain saved / Reddit memes the stock market   
    Let me ask you a question? 2 years from now will GME stock be above US$250 or below US$250 a share. I think we can both agree it will be below US$250 a share. 
    So if you currently hold GME stock valued at US$250 a share you have already been 'pumped and dumped'
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from greenscreen in Best Control Surface?   
    I would without a moment of hesitation recommend an Elgato Stream Deck. I have the mid sized one which is 15 keys. But you can work in layers - so press photoshop and have 15 shortcuts in PS, same for Premiere, LR, or Chrome (with website shortcuts.) It is just super easy and intuitive to setup... 
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from IronFilm in Sony Product Announcement - 26/01/21   
    The specs on this camera seem almost insane - I guess there will be a catch. Shouldnt it suffer from overheating?
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