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    Sigma fp Firmware 2.0

    They also added dual-native ISO. The two native speeds are 100 and 3200.
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    Fun with Medium Format FILM Images!

    Because of how leaf shutters work, the effective exposure speed won't be accurate at maximum speed and minimum aperture. It should be accurate wide-open, and at intermediate apertures. The speed of the shutter doesn't change, but the percentage of time that it is partially obstructing the...
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    So Leica makes cameras for pros... Really?????

    Leica wasn't the only company to use that generation of Kodak sensors. They are the only company that still stands by them. Hasselblad and PhaseOne will flat-out refuse to service a back with an S2-era Kodak sensor. As far as why the S lenses had focus issues, everybody has their theory. Mine...
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    Next Apple machine ?

    It is probably overkill for an owner/operator kind of shop, but it wouldn't be if you spent all day retouching or doing catalogue work. You wouldn't run that from local storage, so the dual 10Gb Ethernet will come-in handy. The $6,000 configuration is confusing a lot of people. Nobody will buy...
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    Next Apple machine ?

    Stuart, barefeats.com will provide the answer. They test Macs and Mac accessories under different professional workloads (photo, video, audio, animation, etc). There's tons of information on the site, but you can probably start here: https://barefeats.com/macbook_pro_2018_geekbench.html...
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    L-Mount Alliance

    The other advantage is that this allows you to shoot 2.4:1 format images with a 1.5x anamorphic lens. That's way beyond the needs of the average DSLR video shooter, but it will provide a very compelling "B camera" option for big-budget productions.
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    Panasonic S1R

    They certainly can, but they all offer multiple tiers of lenses. What Panasonic implied is that they are using criteria that they developed with Leica (or that was developed by Leica) to determine which lenses are worthy of the top tier. Canon also has criteria that a lens has to meet to get an...
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    Panasonic S1R

    I am no more privy to the details of the Panasonic/Leica commercial agreements than anyone else here, but it sounds that Leica defined a minimum criteria that 4/3 lenses have to meet in order to wear the Leica badge. Panasonic can't use Leica branding on L-mount lenses (because it would be...
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    Panasonic S1R

    The higher price is more than covered by the much more expensive viewfinder, sturdier body, better video performance, and extra card slot. Canon, Nikon and Sony would also charge more if they offered those features.
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    General thoughts about S1 and/or S1R

    There's a huge difference between AF for stills and AF for video. It looks like Panasonic optimized more for video, and Nikon for stills. That makes sense, Panasonic makes high-end video and cine cameras. Nikon, of course, is known for stills. It would be more interesting to compare Panasonic's...
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    Panasonic S1

    It's getting love from the video crowd, but not as much from the photo geeks. It will probably get the most love from paying customers too. If it's anything like Sony, the 24MP camera will outsell the 40+ MP camera by a wide margin.
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    Panasonic S1R

    No need to worry, Leica already uses DFD on the SL. Just search for "DFD Leica SL" and you'll get hundreds of hits going back to the introduction of that camera.
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    "small" medium format choices - Leica vs Hasselblad vs Fuji

    I still haven't tried the X1D, because there is no local (stocking) dealer. Out of the other two, I much prefer the S to the Fuji. The S is faster, more responsive (not the same thing), has a much better viewfinder, has a much better grip (I often shoot all day), has amazing battery life, has...
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    Leica Monochrom vs Nikon Z7

    Kirk hit some important points: Most Leica M lenses perform better on M bodies. There are exceptions, such as the Tri-Elmars that are essentially zooms. The MM is a rangefinder without live-view. The Z is live-view-only. The interfaces are very different. This may be more significant than minor...
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    4K/60fps with cheap cards - no problem

    The big difference is the write speed, with name-brand card more than twice as fast. I would have thought that you need a card rated at 90MB/s minimum to do 4K, but it depends on how much compression the camera is using. Did you try filling-up the card? I wonder how much performance you lose...
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