Video Hummus

1 minute ago, KC Kelly said:

But Fuji is not FF, which is what everyone thinks they need.  Instead, you can spend $10000 and get Fujifilm MF

Yes, Fujifilm is taking the mistakes of other companies of NOT releasing compelling and interesting products and capitalizing on them.

If the release of the S1H doesn’t reveal any new features this camera is dead in the water. It’s not really that innovative. Especially since Sony A7siii is like a huge shark in the water everybody knows is there but can’t see (technology wise; I think their ergos and codecs suck).

4 hours ago, Mmmbeats said:

Do Panasonic's R, H, and S suffixes have a clear identity now?  I'm getting a bit baffled.

R = resolution, S = speed (?), and the H = heat ?

Another door opens for Fujifilm to walk through.

Honestly looks like a side project about how to control heat better in a camera with IBIS and they decided to offer it as a product.

Maybe the lessons learned will be passed down the a GH camera.

It's all speculation right now but IMHO they need to nail a few key features for this to be something special:

1. Built-in variable ND
2. 6K 24p and a HFR 4K greater than 60p internal
3. 14 stops of usable dynamic range
4. Internal ProRes offerings
5. IBIS (but only if it has an effective IBIS LOCK function)

Well, I don't normally do this but I'll be first to preorder because I have a feeling this lens will be on backorder for awhile.

1 hour ago, DBounce said:

Watch the unveiling live:

 

Sweet, thanks for the link. I can't wait!

1 hour ago, DBounce said:

I'll go one better than that, M43 in general IMO is not a professional format for stills or video. For still work I consider Full Frame or larger ideal for professional work.

I’ll go one even further and say you’re not a professional either because your not shooting on medium format Arri cameras like real professionals do in multi-million dollar productions. ?

You can tease a masterpiece out of almost any modern camera regardless of sensor size. It’s art. The camera is a tool. Just like a chisel is a tool to a wood engraver. And we all know only real wood engravers use #8 sized chisels only ?

3 hours ago, currensheldon said:

Getting a 20-50mm (with AF) compared to something like 27-55mm is also very useful. Add on the GH5 1.4x punch in and you have a 20-75mm f1.7 - really impressive. 

Almost makes me want to stay with MFT, but that new L Mount camera coming is going to be sweeeeeet

I was thinking this exactly with a new GH6 hopefully coming in the future. It will be a very versatile lens with the teleconvert. 20-75 f1.7 is an awesome range.

I have a feeling the L-mount cine cam will be too rich for my blood for a bit. My guess is a $5K+ body plus those L-mount lenses are expensive.

This 10-20 f1.7 and the Leica 50-200 f2.8-4 will always be in my bag with just one fast 1.2 prime from panny or olympus.

Just now, Mmmbeats said:

I'm happy with my Sigma 18-35 Metabones combo.  Any reason why I should be considering this lens?  (not that bothered about weight or AF capability). 

Since it doesn’t include OIS, which is really unfortunate, then I would say no.

17 minutes ago, Emanuel said:

I love to use manual focus or semi-automatic going along tap to focus on my AF MFT glass coupled to P4K.

This is mostly how I do it. I use back button focus to acquire subject and then use manual to adjust. I would also really appreciate linear manual focus option like is offered on the S series.

I also have found that the pull focus assist is very handy for creative shots where you have time to set it up (45 seconds or so).

Wow, the 2,500 rumors was way off. I’ll wait to see a confirmation but man 1,800 is pretty tasty for committed m43 owners. 

All those are budget NDs that do well.

K&F is probably a better choice but it can have nasty flaring (as do all of these) and vignetting in shots of the sky.

If your custom WB balancing then color cast wont be a problem with any of them.

I’m thinking of getting a K&F for now. I like the PolarPro variable ND but the price...ouch.

It’s weird because it looks like the Tripod is centered beneath the camera body but there looks to be a lot of rigging far behind the central point. So much so that it would tip backwards if she wasn’t holding it.

Not mine. From l-rumors.

@Andrew Reid your right. Definitely just some rigging in the back. Camera is almost completely obscured by the matte box. 

I think I’ve seen better images coming out of the S1.

Dont worry guys, in a few days Tony will release a completely contradictory video about the same topic so he effectively covers the entire clickbait spectrum.

11 hours ago, DBounce said:

Whatever it is,  sure doesn't look very large.  Plus it's on a tripod... so no IBIS? It must be the sensor that is game changing... and I can only imagine if they are making this much fuss, it's not a Sony sensor.

If it’s a “dream” cine camera like we’ve heard from multiple sources it must be packing something special that we haven’t seen before in its price category. The organic sensor is a plausible candidate.

48 minutes ago, Andrew Reid said:

Not sure what gave you that idea. You can't see the camera at all behind the massive matte box.

Also the use of HDMI and the fact it's launching under Lumix branding would suggest an S1 form factor.

If it were a EVA1 form factor there would be an SDI cable going into that nice Zaucto EVF they are using from an SDI port on the camera.

What’s against the side of her shoulder then? It’s either v-mount stuff or a camera body. Also all the rigging appears to be coming off something towards the back not something behind the matte box.

the follow focus is in a weird spot too. You could be right. It’s hard to tell. Why didn’t your image enhancement work like it does in the movies? ?

45 minutes ago, Andrew Reid said:

Enhance.

I see a Zacuto Gratical with HDMI cable, SDI not used.

I see a large matte box with small camera behind it... But follow focus is in a weird place, doesn't seem to be near the lens?

Looks like a EVA1 form factor

9 hours ago, DBounce said:

So Atomos is apparently announcing "BIG NEWS" at this show.  I wonder if this is connected to the Panasonic announcement? 

PLEASE, please announce ProRes RAW HDMI support for GH5S.

52 minutes ago, Andrew Reid said:

Hope they don't leave out IBIS like they did with the GH5S.

The rumored larger body might allow this. They had to have heard the feedback about the GH5S. Everybody wanted the lowlight ability but with IBIS, like the GH5. It’s being marketed as a Cine camera though not a hybrid and that mostly likely means no IBIS.

Regardless, this is a very exciting product announcement!

3 hours ago, Jimmy G said:

What I'm hoping for here is that they've added to the thickness of the S1 size to accommodate better thermal control while still maintaining IBIS (like should have been done on GH5S, IMHO)

GH5S has a larger sensor and uses every bit of the MFT image circle. There has to be some leeway in the image circle otherwise the IBIS will cause vignetting during heavy correction. 

5 minutes ago, Skip77 said:

As @webrunner5 would say " you can't shoot it on your ass with your iPhone and no one would care".  On set the P4K will get laughed off the set. No one is shooting the next BMW commercial on the P4K.

Hmm, but you could if you had too. And thats my point. Take away the elitism and their isn’t a problem. Except that you aren’t using a 10K camera to charge your client to use. 

1 minute ago, webrunner5 said:

Paying more is a hell of a lot better than having no job to pay Anything, and your country going belly up..

 

Tell that to American consumers that are shopping in those Walmart’s filler with Chinese manufactured goods.

Or the company CEOs with that take huge bonuses but pay their employees peanuts. 

1 hour ago, Skip77 said:

No it doesn't. What P4K does the echo system work with?  And NO again on professional productions. If it's professional and matters and has a budget no way will the client be ok with the P4K as the A camera. You'll get laughed off the set by your hired guns on your crew.

Because you provide an adapter for the EVA to L. No way is this press conference for the EVA to L mount. 

And yet you can shoot a professional film or short or Indy film with a P4K and no one will notice while watching that it wasn’t shot on a “professional” camera. They won’t even care if the story is good.

50 minutes ago, webrunner5 said:

I think the whole world needs to wake up and understand depending pretty much on China to make their stuff is a huge mistake. I am not talking as a personal insult to China. I respect what they have done. But the whole damn world is putting their eggs in one basket here. Nations are loosing their national identity, people out of work. This is leading to a F ing total disaster. You can't have one country making everything and the rest just going belly up, and not abide by the rules.

That is the trouble with this crap. Trump is just a small ass piece of all of this. Britain is just about to be a nobody country soon. Other European countries are nearly in a worse shape. This is all some serious shit. South America is going to shit also. It Ain't going to get better keeping it the way it is. This has no good end without some big ass change. A hell of a lot of countries are to blame for letting this crap happen.

Then you better be willing to pay higher prices for your goods.

Trump wants everything made in America because it sounds good and wins him votes because people think it will create jobs. Yet, almost no one is willing to pay higher prices because they want a “decent” wage too. You can’t have both.

China has cheap labor. China is also looking at Africa for its cheap labor.

This is when you realize most things in this world have been built off the down trodden and less fortunate.

Come to think of it.

• Probably a S1 sans IBIS
• 33MPx sensor for 8K
• 4K120p crop mode
• Better internal codecs (maybe ProRes...but unlikely)
• Mini XLR input
• ProRes RAW via HDMI only
• No top LCD screen