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New offer just popped up in my socials. $300 off the S9 and a free lens on the Panasonic site. Combined with some other deals this could be a reasonable price to get in for under $1k USD

I do care…!!! Just scooped up a deal on eBay for a really clean S1R with two Sigma Contemporary primes (24mm and 35mm f/2) for $1,400 total. Ends up being about $750 US for the S1R body. So excited to play with the 5k mode and have the higher res stills compared to my current setup. Used LUMIX cameras continue to offer crazy specs for the price. Going back through the posts looking for tips and info now on getting the most out of the camera.

Hey Andrew, did you ever try the external 8k out to 4k/4.3k on a ninja? After watching Gerald Undone’s video on the A1 it looked like a great little hack. Just curious if you ever messed with it?

That reminds me, does anyone know if Sony and Atomos were ever able to get the 8k output working over HDMI? It took 2 years of them working with Canon to get it working. Haven’t seen anyone mention if the mk1 has been updated or if the mk2 has the option for 8k external.

Stunning. I’m happy for the new announcement because the video specs didn’t change enough for me to care and that means a $3k A1mk1 is in my near future. I fell in love with the footage shown at the link below. There’s a trick people discovered about sending out 8k to a Ninja recorder but recording in 4.2k Gerald Undone discusses it at length on one of his A1 update videos. it gives you the best possible image out of the camera I guess.

Oh yeah, I can’t be bothered with any of that nonsense. I do want to play with it pretty badly with a ton of random vintage lenses I’ve bought this year though. Maybe I’ll try to preorder the black one and see how I go. I still can’t swing the used prices on an SL2 I’ve been looking for and I missed out on a cheap S1R at auction this week so my GAS is creeping back in pre Black Friday deal time.

Yes indeed, I did actually mention them above briefly along with LUMIX for pushing the innovation at budget prices. I’m going to order the black X-m5 as soon as I sell a couple more lenses. At $800 it’s a crazy good deal and the Ninja V+ I just bought used from Tokyo should be able to handle the 12bit 6.2k raw out of that little guy just fine. Found a used Blazar Nero 1.5x adapter on sale last month and I found it does much better on APS-C compared to full frame. Looking forward to some super small anamorphic fun using the open gate 6.2k with both the Yashica scope and the Blazar on the pint sized X-M5. Just imagine back a few years ago if someone told you that you could shoot open gate 12 bit prores raw at 6.2k paired with a Ninja and a new, small budget 1.5x anamorphic adapter for a total cost of $2k. Thats a 9360 x 4160 image after 1.5x desqueeze in post. Insane. FB marketplace score, Blazar Nero pictured below with my dream lens, Tomioka 55mm f1.2 in m42 mount. Good times.

It wasn’t a trick question as I honestly didn’t know if any Sony Cameras output anything other than 4k and 8k over HDMI. I wasn’t being smug. I felt like maybe the A7Rv might have but I’m not paying that much attention. And thanks for the Canon update again, not my focus so that’s why I asked. I never stated or implied the target market for the A1 is a budget filmmaker. The conversation above evolved/devolved to comparing brand strategy or updates between companies so that’s the only reason I brought up the extreme value of the S5 as a side note about the generous features Panasonic gives you for the money. You and I may both know about it but so many others have no clue what features they are missing despite the high cost of a Sony. And that’s fine.

Last post on this for fear of being called a true Panny Boi. Just picked up a used LUMIX S5 and Atomos Ninja V for $875 total with shipping included. That means for a gently used, 4 year old Camera at $500 I’m getting the awesome S1H sensor and older processing in a small body with the latest firmware update. 6k 12bit raw and 3.5k anamorphic 12 bit raw. Very good IBIS amd no record limits over HDMI. Shitty micro HDMI and bad autofocus for sure. But I can make do with both and am on adapted Mamiya 645 lenses to L-mount and lots of other fun stuff with no AF. Good luck finding anything with those full frame specs under $3k in Sony not sure about Canon but my guess is that it’s similar. What Sony cameras do 6k raw to an external recorder?

Nah I’m not focused on that specific camera timeline sorry. Watch Gerald’s newest video on the A1mk2 and he sums it up perfectly and better than I ever could. He knows Sony well, that’s for sure. They have competition, plus that’s just lazy and them milking it as usual. Both A1 models are top of class for photo specs and amazing cameras but not for video. Certainly not at the $6,500 price point. I mention LUMIX for the generous video features given at the price point they sell for and the solid firmware updates. Sony and Canon are not known for these things. This is not new information, these are well known opinions about these brands all over forums, social media and YouTube. Expensive Sony cameras with huge gaps in updates and lack of features and the “canon cripple hammer”. These are literally memes. S1H mk2 is dependent on Sony for their sensors so I guess we’ll have to wait and see. Personally my opinion is that sensor tech is either at a current plateau or the tough market has forced everyone to get strategic and really watch the bottom line. All manufacturers are putting out nothing burgers in 2024 and recycled tech. At least the S9 is currently $1,300 on sale while the ZV-E1 is $2,000 and has no 6k, open gate, anamorphic support, shutter angle settings and crops into UHD even further to even get DCI 4k. Great little camera though and I’m looking for one once they hit $1,200 or so for an upcoming travel show.

But as I said above, I am happy about the minor update to video specs, because I want an A1 mk1. The camera was ahead of its time upon release and still has some features I want. This just means if you wait a couple of years with Sony you can scoop up the cutting edge tech at bargain prices on the used market. I rent the FX6 and FX3’s all the time for corporate work but am going to buy a ZV-E1 for myself at $1,300 soon. Lack of anamorphic support/open gate is criminal in this day and age but there is a place for a low MP video camera with good low light and AF in my kit. But not for $3k and certainly not a $7k A1mk2

No, I’m not new to the scene LOL. I got a camera for my birthday and developed my first role of film at 8 years old. Shot home movies and skate videos on Hi 8. My first nice camera was a Panasonic DVX100 and then a AF100 followed by a 5Dmk2, Red Scarlet, GH2,3,4,5… etc So sounds like maybe YOU are new to the scene LOL. I said slow, INCREMENTAL changes and that’s exactly what your post confirms. Sony is known for expensive cameras and making huge advances every 5 years and then trickling out the little changes here and there and riding their big releases for years. Then they give their new tech to lower end cameras and piss of the pros that bought a flagship. FX3 is how old now? Then comes the ZV-E1 with 90% of its features for half the price. It’s their business model and you can be a Sony Fan Boi all you want but LUMIX, Fuji and some others who are innovating and pumping out generous firmware updates, (That don’t brick your camera) have my loyalty. the A1mkii is just another meh update from them and they continue to piss off a lot of their flagship base. Many of the pros I work with mention it to me all the time.

I was told the all black version will be coming to the U.S. a bit later but I’m seeing a bunch of them in the wild. I couldn’t pass up a $500 LUMIX S5 this week so I’ll have to wait on the X-M5 till after the holidays anyway. Hoping they don’t have the same shortages as the X100 series.

Smart choice and for the money, more practical for sure. Until the AF gets better it’s still a pretty specialized system. i would love a new GFX rangefinder 50R mark 2 or 100R that shoots decent video. The 100S has gotten crazy cheap for what it can do but I need better video so I’ve always talked myself out of one. For my needs I need Video even on the third C camera that also acts as a high res stills hybrid.

Ummm, have you seen the Gerald Undone review? He refreshingly pulls no punches this time.