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used the gx80 with 12-32 for first time on actual shoot and wanted to share a few thoughts: - ibis works well to keep camera shake and jitter at bay in run n gun situations like the ones I am used to. If you can manage to walk smoothly you can even pull off some "sort of" gimbal shots. - resolution, dynamic range and color has greatly improved from gh1 and gh2 (my previous panny cameras) - the 12-32 lens is a good all rounder for my type of situations, with ETC you get the extra reach when needed. I do really miss a manual focus gear. - single AF defining the area with touch screen and focusing with half shutter is my preferred way of using this lens. I do wish peaking was enabled also for AF just to be sure. I did miss a couple of out of focus shots looking at the lcd, which confirms my personal hate towards filming with lcd, I much prefer looking into an evf. - i missed several recordings, because sometimes you need to press twice the rec button, it seems that after 1 min of inactivity the camera goes into a half standby, removing info from screen. - hdmi ouput is clean and does not impact lcd or evf output as many panny cameras do - battery life is rubbish. I had only 1 battery with me and only lasted around 30mins continuos use. Not being able to recharge in camera with the camera on really sucks. With the Blackmagic pocket I could use an external power pack to recharge internal batt and power the cam at the same time and could go on the whole day. - using standard profile with -5 and shadow +2 I am happy with shadow level and highlight rolloff. I still am not convinced about skin tones, I guess the Blackmagic has spoilt me in this area. - i cannot make timelapse function work. I just don't get it. I also tried reading the manual but all I can do is set starting time, interval and image count ( I presume you need to put 0 to have infinite takes). But then how do you actually start the function? with shutter it only takes 1 pic.... Here is a pic of my handheld rig I have been using since the GH1 ages, it gives me the flexibilty I need to move quickly and adds some mass to smooth out movement. There is an old 8mm camera pistol grip, a chest pad made out of a metal L bracket with foam and vinyl, Fotga rod with baseplate and manfrotto ballhead with quick release. Here is a quick selection of clips from the weekend.

Wow, that's a lot to go through, but I'll do my best to cover your complaints. I like how there aren't a bunch of 'good job' posts on this forum, posters actually take time to give constructive criticism. Firstly, while I am a big fan of the FS5, I'm hardly fixated on every shoot I go on. It gives me reliable results (except for the 'flickergate' saga), and it's the tool I've chosen for capturing most TCSTV episodes. I realize that many viewers preferred when we shot the show on more affordable cameras, and I empathize with that. The FS5 just lets me work faster, which is key when I'm shooting and editing an episode a week on my free time. Reviewing the FS5 is at the very back of my mind when shooting episodes, I'm busy getting the shots I need for a coherent review. I'm sorry I didn't see your request for a review of HDMI output. It was discussed, but the number of shooters using a 4K recorder on a camera at this price range seemed too small a market for us to devote a lot of time to in the review. As well, the benefits of improved colour space are most noticeable after heavy grading. The lack of a log profile or Cine profiles mean a lot of information is already baked into the files. There will be advantages to shooting 4:2:2 out, but they won't be nearly as noticeable as if the footage was shot log and properly graded. As far as the Canon 80D, that is a flawed camera that is targeting the Vlogging audience (not pros) extremely well. The dual pixel AF is a great thing for people inexperienced at shooting video, and eliminated one of the major hurdles of large sensor capture. The stabilizer in the GX85 is also a powerful tool for people who won't use a tripod, gimbal, steadicam, etc but those users also probably won't have much interest in syncing sound. At the end of the day, I love the image and stabilization of the GX85, but I feel like the features have been put together haphazardly. It is a very exciting preview of the GH5, which is hopefully where Panasonic will stop with any artificial handicapping and give us the 5 axis stabilizer, a great internal codec, nice preamp, and maintain the great battery life and stability. It should be an exciting Photokina!

I guess it depends on whom you ask. To me the hack only overcomes artificial marketing-imposed limits. In any case I bricked my burner NX500 (oh, my personal one too - but that one is still awaiting repair) and Samsung repaired it without a peep under warranty. Now I do not TRULY know if it was me - the motherboard was replaced and to my knowledge nothing I was doing could have caused a hardware failure - but in any case they fixed it under warranty. YMMV. rgds

http://www.43rumors.com/panasonic-announces-new-leica-12mm-f1-4-apsh-summilux-lens/ $1299.99 I'm sure the performance is astounding... but come on now. Do these mirrorless companies actually want people to buy their lenses?

Who said anything about being the same? He just asked for advice on green screen keying. It's very effective on the GH4. You've either: A. Never used a GH4 with green screen which makes you're advice useless. B. Used a GH4 on green screen and had bad results, which is I hate to say it, operator error. No reason to take that frustration out on others trying to help.

and Nikon F, I would pay half my soul for one, it would make the camera have a very long life with these adapters.

I'm very happy with EOSHD being about gear, it's good to specialise and to have a niche to focus on. I love the tech, always will. From my own experience, I'm just not sure how much real value can be had from online articles about the art of filmmaking, it's something you're best off learning by actually doing it rather than reading about it. NoFilmSchool built a mainstream audience that transcended the gear community by mentioning Kubrick and PT Anderson a lot in clickbate headlines - the content was ALWAYS stolen and by someone else - the aggregation of material in a massive way. Poor original content creators make nothing from exposure at all whilst the aggregators gobble up ALL the traffic and sell ads around it, in the case of NFS they even had US venture capitalists funding huge online advertising campaigns, expert SEO and very very large social media followings acquired the non-organic way, I don't even consider them as competition to EOSHD any more, they are something different and I'd never go to them for camera advice or for a singular voice. The whole site may as well be computer generated. Despite my temporary loss of appetite for blogging and the need to get some inspiration back in my filmmaking by moving out of Berlin, EOSHD is very strong at the moment, the forum has never been busier, the cameras have never been better and the visitor numbers are still as good as ever. Don't forget, we were first or one of the very first blogs to capture the community. That's why it was such a shame that the cat man Philip Bloom stopped blogging, I really miss his longer posts outside all the social media stuff. I didn't go back to the site at all when he stopped (apart from his very occasional reviews) because his forum didn't pull me in like it does here, there's still plenty to read on EOSHD when I am away. I think the forum could go on the front page actually with the best topics in the sidebar. It's a superb resource! The internet has changed though. People's reading habits and viewing habits are changing. Some movie trailers even now have 8 second trailers for the trailer, because of Facebook. There is definitely a race to the bottom going on in the content world. There's going to be some big victims too. First one might be Twitter.... it now has such a low engagement per post because the feed is a mess and each tweet it like a grain of sand in the beach, significant stuff is so easy to miss on there, even whole conversations. Personally I won't be focussing much on that from now on. I think Twitter is going to get sidelined by a lot of people and will eventually be superseded by an alternative. Facebook is a monster, it will continue to hoover up half the entire internet and make it worse. Already there are very active camera discussion groups on there... why people would use them over a proper forum I have no idea... it's so viral though because of the newsfeed and sharing element. The danger is that Facebook ends up siphoning off a ton of traffic from the better independent sites and selling ads around them, just like NoFilmSchool does, as the main 'go to' source for discussions and news Philip Bloom is now much bigger on social media than he is on his blog... in fact blogs are being hoovered up by YouTube and Facebook. He has a massively high profile on Facebook and Instagram with very regular posts and I only ever update the EOSHD Facebook page when there's a new blog post - I think that needs to change. There's a ton of stuff I'm doing behind the scenes which could go on social media but I'm not enough of a narcissist to really take it to the next level So if forums will be superseded by Facebook groups and blogs superseded by YouTube channels and Facebook and news aggregators, it will be a real loss for the internet because there won't be a motivation for anyone to create long-form original content any more or proper communities like this one, it will ALL be about 8 second trailers for trailers, gimmicks, clickbate headlines and trolling. Very sad direction for the internet in my opinion. The thing I am most proud of over the past 5 years of EOSHD are the regular readers and the EOSHD Shooter's Guides. I get a bundle of inspiration from people and I try to put some back into the pool too. I will get my inspiration back soon enough and EOSHD will have a bigger presence on YouTube and Facebook and Instagram. Thanks to those in the thread who have posted messages of support! Means a lot and really does get the fire burning again.

Ciao, I just bought a rig for my GH4 and Micro Cinema: https://www.movofilms.be/movofilms-professional-camera-support-kit.html Great cage with rod, follow focus etc... for a bargain price in my opinon. I'm more then happy about it (and the customer care is awesome, very friendly and skilled): I need some gear ring belt for my CY Zeiss lenses and I'm searching something that will not ruin the lenses and that could work with the follow focus. Are the belt universal? Have you some tips for some nice belts? Thank you very much!

I'm helping out a friend to find which camera to buy and stumbled upon this video. It's interesting how far good colour and a nice 1080p video can get you vs the wierdly magenta casted slog 3 footage.

Yep the X Pro 2's colour is effortless, you don't need to do anything to it in post and if you just want 1080p, it's a lovely simple solution. The magenta cast in the S-LOG 3 footage though is down to the user not being knowledgable enough with grading tools to correct it. S-LOG is a bitch to work with, so it is partly the camera's fault and partly the user's. I don't blame anyone who has trouble getting the colour from Sony cameras to match Fuji! It's hard!

Another time it might be useful to do in post is if you are speed ramping clips shot at high frame rates. If you shoot at 120 fps, you are going to have quite a fast shutter speed, so when you play back at actual speed in a 24fps timeline, it will look quite juddery You can use MB software to simulate a 180 degree shutter in these situations.

You're clueless buddy.

i mean like, you could get a full frame camera and a 24mm 2.8 for less than this lens itself and get pretty much the exact same results.

Panasonic seems be highly confused with regard to pricing. They have the Leica Summilux 15mm f1.4 at $547.99, and they have the Leica Summilux 25mm f1.4 at $597.99. Both of those may be plastic built, and this one is all metal (with a metal lens hood, like the Nocticron). Though, this is now suddenly more than Double the Price. More in the range of the Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2, that retails for $1,397.99, being similar in built and size (and I am guessing in the more Leica kind of boken). But, it doesn't add another 1/2 stop of light like the Nocticron's f1.2. So, that is where is pricing is all wrong. But, the Nocticron is not weather sealed, though it has OIS. This one is weather sealed, but doesn't seem to have OIS (I could be wrong). Interesting. I wish Panasonic would create an entire range of f1.2 lenses and f.95 lenses (24mm, 35mm, 50mm and 100mm FF equivalent), in collaboration with someone like Sigma or SLR Magic or Mitakon. They don't have to be weather-sealed or have OIS. Only auto-focus. And, price All of them in the $499 range. I am absolutely certain, they would be a runaway success. They would sell in the millions. P.S.: I understand that there is a 'Super Premium' range in M4/3 as well (like the Olympus f4 300mm) that offers per pixel quality better than almost anything else out there. And, those are lenses produced in limited numbers, and that is perfectly fine. I think the Nocticron 42.5mm f1.2 is part of that super premium range. But, a lot more lenses than those are required, and more affordable lenses too.

I use only native lenses, particularly the pro Olympus ones, since they have the proper manual focus ring that will actually work with my follow focus. The Oly 7-14 is amazing, it isn't cheap but it performs amazingly. I have left it and the gh4 out in the rain shooting timelapse over night and it didn't skip a beat. If you are only shooting video, it doesn't really matter a whole lot either way, its just whether you are happy with how much the kit will weigh with those big lenses. If you are using them for photos too, you have to go native. I went with native mounts, since I dont want a super heavy kit + I need them for stills AF performance.

Daylight is also a great feature. Looking forward to seeing some examples.

So if the Pixapro is any indication, a fresnel lens is putting out 4x the lux. If that's the case then I'm sure the 120t will be at least 1K equivalent. Ted assures me of this as well. I ordered a fresnel so we'll see soon. CRI seems higher on the Aputure so there's that.

I have more faith that people will be tired of the the one-liners. It's already happening. What happens when Facebook is full of only that? Do they actually have any real value after? What does one gain from going there? I prefer EOSHD. Community is still king... always has been. This site brings people with similar interests together. I'm quite happy with it. I know many people who HATE Facebook, but only feel they have to use it because everyone uses it. I check mine once a week. I check this site daily.

I saw in the marketing that it's: "4K enabled for video capture" Thank god for that! It sure is funny how light behaves when it knows it's being captured at 4K resolutions... More impressive is how Pany has enabled it's lens to deal with those curious photons that apparently can change their behavior. Thats some quantum physics science-y level sheit right there. Good thing the Japanese and Germans are on it. Good design and good ergonomics should be part of the same coin. Minimalism is okay when it's functional... It's very very difficult to design something to be simple but also practical. I own the gx85 and a Em5II. I'd RATHER shoot with the Oly; not that the Panasonic can't do the job, it just doesn't do it, for me, as easily and comfortably as the EM5II does it. That said, I now shoot more with the GX85 because it's technically superior. However... Does one actually get better shots with a camera they love using, even if it's inferior?? Theres harmony to all this stuff. Sometimes when you hear that harmony, everything grooves together and it can be a lot of fun. And I know I'm more creative when I'm having fun.

Hi Jordan, thank you for responding. TCSTV has now got over 200,000 subs. Congratulations! That's amazing! Some people probably have full-time jobs with those kinds of numbers. I really like your show and I look forward to seeing many more episodes. You're taking criticism the right way, meaning, when constructive, people are trying to make your show better... not worse. I respect what you have to say, as I'm just an aspiring filmmaker who wants to learn the tools of the trade. With the number of your youtube subs, there undoubtably comes great responsibility to get it right. 2016 will be a make or break year for many of the companies out there... and there are a lot of people and jobs who depend on camera sales. You've got a difficult job... Good luck! ... especially with people like me who are going to double and triple check everything you say. Many of us have tried to contact Panasonic about the HDMI to get clear information on it. Sounds easy enough, but no response. Can you put in the question? I'd think you've got more pull. Concerning the 80d, there was a touch of sarcasm in my post. Dual-pixel AF sounds great, but I think people are going ga-ga over this tech, not taking into consideration more important issues and features. Personally, I'd rather have a detailed 4k image and IBIS. That's just me though. And just a note, I had a look at the dpreview review (that sounds weird) of the GX85 and I also didn't agree with some of the things they said there... and I found a few mistakes.

They do deliver... I've had my eye on these for some time, was just waiting for the "plus" version (with V-mount plate).

As on dpreview forum - I would like to thank you very much.... It works great - as without hack - very fast, no delays, BUT with high bitrates... simply wonderful :-) Any chance you could use different button combination than OK+OK for UI? eg. thash+thash (or even EV+EV as on NX500 could be better). Because when I have performed some changes in menu I have accidentally evoked UI because of fast pressing OK+OK... Setting bitrate for "Normal quality" would be also nice..., but these are small details. I really do not want to bother you with them ;-)

I think warp stabilizer is causing that. I need to check original footage again. Bitrate was 180mbps

Reelsmart Motion Blur can be pretty handy. I typically work in motion graphics, and it's a common tool for 3d artists (where motion blur can take ages to render out of 3d) - and the plugin is marketed to be used in both footage and motion graphics. I've always seen is as a compositing aid really, and it's got me out of some tight spots and helped achieve a more realistic looking composite a handful of times. I'd never consider Reelsmart MB as a replacement to in-camera motion blur though. I can see how that pipeline makes sense in a green-screen heavy project like the Hobbitses where compositors will want a pretty hard edge key on the green screen to avoid spill, and then MB can be added in post to blend everything together. If it's not a green screen project, I'd just base your shutter speed on the amount of MB you want: It's a hassle to do it in post, and you'll be looking at some long render times.

I get a lot of drone footage from clients. And the drone guys don't seem to have a clue about frame rates and shutter speeds, I get lots of 60p and even, like, 40p stuff. So generally I have to retime it all. I usually use Timewarp in AE and the blur looks pretty legit; but these are aerial landscapes and so on. If you really examine the blur from Timewarp, you can see it's more of a "replicated pixels" thing than a true blur, but I doubt the average viewer would notice. And it does apply blur naturally, not just globally. Really takes the drone stuff to a higher level and allows me to retime and even do keyframed retiming. (In AE, you really have to remember to label the frame rate on the raw footage before you drop it into the comp - say it's 60p and your comp is 24p. Make sure you check the footage info - like, shift-command G or similar - and enter the framerate of 60p before you drop in the comp, or you'll get flicker.) If you're doing important scenes and shooting very crisp for keying or stabilizing, I'd say, shoot a take at the correct speed and decide which works best. I never shoot "wrong" shutter speed for stabilizing though - as long as I get decent marks in the frame, the software is moving the whole frame, motion blurs and all - the only reason I could see to shoot at a higher shutter speed would be if tracking marks were getting blurred.

so, any footage coming from nx1 2.5k 200mbs hack? thx

Reelsmart motion blur can help take most of the sharp choppy shutter artifacts away when using a higher shutter speed to reduce exposure. Like any image analysis that uses optical flow or similar interpolation algorithm - it can only be pushed so much before it will introduce its own edge artefacts. Knowing how to refine the settings in the plugin will give best results. I often shoot higher shutter speeds when I know that post stabilisation of handheld footage is going to be applied - the sharper frames enable a more accurate stabilisation solve to be made. Then I apply post motion blur to take the quality of motion a step closer to the appearance of a 1/50 shutter. It does not always need a heavy touch, just taking the edge off the sharp frames can help make the footage appear much better, and is far less prone to reveal nasty artifacts. here is a rough before/after example: Password: birds

this :-). Have fun.

FWW I've shot on a green screen with the GH4 in UHD with no problems. It keys really well.

You could rent both to test with your setup. Edit: you could also get an external recorder for the GH4. If you have a beefy computer the Blackmagic intensity 4k might work for a studio setup.

One of the biggest issues with sharing great content is that it's much harder to do now on social media because the platforms have been monetised. You need an "advertising" budget so you can pay to boost posts that would otherwise not be seen by the majority of your followers and others. Alongside all the random clips of women slapping their ass, gifs, auto-play drunk people videos, cheesy meme's etc... the content you share gets over-saturated by all the other bollocks around it. Social media is SO distracting that when you are trying to find something useful, you end up going off on this great tangent where you end up watching a funny cats compilation instead. This is because we are bombarded by endless bollocks and the good content gets covered in shit. When I first started my video business, Facebook was a massive client stream for me. Everyone could see my content and I got bookings. I even had a weird fan club. Since the platform has become monetised... the only people that see my videos now is my mother. SEO is so over-saturated it's hardly worth bothering with on a limited budget, so I've had to reinvent my entire plan COMPLETELY just so I can adapt to this crazy online world. I have to be MUCH MORE than just a video producer. You have to be on top of everything. And most of it isn't even online - it's what you do in person. EOSHD has always been great place to post and read stuff. I've always had the ideas and drive to create. But I remember forcing myself to learn about as much video techie stuff as possible, and read forum posts over and over thinking "what on earth is this 10 bit 422 thing people are on about?" Second nature now. You can evolve the platform of EOSHD for sure. I'd definitely work on your shooters guides and LUTs and make an online store or something, with relevant articles and the forum. Get different members around the globe to make a themed video using the latest mirrorless camera, with your shooters guides and LUTS... put it together as one video and promote it. Make your video community as one that works together to create stuff FOR the video community. Allow users to upload their own tips/techniques/LUTS... create an online bible of everything you need for every enthusiast camera and the best lenses/devices. Every enthusiast camera has it's own EOSHD store and user resource!! Does that make sense? I wouldn't be afraid of making money the commercial way from EOSHD. Fuck it. There's no harm in it. You are spending your time helping the video community and you should be rewarded financially for your hard work. No need for gear adverts. Just yourself asking for money for your material. Like you do now but on STEROIDS. I would also re-brand. In all due respect, I think the name EOSHD and the logo now looks rather dated. I know shitloads of logo and brand designers, if you ever feel you need it.

Hey Jonesy! Ted here from Aputure. Didn't get a chance to meet you at the show, but really glad that Jeremy could show you all the new tech. Thanks for the write-up and love. It really means a ton to us. If you don't already know about it, we're got a user group on facebook-- not unlike Black Magic -- where we collect feedback and discuss Aputure stuff. I want to start up a live-stream once a week where we can all discuss what you guys are looking for so we can keep making it. Cheers, Ted

Gamma display assist or s-gamut3.cine would be much more welcomed than slog3. But I doubt they would do any of these, no matter how much we complain. We will be lucky if they just add a FF/S35 shortcut.