That is what I though before getting an Inspire 1. Under proper conditions (you need enought light yes) and with the right settings it delivers stunning footage. Film Riot proved it definitely cuts well in this short where the opening shot is the Inspire 1 and the rest is Red Dragon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6znipZ9dK9A

They used Lomo Square Front anamorphic lenses. They explain it in a comment reply on Vimeo.

That movie was a let down. The pace was too constant (it worked in Mad Max because it served a purpose), the characters were totally cliché (without the grit of J1) and there was none of the visual cleverness of the first one. It could have been so much better, even keeping the same story outline. I personally thought this death was the only thing that gave some pace to the movie despite the fact that we didn't care about the character.

Even the cool color palette made everything look superficial. Also the VFX had some problems, mostly lighting (lights and shadow too soft) making it easy to spot a real and fake shot with the heli... should not happen with such an AAA movie.

Except a monopod does not "grab" the ground to also help for balance when you get to the oposite side. Many monopods facing straigth are also a pain when trying to do a move down or up.

And when you shoot in delicate remote spots like I do, the less ground surface requirement, the better. Should I mention that a quality monopod is actually no cheaper than this?

I'm definitely going to get one of those if the build quality is good.

The Odyssey 7Q can already do 4K RAW continuously at 60fps and up to 120fps in bursts. I have it for my FS700 but at the moment mostly use the 2K 240fps RAW mode when I need slow mo.

This recorder looks great and it's a good thing that it uses non proprietary media (that is one shitty thing with the Odyssey). The only thing I am afraid is the build. The Odyssey is built like a tank. I just put it through 2 weeks of Amazon jungle filming an ultra-marathon deep in the jungle. Sweat, dust, humidity, mud... no problem.

Now if the Odyssey does not get 4K on HDMI, the Shogun might be the only option for many camera owners. Would like to try it someday...

This is just because variable NDs are made of two polarizing filters in opposite direction. Polarizing filters are not advised on super wide lenses because the strength of the effect depends on the angle for the light relatively to the sun so the angle difference on a very wide shot is to big to create a uniform effect.

With normal NDs or GNDs there should be no "blotch".