D Verco

100%. Open gate is the only thing really holding me back on the Z8 (aside from price) it's overkill in every other way for me. In a good way. Also I'd prefer they still had the 4:5 crop option for photos, but I don't think anyone has that.

What happened to that samsung sensor

Footage looks clean and with great colours, but not the best example of dynamic range considering the shadows/ blacks. But that could be how it was shot/ graded.

if they added open gate (and 4:5 for stills), I'd probably cave and buy this camera. It's expensive but those 2 things would really tip the scales for me.

A lot of this has moved to discord etc. which sucks because there's so much information being written and discussed that will never be accessible again once it's moved too far up the convo chain. Messaging communities are great but you need a link to access, and nothing will ever be searchable via google either.

Has anyone posted some footage from the Z8/9? I want to see what I can do with it in resolve now. Also probably don't bother competing with people charging $200

Probably have to manually input focal length

anyone found any voice synthesis that's any good?

I wish Nikon did an S-line 42mm. I'd replace my 35 and 50mm. 24mm - 42mm - 85mm. 42mm always should've been the 'standard' focal length

Nikon should've offered it to BM from the start. Even paid BM to use it. The amount they'd make in lens sales would be so worth it. And like you said: no one buying a BM would be considering a Nikon instead. Zero loss in potential sales. But Nikon's management aren't exactly creative thinkers.

https://www.l-rumors.com/more-info-about-the-new-blackmagic-l-mount-camera/

Panasonic seem to have shut down the cinema division behind these cameras

That's mental. I've never heard of anyone doing that before.

Are you doing stills and video at the same time?

Nah I never noticed much difference shooting my G lenses with the adapter vs the Z lenses

the rear screen is easily one of the best things about the z8. wish every youtuber asking for flip out screens would just fuck off.

Oh nice. I probably should've clarified I meant the D/G series. The AIS are a whole other vibe. I recently got the 50mm 1.8 AIS, but I almost wish I'd gone for the 1.2. Haven't seen many comparisons between them though.

Good move. Most of the F mounts are really good. I'd just look at a 3rd party option for the 50mm. Nikon's F mount 50mm was never as good as their other lenses.

I have the 24 and 50 S primes and they're incredible. Absolute bargain prices when you see the optical quality. I got the 28-75 (rebadged tamron) too. You can tell the difference. It's fine, it's a good zoom. But it's missing the magic of the Nikkors.

This is competing against the R5 and A7RV, but in Australia those cameras are available for at least $1500 less

Flog2 has an identical gamma curve to Arri Clog3, and the colour space is rec2020. So yeah it probably is one of the best log profiles around. Especially considering the support, and knowledge for Arri footage in the cinema & high end commercial space.

What's the benefit of the Z9/ Z8 for video over the Canon R5. I don't know enough about the canon, but I thought it was meant to be a good video hybrid?

Flip out screens suck, but at least you don't have to flip the monitor out when you've got an external monitor. Honestly for a camera I'm using for video I'd rather have no screen if it's going to be shitty 3" one. I'd rather they made it cheaper and just put a rear mounted v-mount or np-f mount there instead.

This is going to be tough. I'm ready to upgrade my z6, and I want better video (at least internal 10bit log) so I can grade it to match the xh2s. And I'd like a step up in AF and MP. But I don't need 45mp, or 20fps, or even 8k, and don't want to spend that much on a camera. But it doesn't look like there's any z6iii coming in the next 12 months.

I'd like to see a new log profile, apparently the current one is not as good as what the Z9 should be able to do