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Yeah I guess. Andy has the most hands-on experience with the G7, under various lighting and shooting conditions. So, I guess, it's good for everyone to learn. My saying that was merely like soliloquy. And, I agree with that bit about recording sound in the field instead of ADR (lapel mics on the talent's chest, inside clothing could be a great idea). You can still get reasonably good sound (though a little cleaning might be required to prevent it sounding like a documentary, due to some background noise the mic with pickup).

Thanks for the link Liam. Nice effort, and interesting concept for doing it.

Just out of curiosity, isn't this like a private chat, instead of a group discussion, since 'Andy' is the one whom you want to address the question to ("Dear Andy")? Maybe a private message would have been better in this case. That's just my opinion ...

Would love to see it. And give you some tips on how to improve with what you already have.

https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/dscoi/DMC-GX80/EG_EC_EF_EB/guideENG.pdf

This is what turned up:

Holy Fuck !!! I was almost tempted to pick up equipment(s) from the sales on the forums. Considering the kind of frauds that have taken place (and been Discovered), I should probably say a Few Prayers for not giving into the temptation(s). Thank you God.

Hahaha. This is definitely the Most entertaining of the Forum's Threads. The funny bit is, nobody is beyond suspicion. And I gurss atleast 3 people have employed nom de plumes (double accounts). But this is Also a Huge Learning Experience for International and Online Purchases. Plus it is Very Important to Solve this Who Dunnit Mystery.

Don't ban Ebrahim Saadawi, but Mr. Saadawi, your password should be atleast 10 Digits of Alpha Numerical with upper and lower case, ans atleast 3 symbols. Forget that for a moment. You Need to File a Police Case and a Cyber Crime Case in Egypt. This is an International Phishing Scam. And it has Affected Many people and your Reputation. And the Criminal is someone who is stealing from Your Home. Let him/ her be Handed Over to the Police. I won't be Surprised if the Fake Sales run into Hundreds. It is Your Duty to Ensure the Police takes this over. This is not some minor excusable infirmity. And don't leave eoshd. Your comments and insights are very valuable. Also, if you leave abruptly, it would caste a Suspicion on the fact that the Same Scammer is making this post this instead of you, and effectively closing the case, before it even opens. You would have to provide a daily update in the Case and the criminals involved. Everyone wants to know the truth. As it Unfolds.

I watched it on QHD Smartphone. There was fixed pattern noise in the background on the GH4, but it wasn't as much, as the difference between the G7 and the GH4. That was huge. Maybe I need to watch this on a Bigger Screen.

This is Extremely Disappointing. I have been a secret fan of Ebrahim Saadawi senior, and I have really liked most of his posts. Now if the grandson (with the same name) is Scamming People everywhere, I am in No Doubt that the Grandfather and Many other Members of the Family, are in the Know. If Ebrahim Saadawi Senior has any sense of morality, he should have his grandson Return the Money and Apologise. If Not, it would Appear, they are Both, Hand in Glove. This appears almost like and International Phishing Scam.

There are 2 parts to the issue: 1. Your ability to tell a story. 2. Your ability to tell a story in the Screenplay Format. While the 1st bit will depend on many aspects of your personality and how you tell stories (,jokes, narrate incidents and other things) in general, the 2nd bit is more for how you play to the galeries (the film fraternity actually). Curiously the majority of people that want to see, read or hear your story won't have any freaking idea what a good or great story is, but they wanna hear it in the structure that is stereopically of a story. And, the narration style can be changed in Edit, if it is structured reasonably clearly (ala Momento). To be honest, it does refine a story a little. The rest is your own talent. And mostly what you're born with. For where to find stories to tell and how to tell them ... newspapers and people around you are the biggest source of fresh and good information. Read newspaper stories and re-narrate them differently, and create chracters out of people you meet every day. Especially the ones with unique and unusual personalities (ones with OCDs, extremely slow reaction, over-curious people etc). Also study all the formats for Loglines, Synopsis and (Shooting) Screenplays. Those help everyone else on the team too.

What sensor does duty in the GX85 is a Dirty Little Secret, NOBODY in Panasonic wants to talk about.

I saw this video a few hours ago. I did not notice as great a difference as I was expecting (ala G7). But, the Crop factor on the GH4 is way too much.

Try and pick up something that is exceptionally bright and turn down the brightness. You could also bounce it off ceilings or walls. And if size is not an issue pick up something seriously bright.

F&V made an interesting round spot light for on camera use (around the lens actually), but for some reason many of the retailers including B&H are not stocking its products anymore. Try this. This isn't too small, but very bright and pretty narrow beam angle too. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1146129-REG/aputure_amaran_al_528s_daylight_led.html If that is too large (or out of your budget) try this one. It's tiny and quite powerful. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1114779-REG/aputure_amaran_al_198_198_on_camra_daylight.html

Ok. I have been doing the Custom White Balance for most (Panasonic) Cameras. It's ok, but has some strange green or orange tint. I guess, this seems much better.

Thanks again. Will go through it.

Oh ok, thanks. Is it like the Olympus layout. The colored grid with boxes?

What is (A3G3)? I read someone John Matthews(?) mention something similar on this thread or somewhere else.

Oh ok, that's nice. Please post a lotta pic on Flickr (I love pixel peeping). This lens + camera combination is excellent. The 20mm f1.7 (i and ii) is a very strange lens. Its focus speed is quite slow, it is quite noisy, and it has one more curious issue that I suddenly cannot recollect. Avoid it, if its Tiny Size is what is attracting you. It is reasonably sharp, though.

This guy, https://www.flickr.com/photos/derbyshiredave/ Dave Harden has some excellent photos with the GX85/80/7mark ii on Flickr. I guess one needs some seriously sharp glass to be able to see the level of detail one can see with the camera. I am guessing that the lack of an OLPF and almost No Shutter Shock makes this thing sharp, almost till the last pixel. Many of this guy's pics look like they could be printed upto some seriously enormous sizes.

Whoa !!! Every once in a while, someone blows up in one of the threads. And, its amusing how people make guesses about everyone else here. Btw, are you the guy who was given sh!t on www.nofilmschool.com lately, in the discussion boards ??? I know they shot down a troll. Was that you?

I am a huge fan of multi-cam setups. While personally I haven't use multi-cams (yet), unfortunately, I have been part of a film where we they used like 6-7 cameras, and though I did not like the camerawork, or the setup, I thought the idea was really neat. For dialogues, and for many other setups, a multi-cam setup can seriously reduce the time required for the shoot. I am actually thinking about picking up (Atleast) 2 cameras, for a film I wanna shoot. I guess that should help speed up things substantially. Superb Idea, Lee.

Fuji's X-Trans sensors have a different color pixel array/ configuration than the Bayer Pattern. Fuji has designed them so as to reduce moiré patterns, without the need for an optical low pass filter (OLPF). I am guessing, that the end results of both of them are very similar. Maybe bayer pattern cameras without the OLPFs are mildly sharper than the X-Trans Sensors. Also, while the read out speed is governed by the sensors (which are made by Sony, btw), if anything, the X-trans would slow the read out speed, if read out speeds are governed by the pixel array. Though they would be by a few micro seconds only, at best. I am not sure you have understood what helps put 4k and recording limits in place.