MrSMW

https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0BMFV7H9M?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title As I stated, they are not Sony branded batteries but they are 'NP-F970'. I never buy branded batteries for any of my gear other than the battery that comes with say a camera and never had an issue in pro use. Actually, I lie, I had one battery for a Fuji camera once that got a bit hot and expanded so I dumped it, but otherwise, nada.

I just went for a set of 4 including quad charger, 'Powerextra' from Amazon for just over €100 delivered. Mine are to power my Amuran lights 'off grid' because finding a power supply and using extension cables is not always ideal.

I dunno, I just popped down to the local magasin and right there on the shelf next to (the school kids buying) absinthe and Gauloise, were some bottles of the stuff labelled 'extra long shelf life 235'. Being serious, they DO pay much more for groceries here if it has a 'Made in France' sticker on it. We're not talking especially 'artisan sourced local product', but just every day things that are exactly the same. They fill up on the stuff out of national pride and fair play if it supports the supermarket profits. Personally, being a Brit, I'll go to LIDL or ALDI.

Good point. Well France is also well fucked in the new world order! Or maybe they need to stock up on uranium as I did on a few bits & bobs I needed for this season just in case the shit hits the fan. I bought 4 batteries, 3 used lenses, 2 filter adapters and a filter (not in a pear tree).

I'm curious...but also a slightly rhetorical question, what folks in the industry think they can 'buy local' and only local, ie, made in your country or area of residence? Personally speaking, as an EU resident, I'd have to buy Leica for cameras and lenses, plus there are German companies that make sound gear. France make that Pixiie camera, but struggling beyond that... We'd be OK for cars...unless they needed components from outside the EU. France is OK for electric as the country runs on nuclear. We have dozens of countries to trade with within the EU. But it's actually a load of fucking bollocks to think we can all suddenly shift to 'shopping local' and all or at least most options exist because so much is manufactured in at least component form around the world. It's a global economy. With enough time, maybe...probably, but what would happen in the mean time? Life as we know it changed fundamentally and almost certainly for the worst if not multiple and massive conflicts ending with possible annihilation of every species on the planet including human life. As the saying goes, the lunatics have taken over the asylum.

What I am incredulous about is not so much how we got to this point, but how this point even exists. Beyond stating that, I have no words.

More companies need to import stuff through the Heard and MacDonald Islands whilst the opportunity exists. Oh wait, too late, that loophole of zero human, only penguin residents, has been closed.

It also facilitates the opportunity to rob your clients behind their backs unless they scrutinise their bank statements on a regular basis and then if 'errors' are spotted, manage to not lose the patience that is required to actually bring this up with them. Oh yes, it's that time of year when I need to get my books in order for my accountants and have to attempt to jump through these flaming hoops... I am only into the 4th month of statements and already have complaints in with: Musicbed, Avast and Adobe. A cynical person might think that some of these companies are cheeky robbing fuckers...

This as a fundamental choice. Possibly…probably even, in some areas, it would be a case of fighting the tide, but I think too many people will use it to compensate for both their own lack of skill and in order to make a fast buck. While they still can. But short term gain and all that…

When folks say ‘rangefinder’ they generally mean ‘rangefinderesque’ because unless they are old school hardcore purists, we tend to want great AF these days. It’s purely form over function, ie, sacrificing something less (D)SLR looking for something more stylish and yes, nostalgic. The format can of course be used with zooms, but is more suited to compact primes and helps keep that ‘small, fast, discrete’ philosophy. For me anyway… If Lumix were to make one based on the S1Rii spec, I’d be all over a pair of them instantly whereas as the S1Rii is more of a, “yeah, like it and if starting again…”

I don’t object to that ie, ‘stuff I was going to do anyway’ that just makes my life easier, all good. I already use it in fact in Lightroom, but it’s the wholesale image generation that I oppose.

It doesn’t interest me either. I’d rather see out whatever remains of my career being ‘authentic’ and even if this means stopping a year or two short, then so be it. ”Look what I made!” What you mean is look at what AI made for you, but don’t kid yourself it was any talent that you had. It is almost certainly the future but I want no part of that future.

All I want to know is if the presentation has finished yet?

“Does one want mushy peas with that?”

Your fish looks a bit poshed up. Is your local one of those ‘artisan chippies’?

Yeah, that would do it.

Probably because it’s a more ‘entry level’ camera and ‘lower’ priced than the recent Lumix cameras?

Great value in every country in the world except the US where it will cost 17,000 US dollars.

As with most things in life, you can do what I call ‘common sense maths’ and work out how pretty much anything will work out. I’ve just spent a few days in the UK with my American father in law and with my American mother in law. Long separate and polar opposites politically. FIL votes Dem. Not because he supports them, but because they are the least bad choice for him. MIL votes Rep. And boy do we know it! 24 hour TV news and utter hatred of anyone and anything that is not DT. Canadians, Zelensky, Biden, transgender mice, you name it/them, they are all responsible for the shit that DT is cleaning up on their behalf. Meanwhile my FIL gets on with living his life and not spending a single second spitting relentless bile based on brainwashing and total misinformation. I think the situation will right itself when the delusional finally come to the conclusion they have been shafted. But not before a huge amount of damage has been done. Might be a (another) civil war prior to that worse case scenario…

I hoped and I wished but I only moaned slightly!

I’ve got €1000 burning a hole in my pocket if you want? 😉 That was and still is my feeling as in it has more video capability over stills compared with it’s predecessor, but is no updated replacement for the S1H. I still think I’d go for one if I didn’t have my A7RV, if only to keep both my stills and video within the same family, but the simple reality is for stills alone, I still (no pun intended) prefer the Sony and bring lenses into the equation and it’s even more clear cut for me. It will be interesting however if Sigma do bring out a longer sibling to the 28-45mm f1.8 because if it’s anything like a 45-90mm f1.8, we now have parity on glass as both L and Sony can take these lenses. At that point…and only that point, would I consider a flip. And there is no sign of that second lens as things stand, just ever more long zoom lenses 😏

Oh, it’s a Black Magic voodoo bollocks event. I thought it was a trade show jobbie. My bad 🙈 I still would like those objects though!

I'm really only interested in 2 specific things and I doubt either of them will be announced there or any time soon. A longer sibling to the Sigma 28-45mm f1.8 such as a 45-90mm f1.8 A cracking high megapixel, fast lens fixed or interchangeable (I don't care which) rangefinderesque full frame camera. Something to succeed the Sony RX1R that is not the Fuji GFX 100 RF. I don't think I'll get either...

Well I just ordered the 3 new used prime lenses I need for this year for my S9, an 18, a 50 and the 85. I'd rather have gone for the 100 over the 85, but as they are about twice the price...and those 18's aren't exactly cheap! Let's hope my delivery turns up! It's DHL rather than MPB from this point forwards and with delivery they are usually 'OK', but absolutely terrible with pickups.

4000 is the second native ISO with Lumix!