leslie

there was another similar topic a little while ago. Someone was looking at using the camera phone anamorphics in front of their lens no idea how it went. i have the letus anamorphic for gopro. It screws to the gopro 4 housing. Whoever made the post thought the letus had the widest opening amongst the camera phone anamorphics if i remember correctly. If i can find my digital calipers i will measure it up i might even find the tv remote if i'm really lucky 🙄. At the moment if i run a tape across the top i measure a 22mm opening.
how that would vignette i am not really sure. for posterity, i could cobble something together  but that wont happen today.

thumbs up, heart0less your all over it. But i think i will have a play with mine anyway for my own personal knowledge 

Mamiya Sekor N 35mm 3,5
 
 

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/04/universe-einstein/

 

I think it's well past time that we all recognize the world is full of stupid people and they affect things much more than many of us are comfortable with.

This dude shot a feature length doc with the bmpcc and the bmmcc. I think it had a festival release in 2018, but now available online. The colors out of the original bmpcc and micro have a point like quality and texture. Really beautiful. 
 

One little sliver for me during this crap is that some buildings I go past on my daily walks usually have a heap of cars blocking the view but right now I get a clear view.

Remember to use the FM codec, AM codec have a lot of noise.

Great video by one of Andrews favourite YT channels:
It's 50 minutes, but when it ended I was so entertained I thought it would only have been half-way through and I would have loved for them to go deeper still.
Great stuff, and answered many many questions people have, and many of the questions people don't know enough to ask!
The sample footage from the f0.7 lens was particularly interesting.

I would think any camera lens is not going to do well after falling from a height onto the ground, not just edmika's
Is  the edmika a mount or rehoused lens ? cant say i know much about them
Not sure i'd give up on the fd glass so soon, Maybe search around for another edmika, but that may take awhile to find. Or maybe go to another 2nd hand camera body that easily adapts to fd glass. There's always the chance that another edmika mount may be tighter or looser.
Depending on how keen you are maybe get a new part machined depending on whats broken but machining is generally  not cheap

1. Sigma fp + Lomo OKC 4-28-1 (28mm T2, Super 35mm/APS-C).
2. Working as a teacher at a design school + photographer + video maker.
3. Since this site is based in the UK, I'll list my favorite British music: Daphne Oram, Brian Eno, The Pop Group, favorite sport: boxing, with huge nods to Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. Otherwise, privileged that my job is my hobby and vice versa. 
4. Hopes for EOSHD: I most appreciate DIY/self-help/community mutual help coverage and discussions. The current thread on the Sigma fp (and how to work around its quirks) is a brilliant example, as is the thread on shooting RAW video on the EOS-M. My hope for the future of EOSHD is to further explore this direction. IMHO, progress in camera technology is slowing down, and we are almost "there".  (For example, a mirrorless camera with an s35 sensor, clean 6400 ISO, good IBIS, good video autofocus, good color science, good manual controls, internal 10bit log + RAW recording would basically be "it"; which means that a camera like the Fuji X-T4 is 95% "there".) At some point, it might become more exciting to max out existing, cheaply available technology, than wait for the next great camera to come out. The EOS-M with MagicLantern Raw is a brilliant example.
5. There's better food, better climate, better street manners and now even better public services (transport, health...) in other parts of the world than in the Northern European country where I live; and as the Corona crisis shows, maybe generally smarter societies. (I'm particularly thinking of high-tech Asian countries such as Taiwan and South Korea.) But what I do miss elsewhere is my local arts community, aside from living in a stable part of the world with lower political threats/risks than elsewhere.
6. Must have been in 2013 when MagicLantern's RAW video recording on the Canon EOS 50D was reported here.
 

Hi all,
1. BMPCC 4K and Oly 12-100, but I also frequently use GH5 and A73. I had a hacked GH1 and footage from it still looks lovely even cameras have improved so much.
2. I am from Finland and now living in the Netherlands. A hobbiest and working with public healthcare.     
3. I still enjoy listening songs that I heard when I was a teen (such as It never rains by Dire Straits)
4. I am looking forward to GH6 and A7SIII. Probably I don't need those, but I may want one. 
5. I miss Finnish forests and sauna. I used to live in the UK and I miss hiking areas (National Trust) and Sunday roasts in good pubs.
6. I have been following EOSHD every now and then since the GH2. 

My all time favourite lens.    I actually got this lens to use for shooting full band photos from next to the stage which was made possible with FF mirrorless cameras but especially the A7s for me.
 
Mainly stills but also the occasional video of a song (sometimes hand held in crowded pub rooms, sometimes seated near the stage, very rarely on a tripod).
Last couple of years as I have gotten older and been shooting bands less...partly due to closing venues too, I have discovered the lens is not bad for buildings and architecture (who knew) and light projections and murals ...I REALLY have come to hate buildings that lean back now.
On my A7s I also use it as a two times zoom with clear zoom (virtually lossless for Jpegs and video but not RAW).
I love being able to use it handheld as a walk around lens at night.
First photo is a snap from a video at Xmas a couple of years ago.   Others are stills ...some years ago with my first now dead A7s last was from this morning.

1. Currently the GH5 and the 10-25 f1.7 (previously the Sigma 18-35 and SB). GH5S and 12-35 2.8 are gaining ground...

 
2. Scottish/European - grew up between Greece, Cyprus, London and Scotland. Lived in Spain for over 17 years. Work as freelancer video/photo. 1 wife, 1 daughter, 2 cats and presently dealing with the lockdown shit storm that's already hit businesses hard here.
3. Music: Present favourite group is All Them Witches
Also like Jimi Hendrix, The Faces, The Black Crowes, Faith No More, Rage Against The Machine, Van Morrison, Funkadelic, James Brown, Bob Marley, Love, The Stooges, Terry Reid, Naxatras, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Mogwai, Spooky Tooth, Slint, Soundgarden to name a few.
Sports: Celtic FC
Hobbies: gardening in my terrace, camping, day dreaming...
4. In general the content is interesting (minus the rammies!). I hope it continues as a positive space where professionals and enthusiasts can share experiences, knowledge and opinions.
Looking forward to the GH6 as I enjoy the video centric design of the GH series along with the reduced weight and costs (although the 10-25 1.7 was pretty pricey!). A slightly more ergonomic BMPCC 4K/6K would interest me.
5. My home town is now Madrid. I miss the openness when I'm away.
6. No idea
 

1).
My current most powered up camera is the Pocket4K but I wouldn't class it as most used as its purely for the development of that project. Not that any camera is really being used at the moment due to the total lockdown we have here so I will go for the one that was the most used, which is the Sigma FP with the 7Artisans 35mm f2. Sadly even that was only briefly as I'd only had it about a week before being locked down and even that period it was only used whilst wearing a mask! 

2).
The first "real" camera I had of my own was a Nikon EM that I got new in 1979 (yes, I'm that old) which had to be replaced three months later after it was broken when I was by pulled from a crowded city centre street by a Special Branch anti-terrorist snatch squad, held face down in their car and driven at high speed to some sort of warehouse and interrogated on suspicion of taking surveillance pictures of targets for the IRA. 
I am a survivor of the Hillsborough disaster and at the official enquiry the Police presented doctored CCTV footage of me escaping from the crush to support a fictitious timeline of the events that would absolve them of any culpability.
I have some trust issues with the UK Police.
3). Indie/new wave from 77 to 85 with an honourable mention to Kraftwerk who sit outside of that genre but influenced a lot of stuff inside it.
Sport as a fan would be Liverpool FC but I've also been fortunate enough to shoot the two greatest players of the recent era (and statistically in any era) in Messi and Ronaldo and you can't help but be a fan of both when you witness it at such close quarters.
From other sports, shooting Mark Cavendish at the Tour de France when he explodes out of the pack to win stages was something special and even his sometimes "challenging" demeanour when trying to shoot him post race if he'd lost made him more endearing to me because of the honesty of it.
4).
Unfortunately, it seems pretty clear that we will be presented with a new normal after all this and it will likely be one with less money for a lot of people. 
It could be that in the new normal film making and photography etc will be seen as frivolous but it is as equally likely that creative pursuits will be vital to keep everyone's mind engaged, as an escape from the bleakness but also as a reflection on and documentary of this next period.
So for that reason, the forum can and should be a great resource and support network for that.
Inevitably, with the expected financial downturn, it should probably have more features about doing more with your current gear than getting more new gear.
That should not only call for more articles about DIY projects and lighting/composition tutorials etc but also for retrospective reviews on older gear that is still perfectly serviceable and how to eek everything out of that.
So as well as sub-$200 film challenges maybe look at "$2000 camera vs $2000 complete setup" type of comparisons as well.
Some stuff about sound design as opposed to just recording sound would be cool as well. 
5).
Family, obviously.
But also that triggering of memories when you walk down particular streets.
Mainly, though, I miss having a decent chippy.
6).
I think I started contributing at the end of 2016 or early 2017 but was a long time reader before that.
I first came across @Andrew Reid at a two day film making conference in London about ten years ago that was mainly devoted to using EOS cameras, where, if memory serves, he was barracking Phil Bloom from the audience about the GH1 being better than the 5DMarkii.
I thought he was rude, opinionated and extremely disrespectful.
Naturally, after seeing that, I felt sure this was the place for me  
 

6. Joined about halfway through 2018 i think. Not sure if there are other video forums around. I googled anamorphics.
   This was the first video forum i found, haven't bothered to look elsewhere yet.  
5. Not my words, but it does sum it up rather nicely.
    
   I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains.
   I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terror, The wide brown land for me!
4. I'd like to see more people participate in the video challenges.Their kinda fun and every time i get involved,
   i tend to learn some thing new in resolve or on the p4k. I also enjoy seeing other peoples direction or take on things
   Not sure i am looking forward to the next great camera. I kinda feel that now i am 4k capable, in many ways i'm ahead of the curve. Its up to the tv stations and internet to catch up and i cant see them throwing themselves at the problem. I think hd will probably be a standard for a long time yet, at least in australia.
3. Definitely 80's music, by the end of the eighties all the good notes had been used up i think
   The only concert i have seen was the black sorrows at twin towns. It was great and loud.   
   Movie wise, the usual suspects, topgun, beverly hills cop, miami vice, good movies, good soundtracks.     Movies that i liked but didn't do so good at the box office, the princess bride, brotherhood of the wolfand anything with jackie chan in it

   I'm a fan of sport up to the point of where it gets commercialized. When you start throwing large sums of money around
   then you can't really call it sport anymore. Not sure what you call it but its not sport.
   I'd rather watch torvell and dean, than two teams crash tackle each other into the ground.
2. typical aussie bloke, pretty casual attitude. presently aged 52. I probably need to structure my content more,
   not sure if it shows in my videos or not. 🙄
   About the time i got the p4k i became a carer for my dad. Going from fulltime worker to a carers pension has been interesting.
   Sounds kinda corny but i bought an artists sized sketchpad, been doodling and putting down some thoughts for a music video and a movie. I tend to float between various projects rather trying to multitask.  
   
   I really like the wide screen look of anamorphics. Had some issues with headaches last month or so, done some tests not sure what goes on but they seem to have settled down a bit but its left me depleted. When i can find some enthusiasm i plan on playing some more with the elmoscope even if it is dual focus at the moment. Its definitely pre corona virus, if you were wondering
1. There can only be one, and for me its the bmd p4k. Lenses are currently attached via the viltrox speedbooseter, either an  asortment of pentax m42 lenses or the tokina atx pro 28-70 zoom.   😉
 

6. Joined about halfway through 2018 i think. Not sure if there are other video forums around. I googled anamorphics.
   This was the first video forum i found, haven't bothered to look elsewhere yet.  
5. Not my words, but it does sum it up rather nicely.
    
   I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains.
   I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terror, The wide brown land for me!
4. I'd like to see more people participate in the video challenges.Their kinda fun and every time i get involved,
   i tend to learn some thing new in resolve or on the p4k. I also enjoy seeing other peoples direction or take on things
   Not sure i am looking forward to the next great camera. I kinda feel that now i am 4k capable, in many ways i'm ahead of the curve. Its up to the tv stations and internet to catch up and i cant see them throwing themselves at the problem. I think hd will probably be a standard for a long time yet, at least in australia.
3. Definitely 80's music, by the end of the eighties all the good notes had been used up i think
   The only concert i have seen was the black sorrows at twin towns. It was great and loud.   
   Movie wise, the usual suspects, topgun, beverly hills cop, miami vice, good movies, good soundtracks.     Movies that i liked but didn't do so good at the box office, the princess bride, brotherhood of the wolfand anything with jackie chan in it

   I'm a fan of sport up to the point of where it gets commercialized. When you start throwing large sums of money around
   then you can't really call it sport anymore. Not sure what you call it but its not sport.
   I'd rather watch torvell and dean, than two teams crash tackle each other into the ground.
2. typical aussie bloke, pretty casual attitude. presently aged 52. I probably need to structure my content more,
   not sure if it shows in my videos or not. 🙄
   About the time i got the p4k i became a carer for my dad. Going from fulltime worker to a carers pension has been interesting.
   Sounds kinda corny but i bought an artists sized sketchpad, been doodling and putting down some thoughts for a music video and a movie. I tend to float between various projects rather trying to multitask.  
   
   I really like the wide screen look of anamorphics. Had some issues with headaches last month or so, done some tests not sure what goes on but they seem to have settled down a bit but its left me depleted. When i can find some enthusiasm i plan on playing some more with the elmoscope even if it is dual focus at the moment. Its definitely pre corona virus, if you were wondering
1. There can only be one, and for me its the bmd p4k. Lenses are currently attached via the viltrox speedbooseter, either an  asortment of pentax m42 lenses or the tokina atx pro 28-70 zoom.   😉
 

6. Joined about halfway through 2018 i think. Not sure if there are other video forums around. I googled anamorphics.
   This was the first video forum i found, haven't bothered to look elsewhere yet.  
5. Not my words, but it does sum it up rather nicely.
    
   I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains.
   I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terror, The wide brown land for me!
4. I'd like to see more people participate in the video challenges.Their kinda fun and every time i get involved,
   i tend to learn some thing new in resolve or on the p4k. I also enjoy seeing other peoples direction or take on things
   Not sure i am looking forward to the next great camera. I kinda feel that now i am 4k capable, in many ways i'm ahead of the curve. Its up to the tv stations and internet to catch up and i cant see them throwing themselves at the problem. I think hd will probably be a standard for a long time yet, at least in australia.
3. Definitely 80's music, by the end of the eighties all the good notes had been used up i think
   The only concert i have seen was the black sorrows at twin towns. It was great and loud.   
   Movie wise, the usual suspects, topgun, beverly hills cop, miami vice, good movies, good soundtracks.     Movies that i liked but didn't do so good at the box office, the princess bride, brotherhood of the wolfand anything with jackie chan in it

   I'm a fan of sport up to the point of where it gets commercialized. When you start throwing large sums of money around
   then you can't really call it sport anymore. Not sure what you call it but its not sport.
   I'd rather watch torvell and dean, than two teams crash tackle each other into the ground.
2. typical aussie bloke, pretty casual attitude. presently aged 52. I probably need to structure my content more,
   not sure if it shows in my videos or not. 🙄
   About the time i got the p4k i became a carer for my dad. Going from fulltime worker to a carers pension has been interesting.
   Sounds kinda corny but i bought an artists sized sketchpad, been doodling and putting down some thoughts for a music video and a movie. I tend to float between various projects rather trying to multitask.  
   
   I really like the wide screen look of anamorphics. Had some issues with headaches last month or so, done some tests not sure what goes on but they seem to have settled down a bit but its left me depleted. When i can find some enthusiasm i plan on playing some more with the elmoscope even if it is dual focus at the moment. Its definitely pre corona virus, if you were wondering
1. There can only be one, and for me its the bmd p4k. Lenses are currently attached via the viltrox speedbooseter, either an  asortment of pentax m42 lenses or the tokina atx pro 28-70 zoom.   😉
 

6. Joined about halfway through 2018 i think. Not sure if there are other video forums around. I googled anamorphics.
   This was the first video forum i found, haven't bothered to look elsewhere yet.  
5. Not my words, but it does sum it up rather nicely.
    
   I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains.
   I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terror, The wide brown land for me!
4. I'd like to see more people participate in the video challenges.Their kinda fun and every time i get involved,
   i tend to learn some thing new in resolve or on the p4k. I also enjoy seeing other peoples direction or take on things
   Not sure i am looking forward to the next great camera. I kinda feel that now i am 4k capable, in many ways i'm ahead of the curve. Its up to the tv stations and internet to catch up and i cant see them throwing themselves at the problem. I think hd will probably be a standard for a long time yet, at least in australia.
3. Definitely 80's music, by the end of the eighties all the good notes had been used up i think
   The only concert i have seen was the black sorrows at twin towns. It was great and loud.   
   Movie wise, the usual suspects, topgun, beverly hills cop, miami vice, good movies, good soundtracks.     Movies that i liked but didn't do so good at the box office, the princess bride, brotherhood of the wolfand anything with jackie chan in it

   I'm a fan of sport up to the point of where it gets commercialized. When you start throwing large sums of money around
   then you can't really call it sport anymore. Not sure what you call it but its not sport.
   I'd rather watch torvell and dean, than two teams crash tackle each other into the ground.
2. typical aussie bloke, pretty casual attitude. presently aged 52. I probably need to structure my content more,
   not sure if it shows in my videos or not. 🙄
   About the time i got the p4k i became a carer for my dad. Going from fulltime worker to a carers pension has been interesting.
   Sounds kinda corny but i bought an artists sized sketchpad, been doodling and putting down some thoughts for a music video and a movie. I tend to float between various projects rather trying to multitask.  
   
   I really like the wide screen look of anamorphics. Had some issues with headaches last month or so, done some tests not sure what goes on but they seem to have settled down a bit but its left me depleted. When i can find some enthusiasm i plan on playing some more with the elmoscope even if it is dual focus at the moment. Its definitely pre corona virus, if you were wondering
1. There can only be one, and for me its the bmd p4k. Lenses are currently attached via the viltrox speedbooseter, either an  asortment of pentax m42 lenses or the tokina atx pro 28-70 zoom.   😉
 

6. Joined about halfway through 2018 i think. Not sure if there are other video forums around. I googled anamorphics.
   This was the first video forum i found, haven't bothered to look elsewhere yet.  
5. Not my words, but it does sum it up rather nicely.
    
   I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains.
   I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terror, The wide brown land for me!
4. I'd like to see more people participate in the video challenges.Their kinda fun and every time i get involved,
   i tend to learn some thing new in resolve or on the p4k. I also enjoy seeing other peoples direction or take on things
   Not sure i am looking forward to the next great camera. I kinda feel that now i am 4k capable, in many ways i'm ahead of the curve. Its up to the tv stations and internet to catch up and i cant see them throwing themselves at the problem. I think hd will probably be a standard for a long time yet, at least in australia.
3. Definitely 80's music, by the end of the eighties all the good notes had been used up i think
   The only concert i have seen was the black sorrows at twin towns. It was great and loud.   
   Movie wise, the usual suspects, topgun, beverly hills cop, miami vice, good movies, good soundtracks.     Movies that i liked but didn't do so good at the box office, the princess bride, brotherhood of the wolfand anything with jackie chan in it

   I'm a fan of sport up to the point of where it gets commercialized. When you start throwing large sums of money around
   then you can't really call it sport anymore. Not sure what you call it but its not sport.
   I'd rather watch torvell and dean, than two teams crash tackle each other into the ground.
2. typical aussie bloke, pretty casual attitude. presently aged 52. I probably need to structure my content more,
   not sure if it shows in my videos or not. 🙄
   About the time i got the p4k i became a carer for my dad. Going from fulltime worker to a carers pension has been interesting.
   Sounds kinda corny but i bought an artists sized sketchpad, been doodling and putting down some thoughts for a music video and a movie. I tend to float between various projects rather trying to multitask.  
   
   I really like the wide screen look of anamorphics. Had some issues with headaches last month or so, done some tests not sure what goes on but they seem to have settled down a bit but its left me depleted. When i can find some enthusiasm i plan on playing some more with the elmoscope even if it is dual focus at the moment. Its definitely pre corona virus, if you were wondering
1. There can only be one, and for me its the bmd p4k. Lenses are currently attached via the viltrox speedbooseter, either an  asortment of pentax m42 lenses or the tokina atx pro 28-70 zoom.   😉
 

6. Joined about halfway through 2018 i think. Not sure if there are other video forums around. I googled anamorphics.
   This was the first video forum i found, haven't bothered to look elsewhere yet.  
5. Not my words, but it does sum it up rather nicely.
    
   I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains.
   I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terror, The wide brown land for me!
4. I'd like to see more people participate in the video challenges.Their kinda fun and every time i get involved,
   i tend to learn some thing new in resolve or on the p4k. I also enjoy seeing other peoples direction or take on things
   Not sure i am looking forward to the next great camera. I kinda feel that now i am 4k capable, in many ways i'm ahead of the curve. Its up to the tv stations and internet to catch up and i cant see them throwing themselves at the problem. I think hd will probably be a standard for a long time yet, at least in australia.
3. Definitely 80's music, by the end of the eighties all the good notes had been used up i think
   The only concert i have seen was the black sorrows at twin towns. It was great and loud.   
   Movie wise, the usual suspects, topgun, beverly hills cop, miami vice, good movies, good soundtracks.     Movies that i liked but didn't do so good at the box office, the princess bride, brotherhood of the wolfand anything with jackie chan in it

   I'm a fan of sport up to the point of where it gets commercialized. When you start throwing large sums of money around
   then you can't really call it sport anymore. Not sure what you call it but its not sport.
   I'd rather watch torvell and dean, than two teams crash tackle each other into the ground.
2. typical aussie bloke, pretty casual attitude. presently aged 52. I probably need to structure my content more,
   not sure if it shows in my videos or not. 🙄
   About the time i got the p4k i became a carer for my dad. Going from fulltime worker to a carers pension has been interesting.
   Sounds kinda corny but i bought an artists sized sketchpad, been doodling and putting down some thoughts for a music video and a movie. I tend to float between various projects rather trying to multitask.  
   
   I really like the wide screen look of anamorphics. Had some issues with headaches last month or so, done some tests not sure what goes on but they seem to have settled down a bit but its left me depleted. When i can find some enthusiasm i plan on playing some more with the elmoscope even if it is dual focus at the moment. Its definitely pre corona virus, if you were wondering
1. There can only be one, and for me its the bmd p4k. Lenses are currently attached via the viltrox speedbooseter, either an  asortment of pentax m42 lenses or the tokina atx pro 28-70 zoom.   😉
 

Shall we get to know each other a bit better so we can look beyond the opinion soup?
How about I challenge you to a camera meet-up, forum style...
 
1. Show us a picture of your current most used camera and lens
2. Tell us a few facts about yourself!
3. What's your favourite music, favourite sport / team, other hobbies
4. What your hopes are for the future of EOSHD, what would you like me to cover - and the camera you are looking forward to most?
5. Tell me what you miss about your country and home town when you are not there
6. The year you first started reading EOSHD
***** To make each post easy to read please number the answers 1-6 *****
Go!

1) A7s and Canon 17 f4 L TS-E (other most used lenses FD 24 1.4 L, Sony Zeiss 55 1.8 and Sigma 150 2.8 APO macro) See below.
2) Barely functional human.     I have had a VERY "Homer Simpson" life ...EG do not drive but managed a Motor Registry (DMV office), EG, qualified as an aircraft maintenance engineer (instruments and electrical) as well as a powerhouse watch keeper but can barely change a light bulb .
3) Love most types of music and my main interest has been photographing live bands and artists and despite being very average have gotten the best seat in the house for some wonderful (mostly Australian but a few from overseas) bands and had some very good bands have used my pics (videos less often but did not really do any until a couple of years ago but have been shooting stills since 35mm film days).   Have been the/A official photographer at many festivals including Jazz/Blues, rock, pop, metal and others. 
Sports nut when younger (again some Homer moments)...the worlds worst Rugby player (both types) but I played with and against people who played for Australia at times (including some who beat the All Blacks at Eden park....yes they could once or twice).    Competitive weight lifter (silver medal state championships) in school but have friends who's DAUGTHERS are stronger than I EVER was.
4) Just glad EOSHD is a thing....Thanks Andrew!
5) Not planning on leaving much (and currently can not due to you know what).
6) Can not remember but a lot earlier than I joined.

Hello from the USA!
Current camera Fuji X-T3, with my latest lens
acquisition AF-n Nikkor 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5,
And DIY lens support rails built with old chem lab hardware.

I’m married with two boys in high school, retired.
Favorite music: classical (Bach & Beethoven),
and British ’70’s rock (Yes, ELP, Who, Tull, etc)
Hobbies: playing an old grand piano, Hammond M3, Minimoog, Prophet,
Rhodes 73, Peavey DPM-C8.
Recording Multi-track (used to be Tascam 38, now Macintosh).
Lionel train layout & miniature village,
Old movie film production equipment & projectors in 16 & 35mm,
Tinkering with various hardware & old equipment parts to do something new.
EOSHD coverage: looking forward to new tips & tricks for mirrorless video,
best vintage lenses, and comparisons of the new cameras.
I found EOSHD early 2019 after getting the Fuji X-T3.
My 1st DSLR was Fuji S1 Pro (great color! https://***URL removed***/reviews/fujis1pro,
pictured with the same Nikon lens I used.) Next was the Canon T2i.
But I did not use these for video and never looked at photography forums online.
But Fuji X-T3 is a completely different animal!

1. Show us a picture of your current most used camera and lens
EVA1 and Sigma 18-35mm. 
 
2. Tell us a few facts about yourself!
As a child, I was haunted by a ghost called Linford Pickle. 😂
I come from a family of artists and musicians.
I was forced to go to church then realised it was all bollocks. 
My first ever video was called "Demon Boy". It was shite. 
I'm scared of baked beans and peas.
I've starred in 2 televised music videos, once as the lead. 
I've got eczema and I hate it. 
I have 2 daughters. 
 
3. What's your favourite music, favourite sport / team, other hobbies
Manchester United - although I've got very disinterested in sport for the past few years. 
Music - As a teen was obsessed with Radiohead and Muse. Now I'll listen form anything from jazz to classical to synth-pop. 
Other hobbies - nothing. Filming and being a Dad takes up EVERYTHING. 
 
4. What your hopes are for the future of EOSHD, what would you like me to cover - and the camera you are looking forward to most?
Do more episodic video stuff. 
Do less on cameras and more on lighting! More interesting. 
Cover vintage lenses and weird shit that they do. Modified lenses. 
RED Komodo looks neat. Canon R5 and 6 I hope will live up to hype. 
 
5. Tell me what you miss about your country and home town when you are not there
Seeing people. Working with artists. My family. Having a pint and a laugh. Making shit. 
 
6. The year you first started reading EOSHD
I knew barely anything. Got a Canon 60d DSLR and started reading all this "complex" stuff people said like "10 bit 422". Read it over and over until I understood. Liked the way EOSHD focused on experimental stuff, cheap cameras and weird as fuck lenses. Think it was GH2 time.