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Even a GX85 in 4K is almost overkill. Almost..:) We shall not forget that film was shot with film. A used G9 can be had for 600 to 800 USD and would be all the digital filmcamera one would need, with the free of charge 10bit update you can film in HLG and 150mbit 10bit 4K plus 100mbit pixelperfect HD up to 10bit 60p. If content is the attracter of millions of viewers then all kinds and brands of smartphones are already the cams of choice in this world. Cinematic image does not matter in the realm of quick and clever skits and visual sketches and ideas, even less when it comes to the modelling and body optimization videos.

Holy cow! Is it the internal Prores Raw or the Nikon Raw or both, these are the questions. Will people sell their Z9 beauties now for the price of a used Canon 1DC? Hold it, Canon.. Komodo. I smell a plot here.

Found a brandnew Gh5 for 1049 EU, used ones as low as 600. They have HLG which is nice to grade in my experience. Having to pay for VLog is not a smart business move from Panasonic though. Have yet to see a camera below 5000USD which beats the GH5 image by a margin if grading is involved. They all look pretty nice. Ease of color work in post might be another thing. Usuability and sturdiness are great on the Panas. If Canon got that right plus their AF they have winners. In general I agree with you on these cams, Glenn. They are interesting cameras at an interesting price. Full Hdmi? 😉

They seem tempting just like the Meike Cine lenses or Veydras, which their formula and glass is supposed to be based on. They also have been tested in the field and if S35 and T2.2 is enough for you, should be worth a try. Darn, worthless write up of mine, you're for sure up for their FF coverage which they provide.😆

I must insist the S16 joke is from me. But even funnier my splendid comparison of lineskipped 4k with the perfect HD from the GH5.😊 @mercer Canon R7 and R10 compete with a Panasonic GH5 or G9, both on the used market for 600 EUR, both with class leading battery life and stabilization, best ergonomics and sturdyness, perfect HD, 4k above 30p is 8bit though. But since 1080 60p might look as good as 4k60 on the Canons..😆 Buuut if HD up to 60p is good quality and if the image has the dynamic range, organic gentleness, colour quality and grading potential of the C300MKII, without the mushyness and noise reduction in low light, then we have two great image takers here.

I like his presentation and reviews though. @webrunner5 🙂 Beyond that, what did i learn from Gerald? Hmm. Dont dislike his stuff. Very well made, just content wise I am not in the target group as i read a german site for some hard facts and i am more into finally using my older gear than buying a new Canon or Sony. Bought an used Eos M a couple weeks ago. That's gonna be a great joy to play with! I love Markus Pix' way of using gear though i for sure wont buy a Panny G100. And i am getting more out of his videos than u would have assumed by the thumbnail. Or maybe so. Great joy and some good infotainment. 😊

Thank you for your findings. The worst manual focussing i remember was with a thumbwheel on a Fuji X10, which a friend of mine had. So FZ with long throw fly by wire sounds no worse than the rest of the typical bunch. I will try the hack sometime. Will have to read into your enormeous findings.:) The top photo looks more lush to me. Which cam is it from? @BTM_Pix Thanks n cheers

Btw, beyond the curiosity there is tons of informative stuff to find on Markus channel. Some for affirmation and some pretty insightful. Love the channel. Just gotta leave the direct Californian sunlight once in a while.:) @mercer Exactely, that's the one.😊 Sometimes I am just happy about having gotten something kewl out of some content for myself, completely without the urge to debate about it.

Markus Pix is a colorful figure and I posted one of his videos here before. Such a relaxing vibe despite the oversaturated colours in his videos. 🙂 So surfin utubs today brought me back to magic Markus.:) I like his outgoing and the content which lies between the lines of his presentations. I might not get completely exited by his Hollywood movie "To the ends of time", but I enjoy the fact, that this multitalented vagabound has done a 35mm film, for which he storyboarded, built sets and miniatures after he fi did mattepaintings for Total Recall. "Who am I" could also be a question to ourselves in order to realize we are much more artistic than being limited by the lack of our cameras regarding 12bit 8K 120p. So even if Markus´ film is not the masterpiece he is a master of himself and his ambitions and visions. By the way, Markus was outing himself as an 8bit lover in another of his vids, ranting against 10bit, log and what not. While I might not agree with him on these specifics, I do get his point which I can relate to. So that´s why the title of this thread contains the phrase "an 8bit lover tells his story". How and who are you? 🙂

The FZ2000 is spitting out 10bit over its Mini HDMI port. From what I got it seems to me to do so only in its 4K modes. Kinda cool that it can be updated with VLog L for around 100 EUR additional cost. So Panny, give us a 10bit successor for this beauty. Anyway here is a video which brings the lens world and thread together with the FZ2000/2500 putting an Anchromat lens into good use.:)

I think Gemini is an interesting prospect. A few less exiting things Read about Red Raven:) Sensor size closer to mft than to S35, noisy and subpar compared to the other cams. Next music video I would love to do with a Red, next paid musicvideo, I must add .:)

Great stuff @BTM_Pix Panasonic should give us an alteraton of this camera with 10bit 422 up to 4k60 from the whole sensor. How does the manual focus feel? Is it similar fun and foremost usuability like from a solid completely mechanical lens? Then it would be a fun camera for micro budget shortfilms. It´s akward how an 8bit S16 camera can fascinate despite all these old and new affordable cameras. Heck, I saw a Sony Cinealta F5 for 2000EUR. I figure LX15 and FZ2000 have the same sensor. Despite that on the LX15 colour feels pretty thin to me, even in the RAW fiIes. I am not even sure if the camera has a mechanical shutter and sofore it maybe only provides 10bit RAW. On a side note: 10bit RAW looked fine on the Lumix G6 which provided Raw in 10bit only when using electronic shutter without mechanical one.

I had been thinking that too @nathlas But then I must say, I don't enjoy to watch what he is reviewing, which prevents me from buying this stuff. Bought my used S1 two and a half years ago due to Andrews written image quality review and deezids recommendation besides other peoples insights.

1.6x1.8 making it a S16 camera. Lineskipped 4k, so it's basically GH5 HD resolution, which speaks for the GH5. 😊

The 2x Digi for either 4K or HD are both missing on the Lumix S1. Side note: The HD pixel to pixel mode on the S1 is a 3x crop making it close to S16. Shooting VLog at 640 ISO might give a noise floor equivalent of shooting 5120 in FF mode, which could still look alright as a compromise for using the lovely S16 crop lenses. No 2x Digizoom is a bummer. No 2x Digizoom on the GH6 is 6 times the bummer!

Lomo anamorphic on a Red Dragon. Well, that´s a Tarkovksian Hollywood image. Cannot wait. Comparison with the GH6 woud be a great article to enjoy on a Sunday morning with coffee, and scrambled eggs with grilled tomatoes. 🙂

Thank you, kye! If you only have one single wall you can point the camera at, and no way to do a medium wide shot;) you gotta be a humble. But half a wall and no outside shots could have been enought too. But it would have been really edgy and very experimental then. Would be a great EOSHD challenge. 😉 That little BMMCC has a Fairchild as well @webrunner5 The Pocket 4K has a Sony inside I think, supposely the same one as in the GH5s and one of the E2 ZCams. So many different E2 Zcam models out there.:)

Thanks! And thanks to the GH5 as my ACam.:) @hyalinejim

German testsite Slashcam. Very amazed, by the fact that the GH6 performed equally well as the R5C regarding dynamic range. Here is a translation from their 5RC review, regarding the GH6 surprised them.: "What's really amazing, however, is how well the winner from our last MFT dynamic showdown does: The Panasonic GH6 with Dynamic Boost can "only" come up with 6K, but otherwise delivers a thoroughly equal dynamic range. We will try to present you with more dynamic range comparisons in the next few weeks, which will hopefully result in a more differentiated picture of the current camera market."

I just did a musicvideo with the GH5 and S1. Guess what, GH5 was ACam. That´s because I could rent it in a package with four batteries, Speedbooster XL, perfect cage, with rods, handle, lenssupport, the perfect mini cinema cam. Love this package. I don´t need a shoulderrig and my handheld camerawork is still fine and fitting, as I treat the camera a serious tool and I respect it. My S1 was BCam with only one battery but the spiffy FD to L-mount adapter from cieco7. I am just too stingy to invest in other extra stuff for this camera, because I am still not fond of the tilt screen mechanism, though screen and its ruggyness is fantastic. In this video it´s both cameras together. And guess what, I love them both and would love to buy a GH6. With Prores and its creamier cinematic image, sensor readout, TC, GH- line ergos and menues it would be a no brainer for me. Putting down cameras is very different from objecting to them. But sometimes we get lost and negative about the certain lacks about in some cameras rather than concentrating on their strengths. One general thing I would appreciate, if people become more appreciative about the mft system again! It´s a fantastic system! I mean, a Lumix G9 or GH5, two six year old cameras, can still put out a highend image. VLog L and VLog in lit situations with that slim 150mbit 10bit codec and at blue/Golden Hour, beautiful. And, like our friend @newfoundmass, I am a great fan of MFT and happy that our friend @webrunner5 is back, as well that I would also love our other kids to join in more again. This forum used to be about what people do with affordable gear. So if GH6 is too expensive, there is still a sub 900 dollar production work powerhouse, the GH5. @kye has been a great fan of the perfect All Intra HD. It made me happy to read about his opinion about it when he started his deep observations of the camera. So here is the video. Both cameras were fantastic! GH5 and VLog, both in their economic but strong 10bit 4K codecs. The performed perfectly as A and BCam, like I said GH5 was A was various reasons. Image to me is flawless with VLog L and Vlog performing beautifully in lit situation and Golden Hour, which I shot this video at. I did the directing, dp-ing, lights, editing and super quick grade. Was the typical onemanband thing. But even with a budget for a crew I might have chosen these cameras. If you are interested I could do a breakdown on lensing and cam choice in a different thread. Some dolly work included as well. cheers

Dear friends, So here is my recently aquired Canon Fd 35mm F2 in action, along with the 50 1.4 scc, and the Vivitar "Bokina" 90mm F2.5. Cameras rented Gh5 and my own S1. Gh5 on a Speedbooster was ACam, which is still a fantastic camera and has much better menues than the S1 btw. Anyway, the 35mm was in use on both cameras for the shots inside. Outside it was Gh5 with a rented Canon L 24-105 plus S1 with the Canon FD 35. It's always a pleasure to put ones own lenses into action for a shoot. I really like the 35 , the rendering and feels great in hand. The S1 and the 35 give a pretty looking outfit together. So here is the video, shot, directed and edit by me. Finushed just yesterday:

Thank you for letting us know. I just read about last years firmware update about Prores. Vendors unfortunately don't always the specs. Just checked a german vendor for the e2 mft and it says h265 in zillion resolution flavors but no mention of prores. Zcam has so many e2 models. I have a hard time to figure out which are which. Is there an E3 or was it an E2 M3 and was it mft or S35?😊

Why do camera producers have a hard time to put the codec options out for convinient and comprehensible reading. DJI and ZCam are nervewrecking when it comes ot codec infos. 10bit, 422, bitrate, framerates, that´s what we want to know about, the top specs and those easily accessible to read, pleaaaaase. Mini 3 Pro is still 8bit and most of the low and mid range Zcams don´t offer Prores. Shouldnt be too hard to make that more transparent. It´s no fun wasting time trying to find the hard facts when they should be headline, even if they suck but then even moreso.

I did a musicvideo last week. I figured what I would shoot with, big F3 to test that baby Alexa sensor, BMMCC to drool over RAW beauty and magic or what not. Thing is I choose my favorite GH5 rig, rented the cam, rigged it up with my stuff. In the end, the camera needs to work for you. BCam was my S1. And it was a great shotgetter. That is much more important than making an impression with size.

Cage with a grip, rods and mattebox will do the job and a good tripod. Last corporate gig I had my FS700 with a speedbooster and a Canon 24-105mm with me and my S1 as BCam. 🙂