Camera Gear Podcast Posts

Ever bought some camera gear and realized later that you made a mistake? We sure have. We cover some of our gear regrets in this episode and try to retrospect on how we could have avoided making bad buying decisions. Also, Lucas finally developed the photos from his first Pentax 17 film rolls, and Daniel spent way too much money on a new tripod.

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Notes:

• Daniel’s way-too-large original video tripod: Davis & Sanford Provista 7518 [Amazon]
• SmallRig FreeBlazer [B&H]
• SmallRig x Potato Jet TRIBEX Hydraulic Carbon Fiber Tripod Kit [B&H]
• Sirui SVS75 Tripod Legs [B&H]
• Manfrotto 645 FAST Tripod Legs + 504x Head [B&H]
• Sachtler Flowtech 75 Tripod Legs [B&H]

This week, we go deep on the new Panasonic Lumix S1R II, covering the specs, test results, and how it stacks up against the competition. Is this Daniel’s next camera?

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Notes:

• Panasonic Lumix S1R II [B&H]
• Panasonic Lumix S5 II X [B&H]
• Reviews
  • PetaPixel’s Panasonic S1R II First Look
  • Gerald Undone’s S1R II Review
  • Tyler Stalman’s S1R II Review
• CineD Panasonic Interview

We’re talking all about lens topics today–our experiences with teleconverters, Lucas’ List of L-Mount Lenses for Lumix, the downsides of software lens corrections, and a tiny new X-mount lens that Viltrox recently released. 

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Notes:

• Fujinon XF 50-135mm f/2.8 Patent [Fuji Rumors]
• Fujifilm XF 2x TC WR Teleconverter [B&H]
• Canon Extender EF 1.4X III [B&H]
• Viltrox AF 28mm f/4.5 XF Lens [B&H]

This episode is all about camcorders–are they relics of the past or still a good value? We reminisce about the camcorders we owned many years ago and take a look at some modern equivalents to see what we think.

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Notes:

• Panasonic HC-X2 4K Camcorder [B&H]
• Sony NEX-VG900 (E-Mount full frame camcorder) [B&H]
• Sony PXW-Z90 [Sony Pro]
• Sony PXW-Z90V [B&H]
• Sony CX405 Handycam [Sony]
• Panasonic HC-VX981K 4K Camcorder [B&H]
• Panasonic HC-VX3 and HC-V900 Announcement [Panasonic]
• Review of Daniel’s Kodak Zi8 [CNET]

We tier-rank each major camera lens type, from telephoto zooms to fisheyes. Along the way, we discover some surprising differences in which types of lenses we feel are better or worse. How do our rankings line up with yours?

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Notes:

• Our tier rankings:
  • S:
    • 85mm 1.4 prime
    • 70-200 2.8 fast telephoto zoom
  • A:
    • 50mm 1.8 “Nifty Fifty”
    • 24-70 2.8 (fast standard zoom)
    • Canon 24-105 f/4 Mark II L
  • B: 
    • 24-105 f/4 ,18-80 f/4
    • Ultrawide primes
    • 14-24 (15-30, 8-16, etc) UW 2.8 zoom
    • 24mm 1.4 prime
    • 35mm 1.4 prime
    • Pancake prime (24, 27, or 35)
    • 500 f/5.6
    • 150-600 or 150-500 UW
    • Superzoom (24-240, f/4-5.6, 28-400 f/4-8, 18-300 f/3.5-6.s, 12-100 f/4 m43)
  • C:
    • 27mm f/2.0
    • 135mm f/1.8 (plena)
    • <f/1.0 primes
    • 1200mm f/8
    • 100mm macro 1:1 (2.8 or 4)
  • D: 
    • 70-200 f/4
  • F: 
    • <15mm fisheye
  • F minus:
    • 26mm f/8 L mount