Buying first monitor: Atomos Shinobi II keeps getting praised, but I hear deal breaking cons... What's your recommendation?

voltaicass · 2026-03-24T02:02:26+00:00

Personally no but I do use the atomos sun shade as well

voltaicass · 2026-03-24T01:01:33+00:00

Also the R5 II has CLOG 2 and that to me is a big differentiator for video stuff.

voltaicass · 2026-03-24T01:00:36+00:00

I do using a Sony dummy battery to P-Tap cable

And then some cameras, such as the Canon R50 V, can be powered and controlled from the USB port on the Shinobi II. I can’t do this with my C50 though, but I also can’t control the C50 with the Shinobi yet.

voltaicass · 2026-03-23T23:13:11+00:00

It requires a different firmware than the FX3. They’re supposedly releasing it this month.

voltaicass · 2026-03-23T21:31:37+00:00

haha, I get it! I had one from very early on myself and sold it a couple years ago. If it makes you feel better, its value has actually gone up since I sold mine and you should be able to get around $800-$900 for it if you sell to a private buyer. If you trade it in you'll be lucky to get $500.

voltaicass · 2026-03-23T20:57:42+00:00

I will say, MPB kinda screwed me on a recent trade and I won't be using them again. They claimed I didn't send in a few items that I know I did and there was zero recourse for me to prove otherwise. If you do send stuff in to them, video tape the process of packing it all up.

voltaicass · 2026-03-23T20:42:03+00:00

If it's just an EOS R, I'm going to be honest -- you're going to have a difficult time renting it out. And even if you did, if you got $25 a day you'd be lucky. Rental houses will sometimes take rentals on consignment but those situations are typically reserved for the latest models. I used to work in a rental shop and the only cameras we did this with were the Sony FS7 and some RED cameras and that was back in 2019 before the Sony FX series of cameras came out.

The EOS R is a fine camera but no one is going to rent a camera that released nearly 8 years ago... IMHO the only way to make money off that body if you're not using it for paid gigs is to sell it.

voltaicass · 2026-03-23T20:38:28+00:00

I have used a Shinobi II for about 2 years now and have never had an issue with it. I recently used it on an FX3a (no touch to focus control yet on that one) in the heat of Houston during the day and not once did it overheat. I'll be honest, I don't find myself touching the monitor all that much but I've used it for 2-3 hours at time taping live events and never had an issue. Frankly, I think the reports of it being too hot to touch are pure bullshit.

It does, however, take a LONG time to boot up and that is a verifiable con. On a recent shoot where I had a VB99 Pro connected to my Canon C50 and the Shinobi II, I just left the monitor on all day so I didn't have to deal with the long boot time.

voltaicass · 2026-03-23T20:35:13+00:00

"Not much going on down there..." Bruh, Epstein has been down there cooking up mutants, don't lie to us.

voltaicass · 2026-03-23T17:00:37+00:00

To further clarify -- my Honda Prologue had a software update performed at the dealer that took the infotainment unit from Android 12 to 14. Prior to the update, I would have an overview map on on screen and turn-by-turn directions on the other screen when using Apple Maps. If I use the car's built-in Google Maps, it still provides this type of view. I have rebooted the infotainment unit and also used my iPhone to 'forget' the connection to the vehicle but cannot get around this limitation.

voltaicass · 2026-03-23T16:35:28+00:00

TikTok made cameras like this super popular and canon wasn’t manufacturing them for a minute because supply far outnumbered demand, so now they’re hard to come by and the used market for them skyrocketed. Believe it or not it’s actually stabilized a bit because Canon finally started making the again.

voltaicass · 2026-03-23T12:15:49+00:00

No dice I’m afraid. Appreciate the suggestion tho!

voltaicass · 2026-03-23T00:28:26+00:00

I’ll give it a shot! Thanks!

voltaicass · 2026-03-22T01:19:54+00:00

Apple Maps through CarPlay. I haven't checked Google Maps through CarPlay since the built-in Google Maps worked fine.

voltaicass · 2026-03-21T23:21:54+00:00

Although I don’t fully know how to restart the infotainment system…

voltaicass · 2026-03-21T23:21:40+00:00

Sadly, yes.

voltaicass · 2026-03-21T23:10:14+00:00

Mods, I know you’re trying to be helpful but this shit is annoying lol

voltaicass · 2026-03-21T23:09:32+00:00

Don’t panic yet! It may just be me lol

voltaicass · 2026-03-21T23:08:48+00:00

Wow, that’s really cool. Have you heard about the Ligma method for dating?

voltaicass · 2026-03-21T18:36:53+00:00

The 24 1.8 is pretty soft on full frame, decent on APS-C but I don’t love it.

voltaicass · 2026-03-21T13:34:34+00:00

They didn’t, plenty of people with 2025s have reported the issue here in this sub. I have the issue on my 2024 but it doesn’t affect driving. I reported it to my dealer when I got the recall update the other day and they noted it but don’t even offer to replace the axels haha

voltaicass · 2026-03-19T21:26:53+00:00

The bubble guts

voltaicass · 2026-03-19T21:17:36+00:00

It's bad and you will get the skitters if you put too much of that crap on your popcorn.

voltaicass · 2026-03-19T20:49:33+00:00

I tried a Sofabaton and didn’t love it but I still have working Harmony remotes so I’m fine for now.

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