So! I got one!
Wow.
First off, Panamoz were great. Got an r1, a spare battery, a control ring EF adapter and a 24-105/4L for 6.6k EUR. Bargain. The camera alone is 7.5 retail. Ordered it on a Friday evening and it arrived the following Thursday. Had it about a week now.
This thing is just a beast. I have my first pro shoot with it this coming Tuesday, having finally set it up and played with it enough to trust myself with paid gigs.
It’s such a massive step up from the 5div in every single way it’s just a bit overwhelming. It feels great in the hand, there are buttons galore. I was surprised about it feeling a touch fragile in comparison with the 5div, but I think it’s an impression mainly from the screen. It flips out and feels a little breakable. The 5div was a tank. I’m sure this is too, it’s just my initial impressions. It’s surprisingly light too. I’m glad, but that might add to the impression I have. By no means is it a bad thing or a criticism- i just haven’t used it enough yet.
The focus system is mind blowing coming from my 5div’s. So many workable first rate options will take some relearning after years of managing with a stiff joystick and limited focus points. The multicontroller thing is epic. I have it set to focus start on a half press which switches to eye focus on the full press. (Eye focus as in eye tracking focus, not the eye control focus which I have been unable to get to work very well). If anyone’s interested I have servo/one shot on the * and limited focus areas selector on the last button.
I limited my fps to 40/20/3, and it’s defaulted at 3, as that’s great for the type of stuff I shoot mainly, with the top front button switching to 40fps if I need it. The bottom front button toggles focus tracking.
Whilst im talking buttons, the mf next to the shutter button switches between people, animals, vehicles and none (I’ll likely limit this eventually) and the mf on the back left is the mode button. The original mode button is the ‘revert all back to auto’ switch when in FV mode, the oh shit button. I don’t really know much about Fv, it wasn’t on the 5div. I always have shot in manual, but I like the idea of it; when I’m in a fast situation and something happens. I dunno. But it’s set up - I’ll see if I can fit it in to my habits or if it’s useful.
Talking of modes, I have restricted them to M and C1 set up with the restricted Fv mode in taking about. (250 min shutter speed and 12k max iso). I wish that I could use the mode button to cycle modes instead of it opening up the mode screen and using the dial. Having only two modes I think it would work nicely.
Anyway. My first impressions and initial set up.
I'm professional, my living is solely earnt from photography. I shoot portraits generally, normally on location and almost never in a studio. The locations are within a large city, and my clients range from models to romance shoots (surprise proposals etc), family shoots, musicians. I also shoot weddings.
Wow.
First off, Panamoz were great. Got an r1, a spare battery, a control ring EF adapter and a 24-105/4L for 6.6k EUR. Bargain. The camera alone is 7.5 retail. Ordered it on a Friday evening and it arrived the following Thursday. Had it about a week now.
This thing is just a beast. I have my first pro shoot with it this coming Tuesday, having finally set it up and played with it enough to trust myself with paid gigs.
It’s such a massive step up from the 5div in every single way it’s just a bit overwhelming. It feels great in the hand, there are buttons galore. I was surprised about it feeling a touch fragile in comparison with the 5div, but I think it’s an impression mainly from the screen. It flips out and feels a little breakable. The 5div was a tank. I’m sure this is too, it’s just my initial impressions. It’s surprisingly light too. I’m glad, but that might add to the impression I have. By no means is it a bad thing or a criticism- i just haven’t used it enough yet.
The focus system is mind blowing coming from my 5div’s. So many workable first rate options will take some relearning after years of managing with a stiff joystick and limited focus points. The multicontroller thing is epic. I have it set to focus start on a half press which switches to eye focus on the full press. (Eye focus as in eye tracking focus, not the eye control focus which I have been unable to get to work very well). If anyone’s interested I have servo/one shot on the * and limited focus areas selector on the last button.
I limited my fps to 40/20/3, and it’s defaulted at 3, as that’s great for the type of stuff I shoot mainly, with the top front button switching to 40fps if I need it. The bottom front button toggles focus tracking.
Whilst im talking buttons, the mf next to the shutter button switches between people, animals, vehicles and none (I’ll likely limit this eventually) and the mf on the back left is the mode button. The original mode button is the ‘revert all back to auto’ switch when in FV mode, the oh shit button. I don’t really know much about Fv, it wasn’t on the 5div. I always have shot in manual, but I like the idea of it; when I’m in a fast situation and something happens. I dunno. But it’s set up - I’ll see if I can fit it in to my habits or if it’s useful.
Talking of modes, I have restricted them to M and C1 set up with the restricted Fv mode in taking about. (250 min shutter speed and 12k max iso). I wish that I could use the mode button to cycle modes instead of it opening up the mode screen and using the dial. Having only two modes I think it would work nicely.
Anyway. My first impressions and initial set up.
I'm professional, my living is solely earnt from photography. I shoot portraits generally, normally on location and almost never in a studio. The locations are within a large city, and my clients range from models to romance shoots (surprise proposals etc), family shoots, musicians. I also shoot weddings.
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