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I've been seeing people in the filmmaking community plugging LBRY as a YouTube "pro-free speech" alternative, but their main page basically recommended alt-right and Newsmax pro-Trump videos on my first visit, which makes me think that the people going to LBRY are those so bad that even YouTube banned them, kinda like Parler is with people banned on Twitter. It was weird seeing Tom Antos claiming the only place where his videos can be seen uncensored was LBRY, as if YouTube has been censoring his filmmaker gear reviews. Curtis Judd plugged it the same day. Anyone else notice this? Is it some kind of push from LBRY in connection to the community?

Sad but not terribly unexpected. Companies can just send their products to a bunch of shills that will all create glowing videos praising it and not have to deal with pesky independent journalists and professionals that will ask questions they don't want asked for articles they don't want written. Co-opted media and unscrupulous YouTubers are a lot more appealing to these companies. They don't even have to fly those types out to exotic locations anymore, those folks will do it simply because they're sycophants.

I really only film in 10 bit when I am doing commercial or narrative stuff where I'll push the image hard. 8 bit is more than enough for basic little tweaks for my corporate and event work. I love 10 bit, it's why I went with the GH5 to begin with, but I think a lot of people/projects don't really need it. Most clients don't see the difference anyway! Maybe I'm just being silly though!

Hmm. Even in APS-C mode? I still think it's a viable option. Do you need 10 bit? I know it's nice to have, but for a stationary camera it might not be as necessary?

The record limit on the S5 is just in 4K60p right?

I agree, re: suggestions about going with the S5 though if that's out of your budget then the GH5 is still a damn good camera. I'd also consider the GH5s if it's mostly going to be on a tripod; IBIS is nice, but it has the better low light and better colors. The G85 is a good option if you don't need to do too much grading in post, just basic stuff. I use it and a GX85 as b and c cams for my GH5 and I'm very happy with them but I also don't do any heavy grading when using them. I don't know that the G7 is a good idea these days. The price of the G85 has gotten so low, especially used, that I think it makes sense to just go with it over the G7. Not to take away from the G7, it's still very good for what it is, but I couldn't recommend it over the G85 unless you absolutely could not afford anything else. The Viltrox speedbooster is very good, though auto focusing is pretty awful in video mode. I don't think the metabones adapters do much better in that regard. You might see a slight IQ improvement with the metabones but not enough to justify the extra costs, in my opinion, unless you just have the money to spend.

I just feel like we're years away from it becoming viable for lower end users, and higher end users probably aren't going to use h.265 anyway over ProRes and compressed raw. To me the promise of h.265 is on the delivery end more than anything.

It's still a pain in the ass to edit for most people that use a lot of these lower end professional/cinema cameras, and h.264 is already in wide use at this level. There aren't really that many benefits to it, outside of smaller file size, is there? I also don't sense much of a demand right now.

This is both very promising but also kind of disappointing; the performance boosts are impressive and they seem to be giving you good value, but I hate that Apple is going back to a more closed off system. The switch to Intel really opened things up, especially when it came to 3rd party programs. It also makes me wonder how easy it will be for those 3rd party developers to re-write or port their programs to use the new processors.

I was actually blown away at how small this is when seeing a picture of it in someone's hand. This is gonna sell like crazy to wedding videographers, I think.

I stopped using Resolve 16 when multicam editing became too difficult for my system when it worked flawlessly with 15... And I don't think it's just my system, since I know others have had trouble. I'll probably try this out to see if it's better, though. Fingers crossed.

What were the lenses you used? What made ya go with the GH4/5? Did you find shooting in low light to be a problem? What would you say was the most difficult thing? BTW! It looks good! Please let us know when it's available!

External RAW is nice to have if you need it, but having to send your camera in is ridiculous. 10 bit is much more useful for 99% of the work most of us do... Give us that, internally, please. I want Nikon to succeed, it's better for everyone, but c'mon.

Same. It's incredibly frustrating, because I'm in a state that actually did well (Vermont) but I can't go to any of the neighboring states for work without having to quarantine because they didn't do so well. And even if I could, it's not worth the risk to myself or my loved ones.

The first thing I thought of was the Tokina 11-16mm but that's APS-C. Do you absolutely need 11mm? Is your budget in the $500ish range? You can often get a good deal on Rokinon/Samyang lenses used. They're faster than the Irix, and are pretty decent lenses especially for the price, though the Irix likely has better build quality. Reviews say the Irix is soft wide open, so be aware of that. The Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 would go really well with your 18-35mm but I think it's $1100, so that might be too much.

I enjoyed this!

Actually I don't think you can use this with the Inspire 2, you're probably looking at one of the Matrice drones. Which are like $5600 without gimbal and camera.

There aren't really any cheaper options... The DJI Inspire 2 w/o gimbal and camera is $2600.

These specs always sound good, but when a client actually sends me video from their iPhone to use in a project it always looks soft. Granted, they're not professionals, but I've never really been blown away by video shot on any phone.

This camera isn't meant for most people here. Yes, it can be used for a lot of our work but the work flow is obviously not geared towards it.

Yeah this is mostly meant for live multicamera and studio set ups. It's actually quite compelling for that use. Very few people here though will need / want this. If I was still doing live streaming I'd consider getting a couple. Still, it makes a lot more sense than the original cine camera rumors lead me to believe, though I'm not sure how popular this will end up being.

Shutter angle was one of those things I never knew I wanted until I got the original BMPCC and then the GH5. I'm very happy that they're adding it to the S5 and it makes it, with the kit lens, look mighty tempting.

Does the S5 allow you to set shutter angle?

I'm in Vermont, so even our "metro regions" are pretty small. Our biggest city has less than 50,000 people! I live in a town of under 3,000!🤣

Strange, I've used them a lot on other gigs and have had very few problems but I'm in the US, so I didn't know if maybe you were using ones that use a busy / crowded frequency in your country.