One Decade

[fuzzynormal]

The GH5 has been my workhorse for almost a decade now.  For whatever reason, the need to move on from it has never been necessary, so I've stuck with it.  For instance, AF is not an issue.  Manual focus is how lenses get used by me.  Slow-mo is a thing to do less of, not more of, imo.

A full 10 years on, what does a different camera offer; like really offer?  An extra stop of exposure?  An extra bit of DR?  

Looking at a GH7 the thought is, "MMM, pretty nice."  But then what?  A big difference in ... what ... gets captured?  Maybe the market has matured TOO much for me?

[Aussie Ash]

You probably deserve a medal fuzzy, for being satisfied with what you've got for ten years and not being seduced by camera "lust".

[fuzzynormal]

25 minutes ago, Aussie Ash said:

You probably deserve a medal fuzzy, for being satisfied with what you've got for ten years and not being seduced by camera "lust".

Well, I've other gear for specific jobs.  For instance I have a Fuji X-T5 that came along for a special birds-in-flight thing -- that fit a special lens, but it just sits on the shelf since that gig finished. 

The way the IBIS works in that camera bugs the hell out of me.

Anyone want to buy a used X-T5?  How about a fuji 150-600mm?  Got a 2x extender as well. 

[kye]

9 hours ago, fuzzynormal said:

The GH5 has been my workhorse for almost a decade now.  For whatever reason, the need to move on from it has never been necessary, so I've stuck with it.  For instance, AF is not an issue.  Manual focus is how lenses get used by me.  Slow-mo is a thing to do less of, not more of, imo.

A full 10 years on, what does a different camera offer; like really offer?  An extra stop of exposure?  An extra bit of DR?  

Looking at a GH7 the thought is, "MMM, pretty nice."  But then what?  A big difference in ... what ... gets captured?  Maybe the market has matured TOO much for me?

Looking at my notes when I was upgrading from the GH5 to GH7, the main benefits of the GH7 over the GH5 were:

• PDAF
• Real V-Log (not V-Log-L or light or whatever it was) (*)
• Prores and Prores RAW internal
• Improved DR (*)
• Improved latitude - due to having real V-Log as well as the improved DR (*)
• Improved low-light (*)

and the cons were:

• Size / weight
• Cost (not only the body, but potentially the media and new batteries etc)
• Loss of modes between 1080p and UHD (3.3K 4:3 mode)

The items with the (*) are the ones that motivated me to take the plunge.  Obviously the size / weight / price also factored into things!

My take on your situation is that if upgrading doesn't offer you tangible improvements that will be worth the (considerable) hassle of upgrading, why change?

Modern cameras are improving all kinds of things that aren't needed / used in every situation (including many features that are actually incredibly niche), so if you happen to shoot in only situations where your existing kit is enough, then the upgrades are just cons/costs.

[kye]

9 hours ago, fuzzynormal said:

Maybe the market has matured TOO much for me?

Just a thought about that last statement..  if you're taking a practical approach to considering upgrades then I'd say it's the other way around....

...you've matured TOO much for the market 😉