NAB 2023 Rumors & Wishes

If we can take others' top sensors which wouldn't be for sale to anyone else then I'd love a micro ARRI LF in a Pocket!

$9,999 - ARRI ALEXA Micro Pocket LF (or Pocket Micro LF)
 
NorBro said:
If we can take others' top sensors which wouldn't be for sale to anyone else then I'd love a micro ARRI LF in a Pocket!

$9,999 - ARRI ALEXA Micro Pocket LF (or Pocket Micro LF)
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Same. A Pocket 4K and Speed Booster XL is not that far off....
 
def, I think that's how most people use it, but still the same sensor.

I'd love a new one with a few more stops of DR, better color, the usual. Blackmagic is so good, they have it in them, just taking forever.
 
FWIW, Canon 1D X MKII is being heavily discounted, with the current price of $3,000 (was once $6,000). MKIII is still $6,500.

And there are rumors of a new Sony A9MKIII, which makes this the right time to clear the MKII inventory and make MKIII more price competitive with the $4,500 A9MKII.

These are generally accepted as action/sports/news cameras - hey, why did you hit that guy when he was way out of bounds? - but the latest generations such as R3 also include decent video capabilities. The next major expo is CP+ in a few weeks, so one might see new models there before the NAB.
 
Panasonic GH-6 is discounted - temporarily or not - from $2,200 down to $2000. With S5 MKII having just come out with phase detect auto focus, something that wasn't available on previous Panasonic cameras with Sony sensors, could a phase detect enabled GH-6 MKII be on the horizon? Or could phase detect simply be added onto the already existing model simply by a firmware upgrade?

From a company reputation point of view, GH-6 MKII would make more sense. And a current unit could get some improvements via firmware that would be still be labeled as DFD Just to save face..
 
iPhone 15 specs have been leaked. The top of the line Ultra version is expected to have a 3 nM Qualcomm processor and enough computational power to make the expected periscope zoom deliver excellent quality stills even at 50x.

But it won't be cheap.
 
DLD said:
Panasonic GH-6 is discounted - temporarily or not - from $2,200 down to $2000. With S5 MKII having just come out with phase detect auto focus, something that wasn't available on previous Panasonic cameras with Sony sensors, could a phase detect enabled GH-6 MKII be on the horizon? Or could phase detect simply be added onto the already existing model simply by a firmware upgrade?

From a company reputation point of view, GH-6 MKII would make more sense. And a current unit could get some improvements via firmware that would be still be labeled as DFD Just to save face..
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It was crazily down to $1700 back in November and they've been flirting around $2K since then which makes it seem like it was almost a mistake, or maybe did that to briefly spark some sales.

https://www.dvxuser.com/forum/hdslrs...sale-for-1-700

P.S. Surprised you're not mentioning Canon financials which were recently released...

https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-re...ull-year-2022/
 
Samsung had a presser about its new Galaxy S series with the top of the line Ultra having that Octo-Bayer 200 MPX sensor and a lot of processing power from the latest Snapdragon chip. It's supposed to have much improved low-light performance, two - a 3X and a 10X - zooms, 8K and so on.

Now let's see if the Japanese cartel wants to compete with that.
 
Oh and Canon R5 is down to $3,500 (off by $400), which is a bit unusual for a top seller ... unless, there's a replacement on the horizon as well (which is unlikely, with Canon releasing two other cameras at this time ... but "are you saying there's a chance"? ... well, R5 is not in the same market as R8 ... in other words, one almost has nothing to do with the other)
 
NorBro said:
R5's been off $400 for 2 weeks so unrelated to the announcement.
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Eh, it's not like Canon management was surprised by R8 and R50. Now, clearly R5 is in a different league than the other two, so it's probably an inventory related move. I'll speculate that R5 was Canon's biggest money maker ever (or maybe second after 5D MKIII)
 
Leica announced two F2 L-mount lenses - 35mm for $2,200 and 50mm for $1.900 ... and both with auto focus. Which begs a question - is either Leica or Panasonic releasing a higher priced (vs S5) model any time soon?
 
For those who asked for a Sony RX1 - fixed 35mm lens, full frame - camera - Zeiss discontinued their similar version. It didn't sell well. Or at all.
 
After looking into some B4 camera stuff for my Panasonic HDX900 (another thread), I decided to check out the Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2 and, I have to say, that makes for a very flexible camera setup once you add the other mounts! I could definitely see Blackmagic doing a G3 using the 12K sensor and that would be a pretty interesting workout for all the possible B4 lens options!
 
Red and Sony joins forces and create the Dragonfx8. The body of the fx6 with an 8K Red sensor and color science. Oh, and it's $3499...
 
scorsesefan said:
Red and Sony joins forces and create the Dragonfx8. The body of the fx6 with an 8K Red sensor and color science. Oh, and it's $3499...
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I’m sure you’re just joking around but actually the rumor not too long ago was that RED was allowing for REDCode on Canon’s new digital cinema camera(s) by some sort of add-on due to a new licensing agreement. I remember seeing the Canon booth at NAB some years ago with the wacky multi-recorder setup to show a prototype 8K cinema camera and, if rumors hold true, they would have definitely been helped with REDCode to cut that setup down. So if there were a relationship, I would say it would be Canon as evidenced by RED who are also using their RF mount system exclusively.
 
Zack Birlew said:
I’m sure you’re just joking around but actually the rumor not too long ago was that RED was allowing for REDCode on Canon’s new digital cinema camera(s) by some sort of add-on due to a new licensing agreement. I remember seeing the Canon booth at NAB some years ago with the wacky multi-recorder setup to show a prototype 8K cinema camera and, if rumors hold true, they would have definitely been helped with REDCode to cut that setup down. So if there were a relationship, I would say it would be Canon as evidenced by RED who are also using their RF mount system exclusively.
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If Red lent its codecs to Canon I would consider Canon again (my last one was the C100). Does Sony make Red sensors?
 
scorsesefan said:
Does Sony make Red sensors?
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Red doesn't release that info. The sensor is unlikely to be made by Sony anyway, since they're a huge volume manufacturer and should pass on small orders, especially to a competitor. There are plenty of smaller foundries, however, that would take the order.

PS. Vivo and Zeiss collaborated on a "cinematographer" smartphone with a 1" sensor. The sensor is made by Sony. What makes this odd is that Sony's own cameras with a 1" or MFT sensor don't come anywhere close to 50 MPX.

https://ymcinema.com/2023/02/08/the...r-smartphone-that-gets-international-release/
 
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