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Great example of where the camera does not matter , especially when learning. Techniques, scripting, scouting and directing are FAR more important. And you can learn about those first, with your phone.

I use one of these: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/827209-REG/Manfrotto_MVH502A_75Mm_Half_Ball_Head.html Works well for 800mm lenses, for stills and for video.

In your dreams. Who on earth uses a level to get their furniture level when camping?

Unless you have, as I do, a G7 which has never had the internal level calibrated correctly, and no way for the user to do so. A bubble level works far better, especially for panoramas. You don't ...

If only Panasonic lenses were so easy to repair! They won't even repair a damaged 100-400 bayonet mount. IMNHO the design of the Rokinon should have made it impossible to incorrectly assemble the ...

No problem. OMG, you think that is justification? It is IMHO unacceptable to refer to people who might express an opinion you disagree with, or worse - in a way you happen dislike - as "dick swinging".

If only there was some way of knowing which, of the many selfie sticks that Smatree sell, was the one you bought and recommend. Maybe the Bluetooth one? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FTGGVQW Or the ...

And you know this how? By adding decent Bluetooth audio to phones, manufacturers are able to reduce the bulk and reduce the quality required for audio amps and DACs - some phones now have only a ...

You're new around here, aren't you. You clearly know nothing about me or my history in this forum; come back when you are better informed.

I made no comment about the review, the reviewer, what he looks like, how he makes money, or what I think of the future m4/3. I was purely commenting on the OPs apparent bias in his comment, and ...

The rear bayonet mount on the lens has been assembled incorrectly. The red index dot on the mount should line up with the focusing index mark on the lens body, and the focusing and aperture scales ...

Plus, Filmic Pro supports bluetooth mics.

Oh please, it is just an opinion. When opinions are supportive of m4/3, they are "thoughtful" but when they are not, they are "dick swinging"? Give me a break.

No way is that lens fitted correctly. I've never seen that behaviour with any lens or adapter that was inserted in the correct orientation - at 45 degrees I would think the lens is barely engaged. ...

In general cellphone cameras when coupled with a decent app (for example, Filmic Pro) will give VBR not VFR. This is still a problem for some editors, the work around is to transcode to a CBR file, ...

Bluetooth mic + cellphone. How discrete did you want?

And yet they were more familiar with a type of gimbal than many who replied here. So much for "inexperienced". I don't recall video ever being mentioned, especially with that camera and lens. A ...

If you had followed the link provided by Andrew S10  you'd probably be feeling a bit smarter about now. The type of gimbal suggested by the OP and Andrew is in no way handheld.

That suggestion is bang on, there are lots of choices and some are available for much less cost. You'll need a really good tripod. You would benefit from starting with a decent tripod and see how ...

Are you kidding? There's heaps of posts about the camera in this forum, quite a few from people completely new to photography  and who don't have a clue (yet) how to use it. GH5 all over again...