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I use a modern Sigma 28-70mm f2.8 as my principal workhorse for that very reason, to take off that digital edge (along with the OLPF my S1H has) and also for the subtle halation effect that a 1/8th causes (I’m a fan of subtle) but due to modern coatings, you get far less ‘vintage effect’ than an old lens, ie, contrast is reduced, but not massively and there is better sharpness towards the edges.
I appreciate sharpness is not something all desire but personally I prefer a more modern rendering so am not a fan of the soft look. Each to their own and all that…

I went with the Carl Zeiss 40-80mm f3.5 for this very purpose.
I made a wedding film with it you can see here: https://firehorsephotographyfrance.com/2023-weddings/jenniedan
Day 01 and Day 02 anyway, ie, up to evening stuff on the wedding day. Not the drone obviously...
Quite a nice 'vintage' rendering without being 'too vintage', average contrast which gets very low if shooting into the sun/direct light sources and it flares quite a bit then also due to the lack of modern coatings. Has a bit of a glow to the result also.
I used it wide open at f3.5 exclusively and with the Fotodiox VND L-E Mount adapter plus a plate adapter that converted the lens to E Mount in the first place.
Tricky to stabilise handheld, even with Lumix which is regarded as one of there best so unless you wanted the more handheld look, on a gimbal, mono or tripod might work better.
I've decided the more vintage look is not for me so selling it if anyone EU is interested either at 100 euros with adapter, or 200 euros with adapter and L-E Mount VND. 

This. Old zoom lenses on modern IBIS equipped cameras are a PITA to use if stability is a thing. And it is…was for me.
Yup. Can’t stand variable aperture lenses so first thing l do is go to the first constant and use that.
Another yup. There is something to be said for ‘getting it right in camera’, but this is one of those areas where it’s easy to get it so wrong and it can be difficult as a result to recover from. I’ll take a decent starting point and consistency every time.

Well confession time and that is I am doing a complete 180 on letting them go and instead cancelling my Zf pre-order…
I would rather flip to Nikon but the finances don’t stack up and I did fluff up my own limited S5ii (photo) test by having a LUT burned in to my raw files.
Forgot to reset that feature. Doh. I did wonder why they were so bad…🤨
Been having a play today with my wounded one. Another doh, - I sent off the fully functioning one to be fixed 🤪
But otherwise, initial start up time not brilliant but after that, not too bad or I am used to it so no big deal.
Not a fan of the shutter button feel or sound, but that is coming from the ‘in another league S1H’.
I would also rather have the rear screen from the S1H. And its build. And battery life. And OLPF. 
The S1H, which is the better stills camera IMO, is however going in to the static video role, ie, on a tripod with the biggest and heaviest lens.
The pair of S5ii’s are going from video roles into hybrid with various max 750g lenses so no single big heavy unit (my S1H combo was 2.8kg) which was a bit much on a typical 12+ hour shoot, so no single in the hand unit will ever be above 1.5kg and most options well under that.
Cost? Nothing. In fact I’m going to sell a couple of lenses so taking a hit on depreciation, but putting something back in the bank and lightening the load which is a primary aim.
I still think the Nikon/Lumix combo I was considering (Z9 + Zf + S1H) would suit me better, but my man maths says it’s at least 5k to change and that aside, I can’t be arsed to go through the rigmarole, especially after ironing out a few kinks in the set up.
I like my video output, though it could be improved.
I like my stills output (just need to make a few tweaks from S1H to S5ii).
I’m familiar with the system and actually hate change unless something needs to be changed or fixed or the new thing is quantifiable better.
It’s more than decent kit. Niggles yes, but actually easily the best kit I have ever had or anyone in my position could ever need, so remaining Lumix for bodies and Sigma for lenses.
For the time being at least…😉

I'd say it is prosumer, it straddles the range across from consumer cameras to "pro" cameras. 
Just like how the Zoom F8n is a prosumer recorder. And the Sennheiser G4 is prosumer wireless. 
The Sony a7 series of cameras, are also prosumer cameras. 

Powerman, Powerwoman, Powerthey, it matters not, their marketing attempt is worse than Lumix’s.

Powerman, Powerwoman, Powerthey, it matters not, their marketing attempt is worse than Lumix’s.

Remove a single letter from sJcam and spell a new word.
🤔

Powerman, Powerwoman, Powerthey, it matters not, their marketing attempt is worse than Lumix’s.

Remove a single letter from sJcam and spell a new word.
🤔

At the very least…
Perhaps even a slightly better promo pitch than the single line attempt above.
 

Remove a single letter from sJcam and spell a new word.
🤔

If I was you, I'd swap out your camera for a X-S20 (or perhaps wait a few more months, until a few more X-S20 show up secondhand). 
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1765968-REG/fujifilm_16781852_x_s20_mirrorless_camera_black.html/overview
https://www.newsshooter.com/2023/05/24/fujifilm-x-s20/ 

And really, there are better options for shooting steering wheels whilst driving.
I think it’s overkill and a GoPro mounted on his hat would also have allowed him to keep two hands on the wheel. Or one hand on the wheel and the other on his coffee.

Had the XH1 and went to the XT3 trading IBIS for 4K 50p…and that is where it began to go wrong for me with Fuji…
Put in a preorder for a pair of XT4’s at the start of 2020, but then Covid stalled that plan.
Then the S5 came along and made a lot of sense as a sideways move more or less re. continuing with 4K 50p but gaining full-frame stills.
With hindsight, would I have made that switch? No, I would have stayed with Fuji and followed it through to either XH2 or XH2s which is where I would otherwise be now.
Personally and if you could swing it, I’d be trading my XT3 for an XH2S if video is more your thing, or XH2 if the priority is stills. Pure hybrid, there’s a case for each. Or both.
 

Always helpful man! I’ll review again that model. Was also looking at the XS20 but I don’t need 6k. Looking to only be out a few hundred tops with selling my XT3 and buying a new body. Main draw is IBIS but if the ibis isn’t any good on Fuji, might as well keep what I have? I’ve recently found a method of stabilizing in Davinci again that I was happy with but still.

Had the XH1 and went to the XT3 trading IBIS for 4K 50p…and that is where it began to go wrong for me with Fuji…
Put in a preorder for a pair of XT4’s at the start of 2020, but then Covid stalled that plan.
Then the S5 came along and made a lot of sense as a sideways move more or less re. continuing with 4K 50p but gaining full-frame stills.
With hindsight, would I have made that switch? No, I would have stayed with Fuji and followed it through to either XH2 or XH2s which is where I would otherwise be now.
Personally and if you could swing it, I’d be trading my XT3 for an XH2S if video is more your thing, or XH2 if the priority is stills. Pure hybrid, there’s a case for each. Or both.
 

It makes perfect sense to me that ALL sensors today, other than that intended for cinema/TV should be square because then best of both worlds!
Just set up custom overlays on the screen and it's easy to see what is possible from any scene.
With my photography hat on, I'd MUCH prefer to shoot this way without having to continually rotate the camera physically, but see the projected result/cropping on the screen instead.

Decision made, I am getting one.
Why? Because I have spendyitis vulgaris?
Nope. Because it's only the second time in my life I have been inspired by a camera.
The last time was Spring 2011 when the original Fuji X100 was announced.
I drove 200 miles to a trade show in March to see and handle the thing and knew instantly it was right for me so preordered and had one of the first available in the UK.
It arrived the day prior to my first wedding of the season so I took it alongside my pair of Nikon D3S's with big boy zooms.
It was an instant revelation shooting bridal prep right up to the point the battery ran out of juice which coincided with the end of bride prep. Oops.
Viewed the files when I got back and preferred them over the so called 'pro' camera files. There was a certain 'filmic/organic' look to them that has never been replicated by any camera I have ever used.
I bought some more batteries and increasingly used that little guy over my pro cameras before actually shooting a large chunk of the season with just the X100.
With hindsight, that was a little bonkers so as soon as the X Pro-1 was announced for the following year, I preordered a pair plus all 3 launch lenses and dumped the big Nikon stuff.
Again with hindsight, it was probably a bit much/too little but I traded 'image quality' and joy of use for outright capability and range.
Nothing has come close since.
OK, the X Pro 2 did and so did the XH1 and more recently, the S1H, but none of these have really captured the intangible magic that the original X100 did.
Today, I reckon a X100V might, but I think I have been there and done that now and it would not be another 'X100 moment'.
I am pretty sure the Zf will be. I'm not expecting to get those same 'filmic/organic' files that the original X100 produced. I think that was off it's time, but instead, at the very least, the ethos and joy of using such a set up. But so so much more capable and without the shortcomings (crap battery life, super slow start up time and AF) of the X100.
My education and career was for 5+ years on F2's or 3's, - it's that long ago, I'm not entirely sure so there is some heritage there just as my first proper camera was a Fuji STX2 that my grandparents gave me for my 16th birthday, which fostered a sense of nostalgia when I went fully Fuji in 2012.
I have maybe 7 seasons left in this industry. We'll see about that, but 30 years I think is probably long enough and I think I am heading back to my roots and Nikon to see out those years.
Not 100% committed yet, but I do have a need now to have something relatively lightweight and compact and around 35-50mm for at least 50%+ of my stills work so am going to get a Zf with the 40mm f2 SE lens as a very minimum for that very purpose.
Beyond that, it's in Lumix's hands... They either produce a S2R or S2H within the next few months, or it will be Nikon all the way for me. It might still be Nikon regardless, but I need to give Lumix that chance because it will be a big and relatively costly move.
Or it could even be a Nikon/Lumix mix as my S1H could easily be re-purposed into the mix as my dedicated static longer form video capture tool at which it excels.
 
 

They didn't make much profit on it then!

I've just made a YouTube video 'Why I Am Switching' and it's because I am swapping the pig for a cow.
So I can make a moovie.

I've just made a YouTube video 'Why I Am Switching' and it's because I am swapping the pig for a cow.
So I can make a moovie.

I’ve just ordered 68 units.
And a pig.

I’ve just ordered 68 units.
And a pig.

I’ve just ordered 68 units.
And a pig.