John Jay

On 4/4/2019 at 4:36 PM, thephoenix said:

one thing that i don't understand and that anoys me a lot is that when i am recording and i approch my eye to the evf then the screen goes off and the image appears in the evf. ok makes sense.

but the fact that it sends a black frame threw hdmi to the atomos recorder and don't get.

it fucks up the recording putting a black frame in the rush.

maybe there is a reason but i cannot find which one.

i had the issue with my moza air 2 when the camera's evf was getting close to the arm, it automaticaly shuts the screen and turn the evf on. perfect to me cause i want it to be like that but this is a pain for recording.

btw i could deactivate the thing but 1 i don't recall the name and don't find it in the endless menu and 2 it would be so much better not to send the signal threw hdmi

 

You don’t need to go into the menu, just use the EVF button to toggle to screen only before you start recording

You can toggle EVF only, Screen only, or Eye Sensor auto switch

This h265 low bitrate codec is a medium quality codec designed for playback on a HDR HLG Panasonic TV. It’s the same codec that was added to the GH5 for the same reason. It has heavy noise reduction, it really is not designed for grading. Like with the GH5 the 10 bit H265 files will look a lot better than these TV optimised low quality h265 files. 

On 1/24/2019 at 7:49 PM, EspenB said:

Do you see a lot of new camera and lens announcements from either Panasonic or Olympus these days?

If Panasonic gets to the GH6 eventually it will likely be priced like this "X" from Olympus. Or more.

Panasonic lens releases have increased in the last couple of years - Leica 12-60, Leica 8-18, Leica 50-200, Leica 100-400, 200mm 2.8, 12mm 1.4, 12-35 II, 35-100 II 2.8, 10--25mm 1.7 announced, and more planned this year. Groundwork for the organic sensor that will make FF superfluous like Medium Format is now. 

We probably won't see a big release until end 2020 with organic sensor global shutter 120fps raw GH6

not interesting for video really, same variable bitrate codec as EM1.2. I think maybe Panasonic and Olympus fell out and Panasonic didn't share any new codec.

Panasonic cameras as so much better IMO, the 10bit ALL-I codec is solid and Panasonic IBIS works better for video (Olympus IBIS warps the edges)

I do like Olympus f1.2 lenses though, so I do hope Olympus do well

Olympus should make a compact XT-3 like camera, with a new H265 10bit processor and latest AF performance, that would be nice 

Nikon Z is to get Prores Raw on NinjaV

That would put Z6 at number 1 for me 

Hope that forces Sony and Panasonic to allow raw recording on A7Siii and S1 

On 10/27/2018 at 4:57 PM, Andrew Reid said:

Yes from my own pocket, but back into my own pocket from eBay if it doesn't live up to expectations vs my other cameras including X-T3

wait until it gets .braw, then I think it will really be worth keeping

Olympus lens looks terrible, it has to hunt for focus without any DFD depth data 

DFD lens looks way better on my GH5S, I tried a 12/1.4 and 12-60/2.8-4 and AF was smooth.

This test looks pretty good

surely Sony could just put the A9 in a bigger body, big heat sink and enable 10bit 422 60p internal and raw via USB-C, top spec EVF, price $6K, why does it take so long?

On 9/27/2018 at 2:10 PM, Márcio Kabke Pinheiro said:

and hopefully (for them) not going too far and robbing EVA1 buyers.

I don’t get this. Panasonic sell tiny numbers of EVA1, and their market share in mirrorless is tiny,  so you saying Panasonic need to discourage people buying the S1 to protect the EVA1 which is in a totally different category?

If this S1 isn’t going to be a complete niche flop Panasonic need to go balls out with everything they’ve got to get even 1% of Sony FF business. 

Rolling shutter will be over 17ms if they’re having to crop 60p, plus it’s only 420 colour resolution, so seems they’re not quite there yet in readout speed. I’d prefer 12ms max on a video camera .

Samsung sensors seem to struggle with rolling shutter, if it is a Samsung sensor. 

Good progress by Fuji and good if 10bit is standard now in their cameras. Panasonic not able to C-AF means Fuji will attract a lot of users from GH5 I’m sure. 

On 18/05/2018 at 8:31 AM, PeterGregg said:

I find going from stills to video is like you discovered in your fun time with the A73. What I did for myself to make it easy to do both is to set C1 as base set of video settings and then the same to C2 for a base set of photo settings. If I am going to do video I turn the mode dial to C1 and then adjust from there.

If I am going to shoot some quick images then I turn the dial to C2 and fine tune whatever I want to do with the images. The only catch, or "gotchya" is after you turn from C1 to C2 you MUST hit the SET button to register all the changes. Same when going back to C1. What I should actually say is, whenever you change to a C1 or C2 always hit the center SET button for the changes to happen to the camera.

I was easily able to work this camera this way in a fast paced event. I had the video settings using the wide mode and face detection focus modes plus all my other video settings, but the C2 for pictures is registered differently with the Flex-L focus mode as the launching point when I go to C2. Of course all the other settings registered to my liking for pictures versus video.

Peter

PS I would have liked more than just C1 and C2 like the Panasonics have, but . . .

Problem with using C mode it doesn’t keep your settings if you make changes, if camera sleeps or powers off it reverts to saved settings which can be really throw you. 

Wish Sony would just copy all UI and controls from GH5 exactly. 

On 18/04/2018 at 11:01 PM, jonpais said:

Having reliable AF-C is indispensible for gimbal work.

AF can cause many spoiled gimbal shots, even canon DPAF can mess up your shot at just the crucial moment.

You can pre focus and maintain subject distance and get great shots, even with shallow DOF. 

If you need more leeway, stop down a bit.

11 hours ago, webrunner5 said:

Well I think you are not too up to speed about Codecs. If you think having more compressed data is a good thing well have a nice day. Hell don't buy it, that makes me higher up in the Que.

And if AF and IBIS is important then buy a camera with it in it, but don't knock it because it doesn't have it. Christ 2 years ago nobody even heard of IBIS, how the hell did anybody ever shoot stuff? Buy a GH5 or a X-H1, it sounds like what would work for you.

I compared the 10bit ALL-I on the GH5 with external 10 bit ProresHQ at 400% on a 4K monitor, and the Panasonic codec looked better with finer detail, nicer grain pattern. The prores looked blocky at 400%. 

I think modern compressed codecs are more sophisticated than Prores and much smaller file size 

3 hours ago, webrunner5 said:

I am beginning to believe the photo mode on this camera will probably ens up being like the, what was it, the Oly EM mk II with a 4k Frame grab?? Probably will be in the 8mp range. Maybe not a frame grab, but I don't see how it can be much over 8mp. But hey that gets the job done for a lot of stuff. The sensor tops out at 10.7MP so it can't be more than. And I doubt that is even the effective output.

Presume it will be 10.2MP, assuming it’s the same Sony sensor as GH5S 

I pre-ordered in UK, only needed £50 deposit at CVP so no big deal even if the camera is delayed. Price is £975 + VAT which seems an absolute bargain if it includes DaVinci studio. I have m43 lenses already so investment is minimal. Should be a fun camera. 

Great spec, but can BM deliver a stable durable product that doesn’t degrade IQ as it overheats, we’ll see. I bet it will ship later than BM claim, based on previous experience, and will it ship as a beta product, we’ll see. 

Hopefully Panasonic will upgrade GH5S to HDMI raw for the NinjaV Prores Raw recorder, or quickly release a raw version. Presume A7Siii will do raw over HDMI.

This should force Panasonic and Sony to stop gimping the lower end, or at least gimp less than they would have liked to otherwise. Any new release now needs prores raw internal 60p to be taken seriously.

I had a fresh look at some old NX1 files because I can now open them natively in latest Mac OS

I was astonished at the high quality of the NX1 h265 files, compared to the Edit Ready converted files I used back at the time (I tried every h265 conversion software)

I think if Mac native h265 had been available at the time the NX1 would have been better received 

I think all the DR problems, heavy contrast, highlight clipping you often see on NX1 footage is due to bad h265 conversion software,

the native files look superb on a new High Sierra MacBook Pro

12 hours ago, Andrew Reid said:

Casey switched from Canon and Sony to using the Panasonic GH5 almost 90% of the time. He still has other cameras but it's the GH5 that really turned things around.

Canon failed to give YouTubers like him what they need... 4K, small file sizes, articulated screen, all in the same camera... so the 5D Mk IV for all it's Dual Pixel AF goodness languishes in the corner as do the 1080p Canons - Big up-swing in noticeable quality when Casey switched to the GH5's 10bit 4K.

Hopefully though, the number of out of focus shots in Casey's video where the camera selects the background instead of the subject will whip Panasonic into action to sort out some form of Dual Pixel AF competitor technology. Or maybe Casey doesn't mind... vlogging is a raw style, doesn't need to be formal and correct all the time. I do think AF in video mode is the next thing for Panasonic to get right though. It's a priority in my mind.

his GH5 videos have less camera shake with the GH5 IBIS than his Sony/Canon, so they look better to the average viewer even if the AF isn't as good.

I agree Panasonic have to fix the AF quickly, even if it means releasing a PDAF GH6 next year. 

Much as I like the GH5, I need AF for gimbal work so have to use NX1 or A6500.

just got a GH5, I agree with Andrew, the GH5 V-Log colour is astonishing, just from camera with the Panasonic VLog/Rec709 LUT colour is rich with depth and pop, with no artefacts.

I never liked the GH4, image felt thin and fragile, always having to nurse a grade out of it, but GH5 is on another level

Crop factor in 4K rules it out for me. Was hoping for compact body to complement NX1.

Keep both. Then you're covered. You've got the options, and you won't get itchy feet.

A7Sii might be awesome, then NX2 might be even more awesome... either way you're covered.

I use both.

GH4 with Panasonic primes and zooms, the 3 Voightlanders 0.95 and the SLR Magic 25mm/0.95 and 35mm/1.4.  I love the GH4. It's quick, easy and reliable to use, compact and lightweight, and superb image quality. You do need to set colour in camera rather than pushing the grade too much. Great quality 4K published on a 1080 timeline. Lovely clean image with a slight filmic grain. I shoot mostly travel, hotel and property videos with it. It's a complete and mature system. I'm very used to the system and the workflow, one take and I know I've got the shot, it's never let me down. You can shoot beautiful work with a GH4, and with a speedbooster and cinema glass you can achieve any look you want. 

Recently I spent an hour watching NX1 user footage on Vimeo and Youtube, and immediately ordered the NX1 and the 2 pro lenses from the Samsung website. Delivered the next day. Oh boy, this camera is awesome. Image quality exceeds the GH4 in every measure (I only shoot up to 800 iso, I prefer to light the shot if necessary, so I can't judge high iso performance). Autofocus is superb and very useable (I can never use AF successfully on the GH4). The image grades beautifully and the colours are amazing, there's just something special about the image in my view (I tend to drop the saturation a little). Ergonomics are great, like the GH4. The NX1 stabilises better in the hand than the Panasonic (NX1/16-50pro vs GH4/Pan12-35 f2.8). The image detail is mind blowing, you can't distinguish between a 4K frame grab and a 28MP RAW photo file (so long as you're exposing the scene nicely). I can shoot footage on the NX1 I never would have dreamed possible before. The NX1 is my go to camera. 

I'd go NX1, no doubt.

Edit: just to add, of course it depends what you're shooting. If I was off tomorrow to Spain for a month shooting villas, I'd take the GH4.  Anything 'creative', I'd go NX1 and pick up some nice vintage glass.