MrSMW

I suspect something is coming very soon as in by this Spring. Exactly what, no idea, but I'd say the essence of the S1H, some of the tech (AF) from the S5ii and then more on top. Probably the 'perfect' camera for my needs...but my needs are also based around certain lenses and unless that ever comes into being... I'm still wrestling over how to get the roles of my S5ii (A cam) and S1H (B cam) reversed because I prefer using the S1H over the S5ii and the image quality out of the S1H...though that is not massive to my eyes, but is 'a thing'. The issue is the S1H is much more suited to static duty and with the battery grip, even more so, but switching back and forth between units and lenses is a right PITA so I shall probably just stick with them in the roles as they are. L Mount does my head in. Love the quality, love the capability...but it's spread out over various units, none of which tick all the boxes for me ands the absence of a fast, lightweight compact 70-200 is 'massive' to me. The bottom line for me is I will be interested for curiosities sake to see where Lumix go, but unless they bring out the lenses I need, L Mount remains a compromised system for my specific needs.

Internal variable graduated ND. That’s fantastic for minimalist travel/landscape photographers. This is an absolute gem of a camera and I wish I had a place for it in my life, but along with anything that begins with the word Hassleblad, at this point in time, it cannot and may not ever be.

- 6k60 NRAW, 4k120 (crop), 4k60 full ProRes RAW - New higher resolution EVF: 5.76m dot - Improved LCD - 20fps still RAW (14bit) - 120fps stills jpeg - 1/16000 shutter speed - 299 points AF - 8-stop VR (same system as the Nikon Zf) - CFexpress+SD memory cards - PSAM Dial - Camera body size and overall dimension are similar to the Nikon Z6II: 3-5mm longer width becuase of the LCD hinge and a few mm thicker - The overall height (bottom to the EVF) remains the same but the actual camera is 2-3mm taller - The grip button layouts and design look similar to the Nikon Z8 apart from the command dial which is the same as the Z6II * VERY interested in internal 6K NRAW. Not for everything, all the time, but in certain situations where I can achieve up to 50% slow mo and pull off high quality stills. This also cuts my need from 4 camera bodies on a job, down to 3, so worth it for that alone. Hopefully something like or the same as the Z8/Z9. I've learned to live with flip outs but would much rather have something like the Z8/Z9/S1H/A7RV has. Great. With the Zf it is also linked to the focus point. Good, because I have 2x 256GB that are just gathering dust. Or would be if they were not sealed in a plastic bag. My principle interest though is launch/availability date...

Without being flippant, that is probably your answer! I don't use it, as far as I am aware... I don't even know what it is really... I record audio into my cameras using either a Rode Wireless Go or a Rode Micro shotgun and then simply replace it in my timeline with lav mic recordings that Adobe Premiere does at a click of a button. Sometimes, I'll use the Rode WG itself if it's good enough for the purpose. But then I am a simple man. In so many ways...

I don’t know… Have we ever been seen in the same room at the same time? I am questioning my very existence now…

Something I’d welcome would be combined battery and SSD grips as in here is your basic body with 1 or 2 card slots and here’s your ‘pro’ version with twice the battery power and an SSD. Or for those that would prefer not to have a ‘larger’ grip, a non-battery, SSD grip that is more slimline.

With another 24, they can’t really pitch it beyond 2.5k but with the 33, maybe can reach for 3k? 33 would help with sales I suspect and I’d prefer that to be honest, but 24 would not be a dealbreaker for me.

Instagram I thought it was a word you had made up but I Googled it. I don’t think they can bungle the Z6iii though. Not everyone will be happy and the reality of it when it’s revealed might not even be enough for me, but I suspect on their current form, Nikon will not enshittificate this.

OK, I’m going to revise my figure to somewhere between 1/4-1/2

The thing is there is thing called ‘progress’ so it has to be more than it’s predecessor and Nikon have not quite been at the cutting edge of video until the Z8/9 and so yes, pretty realistic. It would not be a deal-breaker for me if the 6k 50/60p internal is cropped and personally not bothered about TC or any form of HDMI out…but these are my needs (or lack of). Size, I’m onboard with between Z6ii and Z8. Price 3k euros is OK to me and I can’t see it being more based on Z6ii launch price and Z8 prices. If it’s more or less what it’s supposed to be, then for more people, more of the time, a better option than the Z8 and wasn’t the Z8 the mirrorless camera of the year for 2023? I don’t think they can hash this up really?

If I could have my time over again and be a 20something, or a 30something, or even at a push, a 40something, this is something I could and would want to get into. As a 50something, even a fairly youthful one, I cannot be arsed so remain ‘happily’ a 2/10 one. Possibly a 1/10. Too little time left in the industry for it to have any real affect professionally now and time-wise, yes really do not want to get into 80 hour weeks as my ‘in season’ (Apr-Sep) weeks are already 80 hour weeks. But then again if I could have my time over again, I would not choose the industry I am in 🤪

And then I know I would immediately wish I’d spent a couple of hundred more… 😜 I think it’s an inevitability re. my smaller, lighter, faster mission that I am currently on but as the least important part of my puzzle and readily available, I want to see how my Nikon Z6ii + lens vs all my L Mount kit goes first and when that is settled…

For used Z9’s it is at 5k+ here in the EU but used ‘like new’ Z8’s are becoming available at under 4k euros. But even that is a bit much and if I was going to spend 3.75-5k, I’d rather have the Z9. In fact the only reason I have considered the Z8 is price compared with the Z9, but that ‘saving’ does not outweigh my preferences regarding what the Z9 has over the Z8. In both cases, a bit overkill for my needs. The Z6ii meets ALL my needs for stills but falls short on my needs for video which is why, as things stand at least, I am sticking with L Mount for my video requirements. But the Z6iii might change that equation. If I could have anything though, it would be Tamron lenses available in or adaptable to L Mount and all my issues would be solved in instantly, but dreaming in that regard…

In that case, for something like gimbal work, I'd definitely be looking at the DJI Osmo Pocket 3. It really is a case of whipping it out of your back pocket for such times as you might use it. I'm considering it myself... In one of my potential scenarios, I would carry on as is and have the S5ii gimbal ready at all times, but in another, sell the gimbal and get the Pocket 3. The latter option has more appeal as it's MUCH smaller, lighter and far less faff, albeit at the expense of a bit of outright quality, but for my needs, not really an issue. The only thing that is really stopping me is spending 500 euros and the resale of the gimbal. But will probably just end up biting the bullet as I hate the gimbal. Not the few times I need or use it, - just the thing full stop.

Internal or external I wonder… If that is internal and the rest adds up, it could be game on for me and replace my Lumix set up, ie, instead of having a twin cam L Mount set up for video and a twin cam Z Mount set up for stills, I could run a 3 cam Z Mount set up. 3 beats 4 on almost every level, mainly in cross compatibility and less of ‘everything’ to cart about. 4 has certain qualities and that is mainly in the dedicated set up side of things, but 3 has more appeal. Still sitting on my fence here waiting. Plenty of ‘like new’ stock of Z6ii’s with battery grips at 1600 euros and there will be even more when the Z6iii arrives. But internal 6k 60p could swing it for me as it would open up being able to extract stills from video footage that I can also use for slo mo elements. Yes there’s 8k 60p with the Z8 and Z9 but a bit overkill for my needs. Canon R3 has it as does maybe the R6ii? But LUMIX still stuck with 6k 25/30p and of course there are ways to get slow mo in post from that, but I’d rather not thanks and shooting 30p can be problematic in the EU. If it’s external though, I’m just going to go with Plan X and get a used Z6ii plus battery grip and go with the 2x2 set up. Still got 2 months on the clock for this to play out for me…

Always makes me laugh when I read that someone thinks a 700g mirrorless is heavy. Heavy? What are you? A 5 year old girl? Having said that, this 53 year old girl got pretty tired of his 2.8kg set up from last season so replaced it with something almost exactly 1kg lighter. But then there is pure weight vs weight distribution and handling due to ergos and how you use these things…

Not even the slightest chance. Too big, too heavy, too awkward and I definitely do not ever wish to ‘rig’ anything out beyond a cage or a battery grip, a small mic or light. I do like the idea of something modular however, but we’re talking Sigma FP size and weight, not starting at 2kg bare bones. But I know it was not a serious question!

Well hello there. That is my middle name, just without the EVA in the mix ie, I find the combo of S1H + S5ii to be the dogs biscuits.

I’m going to politely disagree with you there. For video, the S1H is not the greatest for tracking forward motion. Depends on the lens, depends on the aperture, depends on the settings. For everything else AF, I’d class it as good/good enough. Again, with the caveats above. For stills/photo, zero complaints or issues. Shooting sports, well yes, there are better options but I shoot events, hybrid, 2 years with the S1H and it’s my favourite body for this that I have ever used. At no time have I ever considered the AF or said, “I wish it was better”. My only gripe is lenses. Or at least lack of what I ideally need. Yes there are lot’s of lens options for L Mount which if they fit someone’s needs is great. But sadly they don’t provide for mine. EVA1, no experience and not my kind of camera for my needs so cannot comment.

A bit weird to be announcing a firmware upgrade that is coming in 9 months, but there you go. Maybe to entice some users who might at any point recently or for what will be another 8 or so months, from wavering... It's also a sign of no new FX3 or FX30 replacement in 2024 I guess? The fact they didn't have it previously (and still do not for a while obviously), was never quite a dealbreaker for me, but had they had it from launch, it might just have tipped me in that direction with an FX3 as my principle video unit, an FX30 as a secondary stills and video unit and something else, probably an A7Rv as my principal stills. But they didn't and I didn't, so...

Far from it, - that is just a bonus. Read @PannySVHS post which pretty much sums it up. The S1H is better than the sum of its own parts which are exceptional in their own right and better than any other S camera. So far...

I'd just go with a used S1H which are fantastic value now. Unless you absolutely must have exceptional forward tracking AF and/or full frame 50/60p, it's an exceptional piece of kit that is a joy to use with stellar output.

Veering ever so slightly off topic but…and I don’t think it is possible…but I wish it was possible, to adapt E Mount lenses to L Mount bodies. I have wrestled for far too long with body based systems which did not support the focal lengths I really needed which are all available primarily in E Mount plus a few in Canon RF. Actually that statement is not entirely fair or true, rather within the last say 3-4 years, the lenses with the focal lengths ideal to me have come into existence but I have not been able to use them being an L Mount user since 2021. Within M4/3, they kind of have (the lenses) but the size & weight you end up with vs the outright capability, especially in low light has meant (to me), I’d rather use Fuji APSC which for me just makes more sense. But then FF even more so…so here I am, partially moved over to Nikon Z, less for the cameras and more for the E Mount lenses which asks the question why not just go Sony then…and that is a good one, especially now that shutter angle has come to the FX30 and FX3…and for my needs, the A7Rv exists… Money. Cost to change is the stumbling block. We are at the point now where quite a few bodies have all the spec I need and all the focal lengths I could ever want also (except my ideal 50-150mm f2.8) and within the same system or at least cross compatible, but making changes are expensive and in certain cases (Canon), cost prohibitive. I’m rambling, I’ll shut up now.

Nope, but you can adapt just about anything to Nikon Z map including adding AF to manual Leica lenses! Easily there most versatile lens platform out there. Can't adapt Canon RF or L Mount, but most other stuff...so err, Sony E, yup, but only found out about Leica myself fairly recently.

I think you need to report yourself to our great dictator leader. But otherwise, really? Rolleiflex were such an iconic brand for their era. Well company really, - 'branding' as such I think is later 20th C concept I think though of course by having a recognisable logo etc, these were of course brands, even if not referred to as such. Anyway, you need to report yourself for the above breach of forum etiquette. Tsk 😏