Jaime Valles

[quote name='Chrad' timestamp='1345987766' post='16502'][font=Helvetica Neue', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif]It took BMD a lot longer than they initially anticipated to get the product out the door.[/font][/quote]

It's only been 4 weeks since the original release date they announced. I wouldn't call that "a lot longer" than they anticipated.

That said, I agree with you that it'll probably be at least a year before they release an APS-C or S35 camera. Before they do that, they'll likely release another identical camera to the one they have now, but with a m4/3 mount.

It would be amazing if the GH3 has an 80Mbit Intra-frame codec. If not, then at least I hope it has clean, recordable 4:2:2 24p out the HDMI port to use with an external recorder. If it can do either of those things, then I'm ditching my GH2 in a heartbeat. Hopefully it has 1080p at 60p as well.

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[quote author=Jaime Valles link=topic=738.msg5507#msg5507 date=1337456059]
Thanks so much for the detailed insight, Illya!.....  If I may ask, what was the tell-tale artifact you saw that made you recognize the GH2 footage?
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No problem at all Jaime.  Happy to share.  However, I'd rather wait to point out exactly where and what the artifact is until after the Zacuto shoot out is released, so as not influence anyone yet to view it- or give away the GH2 when someone is watching the test for the first time.
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Makes perfect sense.  After the footage is released, we'll talk.  :)

[quote author=Illya Friedman link=topic=738.msg5495#msg5495 date=1337423460]
I was at the Hollywood screening.  To say that it evoked a strong reaction in some is to put it mildly.  That being said, during the "blind" portion of the test, several people brave enough to give their "best of" picks, named the still unnamed GH2 as one of their favorites. 

When the cameras were revealed I noticed at least two people who named the GH2 flip-flopped and slammed it as inferior to the others, which was ridiculous, the GH2 did do very, very, well in the test...[/quote]

Thanks so much for the detailed insight, Illya!  It's amazing what preconceived notions about cameras can do to a person's analysis of footage.  I have a GH2, and with the hack I find the image exceptionally good.  Wish I could've made the Zacuto screening in NYC last week, but unfortunately I was out of town.  I'm genuinely curious to see what GH2 footage looks like on the big screen when handled properly.  If I may ask, what was the tell-tale artifact you saw that made you recognize the GH2 footage?

Thanks again!