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@Zak Forsmanrad! Cant wait to see some footage. I just switched over to the Leica R cine mods as well. 

@Zak Forsmanrad! Cant wait to see some footage. I just switched over to the Leica R cine mods as well. 

I just rigged my EVA1 up with my Kowa BH (in a Rectilux housing) using my Leica Summicron 35, 50 and 90mm set as taking lenses, and it is awesome. Was also happy to note that i can get away with a 35mm taking lens without vignetting given the fact that I'm doing a 2.39:1 center extraction.
Received mine 10 days ago. I honestly thought I'd be posting a bunch of footage with it, but the truth is, I'm having so much fun with it that I haven't had any spare time for uploading to vimeo. Hopefully soon, during the holidays. But broad strokes for me is this is a fantastic cinema camera. the two most important factors for me are color rendition and dynamic range and this excels at both. here are some quick pics from the day I received it, all rigged up and stripped down to almost nothing.

I would recommend Aputure as well. The 300d, and 120d/t lights are extremely versatile. They can be transformed from a fresnel, to an area, to a large soft source - thanks to the bowens mount. If you're shooting mostly indoors you could get away with 2 of the 120s. Maybe add a couple of Quasar Science 4' dimmable tubes. You can literally gaff tape those to a ceiling or wall for backlight/fill.

I just visted a super trippy art installation in Santa Fe. Shot this in 4K anamorphic on the GH5. SLR Magic 50mm 2x Prime.
 
 

Working fine for me.

I just visted a super trippy art installation in Santa Fe. Shot this in 4K anamorphic on the GH5. SLR Magic 50mm 2x Prime.
 
 

Look into aputure ls 1s, aputure 300d and some quasar science crossfade tubes. I also own  a miniflo (from kinoflo) set for lighting in cars.

I shot another video with the GH5 and SLR Magic 50mm 2x anamorphic prime. Calling it Chicago II. Here is one frame that is my favorite.
 

I was curious to see what used ARRI Alexa's were going for and I was shocked to see that a Classic EV model goes for $8k-$10k on average. Is this camera using the same sensor technology we have in the modern ARRI's? Is this a practical thing to get into? $10K is very doable and reasonable...and for ARRI...gosh darn it....
Why keep comparing everything to a standard when you can just OWN the standard?
 
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ARRI-Alexa-Classic-EV-High-Speed-Camera-TESTED-AND-EXCELLENT/302511937364?hash=item466f1dd754:g:jb8AAOSwFnJZeina

Here's a still from my 6K anamorphic video of the Grand Canyon sunrise. Full video coming soon.
 

Ursa Mini Pro

You will notice there are anamorphic shots in it, but without a spoiler, I can't get into specifics

That would be a sad day.

So, slot 1 of the SD card inputs died today.

Slot 2 is working fine though. Here's a shot using 4K ALL-I Vlog, 1600 ISO.
 

Hello. 
I'll maker this short but informative. 
Firstly, I sold my FS5 Raw setup - took a big risk, got a GH5 to replace it. The reason was mostly down to portability. 
Recently shot an entire paid music video with the GH5 and some stuff on the A6500. I'd never used the GH5 before - it practically just came out the box. Shot in Vlog L. Had an awesome experience. 
 
Main Pros
IBIS. Much better than the A6500. Invaluable.  Speedbooster XL gives a very different look to typical M43. Sigma ART's + XL = win!  1080p 10bit modes are fantastic. Made the A6500 in 1080p look fuzzy and blurry.  Body design is one of the best I've experienced. Battery grip definitely gives a steadier feel to handling and definitely gives a higher impression to the client. Big impact. VlogL is fairly easy to get into (coming from Slog). Colours are accurate and lovely when graded.  Custom white balance is very quick and easy.  Menu system is pretty nice, especially the My Menu bit. Way better than the A6500.  Small and powerful enough to put straight onto the Zhiyun Crane and Edelkrone Motion Kit.  Battery life is decent (but nowhere near as good as the GH3 - which was ridiculous).  EVF nice and large. Again much better than the A6500.  Full Size HDMI. Yep. Main Cons (I'm being picky here)
CineD skintones - finding it hard to get it where I want. Looks very odd off the bat. I need to work more on this as V-log isn't always the best profile to use.  Photo Style options are very lean (compared to Sony). Not a massive deal, but would be nice to have more options.  Autofocus is essential for my gimbal stuff. A6500 is excellent here. GH5 before V2 firmware is not. Hopefully this is reliable now.  Dynamic range is a bit less and steeper in the rolloff than what I'm used to. Again, need to mess round with things to get it smoother in the grade.  I think the record button is in the wrong place. I just use the shutter button anyway.   
Overall
An absolutely outstanding piece of kit. 
I've only used the camera for one shoot, but using this camera has already made a big impression and is already serving my creative choices to a greater level than the FS5 did.
I've not updated the firmware yet, but what Panasonic have give us is an incredibly valuable tool with almost very single feature you could ever ask for, or actually need.
With a great emphasis on online video distribution, and video being consumed on smart devices - if that's how you're playing it, I would say you would never need another camera for a very long time. 
If the Autofocus is reliable in V2, it would relegate my A6500 to just a carry around camera. 
Got to say, I'm incredibly pleased and looking forward to shooting more. 
 
(see below for quick VlogL grade). 
 
 
 

Official V2 firmware out!
http://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/global/cs/dsc/download/fts/dl/gh5.html

GH5. That blown out plant looks bad but we flagged off the sun beam right after this.

I was pressed for time so I didn't get to do an A/B but here is a shot with the DDFX 2 on the Sigma Cine 50-100.
 

Great example above @BTM_Pix
@Jonesy Jones Maybe try 1 and 2. I prefer 2 for anything under 35mm. 1 does really well for 50mm and up.
I've got a shoot today where I can do a quick A/B on a subject.

Only on stills but I just did a quick shot for you using the Tiffen Digital Diffusion FX 2
Frame and crop without filter on left side and same with filter on right.
 

People are probably sick of me recommending this, but definitely check out Tiffen Digital Diffusion FX 2. It takes the edge off without blooming highllights like the Pro Mist filters.

People are probably sick of me recommending this, but definitely check out Tiffen Digital Diffusion FX 2. It takes the edge off without blooming highllights like the Pro Mist filters.

This was just posted 30 mins ago on the same channel - seems to just be a different grade