Andrew Reid

The price hasn't been set yet. These sites are having a guesstimate to generate some early orders.   I've seen the GH4 body price vary by as much as $500!

4K is very disruptive. How many of you are still shooting in 720x480?   1080p is yesterday's news I'm afraid, at least as far as the market is concerned.

The EOSHD GH2 Shooter's Guide - now just $19.99 [more info] Since launching my series of books a couple of years ago, the titles have together sold over 7000 copies. To celebrate for the first time I'm reducing one of the titles from $29.99 to $19.99. Even if you just want a taster of what these guides are like or have a passing interest in the GH2 this is the time to get one! Read the full article here

Can't see a Canon sensor doing 24fps+ bursts at full res, can you?

The media presentation for the GH4 by Panasonic mentions a "Canon 7D successor" along with detailed specs. 20MP sensor ISO 100-12,800 (25600 extended) 1/8000 shutter Quiet shutter mode Phase detect AF, 19 area 8fps continuous shooting Buffer size - 15 raw, 126 JPEG 3.0" 1040k dot LCD (touch screen) - not articulated Weather sealed (as original 7D) 910g weight Oddly the camera is mentioned as needing an optional transmitter for WiFi. That's something I'm expecting Canon to build into the 7D Mark II itself like on the 6D. To have the document mention specifics like weight and dimensions is quite interesting. Where did they get the info from? Read the full article here

Weird binary view of it, I am not anti-8bit at all. For me it doesn't matter what the number is on the specs sheet. What matters is the final end result and the look of the image.   Raw is a huge step up from 8bit compressed on the 5D Mark III.   4K on the GH4 is a huge step up from 1080p on the GH3.   8bit or whatever it looks amazing.

  It still has significant unique selling points. Very impressive colour and a film like image. CCD sensor looks different to CMOS. Given choice, in good light I think I'd shoot Digital Bolex. They have better audio than Blackmagic. XLR onboard. Global shutter but with same dynamic range as the BMCC rather than the more limited dynamic range on the BMPC. I was also impressed by their crank handle follow focus though not sure how well it works in reality as not shot with one yet.

2.5K model has already had a price drop.

  Email directly only.

  People's definition of video-ish is weird. Anything 30p or shot without an Alexa seems to be video-ish to some people. It is a judgement that has nothing to do with the lens or the content. Seb's video is great.

  Holds up 100%. A global shutter doesn't just reduce rolling shutter skew and flash strobing, but eliminates it.

Above: beautiful new film from Seb Farges shot with the SLR Magic Anamorphot on the Sony A7 and Olympus E-M5. SLR Magic have officially announced the Anamorphot developed with feedback and technical assistance from EOSHD and the anamorphic community. Read the full article here

Blackmagic have today announced a $1000 price drop on the BMPC 4K. Read the full article here

Interesting. Does the downscale to 1080p need any particular specific method or can you just go into Premiere, set the timeline to 1080p and scale the footage to fit?

280Mb/s on the label. More identifiable that way. That's what I'm referring too not the write speeds.

  The aliasing that 4:2:0 can cause will be smoothed out in the normal descaling process.   Oversampling it's called.   I have no idea about how it works in theory or if there's an advanced way of processing it outside a normal re-sizing in Premiere.

  I agree with Illya on most things but not Speed Booster, I think it's a great tool and has its place! Sharpness isn't a problem. Perhaps you get a bit of low contrast around out of focus areas with it. In my practical experience it hasn't been bothersome. But ask me again in a few weeks when I have shot with my Cooke PL lenses. This is the benchmark someone like Illya is used to.

  CineLike was seen on previous Panasonic pro cameras. I have never used it. Perhaps some users of previous Panasonic small chip broadcast cameras can chime in.

  Yes talked to him on twitter and the Pro cards come recommended, Extreme cards let them down.

FAQ started on the blog. Discussion continues here. Thanks everyone.   http://www.eoshd.com/content/12070/panasonic-gh4-profession-setting-faq

Above: interview with Illya Friedman of Hot Rod Cameras, by Dan Chung The GH4 is a consumer camera but has the most pro-camera leanings I've ever seen from a consumer or even prosumer camera. Because of that many professional shooters are considering the GH4. Here then are the remaining questions answered... Read the full article here

Thanks Peter, yes I'll update it. Didn't realise it wasn't actually Super 35.

Yeah looks like 4K is playback only and converted to 1080p when you use the HDMI output on the camera. Oh well. Brick it is!

  Nothing ridiculous about that camera actually. Far better images than the iPhone 5S, 5 and 4S. Software lets it down by comparison by the sensor is a marvel. Better in low light than the iPhone as well. I reviewed the PureView 808 a while ago. Check this image out... then shut up...then get back on topic. THANKS     http://www.eoshd.com/content/8674/nokia-pureview-808-review-and-vs-iphone-4s

  1. Nobody seems to knows yet. I've asked a shooter in the US who shot with the GH4 yesterday to try and find out. 4K playback I have seen working and the HDMI is 4K capable. Live, clean, uncompressed, 8bit or 10bit, nobody knows. Early days yet.   2. The brick has to go under the camera. It's not that heavy but it's a shame it cannot be run off a lead to somewhere else on the rig of your choosing, but it's one less lead to snag and one less socket to risk. I am sure there will be cages designed to fit the YAGH brick + GH4 as one unit. But when? Who knows.   3. Slow-mo conforms to a 23.98p, 24p, 25p and 30p. Full slow-mo specs -     4. 95Mb/s Sandisk Extreme likely won't cut it for 4K or 1080p in ALL-I at 200Mbit but is fine for 1080p IPB. For 4K you need newer 280Mb/s SanDisk Pro card or new Panasonic ones. Source:    5. Atomos Samurai. You need the higher res screen for focus in 4K. Ninja not as crisp. For 4K you will need Convergent Design Odyssey or similar.   6. Nobody has done a controlled chart test yet for DR but expect it to be similar to a GX7 JPEG. Just shy of 12 stops baked into the image.