Juggernaut
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"*1 Motion image can be recorded up to 29 min 59 sec depending on the recording format and the camera’s sales area."
This is rediculus.
They really kept to this stupid 30min Limit in a professional video recording camera!!!
Are they out of their minds?
That's not their fault - it's a tax thing. If they declare it as a video camera, they have to pay more tax per unit sold.
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I really hope this camera takes off and is adopted by the masses (ie; indy filmmakers, schools, bloggers, news people)!
I can totally see this being my next purchase! That xlr makes this a really nice package! I'm glad I mostly shoot on a monopod.
AAARGH! WHY oh WHY don't camera manufacturers understand the importance of ergonomics? Adding a pro audio and output module to a DSLR? Great idea, we've all been shouting for something like this for a long time. So why forget to add internal power to it? This is so infuriating, I just don't understand why they don't talk to the people who actually use these cameras for video. Look Panny, it's really simple: Adding a pro video module is great, adding one that is neither practical for use without rigging v-lock batteries nor small enough for run and gun is totally pointless. If you're going to make a video module, then do it right - make it big enough to include batteries, audio, outputs, physical switches, maybe a larger monitor with peaking etc, perhaps even a *gulp* handle so we can, you know, actually hold the thing? If you're going to turn a DSLR into a video camera then ACTUALLY do that, don't go half way and lose your nerve. It makes me SO mad - they know what we need and they just can't see the blindingly obvious solution. Sorry John_d, you're not going to be able to use this camera on a monopod.
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The Varicam? Maybe, but I'm thinking that's going to be much more in line with the F5 or C500 price-wise. Plus they've been showing that mockup at trade shows for two years now whilst the rest get on with putting their to market. Sadly I think Panny's share of the pro video market is slipping into the ether.
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Why? AF series ergonomics are outdated. Small cameras is where it's at. Just look at the Epic. Easier to rig and easier to customise. More stealthy too. The only thing I miss from the AF100 is the built in ND filter. Exposure is important. Every camera should have it.
Who says? As a pro operator I'm REALLY fed up with the obsession to pack everything into a tiny space. The ergonomics of the AF101 are vastly better than rigging up a DSLR and watching bits drop off it. It's size was right for handheld or tripod / slider work and the buttons and inputs made sense to anyone who's operated a video camera. Almost every time I go on a DSLR shoot, something breaks, from HDMI cables to monitors dropping off rigs. DSLRs are great for walking around getting GVs without permission, but useless for almost everything else. Why Panny have abandoned the AF line is a complete mystery - if they were to put this rumoured GH4 into the same body as the AF101 I'd buy it in a heartbeat, and pay twice this rumoured price at least - so would many others.
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Any thoughts on the dynamic range? And can you get close to a log profile? This is the biggest factor for me over the GH2
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[quote author=gethin link=topic=853.msg6166#msg6166 date=1339895996]
would curious to know which shots took the longest to set up and used the most light. (Sure you can use a $700 camera but if it takes 3x the time and light to get a result then your savings are gone).
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Very good point - the relight time on most was around 90 mins - except for the Alexa, who's relight time was precisely zero. That's a confident DOP right there! -
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[quote author=ipcmlr link=topic=853.msg6169#msg6169 date=1339901892]
I'm guessing gh2 is camera B!
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Haha really? I wouldn't bet on it!
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I wouldn't bet on not betting on that - I was at the screening in London and I know which is which ;)
"Bare in mind that on a 4K projector, the Epic and Sony F65 would run away with it" - watching it on the 2K projector it's true that the F65 stood out as superb but the C300, Alexa, Epic and GH2 were all really really close. Of course they would be, given that they all used a £50k lens and 90 mins of Baselight time. If you have access to those tools, you can make any camera look stunning. -
[quote author=Axel link=topic=848.msg6124#msg6124 date=1339790058]
About the set-up: It may well mimic a real situation, but the extreme contrasts of outside and inside don't look natural to me. No?
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Definitely. The contrast was massively high on purpose to test the DR of the cameras to the limit. It wasn't a 'real' looking scenario at all. -
I was at the screening yesterday and was amazed at how well the GH2 performed - I had it down as the Epic in my list. the big note for me was that all the cameras looked great, even the iPhone to an extent. the camera technology is level - what really made these cams shine were the lenses they used and the grading they got. The ungraded footage of the GH2 was very surprising - it looked massively underexposed, but with Driftwood's patch they managed to really get into it and pull it up amazingly well. Had a great chat with nick Driftwood as well - he says there are interesting new patches on the way!
Panasonic FZ1000 review - the bargain 4K super-zoom
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I've got ready access to the FZ1000 and have used it a few times. My take: