Francis Carver

It's not rocket science, you know.  It's been done like that since they invented cinema and television/video lenses. Not sure how they refer to them with still camera lenses, though, probably only...

I agree, there certainly does not seem to be anything like this out yet on our planet. Consider the following published specifications of the Panasonic HX-X920. Pixel Gross: 38280000 Effective...

Nice "movie", ha-ha-ha-ha.

As for the camera being a good value for the money, less money than what the GH3 goes for will get you a Nikon D7100 body with a significantly larger sized sensor.......

Note to self: NEVER shoot fast rotating propellers head-on with a CMOS sensor jellocam.... err... rolling shutter camera. CCD and mechanical or electronic global shutter CMOS sensor cameras to the...

Agree with you in general. At $1.8K, it is not a bad deal -- for those who can swallow the crazy 1/4.7-inch sensor size. I cannot. I mean, even a Nikon V2 has what, a sensor that is like 15 to 20...

Never mind that, dan. One thing you have to know about our friend Mark is.... his all-time favorite camera is a $299 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7. Check it out all over on the Lumix Forum. That one does...

Hello, Micro 4/3rds Man, here is your dream lens finally coming true, courtesy of SLR Magic. Some serious optical stuff we've got here, oh yeah!  The ideal lens for Micro 4/3rd shooters BTW, your...

Okay, Larry. Really mind.... well, never.... not write, not really I didn't.

Micro 4/3rd shooters don't seem to get a break.... like ever.

Agreed, "DP" man.

Wow, well thanks. That rocker switch on the lens is really quite small, so now it seems it is a 7-positions switch? I mean, it has the center neutral position, plus 3 settings towards TELE and 3...

I am looking at the V2 camera to be mated with the 10-100mm video style PD servo zoom. This zoom is the one that has a TELE/WIDE zoom on its side. Supposedly it is a 3-speed servo zoom lens, could...

Yeah, China seems to be a country where folks have more money to spend than in North America and Europe combined. Add the Arabian Gulf nations to the pot, and boy oh boy, why do I suddenly feel...

Exactly right! Which is why I am looking at the 1-inch sensor Nikon 1-series V2 camera to be mated with the 10-100mm video style servo zoom. The 1-inch sensor will DWARF a 1/2.3-inch sensor by...

Okay, Petka, of course you know I was a-joking, huh? Seriously though.... SOME AMATEURS who are extremely deep-pocketed musty be buying some of those pricey-pricey medium format jobs, still no?

"The new XP200 uses.... 16MP CMOS sensor for enhanced image quality."

Okay, so I checked the specs -- yes indeed, a 16.4 megapixel sensor that is of the 1/2.3-inch physical size form factor.

Wow,...

With a 1-inch diagonal digital imager, the "sweet spot" for a zoom lens would be one with an 8x to 10x zooming range, around F2.8 to F4.0. Well, they could probably do it with a 12x optical zoom...

No, you are wrong, Shunda -- Fujifilm is only bringing out TWO NEW CAMERAS PER WEEK. They are not yet capable of brining out a new S-zoom every day of the week. Amazing, huh?

No, you are wrong, Shunda -- Fujifilm is only bringing out TWO NEW CAMERAS PER WEEK. They are not yet capable of bringing out a new S-zoom every day of the week. Amazing, huh?

60p is pretty much horrendous for my eyes -- is basically like if the cast and crew of an ultra-reality soap opera production went to see a screening of the high frame rate "The Hobbit." But 24p,...