andy lee

Metabones XL and G7 is a killer combination , G7 is much cleaner in the blacks and less noise than GH4 , G7 codec is very thick you can grade it to extreme levels with no micro blocking , its like grading ProRes!!

Metabones Ultra  x.71 speedbooster for the GH3 as the XL is x.64 is for the 2.3 crop of the 4K cameras

Ginirigs.net has all their cool cages and stuff , the follow focus is great and the slider is superb too , I have tbe grab handle offset always as it gets in the way when I line up shots if its in the centre , plus it overhangs the lens if you want to get in there and focus by hand , its just there to lift the rig on and off the legs  , thats all it does so off set works for me

it is alot cleaner in low light - the blacks are stunningly clean, cleaner than the Red Epic we tested it against, image looks very similar to the Arri Alexa we tested it against - there is hardly anything in it !! amazing camera from Panasonic   , the G7 camera lets you shoot in the shadows very cleanly in very low light. I am using 4 Panasonic G7 cameras for the new Pandora feature film I am DOP on , Panasonic have partnered up with us for this movie and we are working together to show how good the G7 is a film making tool. I am using Metabones XL Speedboosters on all the cameras, Brian Caldwell and Metabones have kindly supplied them for us to use in Nikon and EF mount . We are using these with Atomos Ninja Assassins and all the rigs for the movie are supplied by Gini Rigs , I will post some pics of these rigs soon.

A bit off topic, but having a GH3 (that would be updated to a GH4/GH5?) what speedbooster would you recommend? XL or Ultra?

I very rarely use a lamp without it being gelled and diffused - thats the look I use

Arri Fresnels , 3x1000w , 3x650w 3x500w 3x300w 3x150w , Kino Flos x 3 , 3x Red heads 3x Blondes 3x Par56 cans , that covers just about everything . Lee gels and diffussion on the lot

Cheers @boxtree ! Yeah settings for this vid were....
Natural Picture Profile
Noise Reduction -5
Sharpness -3
Contrast -3
Saturation 0
 
Given its only 8BIT I wanted to retain as much colour information as possible so didn't touch the saturation.
 
For colour grading just some light corrections in Speedgrade and added a sharpen mask in PP. That's it, pretty simple workflow and I like the picture it pumps out without needing to shoot flat.

try the Zeiss Distagon 35mm 2.8 C/Y that lens pops its so damn sharp - the 25mm 28mm and 35 are all stellar lenses insanly sharp - the 45mm pancake has a great character to it , its a slight bit softer than the distagons as its a Tessar formula , but it has a look to it I really like , the 50mm 85mm 100mm and 135mm Sonnars are superb very cinematic for actor close ups, these lenses have the exact same glass formaulas as the Zeiss Super Speed cine lenses

Ginirigs.net has all their cool cages and stuff , the follow focus is great and the slider is superb too , I have tbe grab handle offset always as it gets in the way when I line up shots if its in the centre , plus it overhangs the lens if you want to get in there and focus by hand , its just there to lift the rig on and off the legs  , thats all it does so off set works for me

Ignore those last pics of cages they were just some test rigs I threw together from spare parts from our grip store , The Cages I use to shoot with are GINI RIGS see pics of the 2 Nikon Bourne Lenses fully rigged up with Gini Rigs 5D MK111 cages , I like these big cages as I can get my hands inside on the camera to make adjustments , I dont like small cages that totally cover the camera - so all my shooting rigs have these superb Gini Rigs cages and lens supports and super smooth Gini Rigs follow focus , these are BIG follow focus great for very fine focus moves, the camera is mounted ona quick release plate inside the rig so you can de rig the whole camera and lens assembly out the rig when needed , lenses are all cable tied to lens supports to stop any lens movement due to follow focus .

Ginirigs.net has all their cool cages and stuff , the follow focus is great and the slider is superb too , I have tbe grab handle offset always as it gets in the way when I line up shots if its in the centre , plus it overhangs the lens if you want to get in there and focus by hand , its just there to lift the rig on and off the legs  , thats all it does so off set works for me

Gonna look for a deal or a used body to try out. Andy you've sold me on giving the G7 a shot. Thanks for all the info in this and the other thread. 
Chris

Ignore those last pics of cages they were just some test rigs I threw together from spare parts from our grip store , The Cages I use to shoot with are GINI RIGS see pics of the 2 Nikon Bourne Lenses fully rigged up with Gini Rigs 5D MK111 cages , I like these big cages as I can get my hands inside on the camera to make adjustments , I dont like small cages that totally cover the camera - so all my shooting rigs have these superb Gini Rigs cages and lens supports and super smooth Gini Rigs follow focus , these are BIG follow focus great for very fine focus moves, the camera is mounted ona quick release plate inside the rig so you can de rig the whole camera and lens assembly out the rig when needed , lenses are all cable tied to lens supports to stop any lens movement due to follow focus .

Ignore those last pics of cages they were just some test rigs I threw together from spare parts from our grip store , The Cages I use to shoot with are GINI RIGS see pics of the 2 Nikon Bourne Lenses fully rigged up with Gini Rigs 5D MK111 cages , I like these big cages as I can get my hands inside on the camera to make adjustments , I dont like small cages that totally cover the camera - so all my shooting rigs have these superb Gini Rigs cages and lens supports and super smooth Gini Rigs follow focus , these are BIG follow focus great for very fine focus moves, the camera is mounted ona quick release plate inside the rig so you can de rig the whole camera and lens assembly out the rig when needed , lenses are all cable tied to lens supports to stop any lens movement due to follow focus .

Ignore those last pics of cages they were just some test rigs I threw together from spare parts from our grip store , The Cages I use to shoot with are GINI RIGS see pics of the 2 Nikon Bourne Lenses fully rigged up with Gini Rigs 5D MK111 cages , I like these big cages as I can get my hands inside on the camera to make adjustments , I dont like small cages that totally cover the camera - so all my shooting rigs have these superb Gini Rigs cages and lens supports and super smooth Gini Rigs follow focus , these are BIG follow focus great for very fine focus moves, the camera is mounted ona quick release plate inside the rig so you can de rig the whole camera and lens assembly out the rig when needed , lenses are all cable tied to lens supports to stop any lens movement due to follow focus .

I use the original .74 I think Metabones that I got for a steal over at Fred Miranda. I use this on my G7 with no issues on all my Nikon lenses.  The only issue I have had is with my 1.7 extender from Nikon, it got stuck on the Metabones, I thought I might break both to get them apart, but I was finally able to get them loose.  I am looking to get a second G7 and another Metabones, probably the XL, or try one of the cheaper ones.

G7 is a totally natural progression from the G6 , it does all the G6 does plus more - so sell your g6 and buy a G7

over the past 2 years I have bought and used every make of speedbooster that has come out , and without a doubt the KING DADDY of them all for shooting on a 4K Panasonic camera is the Metabones XL - that x.64 glass is amazing , giving you a Super 35 field of view back to your lenses and gets rid of the 2.3 crop factor totally - the Metabones XL turns the 4k Pannys into a very serious piece of film making kit - so much so Im uing 4 Metabones XLs on 4 Panasonics G7s to shoot the feature film I'm DOP on - its that good!!

internal is superb amazing at 100mbs - external is even better 700mbs very clean and detailed

no you  have 4k UHD at 24p and 25p at 100mbs thats what I was testing not any other settings have a look on the Panny website for all the spec for the other details

it is the younger , faster , quicker , better syndrome , its a new camera and has significant improvements made in the 18 months since the GH4 came out
The G7 is amazing in low light with super clean blacks NO FIZZY NOISE !! unreal in a such a cheap camera its image quality is outstanding , no banding issues either . I highly recomend you get one

internal is superb amazing at 100mbs - external is even better 700mbs very clean and detailed

no you  have 4k UHD at 24p and 25p at 100mbs thats what I was testing not any other settings have a look on the Panny website for all the spec for the other details

it is the younger , faster , quicker , better syndrome , its a new camera and has significant improvements made in the 18 months since the GH4 came out
The G7 is amazing in low light with super clean blacks NO FIZZY NOISE !! unreal in a such a cheap camera its image quality is outstanding , no banding issues either . I highly recomend you get one