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Oh that's not bad at all. I'll probably pick up some wasabi batteries or see how cheap the canon batteries go for now. If I can get a full hour to an hour and a half, with the camera on, using the battery grip, I'll be happy.

Btw, how are you guys getting along with the battery charge. The camera I bought came with 2 batteries and they seem to last about 20 minutes. It also came with the battery grip, so I figured I will buy a couple new batteries and with the grip they should last at least an hour.

Yeah please post something showing the lines. I won't have a chance to shoot with it again until next week, otherwise I would let you know if I am getting the same issue. I hope the files are clean up to 1600 ISO, that was one of the reasons I picked it up. Of course, I tend to never shoot over 800, I just like the option to.

I mean, I guess you could put a fast lens on the gx85 and it will help. I just shot a micro short the other day on the XC10 and I shot wide dr up to 1600 and it was clean. At 3200 I noticed a little noise creeping in but nothing I couldn't work with if I had to. I would still in most instances try to keep everything at 1600 or below.

Yeah, I have both. They are both awesome cams for different reasons. Specifically the 5-Axis, but the canon only has it in 1080, but I think their 1080 is almost as good as the gx85s 4K downscaled to 1080p... By my eye anyway. I just bought the xc10 about a month ago and mine came with the updated firmware, so I can't say if it's any better than the original firmware but most accounts I have read says it is. The face tracking works great though. It's not great in low light, but what AF is? I've never used DPAF... So maybe that is great in lowlight?

I will say that after picking up another Canon dslr, I am happy to use the form factor again. They just fit well in your hands, the GX85 is a little small without a proper grip, but the IQ is amazing. A little less organic than the Canon t2i but definitely sharper with tons more resolution.

Well, it does have "an eye catching red trigger button." Haha, who writes their copy. Some of the features that are touted in that article, the XC10 already has and there are a few nice minor improvements that I hope will funnel down to the xc10 in a few months. So, did they discontinue the XC10 yet?

I just bought a 50D and I can tell after using it for 2 hours that I love ML Raw. I sincerely hope that the ML team continues with 5D Mkiv, because I would love another reason for the mkiii to drop in price on the used market in 6 months to a year. @squig do you shoot with a specific picture profile with ML raw or do you just let raw ride and create your look entirely in post?

I hope they include waveform in an XC10 firmware update. Yeah, the XC10 has face tracking. It works great too, even with push AF.

Obviously you are shooting regular raw and not MLVs? Have you noticed in live view that the screen flickers at anything over ISO 200? It doesn't get recorded but it does flicker. I assume one of my settings are off. I need to read up on it more. How is ACR compared to Resolve? Do you have to get the full Adobe subscription to get ACR, because it seems that most of the videos I have seen that I really liked were processed with ACR instead of Resolve. Also, what program are you using to turn the files into DNG? I used RawMagic Lite and it worked brilliantly and fast, but I shot at 200 ISO and below, due to the flickering.

Looks good. It held up pretty well considering the upres. I thought you were an NX1 or a7s user or something, why the t3i? What I really like about it is that organic look you get with Canon cameras.

Yeah, I need to invest in neat video one of these days, but this specific user claims to not use nr. I picked up the camera because it was a steal for the condition and extras and my only experience with ML Raw was from the eos-m and that was akin to banging my head against the wall. If I get along good with her, I may upgrade to mkiii next year. One question I have, when I raise the ISO above 200, the screen flickers in live view, are you familiar with ML Raw 50d?

There's a guy on Vimeo called Planetarium Productions that made a lot of 50D ML Raw videos a couple years back and he was getting consistently good, clean results up to 1600 ISO.

My 50D came in the mail today. Played with it for awhile when I should have been editing my short... Here's a boring grab from my kitchen table...

Yeah, I may pay more for that.

By day's end I will own 3 cameras... The XC10, the GX85, and 50D for ML Raw. Well I'll actually own 4 because I haven't sold my BMMCC yet, but that will be listed by next week. But anyway my point is, if I need a reliable camera that can be used in any possible situation, even shallow depth if I frame my shots accordingly, I'll reach for the XC10 every time. It's that good. Sure I would love a constant f/2.8 or and f/2 - f/2.8 but not at any cost of losing what the camera already has. The only real improvement they could do to the lens that would make me consider an upgrade at this point is the focus ring, but Push AF works so well, even then I would only pay a little more than what I paid for the XC10. The biggest feature I would upgrade for is 5-Axis in 4K. And I would probably pay 500 more for it... That's how good their 5-Axis is. The 1080 is as good as the 4K downscaled from the G7. The camera is clean at f4 easily up to 1600 ISO in Wide DR. It's just a fun camera to use, where you can expect professional results every time.

One thing we know for sure, if the G8 costs more than the GX85, and more than the G7, when announced, then the GH5 will rise accordingly.

@Hanriverprod the gx85 handles everything a little better than the g7.

Really good work. The GX80/85 can do amazing things in the right hands. If this camera is any bit of a preview of the GH5, then that is going to be one epic camera.

Looks nice. Is that a photo or a screengrab?

That's the mic they use on Naked and Afraid and I haven't noticed any wires or transmitters.

It looks good. My only suggestion is finding a different mic solution... Not because of audio quality, it sounds good, but because the wireless transmitter and lav wires running through her clothes makes her body look strange... Not flattering for yoga videos. Maybe try one of those necklace wireless microphones that they use on reality shows. http://neckmics.com/Neckmics/Home.html

It's not about taking away sales from the FS5... Of course they would want to do that, they're just not going to give away professional features at prosumer/enthusiast prices. That's not how economics works. It's like the old saying why charge a dollar if they'll pay five? So, if these rumors are true expect to pay about $2999 for them. I assume with the release of the GX85 at 900 USD, then the G8 will be more than a grand... Maybe even closer to 1500 with full kit and then the GH5 will be priced accordingly.

I think Panasonic just went ahead and did it themselves, so a hack became unnecessary.

Well since the newly announced firmware update for 1dXii has zero video updates and it is a direct update based on professional user feedback, it doesn't seem likely that the video features you desire will be implemented in the 1dXii anytime soon. I believe some form of 1dC successor is on the horizon... If it will be a direct mkii is another question. I think the smart play would be a 5-7500 USD 5dC addressing the hybrid market that is more video oriented than stills oriented like the 1dX. Linking their cinema line DSLR to the 5d series would be a smart marketing strategy for Canon. I know a lot of forum members believe Canon is run by the old guard that has no idea what they're doing but I would contend they know exactly what they're doing and 9 out of 10 times it works as planned.