newfoundmass

Not so much to create another camera angle as much having the option to re-frame if necessary, though sometimes it's used as an extra camera angle.

For me it depends on the project. For events I usually shoot 1080p unless I have to deliver in 4K. Because I'll have coverage from multiple cameras I rarely ever feel like I wish I had the extra resolution to crop in. For music video or narrative work I'll usually shoot in 4K even if I am delivering 1080p. Even though I'm a big proponent of shooting it right, there are enough times where I'm glad I had that extra resolution to crop in that it's worth shooting it in 4K. For creative projects like that the more options the better.

I wouldn't sell my EF lenses too quickly given they have those EF to RF adapters that are pretty nifty and from what friends say do a real good job.

In some ways the G85 doesn't need a successor yet. It'd be nice, obviously, but it's still such a great budget camera even today and I still recommend it to people on a budget. It still kinda blows my mind that they released such a feature rich camera so shortly before launching the GH5. Panasonic had a lot of swagger from 2014 to 2017!

I just hope that whatever Card slots they use that they're both the same. Not a fan of one being SD and the other being XQD. I'd also absolutely LOVE being able to record to an SSD. That'd make my life a million times easier when I'm shooting long events.

I'd be surprised if the GH6 isn't announced by early next year. I think the S1 factors very little in Panasonic's GH plans. I'm guessing we won't see a video focused full frame camera announced from Panasonic until mid to late 2020 at the earliest. The GH line is their bread and butter right now, as it should be. It'd make no sense for them to prioritize the S series over the GH series until there's reason to.

I think he was paying something like $340 a month for a fully furnished apartment. I think he does alright though, between his two channels. He's moving back to Canada this month, I think. He's apparently pretty well known among the vegan YouTube community, though he is currently not a practicing vegan. He cracks me up. I think he reads this forum.

I'll have to check when I get home, but it wouldn't sync multiple camera angles.

Yeah, I think a lot of people make a big deal out of rolling shutter when it should only be a problem for action and sports shooters. For most other stuff it can be minimized with steadier camera movement. Not that they shouldn't keep trying to improve it, especially on larger sensors, but I always kinda chuckle when people talk about needing global shutter cameras when no one should really need it unless they're shooting fighter jets or something.

Have they fixed multicam editing yet?

I shoot pro wrestling with the GH5 and while there is some RS no one really notices it. It doesn't bother me at all. I think I'd rip my hair out though if I was shooting with a Sony camera!

Correct. M43 cameras with lenses weigh significantly less than full frame cameras with lenses. If I recall some full frame lenses alone weigh more than a GH5 with the 12-35mm f 2.8. You really can't compare the two.

I've found the latest firmware on the GH5 to have usable auto focus when it's necessary to use it. I think Panasonic has decided to bet on DfD. I think that's a mistake, but I'm guessing they have faith that they can get it to be as good as the competition. I'm skeptical, even with the improvements we've seen. Still I think the entire "Panasonic's auto focus is awful" is more people repeating over and over what others have been saying, as opposed to how good it currently is.

That has nothing to do with the state of M43. We're 2 years from the launch of the GH5, a M43 camera that is one of the most critically acclaimed and financially successful cameras from that period. The GH6, as long as it continues to innovate, will likely be as successful. There is no evidence that the GH series will be taking a backseat to the S series. It'd make no sense for it to. For whatever reason Olympus decided to release an old camera in a larger body, with hardly any new features and threw a $3000 price tag on it. It's a bummer, because it's another bad sign for Olympus, but I don't see how you can associate it with the health of M43.

It's a tool that is more than capable of doing most jobs, and there are things about it that are good, but there is just too much missing for me to decide that this is the next camera and system to invest in. The FF obsession is at a fever pitch, but honestly FF is pretty low on my "needs/wants" list. I look towards Panasonic because of their lead in innovation and functionality more than anything. Obviously there are going to be cameras that are geared more towards video features, and the S1 isn't one of them out of the box. Still, they're going through the same motions with the S1 that they did with the GH series, giving Griffin Hammond the camera and having him do a documentary short. I guess it kinda irks me that they're trying to appeal to people like me with a camera that clearly wasn't made with me in mind, and where they're asking me to spend more money on an "upgrade" for video features that should come with the camera to begin with. The entire "paid upgrade" stuff also really makes me uncomfortable, I really hope that's not the direction things are going in. Make a camera for people like me and sell it. Don't try to get me to buy in on a camera that's clearly not geared towards users like me, even with the "video upgrade." Your loyal video users deserve better, Panasonic.

Gonna be honest: this feels rushed and is terribly underwhelming. There's really nothing here that makes me want to "upgrade" from the GH5, and in fact I feel like it'd be a downgrade. Maybe in 3-5 years, when there are more lenses, etc. but for now it's a hard pass. The pricing of everything is just way too much, too. The paid update, too, for extra video features really annoys me. I thought it was always shady to do with V-log but this takes it to another level. That's not the direction camera makers should be going towards.

YouTube Puerto Rico has very lovely places, but the Puerto Rico you describe is very different than the Puerto Rico most Puerto Ricans live in. Things are still very bad after the hurricane, but it wasn't paradise before the hurricane either. Most of my friends there live very difficult lives right now on the island, which shouldn't be the case given they're American citizens living in an American territory.

Puerto Rico is still in such a bad place after the hurricane, and even before that the economy was in a pretty awful state. I can see why it could be attractive though. The cost of living is comparatively low compared to the rest of the US. If they're living off of ad revenue it'll go a lot longer there than it would in most states. The low cost of living has been a big reason why Asia has seen significant numbers of westerners moving there. Camera Conspiracies on YouTube has lived in a half dozen apartments while living in Thailand, some were nicer than others but all were under $500 a month even though they were fully furnished. I could see similar benefits to moving to Puerto Rico. Me, I've lived in Vermont pretty much my whole life. Used to dream of getting out as soon as possible, but it's home. Sure, it gets freezing cold. And yeah, the two snow storms in the last 2 weeks dumping 2 feet of snow total is a bit much, even for me, but I still love the place. Prefer it greatly to the 2 months I lived in Austin, TX last year at the height of the bombings. Wasn't too keen on living about 5 miles away film one of the bombings.

$350 isn't really overpriced for the pocket. That's a pretty competitive price, honestly. I've debated getting one so I can have a quality camera on me at all times that's not my phone but I'm holding off because I don't like the results people are getting while walking, even when they do the Ninja step.

I think you're just taking something said in jest too seriously! It happens!

Used a GX85 with my G85 on Saturday while helping a friend on a project. Will ask him to share some of the footage with me to share on here, but with this thread in mind I did a bit of testing and yeah, the G85 has superior IBIS imo and given the GX85 was rigged up and might've even weighed more than the G85, I don't think the difference was in the body. I used the 12-35 on both cameras. GX85 footage was fine, but had more micro jitters I felt. It's a nice little camera though; I kinda want to get one because i appreciate the form factor but I don't really need it, I've got enough cameras ?

From the sounds of it they're focusing on the photography market with video taking a backseat. I think there will be enough to get people's attention but I'm not expecting a GH5 like jump forward in technology. We might find out there are limits to full frame that even Panasonic can't get around.

The speedbooster on the GH5 and GH5S can do incredible things. Caleb Pike did some videos about it with the GH5S. It's pretty wild.

I think this is always a risk, however I found it liberating to make a choice and invest in it. Has there been cameras that have come along and piqued my interest. Absolutely! But when I weigh all the options I find overall I'm very satisfied with what I have, and have become better at my job. The GH5 has been a tool that can be used successfully in every situation I've thrown at it, from your standard corporate work to the fast paced action of pro wrestling. That versatility is priceless. Just thinking about it I cringe at the thought of using Sony mirrorless for pro wrestling, with all the rolling shutter! ?

It's a camera that will still be a relevant and powerful tool 5 years from now. Until 8K becomes the standard you've pretty much got everything you need. They're absolute work horses. Better auto focus would be welcomed obviously but I find it to be adequate, and I really don't care about sensor sizes given the results I'm able to get. People have become too obsessed with sensor size; I've never had a client ask about sensor size, just resolution, and they've been blown away by the 4K and 1080p the GH5 provides.