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What is your view of the S9?

@@mygoodstuffreviewedTo be honest I belong the the group of long time LUMIX users who are pretty disappointed as I (and many others) hoped for small camera but pretty different to the S9, a MFT photo centric body in GX or even GM design. And we all fear that the S9 is a clear statement that this will not gonna happen. But putting this beside a small FF hybrid cam would also be very interesting. But in the S9 I cannot see a practical concept, and not only for me my personally, generally speaking. It pretends to be small and handy but there are no appropriate small (LUMIX) lenses and they promote it directly with an extra grip. It pretends simplicity and to designed for beginners but it is to expensive for this or differentiates to others with advanced features like anamorphic features, vectorscope, waveform monitor,… which targeted people don‘t want. It pretends to be the everyday carry everywhere camera for every situation but it has only a digital shutter which makes photos in artificial light more complicated with its extra deflicker function. A mechanical shutter would make this much easier. And low light city night scenes should be one of the favourites situations for a small FF cam. It pretends to be a compact tool for quick video creation and instant publishing from „out in the field“. The LUT concept is interesting but most of the reviewers report that it is still to complex. For a flexible small video recording tool it lacks of a hotshoe connectivity to an attachable small microphone and a headphone jack. All other solutions will make the setup bigger and/or more complex, using a wirelessmic system or your smartphone for the audio recording. The DJI Osmo pocket, the small crop Sonys and the S5ii does not leave a big space. As long as there are no small (faster) L mount lenses the S9 does not really profit from the FF sensor in this competition. The lack of a viewfinder and the recording limits is not for everyone a real downside, and understandable compromises for a small body design, but considering the price, and the lack of small lenses, these are restrains for a wider user group. … again I think it is wrong to say that this is a matter of a personal opinion. It is a conclusion, not only mine, from people who not only think about their own but have the expertise in various workflows. But of course this can be discussed and we all would highly welcome a new user group looking for some kind of a dedicated camera in addition to the smartphone. But at the moment I do not have an idea about the workflows of this new content creator user group. I understand what a lot of people want to see in this camera but I doubt that it really delivers in comparison to the alternatives and looking at the price. The whole discussion about the marketing campaign is something different but also interesting.

Funnily enough I just got a pair of bone conductive headphones! I'll see what I can do.

If you shake it about there is a little looseness, as there would have to be, but I’m not sure I’d call it a rattle. Have you locked all the axes properly?

@@mygoodstuffreviewed Hi, yeah it's off and automatically locks. It is not a huge rattle. But there is a slight (audable) loseness especially on the roll axis when carrying the gimbal around, although it goes away completely once the gimbal is on

Thanks for that information. Yes, I’d say always take claimed capacity (of anything) with a pinch of salt.

I quite like it, but I have multiple other wireless systems so I decided to do a giveaway of this one. Much better sound quality than I expected.

In most cases you’d only need to do it once. You might have to have a different set of focus adjustments for each lens and situation, but once you have those numbers they shouldn’t change unless you knock the lens out of alignment.

I can’t really tell that there’s any improvement, but I can say that I’m not noticing it being any worse. I do tend to update any time there’s a firmware out. Probably safer to wait for a few people to test it out and see if there’s any issues. And if your camera is doing what you need it’s sensible to hold off.

Thanks. Honestly it’s pretty simple in Davinci, but good suggestion. I’ll make a video showing exactly what I did. I’ll reply when it’s live on CZcams. I must admit Im surprised at just how good it cleaned up the car noise!

Hey, thank you so much! I really appreciate it! I’m pretty excited, I must admit and I have a ton of ideas for videos coming in the near future.

@@mygoodstuffreviewed that's great! Really look forward to seeing them

@chernofuta Really appreciate your kind comments. Thanks so much 🫶

Yes, drama seems to be getting Panasonic a lot of discussion. I must admit it’s making me want to try out the camera for myself, just to make up my own mind how good or bad it is. I like the look of it, but not the price and not that 26mm lens.

@@mygoodstuffreviewed I ordered one with a 35mm 2.8 Sigma prime. I do get the free 26mm snapshot lens and I definitely plan on experimenting with it. Set to infinite focus, throw in a Tri-X lut and I could see it being a lot of run simulating an old school pocket film camera loaded with Tri-x I can just determine whats gonna be in frame anyhow without bothering with having the LCD facing out.

@videosuperhighway7655 I must admit, I have the Olympus 18mm body cap kens which is kind of fun, but pretty poor. So I’m not totally against the idea of an F8 lens - I quite often whack my Ricoh to F8 and just shoot away. It’s kind of liberating.

Yes, fair point and that’s what I normally record in.

I might run the test again in 4k. That might be interesting.

I think it takes a little practice and certainly the phone is a bit lower than the lens, but on an average video I suspect the average viewer wouldn’t be paying super close attention to notice. Since this was about a teleprompter it does make people look more closely. I have an Ulanzi teleprompter that I use with my mirrorless camera. That one is really good.

@@mygoodstuffreviewed I have been researching for seamless teleprompter for Osmo Pocket 3 the way they make it in mirrorless cameras where you can look directly at the camera and still read without people noticing, -- not found one yet and yours is the closest one but not quite there yet; another vlog showed wearing a sunglass, not for me, though. Maybe there's no way to do it on Osmo Pocket 3, which would force me to buy a mirrorless camera just to get that seamless read via teleprompter. Or may be you can try the Ulanzi on your Osmo? See how it works. It should work, right?

​@@mygoodstuffreviewedagree with you. Most people would not observe and looks good to me. Since I am starting new with CZcams I want some idea for go pro with phone teleprompter mount.

The Ulanzi one would be very cumbersome on the small Pocket 3, unless you’re doing some kind of tripod mounted static shot I guess. I might give it a go - interesting idea.

I always found the focus to be pretty decent on my GR iii and I can't say I've noticed any big difference after installing the firmware. But to be fair I should really have done specific testing *before* installing the update and then the same testing *after* the update. For future firmware updates on any of my cameras I'll try to remember to test before and after. Also, I believe that in some cases where AF improvement is claimed it might be in edge cases that many of us will never experience anyway. Sorry I can't give you a more definitive answer.

Drama works!

@@mygoodstuffreviewed yup. Lumix is covering all camera users.

🤣 Can’t argue with that!

I’ve never tried an S5ii. It does seem to get a lot of love from many CZcamsrs. There’s something about how it looks that I don’t like though. Doesn’t mean it’s a bad performer, but some designs don’t do it for me. It’s like judging a book by its cover. I know that’s a silly way to look at a camera, but I suspect many of us do.

@mygoodstuffreviewed anyway I want to thank you for the time and effort you've done for the video.I appreciate the honesty towards the viewers!I still have the canon 5d mark ii it's not a camera for everyone but I love the colours and feel 😊

@glpro2696 Funny you should mention the Canon. I have been looking at used ones. I always wanted one back in the day, but couldn’t afford it then. So many of us forget how good a camera was at the time and still is! Just because newer and shinier comes along, it doesn’t make the older one bad all of a sudden. I still live my little Canon M100. It amazes me what the 22mm M lens can do on that tiny camera. I’m still tempted by the 5D, but I think my wife would kill me….unless I hid it well from her!

@@mygoodstuffreviewed since you have the ef-m system i would strongly reccomend the sigma trio (16mm,30,56mm 1.4) i wish they would bring something similar to the new rf system.

@glpro2696 when my wife kills me for buying more gear, I’m blaming you 🤣

I have the 15mm that I use on my GX80. Lovely small combo, but I confess I prefer larger sensors now. Most of the time I don’t really need a larger sensor if I’m honest. But I like them 😁

I hadn’t heard that. Now that is an interesting nugget of information. I do think that 26mm lens is a bit of a joke, like so many other people do. The longer term effect of this should be worth watching.

@@mygoodstuffreviewed 'Lumix S9 : The Odd State of Camera Reviews' on Brandon Washington's channel, about 1hr30 in. To repeat, in my personal opinion, this 'drama' is not about a camera, it is about contemporary marketing practices and corruption of 'influencers' and is completely warranted. As someone has already said here, the older people invited generally handled the situation better. I hope the younger reviewers have learned an important lesson.

@ComUnSas Thanks for the video recommendation. I just watched it. Very interesting video. I think this little situation has a way to go yet before it dies down.

Absolutely agreed about that LUT button - I have the option to apply LUTS using my Atomos Ninja and I’ve never used any. So not for me. And that F8 lens? That is definitely one for the history books, although it can’t be as bad as the 39-80mm Sigma that I had about 40 years ago. That thing was trash - I ended up giving it away! You’ve mentioned mech shutter and no hot shoe as deal breakers. That’s one of the interesting things about this whole scenario. For some people those features mean nothing. They mean nothing to me - I don’t use them so I wouldn’t care that they’re not there. But for others they might be critical elements. Maybe they’ll fix the shortcomings in a MK ii version. As for the price, well it seems that all cameras are rising substantially in price. It’s just that this one seems a bit overpriced more than some of the others.

@@mygoodstuffreviewed for me the mech shutter and hotshoe are one and the same issue. I use flash on and off camera. Plus any moving subject and no mech shutter and a slow sensor readout is not going to work well. Same for very long exposure

@cloud-bytes A good illustration that we all have different needs and priorities. So no one camera will be a great fit for everyone. I guess in a way the question is how much compromise can we cope with, since there’s no perfect camera.

The issues you have means you simply don't get that the S9 is for amateurs who don't want a camera like the S5ii or G9II. They just want an everyday camera they can take some cool pics and do talking heads videos. They have no care in wanting to be behind the camera. What CZcamsr who films themselves look through the camera EVF to do so ? Also the F8 lens is a cheap leans that can be bought for those who don't know anything about lens. The S9 can also work with any L mount lens. If your using a FF Lumix camera then you'll have an l mount lens already so won't need to by the f8 lens

@@orinorio1 I’d accept it was for amateurs if it was $800…

I must admit I do like the shape and size for travel or street photography, but I'm not likely to be getting one so I'll never know for certain. Maybe in a year or two when used copies start appearing and are more affordable I'll take a look then. I"m not totally convinced about using it for B-roll though. Then again it's surprising what almost any camera can do these days - I have the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 and it's amazed me. Maybe if I got my hands on an S9 I'd be equally amazed.

I've been filming social media content for over 10 years professionally. I could have shot all of those jobs on a S9 successfully. I would love one as a second camera to my present camera a Sony A7R5, the reasons why are numerous but the IBIS probably the biggest

@markshirley01 If I could afford one I’d probably get one too, for the overall size and the fact it’s full frame. Your point about filming is a valid one. There are successful videos made with all kinds of cameras - and phones - so the S9 should be no exception. The drama seems to be fizzling out now and we’re getting slightly more balanced views appearing. Been a very interesting time, how this has all played out.

Obviously I don’t agree with you, but thank you for taking the time to comment. We don’t all have to agree on everything. It would be very boring if we did 😁

That’s very kind of you. What do you think of the S9? Lousy or ok? Brilliant or disappointing!

​​@@mygoodstuffreviewed I think it's a compact S5ii with a lot of limitations.....but I think that the targeted audience doesn't care because it will suit their need most of the time. The biggest problem of the S9 for me : Not a lot of little lenses for the L mount. (Luckily for Panasonic, Sigma is here to compensate), it could disappoint potential buyers who want a small package (I'm not sure the f8 lens will convince them)

I didn’t see that video - that’s really funny, implying that it’s only suitable for the “little woman” indoors. I know some amazing female photographers - I wish I were half as good as them. And yes, a lot of CZcamsrs probably care more about making money than anything else. Same in many fields though, to be fair. It’s just a bit more public on here.

Totally agree. He asked if she liked it simplicity of it but if she wasn’t his wife, this camera wouldn’t even be in her radar! 🤣🤣🤣 I think the product research team asked a bunch of iPhone users what they want in a FF camera. It’s like asking a bunch of Toyota drivers what they want in a Ferrari. That’s the problem🤣🤣🤣 I’m pretty sure a few Toyota drivers will get one, but it’s The wrong research! 🤣🤣🤣

I saw that vid. Personally, I have female influencer friends that are into small high quality cameras nowadays. They have the latest iPhones as well. I think its becoming a trend.

​@@PPLRRN It's not about gender, but about targeting individuals who would watch an hour-long video on camera gear to sell a camera. If the majority of your audience consists of these individuals, then selling the S9 will be challenging. Simply saying they don't understand it won't make a difference.

@@PPLRRN After carrying a heavy camera around London the other day, I'm really thinking about a very small lightweight camera - the S9 might possibly be it! Or the Sony A7C

That’s really funny 🤣. I use Nikon as well myself and I love my Z6 ii

😁 It is ridiculous really and it’s definitely funny. I only made this video as a bit of fun because all the really serious videos about it are acting like the world is about to end (exaggeration, but you probably know what I mean) I’m looking forward to seeing how it plays out over time. Or fizzles out.

The mobile phone point I one I made too 😆 🤣. Also those CZcamsrs tend to film themselves so what is thier need for a EVF. Most don't even use it yet moan when a compact camera doesn't have one. If the S9 had a EVF but didn't havea flip out screen those same CZcamsrs would be moaning how it doesn't have that. Also your point about the race car. 🤣🤣🤣 spot on. Anyone who thinks the s9 is for weddings or professional work really shows there lack of understanding videoing. IPhone markets it's new phones as a phone you can use to film movies with yet not one film maker would use Iphon to make a movie they will use a proper movie camera with proper lens.

@@orinorio1 there was a time when all those CZcamsr was asking for all camera to have a flip out screen because it was convenient for them to shoot themself or vlog. And now EVF is one of the most important thing. Before that was the sensor size war, where full frame should have been the norm as it was so better than anything else. Now some of them are using RED Komodo or Komodo-X which is a super35 aka crop sensor or Canon C70. That the funny part of all the Photo/Video CZcams drama 🎭, it’s just so funny to watch. Gerald Undone made is video because for once he was in the shoes of the viewer. They should more often try to be in the viewer position and have a taste of their own poison! All that said, that will not necessarily solve the issue as it’s is the result of the social media economic. And all that drama is good for CZcams as it increases engagement on the platform and generates more events which will feed the Google AI beast.

@@jeanchindeko5477 spot on. Gerald Undone sound pissed of in his s9 video even though he was the one that turn down the lumix invit. 🤣🤣. Like you said guys like him or any other reviewer only care about the subs and view's. It's not about the product it's about them. They would review a polish turd if it meant they would get views. The question I wonder is are these guys actually creative? I met some very famous content creator's a few years back and will say they had no creative ideas or thoughts. They all said the same thing. And most just copy each other lol

Totally understand your logic if the user doesn’t care about all these features, I’d imagine they won’t care enough to get a FF camera as well right? So in this case who’s this camera for? Sony ZVE1 on the other hand considers this and made it specifically for the video content creators. For example they made a hot shoe mic specifically for those who care about quality. influencers on the other is like “oh they don’t need this, they don’t need that”. And that’s the problem because their job to tell us what’s missing and how it affects their viewers work, not their job to decide for them. Some veterans does a better job in telling us the shortcomings, but a lot of the newer ones are just so quick to dismiss them. Making it difficult to make an informed decision, especially for its intended target customers - someone who’s just getting into FF

Absolutely true. But nowhere near as much fun 😁

A good point. It’s not quite as good as some people seem to be making out. That doesn’t mean it’s no good, but making it out to be amazing is doing it a disservice. Focus on what it can do without pretending it beats everything else. Personally I wouldn’t use the LUT button and I don’t use Fuji film simulations much either. So it’s definitely not a miracle camera!

All this “Fuji” simulation are just LUTs. I have plenty of custom LUTs on capture one for post capture processing, ie Techpan,Tri-x,Velvia,Portra etc.. tons I painstakingly create and test on calibrated monitors. This tiny full frame camera with the ability to experiment with making my own LUTs in field with no computer,real time etc sounds like a lot or fun. I definitely plan on working my LUTs and porting them to this.

@@videosuperhighway7655 Yeah for experiment and 10-15 minute short footage this might work well .For all other more serious video work I wouldn’t spent my money on it only to try out LUT’s. Btw Fuji simulations are a bit different then LUT’s on calibrated monitor.

It is a lot of money. And it is a shame that CZcams isn’t quite as innocent as it was in the early days. But when money gets involved things change. Personal bias in early reviews was understandable. If you’ve spent a ton of your own money on something you’re very invested in it so liking it is hardly a surprise. But jumping on a hype train because it makes you some money must, at some point, backfire surely? I did a review on a camera memory card case recently and I don’t like it. I said so in the video. In fact I dislike it so much I’m giving it away! But some people might love it. Personal taste ultimately.

For me, most of the youtubers who went to Osaka were honest. Sure they had fun with the camera (Is it a crime?) but a lot youtubers described the camera flaws. They just did it in a respectful way....but for the internet tribunal who expect something else: it is not enough, they want bashing because the S9 has a lot of limitations compared to the S5ii. Lumix engineers did a lot of compromises to make a S5ii in a small package. For some people, it's deal breaker but I think the target audience doesn't care. Lumix engineers needed to prioritize the feature. I think compacity and stability was their main focus. I find it awesome that Panasonic include IBIS in a so tiny full frame camera. Look at the competitor stabilisation, Lumix is way ahead of the competition and I think it's way more important for the target audience than viewfinder, mechanical shutter, headphone jack, ....

@@sebastienblanchetiere1323 Lots I agree with there. I know for me a headphone jack and a mic input mean nothing - I don't care about them. Also IBIS, for what I'd be doing, is not all that big a deal 95% of the time. And mechanical shutter? I have most of my cameras on e-shutter anyway. I haven't watched all the reviews of the camera because there's no way I'd be able to buy one right now so I'm not in the market for a new camera. But the fallout from the launch was very noisy. Lots and lots of squealing and finger pointing. I've seen heated debates on DPReview about cameras with tilt screens versus fully articulated. You'd think people were defending their home with the aggression some of them spout about such features 😀 Me? I like what I like and if others hate it, that's their privilege. Horses for courses, right?

Excellent points. And that lens does seem a bit odd in anyone’s book. Personally I don’t connect a mic to my camera when I record, even though I can. I prefer to use a separate recorder so that particular shortcoming doesn’t matter to me. And ultimately that’s the thing - what I need is likely to be different to what others need. But I’ve learned what I need over many years. Newer people might easily be influenced by a popular CZcamsr.

Spot on. I think most influencers have sorta of this ego that it's all about them not the profuct. Most do reviews videos as it's cheap content something they can do without haveing to be creative. They do it with most camera gear. Yet all they do is film themselves there isn't a lot of reviewers who actually take the gear and use it in the real world. They just want to be CZcamsrs that make content but not creative content. They spend more time looking polished then actually using the gear they buy 😆

I think the drama around its release is a bit overdone, but yes the price seems awfully high as announced. Sales figures over the coming year or so will tell us if Panasonic got it right. I like the overall design of it, but then I also like the Fuji XF10 which has lousy autofocus 😁

@@mygoodstuffreviewed if it has solid weathersealing and was released with a solid pancake 2.8 or even F4 at this rate.. I would have 100% bought it if it came in cheaper than a Sony A7Cii which it’s the same price as in Australia Saying that I would have bought the XT5 if it had XH2 EVF and build quality. I’m not hanging over a dollar for incremental upgrades or a new lens mount.

@robmcd I was looking at the Sony too, but the truth for me is that 1) I can’t afford it and 2) I have more gear than I really need. I can see that a couple of changes could make the S9 a really attractive camera, but like buses another camera will be along soon. We’ll all be seeing numerous launch reviews when those new cameras appear and the cycle will start all over again. And personally I can’t wait. I love spending ages watching new camera reviews 😀

@@mygoodstuffreviewed Peta Pixel made comment about that in their podcast. With the success of the X100V and a 3-4 year product cycle we’re about to see some incredible offerings in the next year or two.

Very interesting point and I must admit that it seemed odd (for that CZcamsr) to kick up a fuss. But I guess if your business revolves around being given stuff then it can be frustrating to miss out. Absolutely agree about the grain of salt. I’ve seen reviews that were damning and I’ve ended up loving the camera. I’ve seen glowing reviews and ended up hating the camera. I’ve even seen reviews where they gush positively about a colour choice. “Buy this, it’s available in salmon pink”. I’m sure Sony will be having a party within the next year and I’m sure I won’t be invited! I still like their gear though. Just got the ZV E10 and I love it.

You completely missed the mark with that one, chief. If you get free stuff from a company you are more likely to review their products favorably because you want *more* free stuff from them later. It was even hinted at that this is exactly what camera companies are aiming at. Also, the simple fact that he *didn't* get a camera from them? That alone is proof for this. Because it basically says "We want good reviews or you don't get anything." Look at the whole drama between Nvidia and Hardware Unboxed. They flat out sent that channel an email pressuring them to review their GPUs a certain way or they won't get review cards anymore. It's predatory and anti-consumer. We are talking about gigantic, billion dollar companies here. They don't need your emotional support! You like their cameras? Fine! But all the crap they pulled with the S9 is enough for me not to consider Panasonic if I ever decide to switch systems.

You probably saw the blowback about the Insta360 situation, where they asked various CZcamsrs to hide the fact they were being sponsored. I’m sure it’s not the first time and likely won’t be the last that a company seeks to control their press and public reputation. It definitely makes it hard to know whom to listen to.

@@mygoodstuffreviewed Exactly. Though to be honest, I don't really care. All these giant companies are lying to get as much money from us as possible. So I always take every review with a boulder of salt and watch lots of them before buying anything. It's also why I'm pretty happy with Nikon because they seem to be one of those companies with a sort of "hands off" approach. They send out cameras, they get reviewed and in most cases the reviews actually highlight negative aspects as well. From my experience reviews about Nikon products are just more balanced in that regard. When it's a preview they just make sure that no details are mentioned that aren't announced yet. Like the price. To me that also implies a lot of confidence in their products and that they are willing to listen to negative feedback. But I still only trust them as far as I can throw my new 180-600! 🙃

@@MattisProbably WOW, you're completely wrong. Camera companies used to advertise on TV and spend millions and now that consumers are using their smart phones that's just a waste of money. This is the new advertising game and it makes sense. And it's not just Panasonic it's all of the companies doing this. Leica just had one and Canon and Sony will be right behind. If a reviewer wants to take a chance and ruin his/her reputation on bowing to the company that gave them the camera it won't be long before they start loosing their viewers. I've been buying and using cameras for 50 years now and have owned, Minolta, Panasonic, Canon, Sony, Fuji, Leica, aside from video cameras by Panasonic, Z-cam, RED, Canon and there is no perfect camera. I repeat what I've said before none of this would be going on if ONE guy wasn't crying about not being invited to the party. Buy and not buy what you want. I really don't care if companies are paying these reviewers for good reviews as I have enough sense to look at a camera and think.."This guy is wrong about this one" and move on.

That’s a good question. It should be a standard size, but I have the X100F so let me check and get back to you.

I just tried. It fits the hotshoe, but it slightly covers the View Mode and AEL/AFL buttons in the X100F so it’s not really suitable in my opinion.

@@mygoodstuffreviewed I see. That's great. Is it tight to get into the hotshoe tho or it just goes smoothly? And is it tight to remove it from the hotshoe as well or its smooth? Because I tried some random thumb grip on my x100f, they were really hard and tight to put into the hotshoe and even harder to remove it from the hotshoe. Just worry it damages the hotshoe overtime

@sufiroslan It’s a pretty tight fit and also for removal. At least it won’t fall out by accident!

I see. Thanks for the info and replies. Appreciate it. Have a good one!

Thanks! I love to jump on an update as soon as they come out. Quite a few camera firmwares have been updated recently so it’s been a busy time :)

That's great - I hope you don't have to wait too long for delivery. I always hate the waiting part! I loved my HX30 back when I had it. Since then I've upgraded to much more expensive cameras, but that HX range of compact cameras was amazing. The quality is decent even now and you just can't beat how compact they are. The single biggest thing you can do to ensure great quality is make sure you have good light and plenty of it. You might want to think about buying some spare batteries too - if you start shooting a lot of video (or even a lot of photos) you'll be glad of at least one spare battery.

@@mygoodstuffreviewed I see. I'll remember then😃. Mostly I will use it for landscape,portrait, nature, and sunset photography😁. May I ask if the camera is good or can handle let's say a beach location?

I was surprised at how well it coped with bright and dull locations. Modern cameras can do better, of course, but the HX30 is a very solid performer. I think you’ll be pleased with it.

@@mygoodstuffreviewed hello again The camera arrived quickly. And it's nighttime today. I want to test it by taking a picture of the moon but i forgot the formula for moonshots hehe. Can you share what you did to have that beautiful moon shot? I would greatly appreciate it. Sadly, the only language setting in the camera is in Japanese😅

@@mygoodstuffreviewed hello again The camera arrived quickly. And it's nighttime today. I want to test it by taking a picture of the moon but i forgot the formula for moonshots hehe. Can you share what you did to have that beautiful moon shot? I would greatly appreciate it. Sadly, the only language setting in the camera is in Japanese😅

I’m liking this battery handle. I’m mainly filming short videos, but it also makes a nice grip as well as giving extra battery life.

Thank you for replying, yes I agree with you it will make a good handle also I've been thinking of getting one more for a long video so I think I'll order another one I'm sure with 3 of them it'll last me 15 hours

@pinopisera7126 Wow. 15 hours is a lot of video! I guess you’re making a lot of videos rather than one super long video?

@mygoodstuffreviewed yes every video I'm doing about 5 minutes long then photos as well and videos with inception mode thanks again for that reply

I would have tested at 4k but my memory card isn’t big enough! Funnily enough the Osmo got warm during the test, but the battery handle didn’t.

That's interesting - I didn't know the Nikon price had lowered - is that just a sale price? Or response to Viltrox? Have you tested them against each other? I'd be interested to hear what differences you've found between them.

@@mygoodstuffreviewed yes, I had both. I returned Viltrox as I didn't find a reason to keep it. Nikon pretty much wins in every category. I tested with corresponding profiles applied in Lightroom, didn't try w/o profiles. I wasn't sure about the resolution, first it seemed that Viltrox might have an edge, but after shooting test chart I think they are pretty close not to matter. I have Z6ii, perhaps Z7 would reveal more differences. I think Viltrox bokeh is its weakest point, sometimes it's ugly, and especially at the edges. AF speed as one would expect is better with Nikkor.

@USGrant21st I have the Z6ii so that’s what I’ll be testing with this week.

Hi! And thanks, how great to hear from someone from way back in the beginning!!Yes, it’s been a long time since I was able to post regularly. 10 years is a long time. I’m planning to be more consistent again now I have more time for this. I’m hoping to film a couple of lens videos today, unless my wife has a bunch of jobs for me to do 🤣

Don’t know that make, but I like the one I got. I know there are several different makes out there. I bought a super cheap one long time ago. It was rubbish. This one feels and works pretty good.

Thank you. And it’s definitely comfortable. I’m using the Osmo a lot for shooting product reviews and personal vlogs so the extra battery life is very convenient for me. When I do street photography in London next time I’m there I’ll probably be using this set up to film what I’m doing, showing some of the better spots for street photography. Since I’ll be away from home and chargers for the day this battery handle will be invaluable.

I know you said 2 full charges, do you mind sharing how many hours it goes for? Also does it stand solidly on the tripod at that height or is it a bit tenuous like it might tip over?

@PeterSu I’ll run it continuously as a test to see what the maximum run time is. Should be able to let you know tomorrow. And standing just with this handle would not be as stable as I’d want. It’s top heavy so I’d either hold it, or use a tripod. You *could* stand it up, but a slight knock would tip it over. I wouldn’t take that risk myself. Using the little tripod that comes in the creator kit would be ok. Doesn’t have to be a big tripod.

Got it got it thanks. I read an ad that says it takes 32 min to charge the 4000mah battery to give 2 hours but it's a bit odd since I also read the normal battery 1300mah extender gives 1 to 2 hours more or up to 62% more for the up to 166 min normal batter life. I guess it all about works out and looks like it's an additional 2 hours of life. Ah I see so sounds like putting on a tripod and being careful is the way to go - thanks.

@PeterSu I’d take figures as a rough guide rather than exact, but once I’ve had it running with the Osmo and the handle both fully charged I’ll have a reasonable idea of actual shooting time.

I’ve tried a few, but this one is the one you can see in the video. apps.apple.com/gb/app/teleprompter/id941620509 Hopefully that link will work for you. It’s made by teleprompter apps ltd.

@@mygoodstuffreviewed THX

I no longer have the camera, but when I did the corrections I had to keep trying different numbers then take another test photo to see which setting worked best. As far as I know there’s no magic way to determine the correct setting without trial and error. I think there may be some software that can help, but I’ve never used it and I’m not sure what it’s called.

I’m going to redo the test because when I watch the video on different monitors and my phone I see that the Calibrite version looks off. On the monitor I used originally it looked ok. I still have a lot to learn about colour balance and grading so it’s good to hear feedback from others. Thanks for your comment.

I pressed the menu button and kept it held down, then pressed the power on button. Is it possible that you're letting go of the menu button too early? I only let go when I saw the firmware update menu appear. Try that and let me know how you get on. I've been thinking about the zone focus addition and I kind of think it will be useful for me now, with some of the things I'll be doing in the future. It might be a beneficial upgrade for you too so it's worth persevering.

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@sash-xq3sl Which model Ricoh do you have?

ok i figured it out, i had the wrong file (the one for iii, not iiix) in the root folder. since the naming doesn't make any sense, i downloaded both and put them both there to be sure, and then it worked

@sash-xq3sl Good to hear you got it updated. Pity they can’t make it a single file that can work out which camera you have and install accordingly!

You make some excellent points about the *weather protection* . For my personal needs it's a bit overkill, but I can see that it really depends on the individual's needs. If I'm totally honest I'm actually a bit disorganised anyway! I should really be a bit more proactive