Welcome to the first Golden Hour Podcast camera tier list.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

00:00:00 - Start

00:00:42 - Camera 1

00:03:50 - Camera 2

00:07:08 - Camera 3

00:10:06 - Camera 4

00:18:16 - Camera 5

00:21:20 - Camera 6

00:23:21 - Camera 7

00:26:42 - Camera 8

00:28:57 - Camera 9

00:33:21 - Camera 10

00:36:10 - Camera 11

00:40:36 - Camera 12

00:44:24 - Camera 13

00:48:28 - Camera 14

00:54:10 - Camera 15

00:57:00 - Camera 18

00:59:35 - Camera 19

01:04:31 - Camera 20

01:08:20 - Camera 21

01:13:58 - Connor’s Camera Of The Year

01:14:43 - David’s Camera Of The Year

Check out Connor's channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@connormccaskill⁠

Check out David's business: ⁠https://thumbnailacademy.com/⁠

We sit down with Brandon Talbot, RED Cinema Camera owner and operator who had hands on time with the new Nikon ZR to get his review and perspective on this exciting camera. Watch Brandon's review here: https://youtu.be/Vwng9r_Ob-4?si=fXLHCFIO2fVOO0k0

00:00 Start

01:03 The history of all the RED

04:18 Thoughts as a RED user

07:45 A RED content creator camera

10:44 Things we like about the ZR

15:53 What’s missing?

17:52 What the Nikon SHOULD do

21:08 The RED Control App NEEDS to come

23:20 Things that should come with firmware

24:56 What’s the big deal with R3D?

32:09 Exciting First Take

33:29 External Flash???

35:05 Fun factor

35:51 32bit Float

37:10 Dad cam?

The Sony cinema FX2 was announced recently. It's an interesting camera for sure. We talk about it.

TIMESTAMPS

(00:00) Start

(00:48) Problem With FX3

(04:44) Who Is the FX2 For?

(11:10) FX2 Specs

(17:15) Open Gateee

(21:32) That Body

(29:54) The Real Issue…

(31:45) Built-In ND?

(34:03) FX2 for Photography???

Did Fujifilm just make the perfect every day carry camera? Or is it just a toy?

(00:00) Start

(01:30) David Bought One…

(02:29) Quick Specs of Fuji X half

(05:15) Why You Want It

(06:46) Optical Viewfinder Issues

(08:11) The Fuji Point-and-Shoot Lineup

(10:20) Who Is the Fuji X Half For?

(11:23) Photo Examples We Took

(17:28) More Problems

(18:47) What Is the “CORRECT” Price?

(19:23) Why We Cancelled the Order

(20:36) Fuji’s Marketing Strat

(21:55) It’s FUN

(23:34) Video Quality

(25:32) Cheaper and Better Alternative

(28:31) A MUCH Better Alternative for Only a Little More…

(29:30) The FIRST Image on the Website Is “Trash”

(30:12) Concept Camera

Golden Hour is back to talk about what Lumix just did with the new S1 II, S1 IIE, and S1R II. Connor has had hands on with all of them and we share our thoughts on this amazing new lineup.

CHAPTERS

(00:00) Welcome Back!

(00:57) The NEW Lumix

(13:50) Why?

(19:12) Anamorphic Lenses

(22:57) The New Cameras!

(25:43) The S1 II

(28:18) Lumix S1 IIE

(28:41) ARRI LogC3 Inside!

(33:16) Which Camera To Buy For Beginners?

(36:30) S1R II Mojo

(45:17) The Lumix Lineup

🚨Full Disclosure🚨: We were invited to Japan to check out the new Panasonic LUMIX S9. All expenses were paid. That includes flights, travel from airport to hotel, food, and a five-day hotel visit in Osaka. They also provided a tour of some Japanese landmarks for those who wanted to partake. We could also take home a loaner S9 camera and other accessories, including the new 26mm f/8 lens. We are not allowed to sell the camera or accessories, and when we are done with the camera, we must send it back to LUMIX. Panasonic never asked us to make a video, nor have they had any insight into what we say in our videos, including this podcast. They did not watch this before its release and were not told it would even be made. 100% of our thoughts and opinions in this podcast are our own.

In this podcast, we discuss our opinions on the new S9 camera, its controversy, and the current state of the YouTube gear review space.

Watch Connor's first review here.

CHAPTERS

(00:00) Intro

(00:39) Disclaimer

(04:35) Thoughts on the LUMIX S9

(29:54) Can we just be nice?

(40:12) Make cameras fun again

(41:58) Lumix S9X??

(42:49) Why not buy a Canon R8?

(44:44) Should cameras have “personalities?”

(53:21) LUMIX S9 autofocus

(58:40) Overheating

(1:05:29) Entitled

(1:10:28) Objectively, would we BUY this camera?

Kondor Blue and Tyler Stalman have made the world's first vertical iPhone 15 Pro Clamp and we talk all about it. Connor also switched to Sony, we do an iPhone 15 Pro 4 months later follow-up, and more shenanigans.

Check out the clamp: https://kondorblue.com/products/stalman-clamp

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TIMESTAMPS

(00:00) Introduction (02:29) iPhone 15 Pro 4 months later (18:05) iPhone 15 Pro Spatial Video (23:52) Photo Management Problems (28:18) Kondor Blue Stalman Clamp (01:02:41) Connor switches to Sony (01:05:23) LUMIX G9ii (01:08:33) Canon C70 is THE BEST (01:10:23) Sony a9II Global Shutter looks amazing (01:12:06) LUMIX is at the top (01:14:05) Generative Fill and AI Art

Welcome back! David had a baby! Sony a9 III and DJI Osmo Pocket 3 are here. Connor has a new big YouTube video, and David's thumbnail adventures continue.

Watch Connor's 1,000 miles video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHG6Fsre1ec&ab_channel=ConnorMcCaskill

(00:00) Start (01:11) David’s New Baby! (02:58) Sony a9III (27:53) Osmo Pocket 3 (40:44) Connor’s BIG Video on his channel (51:34) David’s Thumbnail Career Update

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