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    Robert Collins got a reaction from kye in DJI challenging GoPro?   
    I think you are spot on here....

    This photo was posted by OsitaLV on twitter (serial DJI leaker.)
    He also referred to the OsmoSport as a repackaged Osmo Pocket with wider angle lens. This also looks very small to me. Looks like an interesting product (but, then again, I am something of a DJI fan boy!!)
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from kye in $10 Adobe Plan Gone   
    'Mother: You father and I have done the sums, and we know that doctors get paid very well but if you worked for Adobe, over the decades the family discount actually makes it a more sensible option....' ....plus you will make a bundle from the stock options they give you!!
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from BTM_Pix in LumaFusion users - can you help with a few questions?   
    I only use Lumafusion for quick basic edits (usually of drone footage.) I dont have a separate keyboard and so dont use keyboard shortcuts - sticking to the touch screen.
    I have a contour shuttle (and palette gear) which I use and like but it is for my desktop workflow.
    I would guess that a lot of people would find this useful though.
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from kaylee in $10 Adobe Plan Gone   
    According to this Petapixel article the US$10 a month offer is still available and you can lock it in for a further 3 years (maybe US only)
    https://petapixel.com/2019/05/02/adobes-10-photography-plan-gone-from-site-cheapest-is-20-month/
    I think Adobe is bound to increase it to US$20 permanently at some stage. In fact when I first signed up to Photoshop on a monthly deal it was US$20 a month!! (without Lightroom)
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    Robert Collins reacted to BTM_Pix in LumaFusion users - can you help with a few questions?   
    Thanks for the feedback.
    Here is a sneak peek at what I've just finished developing.
    It is an interface that you plug the Contour Shuttle devices into which then enables you to use them via Bluetooth LE in LumaFusion to control it.
     
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from webrunner5 in Eos R finally closer to it's actual value   
    Camera sales have been abysmal this year. CIPA shows that for the first 3 months, DSLR shipments were down 40% and mirrorless down 10%. The fall in mirrorless is particularly bad considering that both Canon and Nikon have fairly aggressively entered the market.
    A friend of mine wants to upgrade his 5D mkiii - he was torn between the RP and the 5Div. After going back and forth for a month - he decided to wait another year.
    As for EF lenses - Canon doesnt have a lot of choice. The EF lenses are built for PDAF focusing and dont have stepper motors for efficient CDAF focusing, so they have to bring out new lenses. (Incidentally pdaf should always work better on a DSLR because the sensor array (off sensor) can be larger than on sensor mirrorless systems.
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from Trek of Joy in iPad for actual work rollcall   
    Just to say - for those that dont know (like I didnt) - it is actually possible to send A7iii/A7riii videos to the ipad pro via usb-c (to usb-c) - you send directly from the camera.
    1. Set the usb connection on the A7iii to MTP.
    2. Turn off usb power supply.
    Connect the ipad. If your card is relatively full it may well give a 'no photos to import' message but it is just taking its time to read the card. You import via the photos app. Import time are painfully slow - 8MB/sec - so I timed a 1.9gb file at 4 minutes to transfer
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from BTM_Pix in iPad for actual work rollcall   
    Just to say - for those that dont know (like I didnt) - it is actually possible to send A7iii/A7riii videos to the ipad pro via usb-c (to usb-c) - you send directly from the camera.
    1. Set the usb connection on the A7iii to MTP.
    2. Turn off usb power supply.
    Connect the ipad. If your card is relatively full it may well give a 'no photos to import' message but it is just taking its time to read the card. You import via the photos app. Import time are painfully slow - 8MB/sec - so I timed a 1.9gb file at 4 minutes to transfer
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from webrunner5 in iPad for actual work rollcall   
    Just to say - for those that dont know (like I didnt) - it is actually possible to send A7iii/A7riii videos to the ipad pro via usb-c (to usb-c) - you send directly from the camera.
    1. Set the usb connection on the A7iii to MTP.
    2. Turn off usb power supply.
    Connect the ipad. If your card is relatively full it may well give a 'no photos to import' message but it is just taking its time to read the card. You import via the photos app. Import time are painfully slow - 8MB/sec - so I timed a 1.9gb file at 4 minutes to transfer
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from Kisaha in iPad for actual work rollcall   
    I have a WD wireless pro. The wifi transfer speed I find too slow (about 2MB/s) to be of much practical use (my A7r3 wireless transfer is faster.)
    The ipad's 'file system' (and usb-c port) are so badly crippled, even the ipad pro isnt really usuable for content creation except at a pinch. Its a shame because LR mobile has come a long way and Lumafusion is pretty good (and as many have pointed out incredibly fast.)
    The ipad is still the best content consumption device out there.
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from kaylee in iPad for actual work rollcall   
    I am not optimistic for the DJI CoPilot. I am rather bias as I have wasted quite a lot of dosh trying to get an ipad pro workflow to work - Gnarbox anyone? - without success.
    The LaCie website says that the usb-c iipad pro is not supported.

     
    And when it is supported....
    1. I rather bet it will only let you 'see' your footage on the ipad rather than transfer and edit
    and 2. will it support raw photos as well as say Sony raws as well as video from non DJI cameras??.....
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from BTM_Pix in iPad for actual work rollcall   
    I have a WD wireless pro. The wifi transfer speed I find too slow (about 2MB/s) to be of much practical use (my A7r3 wireless transfer is faster.)
    The ipad's 'file system' (and usb-c port) are so badly crippled, even the ipad pro isnt really usuable for content creation except at a pinch. Its a shame because LR mobile has come a long way and Lumafusion is pretty good (and as many have pointed out incredibly fast.)
    The ipad is still the best content consumption device out there.
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from kaylee in iPad for actual work rollcall   
    I have a WD wireless pro. The wifi transfer speed I find too slow (about 2MB/s) to be of much practical use (my A7r3 wireless transfer is faster.)
    The ipad's 'file system' (and usb-c port) are so badly crippled, even the ipad pro isnt really usuable for content creation except at a pinch. Its a shame because LR mobile has come a long way and Lumafusion is pretty good (and as many have pointed out incredibly fast.)
    The ipad is still the best content consumption device out there.
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from Emanuel in DPReview BANS links to EOSHD!!   
    Seems totally counter-productive to me. Despite their best efforts - reviews of camera's video capabilities and recruitment of Jordan Drake - the site is still pretty much exclusively focused on 'stills'. The specialist video forum is pretty much deserted. They could do with interaction with a specialist video site.
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from IronFilm in DPReview BANS links to EOSHD!!   
    Seems totally counter-productive to me. Despite their best efforts - reviews of camera's video capabilities and recruitment of Jordan Drake - the site is still pretty much exclusively focused on 'stills'. The specialist video forum is pretty much deserted. They could do with interaction with a specialist video site.
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from Emanuel in My Prototype Electronic Variable ND Filter   
    Very cool... My view is this...
    1. Still shooters dont really use ND filters
    2. Video shooters use them all the time.
    3. Hybrid shooters need/want switchable NDs.
    I dont personally think that still shooters would like to pay 'much of a premium' for an electronic ND and as still shooters are in the majority that may well be a barrier for an in camera electronic ND.
    I like this sort of solution...
    https://dronedj.com/2017/10/12/dji-16mm-lens/
    As a hybrid shooter I would be all over a set of lenses that had built in electronic nd filters...
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    Robert Collins reacted to BTM_Pix in Race to the bottom   
    If I was going to have a combined professional photography and footwear vending operation then I would definitely call it Hot Shoe.
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    Robert Collins reacted to kaylee in "Boom Be Gone!" (Adobe's new Content Aware Fill Tool)   
    this is a killer feature and its only gonna get better, i was gonna start a thread. if you use it the right way in photoshop its unbelievebly effective and easy, so im really stoked to see where this goes
    i love the boom removal usage that @IronFilm mentioned; stuff like that can be HUGE for an indy shoot too...!
    the future of vfx is so bright its ridiculous lol. kids in the future will never kno the agony of the stuff we’ve had to learn ?
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from noone in Why Is Sony Fanboyism So Bad?   
    Seems odd to me to have a long thread bashing Sony users on the basis they go around bashing other brands!!
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from IronFilm in Why Is Sony Fanboyism So Bad?   
    Seems odd to me to have a long thread bashing Sony users on the basis they go around bashing other brands!!
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from Mako Sports in Why Is Sony Fanboyism So Bad?   
    Seems odd to me to have a long thread bashing Sony users on the basis they go around bashing other brands!!
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from ade towell in Why Is Sony Fanboyism So Bad?   
    Seems odd to me to have a long thread bashing Sony users on the basis they go around bashing other brands!!
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from sanveer in Galaxy Fold   
    The Huawei design looks better in terms of functionality as a tablet that can also act and be the size of a phone.
    However, its design looks to be a bit of a nightmare in terms of durability - both the back and the front of the phone are a screen when folded!!
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from IronFilm in Canon EOS RP and Fuji X-T30 announced - a Grand Canyon sized gap in 4K technology   
    Yes well - I deliberately left it out because I dont know much about it. And clearly it dominates sports photography (although that has a lot to do with the lenses (and support)) and is likely to continue to do so.
    However, if you take a look at the underlying sensor of the camera it is a long way from say an A7rii (similar vintage) in terms of underlying specs.
    https://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Compare/Side-by-side/Canon--EOS-1D-X-Mark-II-versus-Sony-A7R-II-versus-Nikon-D810___1071_1035_963
    And I rather guess that other Canon technology deficiencies are masked by a massive 1.5kg body and over US$6k of tech. 
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    Robert Collins got a reaction from Kisaha in Canon EOS RP and Fuji X-T30 announced - a Grand Canyon sized gap in 4K technology   
    Somehow, I think this thread is missing the point. 
    Personally, I think that any camera company that brings out a FF mirrorless (or DSLR) for US$1399 has a whole lot of room for excuses that its functionality is crippled relative to higher end products. (and, lets face it, the EOS-RP isnt even aimed at the typical demographic of a forum like this (or even say DPReview.))
    The REAL question is whether Canon can actually come out with a 'high end camera' with specs that are competitive with its competitors - or whether there is a REAL 'Grand Canyon sized gulf' in technologies here between Canon and the others.
    Personally, I simply dont believe that Canon can come out with a competitive high end product because its technology is so far behind (and falling further and further back.) The reason I say this is because Canon hasnt brought out a single competitive high end ILC in the last 5 years...
    Take a look at their flagships
    EOS-M5
    7D mkii
    5D mkiv (5DSR)
    EOS-R
    And while some 'might' consider these cameras competitive from a 'video' perspective (due to color science and DPAF) they certainly dont come close to being competitive from a stills perspective.
    I suspect Canon's strategy is simply to dominate the low end of ILCs through low prices, economies of scale, fully depreciated and low R&D - then leave its major competitors to fight over the high end.
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