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Honestly you are so right. I too have noticed how rapidly people are hyping up Panasonic as they once did Sony. And all at once. And 1/3 of these YouTubers are brand ambassadors for LUMIX. Don’t get me wrong the current crop of lumix cams are amazing and they in a sense do deserve the praise they are getting…literally that good. But still…

Facts. Still some gems out there. I still love Nigel Barros’ content and he has a second channel now haha (side-note, pretty funny how good the gh5 looks given many YouTubers dismiss it now lol. I’m realizing that a good 60% of the reason modern cameras seem to look so much better than cameras from 2014-2018 is because the skills of those reviewing cameras has gotten so much better. Nigel’s footage looks amazing. Obviously, there are absolutely valid reasons to upgrade still. But I’m realizing image quality is not as bad as I’m tempted to think on older cameras)

Yeppp. I love Justin Philip BTW. But yeah these youtubers deserve it lol. The YT camera community is so toxic.

Definitely agree on this point. Good option if you’re buying a super specific ultra-cheap cam like the EOS M and have super limited funds, but I totally get that it’s not really worthwhile for a working pro. I mean, the R50V’s existence makes a lot of other cameras in the $300-700 price range a hard sell lol.

Sorry bro, I wasn’t trying to accuse you of doing that! I know you and others do totally have legit reasons to buy this. I just think a lot of the YouTube hype is overblown. Your reasons are justified. Sorry if it came across that way.

Agreed modern Canon bodies really are not very crippled. The fact that the $649 R50V has CLOG3 10 bit is proof. But still, advancements on these older cameras is always exciting, and those old canon sensors certainly have a unique look that I think isn’t quite the same on the newer bodies.

I am still shooting on a 7 year old Nikon Z6 and have found that I have not yet even reached the full potential of its 8-bit flat profile, and I've been doing video for 6 years...I am so bored with new camera releases. Yet another cash grab by Sony. Here's a trailer for a wedding I shot recently. Clearly, this video is useless, as it's only 8 bit, not shot in LOG and it's not filmed on Sony's cinema line. I can't be a professional filmmaker unless I get one of Sony's cinema bodies. Same goes for you all. Join me as we all purchase Sony FX2s using my affiliate link below. And don't worry; this review isn't sponsored.

Your friend must be incredible. The next Roger Deakins. How about you? Has the phone replaced YOU???????

**Haven't been active a while but have been lurking often, just not posting. Hoping to get back to posting much much more regularly now and actually being involved in this awesome community. Hope everyone is doing great and making awesome art that plays in sequences of frames 😉 "_names_are_hard" from the magic lantern forum made a post yesterday announcing a new official development team; I am not 100% sure but seems as though this was not the case sine a1ex left a few years ago. Obviously, awesome developments have still occurred in the mean time, such as the incredible work done to the EOS M, 5d Mark iii and more to sd overclock, implement new binning modes that provide more image detail and less moire, and enable excellent previews in modes that previously rendered almost unusable to monitor. Now an official development team is back, and their aim, according to the post, is to implement features into main builds; finally we do not need to dig through forum posts anymore lol... What is even more exciting is the announcement of great improvements towards Digic 6 and Digic 7 cameras. The Canon 200d/SL2 has an OFFICIAL build with WORKING RAW VIDEO. This excites me, as supposedly this camera has an entire stop better dynamic range at ISO 200 than the 5d mark iii does...and DPAF to boot. Makes me want to get one just to play around with and rig into a poor man's interview b-cam for my Nikon Z6. The 7d mark ii, 6d mark ii and 750d/t6i also have official builds, though more work needs to be done to implement RAW video. Still, even this is exciting news, because it looks like a point will be reached in which the aforementioned cameras all have stable RAW video. Man...the 6d Mark II is gonna become absolutely killer and I believe might overtake the legendary 5d mark iii as the ML king...why? Full-frame AND Dual Pixel Autofocus. So exciting. Imagine if they progress on the EOS R and we get RAW video on that...we shall see. Anyways, wanted to share as I think it is exciting that the ML community is getting active again. Although I have never personally owned a ML camera, it has always fascinated me and I want to pick up a ML-compatible Canon body, even if it's the dirt-cheap Canon 50d that makes it possible to shoot continuous 14-bit RAW video for only $86 US on ebay haha. Exciting times. Screw modern camera releases. My 7 year old Nikon Z6 is still alive and kicking. And these old cameras are about to become beasts. And to me 5d mark ii/5d mark iii/eos m crop mood stuff looks just as good as your youtube shill Sony FX2 bs anyways lol... https://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=27315.0 Also here's the dirt cheap Canon 50d...I might buy one. Literally the cheapest half decent ML RAW cam in existence: https://www.ebay.com/itm/326652260011?_skw=canon+50d&epid=100134403&itmmeta=01JYD74BEKB8BK43GTP64YXEYE&hash=item4c0dfdeeab:g:zH4AAeSwaqVoO8fg&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA4FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dPuUUXNiquWqTtYdpH3VhCftZqA2312R5f5VSKqv6B737uadt8L7po3UhjQmLj7p22fLaKrov1%2FdF7%2FPis094b98Wz%2FnMbwS7WtRhqTqfyUhYZCMMmhc9OdIad%2FLodvcJXSllJYh90xsUWRTm7vGW5QqKQBbevi0jxouClCZ%2Fbk6QKRNa9LTJsvkdX56eaU7F7IwVfBdZCHZOygCtMLm6H3MlF0YovoZEHjhhYqNq10jPFnlPCjhOBrGydgfrK%2BKuCTwN1sGX5Pb3KDZ5MpxcA|tkp%3ABk9SR7i3kafzZQ

Anyone who buys this over a used GH5 should be diagnosed as clinically insane.

I fell in love with the R5 as I got to film multiple recap videos with it. I will be honest, DIS is incredible and supercharged the IBIS. I can use an adapted EF 16-35 L or 24-70 L and consistently achieve stable tracking shots once I add warp stabilizer. IBIS + DIS in this camera is that good. And @Andrew Reid I agree the ergonomics are great. Not insane for video assists but it has zebras and a solid view assist which I find helpful. It’s on my radar as a potential upgrade but the z6 iii looks awesome and would make it easy to keep my original Z6 as a b-cam.

All depends. My Nikon Z6 8-bit 420 is pretty solid.

Shilling at its finest.

When they say you don’t need this or that and can use cheap gear, and then proceed to use and advertise expensive gear. These guys annoy me greatly.

Agreed. Despite them being useful for the camera I currently own, I agree they are pointless in a lot of circumstances. Even my current setup right now, if one were to buy a used Z6 and a Ninja V, it would be approaching prices of cameras that can do an identical image internally. My setup made a lot of sense in early 2021 when I bought it; I already owned a Ninja V so the Z6 was the cheapest way to get 10 bit full-frame 4k and phase-detect autofocus. Very different landscape now. I really do agree that the market for external recorders is shrinking rapidly. I probably won't sell my Ninja V if I upgrade to a camera doing internal 10-bit; the resale value just makes me prefer to keep it. Besides, at least it will help me get Prores RAW out of a variety of cameras, which I can convert to CDNG if I really want to.

Yes this video so absolutely incredible haha

I’m technically an atomos customer cause I have a Ninja V and a Ninja Star. Only have them because I still shoot with a Nikon Z6. The Ninja V is a fine product, just seems unnecessary for any new camera anymore. Yes beneficial to mine but I don’t feel like I’m getting a better image than a canon r6 r7 or r8 going straight to the card. The Ninja Star is awesome but discontinued and I doubt they will ever make one again. Resale value is kinda lame on the Ninja V, Ninia Star I could probably flip because they are very hard to come by. Again, they work well but I don’t love Atomos as a company. Needing to activate ProRes RAW and tell them the date I purchased the product etc etc is just weird and unnecessary in my book.

Reviving a super old thread here. Came across a recent review of a Sony RX10 ii. Still an awesome camera.

Some 8-bit stuff I shot a few months ago and finally got around to editing. Graded with one of the Fuji film-luts in Davinci Resolve. I got my white balance pretty close which helped a lot. I've found the 8-bit color to be pretty solid as long as my white balance is good and I'm not underexposed. Need to get better at nailing those things for run-and-gun stuff. Whenever I shoot 10 bit I get less strict with spot-on WB because I know I can tweak in post lol.

I filmed recently on a Sony a7iii with modified slog2. Color mode set to ITU709. Graded with. Resolve CST. Nail your white balance and your skin tone is honestly really solid. Sony 8 bit does have legs in 2024.

“Flexible Options for Diverse Expression Based on Your Imagination.” Finally, now I can use my imagination when filming. Didn’t know I could do that.

Will do. I always hated the older Nikon rec709 LUT, opting to do a CST in davinci instead.

I will be playing with these and will report back results!

https://www.nikonusa.com/content/red-luts Excited to try these. RED color (or maybe RED-ish color) for Nikon is a win in my book. The fact that these work on my 6 year old OG Z6 is awesome. That camera truly has aged like fine wine.

Man Panasonic must have utterly insane IBIS. I used a canon r5 this summer and consistently filmed with IBIS + EIS on. I found if I heel-toe walked and then applied warp stabilizer it consistently looked like I filmed with a gimbal or used gyro stabilization. If the Canok R5 is that good I can only imagine how impressed I would be if I held an s5 II or a gh7 right now. Thinking of switching to an s5 II or a g9ii paired with very fast glass for that very reason.