AdRath

Andrew: Any timeline to release the doc shot on the pre-production GH3? All this endless talking I really want to see footage shot by someone with an eye (ie not photography blogs).

I was dreaming of Panasonic releasing a mind-blowing GH3 (2k, virtually no moiré/aliasing, 10 bit - etc.) and taking the market like a storm...

You were dreaming of a $3K-$5K camera delivered by Panasonic for under $1.5k? Easy to be disappointed with such unrealistic expectations.

[quote name='themoviegeek' timestamp='1348586099' post='19031']
Jeez! I don't get why [i]anyone's [/i]raving about this. It still looks so... video. Panasonic evidently haven't heard any of our complaints about the last generation. It looks like something you shoot reality TV for Channel 4 with. It is absolutely not what I was hoping for. Was looking for an alternative Alexa b-cam. But hey - Panasonic, maybe the GH4'll be worth writing home about, eh?[i] [/i]
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This has to be a troll post right? Alexa B-cam? for $1299? HAHAHAHA!

They didn't listen to complaints? I'd say they answered most of them

-DR
-Build quality
-Weatherproofing
-codec
-1080p 60
- Low light performance
-headphone jack
- Colour

I can't see anything to complain about for $1299.

[quote name='QuickHitRecord' timestamp='1348155862' post='18705']
All good things, but moire and aliasing? I liquidated my Canon camera and lenses so that I could switch over to the moire-free GH2. It was worth not having to worry about it anymore. But now it's back in the GH3? I just don't think that I can do it. If these were fixed, I'd go for it in a heartbeat.
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I think we need to get some more footage with final firmware before I would declare moire/aliasing to be huge issue. It didn't seem to be bad in the examples I have seen (all shot with pre-production cameras) but I am also not a pixel peeper.

[quote name='QuickHitRecord' timestamp='1348153016' post='18701']
the GH3 seems like a downgrade from the GH2 in terms of usability.
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How so?
I see far more pluses than negatives from the gh3.

-better reliable rec formats all span.
-highspeed 1080p
-Real progressive not the interlaced wrapper crap
-headphone jack
-Better lcd screen
-Superior build and weather proofing.
-Wifi for monitor support (still to be confirmed) lots of potential with apps.
-better dynamic range
-better low light performance