What are the 5 most UNDERRATED cameras for filmmakers?

Panasonic S1

There are some things in life that are only highly rated in your head and yours alone. You stand drowning in a sea of indifference, trying to convince the resident Kanye West mouthbreather to listen Dream Theater’s first album. With cameras for example, I’ve stood in the sea of indifference myself for a long time with the waves of stupidity lapping at my feet, making my socks all damp, as I try to convince the mainstream that Sony is not your best buddy, despite what Gerald says and that Canon is not the messiah but a very naughty boy!

So here are my top 5 most under appreciated cameras of the current era.

Please read on. Reading is also very underrated!

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What the Samsung NX1 teaches Canikon

Maker of microwaves, dabbler in tanks, God of an entire galaxy of smartphones Samsung left the camera industry many years ago. So why do I still love the NX1 so much?

NSFW as contains occasional strong word!

All footage shot on the NX1 by Andrew Reid. Check out my EOSHD Shooter’s Guide for the Samsung NX1 here to get a comprehensive impression of the camera and how to set it up for filmmaking!

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Fuji X-T3 may feature Samsung sensor, as South Korean giant gears up to supply 8K FULL FRAME sensors to Japanese

Check out the behind the scenes on Black Swan’s Matthew Libatique ASC Fuji X-T3 shoot here at FDTimes. Great read!

Back in June I reported on the joint sensor development between Fuji and Samsung. You can read all about that ISO Cell project here. This was 100% not a rumour.

Now you may look at the X-T3 and wonder where the new 26MP sensor comes from.

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Samsung eying return to camera market as Galaxy smartphone shipments fall

Source: Nikkei

With the number of Galaxy handset shipments stalling since 2013, Samsung has been looking to raise prices on their high-end handsets to offset the plateau. The company has suffered dramatic losses of market share in China to cheaper rivals as a result. Now there are rumours Samsung is looking ‘beyond the galaxy’…

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High Sony sales prompted Nikon full frame mirrorless camera development – Will Panasonic / Olympus follow?

Nikon DSLR vs Sony mirrorless camera

The Nikon FX mirrorless camera is now official and the press release went live on Nikon’s site today.

Now I truly believe Panasonic and Olympus must go full frame too.

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Samsung ‘may release NX2’ to showcase Exynos CPU and Galaxy S9 capabilities

Samsung might resurrect their flagship mirrorless camera to encourage sales of the upcoming S9 smartphone and showcase their camera technology.

The way this rumour goes into such convincing technical depth is also intriguing to think about…

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