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looking at getting a small fog machine for a small set or maybe enclosed room, I don't need to fill a warehouse . just need to be able to (highlight) if that's the right word some light beams. Got my eye on the ulanzi filmog. its a small held held device. From the youtube videos i think it would be sufficient for my needs. Anyone have any practical exp with this unit or similar units ? I have seen bigger 500 watt machines for less money than the ulanzi however i think they would be overkill but having no practical experience i could be wrong. Any thoughts or suggestions?

I'm embarrassed to say, once apon a time i had two.. almost maxed out. Taking a good long hard look at myself. i made the effort to pay them off one at a time and get rid of them both. After that i could afford some land after saving for a year. So bought some land paid it off in half the time the bank had allowed for the mortgage. I think some people can use credit wisely... i wasn't one of them 🙂. For me now, its better to get something when there's money in the bank and i think i appreciate it more or value it more highly perhaps. Getting back on topic, its turning into a bit of a rabbit warren, this buying a new camera business. Every time i look at something, if i spend a few $ more i could get this or that... I have watched a few youtubes. Leaning towards a g9 at the moment because as ac6000cw has said...will do all i think i need to do. but i'll watch a few more vids and if i can find a more interesting deal it might change lol

The most important consideration for me anyway is the ability to be tethered to the computer for animation work, all the rest is icing on the cake. Surprisingly, quite a few of the lumix cameras that make it onto the supported page PanasonicLumix DC-S1 1024 x 768 PanasonicLumix DC-S1R 1024 x 768 PanasonicLumix DC-S1H 1024 x 768 PanasonicLumix DC-S5 1024 x 768 PanasonicLumix DC-S5M2 1024 x 768 PanasonicLumix DC-S5M2X 1024 x 768 PanasonicLumix DC-GH5 1280 x 960 PanasonicLumix DC-GH5S 1280 x 960 PanasonicLumix DC-GH5M2 1280 x 960 PanasonicLumix DC-GH6 1280 x 960 PanasonicLumix DC-G9 1280 x 960 those numbers at the end are for the live view. I can find some deals for the DC-GH5S at about $1800 Which is about the same for a new E-M1 ii. I'm leaning towards buying new as i'm happier with the thought of some kind of warranty. i have yet to use a warranty card... but i guess i just sleep better at night 🙂 If i save for a couple of more weeks i can stretch it to a new E-M1 II or dc-gh5s or or refurb which is supposed to be like new and has a warranty or i can get a 2ndhand one next week. i'll steer clear of the canon. I'll also have a look at the lumix's as well. hevc is that the codec that is hard on computer processors or am i thinking of another codec ?

As stated above, looking at a new camera purchase i have it narrowed down to either a cannon rp or Olympus omd 5 mark ii. My main requirement is the ability to be tethered to a computer so that i can use it with dragonframe for animation duties. For other photos i have an assortment of vintage and mft lenses to use as well. However it would be nice if the video side of things had a useable/nice image to dabble with as well. I read the The absolutely mega Olympus E-M10 III thread and i presume the m5 shouldn't be much worse for video quality... perhaps i'm wrong but i thought i'd ask anyway. I'm not a pixel peeper per se. From youtube the vids i have seen the video quality looks ok, so i'm wondering what the general consensus about the m5 mark ii video is and if the canon is rp is better or about the same ? both cameras seem to be at about the price point i'm willing to pay. higher end models tend to get pricey pretty quickly and for my purposes, i think its overkill thanks for your time.

Well you really dashed my hopes there... i was expecting some matrix inspired special effects sequences or something. I guess i watch too many movies 🙄

synchronizing 38 gopro's sounds like quite a niche project. Not something everyone's going to do. May i presume you were sponsored by gopro ? because 38 gopros is going to add up. This shot almost looks vertical. I believe its not easy to convey steepness in an image. If you ask me, thats two very brave men or maybe one man and a drone as there doesn't seem to be any obvious tracks in the snow from the camera man either. I guess there could have been a person positioned halfway down the slope with the snowboarder coming past him. Still its an impressive image.

I was going to suggest there was a gopro 13 coming out. However someone's gone one better and bought one. Now i'll have to go to youtube and watch a few reviews. Not because i need one... but i do have a fondness for them. I think their hyper smooth is probably the best in the business but i'd need to see improvements in some other areas before i'd buy another.

Pardon my ignorance.. i like the photo on the right, not necessarily because of the sharpness or lack there of, but at least it looks like its standing more straight. Any building leaning backwards is going to give me the heebie jeebies 🙃 Sandworms for president...😁 btw i'm new around here, its nice to meet you all. Just browsing the forum. I do have 2 questions which i'll ask in the lens thread that i found, so i guess i'll see you around.