RRRoger

I've had my A7s for nearly one year now.
I still say the GH4 is a better camera in every way but low light performance.
Because I hate hours of post processing nothing shot internally with the A7s is as good as the GH4 in good light.
I had to buy an Odyssey 7Q+ in order to bring the A7s to life and to record continuously. The 4k DownRes to 1080P30 (even ProRes LT) is many times better than anything internal.
The GH4 will record 3 hours continuous on one stock battery. The A7s needs a dummy/external battery and external recorder.
The GH4 + three lens and everything I need for a week trip will fit in my smallest bag.
The A7s + 28-135 Cine, 4k recorder and external batteries fills my biggest bag for a few hour shoot. I also need a very heavy TriPod.
 
Recently, I "upgraded" to the A7sII. If you shoot hand held, I recommend it for you.
I sent mine back and kept the A7s.
The 4k internal is not as good as the GH4 internal in good light.
Because the 1080P120 is shot in 2.2 crop, it is full of moire at 6400 ISO. I need 8000 ISO in that mode because of the poor conditions I have to shoot in without supplemental light.
The GH5 should be announced next month, but what I am wishing for is a CamCorder with A7s or better Sensor.
 
 

This from RedShark News: http://www.redsharknews.com/business/item/2038-canon-7d-mark-ii-debuts,-but-what-does-it-mean
 
"The reality Canon's 5D Mark II kicked off the HDSLR revolution, but it wasn't planned. In fact, it could be seen as a mistake, as the advanced (at the time) video capabilities of its DSLRs made those cameras popular amoung shooters, which likely ate into its pro video profits. With this latest version of the 7D, Canon refocused on the action photographer, all but ignoring the video advancements of competitors with similarly-priced cameras. When you take a step back from it, it makes sense; Canon sells far more equipment to photographers than video shooters, and why should its DSLRs compete directly against other Canon product categories like pro video? The big take-away may be that Canon is quietly removing itself from the DSLR video revolution that it accidentally started."
 
I don't tend to get into this whole Canon and Nikon are Video Grandpa's when it comes to video, but the above makes sense. Can't some of us just accept Canon's business decisions and move custom elsewhere? At this rate, it sounds like some people would actually go into apocalyptic meltdown if the Canon 5D MK IV didn't have 4k video and that Canon have "lost the plot." 

I simply don't agree!!

Nothing angers me more than to see so much innovation go unnoticed by the masses who continue to buy unoriginal big-brand greyness for more money.
 
Anyone paying $1800 for this camera and shooting video when they could be using a GH4 is simply nutty.

This was shot with a D600 which is most likely worse in 720p and other than the aliasing it looks pretty good...
 

Depends on your end use.
 
BlackMagic is very focused on Cinema
Their cameras can deliver RAW 1080 P24 footage.
 
The GH4 seems much more appealing to the masses.
I want a camera that can record continuous 1080 P60 footage.
I can put the GH3 on a TriPod and record moving (slowly) subjects without any accesories.
The improved AutoFocus, ViewFinder, Monitor, and 4k of the GH4 are all bonuses.
 

All the parts of my new GH3 with 14-140 lens came yesterday.
I used it this morning to record my bowling practice.
As a stand alone unit for over 10 minutes of Video I find it unbeatable.
 
These are my impressions that may change after I dial in both cameras.
 
Things I like more about the GH3
1. Unlimited recording
2. Much better AFF
3. More depth of field
 
Things I like more about the D5300.
1. Much better image quality
2. Much better color
3. Much Higher usable ISO

My D5300 will be here Nov 27th.
 
I plan on setting it up for 1080P at 60 fps.
I have a BlackMagic Shuttle II to record uncompressed RAW
a Ninja II to record DNxHD 36 (probably more like 72Mbps).
and a Camax HD external monitor.
 
I will be hooking them all up at once and comparing footage to my D800e and V1.