Video Hummus

How do you like the 120DII with the mini dome? I always worried it wouldn’t be big enough to get that nice soft cast.

My guess is it will have XEVC and then we’ll be complaining that nothing can edit it.

All steps in the right direction. Does REDs Komodo have PDAF in its REDCODE recording modes?

He does. Androidlad posts here.

Thanks for sharing. I cant wait for your "Shooting Style: Reckless" tests ? Wow! This is some of the best footage I've seen from the S1H.

Yeeaahh, based on REDs previous claims on their forums, I would take everything as marketing bullshit and just wait for independent tests.

Ah, they just use a different layout. Well, add them to the list! Balance, my friend, balance. They can‘t just give you 4K120p without nerfing it a bit. This is a universal law of camera products.

Blackmagic, Panasonic, Nikon, Olympus, Sigma, Leica. Not Canon or FujiFilm

I have the 10-25 and after using the manual clutch...I hope all newer Panasonic lenses have it! It’s so nice. So I’d say the Oly 40-150.

Komodo still looks bigger than say a Kinefinity. Maybe it’s just the angle.

1.3x crop 1:1 readout at 4K120p is pretty awesome for a camera in this form factor. I doubt it, because then it puts a big question mark on why to buy a A7RIV. Maybe it will feature a 6K mode to keep up with the S1H and P6K and SL2. I like 6K as a nice middle ground for 4K deliverables when it comes to picture quality and file size (internal recording).

Like the picture profiles PP1-7. Instead of saying HLG3 or Cine2 they are just generic PP1-7. Well to be fair it’s infinitely customizable. I got rid of my A7III because it’s in hand ergonomics were terrible. Canon and Panasonic and Olympus get this right. Ill take crappy UI if I get good ergos, because generally I set up the camera once and I’m done. The in-hand ergos matter every time you pick up the camera. Menus not so much.

Probably needs a fixed screen and 8 bit to make up for the 4K60p. There must always be an inexplicable nerf to keep the universe from imploding.

Oh shit. Prepare for all the YouTube videos with the word “finally” and “beast” in all caps! Looks like it does 4K 60p.

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I share this sentiment. I do think the S1H is an amazing cam though, despite its size. I’ve held one and it just feels solid and trustworthy, like any good tool should. But at the end of the day, for me anyway, is what is most convenient to use and handle with me on my adventures. It’s MFT, always.

They are already hitting limits with the gyroscope sensitivity (Olympus has said the electronics are needing to be so sensitive that the earths magnetic field becomes a problem) on the latest IBIS tech in the EM1X. Adding this “smart” EIS in addition to the IBIS seems like a logical improvement. I would say it’s pretty high on the list, if not at the top. People I know bought the GH5 for the unlimited 4K recording in ALL-I and the IBIS. People buy Olympus for the supreme ability to hand hold a 800mm lens and nail shots of wildlife. It allows something like the tiny EM5 mark 3 to take hand held 50MPx high resolution shots with slower moving subjects. I would say the super power of MFT is the IBIS. It was designed for it from the birth of the mount. The smaller sensor makes it much easier to reach the 7.5 stops of stabilization in the EM1X, for example. I doubt it’s as easy to do that with a larger sensor. In the “bigger is better” days of camera sensors we live in today it would be wise for MFT manufactures to play the strengths of the system. Stabilization IS the big one. I could imagine a day where a GH6 or a EM1.3 is capable of shooting 6K video with near Steadycam levels of stabilization with near zero levels of fuss—or taking 50MPx or 80MPx handheld shots for portraits, street, wildlife, or landscape from a compact “small”, “low” MPx sensor that has amazing readout speeds with zero or very subtle motion artifacts. A smaller sensor is a trade-off. Sony at least has mitigated the lowlight sensitivity / high ISO performance of MFT sized sensors. What is left is now trading shallow depth of field for all of the things I stated above. I’ll take that trade. /rant Sorry for the thought dump.

I just watched cinema5D video they did with the SteadXP+. Why the hell is panasonic not doing this with their cameras? They have an accelerometer, gyroscope, and rolling shutter data already in the cameras for their IBIS systems. Seems like it’s not too far of a leap to record this data inline with time stamps for external software to use. The SteadXP looks great for non IBIS cameras like my GH5S. Requiring a 1/100 shutter for handheld isn’t that terrible. You could also fake a bit of motion blur in post for the critical shots. This sure beats the hassle of a gimbal. Anybody have experience with this thing? I see mixed reviews/experience with it.

I have these as well. But you have to be careful on wide angle lenses as they will cause vignetting when used with a step up ring. At least that is my experience using a 77-82mm step up ring and a XUME adapter with my 10-25mm. Slight vignette at 10mm but is gone at 11-12mm. Id also like to add, you could always rent some cameras to try the setup before committing to dropping several thousand dollars. Don't discount Olympus with something like the EM1 mark 2. It’s the only MFT camera with good PDAF, excellent IBIS (without the warp when EIS is on), and can get decent Shallow DoF with autofocus with one of their f/1.2 primes.

Ah, yes. The perfect system that doesn't exist... Maybe, take a look at Canon EOS R. X-H1 stabilizer is as good as A7III, i.e, not great. A7III codec is lacking. X-T3 doesn't have IBIS and it's H.265 files are, currently, heavy on editing rig. GH5 lacks good reliable autofocus and extreme shallow DoF if thats important to you. EM1.2 has good autofocus, decent color, good lens selection but has the same DoF compromise as GH5 as well as only offering 8-bit codec and weak LOG recording. This is why Canon needs to release a C100 Mark 3.

I just bought one. The more I use it the more I want a camera that pretty much eliminates the need for it 95% of the time. Here is a quick test I did 4 months ago with GH5S and 50-200 f/2.8-4 and Paul Leemings HLG corrective LUTs. It's a straight HLG -> Rec.709 conversion. No additional color grading. All handheld. Mix of 24fps, 60fps, and 120fps (the 120fps is Cine-D). Posting it here for anyone interested in the lens or camera combination.

For those using GHa on the GH5, how hard is it to shoot run and gun footage with this capture flow? For example, not always possible to white balance with a grey card. Using zebras primarily to judge exposure. Natural light etc... Ive been using Paul Leemings LUT with HLG and it’s pretty good but the highlight roll off of GHA is attractive. My workflow is to capture log or HLG use a transformation LUT to get to a Rec.709 and then I grade from there with a finishing LUT. I don’t like to fuss so much with crazy grades. I just want a flexible capture with great highlight roll off that gives me a great base.

I kinda agree. Panasonic has sold or shifted away from consumer products. The camera division is very much an outlier in the company. I love Panasonic’s higher end mirrorless cameras. I agree, I can’t imagine GH5 numbers over the past two years were bad. I think their cameras balance ergos, features, and build quality the best. I do expect some camera companies to fold. I hope Panasonic isn’t one of them.

Pretty sure those are refurbished open boxes but it’s a great deal for landscape photographers. Look at the EOS R. Dropped $500 since release last year.

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