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3 hours ago, TomTheDP said:
The auto focus on the A7S3 along with low rolling shutter and IBIS is a great vlogging combo tho
Most of those people don't really "vlog." They mostly just sit in their "studios" and talk to the camera, making all of those things pretty pointless to have.
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6 hours ago, Video Hummus said:
Gerald released his “What Cameras are Other Youtubers Using” video and 85% of them were using A7SIII in a studio with controlled lighting. Second was A1, and then S5, R5, and RED Monstro.
Maybe 10% of them would use the A7SIII out in the wild where the crazy 12,800 ISO is useful.
Power of hype machine and branding dollars to spend.
I legit just watched that this morning! I cringed so much watching it. Thousands and thousands of dollars of equipment just sitting in people's spare bedroom "studios" for boring talking head videos. I guess if you have the money and the desire to be carbon copies of your peers that's what you do? 🤷🏻♂️
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I'm generally pretty hard on YouTubers but Gerald is harmless and doesn't claim to be anything more than someone that enjoys gear, enjoys talking about gear, and enjoys making videos about gear. He's pretty transparent in my view. It's definitely not for everyone but I also don't think people go to him to learn about the actually art of filmmaking.
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Yeah, from what I've seen / heard there's no real difference optically between the FF and S35 lenses. You're better off saving money and getting it in M43 or EF mount (if you're looking to adapt.)
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57 minutes ago, herein2020 said:
The Panasonics use Sony sensors so even if this is true its not the end of the world. I would still take the S5 over any Sony camera any day so if the R3 has a Sony sensor it would make for interesting table talk but the image quality should still be able to stand on its own.
It's just very strange though that they are using a Sony sensor. One has to wonder why?
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I get why they made it the second native ISO, since it is meant for ultra low light situations, but I agree 12,800 is too high for most people. I think most folks that bought the A7siii would've been just as better off waiting for an A7IV. It never made a ton of sense to me for these people, many who never shoot outside their "studio" or in anything other than sunlight, to get a camera meant for low light conditions but that's YouTube these days.
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I am judging this on my Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ fwiw.
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They're very, very similar but if I had to choose I'd go with B. The shadows aren't as crushed and the blues pop a little more.
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On 6/14/2021 at 8:53 AM, MrSMW said:
Same sensor, unlimited recording (if you set it to do so), constant faster aperture, but doesn’t have the same zoom reach obviously.
No overheating issues either?
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There aren't a ton of great budget camcorders out there these days unfortunately. Most are terribly outdated.
The ZV1 or something like the Lumix DMC-FZ2500, which has internal ND, is probably your best bet.
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Either way, in addition to processing power, I imagine you'd need a huge buffer to handle outputting slow motion via HDMI unless it was limited to a couple seconds.
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1 hour ago, Mmmbeats said:
Sounds like a complete waste of time. Within seconds you'd be monitoring stuff that happened (in real life) seconds ago. How would you even know where to point the camera? Am I missing something here?
That was my initial thinking but I think they are talking about outputting slow motion to an external recorder and are using "monitor" in a different context.
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Oh! Do you mean outputting slow motion via the HDMI? Doh!
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19 minutes ago, matthere said:
Has there been a hybrid camera that could monitor slow motion in slow motion before? That could open the door for streaming slow too maybe?
I don't think that's possible but I'm not a physicist.
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If only I had $10k... 😭
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I believe the Hero4 Black was the first with 4K. I don't recall it being very great 4K though. Anything short of being in bright sunlight didn't look very good, if I recall correctly.
The GoPro Hero5 Black had better 4K but it sells for about $150US used it seems... At that point you're better off just spending the extra on the DJI Osmo Action imo.
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1 hour ago, stefanocps said:
of course, if i have money to waste, or a special need i will surely buy insta360 1 inch..just for you to unerstand my opinion
Given the fact that i will do only vcation clips, i was trying to understand if those camera are only rubbish , or they can be used for consumer user
Anything can be used for a consumer user ha ha, I just wouldn't expect it to be any good. Your best bet is to just spend the extra money to get something that is decent. Not sure what else to say! 😉
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5 hours ago, Andrew Reid said:
The Rokkors even stand up on medium format.
Damned good glass and best ever for the money.
One of my favourite posts about this:
https://jonasraskphotography.com/2017/08/16/minolta-x-fujifilm/
The later A-mount Minolta autofocus stuff ain't bad either. They really were pioneering trailblazers in the 80s, with lenses like the 35mm F1.4 G
I love them so much and still keep an eye out to finish my set. What really impressed me was how good they are wide open and overall how sharp they are without being too sharp like a lot of modern lenses are. I think I paid $90 shipped for the Rokkor-X 50mm f1.4 and it saddens me that the days of finding deals like that are long gone! 😂
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7 hours ago, stefanocps said:
yes..i see there are lots of new action cam under 100 euro though...and i would like to know if they are worthy
I suppose you could see if there are reviews for them on YouTube? I'm not sure how unbiased they'd be though. I'd expect poor image quality and image stabilization from any new camera in that price range. DJI, Insta, and GoPro put years of development and research into their cameras which is part of the reason they're more expensive. I'm not sure how much research and development a random Chinese company does that puts out a 100 euro action camera.
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1 hour ago, stefanocps said:
less than 100 euro
I'm not sure that you'll find a decent action camera for under 100 euro/120 dollars, at least not new. You could probably find an older used GoPro for around that much?
I'd go with the DJI Osmo Action if you go new. It's under $200 US, has 4K 60p and excellent stabilization.
But anything under 100 euro? I wouldn't buy anything new for that, as I'd expect the quality to be poor.
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What's a budget action cam to you? Have you considered the DJI Osmo Action?
Have you considered buying a GoPro 7 Black used?
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3 hours ago, noone said:
I have no love for old Minolta MC/MD lenses. Nothing wrong with them really (I did not like the MC lens 85 I had in how it opened up after stopping down but workable) ok but nothing special to me, I still have an old MD 50 f2 but no adapter for it right now.
The one Minolta MC lens I would love to try is that 24mm VFC with variable field control though rare and expensive. Mind you, if I found a cheap 35 tilt shift I would give it a go too.
Minolta A mount lenses on the other hand are absolute bargains right now and if only the LA-EA# adapters were not such lumps I would still use some (I still have a 180 5.6 Sigma I also can not use right now). Are there any adapters yet for Sony A mount lenses on Canon/Nikon mirrorless cameras?
I love my Rokkors and when I bought them they had arguably the best cost for quality ratio out there. FD prices had taken off, but Rokkors hadn't. The Rokkor X 50mm 1.4 stands up to some Leica lenses I've used, for instance.
- noone and Vintage Jimothy
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7 hours ago, Andrew Reid said:
If the value isn't there as much why are the rocketing in price?
It's due to rarity.
Plus the fact that most modern lenses just look boring and clinical.
They are all obsessed with making bright corners and sharpness that makes your eyes bleed!
Leica M lenses vignette like hell and it's all part of their charm.
The value isn't there in that lenses that were once ridiculously affordable are now not at all affordable. It's not an indication of their quality, it's that for many of us the initial appeal was how cheap they were to buy. You could create a set for a couple hundred dollars, now you can't. Are they worth what they're going for now? Most are, but now they're out of a lot of budget filmmakers price ranges. It's only gotten more so since they're getting snapped up by companies that re-house them into cine lenses and charge an even greater premium for them.
The market has sadly shifted from empowering budget filmmakers to being mostly for those that have a lot of money.
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He'll be missed very much. He was so articulate, informative, and he never fell into the click bait trap that has ensnared so many others. Someone said he was the Bob Ross of M43 and he really was.
I hope that those that haven't seen or read his stuff take the time to check it out. He was very passionate about it all.
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David Thorpe passed away on May 25th. For those that aren't familiar, David was a huge proponent of M43 and shared his love of photography on his blog and YouTube channel.
A message from his family can be read in the description of this video:
His channel is well worth checking out. He was a very thoughtful reviewer.
His blog is also excellent:
Gauging the reaction to the Panasonic GH6
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It's unlikely to have the same lowlight abilities given how large the sensor needs to be.
It means phase detect, which is what everyone else has now. Dual pixel is what Canon calls their auto focus, but I'm not sure if it's the same thing as phase detect.