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I'm both a native and a transplant. I grew up and was raised in colorado until I was 20, then I moved to Hawaii for 13 years and moved back to Colorado last year. I can't believe how much has changed in the 13 years i was gone. (I had not visited co since moving to hawaii) I've only lived here for a year now and I am already planning my escape asap. There is still so much beauty in CO but a lot has changed and kind of ruined it for me. It's also almost nearly impossible to find a decent paying job here, which is wild for me to say, coming from HAWAII. I had a better chance finding a job on an island than this state. Who woulda thought!!

Denver is the city equivalent of an airport layover: Fly in from a bumfuck nowhere cowtown, spend way too much money on mediocre food/drinks/hospitality, and try desperately to absorb as much culture as you can from a place devoid of any personality or soul in the relatively short timeframe you have in that place before it's time to go on to your next destination

Young native here (20). I genuinely thought this video would be terrible, but it's okay and truthful. Colorado is very strange. I've never lived in the heart of Denver, but I've moved many times from Aurora, Lakewood, Thorton, and Litteton. Then, as I got older, my family moved farther and farther away from Denver. We moved to weld country close to longmont, then even further into the boonies. One thing I have noticed is, ironically, almost every "native" I've met doesn't live in Denver. I know there is probably some, but usually, natives live in the mountains or around Denver, but they will not touch it, myself included. Denver has always had an identity crisis. Denver is like someone in their 20s trying to find who they are, which ironically Denver does. However, people eventually find out what they like, Denver is a city, and it never grows out of the "many career changes, style differences, and ideology changes" phase. To me, personally, Colorado as a whole, not just Denver, is an old, fashoined western rooted, good ol' time of a place. You can see reminisce of it if you look. But like in Rango, gone is the times of cowboys and gunslingers, its time to be businesses people. Most natives at least, that I've met are either of the conservative or old school liberal mindset. Which Denver didn't always fit into, but very much doesn't anymore. Denver has chosen to be the liberal intersection. Natives tend to know what they want already. They dont need to find out which way to go. I've also noticed that almost all natives are super duper amazing people when they can go to sleep at night knowing there is only x amount of people around them. As soon as it's one over what their number is, they are pissed forever, myself included. I think Denver would be a good city like it was in the mid 2000s-about 2012. If it went to purple again and the population was 500k. Natives really, really love when stuff is the sweet spot. It's not super dense but dense enough not to feel lonely, not a crowded restaurant with all new faces, but also not a dead one. They want a restaurant with moslty old faces, maybe a few new ones, medium full. To natives, more is not better. We all have a tipping point in that we're just going past the point, which is worse than just before it. Also, the housing has gone balistic. The front range is flat for fucks sake, but the progessive policies, really only let two kinds housing to be developed. High-end single family and high-end, high density. Then keep the old shit around, charge just as much until it goes to shit, then let the city reclaim it. Denver is very hollow, in terms of everything, vibe, businesses, relationships, restaurants. Colorado is also a big state, so natives and non natives all know that if where they are sucks, there is a different type of Colorado that doesn't suck, somewhere else. The Government of Colorado is a professional scammer. They understand how Colorado operates, they purposely don't do anything for affordability, they keep the prices high and only cater to the rich. They know that people like Colorado so much, their philosophy is "its so good, what are they gonna do, leave?". They scam tf out of transplants with apartments and condos, and then with natives they go, "we know you want houses, but fuck you, here, how's 600k sound?" I don't ever plan on leaving, But by God All Mighty. I hope it changes, I hope Denver figures out a new identity that doesn't suck and sticks to it for at least a long time. I've sadly come to the conclusion that I'll probably never afford to buy a house, even though not that long ago, it didn't seem to far fetched. Colorado was a sellout to everyone. I hope it changes for the better. I'll be waiting. Long Rant Over.

Dude I love your videos. I hope you get more subs. Just subscribed. I got a ZVE1 and I totally understand your assessment of the fx30 vs full frame. Anyways keep it up bro good stuff!

The correct expression is not On the market but IN the market. Regardless still love my Gh5 but for same money my gh6 blows it away

The people in Denver are probably thrilled this guy left. He’s ruin any place.

Good talk. I was moved here as a kid from NY/Philly like 25 years ago. Denver was never cool. I hated it tbh but It was better that way. Denver was way worse in the 80s and 90s with regards to crime,drugs, terrible infrastructure etc. It had a sweet spot from like 2005-2014 when you could get a solid 1 BR for $800/month in a good neighborhood. For whatever reason there was no massive wave of transients in that era. People say it’s boring but there are tons of live events. You mention Red Rocks but the live events here are so much more and massive relative to the population size. Problem is now it’s become ridiculously expensive to go to any live event. I miss Red Rocks pre-social media. I have to fight the whole world for tickets and parking thanks to IG. Nobody wants to make friends with tourists. I knew you were midwest pretty early on lol. I used to think the "native" stuff was cringe 20 years ago but I get it now. If people treated your house like how you described Denver as a party, then it’s a pretty harmless response all things considered.

I live in central Denver. This city has gone way downhill, thanks to the liberal voters. No traffic enforcement, apartment buildings being built everywhere, lots of bad traffic, crowded stores, bums, illegals, etc. And now a higher sales tax to pay for the illegals at the hospital.

People are vagabonding all over the place looking for something that doesn't exist. I live in New Orleans, and a lot of things can be said about this city. But i didn't move here in search of a better life or in the hopes that things would just magically sort themselves out and I would be a magnet for amazing experiences. I moved here cause i actually liked the city. I like the essence of it. It's not for everybody, but it's for me. I'm pretty sure theres people that LOVE Denver. And Denver is for them. A lot of people are looking for spiritual evolution and think that changing cities is gonna accomplish that. But wherever you go, there you are. If you're hopping from city to city, you're not looking for a better place. You're running from yourself. Or you're just an energy vampire and exist to suck the soul out of anywhere with life in it. These Californians and Yankees really know how to gentrify a city and dilute the very thing that made it special in the first place. Thats the ONLY thing I don't like about this city, too many expats...but thats not even the city's fault. Im not a native, but I've lived here for most of my life and survived Katrina, so i feel like I've earned the right to say I'm "from here". I totally understand the bitterness that Denver natives feel.

You also have the New Yorkers

Lol I wanted to hate this because I am going to be working back in Denver for the next 5 months and tried talking myself into it again. I do love Colorado, to an extent, but everything you said is so spot on I held a smirk the whole time. Glad others see it. That said, where the heck are you from? You look suspiciously Iowan It's definitely 'the hot girlfriend'. It seems super appealing, but ultimately is kinda a fling and temporary. I love Colorado, and Denver really, but would never plan to stay there longterm ever Actually I'm going Wisconsin with you

having lived all over the U.S., your 'vibe' is in you...not in the streets.

Gotta be one of the dumbest videos ive ever seen

Too Liberal, Too Woke, Too Progressive, too much too.

After The Weed,COVID,Greed, Political Inside Hustle, Fentanyl, Drugs,The Cultural Renovation Of Illegal Migrants, The Cost Of Living And A Rude Awakening, Colorado Has Become Another Place. Its Not The Same. Colorado Is Now A Toilet Bowl. People Look Dirty. And They Are Walking In Slow Motion...

Great work buddy! I You obviously know how to use the FX30 properly. What surprises me the most is: how did you get your 4k120fps footage so clear? What ISO and shutter speed did you use? Did you film in S-Log3? Whenever I film in 4k120fps (S-Log3), the footage becomes very noisy and unusable

So, I'm getting old now/retired, moved to Denver in 1983 from the midwest. Lived in Den. for 37 years, still in CO in an undisclosed, lovely location. I saw massive changes in the city, in the entire front range and on up the mountains. Growth! Change in culture via a change in values. Poor government leadership & legalizing marijuana started the real downfall. Of course country wide the covid mess and inflation has taken a toll. Then there is the travesty of illegal aliens. I don't think your complaints about Denver are any different from living in any other large city. Things change and not always for the good. Our country needs a ton of work. Don't keep looking for extended adolescent experiences. Build your life. Save, save, save and then invest.

“Colofornia here we come” ex-native here.

Dude, this camera has been around for years and a great camera.

I chose Colorado Springs as a cheaper option to live in compared to Denver. Now by 2035-2040 the median housing price is expected to hit 1 Million ! If you’re not working remotely or making very good money you’re going to be screwed anywhere you go in this country.

Colorado is awesome. However, I can agree that the actual city of Denver is terrible. Really bad food scene, overall dark/unappealing/aesthetically lacking. A lot of the areas of Denver that 27-33 y/o people swear by (16th Street, Wash Park, RiNo, LoDo) are absolutely horrible and crimeridden. Unless you like coffee shops/urban art exhibits, I don’t know why everyone loves those areas. Aurora being our most prevalent suburb is also a joke, total dump. Places like Littleton, Highlands Ranch, and Cherry Creek are genuinely amazing and have a strong sense of local community & are why we love Colorado.

This "city" REALLY SUCKS!!! People are incredibly rude! I tried to be friendly and optimistic, but nearly everyone just gives me crap. Crime is growing and police don't do anything about it as they are too damn lazy to get out of their cars. Unless you are wealthy, then they help.

For a STEM state that just surpassed Massachusetts as the most highly educated state, we have the DUMBEST highway interchanges, exits and on ramps. Having a bunch of amped up IT people and pickup truck bros from Texas isn't helping. The little racing crews are the worst but getting better. It's crazy expensive, but a lot of rental units are going unrented, so maybe that's going to get better too. Bottom line: really, anyone who wants to leave, please, by all means, go. The rest of us are super fortunate to be in this gorgeous place where you can pretty much just do your thing if you can afford it. Denver absolutely does not suck.

I loved colorado when i moved here, actually bought a house here too.... i dont want to live here anymore mainly because of failed relationships and legal troubles. Hopefully i can get out of colorado soon.

Whoa….don’t forget half of Denver’s population is Mexican

Almost a 14 year transplant now. It's insanely expensive here. I'm an aerospace mechanical engineer and my wife has been unemployed for a year. I'm pretty much living paycheck to paycheck and I think the only way out is somewhere else. But the mountain biking and skiing anchors me here.

This could be a stand up bit

Why shoot 120 fps why not 60 fps. To get slow, mow and not have such a crop. Amazing video I asked because I’m trying to learn.

m4/3 image is flat and unattractive. yeah ok sometimes you can film stuff that itself is cool enough to make you forget about the fact that you're filimng on a sensor only technically bigger than that of a smartphone... when you realise that, no argument would be valid to possibly justify this purchase. if you can pay 500$, you probably can pay 1000$, and that's where you can buy a x-s20, packed will all those features you love gh series for + phase autofocus. pay 500$ above that thousand, and you'll probably find a used s5m2, which is a whole world higher than the initial camera the only reason m4/3 still exists is because of libidinal investments, made 10 years ago. thus, since it exists on the markets (mostly used), there happens to be some people who find it "cool" to appraise old, dead system. but that's ok, Whatever floats your boat, right?

Denver is like Terminus from the Walking Dead… you make it out to be this oasis and you get there and you’re immediately trying to escape

Nice!!

🎉Goood 🎉Thank you

I love the ambient music. Any references about it ?

Bought a A6700 and never been happier. My 3 full frame Lumix cameras are still my main workhorses for my business.

Colorado was nice, until all California TRASH moved in....

you're too bad to use this camera

So many Californian assholes came to Colorado and they are very dangerous drivers.

It’s a blue state run by radicals

You are mistaken. The camera is awesome in all aspects.

I have both the FX-3 and FX-30. I started my production company 5 years ago. They are both excellent cameras. Get the one that works best for you. My FX-3 was paid for by the revenue made in my business. I started off with an A7 III. If you’re just starting out and/or you’re a hobbyist. Pick up the FX-30 and take advantage of the savings and all of the APS-C lenses that are a fraction of the cost of the full frame lenses. It makes no sense (unless you have the budget for it) to spend $4000 on a full frame camera and then buy one full frame lens for $1300-$2200 when you could get an FX-30 and 6 APS-C lenses for that same money.

FX30 is a gateway product, meaning it's feature aligned with a higher professional toolset. If you're transforming from amateur to pro, FX30 is one of many things you need to buy and its price leaves a little breathing room. Today it's your main camera, tomorrow use it for b-roll. I tried using iPhone, and the cinematic workflow is clumsy, you need weird accessories and there are a lot of fussy settings that you don't think about when you're just checking email.

Its actually a super 35 tho there isnt much difference between the two. You sound like all the orher youtubers who complained about this cameras lowlight capabilites when it first csme out. As someone who has shot muktiple films on the fx30 i can tell you now if you have an issue with this sensor and its lowlight performance, you have no clue how to expose and getting full frame will not fix that. Also this camera just got shutter angle. What a waste of a video, go sell the fx30 and get a lumix.

Super 35 is a film format that utilizes standard 35mm film stock but captures a larger image by using the area typically reserved for the optical analog soundtrack. This format gained popularity in the 1980s and has been extensively used in filmmaking since then. Notable films shot in Super 35 include "Titanic," "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "Top Gun," and "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off." The adoption of Super 35 allowed filmmakers to achieve a widescreen aspect ratio without the need for anamorphic lenses, providing greater flexibility in lens selection and framing.

Native here 🖐 Colorado USED to be a place that a regular working class person/family could actually buy a house in. Not anymore! CA and other states residents/investment companies moved in at a record pace and bought houses most likely in cash.... and yeah we are now left with about a 40- 50% housing increase for no freaking good reason! Colorado is a very transient state.... they won't stay here very long.... they'll just move in disrupt, raise prices and move on. Our rainbow Gov who was supposedly born/raised in Boulder.... became Califonicated in college and moved back "home" to CO . So yeah... that pretty much says it all right there.... Californication.

I’ve never shot on a full frame camera at all nd a lot of cinema cameras aren’t … sooo this makes no sense full frame vs ASPC is a photography conversation. This is just a APSC rant … the image quality of the fx3 is no different the fx30 has better image quality actually.. and last point comparing this to a ZV-E1 is crazy that’s a beginner camera for content creators the fx30 is a Netflix approved Cinema Camera…. Ya let’s be truthful

News flash. Every large city in the US is trash so pick a place and suck it up. Youll not find paradise in America unkess you're pulling 7 figures

You have no know idea what you're talking about. Some of us Midwesterners know full well about the price of purchasing a home and if you've traveled anywhere across this country, or abroad it's the same. Some of us aren't dipshits like you're infering.

The comparison about Denver being like that really hot person you are dating but things aren't really clicking and you know it's not going to be a long term thing, is spot on! I've been in the Metro for almost 6 years. I lived in Boulder for 1 year. Then moved to Thornton and work in Denver. There are so many things I love about living in Colorado (skiing, hiking, rockhounding, paddleboarding, super dog friendly, hot springs, cute mountain towns, etc). Yet, the cons are starting to get to me! Although the cost of living is high, my biggest complaint is that something is really off with the people that live here. The vibe is just really hostile!!! I just can't handle it anymore. The vibe has made me loss faith in humanity a little bit. I'm just not vibing with the community here at all!

Progressives are ruining colorado.

Lol an iphone costs 1500 , i can get a pretty good real camera for this kind of money, even good full frame cameras exist at this price point. I would rather shoot myself in the head before i spend this much money for a crappy chinese made phone.