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I honestly felt that in the video above, the footage taken by the two vastly different cameras didn't look vastly different at all. I credit that to the skill of the shooter and the post-production...

I disagree with the novelty label, I think it's become a staple shooting technique. All blockbuster movies more or less use them, they help show scale/distance in a way that can't be done on the...

I thought the same and was disappointed when the specs listed it as a MFT mount. If "edge to edge sharpness" is for real, I could definitely use this for scenery work.

Hold the camera way out in front!

If we use this take scenery and just crop it into a wide perspective, I think we solve the "feet in lens" problem, yeah?

Great way to get attention, a successful ad in every sense.

Absolutely. Leica of old was a legendary brand. The modern offerings are like bad sequels to a good movie.

I think Benz and BMW are luxury car brands in that they cost more but also offer more in terms of comfort and performance. Red and Arri cameras are luxury items in a sense that you pay a premium...

Notice I mentioned the rich guy (neighbor) was goofing around. He wasn't making serious video, so your story of the dying man is completely off the mark, I'm sorry. Even he admitted he only bought...

"...banking on the fact that Leica is perceived as a luxury brand versus other big camera companies like Nikon and Canon."

Only in yesteryears. Today, the above sentence needs to have "luxury"...

I know a rich guy who goofs around by taking videos of his kids at the park with a Sony EX1. Complete waste of money but some people can afford it. *shrug*

They do it in other Asian countries, as well. I don't think I'd ever eat one.

I'm not sure if the original message was sarcasm because it's really loaded.

@BrightSide, indeed, once you master the rules, it becomes boring to abide by them all the time. Noobs have to learn them, old hands think of ways to break them.

I think HEIC is like JPG and GIF and BMP and TIFF... Just another file format.

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Which is why capturing that magical street scene is even more fulfilling and requires more luck and on-the-fly adjustments.

Some modern works, especially video, purposely breaking these rules to create more distinctive (though not always "better") shots. That's the problem with everyone adhering to the rules: sooner or...

Way cool story!

I hear you now, and I agree that using an expensive lens is not get-out-of-jail card when it comes to bad lighting.