Sebastien

Thank you for all this extremely helpful advice!! This is so helpful. It is just stunning how much knowledge comes together here, in this forum. But how do you achieve that, provided it is a 4/3 lens without an aperture ring (like my olympus 17 & 45 mm 1.8 and the 12-32 kit lens)? As I understand it, the only mode that allows for locking the shutter at 1/50 and being able to adjust the aperture via the camera is the manual mode under the movie mode - which does not allow auto iso, right? (Strangely, the M mode for stills allows for auto iso). While using standard, do you leave the "sharpness", "saturation", etc. as it is, or would you recommend to dial them down a bit? I'll try that, keeping in mind that the standard profile offers some flexibility to adjust the colors in post. The correction that you have shown above are impressing. I have always used the touch focus with AFS. This is one of the best features of this camera, as it is incredibly responsive and accurate. I got the e-mii for some time after selling the gx the first time, and the gx fares far better in this regard.

No offence, I am aware of that, and that wasn't the point I wanted to make.

Hi there, I recently re-aquired a gx80 for a mere €180, because waiting for an update of the series by Panasonic is obviously futile (and a x-e5 costs almost tenfold). I'd really like to know in which modes you use or used the camera for shooting video. With the "VideoM" mode dailed in, and in "S" mode, the display reveals no information about which aperture or iso the camera is using, and whether the exposure is right. Same in A or P. When I stick to "M", I'll see if the scene is under or overexposed, but I have to operate Iso manually, on top of shutter, aperture and ND - this is a bit of a stretch in "run and gun" situations, which suit the camera very well, otherwise. I used to film in the A and S dial stills modes, but someone on this forum said that the camera won't stick to the values displayed when not running the video from the movie mode. What are or were your settings, especially when covering, let's say, L.A. riots or other environments in movement, with changing lighting conditions? Have you tried the Standard "S" or "A" stills mode?

Hello, I am considering rebuying the gx85 again. By roaming the second hand forums I discovered that the Em-1 II is to have, with a bit of luck, for almost the same price. I was wondering is it might be an even better choice. My main use is as a film cam for documenting contemporary urban life from the center of it, which is to say, I shoot handheld most of the time and even walking. Additionally, I used the gx80 quite often as a B-Cam for studio projects. The reason why I would consider to give the other camera a try is that the ergonomics of the gx85 aren't stellar and it is not very comfortable to hold. While I rarely encountered problems with AF, an even more reliable gear would be great. From what I've read about the Olympus, the DCI footage is good but limited to 24 fps, which means, I'd have to resort to uhd if I want to intercut it with 25 or 30fps projects. Does anyone have or had both cameras and can share their experience? How does the uhd output of the Olympus compare to the GX85's? How do they compare in terms of handling and haptics? How gradable is the footage in comparison? How is the low light performance - compared?