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*** February 2026 Image & Video Thread ***

pdk42 said:
Lovely shots. But I think a smaller label would be less distracting! :)
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Thank you very much for your kind words — I truly appreciate your feedback. Your opinion means a lot to me. I completely agree that the location name appears quite large. However, according to the agreement with the client, I am allowed to use the images for presentation purposes only if they differ from the original versions. Therefore, they must be slightly modified (for example in color grading, cropping, or layout) and may not be identical to the final delivered photographs.
 
So, this weekend was the annual Convoy for kids. It's a fundraiser by local, and not so local truck owners/businesses for kids and their families affected by Cancer. Seems to always be well supported, kids of all ages line the streets and wave the trucks on. Plenty of air horn blasting going on, you can hear them coming from miles away.
Anyway, say what you like about Panasonic's DFD, I've always had great luck with it. Kind of disappointed that it got crucified by media, and not further developed.
A few shots standing by the side of the road.
Lead vehicles
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  • Panasonic DC-S5
  • LUMIX S 85/F1.8
  • ƒ/2.5
  • 85mm
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO 200


Trucks old and new, and everything in between

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  • Panasonic DC-S5
  • LUMIX S 85/F1.8
  • ƒ/2.5
  • 85mm
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO 200


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  • Panasonic DC-S5
  • LUMIX S 85/F1.8
  • ƒ/2.5
  • 85mm
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO 200
 
Someone's happy :)

26-Feb22-P1048697.jpg
  • Panasonic DC-S5
  • LUMIX S 14-28/F4-5.6
  • ƒ/4.5
  • 18mm
  • 1/640s
  • ISO 200


Unimog. The AF has to be pretty decent to track something coming in to nearly arms length at 16-18mm, and hit it in single shot

26-Feb22-P1048689.jpg
  • Panasonic DC-S5
  • LUMIX S 14-28/F4-5.6
  • ƒ/4.3
  • 16mm
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO 200


26-Feb22-P1048753.jpg
  • Panasonic DC-S5
  • LUMIX S 14-28/F4-5.6
  • ƒ/5.6
  • 19mm
  • 1/320s
  • ISO 200
 
Saw Wolverine
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  • Panasonic DC-S5
  • LUMIX S 14-28/F4-5.6
  • ƒ/11
  • 14mm
  • 1/60s
  • ISO 100


The kids love it
26-Feb22-P1048758.jpg
  • Panasonic DC-S5
  • LUMIX S 14-28/F4-5.6
  • ƒ/5.6
  • 19mm
  • 1/320s
  • ISO 200
 
Markuswelder said:
Anyway, say what you like about Panasonic's DFD, I've always had great luck with it. Kind of disappointed that it got crucified by media, and not further developed.
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Last weekend I was on a sport event too and I met with a professional photographer. He used a Sony A7IV. He offered me to change cameras for a few minutes, so I could test its autofocus. For shooting sport the Sony has much faster and better autofocus than the Panasonic S5D. He liked the sound of the S5D's mechanical shutter, but he had to wait more time for the focus. Overall, we could take good pictures with any of the two cameras.
 
dseres said:
Last weekend I was on a sport event too and I met with a professional photographer. He used a Sony A7IV. He offered me to change cameras for a few minutes, so I could test its autofocus. For shooting sport the Sony has much faster and better autofocus than the Panasonic S5D. He liked the sound of the S5D's mechanical shutter, but he had to wait more time for the focus. Overall, we could take good pictures with any of the two cameras.
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AF has been Sony's #1 strong point for years now, best of the best by all accounts. A point ot note is that an A7 IV costs around three times what an S5D does.
 
dseres said:
Last weekend I was on a sport event too and I met with a professional photographer. He used a Sony A7IV. He offered me to change cameras for a few minutes, so I could test its autofocus. For shooting sport the Sony has much faster and better autofocus than the Panasonic S5D. He liked the sound of the S5D's mechanical shutter, but he had to wait more time for the focus. Overall, we could take good pictures with any of the two cameras.
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I'm not saying it's better or worse than (insert random brand) I'm just saying I have no trouble with it. I shoot in single shot mode as I hate sifting through hundreds of images looking for "the good one" I simply half press the shutter, track the subject until I think the framing looks right, press the shutter button. And it gets the shot.
Yes, you can see a little bit of flutter in the EVF, ignore it, let the camera do its job, and it does.
The S5D is unavailable here, not imported, next body I buy will most likely have phase detect. One bonus with that is that I'd expect all my older Canon EF lenses to be a bit snappier focusing
 
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