MrSMW

Dr Seuss is alive an kicking!

I believe that is its primary purpose? For the solo hybrid ‘creator’. Pretty sure it would be a better ‘cinema’ camera. The guts of the S1ii in the FX3 body…but then I thought that was what the recent Lumix launch was going to be…but wasn’t. Personally, I’m going to pick around fewer bodies based on available and suitable lenses over video spec. I’d rather have both and as above, maybe that rumored Nikon might just have it all. Or be the closest so far…

Nope. About as relevant to me as rolling shutter! I’m a locked off kind of guy and I do not pan, tilt, or practice the wobbling jelly approach AKA ‘The Handheld Look’. My super lightweight freestanding monopod is one of the best and essential pieces of kit I own. If only I had not left it at a chateau 750km away a couple of weeks back 🙈 Fortunately I am back there in a few weeks and it’s slightly older, bigger and heavier sibling is pulling mono duty until then!

Oh and another Sony con and that is fit a higher res rear LCD would ya, ya cheapskates!

That is about where I am at with this one… I am looking to almost certainly go fully Sony or Nikon for bodies next year for one single overriding factor and that is lenses. Less bodies and less lenses than I currently have without sacrificing any of my needs and actually making my (working) life easier/better. My thought process so far was: A7RV stills plus ZV-E1 roaming video plus 2x FX30 static video. I can see a potential option here to run with a pair of FX2’s as hybrid units using one with a wider zoom and one with a longer zoom, plus the FX30’s, but will need to look at this further. It would reduce my lens needs down even further than anticipated… Currently 5 bodies + 9 lenses. First option with A7RV 4 bodies + 5 lenses. Second option 4 bodies + 4 lenses. Pros = less kit and zero lens swaps = 👍 I like the form factor. Cons = doesn’t have the 6k 30p open gate I currently use 😏 Not watched a single review yet but will get around to that and still waiting to see what Nikon do with this ‘ZR’ that might be more interesting…

It’s just ‘advanced juggling’… 3 balls to 4, to 5, to 6, to 7, to 8, to 9, to tea cups and saucers, to live chainsaws. Which are on fire. Welcome to Cirque du Soleil Weddings!

Depending on price, I might have been interested when I was shopping for my S9 the second time round (first time black, current red) but I wouldn't trade now purely for looks as I bet the financials would work out close to €1000 not in my favour. I do wish however that more companies would launch cameras with more options than just black! For one thing, it soaks up sunlight and therefore heat in the sun/Summer, whereas something metallic like silver or titanium reflect it. The Zf has some nice colour options, particularly the stone grey and their red is much better than Lumix's S9 options which are a bit too bright.

I think Fuji missed a trick here anyway and should only have half announced this camera.

Even then, I very much doubt I will as I work with 3 (video) cameras and only 1 of them would need to full frame 6k 50p OG and that would be the one in my hand/monopod and the S5 body is a wee bit too heavy for my liking. I mean it's not like it's a beast or anything, but now I am using the S9 in that role, it's actually a surprising difference. Or could also be the fact that I have a very slim baseplate on the S9 whereas it was a Smallrig cage on the S5ii and using the f1.8 primes rather than the f2.8 Sigma 28-70, so all in, maybe around .5kg difference. Otherwise I am just one camera away from a switch to Sony or Nikon because then I can drop 1 body and 4 lenses from my current 5 body 9 lens combo for stills and video...which is pretty considerable! I can't do it with L Mount in any combo of Lumix/Leica/Sigma.

And do, but mostly because I think the footage just looks better than the 4k. My A7RV will shoot 8k but never even tried video on it. Or my Nikon, even though the 4k out of the Zf is supposed to be pretty good.

Cropping in post. That’s what I see and like about 8k. 8k for the sake of 8k though, not interested. Same for me with stills and high megapixel cameras. Some say they don’t need 50-100mp and I don’t either, not for the sake of having more, but I do like it because it allows me more reach from smaller or less lenses. I can carry a single 28-105 and ditch the 24-70 + 70-200 combo.

Peaks and troughs. Nikon is currently riding a bit of a wave with the Z8, Zf, Z6iii and now the Z5ii. Sony need a release and soon and they will then probably be back on top by the end of the year.

Mostly nope. Mostly because any ‘current’ model definitely not but interested to see what comes next, any time within the next up to 9 months max and how it compares and stacks up with whatever Nikon does next, especially this ‘ZR’. Then the ‘mostly’ kicks in as in I may have to pay full retail if that is the only option prior to a new season starting for me in 2026. I don’t need to do anything anymore re. kit and it has become a case of if I wish to with wishes being determined by what the future may bring…

Ditto, but I don’t want it enough to €2k+ per camera to trade for it!

I began my pro career with Nikon and my education prior to that was with Nikon and I was with them in that regard from 1987-2011. I am partially back with them now with the Zf and I think they are probably 1 camera away from me ending my career with them so will be watching out for the ZR with interest… I’d like to see Nikon regain their former glory and they do seem heading back in the that direction after a few dodgy years when some folks were predicting their imminent demise.

My wife and I just got back from a trip to the Caribbean… Jamaica? No, she came willingly.

Pretty much did a few years back… The most recent new purchase I made was an S5ii on launch because I wanted to start my season as I intended/hoped to go, but otherwise everything I have purchased in recent years including; 2x S1R, 2 more S5ii, S9, A7RV has been used. Tell a lie, it was a Nikon Zf when it first came out as I was off on a trip and wanted it in time. Then I sold it. Then I bought another which was new but on a very limited time special offer. I know some stuff holds its value pretty well but used L Mount bodies are a bit of a steal. If you don’t need great AF or the ability to burn in a LUT or open gate, then used first gen full-frame Lumix are exceptional value. As for cars, bought our Skoda Octavia Scout estate for £8000 at least 11 if not 12 years back and even if we only got £2k trade in on it, in terms of depreciation costs, £500 per annum. Plenty of folks spend that per month on new cars. No mortgage, no car finance, no credit cards, mostly buy camera gear used and that’s as a business user.

Then you weren’t doing it properly!

I don’t think so and the rest of the world is facing price hikes to help cover the the stupidity/costs.

Absinthe?

Ricoh GRiii vs 1/2 a Fuji camera? Hmmm…

I like Cam and his reviews etc, but I’d rather not have someone’s name or brand gratuitously slapped on some piece of kit. Bags, lights, filters, it’s becoming a disease.

I bought mine at whatever was the launch price, used it once, liked it, but decided I was better off with a 3rd S5ii, so returned for a refund. I then decided over the Winter, I’d actually prefer one over that 3rd S5ii, so bought one back. Happy with that decision plus a trio of f1.8 primes which make for a really capable compact kit. Yes the S5ii is a ‘better’ bit of kit, but it’s not better for my needs. Probably overpriced at launch.

Not sure it qualifies as a mirrorless though! 😘

Funnily enough, a former client from 2014 contacted me today to say that she had 'lost' her wedding video and did I still have it? After I stopped laughing, I thought hang on, it is probably still on Vimeo. And it was. I thought it would look so dated and be an utter cringe-fest, but actually it wasn't and I was a bit surprised. It was shot on the GH3.