Andrew Reid

The LG screen is probably fine in normal use. If it has uniformity and grain issues in certain situations then fine, good to know. Important to get it in perspective though, with how you actually use the phone. It is going to be a very very bad device for viewing flat grey surfaces in the dark that's for sure! On the camera front, I'd wait and see what the Google Pixel XL 2 brings as their image processing has been far superior to LG's so far. The current XL quite simply has a wonderful processor and sensor. It was a tough choice for me between that and the S8+ The S8+ won it in the end because of the screen and better raw images. To look at what the Pixel XL's processing did to the raw image data... it's a miracle transformation. And I fully expect XL 2 to have 10bit video and HDR if LG are making it... but for some reason I've never really got into video on smartphones that much... why bother, when you have so much else to play with that's far nicer? I am into smartphone photography on the other hand, as sometimes the best stills camera is the one you have on you. The best video camera on the other hand, is the one you make the effort to bring to a specific occasion!

I think this phone is in Berlin at the moment at IFA. I'll have a look on Monday.

Panasonic better get their printer hooked up again!

Nice colour, seems I underexposed a bit though... Seems V-LOG should be to the right 1-2 stops like S-LOG? By the way don't be afraid to push the shadows in 10bit... push the entire exposure 2 stops and it should be clean!

Brian, I'm meeting one of the Panasonic USA bosses at IFA in Berlin on Monday and will mention it. I also think they should license your speed booster patents We would have much better native M43 glass if they did!!

Hey Emanuel. This is my job, the editorial... Let's ease off a bit on these forum threads every day You're not yet a mod! Cheers - Andrew

You absolutely need a HDR display to view HDR footage... otherwise it looks too dark and desaturated.

It's not the style of writing or anything to do with the advice he's offering, I have no opinion on that... It's the fact I don't want camera and cinematography threads dragged off topic.

Indeed. A good idea to wait and try the camera yourself. The image might be really good. There will be ways to shoot with it optimally and get the best out of it. Sure, it is not going to make your life as easy as a GH5, but for those who need video bolted to a full frame Nikon, it might be just the ticket.

Also, to be fair, I think it also illustrates a lot of problems with the shooter!

I see Luca (NX1 speed booster designer!) has been playing with my footage Nice grade, even from the Rec.709 standard profile you can see the dynamic range For those who haven't downloaded the files yet, check it out especially the AF test shots. Thanks for the edit and grade Luca

Please try to stay on topic, because if every thread had essays on sugar, energy, lifestyle choices and cognitive performance, I'd personally as a user searching for camera information leave the forum and never come back.

Sandisk's speeds are very reliable. Build quality not so much, I've had one fall apart

Yes I really do think a shallow DOF is a poor man's 24p Of the two things that inform the film look they are very important and so if you have faux 24p you better shoot full frame to compensate On the other-hand you can say shallow DOF is overrated as there's a lot of deep DOF stuff which looks cinematic. I shoot with my rare Iscorama 2x ("Centavision" branded but really an Iscorama 42 with 2x stretch) at F5.6 with a gentle roll off to the background, not really a shallow DOF, and I didn't miss the full frame look, and I've shot with the Digital Bolex which had an incredible film like analogue feel to the sensor, the colour, rendering, the whole thing screamed FILM not SMALL CHIP! Even with the ultimate shallow DOF lens, the Leica Noctilux... it isn't the razor thin shallow DOF at F1 that is best about it... the overall rendering, vignetting, bokeh shape at the edges and pop to the contrast is what makes it.

I will be putting a good word in for you with Panasonic Hopefully they will do the extra stretch factors, we need 1.5x as well for Iscorama! Awaiting the anamorphics Brian... To say I am looking forward to seeing what you come up with is an understatement

It's not so much the big size compared to mirrorless that's the problem, more the clunky AF in video mode (Dual Pixel AF aside), flippy mirror, need to activate live-view, flip the mirror up, no EVF, few stabilised primes and so on...it's a pain!

Try this one https://www.amazon.com/Delkin-Cinema-UHS-II-Memory-DDSDUHS264GB/dp/B01M4RCVBE My source at Panasonic mentioned it as working pretty well. And with Amazon it's easy to return it if it doesn't, so you've got nothing to lose trying.

Yeah I agree... When I tried the D500, I thought "great, beefy Nikon ergonomics instead of Sony fiddly buttons"... Haha, not for video it isn't. There is something very dated about the form factor now we've been spoilt with prosumer mirrorless cameras.

Yes it is possible to use 4:3 as a normal recording mode and crop to whatever aspect ratio you like, such as 16x9 It is only just dawning on me for some reason, that they added a 5K video mode, haha. Just like that! Bang, first 5K mirrorless camera.

Good stuff from Jacob. I missed the frame lines and operation lock features. This camera now has more features than ten Canons put together!

The H.265 is interframe LongGOP.

How long are you there for? I'll see if I have time. Not in Berlin right now, am in the UK but coming back shortly!

Not tested this yet, will do in part 2.

Answer from Panasonic about the anamorphic desqueeze... It's for 1.33x lenses when used in the normal 16:9 video mode.

I am using Adobe Premiere but with reservations... If it doesn't stop crashing soon, I am going to have to use something else.