Tim Sewell Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Seems the For Sale forum has gone, so posting this here (admin delete if against rules). I've got my S1, a 250GB Angelbird CFExpress and a Sigma MC21 up for sale on the bay - UK buyers only. S1: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144636366271 Card: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144636368184 MC-21: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144636375087 PannySVHS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PannySVHS Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Have been thinking to do the same. But then, battery life, image quality, 10bit, Ibis, full image circle on my beautiful Canon FDs still make me keep it. But boy, I dislike the menues (Gh5 menues were perfect for me) and i dont enjoy the cumbersome swivel screen. What are you getting instead? @Tim Sewell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FHDcrew Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 S1 is dope. Plus the open gate 6k and full sized HDMI. AF was only reason I didn’t pick one up. I’m happy with the Nikon Z6 AF, plus using the Ninja V I still get the 10 bit log goodness. IronFilm and PannySVHS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PannySVHS Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 The Evf is pretty sweet too. S1H still out of reach for me moneywise. Had almost gotten one with Smallrig cage and handle, three og batteries, Sigma adapter, all for 2200 eur. But then i figured my S1 should be plenty. Still using it without a cage and with one battery only, because i feel too stingy to invest in the camera. IronFilm and webrunner5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSMW Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Have you tried MPB Tim? I just can’t be bothered with eBay anymore for so many reasons… Yes, a bit more of a hit, but so easy. Just humming and hawwing myself over 3 items they just quoted me for including; a lens, a gimbal and an action cam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Sewell Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 I use MPB quite a lot, given that they're in my town (I've even sent a taxi round to pick stuff up in the past!) but I want to get as much cash as possible so going the eBay route this time. My replacement for the S1, which I love, but don't use nearly enough to justify keeping it, is a humble GX85. I'm not a pro, by any means, and that camera has so far been a revelation in that for the kind of things I currently shoot it gives me about 90% of what I need. I've got a music video coming up and if the colourist is happy with 8 bit Cine D I'll even use it for that paired with my Super Takumars. If not I may pick up a G9 or rent something. I've got to say, when I got the S1. out to photograph it for the listing I nearly decided against the whole exercise. It's such a beautifully put-together camera. But it won't be my last high end camera - I'm just taking a break! kye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSMW Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 3 hours ago, Tim Sewell said: I've got to say, when I got the S1. out to photograph it for the listing I nearly decided against the whole exercise. It's such a beautifully put-together camera. But it won't be my last high end camera - I'm just taking a break! I hear ya! I could let my S5 go and at a pinch, my pair of S1R's, but my S1H...that's where I'd really struggle... And of course, it's not just the bodies, but the lens choices I have made. Could I replace it all with a similar set up from Canon, Sony, Nikon, Fuji? Easily, but all the compromises (and there are with anything) considered, I will not until something quantifiably better comes along and by 'better', I have a checklist and until an alternative makes any kind of sense, nah. But good luck with the GX85. It's like anything, - if it can do the job you need it to do, then that's good enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 4 hours ago, Tim Sewell said: I use MPB quite a lot, given that they're in my town (I've even sent a taxi round to pick stuff up in the past!) but I want to get as much cash as possible so going the eBay route this time. My replacement for the S1, which I love, but don't use nearly enough to justify keeping it, is a humble GX85. I'm not a pro, by any means, and that camera has so far been a revelation in that for the kind of things I currently shoot it gives me about 90% of what I need. I've got a music video coming up and if the colourist is happy with 8 bit Cine D I'll even use it for that paired with my Super Takumars. If not I may pick up a G9 or rent something. I've got to say, when I got the S1. out to photograph it for the listing I nearly decided against the whole exercise. It's such a beautifully put-together camera. But it won't be my last high end camera - I'm just taking a break! GX85 is a hell of a camera. Sell the S1 and invest back into the market when the time is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectwoofer Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 The GX85 is a very neat camera for its size and price. When I first saw footage from my S5 I couldn’t believe my eyes though. It just was night and day in terms of color, image quality, noise and dynamic range. I wouldn’t go back to the GX85 as my only camera, it’s not bad at all as a portable cam but the S5 is just miles better. So is the S1, though admittedly and unfortunately larger and heavier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Sewell Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 Oh yes it's miles better - the highlight roll-off alone is enough to keep it - except that because it's so big and heavy (esp with my Tokina 28-70 2.6 on) that it hasn't left its bag for the last 3 months or so. When I'm out it's nearly always with children and the dog, stopping to shop etc. and it's just too unweildy for that kind of use. The number of times I actually get to go out alone with a camera each year can be counted on one hand. So it's going - but yes, I sure will miss those highlights! projectwoofer and kye 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Tim Sewell said: Oh yes it's miles better - the highlight roll-off alone is enough to keep it - except that because it's so big and heavy (esp with my Tokina 28-70 2.6 on) that it hasn't left its bag for the last 3 months or so. When I'm out it's nearly always with children and the dog, stopping to shop etc. and it's just too unweildy for that kind of use. The number of times I actually get to go out alone with a camera each year can be counted on one hand. So it's going - but yes, I sure will miss those highlights! Every shot taken is better than every shot not taken. This is really the strength of cameras the size of the GX85. Plus, not only is it small, it's got IBIS and half-decent 4K. Not that common in something so small. PannySVHS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Sewell Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 The IBIS is great - and somehow the C-AF in video mode seems a lot better than on the S1 - which is odd. kye and PannySVHS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PannySVHS Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Yeah, the GX85 is a lovely little cam. If it only had the awesome 10bit 150mbit codec and no mush but noise in low light. I love to hold and to film with it. Even more than that I love taking pictures with it. Tim Sewell and kye 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PannySVHS Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 I imagine, Panasonic could cash in with a GXTen, just delivering what the GH5 does but in its beautiful form factor and with its built quality. Except, the back dial lost its function after two years of usuage and I read I am not the only one with the back dial issue. Imagine a GX Ten with great PDAF and 10bit GH5 quality and a swivel screen. It would sell like hot cakes I imagine. kye and webrunner5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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