newfoundmass

I agree, the C70 looks very good and is decently priced for Canon. I think it will be a smash success, though I still can't in good conscience support them until they show they've changed their attitude towards customers.

Blackmagic is one of the smartest companies today. While it feels like everyone else is thinking short term, they're clearly looking at the long game, especially with this release. I have no idea what their finances are like, but if they can maintain this direction they'll have so many advantages over everyone else, given their focus on the entire work flow from start to finish.

DfD in the GH6 won't tell us anything about Panasonic's plans for M43 because DfD is what they're moving forward with in both systems. The auto focus in S35 mode on the S5 looks quite promising/usable. I'm wondering if we'll get even better performance on a smaller sensor, since it requires even less processing? Fingers crossed.

Or at least progress action cameras more than they did. Like, why did it take until last year for someone to finally put a 1 inch sensor in one? Why didn't they attempt to make a more versatile/premium action camera years and years ago? Something in a form factor similar to a point and shoot, but still small and light weight enough to put in tight spaces? Just seems like they decided to coast after things were going good and now are just kinda riding the brand for as long as they can, with minimal effort to improve.

Honestly the GoPro era feels dead. These past couple of releases haven't interested me, both because of how over saturated the action camera market became and because of their yearly release schedule. They've ceased innovating. Yes, the stabilization is incredible, but each iteration is a modest upgrade over the last. While they're focusing on media mods, a company like Insta360 is innovating in much better ways in my opinion. I honestly feel, at this point, most people would be better off buying used or one of the cameras released by DJI or Insta360 instead. Hell, for a lot of people one of those cheaper ones from Yi would be sufficient if your primary use for an action camera is putting it in a tight / risky environment, like me.

Re: Vaio: I think they mostly market them in Japan. I'm guessing this move was months in the making and has little, if anything, to do with JIP's plans, regardless of what they are.

I mean he repeatedly said that he didn't think the GH6 was coming and made that argument quite a bit. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I don't mean to start an argument, but everything else you've written about the GH6 has been wrong so far, so maybe it's best to just wait and see before being pessimistic some more?

You're simplifying it too much. I've owned both versions of the 12-35 f2.8 for years. If I were to sell both of them right now I'd still be able to get at least 75% of what I paid for them. That value should hold steady for as long as the system is competitive and popular. If the system though looks like it has no future, the value of those lenses will plummet because unlike other glass they aren't easily adaptable. Could I run the cameras and lenses into the ground? Yeah, but it doesn't make sense if I can sell them and instead use them to invest in a system that will stick around. I want M43 to stick around and to thrive, I'd just like concrete assurances from Panasonic that it has a real future for professionals. That's not unreasonable, and I'm unsure why you think it's unnecessary. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I'm a business owner, I don't have the luxury to just worry about shooting. It makes no sense for me, as a business owner, to stay invested in a system that doesn't have a future. My equipment needs to retain some value so that, should the need arise, I can sell it to help pay for upgrades. I want to stay in the M43 system. But I need Panasonic to give me some assurances that they're not going to abandon me. I don't think it's unreasonable to ask.

I cannot fathom Panasonic not releasing a GH6. I think we'd see an underwhelming GH6 released before we see nothing, because there is still money to squeeze out of the M43 user base regardless of what their long term goals are. Whether or not it lives up to expectations, that's the big question I have. Will we see the continuation of the LX100II, G95 and the G100 or will we see the same innovation that drew us to the GH line to begin with? My suspicion is that we'll see the latter, as if their intention was the former it'd be out by now. What is bothering me though is there's no news/rumors. Give us some info to settle our nerves, especially given what happened with Olympus. Assure us video shooters that we're not sitting on thousands of dollars of M43 gear for nothing. I want a solid statement, not corporate speak.

"Solved" or not, this is utterly ridiculous and no one should reward Canon with their business even if these cameras are your ideal tool. Please, reward honest and ethical companies with your business. It is the only way things will get better for all of us.

You can cut a shower curtain or something similar to fit it. There's really limitless ways to diffuse light cheaply. Head down to a dollar store and peak around. You'll find something!

I'm not sure how you'd test this, but I have heard that certain channels, particularly ones with a lot of subscribers, get higher quality encoding and improved audio quality. If true I wonder how much of a bump those channels get?

I appreciated the cagey responses to some of these questions... Me thinks they've got some interesting things cooking!

Shameful.

I have no problem if the GH6 is $2,000 as long as it has the features to justify the price tag. If Panasonic ignores/abandons their loyal M43 user base, particularly those of us in the enthusiast and professional community, I would also likely end up with Sony or Fuji, instead of their full frame offerings, out of principle alone. I couldn't justify supporting a company that abandoned me; I see people that stick by Canon no matter what and that will never be me.

I cannot fathom wishing violence on someone because *checks notes* he believes accusations made against *checks notes again* a glorified YouTuber and influencer he probably doesn't personally know. That is not a reasonable reaction to any of this and is disappointing to see.

What on earth do Arabs have to do with anything? And you're advocating violence? You're out of line, @User.

People in this thread: judging Ed David and his "strange needs" more than PB, accused by multiple women of abuse and whose reaction to dumb JOKES about his cats is to involve A LAWYER. Like, c'mon people. Like, if you don't think we should be talking about this at all then fine, but what are we doing when people are going after Ed more than the dude accused of abuse and that is involving lawyers over cat jokes?!

Frankly all @User did was cause more discussions about the accusations against PB. Which, good! The accusations themselves, his reaction to those accusations, along with his reaction to obvious jokes about his cats that has allegedly caused him get his lawyer involved (?!) makes me believe that PB is someone that likes to be in control and will use any means at his disposal to assert it. We saw that when he used his status to silence his accusers and got threads / comments deleted from here and, presumably, other forums. Why @Userdecided that PB was a hill to die on, I'm not sure.

Dude you're embarrassing yourself.

I have common sense and common sense dictates that it's highly unlikely that two of his exes conspired to make up lies about him. It's much more probable that they are telling the truth, given they gained nothing but scorn and further abuse by speaking out. Their names were dragged through the mud, his supporters vilified them, and they were harassed and gaslit into oblivion. I've worked in professional wrestling for 22 years. In those 22 years people I've considered friends have turned out to be awful human beings. I used to speak daily with a guy named Chuck Williams. When I was in the hospital for 3 1/2 months he checked in on me constantly, and went out of his way to raise my spirits. I knew this man for years and traveled with him. Then 2 years ago he murdered his wife and then killed himself as their 10 year old twins slept in the next room. https://www.dailylocal.com/news/abused-for-decades-woman-who-was-murdered-by-her-husband-was-in-process-of-obtaining/article_2a435a8a-6a05-5a0a-866b-ade7354d495f.html You don't know Philip Bloom. You don't know how he is in private. All you know is the carefully crafted persona of someone that is trying to make money and business deals. Do research, read up on domestic violence and see that his pathetic, vile statement is straight out of the Abusers Playbook. I believe those women. And I'm sorry that they didn't receive the support they deserved all those years ago from this community.

You're literally the only person that has a problem with it in that link? If you're going by people's reactions from 5 years ago... Society has moved forward and learned a lot during the last 5 years. I wouldn't count on people being so willing to dismiss the accusations now given what we've learned. Of course, there will always be those that think women willingly lie about being abused, because who doesn't like admitting their victimization and receiving the inevitable backlash that comes with telling your story about a public figure who has legions of supporters? 🤔

You're really holding something from 5 years ago against the dude? Because of Philip Bloom? I don't know fuck all about Ed David, but a basic Google search says he won an Emmy and was the DP for a Cannes winning film; why do you keep asking what Philip didn't do for him? Cause, idk man, the only awards Mr. Bloom has won are ones I've never heard of? Like, maybe dude really just doesn't like people accused by multiple women of domestic abuse and there is no other agenda? Either way, it's pretty shitty to accuse him of being "maniacal" or whatever other terms / words you wish to use to try and insinuate that he's mentally unwell, cause best case scenario you're attacking a dude dealing with mental health issues, which isn't a good look, and worse case you're trying to gaslight him and adding to the stigma surrounding mental health. 🤷🏻‍♂️