jonpais

May I ask if you are shooting with the lens closed down to f/22 or something? Because the X-T2 is capable of so much more detail than what I'm seeing here.

Moire is going to crop up from time to time with any camera, and I find the X-T2 does a fine job, even with patterned fabric. Your footage looks soft and underexposed to me. It doesn't have any sparkle in the highlights, and the shadows are muddy.

Everyone seems to repeat this anonymous source about -4 adding blur, it's ridiculous. Just about every video I've posted here in the forums shot with the X-T2 and a half dozen or so Fuji lenses was shot at -4 and they are incredibly sharp. And I've never run into moire or aliasing issues, at least nothing that popped out at me. Though I don't own it, the 18-55mm is a spectacular lens by the way. These images are all soft, they look like they were shot through a filter with vaseline. Something's not kosher here.

This thing's amazeballs. Under a thousand would be a steal. Too bad won't be able to find them here in VN.

So today you get to download a brand new camera. ?

Since I've been vlogging a bit, I assign Fn5 to Wifi and Fn4 (on G85) to Stabilization and have no use for the side pop-up side menu either.

Couldn't agree more about the tiny blinking red light. G85 and I guess all the Gxx cameras have the same problem.

But the GH4 doesn't have a wave form monitor or vector scope, that's the GH5... And I can't speak for everyone, but I shoot full manual. Always. The G85 is easy to use, but nobody is saying it shoots video by itself. I'm still learning every day I shoot.

Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 v.2 wider than v.1?

I have a feeling your post is going to generate a lot of feedback. ?

I wouldn't depend on the G85's built-in microphone either though. ? Or is the preamp worse as well?

Yes, but no IBIS. ?

+1

yes, that's what I mean, when I'm operating the camera remotely, and tap to focus, it sometimes freezes, or takes a while to react.

Do you ever find the Panasonic Image App to be sluggish, or have you ever had it freeze while you're using it? Because this seems to be happening quite often with me.

The grade above is much more pleasing. I do like cyan or cool tones in Scandinavian cinema however. I think Lee just posted his review without any color correction, maybe he wanted to just get it out there quickly.

You really kill me. Beautiful footage, nice pastel colors. Also great to see someone using a trio of phenomenal MFT glass: the Panasonic Leica 25mm f/1.4, the Panasonic Leica 42.5mm f/1.2 and the Olympus 75mm f/1.8.

That's probably the main reason my X-T2 sits at home while I take the G85 out to play every day. No stabilizer is a downer. Flip screen and zebras would be nice too. But if I ever do a narrative short before I die, I think the X-T2 will be the one I use.

Not surprising. The X-T2 is one of the best APS-C cameras out there. @Trek of Joy Catch this clip at 3:01

I see there's a 12mm f/2.8 as well. I wonder if the 7.5mm accepts a filter. There can never be too many fast wides for MFT.

That was my guess too, it looks stuttery on my monitor as well. ND filters are your friend.

So it seems to do well when you're walking around the house pointing at different stuff - so why won't it focus properly when you're doing something like an unboxing video? Like when Max and Joseph were doing their beauty shot test. Algorithm?

One of the most sensible reviews I've seen so far. This is just wrong on so many levels. Sorry, I'm pretty contrarian today (no different than any other day, right?), but how is this superior to 4K? Especially since there's no need to crop in a situation like this. It's already possible to crop in on normal 4K footage. I just don't trust reviewers like Peter, as warm and fuzzy as he is, when they never show us footage they've shot. And what's the point of owning a fancy camera if you can't even keep the highlights in your video from being blown out in studio conditions? Edit: I already realize that if you're shooting something unpredictable like a sporting event or something, recording 'open gate' could come in handy, but it's not something I see myself ever needing. Does Mr. Gregg even realize what this is for? Because I tried really hard to watch the video all the way through, but I can't recall him ever saying exactly when this would be useful. I'm afraid some people will get the impression from watching this, that it's valuable for getting extra resolution, when what I see is an image that is already disturbingly sharp. Edit II: I know Mr. Gregg is proud of his Olympus 25mm f/1.2 'Pro', he got rid of his Leica, but I would say keep your Leica or, if you really need a 'normal' prime, go with the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN, step back a couple of feet, and save yourself the $900.00. Edit III: For the videos he does, Mr. Gregg could shoot his episodes with a G85 and Sigma and use the $2,000 he saves to buy Jingles a nice Christmas gift.

I don't want to get hung up on Lee's color - he's ten times the photographer I'll ever be.

Relaxing in the Bahamas? Then 10 bit is for the 1/10 of 1% of those who know how to expose, white balance and grade properly, which isn't me.