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Doing the calculations it would actually make more sense to just upgrade to the X100F instead of getting the XT1, 23mm and 60mm. I've lived with the just the one focal length for so long I'd probably leave the 60mm at home most of the time anyway. I'll spend the extra money on more medium format stuff.
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X100F is cool. I got one of the off brand lens hoods that comes with the filter adapter and tossed on a B+W filter to rock it without lens cap.
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Okay, question for the x-t2 owners since I just went out and used my camera a bunch and am far more comfortable with it now. (only owned it for a month and a half now) Is there a reason I feel like the focus check (push in on the dial to zoom to 1:1) doesn't zoom in as much as I think it should? like it feels more like 1:2 or 1:4 or something rather than zooming in all the way. It works alright but when the subject is small against the background I'd like to get a higher zoom level to check focus. I haven't been able to find anywhere in the menus to adjust this so maybe it's not possible. Just curious. also... does anybody else get a strange white band flash across their screen during blackout between shots occasionally? I don't think it effects performance at all but it is distracting. Here are some photos I've taken with it in the past couple of weeks. Super happy with the performance, definitely exceeds the X-T1 in pretty much every way while retaining everything I loved about it. http://www.justin-kent.com/joshuatree
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Sick photos! Also, the whole group is really looking old!
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I'm thinking of trying my hand at some video recording since I've got a GX85, and I was wondering about external mic syncing. I don't want to go all down the external monitor route, just a stand alone mic/recorder of some sort, synced in post. It's probably going to suck, so I don't want to invest a ton on hardware and software suites, so is syncing external audio pretty straight forward in something like iMovie? Basically what's the easiest, less expensive way of doing this? Ok so these questions are only tangentially related to mirrorless cameras but please don't make me dig through A/T for a how to videography thread.
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MMD3 posted:Okay, question for the x-t2 owners since I just went out and used my camera a bunch and am far more comfortable with it now. (only owned it for a month and a half now) There's two zoom settings for the scroll wheel. Just push to zoom then scroll right or left to zoom in further, it will default to whatever you leave it on when you zoom out.
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Business of Ferrets posted:Sick photos! Also, the whole group is really looking old! They're certainly getting older, still pretty spry though  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ELSbtI7Wdg 8th-snype posted:There's two zoom settings for the scroll wheel. Just push to zoom then scroll right or left to zoom in further, it will default to whatever you leave it on when you zoom out. whoa, didn't know this... going to try it now. would have been super helpful to have figured this out a few weeks ago 
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Finger Prince posted:I'm thinking of trying my hand at some video recording since I've got a GX85, and I was wondering about external mic syncing. I'm thinking about buying one and have thought about the same. Sync should be pretty easy, if you can zoom in on the waveform in the editor. Since you record audio internally anyway, you just sync two audio tracks. You can make a clap or other sharp sound at the beginning of the recording and line up the peaks. The nuisance is pressing record on two things, maybe you let the sound roll while you stop and start video recording, then you have to figure out which sound file belongs to which video etc etc. You can take a leaf out of the pros' book here, let the audio recorder run all the time, but remember to film it at the beginning of every shot so you see the timecode. With this in mind I've been searching for a Bluetooth mic which lets me use a phone app for recording, preferably one that can fit a sock and be mounted on the hotshoe. Any ideas?
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Ola posted:I'm thinking about buying one and have thought about the same. Sync should be pretty easy, if you can zoom in on the waveform in the editor. Since you record audio internally anyway, you just sync two audio tracks. You can make a clap or other sharp sound at the beginning of the recording and line up the peaks. The nuisance is pressing record on two things, maybe you let the sound roll while you stop and start video recording, then you have to figure out which sound file belongs to which video etc etc. You can take a leaf out of the pros' book here, let the audio recorder run all the time, but remember to film it at the beginning of every shot so you see the timecode. Plenty of hotshoe mounted mics, but I don't know if anyone's thought to include Bluetooth connectivity. Probably the best thing to do is hot glue a hot shoe base to a decent Bluetooth mic. That's a good tip for audio sync. Thinking maybe some beep or something rather than a clap that spooks the assorted beasts being filmed that take offense and try to eat me.
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Ideally the sound recording app would be able to beep and flash its timecode on command. Might be a good app learning project for me. Do you have any good suggestions for Bluetooth mics? There's a zillion gold glittering karaoke mics in the Google search result to wade through.
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This guy review a sony bt wireless mike to work with his gimbal . https://youtu.be/KFI_6SiEXBE
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There are plenty of clapboard apps (or just get a clapboard!) if you want timecode/sound cues. Which admittedly does add another piece of equipment to the mix.
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Oh my god, it's a miracle! My X-T20 finally shipped, 5 weeks later! And now to play the UPS Ground waiting game.
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Ola posted:Ideally the sound recording app would be able to beep and flash its timecode on command. Might be a good app learning project for me. Do you have any good suggestions for Bluetooth mics? There's a zillion gold glittering karaoke mics in the Google search result to wade through. I was digging around the major mic manufacturer websites and found this linked from Shure: http://www.jkaudio.com/bluedriver.htm Just plug that into whatever mic you want to use and now it's a Bluetooth mic that you can pair with your phone. Seems like a good solution.
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Finger Prince posted:I was digging around the major mic manufacturer websites and found this linked from Shure: http://www.jkaudio.com/bluedriver.htm Nice! Pricey though, $235 on Amazon. That reminds me, I have a Sony SBH20 somewhere, a square little thing you'd clip to your lapel and plug in headphones. It pairs with the phone and sends stereo output one way and mic input the other. However, without knowing much about the Bluetooth protocol, I think there are limits to how good the audio input is. You might need something like the JK Audio thing to get properly good sound. With XLR it gets kinda bulky, but then the mic choice is vast. (edit: With hot shoe mounts galore as well) Very good find.
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I ended up buying the Fujifilm X-A3 and it has been working great. Had a baby yesterday so we've taken a zillion pictures and they've turned out real nice.
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canyoneer posted:I ended up buying the Fujifilm X-A3 and it has been working great. Had a baby yesterday so we've taken a zillion pictures and they've turned out real nice. congrats!
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canyoneer posted:I ended up buying the Fujifilm X-A3 and it has been working great. Had a baby yesterday so we've taken a zillion pictures and they've turned out real nice. That is a slippery slope. When my daughter was born was when I started getting more serious about photography and got my first non film decent camera and it has been many thousands of dollars and all downhill from there.
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Fuji, the official camera of sex havers.
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DJExile posted:congrats! Seconded. Congrats on the baby as well!
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8th-snype posted:Fuji, the official camera of sex havers. Rather the opposite. They are the cameras for the post-sex life - Olympus user 
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Olympus: I saw a boob once
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Sony: I'm technically a virgin because I get a new body every other month
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JHVH-1 posted:X100F is cool. I got one of the off brand lens hoods that comes with the filter adapter and tossed on a B+W filter to rock it without lens cap. I've used every X100 since the original with nothing but a lens hood, I have never had an issue with any of them and it also avoids issues with glare/IQ bullshit from otherwise useless filters
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rio posted:That is a slippery slope. When my daughter was born was when I started getting more serious about photography and got my first non film decent camera and it has been many thousands of dollars and all downhill from there. I mean kids drain your bank account and put you into crippling debt, why not throw in a few lenses with that daycare bill? 'Grats canyoneer!
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MMD3 posted:also... does anybody else get a strange white band flash across their screen during blackout between shots occasionally? I don't think it effects performance at all but it is distracting. I noticed the white band bit the other day. It seemed to come up most often when I was using chain drive... but it would only occur after I took a few shots, stopped for a moment, and then tried to focus so I could shoot again. The band would flash for a moment just right before it would try to hunt for focus. I was shooting in compressed RAW so maybe it was some weird effect of the camera trying to do so much at once? I love the shots you got with it. I'm really digging this camera for concert stuff.
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Heads up for Fuji people Godox's new small flash has am instock date on amazon now. http://a.co/c1QLQCM Looks like a great flash, TTL, HSS, wireless built in and what appears to be a functioning AF assist light according to their chart. I'm getting one.
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DJExile posted:EM1 mk2 arrives today woooo  My X-T20 arrives today, 6 weeks after ordering it. My first real camera and I am going to spend all day at work playing with it.
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New stuff on 43rumors, so grain of salt and all that, but none of this seems too out-of-the-ordinaryquote:2017 will be obviously a slow year for the MFT world. We just got the GH5 and E-M1II and in 2017 we will only get some “minor” stuff. This is what to expect:
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Does anybody know if the Godox TT350o works on the E-M5 mark I? It says it works for the Mark II but that may be because they've just listed current models.
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8th-snype posted:Heads up for Fuji people Godox's new small flash has am instock date on amazon now. http://a.co/c1QLQCM Looks like a great flash, TTL, HSS, wireless built in and what appears to be a functioning AF assist light according to their chart. I'm getting one. Are you getting it w the trigger? How much is the trigger?
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spankmeister posted:Does anybody know if the Godox TT350o works on the E-M5 mark I? It says it works for the Mark II but that may be because they've just listed current models. I can't see why it wouldn't. E: yeah specs show it working for far older PEN bodies than the EM5 Mk I. You should be fine.
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Oh my god the EM1 MkII is here and it loving rules. I'll do a comparison between this and the Mk I if people want later tonight
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definitely, I'm sorta kicking myself for not jumping on one for 200 off.
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DJExile posted:I can't see why it wouldn't.  DJExile posted:Oh my god the EM1 MkII is here and it loving rules. I'll do a comparison between this and the Mk I if people want later tonight
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I spent about half an hour figuring out how the strap installed on my new X-T20. This is going to be a bit of a learning process. 
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Internet Explorer posted:I spent about half an hour figuring out how the strap installed on my new X-T20. This is going to be a bit of a learning process. Don't worry! It's all uphill from here.
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