Astro

Andrew, while it's relatively easy to get great color and especially skintones from 5D3 RAW, the same cannot be said for the A7S. While the A7S can look great, especially with post work (sometimes a lot of post work), it has a problem with green that can make skintones a challenge. Have also seen examples online where the highlights make skin look like plastic (something I don't recall seeing with 5D3 RAW examples online (certainly not with anything we have shot)).
 
When the A7S can produce something like this:

I just had a good look at this and I also had a good look at the 4K Nick Driftwood short film at Brighton showing skin tones...I did not see any green tinting or magenta or artefacts or moire.
I also own a GH2 and I am a professional 3d artist for the last ten years...and before that an airbrush mural artist (what would I know?)
I only mix colors daily for 2d textures on 3d models, define realistic ray trace or hi res shadow map shadows with 3d lights, set sub surface scattering for realistic skin etc...etc...
I cant see it!!...especially in the Driftwood vid, if you cant make a good image or film with this camera...then you probably cant make a good image or film with whatever else is out there either.

I just had a good look at this and I also had a good look at the 4K Nick Driftwood short film at Brighton showing skin tones...I did not see any green tinting or magenta or artefacts or moire.
I also own a GH2 and I am a professional 3d artist for the last ten years...and before that an airbrush mural artist (what would I know?)
I only mix colors daily for 2d textures on 3d models, define realistic ray trace or hi res shadow map shadows with 3d lights, set sub surface scattering for realistic skin etc...etc...
I cant see it!!...especially in the Driftwood vid, if you cant make a good image or film with this camera...then you probably cant make a good image or film with whatever else is out there either.

Very interesting, they seem to be the only Japanese manufacturer (perhaps apart from Olympus to some degree) ready to try and fill the gap that Blackmagic is currently catering to...that's very interesting.
There is no doubt that the BMCC and pocket cinema camera captures beautiful footage, but it will be interesting how Panasonic does all the other stuff...(smaller file sizes that grade well, ergonomics, screen etc..).
I am hoping for some high frame rates as well, perhaps in 2K? that would be awesome..
If they get all that right, this will be a winner for them...if it's true! 

[quote name='sanveer' timestamp='1348017279' post='18545']
Vitaly just makes Tall Claims. He has an opinion on Every programmer on the Planet. If he were so smart, Panasonic would have had him, on board, by now. They have their reasons. And,obviously, he has his.
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:lol: LOL!! Probably very true.

[quote name='sanveer' timestamp='1348017279' post='18545']
He did hack the GH2, and maybe, it made colouring and grading a little easier. But, the picture Profile is Exactly the same. Whether he says than in Russian, or in French, or in English. That won't affect the truth.
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Yep...If they hacked the picture profile and made curves possible and got the I Dynamic function working properly.
I would buy two more, not just one as I am now planning.

[quote name='P4INKiller' timestamp='1348074140' post='18607']
We must find this pocahontas and conduct some more thorough, extensive skintone tests.
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LOL!!!

GREAT!! Cant wait for the GH3 to be released, so I will order another GH2 when the price drops even more!!

[quote name='afaccon' timestamp='1348001540' post='18512']
What shall I do with my GH2?
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Keep it, I will be keeping mine, perhaps buying another one as well.

[quote name='sanveer' timestamp='1348014950' post='18536']
I did realise, after shooting a lot of videos, on my GH2, that the GH2 has insane FLAT picture profile, under certain ideal conditions. ONLY. These are:
1. Seriously Overcast Sky (though, not at very late, in the evening. Because, low light, ruins it).
2. Slightly Over-exposed (about 2 stops).
I guess, I'll just hold on to the GH2, for now. It has served me well, and it does some phenomenal video. At a fraction of the cost of the Alexas, the REDs and the Canon C series. The BMCC is good, but, its like a series of never ending investments, starting with SSD Drives, new wider lense, and much higher capacity of editing set-up. The GH2, for now, does everything at a fraction of the cost, and headache.
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This pretty much is exactly what I feel, I'll just wait until someone gets the message and delivers something thats good.
I would be happy to part with $3,000 for decent DSLR video, but not the BMCC its far too Mac orientated, too much dependant on large (massive) storage, needs so much pimping up...the cost will add up etc..
The GH3 gets close to ticking the boxes, but definitely not enough over the GH2 (for me anyway) maybe when its released it may be better ...but right now...no.

@markm
Yep...We definitely need to learn a lot more.
So far there have been some really great things, but I feel a lot of reservation about buying this camera.
I havent seen anything (yet) that beats the GH2 as far as video is converned in terms of clarity (I dont like to use the word sharpness...cause I have mine to -2)...just detail...good solid clean detail.
Where was it in those room shots especially the wider ones, it was really soft (everything was), it just amazes me people cant see that.
I know the GH2 has the limited dynamic range, but if you shoot in the right circumstances it is not a big issue really (for me)
and the Zacuto shootout showed that also.
But that softness would get to me, its what I did not like about the 5D Mk 3 ...although the GH3 is not nearly as bad, it does not look (from these early videos) to look as detailed as the GH2 sadly...I hope I am wrong, I want to be wrong.
We will see.

@markm
Yep...We definitely need to learn a lot more.
So far there have been some really great things, but I feel a lot of reservation about buying this camera.
I havent seen anything (yet) that beats the GH2 as far as video is converned in terms of clarity (I dont like to use the word sharpness...cause I have mine to -2)...just detail...good solid clean detail.
Where was it in those room shots especially the wider ones, it was really soft (everything was), it just amazes me people cant see that.
I know the GH2 has the limited dynamic range, but if you shoot in the right circumstances it is not a big issue really (for me)
and the Zacuto shootout showed that also.
But that softness would get to me, its what I did not like about the 5D Mk 3 ...although the GH3 is not nearly as bad, it does not look (from these early videos) to look as detailed as the GH2 sadly...I hope I am wrong, I want to be wrong.
We will see.