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    currensheldon got a reaction from Video Hummus in Canon EOS R6   
    Nice to know what is coming out, but it does put a lot of potential upgrades on freeze knowing the R5, R6, and Komodo are on the horizon. Those three cameras alone (not to mention a Cinema EOS camera with RF Mount) are reason enough to invest in RF mount for the foreseeable future over L-Mount, E-Mount, MFT, etc. 
    Hoping the R6 basically has the 1DX III specs, but without the 5.5k raw to get the price point down.
    - 10-bit 422 internal 4k up to 60fps
    - 10bit 422 internal 2k up to 120fps
     
    Add in IBIS, newer longer-lasting battery compared to EOS R, dual slots, and this would be an awesome camera. R5 will be for ruggedness, pro shooters, photographers who need 40 megapixels, and for those who need 8K, but the R6 may be the better video option for those who do mostly video. Will probably be better in low light and have no-crop in 4k, both things the R5 may struggle with a bit more. 
    Despite my love for Panasonic's S1 and S1H, hard to argue with the RF Mount and once the R5, R6, and Komodo are announced, that's the direction I'll probably be going. 
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    currensheldon got a reaction from Juank in Canon EOS R6   
    Nice to know what is coming out, but it does put a lot of potential upgrades on freeze knowing the R5, R6, and Komodo are on the horizon. Those three cameras alone (not to mention a Cinema EOS camera with RF Mount) are reason enough to invest in RF mount for the foreseeable future over L-Mount, E-Mount, MFT, etc. 
    Hoping the R6 basically has the 1DX III specs, but without the 5.5k raw to get the price point down.
    - 10-bit 422 internal 4k up to 60fps
    - 10bit 422 internal 2k up to 120fps
     
    Add in IBIS, newer longer-lasting battery compared to EOS R, dual slots, and this would be an awesome camera. R5 will be for ruggedness, pro shooters, photographers who need 40 megapixels, and for those who need 8K, but the R6 may be the better video option for those who do mostly video. Will probably be better in low light and have no-crop in 4k, both things the R5 may struggle with a bit more. 
    Despite my love for Panasonic's S1 and S1H, hard to argue with the RF Mount and once the R5, R6, and Komodo are announced, that's the direction I'll probably be going. 
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    currensheldon reacted to Django in Has Canon planned a Formidable Attack   
    Canon are going in for the kill with C300mk3 & R5. 
    Cinema & Imaging teams working hand in hand is a beautiful thing for us, and something Sony needs to learn from.
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    currensheldon got a reaction from IronFilm in Has Canon planned a Formidable Attack   
    Canon has seriously dropped the hammer with today's two major releases. Wow. Way above my expectations. I guess the cripple hammer is no more.
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    currensheldon got a reaction from sanveer in Has Canon planned a Formidable Attack   
    Canon has seriously dropped the hammer with today's two major releases. Wow. Way above my expectations. I guess the cripple hammer is no more.
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    currensheldon reacted to FranciscoB in Has Canon planned a Formidable Attack   
    Quite an attack...
    https://www.newsshooter.com/2020/04/21/canon-announces-the-c300-mark-iii/
    https://www.newsshooter.com/2020/04/21/canon-c300-mark-iii-hands-on-footage/
    https://www.newsshooter.com/2020/04/21/canon-eos-r5-specifications/
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    currensheldon reacted to IronFilm in Fuji X-H2 - They can't decide whether to cancel it... Or?   
    XC15 came out in 2016, which was itself a modest upgrade from the XC10 in 2015

    Time for another modest update of the XC10/XC15 then? 

    Give it 4K DCI, TC, the better lens from the RX10 series, 10bit internal, 240fps FHD, etc
     
    The JVC LS300 is also from 2015!
     
      

    Indeed Sony and Canon have abandoned the entry level S35 market. 

    Long time since the C100 or FS5 got an update (and the FS5mk2 barely counts!). And they've never ever given us 10bit for sub $5K

    But it isn't just Sony/Canon who are forgetting about the entry level S35 market, like we just mentioned before, JVC has been a long time without an update to the LS300. Five years. 

    Not even Blackmagic Design is active in this niche! As they've crept up in price, their latest cinema camera (not merely a S35 sensor in a Pocket body) is $6K! Their last S35 cinema camera which was sub $5K was also five years ago. 

    And where is Panasonic? The Panasonic EVA1 is "only" from 2017, but that was much more aimed at FS7/C300 shooters (EVA1 was initially US$7.5K, now US$6.5K). And dinosaurs roamed the earth when Panasonic last gave us a cinema camera with a mirrorless mount with their AF100 series. 

    There is an opportunity here for Fuji / Nikon to launch a mirrorless cinema camera using their existing tech (plus a little more, like NDs & TC) for sub $5K. (ideally sub $4K, or even sub $3K)
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    currensheldon got a reaction from colepat in Fuji X-H2 - They can't decide whether to cancel it... Or?   
    I think APS-C does have more headroom when it becomes a compact Super35 video camera, and that's what Fuji should do. Take the space of 10-bit 4k (60-120fps max) Super35 abandoned by Sony and Canon with no real updates to the C100 and FS5 in 5 - 7 years. I still think there is a HUGE gap here. Yes, mirrorless cameras are incredibly powerful and yes you could just get a C200/FS7, but I want the compact size of a C100 or XC-15 + things like internal NDs and XLRs.
    A compact $3k - $5k video camera from Fuji would be very successful I think. And then have the XT4 as a B-Cam. Sounds excellent. 
     
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    currensheldon got a reaction from Geoff CB in Fuji X-H2 - They can't decide whether to cancel it... Or?   
    I think APS-C does have more headroom when it becomes a compact Super35 video camera, and that's what Fuji should do. Take the space of 10-bit 4k (60-120fps max) Super35 abandoned by Sony and Canon with no real updates to the C100 and FS5 in 5 - 7 years. I still think there is a HUGE gap here. Yes, mirrorless cameras are incredibly powerful and yes you could just get a C200/FS7, but I want the compact size of a C100 or XC-15 + things like internal NDs and XLRs.
    A compact $3k - $5k video camera from Fuji would be very successful I think. And then have the XT4 as a B-Cam. Sounds excellent. 
     
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    currensheldon got a reaction from Kisaha in Fuji X-H2 - They can't decide whether to cancel it... Or?   
    I think APS-C does have more headroom when it becomes a compact Super35 video camera, and that's what Fuji should do. Take the space of 10-bit 4k (60-120fps max) Super35 abandoned by Sony and Canon with no real updates to the C100 and FS5 in 5 - 7 years. I still think there is a HUGE gap here. Yes, mirrorless cameras are incredibly powerful and yes you could just get a C200/FS7, but I want the compact size of a C100 or XC-15 + things like internal NDs and XLRs.
    A compact $3k - $5k video camera from Fuji would be very successful I think. And then have the XT4 as a B-Cam. Sounds excellent. 
     
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    currensheldon reacted to IronFilm in Fuji X-H2 - They can't decide whether to cancel it... Or?   
    I'd want the Fuji cinema camera to have a locking X Mount! (like Sony does with their E Mount)
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    currensheldon got a reaction from IronFilm in Fuji X-H2 - They can't decide whether to cancel it... Or?   
    I think Fuji would do really well if they made a mini cinema camera (XC-15 or a bit smaller than C100) with a Super35 sensor since they have so many lenses for APS-C, people love their color science, they produce a great image with X-H1/T3/T4, etc. 
    And, since they have no upper cinema camera to protect, they could put whatever they want into it, even some things that other manufacturers won't do at this price range, like internal raw (outside of Black Magic) and IBIS (though I know "cinema people" will complain, many many many people want it, especially on the lower end of the market (under $5k). And it's gotta have NDs and some sort of dual-XLR solution. 
    I'd be very intrigued then. 
     
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    currensheldon got a reaction from Lux Shots in Why is Sony IBIS so bad?   
    Sony's IBIS was always OK for shooting stills and only OK for video where you didn't move - at all. But ANY movement (panning, moving around, walking, etc) was worse with Sony IBIS than just not having IBIS at all. It wasn't until I used the GH5 (and then the S1 and S1H) that I realized how amazing and useful IBIS could be. 
    Not sure why it is so bad. As of now, Panasonic is the only manufacturer I would use IBIS with in a professional environment. But I am guessing Canon's will be on par. 
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    currensheldon got a reaction from noone in Why is Sony IBIS so bad?   
    Sony's IBIS was always OK for shooting stills and only OK for video where you didn't move - at all. But ANY movement (panning, moving around, walking, etc) was worse with Sony IBIS than just not having IBIS at all. It wasn't until I used the GH5 (and then the S1 and S1H) that I realized how amazing and useful IBIS could be. 
    Not sure why it is so bad. As of now, Panasonic is the only manufacturer I would use IBIS with in a professional environment. But I am guessing Canon's will be on par. 
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    currensheldon reacted to ntblowz in Canon EOS R6   
    The ND adapter is a god send, and better quality than most screw on ND too in terms of reflection and loss of contrast when shooting backlight situation.
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    currensheldon got a reaction from zerocool22 in Canon EOS R6   
    Nice to know what is coming out, but it does put a lot of potential upgrades on freeze knowing the R5, R6, and Komodo are on the horizon. Those three cameras alone (not to mention a Cinema EOS camera with RF Mount) are reason enough to invest in RF mount for the foreseeable future over L-Mount, E-Mount, MFT, etc. 
    Hoping the R6 basically has the 1DX III specs, but without the 5.5k raw to get the price point down.
    - 10-bit 422 internal 4k up to 60fps
    - 10bit 422 internal 2k up to 120fps
     
    Add in IBIS, newer longer-lasting battery compared to EOS R, dual slots, and this would be an awesome camera. R5 will be for ruggedness, pro shooters, photographers who need 40 megapixels, and for those who need 8K, but the R6 may be the better video option for those who do mostly video. Will probably be better in low light and have no-crop in 4k, both things the R5 may struggle with a bit more. 
    Despite my love for Panasonic's S1 and S1H, hard to argue with the RF Mount and once the R5, R6, and Komodo are announced, that's the direction I'll probably be going. 
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    currensheldon got a reaction from Trankilstef in Canon EOS R6   
    Nice to know what is coming out, but it does put a lot of potential upgrades on freeze knowing the R5, R6, and Komodo are on the horizon. Those three cameras alone (not to mention a Cinema EOS camera with RF Mount) are reason enough to invest in RF mount for the foreseeable future over L-Mount, E-Mount, MFT, etc. 
    Hoping the R6 basically has the 1DX III specs, but without the 5.5k raw to get the price point down.
    - 10-bit 422 internal 4k up to 60fps
    - 10bit 422 internal 2k up to 120fps
     
    Add in IBIS, newer longer-lasting battery compared to EOS R, dual slots, and this would be an awesome camera. R5 will be for ruggedness, pro shooters, photographers who need 40 megapixels, and for those who need 8K, but the R6 may be the better video option for those who do mostly video. Will probably be better in low light and have no-crop in 4k, both things the R5 may struggle with a bit more. 
    Despite my love for Panasonic's S1 and S1H, hard to argue with the RF Mount and once the R5, R6, and Komodo are announced, that's the direction I'll probably be going. 
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    currensheldon reacted to Matthew19 in Canon EOS 1D MKIII specs revealed   
    Used the 1dxIII on two full shoots now. Really beautiful image, Clog is lovely in 10bit and the Neutral color matrix, was never a fan of it on the 1DC. Full frame, over sampled 4K with Canon color is a magic combination. Though I’d gladly take a kick in the pants to have DPAF in FF 60p. 
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    currensheldon got a reaction from IronFilm in Fuji X-T4   
    Fuji's IBIS looks pretty amazing.
    But that video also shows just how good Panasonic is at IBIS (by not being included). The GH5 and G9 are crazy impressive, but the IBIS and stabilization boost modes on the S1H are nothing short of remarkable for a full-frame camera. Truly amazing. 
    But, Fuji definitely wins between Sony and Nikon. 
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    currensheldon got a reaction from ade towell in Canon will be announcing a new Cinema EOS camera ahead of NAB in April   
    Except that camera is unwieldy and heavy and just has a terrrrrible design. The C100 series (and C200 and C500 II) are just way better designed. 
     
    if Canon wants to keep rolling, they need to be OK with cannibalizing the C300 II, a camera that was way under specced at its release 5 years ago. 
     
    With all the competition and a new RF Mount with amazing lenses they want to sell, would be real dumb to protect the C300 at this point. 
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    currensheldon reacted to Django in Fuji X-T4   
    Nice to finally see an AF-ON button & still/movie sub dials !  🤗
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    currensheldon reacted to Andrew Reid in Canon EOS R5 8K monster official topic   
    4K on the A7R IV at 60MP is actually very good, it's a nice image. D850 from 46MP also very impressive. Does it pixel-peep as well as oversampled 6K? Is it as good in low light as an A7S? Not quite, but within the normal usable window where 90% of shots are it is closer than you'd think and up on the big screen it looks great.
    I see the EOS R6 having better 4K than the EOS R5.
    On the R5 it will probably be pixel binned 4K in full frame mode. If it is oversampled from 8K I'll be surprised, and if oversampled from 6K it'll have a crop.
    Rolling shutter in 8K will be something to watch out for. It'll probably be quite bad, if you look at current fastest electronic shutter (Sony A9), that is a 24MP chip with stacked DRAM. The 'normal' 24MP chips have quite bad rolling shutter in 6K full pixel readout stills mode. So either Canon has a very fast running sensor the likes we have never seen before, or there will be a big trade off somewhere.
    That's why I think its sensible to wait for the R6 specs to come out. Maybe wait until June to make a decision.
    As per the R6 rumours, 1D X III specs in a mirrorless camera for $3000 would be very attractive, especially if they keep internal 5.5K RAW in there.
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    currensheldon got a reaction from ade towell in Fuji X-T4   
    Since the XT3 and XT4 are so good, they should just go all out with the X-H2 and make it first and foremost a video camera. Make it an XC-15 style camera (or a smaller C100), with modular XLR adapter,  internal NDs, all the video codecs, timecode, etc etc - plus the things people don't believe belong in a cinema camera - like IBIS. 
    Go right up against the lower end ($2,500 - $4,000) cinema lineup that Sony, Canon, and Panasonic have abandoned (other than the S1H, which is still a hybrid mirrorless photo camera). 
    Finally give the X-Mount a reason for their beautiful X-Mount cinema zooms and great mini primes. Make the ultimate doc/journalist/one-man-band camera. 
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    currensheldon got a reaction from IronFilm in Fuji X-T4   
    Since the XT3 and XT4 are so good, they should just go all out with the X-H2 and make it first and foremost a video camera. Make it an XC-15 style camera (or a smaller C100), with modular XLR adapter,  internal NDs, all the video codecs, timecode, etc etc - plus the things people don't believe belong in a cinema camera - like IBIS. 
    Go right up against the lower end ($2,500 - $4,000) cinema lineup that Sony, Canon, and Panasonic have abandoned (other than the S1H, which is still a hybrid mirrorless photo camera). 
    Finally give the X-Mount a reason for their beautiful X-Mount cinema zooms and great mini primes. Make the ultimate doc/journalist/one-man-band camera. 
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    currensheldon got a reaction from Juank in Fuji X-T4   
    Since the XT3 and XT4 are so good, they should just go all out with the X-H2 and make it first and foremost a video camera. Make it an XC-15 style camera (or a smaller C100), with modular XLR adapter,  internal NDs, all the video codecs, timecode, etc etc - plus the things people don't believe belong in a cinema camera - like IBIS. 
    Go right up against the lower end ($2,500 - $4,000) cinema lineup that Sony, Canon, and Panasonic have abandoned (other than the S1H, which is still a hybrid mirrorless photo camera). 
    Finally give the X-Mount a reason for their beautiful X-Mount cinema zooms and great mini primes. Make the ultimate doc/journalist/one-man-band camera. 
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