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Taught against a neck strap or any form of strap. In fact a better option than the next strap is the twin shoulder harness such as the Holdfast Moneymaker (other brands available). Simply attach both straps to the camera and push the camera away from you and keep your arms locked and then make any movements with your entire body, not hands. Or there is the tripod ‘trick’ where you mount the camera on a tripod and then place a leg over each shoulder with the 3rd leg shortened and into your chest. Both work very well with non-stabilised bodies or lenses.
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Comparing the Canon EOS R7, R10, Fuji X-H2 & Panasonic S5 II
MrSMW replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
Same conclusion I came to already being a paid up member of the L Mount Private Members Club and having had both an OM-1 plus an XH2 in the house for testing. I loved the micro chunkiness of the OM-1 but didn’t like the quality of the video. The Fuji system I could easily have flipped back to having come from that ecosystem 2012-2020 and right now, I think there are only whiskers between XH2 and S5ii and could make a case for either. The XH2/s really is like a mini S1H/Z9 and I think I prefer it over the S5ii… …but not by enough to change system. -
Panasonic S5 II (What does Panasonic have up their sleeve?)
MrSMW replied to newfoundmass's topic in Cameras
Depends on; the camera, the lens, the photographer, the location, light, familiarity/skill with the specific camera, processing/grading, yada yada yada. Leica can look great or it can look shit. Ditto; Canon, Sony, Nikon, Fuji and even old Pannyboy 😉 SOOC, Panasonic can be a little bit towards the magenta, but it’s such a simple fix, it just isn’t remotely an issue. Sony used to be green 🤢 and I still see some awful output, but also some great stuff so… -
Panasonic S5 II (What does Panasonic have up their sleeve?)
MrSMW replied to newfoundmass's topic in Cameras
Lumix fan boy hat off, nah, shoot raw and the file is as good as anything else full frame. Came from Fuji and before that Nikon and before that film. SOOC might be different, I don’t know, probably/almost certainly differences but I never shoot SOOC. -
Quite a few years back now, in the UK, when a kid failed his exams, it was no longer to be referred to as ‘failed’, but ‘deferred success’. What a load of old shit.
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Panasonic S5 II (What does Panasonic have up their sleeve?)
MrSMW replied to newfoundmass's topic in Cameras
Yes, that as well. As I was packing up my S1R’s yesterday, I had the new S1H sitting bare body next to an S1R and it’s no contest body-wise. The S1H just feels better in the hand, has a better LCD, button positioning including on/off which is perfect on the S1H and just wrong on the S1R and then that top LCD just finishes it off. Some people class the S1, S1R and S1H as basically the same camera but with the S1R just having more megapixels and the S1H being the video-orientated one but I think the S1H just sits in a class above the R and the vanilla S1. I just think it’s one of those cameras that after the initial hype has died down, is actually a far stronger contender than most other stuff out there. I have watched over the last 4 years quite a few hop on the S1H only to drift away to either Sony or more recently the S5ii and now pretty much all those ‘Content Creators’ have moved on. But the S1H did not stop being great. In fact, at under 2k, it became even more fabulous. S1H fan boy? Yup, 100%. The S5, S5ii and S1R have all been or are just tools for my needs and I don’t feel any connection with them. The S1H though… 🥰 -
Panasonic S5 II (What does Panasonic have up their sleeve?)
MrSMW replied to newfoundmass's topic in Cameras
I came close to pushing the button on a SL2-S. Used of course, but still, almost 4k euros when my ‘new’ S1H was 1850. Why an SL2-S? As a 20+ year career photographer, I have always wanted to scratch that Leica itch and to my eye, the SL2-S is a stunning looking camera and the perfect size and form. The only camera I like and want more is the most recent Hasselblad and thought I could probably just about swing a single body and lens, as a system, which I need, no chance. Sadly. But then I can’t afford a Porsche either so drive a Skoda Octavia 🤪 Except it (SL2-S) doesn’t have a tilt screen and at that point, it came back out of the shopping basket and the S1H went back in. I don’t ‘need’ anything more now from a camera body. I ‘want’ of course, but the want now has almost no need and my next purchase will ideally be a fusion of S5ii, S1H and SL2-S and if it has the Leica styling, finish and brand, great. And I will take 3 of them and it will be a min 5 year investment. Or Sigma might throw a curve ball into the mix with an FP that actually works in the real world 😉 Providing they do bring out an S1 replacement which I am pretty sure they will and providing Leica pop out an SL3 which I believe is on the cards, then the future of L Mount is very rosy indeed and an extremely strong system of options and output. -
Panasonic S5 II (What does Panasonic have up their sleeve?)
MrSMW replied to newfoundmass's topic in Cameras
I believe they will, or will at least be surprised if they do not. My ‘prediction’ is they will skip the direct S1 replacement and go for a twin pairing of next gen S1R and S1H with the S5ii fulfilling the place of the S1. I have zero idea re. their figures but the sales of the S1R especially cannot have been great? That camera is criminally under-regarded. Ditto the S1H. My second one turned up today and is charging. 1800 euros, condition ‘excellent’. When the S5iix comes out, prices of used S1H’s will drop even further but IMO, it may be 4 years old, but it’s a better camera in every regard except the obvious AF. I would like to see and almost certainly would upgrade to ‘S2H’s at some point, but part of me also doesn’t really care because there is nothing more I actually need, just would like. -
Panasonic S5 II (What does Panasonic have up their sleeve?)
MrSMW replied to newfoundmass's topic in Cameras
S1H, S5 and S5ii and although I have limited experience shooting log (been mainly shooting profiles to date), I was determined to switch properly to using it this year and tried various conversion LUTs including Panasonic’s own, but found the Gamut one best. -
Panasonic S5 II (What does Panasonic have up their sleeve?)
MrSMW replied to newfoundmass's topic in Cameras
In fact it makes me pretty cross they did not because the standard model is more than enough for it’s principal market so why not make the X more pro? Oh, I know…to protect the S2H. I hope… 🙏 -
Panasonic S5 II (What does Panasonic have up their sleeve?)
MrSMW replied to newfoundmass's topic in Cameras
Crossed posts. I agree 100%. I suspect most ‘filmmakers’ would agree whilst most content creators/‘shitters’ would disagree and require that selfie mode because you know it’s all about them and not the ‘content’ don’t you? 😬 -
Panasonic S5 II (What does Panasonic have up their sleeve?)
MrSMW replied to newfoundmass's topic in Cameras
Don’t know. Either both are fast enough for me and other stuff like these very slight differences between old and new gen re. color and detail etc, don’t interest me as in none of the things are deal-breakers. Flippy screens are! Exemption granted for the S5ii because of it’s specific role. However, had the S5ii or X had a tilt screen instead of a flip out, I would have flipped my S5, S1H and both S1R’s for 3 of them without any further thought. Ditto why I did not go with the XH2 I tested last year. But for the lack of a tilt screen, I would have traded it all for 3 of those. The tilt screen is THAT important to me and how I prefer to work. -
Panasonic S5 II (What does Panasonic have up their sleeve?)
MrSMW replied to newfoundmass's topic in Cameras
Update: I did it...or am at least in the process of, ie, another (used) S1H is arriving tomorrow and next week, the pair of S1R's will be off. My season is almost upon me so I'd rather start as I mean to go from the very first job which will be a pair of S1H's for hybrid work and a single S5ii for mostly pure video useage. That WILL be it for 2023 and then, having established my preferred 3 unit set up in principle, can work in the future towards an identical 3 body set up also. Why not 3x S5ii or S5iix's? Side-hinged LCD is a deal-breaker for me. Hate is a strong word, but I truly despise such things. Tilt screens are king and the one on the S1H is perfect. Real-time LUT? No, not tried it, but like it and would ideally like to work with that in principle in the future. I'm not a 'filmmaker' or a commercial videographer/photographer that has to please a client who may wish to then use their own look, but an independent hybrid wedding photo/videographer who gets booked specifically for a look. I have however been playing with a creative LUT from Gamut and tweaked it to create my own grading LUT plus have made a preset for Lightroom for my stills using Photoshop, so pretty much the same thing, just not in camera. Again, it's another reason why trading the S1R's for another S1H will help in this regard because consistent grading will be much easier, especially as I am using log (for the first time) this year. Finally, why not flip the S5ii for a third S1H and have complete uniformity and interchangeability...which would be/is my ideal? The AF tracking issue. I have a need and the slight compromise of the grading side of things will be a compromise I can live with for another year. S2H please. Three of them. And then with a career expected to be another 8 seasons, could be my last ever pro camera... -
Panasonic S5 II (What does Panasonic have up their sleeve?)
MrSMW replied to newfoundmass's topic in Cameras
Yes and had it for a couple of weeks now. Had a little play but nothing more though it starts earning it’s keep in a couple of weeks. I got it specifically for 3 reasons: Reliable AF tracking for those few occasions on every job where I need that reliability. No 30 minute timer, essential for me for longer wedding ceremonies and speeches. Fan. Never had my S5 overheat, but then I used to use my S1H as my principal static unit. The new boy has been mounted on a Ronin RS3 which itself is mounted on an ultra-light tripod (a fraction under 1kg) with the APSC Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 and DJI Wireless Go. This unit is purely for ceremonies, speeches, entrances, exits and couple stuff, either full length static or operating the gimbal in my hands. It’s now just a question of whether I flip my pair of S1R’s for another S1H… Pros: I prefer (love) the form factor of the S1H. It is my favourite, almost perfect camera though I would prefer it to be about 10% smaller and lighter ideally. Ideally, I would rather it had better AF, but it’s not terrible and in my use case, not really an issue. The button positioning and damper shutter are superb as is the rear LCD that I use exclusively to shoot with. It has an anti-moire filter. The pros of the S1R’s however are that I have 2 units so can use primes more easily, they were relatively cheap to buy (used) and have a higher res sensor for stills. Going from 4 to 3 bodies is better in most ways, but it does require me to lose two prime focal lengths and replace them with a zoom. The S1H counters with better low light capability. The biggest issue with the S1R’s is that because I shoot 4k 50p, I have to drop to 8 bit which is OK in most circumstances, but not all and I would rather all the sensors matched. The 5k on the S1R is superb, but there is no Vlog option, so editing mismatch issues.. Arguably the S5ii sensor is different but then so is my drone and OK, I need to do a little fiddling in areas. Conclusion = I think I am going to push the button. I might…just might, even consider trading the S5ii for a third S1H and go with that triple set up… -
Panasonic S5 II (What does Panasonic have up their sleeve?)
MrSMW replied to newfoundmass's topic in Cameras
I have been eyeing up S1H’s today. Down well below 2k now on the used market. Can I really chop in 2x S1R’s for another however and go down from 4 to 3 bodies as I’d like? It’s just one single part (but the key one) of my job that currently stops me. At least without not having a fundamental compromise or more lens fiddling… -
I ran a pair of them for a couple of years and they were beasts…but the noise they made was horrendous in a quiet church where I’d squeezed the priests bollocks for permission to shoot on the basis I was discrete. I never had one, but I think the Canon equivalents were even louder?! I’m a big fan of damped shutter buttons and sound these days and the S1H is sublime in this regard. And people think the S1H is big. Not compared with a D3s it isn’t!
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This is a topic I have also been giving some thought to…just not Pentax. That thing is FUGLY 😜 I keep going back and forth on Leica (or Hasselblad, but that REALLY is beyond my budget!) in rangefinder M format (but could I really be bothered) or SL2, but in the end, keep coming back to the same conclusion which is… …at this moment in time (since 2021, all ‘22 and what will be all ‘23), the Lumix S1R with Sigma Contemporary glass, is my ‘Leica’. I’ve made a business case for all kinds of slightly left field cameras for my stills work from Fuji X Pro3, through Leica CL and Fuji X100 and Sigma FP plus various Leica’s, but keep coming back to the same conclusion and that is for my work and needs, S1R is where it’s at. The only viable current option I am considering is maybe chopping in my pair of S1R’s for another S1H. If I make any change this year, that would be it. Prices are dropping on them now, especially since the S5ii pitched up but other than the AF, the S1H still kicks it’s arse in all departments. Z9? Had a business case for that and if I only needed to shoot stills, D850. Easily. My choices are always defined by 2 factors: work + needs for that work. I just can’t justify toys. I’ve had a GRiiiX in and out of a shopping basket so many times it’s a sickness. Must go check MPB for used S1H’s… 🤪
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OK, ‘smart phone of your choice’, I just happen to have an iPhone12. My purchased used, 2 generation old phone is not offended if you prefer an alternative option 😗
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My vote is to formally change the term ‘creator’ to that of ‘shitter’ from this point onwards. But being serious for a moment and playing devils advocate, I think there is room…a need even, for ‘content creators’ alongside the more traditional titles of photographer, videographer, filmmaker etc. Ultimately, we are defined by what we do/produce rather than the titles we give ourselves. Now I do have 2 creators that need to go for their morning walk in the woods…
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Another thought is there is quite often a very valid alternative to these ‘of the moment’ cameras. Other than the shutter, the XE4 is arguably more capable essentially trading that shutter for the ability to swap lenses and there are some superb f1.4 Fuji lenses. Alternative to that other king of the ‘EDC’ camera, the Leica Q2 and the X100V, is the Ricoh GR3 which comes in 2 focal lengths and is much more compact than either. I am a big fan of all of them but… well, iPhone 12. My EDC makes calls and does other stuff… Convenience is the word.
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I think it’s both justified and utter BS. Justified because the combo of style, size, output (more stills than video) makes it one of the most desirable cameras ever made and the X100 line has been my ‘desert island’ camera ever since I preordered one of the very first in the UK back whenever it was (2011?). If it just had 2 card slots and a slightly less nose heavy/bulky teleconverter, it would be near perfect. The WAC, is great, though 28mm is not that much over the standard 35 but 50mm has reasonable more reach. What is missing for me making it an ideal twin camera (stills) set up is nothing longer than 50mm without using the digital crop or cropping in post. The 28mm WAC on one with a 70/75mm TC on a second body would be my shoot it until I die set up for my low-key mainly documentary approach and in 2013, I did shoot an entire season of weddings on just a single OG X100. But it’s also utter BS because due to TikTok, people have been buying it just because other people are buying it, as a ‘lifestyle accessory’ over anything else. And that is twattery of the highest order in my book. I really despise ‘cameras as jewellery’ 😏
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I think the problem is that the 24-105 has always been considered (by manufacturer’s, more a ‘kit’ lens than a ‘pro’ lens. Like many, I prefer lenses to be as small and light as possible (which is why I love the Sigma Contemporary line of primes and compact zooms and for me are the sweet spot of lens in all regards) and I do like my Lumix 24-105 in terms of the quality of image that it puts out, but it’s back up and/or my all weather lens. The reality is, for my use, f4 is just too slow for around 30% of my use case. If Sigma or Lumix was to produce something like the Tamron 35-150, even with a constant f2.8 aperture, I’d be all over it. Even something ending at around 120mm would be fab. I’d even be extremely happy if a ‘pro’ 24/28-105mm f2.8 with internal or very short zooming came out though the compromise would be size & weight, it would be a compromise I could live with. The reality of the Tamron 35-150 is that it is what I would call a ‘compromise lens’ (they all are to one degree or another) and for me would require a battery grip or the handling on even a short shoot would be awful, never mind a 15 hour gig. Going a bit off topic here, but hey ho… 🤪
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Ditto. Sort of… Quite a few times, at certain events, I have run with the combo of; single body + 24-105 f4 shooting FF stills plus cropped video and it is very liberating. The only thing I don’t like about it is the size/weight and the relatively long extension of these mid to larger zoom lenses. Twin body plus multiple lenses enters the chat… For 2023, for stills, I have settled on the 28 + 65 indoors and 28 + 90 outdoors. For the video side of things, 28-70 but shooting S35 so ‘42-105’ and using that small & light and barely extending zoom, only at the extreme focal length ends, so just ‘40’ or ‘105’. I have pretty much always used zooms this way, ie, treated them as twin primes. I just wish they were all internal like my Sigma 16-28. A compact 70-200 would be very welcome and I have been tempted several times to switch to Sony, not because it’s Sony, the YouTubers camera system of choice, but because of 2 lenses: Tamron 20-40mm f2.8 Tamron 35-150mm f2-2.8 MUCH prefer Lumix and these lenses can also be adapted to Nikon (looked at a pair of Z9’s but the reality is I cannot do my job with less than 3 bodies and currently use 4) but it’s just not justifiable. But if it were feasible…and in some future year, maybe it will be, I could build a system around these 2 lenses that tick all my boxes except size & weight with the larger Tamron.
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The camera you have and nope, for YT output any finer nuances or differences will be crushed to death in the compression.
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If the former happens, then surely the local fire department will need to be on standby? 🔥🚒🧯 Regarding the latter, not necessarily… I would not put it past any company to encourage sales of any item and then pop out an upgraded direct replacement shortly after…