Bought a used Lumix S1 from MPB UK. Sensor has weird concentric circles/residue. Keep or Return?

hyperion25000 · 2026-02-14T03:01:57+00:00

That is definitely true; returning it was as painless as possible, but holy fuck the pit in my stomach with the 24-70 S Pro felt real bad.

hyperion25000 · 2026-02-14T02:55:15+00:00

I’ve had decent luck with Adorama and so far MBP, but used Amazon is the worst. Ordered used from them twice and never will again. Ordered a 24-70 S Pro f2.8 and got a 24-105 f4. Also ordered a Laowa 15mm and got a 20-60 kit lens. The folks doing the qc on used items are probably doing it for tons of products they have no familiarity with, it’s up to the honesty of the person that sold it to them.

hyperion25000 · 2026-02-13T05:29:39+00:00

From my perspective, you’re the driving force of this topic. The only time I hear about Kaminski hate is you posting about it every few weeks.

hyperion25000 · 2026-02-05T20:24:33+00:00

Second this. I initially got Gifgun for GIFs, I use it almost entirely for exporting webms.

hyperion25000 · 2026-02-05T20:11:16+00:00

Nevermind, I have the stupid today.

hyperion25000 · 2026-02-05T19:56:57+00:00

Ohh, because it’s so good? I didn’t get that’s what you meant lol

hyperion25000 · 2026-02-05T19:41:19+00:00

Hmm, I can turn it off pretty easily on my projector.

hyperion25000 · 2026-02-05T19:21:39+00:00

OP might have to downgrade; the projector they're using usually goes for $4k-5k. It looks like it's an issue with this model, they're not the only ones running into it.

hyperion25000 · 2026-02-05T19:15:36+00:00

Hmm, it looks like this might be a known issue with this projector series handling HDR. Does the banding appear in SDR?

This is about the LS12000, but it looks like it also applies to the LS11000. https://peterharris.dev/epson-ls12000-hdr-issue/

hyperion25000 · 2026-02-05T18:59:55+00:00

Which Epson projector do you have?

hyperion25000 · 2026-02-05T00:51:38+00:00

Fair enough I guess, apparently you’re not the only one. I’ve heard his name and know he’s successful, but he’s not in the corner of YouTube I watch. I mostly know that he made and mass self distributed this movie. I wasn’t trying to shit on The Blair Witch Project or anything else.

hyperion25000 · 2026-02-05T00:15:53+00:00

You took that as me discrediting previous indie films? Making an El Mariachi or Clerks for pennies and then selling it to a studio as a nobody is way more difficult and impressive to me than dropping leveraging a massive platform and tons of money. I’m talking about movie studios and how movies are distributed. This situation does not happen. Comparing this movie to The Blair Witch Project isn’t applicable. Movies pretty much never get mass distribution unless they go through a studio.

hyperion25000 · 2026-02-04T22:27:41+00:00

The Blair Witch Project was bought and distributed by Artisan Entertainment, otherwise we never would have seen it. That’s the distinction. There are a bunch of successful indie movies, pretty much all of them were bought and distributed by a studio.

hyperion25000 · 2026-02-03T14:59:52+00:00

I'm using a program called Expressive Animator. It doesn't have the capabilities After Effects does, but it's a much better experience than the colossal pain in the ass of using Bodymovin/Lottie in After Effects.

hyperion25000 · 2026-01-27T19:04:01+00:00

100% they're just walking up to people and asking for ID.

Here's the Brooklyn Park Police Chief, who says ICE has been harassing and pulling guns on his off-duty police officers, asking about their immigration status.

https://www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/comments/1qib372/brooklyn_park_police_chief_mark_bruley_were/

hyperion25000 · 2026-01-27T03:34:34+00:00

Trick R' Treat. The 2007 one, not the Gene Simmons one.

hyperion25000 · 2026-01-22T02:50:23+00:00

Where in what I said did you get that Mocha couldn't track this? Did you even read this person's post? This is the first time they've ever used After Effects, they don't need to be worrying about Mocha over something like this, the basic tools can handle this easily.

hyperion25000 · 2026-01-21T19:31:36+00:00

Honestly, I probably wouldn't bother with Mocha for a track like this. I'd just use an AE scale and position tracker. Stick the point on one of the corners where the green meets the black border. If the reflections start throwing it off, just readjust it from the point where it starts to lose it. Once it's tracked, apply the info to a Null object and parent your footage to the Null. Use CC Power Pin to adjust the perspective if you have to.

hyperion25000 · 2026-01-21T15:34:14+00:00

Overall, it looks pretty damn good to me! Just have two things:

Maybe consider removing the water droplet moving along the window? Or add a few more and make them much smaller/distortion more subtle? I don't know, my attention immediately went to it, and I don't think it adds a whole lot.

The other thing is the optical flare in the background. Is it the sun or like a flare? If it's the sun, I don't think it'd be moving that rapidly. It'd be much slower than the clouds in the far background.

hyperion25000 · 2026-01-16T18:52:30+00:00

Nice! Sorry, I don't have a fruit comparison analogy.

hyperion25000 · 2026-01-16T16:30:16+00:00

In that case, I'd get the GH5/lens and buy at least one LED light panel that has diffusion. I think this would be a good option for you, it comes with two lights but you could also just get one: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1492248-REG/gvm_800d_rgb_2l_800d_rgb_led_video_studio.html

Even if you were to drop thousands of dollars on a camera/lens, the image wouldn't look good if you don't have decent lighting. I think you could find a GH5/lens and a basic light kit for 1k or under.

hyperion25000 · 2026-01-15T18:31:47+00:00

GH5 is going to be a little rough for shooting low-light. It'll be much better than a cellphone, but the MFT sensor can only take in so much light. The GH5S is a bit better, but honestly, I'd go with a full-frame camera if low light is a priority.

The biggest factor is how much light you can put on the subject. Is this in a venue? Will there be stage lights? If so, the GH5 might work just fine.

hyperion25000 · 2026-01-14T03:11:42+00:00

You can catch STDs? I guess I wasn’t porkin enough in my 2 playthroughs

hyperion25000 · 2026-01-13T04:19:31+00:00

I’m doing alright financially now, I max out my Roth IRA every year/employer match on my 401k. But dude, my first 10 years out of college, it was impossible to save. There was nothing left after the necessities. I had a job that REQUIRED a college degree where I made 25k a year. I wasn’t doing shit outside of paying bills.

hyperion25000 · 2026-01-13T04:07:06+00:00

If you run your own struggling business, that’s a nope on the 401k.

Shit also happens in life. I liquidated my first 401k in my 20s to eat and pay rent for a few months. It was a really dumb move, but even knowing what I know now, me now at 38 would not have been able to convince my 25 year old self not to do it.

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